MotoGP Catalunya Pic Gallery
Check out our gallery of pics from MotoGP’s weekend from Catalunya GP at the Montmelò circuit. The next race will be in Germany at the Sachsenring July 18th.
Lin Jarvis hopes to finalize contract with Jorge Lorenzo in two weeks
Casey Stoner’s retirement announcement has thrown contract negotiations into a tizzy, with the teams now having to start negotiations much sooner than they expected and the focal point of the riders market is now Jorge Lorenzo, whose contract is up…
Marc Marquez on Austing GP: "it will be a long race" – Pedrosa: "we need to increase grip"
Marc Marquez became the youngest rider to take a premier-class pole position during qualifying yesterday at the Circuit of the Americas breaking Freddie Spencer’s record, and also beating fellowing countrymen Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo when they debuted in MotoGP…
Ducati Wrooom 2010 Takes Off (w/video)
Here’s the first video from Ducati’s 2010 Wrooom in Madonna di Campiglio in the heart of the Italian Dolomite mountains. The event has officially opened today with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden arriving and then taking to the mountains for…
Andrea Dovizioso dreamed of a podium at Le Mans
For almost 14 laps in today’s French GP Andrea Dovizioso made Ducati fans around the world dream the impossible dream, after two difficult years, a victory. The Italian fought for the lead with Dani Pedrosa until the track started to…
Ben Spies will turn things around says Massimo Meregalli
Ben Spies has had a rough start to his 2012 season and after four races, he finds himself eleventh in the standings with just 18 points and his best result so far is an 8th place finish (Estoril). Massimo “Maio…
Cal Crutchlow signs two-year deal with Ducati, maybe
We wonder how Cal Crutchlow will react on Twitter when he finds out that he has signed a two-year deal with Ducati?According to Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis, Crutchlow was likely to decide which team he would be riding for in…
Dani Pedrosa: I almost forgot it was a race
After the sequence of events that happened at Misano which resulted in zero points for the unlucky Dani Pedrosa which handed the Repsol Honda rider a massive blow in his title aspirations. Pedrosa admitted that it was hard to stay…
Toni Elias to replace Hector Barbera at Laguna Seca
Pramac’s sporting director Carlo Pernat threw a curveball the other evening during an Italian sports show when he said that Roger Lee Hayden would probably be replacing injured Hector Barbera, in this weekend’s Red Bull US GP race at Laguna…
Jorge Lorenzo suffers sprained ankle ligaments following Assen crash
When Jorge Lorenzo was wiped out by Alvaro Bautista in the first lap at Assen, the Yamaha rider was seen limping around and after a further medical check-up, Lorenzo revealed on his Facebook page that he has sprained the talofibular…
2013 MotoGP Qatar: more from the riders after FP1
Cal Crutchlow never lets anyone forget that he’s riding has an ‘old version’ of the Yamaha M1, but the Yamaha Tech3 rider was still blistering fast when it come to doing a flying lap and that was enough to push…
Vitto Guareschi talks about his new role in Ducati
We revealed two weeks ago in another post that Ducati’s official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi had been promoted to play liaison between Filippo Preziosi and the Ducati riders and you saw Guareschi on the podium at Sepang next to Stoner.The…
Marc Marquez handed two penalty points for warm-up crash
The Silverstone race direction has been very strict this weekend. After giving Andrea Iannone a penalty point on Friday for obstructing Andrea Dovizioso, they have now handed Marc Marquez two penalty points for not heeding the yellow flags following Cal…
Livio Suppo confirms that Stoner will be at Estoril
With Mattia Pasini testing the Ducati Desmosedici at the Mugello, rumors started up again that Casey Stoner would not be back for his programmed return for the Estoril GP in October and that Ducati was looking for another substitute, however…
Casey Stoner to return to action at Motegi
Casey Stoner in one his last posts on his Repsol Honda blog said he would be targeting a return for the Motegi GP, and the recent rumors from Aragaon paddock seemed to validate this return date, and now the Honda…
Hiroshi Aoyama gets 2013 ride with Avintia Blusens MotoGP team
Hiroshi Aoyama will not only be replacing injured Yonny Hernandez in this weekend’s final MotoGP round of the season at Valencia, but the Japanese rider has been confirmed with the Avintia Blusens team for the 2013 season. For Aoyama, who…
Yamaha MotoGP Team Launch at Sepang
The official 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team launch will take place at the Sepang circuit on February 4th at 10 in the morning (local time) before the official MotoGP tests that kick off on the same day.It will be an old…
MotoGP Team vacancy for Yamaha Umbrella Girl
The MotoGP Tech 3 Yamaha Team is looking for Umbrella Girls, you must be available on all the Sunday races of the MotoGP Championship in the country of your choice. If you are tall and slim and if you’d like…
Ducati GP12 suffers fiery death at Jerez test
The three day CRT test is continuing at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, and yesterday (Tuesday) saw almost all the riders present bin their CRT Aprilia’s and it also the fiery death of Ducati GP12, all probably due to…
CRT teams to get a spec tire in 2013?
After the news of a standard Magneti Marelli ECU that will be made available next season and give a helping hand to CRT teams - and a new MotoGP qualifying format that will give a little more airtime to those…
Nicky Hayden loses 3rd place battle with Rossi by 0.038s
Casey Stoner rode the wheels off his GP10 and was unstoppable at the Island, but the battle for third place on the podium was probably the most exciting part of the race, with Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi going at…
Randy de Puniet to undergo surgery before Estoril
With almost a month off between the Spanish GP and the upcoming Estoril round, several MotoGP riders have gone into the health maintence mode.Dani Pedrosa is recovering from his shoulder operation, Cal Crutchlow from arm pump surgery, Loris Capirossi is…
Marc Marquez is already the MotoGP rookie of the year
Marc Marquez’ sensational 2013 rookie season has already seen him break several records and the Repsol Honda rider after his stunning battle with Jorge Lorenzo at Silverstone - riding with a damaged shoulder just a few hours after his crash…
Nicky Hayden bins the Panigale in Mugello test
Yesterday at Mugello was the scene of Nicky Hayden’s test on on the Ducati 1199 Panigale. The American rider who is leaving the Italian manufacturer at the the end of this season, was offered an opportunity to ride the machine…
MotoGP, Misano: all the images from the paddock
The latest MotoGP round in Misano Adriatico saw Jorge Lorenzo’s chances of clinching his second MotoGP world title getting sky-high with the Spanish rider scoring maximum points and main rival Dani Pedrosa going home with a bag full of regrets…