MotoGP Interviews

Exclusive interview with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP rider Bradley Smith, conducted at Misano...

Crash.net caught up with Jeremy McWilliams at the Jerez WSBK round to review his Silverstone Moto2 wild-card on the innovative Brough Superior. Talk then turned to McWilliams' efforts to help young riders...

"Loris was the same size as he is today when we made the agreement"

An exclusive interview with five time 500cc world champion and MotoGP Legend Mick Doohan, who won 54 races during a premier-class career from 1989-1999...

An exclusive interview with AirAsia Caterham rider Johann Zarco, currently tenth in the Moto2 World Championship with one podium as the season restarts at Indianapolis this weekend...

Eleven years after his only previous grand prix victory, at Assen, Anthony West won last Saturday's Dutch Moto2 race from 23rd on the grid!

Tech 3 co-founder Guy Coulon has been present in the paddock for 24 years. The Frenchman currently combines MotoGP crew chief duties for Bradley Smith with the role of technical director for the team's Moto2 project...

"I liked the idea of the fear of a highside to make you respect the bike more. I want it to be more about the rider" - Karel Abraham.

"No bullshit, it really happened and I just parked the bike and was ready to quit...I was like, 'this thing is trying to kill me'" - Ben Spies.

"We had such an almost hate rivalry that it wasn't about winning the race, it was about crossing the line and saying 'I beat his ass!'" - Ben Spies.

"Marquez loves to fight for the position no matter who the rider is and the guys that I raced against were much the same way" - Wayne Rainey.

An exclusive interview with reigning World Supersport champion and Moto2 rookie Sam Lowes, who was 19th fastest for Speed Up after day one of the Americas Grand Prix in Austin, Texas...

Crash.net catches up with Moto2 rider and former Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese following the 2014 season opener in Qatar.

"This is something we build ourselves. We're a little team from Penrith and we're only three-seconds a lap off a Honda and Yamaha" - Paul Bird.

"Electronic adjustment and active suspension was allowed in 2009 when we won the WSBK championship with Ben Spies but now it isn't allowed any more"

"...We also have the commitment from Honda and Gresini that [Scott] will get a factory MotoGP bike in the second year" - Michael Bartholemy.

"When I won at Le Mans I actually felt more happy for the Suzuki team than I did for myself because of the effort they had put in and the support they'd given me" - Chris Vermeulen.

"It's frustrating as hell in one way thinking 'why couldn't we have this five months ago?'" - Michael Laverty.

"We might see some of these Open MotoGP bikes quicker than our [factory] bikes so we might soon all switch to that class" - Herve Poncharal.

"Marc is riding hard. But ten years ago nobody would have said a thing" - Cal Crutchlow.

"There would be nothing better than winning with Ducati" - Cal Crutchlow.

"I think that Valentino is suffering a little because he never had to push on a full tank of fuel and new tyres and now he's trying to do that as a 34-year-old" - Dr Martin Raines.

"The technology and electronics make a MotoGP bike a great challenge and it's fascinating to try to make them go fast" - Stefan Bradl.

"Jorge all the year complained about me, complained that I might [injure another] rider. And here [at Valencia] he had some movements even stronger"- Marc Marquez.