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AirAsia to sponsor Yamaha in MotoGP?

22 March, 2020
With Fiat having yet to announce if they will continue sponsoring Yamaha Racing in MotoGP (which is doubtful since Rossi will be going to Ducati) next season and the last rumors were that Spanish telecomunications company, Telefonica, was going to…

MotoGP: Honda gets 'One Heart' Logo

22 March, 2020
Honda HRC has picked up a new sponsor for the final race of the season and for 2011 (it looks like Livio Suppo has been doing something else besides poaching Casey Stoner from Ducati and infighting with Alberto Puig) that…

Casey Stoner to undergo surgery will skip Brno round

22 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was scheduled to be racing this weekend at the Brno GP following his stoic 4th place at Indianapolis, after suffering significant ligament damage and small fractures to his right ankle during a massive highside in qualifying.After reviewing his…

Andrea Iannone and Michele Pirro conclude Ducati GP12 test

22 March, 2020
Ducati’s test team including Moto2 rider Andrea Iannone and Gresini’s Michele Pirro concluded yesterday their three-day test at Mugello. The first two days were more or less of a washout as it rained, but the final day was warm and…

MotoGP Jerez: Light drizzle curtails action in FP1

22 March, 2020
The light drizzle that started in the final minuted of Moto3 free practice, curtailed MotoGP’s FP1 action. The Jerez circuit wasn’t completely wet and it wasn’t damp, but it wasn’t even dry, so very few riders decided to put in…

MotoGP vs WSBK: Dorna doesn't want Infront at Valencia

22 March, 2020
Dorna and Infront Sports are squaring off to have the exclusive rights to race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The World Superbike Championship has had Valencia on their calendar since the year 2000, but they may be forced…

Jorge Lorenzo goes with Rockstar Energy

21 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo is currently in Indonesia with Yamaha’s Communications Manager William Favero, drumming up business for the company and probably looking for a new title sponsor for the team.Before leaving Spain, Lorenzo took part in this photoshoot for Rockstar Energy…

Stefan Bradl picks new racing number

21 March, 2020
After the FIM and Dorna decided to retire Loris Capirossi’s #65 to honour his long and fruitful career, reigning Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl who took the title with the same number (actually it was his sponsor’s 6,5%) had to…

Yamaha Tech3 squad suffers garage fire

21 March, 2020
The start of the Austin GP weekend, for Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team that fields Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith, has not started well. A small fire broke out in their pit garage last night, probably due to one electric starters…

Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso at Aragon

21 March, 2020
In yesterday’s post we wrote that Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso would be at the Motorland Aragon circuit to check and try out the new track, but what we found out that the two riders were actually at the track…

Ducati does more testing on the GP11 and 12

21 March, 2020
Ducati is going all out in trying to give Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden a much easier Ducati GP11 to ride and their test team is currently at the Mugello circuit, that has been recently repaved for a three day…

MotoGP Le Mans: Casey Stoner leads a bevy of Honda's in FP1

21 March, 2020
MotoGP’s first free practice at Le Mans saw Casey Stoner dominate the entire 45 minute session with his lightining fast lap times. The Australian layed down an blistering 1′34.133 and was the first rider to break the 1.35 mark 6…

Jorge Lorenzo tops final day of Aragon testing

21 March, 2020
In today’s second and final day of private testing at the Motorland Aragon circuit where the 13th round of the season will be held on September 30th, four of the five riders present were able to break under 1.49 barrier…

Yamaha's plans for Valentino Rossi?

21 March, 2020
After his Laguna Seca race debacle, Valentino Rossi said he would take a week off before deciding his future, and his decision should be announced during the Indianapolis GP and based on a part of his post race interview where…

Marco Simoncelli Tribute

21 March, 2020
One year ago today, Marco Simoncelli tragically passed away during the Sepang GP. The racing Gods cruelly decided on that terrible Sunday to take him away from his family, friends and fans. We’d like to remember the Italian with this…

Oberdan Bezzi's Norton GP Concept

21 March, 2020
After reading about the rumor that Norton will be entering MotoGP in 2012, the famed motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi has come with his idea of what the Norton MotoGP bike should look like with this cool looking rendering.Apparently the Norton…

Casey Stoner finally conquers Jerez duck

21 March, 2020
If someone was betting that today’s MotoGP race at Jerez would have been an affair between Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa they would have lost, as Casey Stoner claimed his first ever MotoGP win at this particular Spanish circuit in…

Interview with Hervé Poncharal Yamaha Tech3 boss

21 March, 2020
Our French speaking cousins at Motosblog.fr had the opportunity to talk to Hervé Poncharal, Yamaha Tech3 and Moto2 boss the other day, and since we don’t often hear from the other side of the Alps, we thought that a translation…

Hector Barbera may have to skip Estoril test, too

21 March, 2020
Hector Barbera’s Estoril race lasted only four corners into the first lap, when the Mapfre Aspar rider suddenly crashed out due to the usual cold tire syndrome and was left lying breathless in the gravel pit, unaided at first by…