2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Tests Seamless Gearbox
19 Jul 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP.com has asked Yamaha Racing boss Lin Jarvis some questions about the rumored and awaited seamless gearbox, and Lin was kind enough to let us know Team Blue's plans as far as the new tran...
Silly Season: Rossi's Funny Advice for Marquez to Watch Out for Crutchlow
18 Jul 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Valentino Rossi is the silly season opener, with one of his absolute best tweets. If you thought the Doctor was a funny guy when he had his bike tweet news from the pre-season paddocks...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Wins at Sachsenring, Consecutive Podiums for Crutchlow and Rossi
15 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world rankings changed leader past Sunday on the intricate circuit Sachsenring, in Germany, as Repsol Honda's rookie extraordinaire Marc Marquez claimed his second victory in his debut Moto...
2013 MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Has the Longest Winning Career in the Premier Class
9 Jul 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some adore him, and some despise him, but nobody can ignore him: Valentino Rossi is one of the living legends in two-wheeled motorsports and this year it looks like he cam break several of the exist...
Rossi's Win and Crutchlow's Podiums Increase Ticket Demands for British MotoGP Round
8 Jul 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It turns out that the 2013 MotoGP championship is not the dull competition some feared it would be, at least not after the last round in Assen, the Netherlands. Valentino Rossi's victory after ...
2013 MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Is Back to Winning Days in Assen
1 Jul 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Glorious and dramatic past weekend at Assen, the Netherlands, as 9-times world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his first victory of the season, and his highest podium back on Yamaha machinery. C...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Factory Riders Have Different Plans for Assen
25 Jun 2013, 13:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Racing Team riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi have different plans for their racing in Assen this weekend. Despite the high expectations for a blasting comeback from the 9-times wor...
Marc Marquez vs. Valentino Rossi... on the Dirt Track
20 Jun 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This year we might get to see a new clash between the young blood Marc Marquez and the seasoned multiple champion Valentino Rossi... on the dirt track at the Italian's Moto Ranch near Tavullia....
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Not Concerned by Their Engines, No Seamless Gearbox Yet
19 Jun 2013, 14:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In a recent interview for MotoGP.com, Massimo Meregalli, Team Director for Yamaha Factory Racing said we need not worry about the shortage of new engines remaining for the rest of the 2013 season. ...
2013 MotoGP: Is Yamaha Having a Problem with Engines?
19 Jun 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Something is definitely happening in Yamaha's yard, and we're not exactly sure it's 100% good, as it seems like the factory riders are burning though their engine allocation a bit too...
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Fastest in Catalunya Practice, Hayden Matches Top Speed Record
15 Jun 2013, 07:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Current standings in the the Free Practice at the Circuit de Catalunya see Valentino Rossi in the lead, with the fastest of his 17 laps running 1m42s297, just 49 thousandths of a second ahead of tea...
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's Funny New Helmet for Mugello
2 Jun 2013, 11:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Though still not up to the top-level riding he got us used to earlier in his career, Yamaha star Valentino Rossi has his way of being funny while at it. For the Sunday home race at Mugello, Italy, ...
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Admits His Yamaha Still Needs Improvement
28 May 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not having won a race yet, since his return to Yamaha, multiple world champion Valentino Rossi says there is still a lot of room for improving the bikes. With days before the home race at the ico...
2013 MotoGP: Bridgestone Responds to Lorenzo's Faulty Tire Suppositions
22 May 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though there were not explicit allegations as of the exact reason of Jorge Lorenzo's poor performance during the 4 race of the MotoGP season which took place on May 19 at Le Mans, France, ...
2013 MotoGP: Pedrosa's First-Ever Win at Le Mans
20 May 2013, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dani Pedrosa wins the 4th stage of the 2013 MotoGP champioship, after a hard and difficult race in France, at Le Mans. For the second time in a row, the Le Mans race was a wet one, with the track dr...
MotoGP Crash Reel Needs No Words
18 May 2013, 18:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is a great reminder for all of us, (riders, drivers and racing fans like) about just how dangerous motorcycle racing is. Far from being an exclusive feature limited to the MotoGP, we migh...
2013 MotoGP: Le Mans, the Statistics
16 May 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / First of all, it looks like we should prepare for a wet race this week at Le Mans, or so the forecasts seems to tell us. Not that the last year round was any different, but we had to say it. So, ...
Valentino Rossi Does 185 MPH in a Nascar Beast
24 Apr 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi like to be fast, but for him it matters quite little how he does this. Sunday was his turn to drive a Nascar, namely Kyle Busch's 650 HP Toyota. Fresh off from the second Mot...
2013 MotoGP: Riders Welcome the New Qualifying Method
14 Apr 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2013 brought a lot of changes in MotoGP, and the way riders qualify is one of the most important. The new qualifying session is being split in two, with the fastest riders during the practice period...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo, Rossi and Marquez on the Podium
8 Apr 2013, 12:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo wins the first round of the 2013 MotoGP championship, the race at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Lorenzo was accompanied on the podium by Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, with Dani P...