Rossi Urges Dorna to Stop Practice Cuts
10 Apr 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi publicly expressed his disagreement with Dorna scrapping off all Friday practice sessions in the series. The MotoGP promoter already announced the cancellati...
John Hopkins Turns to World Superbikes
20 Mar 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Kawasaki rider John Hopkins has secured a ride in the World Superbike Championship this season. After the Japanese manufacturer decided to stay in the MotoGP class on a single-bike strategy &...
MotoGP to Switch to 2-Day Events, Cancel Fridays
20 Mar 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / MotoGP promoter Dorna looks set to change the configuration of a racing weekend in the series starting 2010. After canceling all Friday practice sessions ahead of the 2009 season, Carmelo Ezpeleta &...
MotoGP Scrap Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009
12 Mar 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems the MotoGP will not only have a bike missing from their usual lineup – as Kawasaki will only compete with a single bike in 2009 – but also a circuit. According to the latest pre...
MotoGP Commit to Bulgaria Race in 2012
27 Feb 2009, 09:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation were very pleased to announce an all-new partnership with MotoGP promoter Dorna for the hosting of a Bulgarian event starting 2012. According to the head of the B...
Kawasaki Will Stay in MotoGP with Marco Melandri
26 Feb 2009, 14:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kawasaki have partially reversed their decision to pull out of the MotoGP in 2009 by announcing they will remain in the series with a single-bike effort. The luckier of the two riders that were alre...
BBC and Eurosport UK Announce MotoGP Coverage in 2009
26 Feb 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dorna, official promoter of the FIM Road-Racing World Championship, announced that both the British Eurosport and BBC channels have earned the coverage rights of the MotoGP action in 2009. As par...
Kawasaki Resume Testing in MotoGP
16 Jan 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kawasaki may have second thoughts about their immediate withdrawal from the MotoGP class. Only one day after Dorna's boss Carmelo Ezpeleta threatened to take the Japanese manufacturer to court ...
Kawasaki to Face Legal Actions Unless They Return to MotoGP
14 Jan 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unless they want to go to court in the near future, Kawasaki will compete in the 2009 MotoGP series. The announcement was made by Carmelo Ezpeleta – CEO of MotoGP promoting company Dorna &ndas...
MotoGP Close Silverstone Deal
13 Jan 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone may be losing Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen from 2010 onwards, but they will get some other world champions in return. The fans will be getting more of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner ...