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Hector Barbera issues apology statement

24 March, 2020
Hector Barbera’s altercation with his girlfriend - apparently she wanted to break it off - got very messy because lover’s spat turned into a brawl that saw his girlfriend end up in the hospital with some bruises, with the two…

Valentino Rossi's 2013 Mugello tribute helmet

24 March, 2020
Every year for the Mugello GP Valentino Rossi debuts a special helmet design for his home race. This season the Italian picked one of his several trademark symbols, a bright green turtle, that features his blue eyes. The helmet graphics…

Dani Pedrosa dominates Indianapolis GP

24 March, 2020
The signs that Dani Pedrosa was completely at ease at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway started Friday morning and into today’s 28 lap race as the Repsol Honda rider completely dominated the processional race with a blistering pace - almost always…

MotoGP Assen: Lorenzo Fastest Also in Warm-Up

24 March, 2020
Fastest in both practices, fastest in qualifying and Jorge Lorenzo was also the fastest in this morning’s warm-up session at Assen. The Spaniard laid down a series of fast laps, five in the 1.35 mark and then four in the…

No replacement for Motegi if Japanese GP is cancelled

24 March, 2020
A couple of weeks ago there were rumors circulating that Istanbul Park could be the replacement for the Japanese Grand Prix if the current situation in Japan remains critical. Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta speaking to Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport, confirmed…

MotoGP Sepang 2 test – more from the riders on day 1

24 March, 2020
Day 1 of the second official Sepang test was marred first by a greasy and slippery track that didn’t allow lap times to drop and then it was further hampered by the appearance of the usual afternoon tropical downpour but…

Jorge Lorenzo has already undergone collarbone surgery

24 March, 2020
Following his crash during yesterday afternoon’s FP2 at Assen, it was expected that Jorge Lorenzo would undergo surgery at the Dexeus Institut in Barcelona later today (Friday) or on Saturday, instead the Yamaha rider didn’t want to waste a single…

MotoGP Sepang FP1 – Jorge Lorenzo strikes back

24 March, 2020
In the opening free practice at the Sepang circuit in Mayasia it was Jorge Lorenzo who topped the time sheets followed by a very close Casey Stoner who was just 0.064s from the Fiat Yamaha rider.Dani Pedrosa took third place…

Colin Edwards to undergo surgery in Spain

24 March, 2020
Colin Edwards will have to undergo surgery after breaking his right collarbone during this afternoon’s second free practice at Montmelo.Edwards was probably caught out by a cold slick tire after switching bikes and on the out lap crashed heavily at…

MotoGP Aragon: Nicky Hayden quickest in another wasted FP1

24 March, 2020
After last year’s power outages, today’s MotoGP’s free practice at the Motorland Aragon circuit was hugely delayed after Moto3 FP1 was red flagged following Danny Kent’s crash with his Mahindra. The four remaining minutes of the Moto3 session were then…

Yamaha Factory 2012 livery and interviews (w/videos)

24 March, 2020
The Yamaha Factory Team has officially revealed its 2012 racing livery and they’ve stayed with their handsome corporate blue and white livery and there’s barely a smudge of orange that indicates oil sponsor Eneos corporate color, but the main sponsor’s…

Casey Stoner debuts in Honda Repsol colors

24 March, 2020
While not as exciting as the Vrooom affair, but it’s always a team launch, here are the first official pics of Casey Stoner and his RC212V in Repsol colors.Stoner will be fielded with Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso in a…

Repsol Honda's Leitner and Hernandez talk Pedrosa and Marquez

24 March, 2020
After interviews with riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, the Repsol Media Service has released another two Q &A interviews, one with Dani Pedrosa’s crew chief, Mike Leitner and the other is with Santi Hernandez who is Marc Marquez’ crew…

Michele Pirro finally tests Honda CRT bike at Imola

24 March, 2020
Michele Pirro finally gave his FTR/Honda bike at 20 lap shakedown test at ‘Enzo e Dino Ferrari’ circuit at Imola yesterday during the CIV test. This is the first time that the Gresini San Carlo rider has been able to…

Alvaro Bautista looking to Estoril for return

24 March, 2020
A little less than month after breaking his left femur during practice at Qatar, Alvaro Bautista underwent a new medical check-up at the Hospital USP San José de Madrid to check out his recovery progress.The Rizla Suzuki rider is aiming…

Jorge Lorenzo breaks pole position record at Sepang

24 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo took his seventh pole position of the season (his 25th in MotoGP) in still another exciting qualifying session. The Yamaha posted a blistering lap of 2.00.334 to shatter the 2009 Sepang record that was held by Valentino Rossi.Dani…

Jorge Lorenzo from Spartan to Crusader

24 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo’s spat with Marco Simoncelli on aggressive riders at the Portuguese GP was carried over at the Le Mans pre-event press conference yesterday. The Spanish rider was asked what he thought of Valentino Rossi’s statement after the Estoril test…

MotoGP, Estoril: the paddock girls (photo gallery)

24 March, 2020
Did you enjoy the photo gallery of the umbralla girls seen at the World Superbike round in Monza we published yesterday? As if that was not enough, here’s another bunch of pics of the nice paddock girls hanging around the…

Casey Stoner blitzes field in FP2 at Phillip Island

24 March, 2020
There is no stopping Casey Stoner at his home circuit at Phillip Island. The Repsol Honda rider blitzed the field again during this afternoon’s second free practice and also broke Nicky Hayden’s 2008 circuit lap record (1.30.059) with another stunning…