July

Year: 2015

Month: July

Bradl confirmed at Aprilia

01 August 2015 by Steve English

Aprilia confirmed that Stefan Bradl will race for the squad for the rest of the 2015 season. The German was released from his Forward Racing contract yesterday and it was only a matter of time until...

Versatile Ray to make Grand Prix debut

01 August 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Ray has raced in Spanish Moto2, British Superstock 600 and British Motostar championships this year and now the former Red Bull Rookies race winner will make his Grand Prix debut as a wildcard...

Bradl released by Forward, free to sign elsewhere

31 July 2015 by Steve English

Stefan Bradl’s path to an Aprilia MotoGP ride has been cleared by his release from Forward Racing with the Italian team confirming the news this afternoon. “Forward Racing and Stefan Bradl have...

Elias to replace Abraham at Indy

31 July 2015 by Steve English

Toni Elias will deputise for Karel Abraham at next weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix with the Czech rider once again sitting out due to injury. Abraham fractured his toe in Catalunya and the team...

Bradl confirms Aprilia interest

31 July 2015 by Steve English

With Forward Racing not taking part in next weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix Stefan Bradl has been confirmed fit to race and is now on the lookout for a new ride. The German, a former Moto2 world...

Mahindra assess customer squad policy

31 July 2015 by Steve English

Hahindra has had a challenging start to 2015 with Francessco Bagnaia tenth in the standings their leading rider. This year the team took a very different approach to racing and instead of running a...

Zarco: 65 point advantage is incredible

29 July 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco has enjoyed a superb first half of 2015 and the Frenchman has put himself into a great position to win a first world title having won three races so far. With nine races remaining the Ajo...

Picture story: Honda's oval-pistoned 1979 '0X' NR500

28 July 2015 by MCN

This is Honda’s oval-pistoned 1979 ‘0X’ NR500 engine, with which they would re-enter GP racing after a twelve years hiatus. The oval piston was Honda’s solution to the problem of making a 500cc...

Moto3 recap: Round 4 - Spain

27 July 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent won his third race on the bounce but whereas COTA and Argentina were dominant wins he had to claw for it in Jerez. The last lap came down to a classic Jerez fight and Kent came out on...

Moto2 recap: Round 4 - Spain

27 July 2015 by Steve English

Jonas Folger claimed his second win of the year by dominating the latter stages of the Spanish Grand Prix. The German took advantage of the fight for second with Tito Rabat and Johann Zarco battling...

MotoGP recap: Round 4 - Spain

27 July 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo got his title campaign back on track with the first of four consecutive wins. Lorenzo was dominant at Jerez and afterwards he took advantage of the opportunity to remind everyone that...

Forward to sit out Indy

27 July 2015 by Steve English

Forward Racing will miss the next round of the MotoGP world championship in Indianapolis. The team cited lost sponsorship as their primary reason but with financial authorities in Switzerland having...

Moto3 recap: Round 3 - Argentina

26 July 2015 by Steve English

Fresh from a dominant win at COTA Danny Kent stretched his legs even further in Argentina and won by an incredible ten seconds at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Kent started from the front row but dropped...

Moto2 recap: Round 3 - Argentina

26 July 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco took the second win of his Grand Prix career in Argentina after a dominant weekend that saw him cruise to victory ahead of the impressive rookie Alex Rins with Sam Lowes rounding out the...

MotoGP recap: Round 3 - Argentina

26 July 2015 by Steve English

The Argentine Grand Prix will be remembered for the crash on the penultimate lap between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi. Marquez had been in front but with Rossi on the charge the Italian was able...

Moto3 recap: Round 2 - Americas

25 July 2015 by Steve English

You’re not supposed to win Moto3 races by a margin of seconds but nobody told Danny Kent in Texas with the Honda rider taking the flag with mammoth eight seconds victory margin. Kent started from pole...

Moto2 recap: Round 2 - Americas

25 July 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes took the first win of his Grand Prix career at COTA after seeing off the challenge from Johann Zarco. Lowes had suffered a huge crash on Friday and another during qualifying but when it...

MotoGP recap: Round 2 - Americas

25 July 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez overcame a technical failure on his bike in qualifying to take a dramatic pole position in Texas. The lap was arguably the best that we’ve ever seen from the Spaniard. He was fired up and...

