2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Binder not thinking about title race

26 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brad Binder says he’s doing his best not to think about the 2016 Moto3 title race, despite now holding an advantage of nearly two race victories over Jorge Navarro after only six races. But, learning...

Redding’s race ended by warning lights

26 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding’s chances at a strong finish in front of Ducati top brass in Mugello was once again been thwarted by mechanical problems on the Pramac bike at the weekend, when warning lights forced him...

Mugello Expert Opinion: Casey Stoner

26 May 2016 by Casey Stoner

Without doubt Andrea Iannone and the Desmosedici GP had the pace to run with the front guys and go for the race win at Mugello. Unfortunately he missed the boat at the start and lost a lot time stuck...

Get set for the OCTO British Grand Prix

25 May 2016 by MCN

Promotion: Find your perfect fanstand at this year’s British Grand Prix MotoGP fans intending to head to Silverstone for this year’s OCTO British Grand Prix this September 1-4 should book fastto take...

Damage control for Lowes in Mugello

25 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has ran an exercise in damage limitation at Mugello to wrestle control of the championship race back to himself fro main rival Alex Rins, after a chaotic Moto2 race saw him lose his chances...

Smith back to 2015 form at long last

25 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith says that the pace that took him to sixth place and top satellite bike in Mugello isn’t a one-off – and insists that he’s now back to the level that saw him finish the championship in...

Rabat undergoes successful surgery for broken collarbone

25 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has undergone successful surgery on the left collarbone that he broke in Mugello on Saturday. His surgery was performed at the Hospital Universitario Dexeus in Barcelona by the highly...

Yamaha engines set for Japanese analysis

24 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

The failed engines of both Valentino Rossi will now be sent straight back to the firm’s Japanese R&D headquarters for a detailed analysis to identify the cause of the problems, according to Yamaha...

Mugello test hit by heavy rain

24 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

A test for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes on Monday at Mugello, following on from Sunday’s race at the Italian circuit, ended up a washed out affair, after heavy rain saw many of the field pack up rather...

Baz to undergo surgery tomorrow

24 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Loris Baz will go under the knife tomorrow morning in Geneva to fix the bones in his foot that were broken in Sunday’s Mugello round of MotoGP. The Frenchman sustained fractures on the second, third,...

The world according to Maverick Viñales

23 May 2016 by MCN

He’s impressed the MotoGP world so much that next year will see Maverick Viñales jumping from Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad to sit alongside Valentino Rossi at Yamaha. But what’s his outlook on life,...

Coaching the gods (Part 2)

19 May 2016 by MCN

‘We are looking for thousandths of a second’ he man who started all this was Roberts, who mentored three-time 500 world champion Rainey from the moment he first sat on a road-race bike in the early...

Let the British GP entertain you

19 May 2016 by MCN News

Rick Astley and Stoosh confirmed for Silverstone MotoGP. Early bird weekend tickets available just £65 Paid promotion: The entertainment for this year’s British GP is hotting up, with the headline...

Andrea Iannone to join Suzuki on two-year deal

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone will join Suzuki’s MotoGP squad from 2017, signing a two-year deal with the factory squad after Ducati confirmed earlier this week that they would not be renewing his current...

Viñales to partner Rossi next season at Yamaha

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has been confirmed at Valentino Rossi’s partner for the next two years at Movistar Yamaha, with the team confirming the news only minutes after his Suzuki squad announced that the...

Confirmed: Viñales to leave Suzuki for 2017

19 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

It has been confirmed that Maverick Viñales will leave the Suzuki MotoGP team for the 2017 season, in a press release issued this morning by the Japanese manufacturer. The news comes after the Suzuki...

Iannone: ‘Finally we are going to Mugello!’

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Iannone says he’s delighted to finally be returning to Mugello, a track where he enjoyed the best weekend of his career last year, taking both pole position and the runner-up spot in the...

More upgrades for Aprilia at home round

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia will bring new upgrades to a Grand Prix weekend for another time, as they continue to make progress with the brand-new RS-GP machines of Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista. Speaking ahead of...

