Rossi Short of Crew Chief, Jeremy Burgess Misses Mugello
30 Jun 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As if things were not dark enough for Valentino Rossi, who experiences difficulties in finding the right settings for his Ducati bike, The Doctor still has to face further obstacles this season. The...
Valentino Rossi Bows to Xavi Hernandez, Kissez His Feet
6 Jun 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This is one of the strangest moment the world of sport thought it would ever witness. Forget about Paris Hilton and her leather catsuit, because this piece of news right here will blow your mind awa...
Ducati 1198 Signed and Ridden by Valentino Rossi Up for Auction
2 Jun 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Remember the Ducati 1198 streetbike The Doctor rode at the launch of the new £25 million Silverstone Wing pit and paddock complex, when his racebike broke down? Well, that particular machine i...
Rossi Tests Ducati GP12 on New Asphalt at Mugello
27 May 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While Honda is currently leading the MotoGP Manufacturers Championship standings, followed by Yamaha in second place, Ducati is focused to find the best set-up in order to become a title contender i...
Rossi Rides Ducati 1198 Street Bike at Silverstone
18 May 2011, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ducati MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi has recently attended the launch of the new £25 million Silverstone Wing pit and paddock complex, at which moment he was also asked do a few laps with a 200...
Rossi Says Simoncelli to Blame for Pedrosa Crash
16 May 2011, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marco Simoncelli doesn't have a lot of fans within the MotoGP field – mostly due to his aggressive riding style – yet he always found an “ally” in 7-time world champion ...
One-off Rossi Yamaha R1 Bike Up for Grabs Again
4 May 2011, 09:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Valentino Rossi-inspired 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 1000cc, also included in Bonham’s lot for the Classic California event last November, will be going under the hammer again, this time with no re...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Rossi Pumped Up by Good Pace in Qatar
18 Mar 2011, 06:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi ended the first day of action on Qatar's Losail International circuit on Thursday night in 5th place, only 7 tenths of a second off the pace of the leading Honda, ridden by Case...
Rossi Struggles with Shoulder Pain in Qatar Test
15 Mar 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bad news for Valentino Rossi only a few days before the start of the 2011 MotoGP season. During the second and last day of testing in Qatar on Tuesday, the Italian experienced his second crash of th...