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MotoGP 2013 Qatar numbers and first images

20 April, 2020
In just a few hours the the 2013 MotoGP season will be finally getting underway and despite the very laid back atmosphere during the pre-race conference, all the riders are ready to do battle for public and personal glory, so…

Nicky Hayden Undergoes Surgery

20 April, 2020
Ducati’s Nicky Hayden is the latest of riders who has gone under the doctor’s knife. Hayden needed a clean-up procedure to remove scar tissue from his right arm from an arm pump (the bane of professional riders) operation that he…

MotoGP: Repsol Honda 2010 Team Launch (w/video)

20 April, 2020
With the start of the 2010 MotoGP season that starts in April, the Repsol Honda Team held its official launch at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid, Spain. In front of 7000 fans who were present for the penultimate round…

Yamaha loses Petronas as sponsor

19 April, 2020
After losing title sponsor Fiat last year, Yamaha Racing Team had relied on Yamaha Indonesian and Malaysian petroleum giant Petronas to partially fund their racing effort, now Yamaha and Petronas have jointly announced that this sponsorship will be ending this…

NGM Forward Racing MotoGP and Moto2 team presentation

19 April, 2020
The IRTA Moto2 tests are currently underway at Jerez de la Frontera (with Thomas Luthi leading the field in the first two days) and MotoGP to follow at the end of the week, so NGM Forward Racing took advantage of…

Steve McQueen FIM race licence sells for $42,700

19 April, 2020
We reported on Steve McQueen’s FIM Race card selling at a Bonham’s auction for the princely sum of 42,700 USD and after the jump we give you the other lot details. The licence was part of an auction of motorcycles…

MotoGP in Chile? New circuit to be built

19 April, 2020
After the rumor that MotoGP could be heading to Chile in the near future, we now get the news that former world champion Kevin Schwantz has attended the official presentation of new circuit that is going to be built in…

Marco Simoncelli worried about his fuel consumption

19 April, 2020
During yesterday’s qualifying session at Qatar, Marco Simoncelli missed out on a front row start by just 0.041s, but the Gresini rider is slightly worried about his fuel consumption during the long race.Simoncelli is the tallest rider (183cm, the same…

MotoGP Jerez: Dani Pedrosa dominates wet FP2

19 April, 2020
MotoGPs second free practice at Jerez was wet, then damp and then wet again, but Dani Pedrosa with a best lap 1.50.780 on rain tires, propelled him to the top of the timesheets with just ten minutes left in the…

Casey Stoner to miss Brno?

19 April, 2020
Is Casey Stoner going to miss the Brno GP? This hot piece of “news” is running in Spanish websites and according to several others, Stoner may also decide to miss the Indianapolis GP, but all this yet to be officially…

Jorge Lorenzo shows off his new HJC helmet

19 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo HJC HelmetJorge Lorenzo has decided to show off his new HJC helmet with these photos that he posted on Twitter account now that he’s left Italian lid manufacturer Nolan and their X-Lite for the Korean company’s top of…

Canepa to ride at Estoril GP

19 April, 2020
Nicolò Canepa has won out over Aleix Espargaro and will retain his ride for the Estoril GP. Last Monday, Canepa and his management met with Pramac team owner Paolo Campinoti to discuss if he would be riding the final four…

Jorge Lorenzo out of Assen GP with fractured collarbone

19 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo’s run for the championship title was dealt a cruel blow this afternoon when the Yamaha rider was pitched off of his M1 during a wet second free practice at the Dutch circuit at Assen, suffering a left collarbone…

Yamaha MotoGP Riders Moonlighting

19 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi and teammate Jorge Lorenzo, Monster Tech 3 Yamaha riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland dropped in at Yamaha Motor Corporation’s U.S. headquarters in Cypress, California the other day, but they didn’t just go to shake hands and have…

MotoGP Qualifying: Rider Quotes

19 April, 2020
After today’s exciting qualifying session at Mugello, here are some rider quotes picked up from the MotoGP teams various websites.Jorge Lorenzo 1st:“I’m really happy about this because it’s a great pole position and I’m really excited to be starting from…

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden talk about Stefan Bradl

19 April, 2020
During last week’s Ducati & Ferrari Wrooom event, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden has time to comment on the 2011 Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl who will be debuting in MotoGP this season.Bradl who tested the LCR Honda 800cc at Valencia,…

MotoGP Jerez: the paddock girls gallery

19 April, 2020
The third round of the 2013 MotoGP season surely didn’t let us down, especially because of the furious duel between reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and the ‘new kid’ Marc Marquez (Honda), which ended with a collision between the two…

NGM Forward presents MotoGP and Moto2 teams in Milan

19 April, 2020
NGM Forward MotoGP riders Colin Edwards, Claudio Corti, and Moto2 riders Mattia Pasini, Simone Corsi, Alex De Angelis and Ricky Cardus were all present for the team’s official launch yesterday evening at the Old Fashion club in Milan.Giovanni Cuzari, the…