January

Rossi and Iannone debut testing special helmets

01 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has unveiled his traditional winter testing helmet, rolling out the new lid in Sepang, retaining his usual winter theme with a snowman painted on the top of the helmet. His fellow...

Stoner to join official MotoGP test tomorrow

01 February 2016 by Simon Patterson

After the success of his MotoGP return with Ducati over the weekend, Casey Stoner will join the official MotoGP test tomorrow (Tuesday), taking to track with former rivals like Valentino Rossi, Jorge...

Stoner makes Ducati return

30 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Casey Stoner has made his official return to the Ducati MotoGP team as he took to the track this morning at Sepang for his first test on the new GP16 machine. The Australian will complete two days of...

Smith expecting 2016 development woes for satellites

28 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has told MCN that he expects a strong start to the 2016 season on the Monster Tech 3 Yamahas; despite the challenges of taking on the factory bikes on a satellite machine he expects to...

Sepang tests all about learning for Redding

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding says that the opening MotoGP test of 2016 – which gets underway on Monday in Sepang – will be all about continuing to learn on the Pramac Ducati. Coming from a difficult year on the...

Redding sets sights on factory ride for 2017

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

New Pramac Ducati rider Scott Redding has firmly set his sights on his target for 2017 before the 2016 seaosn even kicks off proper – securing a factory seat on the Borgo Panigale firm’s MotoGP...

Smith tips KTM for MotoGP success

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Top British racer of 2015 Bradley Smith has tipped KTM for MotoGP success when the Austrian manufacturer joins the series in 2017. Speaking to MCN ahead of the first test of the season next weekend,...

Luthi and De Puniet join KTM for RC16 testing duties

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former 125GP world champion Thomas Luthi and MotoGP podium finisher Randy De Puniet will join Mika Kallio and Alex Hoffman as part of the testing team for KTM’s new RC16 MotoGP machine, set to debut...

FIM confirm Sepang data will not be released

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

FIM President Vito Ippolito has confirmed in a statement that the onboard data from Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda at the time of his clash with Valentino Rossi at Sepang will not be released...

Finland vying for MotoGP spot

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

A new circuit currently under construction 100km from Helsinki in Finland is vying for a spot on the MotoGP calendar, according to press reports this week, The KymiRing track, designed by...

Laverty: Ducati success down to Gigi Dall’inga approach

21 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Apsar Ducati rider Eugene Laverty has put much of the resurgent success of Ducati in MotoGP down to the management style of former Aprilia boss and now Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi...

Redding unveils 2016 Pramac livery

21 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding has pulled the covers off his 2016 Octo Pramac Ducati alongside teammate Danilo Petrucci at Pramac’s headquarters in Casole d’Elsa, Siena. The new bike – the same Ducati GP15 machines...

Jack Miller breaks leg in training accident

19 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

New MarcVDS rider Jack Miller is in doubt for the first of MotoGP’s pre-season tests in only two weeks time after breaking his tibia and fibula in a motocross training crash on Sunday in Spain. The...

2016 Movistar Yamaha livery revealed

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo have revealed a largely unchanged racing livery for 2016, taking the covers off their M1s at a presentation in Spanish...

Watch Lorenzo & Rossi unveil the 2016 YZR-M1 live

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Watch live as Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi present the 2016 Movistar Yamaha YZR-M1 to the world’s media in Barcelona.

KTM launch fan trip to see new GP bike in action

15 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

KTM have launched a unique fan trip to see their new RC16 MotoGP bike in public action for the first time at this year’s newly-returned Austrian MotoGP round at the Red Bull Ring in August. The new...

Suzuki finally debut seamless gearbox

14 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki have finally debuted their new seamless gearbox, taking to track at Sepang with Maverick Viñales just before the winter testing ban came into force for the first time with the significantly...

‘No decision made’ on Stoner Ducati wildcards

12 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner says that no decision has been made yet by him or the Italian factory on whether he will return to racing next season in a wildcard appearance. Speaking to...

Brno extends MotoGP deal until 2020

12 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Czech round of MotoGP has bounced back from a potential demise only a year ago to secure a long-term deal that will see Grand Prix remain there until 2020. With the addition of a new round of the...

Stoner's take on 2015 MotoGP season

10 January 2016 by Colin Young

The 2015 championship was an intense fight between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. So how did the man that has beaten them both see it? Stoner said: “Valentino rode a fantastic championship, I...

MotoGP change penalty point system after Rossi punishment

09 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP have moved to change the way they award penalty points, in the aftermath of Valentino Rossi’s punishment for the collision between him and Marc Marquez at Sepang. Rossi was awarded three points...

Stoner: Marquez felt threatened by me at Honda

09 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has revealed in an interview for MCN with fellow Australian journalist Colin Young that part of the reasoning that saw him make a shock switch from Honda test...

Viñales rates 2015 and his rivals

08 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki Racing’s Maverick Viñales has rated his 2015 performances and his rivals, sitting down to give his thoughts not only on his own performances throughout his rookie season in the Grand Prix class...

VR46 to take over Yamaha MotoGP merchandise

05 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

VR46 Racing Apparel, Valentino Rossi’s own merchandising company, have signed a three-year deal with his factory Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team to become their official supplier of merchandising. The...

Watch Marquez take on Baker and Mees at Superprestigio

05 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Watch Marc Márquez, Brad Baker and Jared Mees go for the win at the 2015 Superprestigio at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain in awesome highlights video.

Could 2016 be the year of the GOAT?

04 January 2016 by MCN News

2016 may officially be the Chinese year of the monkey, but after an excellent 2015 season which saw Valentino Rossi finish second in the championship, and with new tyres and elecronics, could 2016...

Lorenzo confirms Shark switch after HJC helmet problems

04 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed his widely speculated switch to Shark helmets, after suffering repeated problems with his HJC throughout the 2015 season. Losing out on a chance at...

Sepang set to close for resurfacing

04 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Sepang International Circuit is set to close immediately after this year’s opening MotoGP test in early February, as the Malaysian track undergoes a complete resurfacing ahead of the 2016...