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MotoGP, Motegi: the paddock girls

5 April, 2020
As tradition dictates, here is our usual gallery of images dedicated to the lovely paddock girls seen hanging around the Motegi track, where the latest MotoGP round took place. While the Moto2 and Moto3 classes offered some serious battle on…

Rider Quotes from the Laguna Seca MotoGP Race

5 April, 2020
Here’s what the MotoGP riders had to say after round nine of the 2010 world championship at Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix that saw Jorge Lorenzo plant his Lorenzo’s Land flag at Laguna Seca extending his title lead. Lorenzo now…

MotoGP Sepang test: Marco Simoncelli leader of the pack

5 April, 2020
That Marco Simoncelli and his team were coming to grips with the complex electronics of his Honda was already obvious towards the end of last season and during these last two days of testing at Sepang with a 4th and…

MotoGP Qatar TV ratings drop in Italy

5 April, 2020
We can put the blame on the fact MotoGPs Qatar round was broadcasted at 9pm (CET) and on Easter Sunday to boot, or that Valentino Rossi qualified 12th and his fan’s knew that there was very little to expect from…

MotoGP Sachsenring – Rider Quotes

5 April, 2020
MotoGP rider quotes from today’s free practice at the Sachsenring circuit.Casey Stoner -1st 1′22.779“It would have been better to have a full wet session because even from the first two laps the track was starting to dry and you don’t…

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden talk about FP1

5 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi may have only taken fifth place in last night’s free practice in Qatar and was off pace by 0.767s but it was his best outing so far on the Ducati GP11, and a big booster shot in in…

Casey Stoner: Australia's 4th highest paid sports earner

5 April, 2020
At the beginning of this year we published Australia’s Business Reviews Weekly’s Top 10 Sports Earners of 2009 where Casey Stoner was ranked 8th saying that the Australian racer would probably be getting a pay hike, and we guessed it…

Valentino Rossi – Yamaha deal to be announced tomorrow

5 April, 2020
After the Italian media anticipated on Tuesday the not-so-shocking news that Valentino Rossi has decided to return to Yamaha next season and the announcement would be made on August 15th, however Italian sports daily Gazzzetta dello Sport is now reporting…

Lorenzo to Decide at Indy

5 April, 2020
All the leaks, speculation, rumors and gossip regarding Jorge Lorenzo’s eventual switch to Ducati in 2010 that has been keeping MotoGP journalists, websites and forums awake this past week, but it also produced a certain effect, because Lorenzo’s manager Marcos…

Casey Stoner – King of Qatar

5 April, 2020
A perfect race for Casey Stoner and his third consecutive win on the Losail race circuit in the rescheduled MotoGP race this Monday night. The Malboro Ducati rider dominated the entire race from the starting grid to the finish line,…

Jorge Lorenzo vs Lewis Hamilton in fitness test

5 April, 2020
From ‘When Playboys ruled the World’ (video here) where fitness in the ’70s for certain motorsport stars - Barry Sheene and James Hunt - was based on’riding and driving and shagging’ to today’s stars where fitness, both physical and mental,…

MotoGP Phillip Island: Casey Stoner conquers the Pole

5 April, 2020
Casey Stoner celebrated his 25th birthday by taking a dominating pole position at a windy Phillip Island ahead of tomorrow’s Australian GP and taking his third pole of the season.Stoner who has won the last three years at the Island…

David Salom replaces Ivan Silva in Avintia Blusens

5 April, 2020
A little less than five months ago World Superbike rider David Salom turned down Guim Roda’s offer to replace injured Joan Lascorz and ride a factory Kawasaki preferring to remain with Donato Pedercini’s satellite squad, now the Mallorcan rider will…

Marc Marquez and Alvaro Bautista hampered by rain at Sepang

5 April, 2020
MotoGP riders seem to attract lousy weather wherever they go, even during off-season testing. Honda MotoGP riders Marc Marquez (who was in Japan these past few days for a wind tunnel test and taking part in Honda Racing’s 2012 Thanks…

MotoGP Mugello: Marco Simoncelli takes the lead at home

5 April, 2020
Warm and sunny Tuscan weather on the newly asphalted Mugello greeted the MotoGP riders for FP1 practice and the highly controversial Marco Simoncelli took the lead again in this first session. The Gresini rider put in a final fast lap…

Casey Stoner talks about his future

5 April, 2020
In a video interview with Sportmediaset.com, the 2011 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner talked about his future in racing and naturally about Valentino Rossi, that we’ve translated for you.Having a child on the way will change your attitude towards racing…

Pedrosa and Marquez receive new Honda NSC50R scooters

5 April, 2020
On the eve of the Dutch GP, the seventh round of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship, Repsol Honda’s official riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez have received new Repsol Honda replica scooters for use in the paddock at the remaining…

Bridgestone: The dynamics of grip in MotoGP

5 April, 2020
After Brembo’s video on their braking systems used on MotoGP bikes, Bridgestone has released a video on how their tires work in the championship, with a mix of 3D animation and real racing footage. You’ll find out in detail how…

Rain hampers Ducati testing at Mugello

5 April, 2020
Those big black clouds and rain that helped Valentino Rossi at Le Mans on Sunday has followed Ducati across the border to Italy and all the way to Mugello and instead of helping them is now hindering the Ducati team’s…