December

Year: 2015

Month: December

Lorenzo: “Surely the intention is for Stoner to do wildcards”

18 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

Lorenzo: “Surely the intention is for Stoner to do wildcards”

2015 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he’ll be very surprised if fellow champion Casey Stoner doesn’t return to track next year, after signing a new deal to become a Ducati test...

Rossi withdraws Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal

10 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

Rossi withdraws Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal

Valentino Rossi has drawn a line under his 2015 season with the withdrawal of his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for his incident with Marc Marquez at Sepang. Rossi suffered three...

Pedrosa and Marquez take to track on 500GP machines

10 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

Pedrosa and Marquez take to track on 500GP machines

Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez have had the chance to take to the track on Honda’s special NSR500 two-stroke Grand Prix machines for the first time at an event at Motegi. Joining...

GP stars line up for Superprestigio

10 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

GP stars line up for Superprestigio

Some of the top talent from MotoGP have assembled in Barcelona for this weekend’s Superprestigio flat track race, with the entry once again led by double world champion and defending winner Marc...

Eugene Laverty ties the knot

10 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

Eugene Laverty ties the knot

Aspar Ducati racer Eugene Laverty has tied the knot with long time partner Pippa Morson in a star-studded ceremony at Ireland’s Dromoland Castle. Pippa and the 29 year old Laverty, who first met while...

Michelin schedule extra MotoGP tests

10 December 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michelin schedule extra MotoGP tests

Michelin have scheduled an extra MotoGP test for late this month at Jerez, as they continue to refine their tyres ahead of the first official GP test at Sepang in early February. Coming during the...

Marquez: ‘Valentino created this problem’

09 December 2015 by MCN

Marquez: ‘Valentino created this problem’

How did it come to this? The boy who grew up with Rossi posters adorning his walls gives his side of MotoGP’s biggest controversy arc Marquez has had time to let the dust settle on a bitter feud with...

First of many: Exclusive Danny Kent interview

04 December 2015 by MCN

First of many: Exclusive Danny Kent interview

Danny Kent speaks exclusively to MCN about taking his first world title and why he doesn’t intend it to be his last. hen Danny Kent crossed the line in Valencia, British race fans let out a huge sigh...

Ducati: Stoner likely to have first tests in Sepang and Qatar

03 December 2015 by MCN

Ducati: Stoner likely to have first tests in Sepang and Qatar

The return of Casey Stoner to Ducati as a test rider was rubber stamped late last month but Ducati are still to confirm when the double world champion will make his return to the track. Senior team...

Marini confirmed at Forward Moto2

02 December 2015 by MCN

Marini confirmed at Forward Moto2

Forward Racing has confirmed that Luca Marini will join the team for next year’s Moto2 campaign. Marini, a half-brother of Valentino Rossi, will join the team for his first full campaign in Grand Prix...

Kallio gets first taste of KTM MotoGP machine

01 December 2015 by MCN

Kallio gets first taste of KTM MotoGP machine

KTM has been out on track once again with their new RC16 MotoGP bike. Mika Kallio, who has been signed on as a test rider for the project had his first outing on the bike at Valencia. Kallio was...