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Michelin to return to MotoGP in 2012?

14 April, 2020
According to British website MCN, French tire manufacturer may want to return to MotoGP in 2012 and end the single tire rule that was implemented in 2009. This rumor may be coming on the wave that Bridgestone’s contract as sole…

MotoGP Qatar Test – Day 2 Results and Quotes

14 April, 2020
After the rain upset on Sunday evening and with cool temperatures and a dirty track surface after high winds earlier last night, lap times were well off record pace and most riders were not taking any extra chances after seeing…

Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

14 April, 2020
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso,…

Video: Nicky Hayden riding the MotoGP Ducati

14 April, 2020
It’s just great to see Nicky Hayden in this video stepping out of the Ducati box and riding the Ducati Desmosedici for the first time, only one day after the race day in Valencia. If I can give you some…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies talk about Motegi GP

14 April, 2020
While Jorge Lorenzo finished second ahead of Casey Stoner and reduced the standings distance to forty points at the Motegi GP, the reigning World Champion has conceded that keeping the title is ‘almost impossible’ now that there are only three…

Valentino Rossi: lacklustre or misunderstanding a champion?

14 April, 2020
When you’re a champion expectations are high, and sometimes unreasonably so as demonstrated over the weekend at the Indianapolis MotoGP. With Valentino Rossi’s performance after the free practice sessions described as a ‘debacle’ and then variously criticised during the race…

Karel Abraham to check fitness at Silverstone

14 April, 2020
Karel Abraham has decided to be at Silverstone for this weekend’s MotoGP round after his partecipation was put in doubt after sustaining a finger injury during the recent Aragon test.The Czech rider will undergo a further medical visit in Great…

MotoGP Catalunya paddock girls

14 April, 2020
After a weekend of boring racing and some more injuries (as many took the MotoGP Catalunya round to be), is the MotoGP in danger of becoming a racing series for a few top riders and an opportunity for any girl…

Sete Gibernau injured and out of Le Mans GP

14 April, 2020
With less that 20 minutes to go in this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Le Mans, Sete Gibernau of Team Grupo Francisco Hernando highsided and unfortunately fractured his left collarbone in two places.Gibernau who returned to racing after two years…

Dani Pedrosa leads warm-up practice at Austin GP

14 April, 2020
This morning’s MotoGP warm-up practice was on a cool track and the 20 minute session for some it was just to refine the final set-up, but for those riders who had to find a better set-up after yesterday’s qualifying session…

Yamaha debuts new Race-Blue livery for Misano GP

14 April, 2020
The Yamaha Factory Racing Team will run a special ‘Race-Blu’ livery for the Misano and Aragon Grand Prix race weekends. The unique livery, designed by Italian designer Aldo Drudi, features a contrasting combination of Yamaha Blue and matt grey bodywork,…

MotoGP Valencia: Nicky Hayden fastest in warm-up

14 April, 2020
Fifteen riders within a second could finally offer us some good and tight racing this afternoon at Valencia, with Nicky Hayden taking over the top of the timecharts in this morning’s MotoGP warm-up practice. The cooler temperatures let Hayden with…

MotoGP Brno – Jorge Lorenzo leads FP1

14 April, 2020
It was Jorge Lorenzo who dominated the first MotoGP practice session in Brno this afternoon. Lorenzo stopped the clock at 1.56.595 and shattered the exsisting lap record while team mate and championship points leader Valentino Rossi was second at 1.56.994.…

Yamaha announces 2013 MotoGP team launch

14 April, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing will be holding their official 2013 team launch during the final pre-season test at Jerez de la Frontera on March 22nd at 3pm (CET) when they will present reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and nine-time World Champion…

Yamaha MotoGP racing diary video – episode 1

14 April, 2020
Yamaha’s MotoGP team has released this video, the first of a series that will take you behind the scenes this 2013 MotoGP season with exclusive interviews with the team members and what their jobs are and also watch them train…

MotoGP Estoril – Jorge Lorenzo Rockets to Pole Position

14 April, 2020
It was Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo wearing a NASA themed helmet who rocketed to his 5th pole position of the season in today’s qualifying practice at Estoril. Lorenzo hit the top of the charts with a 1’36.214, while team mate…

MotoGP, Brno: the paddock girls

14 April, 2020
This time around we present you with our strongest paddock girls photo gallery of the season so far: in fact, we have no less than 77 pictures of some of the most fashinating ladies spotted in Brno during the latest…

MotoGP Aragon paddock and brolly girls

14 April, 2020
The Aragon MotoGP will probably be remembered more for the incident on lap 6 between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, when the rookie made contact with his team mate's rear wheel in an attempt overtake him and take second and…

Kevin Schwantz files lawsuit against Circuit of Americas

14 April, 2020
As we mentioned is our previous post Kevin Schwantz has began legal action against the Circuit of Americas (COTA). As everyone knows the former World Champion has been involved since day one in trying to bring MotoGP to the Austin…

MotoGP Catalunya test times 1pm

14 April, 2020
The MotoGP team and riders are still at Catalunya for an official post-race test and this morning the Spanish circuit at 10am and the circuit where Jorge Lorenzo won his third race of the season, was still slightly damp following…