Viñales riding high on Le Mans emotions

18 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales says he’s still riding high on a wave of emotion after taking his first MotoGP podium ten days ago in Le Mans – and that it gives him even more motivation to go into this weekend’s...

Coaching the gods (Part 1)

18 May 2016 by MCN

‘We are looking for thousandths of a second’ ider coaches are now omnipresent in MotoGP, but what do they do – and does Valentino Rossi really need a tutor to teach an old GOAT new tricks? Luca...

Confirmed: Dovi to partner Lorenzo at Ducati next year

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Ducati have confirmed that Andrea Dovizioso will remain with the squad for 2017, winning the battle with teammate Andrea Iannone to become Jorge Lorenzo’s teammate for the next two years. The news was...

Misano test for Lowes slowed by crash

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Sam Lowes has had his progress at a private test at Misano yesterday halted after a crash in the afternoon left his Federal Oil Kalex machine with extensive damage. However, despite the damage to the...

Miller out to make amends for Le Mans crash

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller is out to make amends for his Le Mans crash this weekend at Mugello, as he heads to one of the most impressive track son the MotoGP calendar finally ready to put his pre-season motocross...

Pedrosa set to rack up 250 Grand Prix starts

17 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Newly re-signed Honda rider Dani Pedrosa is set to rack up an impressive 250th Grand prix start this weekend at Mugello. And, with the pressure of negotiating his future behind him, he says he’s ready...

Confirmed: Dani Pedrosa to remain with Repsol Honda for two more years

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda have confirmed that Dani Pedrosa will remain with the Repsol Honda team for a further two years, despite widespread media rumours that the Spaniard would leave that he end of the season...

Grand Prix Commission bans Moto3 winglets immediately

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP’s top rule-making body, have elected to move forward the ban on winglets in the Moto3 class, moving forward the rule change initially set to come into place at the...

Lorenzo: Ducatis don’t count for the championship

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes that the factory Ducati team of Andrea Iannone and Dovizioso, one of whom he will join next year, have been ruled out of the 2016 championship, at least...

Rossi teases Mugello helmet

16 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has teased his now-signature special edition helmet for this weekend’s home race at Mugello, tweeting a photo of himself deep in thought with designer Aldo Drudi as they consider three...

Smith suggests reason for Le Mans crashes

12 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has suggested that a slippier patch of tarmac on the Le Mans circuit was the cause of not only his crash out of Sunday’s MotoGP race, but also of the crashes of Marc Marquez and Andrea...

Crutchlow slams social media

12 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has hit out at fans on social media, after his crash out of Sunday’s MotoGP race at Le Mans once again opened a floodgate of abuse towards the LCR Honda rider on Twitter and...

Honda boss Suppo calls for ease in engine restrictions

11 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Honda boss Livio Suppo has called for MotoGP organisers to look at lifting the ban put in place on in-season engine development, as Honda continue to struggle with an under-accelerating...

Rossi: Viñales could ‘become like Kevin Schwantz’

11 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

As his plans for the 2017 season continues to hang in the balance, not many men have faced the options currently presented to Maverick Viñales, in the form of a choice between a known winner and a...

Get ready for Silverstone

05 May 2016 by MCN News

Grab an earlybird offer for the British Grand Prix – fast! With four rounds of the 2016 MotoGP season already behind us, the focus will soon swing to one of the best rounds on the calendar – when...

Crutchlow eyeing up Repsol Honda seat for 2017?

03 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow may well be eyeing up a return to a factory seat for the 2017 season, with the Brit potentially one of the favourites to take over the possibly vacated seat of Dani Pedrosa for the...

Pedrosa to join Rossi at Yamaha, Viñales to remain at Suzuki?

03 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa may be set to make an incredible shift from Honda to Yamaha, according to MCN’s sources within the MotoGP paddock. The Spaniard looks set to make the move from the Repsol Honda squad...

Laverty sets sights on factory ride

03 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Eugene Laverty has firmly set his sights on a factory ride for 2017 after yet another impressive performance at Jerez this weekend. Capitalising on 14th on the grid, the Apsar Ducati rider was able to...