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Loris wants fast start

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi is confident he can maintain the good form he showed at the end of the recent Sepang test session where he finished third fastest when he returns to the track on Tuesday at Phillip...

John Hopkins said he would try a Bridgestone 16-inch front tyre in Australia this week if one became available. Despite Bridgestone bosses pledging not to follow rivals Michelin by switching to a new...

Hayden rules out diet

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden says he won’t go on a crash diet to help him adjust to Honda’s small new RC212V 800cc MotoGP mchine. Before Christmas Hayden had hinted he might need to shed weight to help him make the...

Marco: "right to move"

27 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bridgestone’s renowned front tyre has already convinced Marco Melandri that he was right to switch from Michelin at the end of last season. The Italian has been impressed with the Bridgestone front in...

Rossi wants record haul

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has targeted a 300-point haul to win back his MotoGP world championship crown. Rossi is still smarting after throwing away the title when he crashed out of the last round decider with...

Pedrosa wants new parts

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is hoping he will get some new parts from Honda in time for this week’s Phillip Island test in a bid to spark some momentum into his 2007 pre-season campaign. The Spaniard was...

Tyre war heats up

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards believes it is too early to gauge whether Michelin’s new 16-inch front tyre will be a match for its Bridgestone rival in the 2007 MotoGP world championship. Michelin is pushing...

Melandri finding style

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Italian Marco Melandri believes he is slowly adapting his style to suit the new generation 800cc machines. The former world 250 champion has only tested Honda’s new RC212V twice and after finishing in...

Edwards: 'BHP to spare'

26 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards reckons Yamaha has played it safe so far in the new 800cc MotoGP era and still has plenty more engine performance to come before the start of the 2007 season in Qatar. The Texas Tornado...

Kawasaki after Nakano

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki’s technical chief Ichiro Yoda has admitted losing Shinya Nakano at the end of 2006 was a big blow. But Yoda added it shouldn’t seriously hamper development of the new ZX-RR 800cc...

Edwards praises tyre

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards was raving about the performance of Michelin’s new 16- inch front tyre in Sepang this week (January 2007). The French tyre company is pushing all of its top riders to try the smaller...

Loris: Bike at 80 per cent

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi believes Ducati’s new 800cc contender is only at 80 per cent of its potential as the Italian continues to seek electronic improvements to the V4 GP7. The former world 125 and 250...

Vale's hairy pair

25 January 2007 by Chris Newbigging

You’ve got to hand it to Rossi, he’s finding more and more ways to be wacky and different. Now he’s wearing boots covered in horse hair. MCN’s GP Reporter Matt Birt spotted the mad footwear as Rossi...

Jezza reveals setback

25 January 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams is confident he will be able to return to MotoGP action at next month’s Qatar IRTA test. The hope is still there after a blunder by Spanish surgeons could have shattered his dreams...