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MotoGP Silverstone post qualifying quotes

29 March, 2020
The rain that came before the end of MotoGPs qualifying session at Silverstone surprised several top riders before they could put actually do a real time attack so the pole went to a not-so-surprising Alvaro Bautista (he was 3rd and…

Dani Pedrosa: 'Marquez copied our set-up'

29 March, 2020
In 2008 data sharing in the Repsol Honda garage between riders was very limited - at least that’s what Kazuhiko Yamano former team director said at the time. In 2011 when Honda was fielding Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner,…

Ben Spies book: Taking it to the Next Level

29 March, 2020
For all you MotoGP fans out there, Ben Spies is launching his book “Taking it to the Next Level” at the upcoming Indianapolis US GP this August. Available from September 1st, it describes the rise of this 3 times AMA…

MotoGP, Jerez: the paddock girls

29 March, 2020
Paddock girls, umbrella girls, grid girls: whatever sort of name you use, there can be no denial that the hot ladies that can be spotted on the starting grid of a MotoGP race never fail to impress the audience, neither…

Trouble in Yamaha

29 March, 2020
Lin Jarvis Yamaha’s Racing Director is going to have his work cut out for him this winter, his four riders in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo in Yamaha FIAT and Colin Edwards and James Toseland in TECH3 are starting to…

Video: Michelin thanks MotoGP across the years

29 March, 2020
Through this commercial TV spot, Michelin thanks all the riders and teams who trusted the tyre manufacturer during 36 years of MotoGP championships. It was broadcast on Eurosport during the last MotoGP round in Valencia. It was the last round…

Silly Season: Ducati offers a Blank Cheque to Valentino Rossi?

29 March, 2020
We thought that silly season had died down with Valentino Rossi out of action, and everyone involved was now finally working quietly behind the scenes, but apparently we were wrong, because Spanish website motocuatro.com citing RTVE MotoGP commentator and journo…

MotoGP, Indianapolis: here come the paddock girls (gallery)

29 March, 2020
The Indianapolis round of the MotoGP World Championship saw Marc Marquez completing a perfect weekend where he topped all the free practice sessions, got himself the pole position with the new record of the circuit n then won the race…

Monster Energy to sponsor Yamaha Factory team

29 March, 2020
Following the rumors that Yamaha had bought out Jorge Lorenzo’s personal sponsor RockStar to make way for Monster Energy who wanted to co-sponsor the entire team, today Yamaha Factory Racing officially announced that they signed a two-year sponsorship and partnership…

Maurizio Arrivabene: "We believe in Ducati's project"

29 March, 2020
Sponsors are usually silent partners, but they’re are the ones that fodder teams pockets and allows them to continue racing and they often wield power that goes beyond seeing their names on the livery.Many of you may remember Maurizio Arrivabene,…

Rider quotes from Friday practice sessions at Motegi

29 March, 2020
Despite all the controversy from the riders that surrounded this weekend’s Japanese GP at Motegi, when the light went out at the end of the pitline for today’s free practice sessions, all the MotoGP riders were present and accounted for.…

Ben Spies decides to leave Yamaha!

29 March, 2020
Ben Spies has made a shock announcement via email to American website SuperbikePlanet.com that he will be leaving Yamaha’s factory MotoGP team at the end of the season, and suprisingly the announcement comes ahead of his home race at Laguna…

Rider Quotes from Indianapolis MotoGP Race

29 March, 2020
The 11th round of the MotoGP championship at the famed Indianapolis Speedway that saw Dani Pedrosa conquer the top spot of the podium for the third time this season in very difficult race for all the riders who had problems…

MotoGP Valencia – Casey Stoner Crash Video

29 March, 2020
It didn’t take long for someone to put Casey Stoner’s sighting warm up lap crash at Valencia on YouTube, let’s see how long it takes Dorna to take it off.Ducati’s Fillippo Preziosi was hard up in trying to explain Stoner’s…

Pol Espargaro joins Yamaha Tech3 for two seasons

29 March, 2020
Following the official announcement that Cal Crutchlow will be riding for Ducati for the next two seasons, Yamaha has officially announced that Moto2 rider Pol Espargaro will be racing in MotoGP next season, and as expected for the Monster Yamaha…

Cal Crutchlow fastest in Brno MotoGP test

29 March, 2020
It was an almost perfect weekend for Cal Crutchlow, he renewed with Yamaha Tech3, took second in qualifying and his first ever podium in MotoGP, and today he was top dog in the post race test at Brno.Crutchlow posted the…

Valentino Rossi's 2009 Mugello Helmet

29 March, 2020
In keeping with tradition, Valentino Rossi showed off another distinctive new helmet design. The special edition Mugello helmet in the MotoGP Saturday morning free practice session, as has become the custom on his home race weekend.This year’s Rossi´s Aldo Drudi…

MotoGP 2012 : 9 CRT entries, weight increase and red lights

29 March, 2020
The FIM has issued another press release regarding the Grand Prix Commission meeting that was held on December 14 and once again have deliberated more tweaks to the 2012 season. The tweaks confirm the number of tires that manufacturer teams…

MotoGP Catalunya 2013: the paddock girls photo gallery

29 March, 2020
Let’s be honest here: the latest MotoGP round in Catalunya was definitely not one of the most exciting races we have seen this year. The Spanish riders on the Japanese factory bikes just dominated start to finish and didn’t really…