Moto GP

Danilo Petrucci rides the streets of Rome with his MotoGP CRT

18 April, 2020

Danilo Petrucci caused a sensation yesterday evening in Rome when he rode his 2012 Ioda TR003 CRT machine throught the busy streets of the eternal city as part of the team’s launch of Ioda Your Project initiative, that we reported…

MotoGP riders review qualifying at Indianapolis

18 April, 2020

The asphalt and Bridgestone’s tire management especially with the graining on the front tire and not going off the racing line will be the name of the game in today’s MotoGP race at Indianapolis if anyone wants to stay even…

Lorenzo and Rossi Video Interview

18 April, 2020

More from the Fiat Yamaha 2009 launch, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in a head to head video. English, Italian andSpanish all rolled into one:Q: The best moment of 2008?VR: I would say the battle at Laguna Seca.JL: My first…

Ducati concludes another day of testing at Misano

18 April, 2020

Ducati was back on track today at the Misano circuit for another day of testing, with both factory riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden and test rider Franco Battaini who worked on electronics. Despite his still healing hand that caused…

More rider quotes from last night's MotoGP FP1

18 April, 2020

The Losail circuit proved one thing right during last night’s MotoGP first free practice, Qatar would be the first circuit where CRT machines would suffer where power and speed is everything and to borrow a phrase from the fantastic and…

MotoGP Valencia – Canepa di miss final race and says Good-bye to MotoGP

18 April, 2020

Niccolò Canepa has had very difficult rookie season, very rarely making it in the top ten and struggling to keep his job until the end of the season and now the Italian will miss the season finale and his last…

Casey Stoner opens up on Motegi round

18 April, 2020

During today’s pre-event press conference at Brno, Casey Stoner officially announced that he is to become a father (Congrats to the new daddy-to-be!) stating that the knowing of his wife’s pregnancy may have contributed on his stance on boycotting the…

Lorenzo's Wall

18 April, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo who partecipated in the Monza Rally Show this weekend driving a Fiat Punto Abarth S2000, declared that he doesn’t like the idea of the wall that divided the two Yamaha riders in 2008 will remain standing even in…

Furusawa talks Valentino Rossi

18 April, 2020

It’s not a secret that the General Manager of Yamaha Motor Company’s Technology Development Division, Masao Furusawa and Valentino Rossi have a special relationship, and that the Japanese manager may well be Valentino’s number one fan, stating in the past…

Lorenzo and Rossi looking for the podium in Jerez

18 April, 2020

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are heading to Jerez de La Frontera hoping to prove that Honda’s remarkable perfomance in Austin a forthnight ago was only due to the peculiar layout of the brand new Texan…

Nicky Hayden's New Footpegs

18 April, 2020

You may remember reading that Ducati while checking out Nicky Hayden’s data, found that the Kentucky Kid was inadvertently touching and dragging his rear brake, especially in mid corners and was also having the same problem with his gear shift…

Casey Stoner tests 2012 Honda 1000cc bike at Jerez

18 April, 2020

After Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden’s debut test with 2012 Desmosedici at Jerez, now it was Honda’s turn to show us their new 1000cc motorcycle. Casey Stoner took the machine out for most of yesterday putting in a total of…

‘We are for Japan!' – Just not for Motegi

18 April, 2020

If Jorge Lorenzo was already adamant about not going to the Japanese GP in October, not giving a hoot about facts, findings and other things he doesn’t believe or trust, he’s now found a super big ally in points leader…

Dani Pedrosa continues to lead in FP3 at Motegi

18 April, 2020

After being the fastest rider in yesterday’s afternoon practice, this morning in the final free practice at Motegi, Dani Pedrosa continued to be the quickest rider and seems to be a man on a mission determined to have another ‘perfect…

Qatar MotoGP Images

18 April, 2020

Check out our photo gallery from the very long Qatar MotoGP weekend.Images from the MotoGP Qatar Weekend

Minibikers do the Valencia GP

18 April, 2020

The Valencia GP was the final round of the 2012 MotoGP season and it was a difficult race for the riders, not only because it was run in wet/dry conditions and the championship title already assigned to Jorge Lorenzo, but…

Stefan Bradl celebrates rookie season with sponsor GIVI

18 April, 2020

Stefan Bradl underwent corrective arm pump surgery ten days ago in Spain and while the 2012 MotoGP Rookie of the Year may be still recovering from his surgery, he was still able to carry out his promo duties by taking…

Dani Pedrosa leaves Sepang test on top

18 April, 2020

The third and final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang is over and Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa closed out the first official 2013 pre-season test on top of the timesheets for the third consecutive day as the session wound down…

MotoGP riders talk about Aragon GP practice

18 April, 2020

Today’s first day of practice at Aragon was characterized by two things; Valentino Rossi debuting the aluminum chassis on the GP11.1 (we prefer GP11.2, even if Ducati insists it’s still the GP11.1) and the power outage that first delayed practice…

Aspar's MotoGP CRT team has new main sponsor

18 April, 2020

Yesterday Aspar’s MotoGP CRT team officially announced that their new main sponsor which will be Spanish company Power Electronics. The team that will be fielding Aleix Espargaro and Randy de Puniet on Aprilia machinery this season will be now run…

Valentino Rossi 2011 Mugello replica helmet

18 April, 2020

We’re dubbing Valentino Rossi’s 2011 Mugello helmet “The Eye” although we gather that’s not its official name. In any case, there will be an AGV Rossi Mugello replica version to celebrate the helmet there’s no way we’d want to ride…

Colin Edwards to undergo surgery on fractured collarbone

18 April, 2020

Being wiped out by Randy de Puniet during today’s qualifying session at Estoril has cost Colin Edwards a fractured left collarbone.Edwards was off the racing line at turn 4 when the CRT rider entered the corner and when he flicked…

Marc Marquez blitzes Austin FP2 in Honda 1-2-3

18 April, 2020

Following this morning’s first free pratice at the Austin circuit there was unanimous complaint from the riders regarding the track surface - that it was dangerous. The total lack of grip and the problem of keeping heat in the tires…

Motogp Misano – Rossi Dominates in Home Race

18 April, 2020

It was a field of waving yellow flags and hats that welcomed Valentino Rossi who won his 6th race and the 13th round of the MotoGP championship at the Misano GP.The opening lap of race was marred by Alex DeAngelis…

BQR CRT to race under Avintia Racing banner

18 April, 2020

By Queroseno Racing(BQR) has confirmed that they’ll be entering the 2012 MotoGP championship under the Avintia Racing banner and will be fielding two FTR-Kawasaki CRTs.BQR team owner Raúl Romero who is also Avintia Racing’s team manager, has decided to promote…