Moto3 recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent’s dominance of Moto3 in 2015 wasn’t clearly apparent in qualifying at Qatar but having topped two practice sessions he was always confident of making a splash in the desert. Kent was never...

Moto2 recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

In the Moto2 season opener Sam Lowes and Johann Zarco were the fastest men on the grid but both failed to win the race after a mistake from Lowes and a mechancial issue for Zarco. Jonas Folger was the...

MotoGP recap: Round 1 - Qatar

24 July 2015 by Steve English

“I think that this battle is one of the best my career,” was what Valentino Rossi said after winning the Qatar Grand Prix. Over the course of the next eight rounds he’s been able to show that he’s...

Espargaro: Suzuki feels like a family

23 July 2015 by Steve English

Aleix Espargaro told MCN that he feels like he’s the best rider in the world when he’s surrounded by people that trust him and respect him. He has that in spades at Suzuki and he is riding superbly...

KTM test Moto3 upgrades at Montmelo

21 July 2015 by Steve English

The summer break is in full swing for most of the paddock but KTM held a private test at Montmelo this week for their Moto3 riders. The Austrian manufacturer has been competitive in the class this...

Five of the best Suzuka races

21 July 2015 by Steve English

This week’s Suzuka 8 Hours looks set to be a very memorable race with MotoGP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes stars heading to the Far East to take on the best that the Japanese can offer. MCN...

Video: Suzuki's assess the Misano test

18 July 2015 by Steve English

At this week’s Misano test Suzuki spent the week focusing on improving their setup and finding a better balance compared to what they felt at the German Grand Prix. The season has been one filled with...

Forward boss arrested in Switzerland

17 July 2015 by Steve English

The future of the Forward Racing squad – which runs Stefan Bradl in MotoGP – has been thrown into question with the arrest team boss Giovanni Cuzari on suspicion of bribery, fraud and money...

Resurfaced Misano yielding lap record times

16 July 2015 by Steve English

Misano was resurfaced earlier in the season and the laptimes at this week’s test show just how much laptime has been gained at the Italian circuit. Today Marc Marquez set the fastest time with the...

Ducati focus on setup and getting more from harder tyre

16 July 2015 by Steve English

Ducati completed almost 250 laps at Misano with Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Ianonne. While their headline laptimes weren’t as impressive as Honda’s both felt that they had made plenty of progress at...

Pedrosa and Marquez test 2016 bike

16 July 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez both had the chance to test a 2016 chassis at Misano today with both offering encouraging reports on the bike. The chassis continues to use the current engine with Honda...

Get in the fanstands for Silverstone MotoGP

16 July 2015 by MCN Sport

MotoGP returns to Silverstone this August 28-30, and is shaping up to be a fantastic three-day festival of motorcycle sport, all heightened by our British riders enjoying their most successful season...

Fast times on Day 1 for Honda, 2016 bike for Day 2

15 July 2015 by Steve English

A test for factory riders kicked off at Misano with the track getting an initial thumbs up from the the Honda riders riders after resurfacing work over the winter. With World Superbikes having already...

Marquez assesses rookie Moto2 campaign

15 July 2015 by Steve English

Alex Marquez has had a difficult time adapting to the Moto2 class with two top ten finishes interspersed with difficult races where he has fallen to the back of the pack and had to fight through to...

Bridgestone pleased with performance of asymmetric front tyre

15 July 2015 by Steve English

Bridgestone’s asymmetric front tyre was well received by riders in Germany with the likes of Bradley Smith saying that the tyre was “really good” during the race. Bridgestone’s Shinji Aoki, their...

Disastrous weekend after "Amateur" problems for Laverty

14 July 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty had a miserable weekend in Germany with the Irishman struggling en route to a 17th place finish. On Saturday Laverty said that a change of tyre warmers led to problems with tyre...

Mike Webb gives his view on Moto3 penalties

14 July 2015 by Steve English

Rider behaviour has been a huge issue throughout the year with Moto3 rider sitting back and waiting for a tow from a faster rider. The practice is deemed necessary by the riders because at some...

No warning for crash but Redding starting to get comfortable

14 July 2015 by Steve English

Scott Redding came away disappointed to have crashed out of the German Grand Prix but started to show progress on the Marc VDS Honda. Redding has endured a miserable year with the highlight being a...