Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez heads to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix from the iconic Phillip Island Circuit free of pressure after sensationally securing the 2016 world championship last week in Japan. The Spaniard was quick to rubbish any talk that he could win the title in Japan, the permutations requiring him to win at […]
By the time MotoGP rocked up to Phillip Island in Australia for the 16th round of the 2015 World Championship, we’d already seen some amazing things. Each round was filled to brim with drama, something so perfect it could’ve been scripted by Hollywood. Just a week prior to the Australian Grand Prix, the championship battle […]
Aspar Ducati rider Yonny Hernandez will return to the Moto2 World Championship for the 2017 season with the AGR Kalex team, it has been confirmed. The Colombian last raced in the intermediate class in 2011, finishing the season 19th in the standings with 43 points on a Blusens-STX FTR. Hernandez moved up to MotoGP with […]
The Repsol Honda Team have confirmed that 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will replace the injured Dani Pedrosa this weekend for the Australian Grand Prix. Pedrosa suffered a huge high-side crash during FP2 at the Twin Ring Motegi, fracturing his collarbone as a result. He was flown back to Spain for the 14th major […]
The Grand Prix Commission have announced several updates to the Technical Regulations for the 2017 season, chief amongst which is the restriction on aerodynamic upgrades for the MotoGP class. With the winglets being banned for next year, the aerodynamic path that manufacturers have been led down has given rise to fears that this could continue further […]
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda rider Jack Miller says that he is ‘really looking forward to going home’ to Phillip Island this weekend, the Australian aiming to put the woes of the Japanese Grand Prix behind him. It was a pretty difficult weekend for Miller last time out at the Twin Ring Motegi, to say […]
Czech rider Karel Abraham will make his return to the MotoGP World Championship with the Aspar team, riding a Ducati GP15 alongside Alvaro Bautista next season. Abraham, a former Grand Prix winner in the Moto2 class, switched to the World Superbike Championship for this season with the Milwaukee BMW team, after a tough 2015 in […]
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea will have to wait until the final round in two weeks’ time to try and clinch the 2016 WorldSBK title, but says he heads to Qatar in a ‘relaxed mood’ over his chances. The Northern Irishman found the going pretty tough at the Jerez Circuit this weekend. He lost a lot of time […]
British rider Leon Camier will remain with the factory MV Agusta team for the 2017 World Superbike season, the Italian manufacturer have confirmed. The former British Superbike Champion has been racing in the world’s premier production motorcycle racing series since 2010, making his debut with Aprilia. Camier moved over to MV Agusta for one round […]
Team Suzuki Ecstar achieved their first podium at the Twin Ring Motegi since Kenny Roberts Jr. won the 2000 500cc Pacific Grand Prix, after Maverick Vinales took the chequered flag in third place. The Spanish rider didn’t have the best of qualifying sessions. Struggling to find a good balance on his GSX-RR, Vinales qualified down in seventh […]
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Alvaro Bautitsa took the chequered flag at the end of today’s 24-lap Japanese Grand Prix in a season-best seventh spot, further confirming the Italian manufacturer’s improvements with the RS-GP. The Spaniard didn’t enjoy the best of Friday’s, struggling throughout practice to find confidence on his bike at the Motegi circuit. Saturday […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez wrapped up the 2016 MotoGP World Championship at the Twin Ring Motegi, becoming a triple World Champion in just his fourth year in the premier class, an achievement he did not expect this weekend. After dominating the Aragon Grand Prix three weeks ago, the Japanese race presented itself with Marquez’ first […]