Pedrosa Tops Practice 2 at Jerez
1 Apr 2011, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa has made a clear statement that he won't go down easy in front of his home crowd this weekend, as he answered his teammate Casey Stoner on Friday by topping the second practice ses...
Stoner Edges Pedrosa in Jerez First Practice
1 Apr 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first practice session at Jerez this Friday brought nothing new under the clear blue sky, as Honda continued to show its strong pace by taking the top 2 positions in the timing reports. And it w...
Rossi Admits Poor Bike Development from Ducati
1 Apr 2011, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Probably for the first time in the last decade, Valentino Rossi will come to Jerez not as a favorite for the win, but as a rider who is trying to find his rhythm in the MotoGP. And it's not...
WSBK Seeks New Tire Partner from 2013
1 Apr 2011, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting with the 2013 campaign, the World Superbike Championship might welcome a new sole tire supplier into the series. According to a statement for the press released by the championship's p...
Simoncelli Admits Fuel Issues with His Honda
1 Apr 2011, 07:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli enjoyed a good start of the season this year, after qualifying 4th and finishing 5th in the Qatar GP. That, in addition to his good performances in testing this...
Stoner Motivated to Upgrade Jerez Resume
1 Apr 2011, 06:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda dominated the winter testing this off-season and began the season in style, taking a worthy win in the season opening Qatar GP through Australian rider Casey Stoner. However, as the MotoGP car...
Pedrosa to Undergo Surgery After Spanish GP
31 Mar 2011, 13:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa's medical problems will be dealt with after this weekend's race at Jerez, as it was confirmed the Spanish rider will undergo surgery next week due to an intermittent compressi...
Guintoli Has Broken Ankle, Arm after Phillip Island Crash
30 Mar 2011, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former MotoGP rider and current Effenbert-Liberty Ducati competitor in the World Superbike Championship, Sylvain Guintoli, was handed one bad news and one good news following the second round of the...
Lorenzo Trustful in Jerez Win
30 Mar 2011, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo admitted that he looks with plenty of optimism at this weekend's MotoGP round at Jerez, as this may be the perfect place to challenge and dismiss Honda's supremacy in the 201...
Rossi Expects Less Shoulder Pain in Jerez
30 Mar 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When the MotoGP caravan will travel to Spain this weekend, at Jerez, for the second round of the 2011 season, Ducati will probably not be the most enthused of the teams in the premier motorcycle rac...
Biaggi Regrets Altercation with Melandri
29 Mar 2011, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last weekend's World Superbike meeting at Donington Park was full of incidents, from Maxime Berger losing the rear wheel of his Ducati in Race 1 to Marco Melandri scoring his first WSBK win in ...
Superbike Rider Loses Rear Wheel During Donington Park Race
29 Mar 2011, 07:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Superbike weekend at Donington Park witnessed one of the craziest crashes ever seen in motorcycle racing, one that wasn't related to a riding error or a bike vibration, but to a ... r...
Hopkins Not Setting High Aims for MotoGP Return at Jerez
29 Mar 2011, 05:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / John Hopkins will indeed make his comeback in the MotoGP series this weekend, at Jerez, but the Californian did not set his targets too high for the Spanish GP. And that's because a lot has cha...
Melandri Scores First WSBK Win at Donington
28 Mar 2011, 13:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marco Melandri did not take too long to become a race winner in the World Superbike Championship, as he clinched a superb victory at only his 3rd outing in the series, at Donington Park. The Ital...
Pedrosa Will Ride in 2011 with Unhealed Shoulder
24 Mar 2011, 15:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda may have the strongest challenger in the MotoGP this season – and there's hardly anyone to contest that – but Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa might not get to enjoy it that much, a...
Jerez to Remain in the MotoGP Until 2016
23 Mar 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jerez is set to open its gates to MotoGP action for an additional 5 years, after it was reported that the local government agreed a new contract with Dorna Sports, official promoter of the aforement...
Toseland Sidelined 6 Weeks Due to Wrist Injury
21 Mar 2011, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / James Toseland received his share of bad news this season when he was told he will miss up to 6 weeks of action in the 2011 World Superbike Championship due to a broken wrist. The injury occurred du...
Rossi Pays Price for Unhealed Shoulder in Qatar
21 Mar 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Ducati need a lot of improvement this season if we are to judge from the former's 7th place finish in the season opening Qatar GP. Despite a strong start on Sunday night,...
Dovizioso Blames Simoncelli for Podium Miss
21 Mar 2011, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Andrea Dovizioso could only manage a 4th place in the MotoGP opener in Qatar, but the Italian showed visible frustration at Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli for his performance last night. Acco...
Stoner Wins Qatar GP
21 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Try to look at least a bit surprised, will you!? After dominating the entire testing this winter in the saddle of his new Honda RC212V, Australian rider Casey Stoner clinched the season opening Qata...