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Jorge Lorenzo goes Semakin Di Depan for Yamaha again

30 March, 2020
World Champion Jorge Lorenzo is currently touring and promoting the Yamaha brand in Indonesia and also got to launch the company’s new Jupiter MX and the Lexan electric moped for that vast market.Not only taking part in the official press…

Dainese on Jorge Lorenzo's D-Air Leathers

30 March, 2020
The comic is from Luca Ruggeri over at Motoblog and perfectly depicts how Jorge Lorenzo’s D-Air leathers looked like after his crash at Brno.After Jorge Lorenzo’s D-Air leathers did not deflate immediately after his crash at Brno, Dainese investigated the…

Valentino Rossi denies rumors of wedding plans

30 March, 2020
December is probably a slow month for gossip magazines, so they have to keep up their usual 'standards' and try to invent something to keep things going, and this time they've launched the rumor that Valentino Rossi is ready to…

MotoGP testing over for Nicky Hayden

30 March, 2020
Talk about bad luck for Nicky Hayden.This morning we thought that he had limited his testing time due to problems to his wrist, but apparently his lap times were done by Ducati test rider Franco Battaini who went out to…

Video: Making Valentino Rossi's 2012 Mugello helmet

30 March, 2020
After yesterday’s Monster Energy first video of Valentino Rossi explaining the various helmets he has worn during the Italian GPs, here’s espisode two of the series, ‘The Making Of’ with Rossi and Aldo Drudi coming up with some ideas for…

Mercedes-AMG to sponsor Ducati MotoGP?

30 March, 2020
Mercedes AMG and Ducati. This could be the next sponsor combination in 2011. Reeling about the thought? You shouldn’t if you consider that a car company like FIAT has already sponsored Yamaha in MotoGP.The two iconic marques have already collaborated…

Nicky Hayden's Arm after Surgery and Stitches

30 March, 2020
Being a professional rider and a former World Champion isn’t always winning, podiums, and fantastic racing and adoring fans as Ducati’s Nicky Hayden well knows. Sometimes it’s hurting, injuries, surgery, stitches and getting back in shape again as fast as…

Attack Performance to to wildcard in all three MotoGP US rounds

30 March, 2020
Just like GPTech, Attack Performance Racing has also decided to re-enter their CRT machine and wildcard in the three US rounds of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship at Austin, Laguna Seca and Indianapolis.APR’s Kawasaki ZX-10R based CRT (with CNC frame)…

Yamaha expects Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to be at Motegi

30 March, 2020
An email from Dorna sent to IRTA (International Road Racing Teams Association) who then conveyed to all the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc teams that they expect that everyone to honour their contracts regarding the Japanese Grand Prix has melted the…

Valentino Rossi reveals Ducati GP12

30 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi has revealed via his Twitter account his brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12.Like Filippo Preziosi, who is present at Sepang, said it wouldn’t look completely different from the GPZero, maybe slighter slimmer and smaller, but what’s important is what’s…

Liberty Racing axes Maxime Berger

30 March, 2020
Just hours before the start of Friday’s World Superbike practice for the penultimate round of the season at Portimao, Effenbert Liberty Racing has decided to axe another rider from their line-up, and this time it is Maxime Berger.After Sylvain Guintoli,…

Gabriele del Torchio: "It's too early to talk about divorce"

30 March, 2020
Ducati has finally decided to react following Valentino Rossi’s Qatar post-race comments and the person to do it is none other than Gabriele Del Torchio, the President of Ducati.While Investindustrial and Ducati are working on the sale of the company…

Marc Marquez tops FP2 at Losail with flying lap

30 March, 2020
The second free practice in Qatar was delayed due to light drops of rain falling on the track but the track surface was deemed safe just a few minutes later and the session got the greenlight, but a very stiff…

MotoGP Sachsenring: Pedrosa Wins in Red Flagged Race

30 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP race at Sachsenring offered something for everyone. The race was red flagged after 9 laps when Jorge Lorenzo was leading in front of Dani Pedrosa by three tenths followed by Casey Stoner. Randy de Puniet crashed out at…

MotoGP Qatar Day 2 – Rider Quotes

30 March, 2020
We’ve got the usual rider quotes from the team’s press releases after last night’s final pre-season test in Qatar, but a couple of Italian journalists picked up some gossip from the garages that the releases don’t tell. Valentino Rossi and…

Toni Elias riding in World Superbike?

30 March, 2020
“Toni Elias will replace Troy Corser in the Yamaha Italia WSB Team next year, Toni will leave MotoGP and will perform in World Superbike 2009.” It’s sill a rumour, but it’s getting stronger day by day!Possible, but only one single…

GPTech enters CRT for Indianapolis GP

30 March, 2020
Back in 2010 at the Indianapolis GP, GPTech entered Jason DiSalvo as wild card in Moto2 with a FTR M210, and DiSalvo finished in a highly respectable 9th place, two years later GPTech has obtained another wildcard entry, but this…

MotoGP: It's Official, Hungarian GP Out, Aragon GP In

30 March, 2020
Carmelo Ezpeleta will have to open his wallet and buy dinner for the entire MotoGP Safety Commission. Dorna’s CEO lost his bet with Loris Capirossi. The FIM has just announced that the Hungarian Grand Prix at Balatonring has been cancelled.The…

Ducati concludes three days of testing at Misano

30 March, 2020
Ducati has concluded another three days of private testing at Misano - their second in less than a month - with some upgrades for the Desmosedici and to prepare for the Misano GP in September.Michele Pirro and Franco Battaini did…

Let's Play Who Will Sub For Valentino Rossi

30 March, 2020
With Valentino Rossi out of action for at least four months after breaking his right leg during Saturday morning practice at the Mugello, the big question going around (even silly season has been put on hold) is who is going…