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MotoGP Assen – Rider Quotes

16 April, 2020
Rider quotes after today’s MotoGP race at the Assen circuit. If you’re wondering why Marco Melandri is never present in the quotes, the reason is that the Hayate Racing Team to cut down on operating costs does not have a…

Nicky Hayden Admits Being Scolded for GP10 Pic

16 April, 2020
Remember Nicky Hayden posting on his personal website the photo of the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 and that it hit every motorcycle website in the world?Well if you head over to Hayden’s website you’ll find that the photo has been removed…

Valentino Rossi's Ferrari 458 VR46 livery

16 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be making his first public appearance following his controversial comments in Qatar during the Blancpain Endurance Series this weekend at Monza where he’ll be racing a Kessel Racing specially prepared Ferrari 458 sponsored by his own company…

Jorge Lorenzo wins drama packed Misano MotoGP race

16 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo took a commanding, solitary and probably the easiest win of the season at the Misano World Ciruit Marco Simoncelli today and which could be the turning point of the championship, after Dani Pedrosa suffered a hard blow to…

Yamaha says Good-bye Brivio, Hello Meregalli

16 April, 2020
It isn’t exactly new news, but now at least it’s official. Valentino Rossi’s team manager Davide Brivio is leaving Yamaha after nineteen years with the company and will be substituted by Massimo “Maio” Meregalli, as everyone was expecting he would.Meregalli…

Dorna boss talks of MotoGP and WSBK under the same umbrella

16 April, 2020
After Bridgepoint’s announcement last week that World Superbikes would be run Dorna’s umbrella, and after’s Paolo Flammini’s press conference at Magny-Cours where he fundamentally said that the two championships will remain separate, thus allaying certain fears but he also said…

Hector Barbera to return to action at Misano GP

16 April, 2020
Hector Barbera will be returning to action in next weekend’s GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at the Misano World Circuit, after missing the last three races due to two serious and consecutive injuries.The Pramac rider…

Loris Capirossi forced to miss Mugello GP

16 April, 2020
This weekend’s MotoGP starting grid at the Mugello GP will see only sixteen riders on track, as Loris Capirossi will be forced to miss this eighth race of the season due to the injuries he picked up in last week’s…

MotoGP – Livio Suppo to leave Ducati for Honda HRC?

15 April, 2020
The rumor that Ducati’s MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo will be leaving the team at end of season started gaining steam after Casey Stoner’s return from his three race break and after the Sepang GP. Michael Scott from GP Week…

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 renderings

15 April, 2020
A loyal reader of our twin site Motoblog.it, Mr.Samuel Laurora a.k.a. Samuxx, has sent us a couple of very interesting renderings that envision how the 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 ridden by prodigal son Valentino Rossi could look like next year, in…

MotoGP Indy Qualifying – Dani Pedrosa Domination

15 April, 2020
Today’s qualifying session at Indianapolis saw Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa take the top spot with a smashing 1.39.730s on hard race tires and beating Valentino Rossi’s last year’s pole position on super soft qualifying tires by more than a second.…

Stefan Bradl eyed by Yamaha for MotoGP switch

15 April, 2020
Stefan Bradl’s name is coming up often as one the crop of Moto2 riders to make the big jump to MotoGP next season. The German who currently leads the Moto2 championship after three races, has been mentioned as one of…

Ducati's Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden preview Jerez

15 April, 2020
A seventh and ninth place in Qatar isn’t exactly where Valentino Rossi or Nicky Hayden expected to be, but the MotoGP circus is now gearing up for the second round of the season at Jerez de la Frontera.The two riders…

Round 3 – Hayden Responds

15 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden has finally decided to set the record straight regarding a number of Alberto Puig’s accusations, stating that that he’d really prefer not to get into a public cat fight with Pedrosa’s manager, but he did say: “That wall…

Colin Edwards in WSBK? Talks with Ducati and Aprilia

15 April, 2020
Not very long ago most MotoGP riders used to have two year contracts. The first year was usually an apprenticeship, getting used to the bike, the team structure and once in awhile on some special Sunday, and the stars were…

San Carlo Honda Gresini presents his 'almost' All-Italian Team

15 April, 2020
The San Carlo Honda Gresini Team’s official presentation took place yesterday at the Telenova studios in Milan, hosted by presenter Franco Bobbiese, during his show Griglia di Partenza ( our readers already know about this show) where Team Manager Fausto…

Valentino Rossi gets okay to test the Ducati at Valencia

15 April, 2020
Following today’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island Valentino Rossi has confirmed that Yamaha’s Masao Furusawa has told him that he’ll released from his contract and will be allowed to test the Ducati in the first post season test at Valencia.Yamaha’s…