Rossi Wants Dry Weekend at Estoril
28 Apr 2011, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although his best performance as a Ducati rider this year happened on a wet track, during the Spanish Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi admitted that he doesn't fancy the same weather conditions for ...
Astronaut Jorge Lorenzo Aims for Estoril Perfection
27 Apr 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Considering Honda's domination in pre-season testing this year, Yamaha's reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo certainly did not expect to lead the overall classification after the first c...
Stoner Aims to Break Lorenzo's Supremacy at Estoril
27 Apr 2011, 07:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner has one aim and one aim only for this upcoming weekend. Close the points gap in the MotoGP overall classification to title rival and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo, who is currently le...
Pedrosa Uncertain About Form Prior to Estoril Race
26 Apr 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa will not have an easy task this weekend, when he'll tackle the third round of the 2011 MotoGP season in Estoril. The Spaniard has just undergone a surgery at his left shoulder in e...
Ducati Delay New Chassis Debut for French GP
26 Apr 2011, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As expected, Ducati didn't tackle the 2011 season of the MotoGP very prepared, as neither Valentino Rossi, nor his teammate Nicky Hayden made positive impressions in the first 2 rounds of the n...
Bautista Hopes to Make Surprising Return at Estoril
26 Apr 2011, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a few days are left until the Portuguese GP kick-off this weekend, and Rizla Suzuki are yet uncertain on who they will field in the Estoril-based event. Since John Hopkins is no longer availabl...
Honda Tests 2012 MotoGP Bike
26 Apr 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the 2011 MotoGP season has just began, the championship's big guns have already switched part of their organizational focus on the 2012 machines. And the reason is quite simple, as the...
Tissot Becomes Title Sponsor of WSBK
15 Apr 2011, 11:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As you already know by now, while all the other racing series will have TAG Heuer as their official timing partner, the flagship MotoGP series has continued its relationship with rival Swiss brand T...
Jorge Lorenzo Launches New Book in Barcelona
14 Apr 2011, 06:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Three years have passed and Jorge Lorenzo decided to launch yet another biography centered around his life in the MotoGP. During a media presentation held by journalist Ernest Riveras in Barcelona, ...
MotoGP Signs 10-Year Deal with Texas Circuit
13 Apr 2011, 09:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The facility that is currently being built in Austin, Texas, to host the upcoming American Grand Prix in Formula 1 has now been confirmed as a round host in the FIM Road-Racing World Championship. ...
Hayden Enjoys Ducati GP12 Test at Jerez
11 Apr 2011, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nicky Hayden got the chance to jump on the saddle of Ducati's Desmosedici GP12, or at least the initial-spec version of the bike, that the Italian maker will race in the new 1000cc era of the M...
Rossi, Hayden to Test Ducati GP12 Bike
8 Apr 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati is working at full speed to become a title contender in the 2012 MotoGP season – as this year's crown would be a totally unrealistic goal – as the team confirmed that Valenti...
Barry Veneman to Replace Toseland at Assen
6 Apr 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW rider James Toseland has suffered a fracture to the distal radius of the right wrist in a fall at the Motorland Aragon circuit, where he was riding in a private test. After being operated on at ...
Pedrosa Undergoes Successful Shoulder Operation
6 Apr 2011, 11:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following his lucky runner-up spot in the Spanish GP, Dani Pedrosa hurried to the Teknon Medical Centre in Barcelona to undergo surgery at his troublesome shoulder. According to a press statement...
Jerez Marshals Face Investigation After Stoner's Complaint
5 Apr 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner's frustrations following the Spanish GP at Jerez have been partially answered on Tuesday, in a positive way, by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). During the race ...
Going Back to MotoGP Not An Option - Melandri
4 Apr 2011, 13:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Many pundits have argued last year that Marco Melandri's move from the MotoGP championship to the World Superbikes has been a step forward for the Italian rider. However, at only his second out...
Rossi Insists He Did Not Want to Pass Stoner
4 Apr 2011, 06:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi insisted that he didn't want to pass Casey Stoner on Lap 8 of the Spanish GP last weekend, when he lost control of his bike and crashed into the Australian rider. The Italian...
Stoner Fumes at Jerez Marshals for Lack of Assistance
3 Apr 2011, 16:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner was undoubtedly a disappointed man on Sunday, as he was pushed off the track by Valentino Rossi in the early stages of the Spanish GP and recorded his first DNF of the year. And it happ...
Lorenzo Takes Chaotic Spanish GP Win
3 Apr 2011, 15:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo scored his second consecutive win at Jerez this weekend, after a chaotic race that saw Honda’s Casey Stoner taken out from the race by Valentino Rossi and Gresini’s Marco S...
Japan Earthquake Won't Affect Yamaha MotoGP Operations
1 Apr 2011, 14:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Whereas some reports lately have suggested that Honda's development in the MotoGP championship this season might be affected by the catastrophic events in Japan last month, their fellow country...