Broken Shoulder Costs Rossi 0.5 Seconds per Lap
7 Feb 2011, 09:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi admitted that the shoulder injury he sustained last year is still giving him a lot of headaches, but the way he's recovering from it is better than he initially expected. Hav...
Leon Haslam To Wear Dainese in 2011
4 Feb 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW Motorrad Motorsport's rider Leon Haslam will be officially sponsored by renown Italian brand Dainese for the 2011 season, the safety equipment manufacturers recently announced. Haslam recen...
Pedrosa Happy with Arm Recovery, New Honda Bike
3 Feb 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody inside the HRC Honda garage seem to be on top of the world these days, following the first winter test of the new MotoGP season held on the Sepang International Circuit this week. And they...
Honda Unbeatable in Sepang Test, Simoncelli On Top
3 Feb 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda continued to dominate the testing at Sepang International Circuit on Thursday, the last day of action on the Malaysian track, but only this time it was a customer rider to take the honors. Gre...
Rossi Satisfied with Sepang Test
3 Feb 2011, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Ducati are still to make the Top 10 in timing charts at the Sepang International Circuit this week, but the Doctor doesn't seem too troubled by his struggling start of the M...
Pedrosa Maintains Honda Domination at Sepang
2 Feb 2011, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Two days into the 2011 MotoGP testing programme and Honda is still the team to beat. Only this time it was Dani Pedrosa's turn to take his RC212V on top of the timing reports at the Sepang Inte...
Honda's Stoner Sets Pace in Sepang Test
1 Feb 2011, 13:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner proved during the first day of winter testing at the Sepang International Circuit that Honda will be a tough nut to crack in the 2011 MotoGP. As many riders expressed fears that the Jap...
Lorenzo to Race with #1 Plate in 2011
31 Jan 2011, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As many of you know, the MotoGP World Champion title gives offered Jorge Loreno the possibility to choose from running the #1 plate on the next season, or keep his #99 number. Today, the Spanish con...
Donington Park Debuts New Logo
31 Jan 2011, 11:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Marking the beginning of a new era, the Leicestershire circuit has unveiled an updated logo, while also celebrating the return of Donington Park to the 2011 season calendars. The design of the new l...
Valentino Rossi Tests Ducati 1198 Superbike at Misano
27 Jan 2011, 12:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In what some may say it comes as a confirmation that the MotoGP veteran rider still has a shoulder problem, with 73 days after the surgery he had to fix the problem, the test at Misano aboard a 1198...
FIM Announces Provisional 2011 MotoGP, Moto2, 125cc Entry Lists
25 Jan 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) has this week announced the provisional entry list for the 2011 MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc series. Taken separately, the MotoGP lists doesn't brin...
Jorge Lorenzo Secures Deal with Rockstar
24 Jan 2011, 11:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Rockstar Energy Drink enters the world of MotoGP racing with a multi-year sponsorship for the current World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who hopes for a successful title defense in the 2011 MotoGP racing...
Mahindra Launches 125cc Team
21 Jan 2011, 15:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mahindra Group made an historic step for India in the world of professional motorcycle racing, after it announced earlier today that it will become the first Indian manufacturer to have a works team...
Qatar MotoGP Event to Switch to 4-Night Schedule in 2011
20 Jan 2011, 14:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The opening round of this season's MotoGP series, the Qatar GP, will be held over a period of 4 nights, as confirmed by the championship officials earlier this week. This represents a first fo...
Ducati Ends Successful Test at Jerez
20 Jan 2011, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati Marlboro Team completed its first test of the year at Jerez, thanks to the work put in by official test riders Franco Battaini and Vito Guareschi (who is also a team manager for Ducati's...
BMW Italy WSB Team Launched
19 Jan 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest team to reveal its livery for the upcoming WSB season is BMW Italy, who have signed James Toseland and Ayrton Badovini as riders for the squad’s S 1000 RR machines. Joining the WSB...
Ducati Kicks Off First Test with Desmosedici GP11
18 Jan 2011, 15:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the first group test of 2011 is still weeks away, Ducati Marlboro Team decided to take its brand new Desmosedici GP11 to the track in preparation for the Sepang action in February. For the ...
Castrol Honda WSBK Team Returns for 2011
18 Jan 2011, 14:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Global lubricants brand Castrol announced title sponsorship for Honda in the upcoming 2011 superbike title race. The new Castrol Honda team has therefore been launched, marking the return of an icon...
Rossi Happy with His Recovery at Wroom
17 Jan 2011, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Ferrari & Ducati Wroom media event in the Italian Dolomites did not only offer the press the opportunity to see Valentino Rossi wearing Ducati-style clothing for the first time in career, bu...
Vermeulen Continues Recovery after Sepang Test
14 Jan 2011, 15:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After riding the 2011 Ninja ZX-10R racebike for the first time at Sepang on Monday, Chris Vermeulen has now headed back to Australia to continue his recovery routine to get back to full race fitness...