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MotoGP 2009: Alice Team riders line-up

22 March, 2020
After so many rumours about Niccolo Canepa riding next year in World Superbike or MotoGP, the Ducati Alice Team has announced the riders line up for 2009 in MotoGP with the Italian Canepa and Mika Kallio.Niccolo began his career at…

MotoGP Riders 2010 Helmets

22 March, 2020
Helmets aren’t only vital protection for MotoGP riders, but are also a way of expressing their personalities and flamboyant style working around their personal sponsor’s logos.Here are the seventeen helmets of this season’s group of MotoGP riders. Somber or loud…

Valentino Rossi undergoes surgery

22 March, 2020
Both Ducati riders underwent surgery today, Nicky Hayden on his injured left shoulder and Valentino Rossi to remove a pin from his right leg, the same leg he fractured during practice at Mugello in 2010.Rossi’s surgery which was already programmed…

John Hopkins to get a MotoGP wildcard ride?

22 March, 2020
Back in 2009 when John Hopkins was still in World Superbikes with Stiggy Racing Honda, the Anglo-American said, “I wouldn’t go back to MotoGP unless I could get on the most competitive machinery that I could. That’s the only way…

British MotoGP redux Los Minibikers style

22 March, 2020
You’ve seen the real Hertz British Grand Prix last weekend at Silverstone, and have read what the riders had to say, so why not check out how the now famous Los Minibikers saw the race with their own original cartoon…

Marco Simoncelli shows off New Sponsor

22 March, 2020
While Marco Simoncelli has had a torrid off season in all six official testing sessions and the rookie MotoGP rider has yet to come to grips with the 2010 Honda RC212V (and he’s not the only one) he can at…

Dorna again opens doors to Suzuki return

22 March, 2020
Dorna has once again reiterated that Suzuki can make their return to MotoGP in 2014, but it’s not like they are also rolling out the red carpet for the Japanese manufacturer.Suzuki pulled out of MotoGP at the end of 2011…

Waiting for Mugello 2009

22 March, 2020
MotoGP Mugello 2005. It’s been only four years, but it seems like a hundred since we’ve last seen this type of racing. The Italian fearsome foursome, Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi and Marco Melandri wanting to win on their…

Valentino Rossi's Yamaha M1 Sepang livery revealed on Twitter

22 March, 2020
The first official 2013 MotoGP pre-season test will start on Tuesday at Sepang, but Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha M1 livery for upcoming test has already made an appearance on Twitter, just to bring up the hype.The 2013 M1 is so sophisticated…

2011 EICMA: Honda NC700S

22 March, 2020
Honda is trying to make motorcycling history by using the same platform to develop different kinds of bikes, just like many carmakers do. Three models should be built with it, and one of them is the NC700S, currently on display…

MotoGP helmets: pictures

22 March, 2020
Eighteen riders in MotoGP and eighteen different personalities that express themselves not only on track but also with the designs they choose for their helmets.Can you match the helmet to the rider?

Ducati and Dorna hook up with Generali

22 March, 2020
On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, Generali and Ducati have announced an important partnership marking the debut of the Generali Lion logo in the MotoGP motorcycle World Championship, through the support of the red…

Marc Marquez receives Spanish award

22 March, 2020
A month after winning the Moto2 World championship Marc Marquez was awarded one of the prestigous Spanish RACC Motor Sport awards in their annual end of the season award giving event held yesterday evening in Barcelona.The reigning Moto2 World Champion…

MotoGP, Laguna Seca: here come the paddock girls

22 March, 2020
We close the chapter dedicated to the latest American GP with our usual photo gallery starring some of the nice ladies spotted here and there around the paddock. We just hope their lovely smiles cheered up a little bit all…

Ben Spies to skip Jerez GP – Updated

22 March, 2020
In last weekend’s GP race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, Ben Spies said that he was suffering from nerve pain in his chest believing that it was caused by overcompensating his lingering shoulder issues, and then during…

Davide Brivio says Valentino Rossi is not stopping

22 March, 2020
We all saw the despair on Valentino Rossi’s face yesterday at Sepang and some were speculating that the Italian would not take part in the upcoming season finale at Valencia, or that that he would actually retire from racing following…

Casey Stoner Fishing at Top End

22 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner withdrew from three MotoGP races due to a mysterious fatigue illness, a lot of things have been written, some true and some was downright speculation, but it’s nice to see Stoner smiling and feeling better and looking…

San Carlo Gresini to field FTR/Honda CRT in 2012

22 March, 2020
Instead of running two very expensive Honda RC213Vs in next season’s MotoGP championship, Fausto Gresini has decided to split his garage and also run a CRT machine thus confirming the recent rumors.The Italian manager has opted for a chassis made…

Valentino Rossi's Crew to Ducati

22 March, 2020
In a long and very interesting interview with Sport Rider website, Jeremy Burgess finally let the world know that he’ll be definitely going to Ducati with Valentino Rossi next season as will Brent Stephens and Matteo Flamigni. Now one of…

Phillip Island MotoGP Paddock Girls Gallery

22 March, 2020
These Aussie brolly and grid girls have to be hard as nails, traipsing around the Phillip Island pitlane and grid in mini skirts and bare midriffs and continue smiling in those cold and windy conditions.I don’t know how Lauren Vickers…

MotoGP : Wilco Zeelenberg, Jorge Lorenzo’s new Team Manager

22 March, 2020
Straight from Yamaha’s winning Supersport team with Cal Crutchlow, Wilco Zeelenberg has been confirmed as Daniele Romagnoli’s replacement and will be Jorge Lorenzo’s new Team Manager.Zeelenberg, a former Gran Prix and Supersport rider, before joining Yamaha Motor Europe as a…