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Kawasaki thinking of a return to MotoGP?

15 March, 2020
Kawasaki officially pulled out of MotoGP racing at the end of 2008 due to the economic crisis, but to avoid Dorna suing them for breach of contract, Kawasaki continued for one more season with their ZX-RR, and since the Akashi…

Kevin Schwantz explains that he was banned from COTA

15 March, 2020
The legal battle between Kevin Schwantz and the Circuit of the Americas regarding the alleged rights to the 10-year contract to promote MotoGP went up a couple of notches during the recent MotoGP tests at the Austin circuit, when the…

Katsuyuki Nakasuga to sub for Jorge Lorenzo at Sepang

15 March, 2020
Two time Japanese Superbike champion (2008 and 2009) and Yamaha M1 test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga has been called on to sub for recovering Jorge Lorenzo in this weekend’s MotoGP race at Sepang.For Nakasuga it will be his first MotoGP appearance,…

Nicky Hayden's 'Just Married' helmet

15 March, 2020
Relax ladies, Nicky Hayden is still single but he’s decided to celebrate his sister’s recent wedding with this ‘Just Married’ design on his Arai helmet.It might be sort of corny, but most chicks will fall for this very romantic thought…

Two songs to help the Marco Simoncelli Foundation

15 March, 2020
Rainband will be performing live “Rise Again” at the British MotoGP at Silverstone next month. The song which will be officially released as a single on June 18th, is a tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli who tragically died during…

Max Biaggi fans want him to wildcard at Mugello GP

15 March, 2020
Max Biaggi fans have never really gotten over the fact that their beloved Roman Emperor was exiled, banned, kicked out (chose whatever term you prefer) of MotoGP and despite their idol having won a World Superbike championship in the meantime…

Hector Barbera to return to action at Sepang

15 March, 2020
Hector Barbera is ready to return to action in the upcoming Sepang GP. The Spanish rider who fractured his collarbone in a high speed crash during the Motegi race and missed the Phillip Island round, admitted that he’s still not…

Stoner takes home BMW at IRTA Test

15 March, 2020
Casey Stoner has once again won the BMW car prize at the IRTA test by being fastest during the special 45-minute shoot out session held at Jerez this afternoon.The Australian set an untouchable and blazing lap, clocking in 1’38”646, on…

Jorge Lorenzo happy and calmer with Misano result

14 March, 2020
It was supposed to be a tight race with Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa almost evenly paced which could have turned into a supremacy battle at Misano, but in turn Lorenzo was gifted with a comanding victory, while the unlucky…

MotoGP Mugello: Jorge Lorenzo super fast in FP3

14 March, 2020
This morning’s MotoGP free practice 3 at the Mugello circuit saw a marked changed in the weather with sunny skies and cooler temperatures and it was Jorge Lorenzo who set the hottest lap on his penultimate run posted a blazing…

Livio Suppo wants Marco Simoncelli

14 March, 2020
Last year while Marco Simoncelli was racing to win the 250cc World Championship, the Italian rider was already being courted by Ducati who wanted him to join their stable in 2009. Simoncelli reported he even refused $ 1.000.000 to ride…

Behind the scenes MotoGP: Assen paddock pics part 2

14 March, 2020
Here’s a second gallery of pics from our ‘behind the scenes‘ work at the MotoGP Assen. It may seem strange to say, but it’s actually a lot of fun to wander around the paddock. The MotoGP, apart from anyone wearing…

Marc Marquez dominates day 2 of Austin MotoGP test

14 March, 2020
Marc Marquez is certainly enjoying the Circuit of the Americas. The Repsol Honda rookie was the first out on track this morning - everyone waited until the track temperature was warmer - immediately posting a 2’04.836 just a few tenths…

Texas GP is a now official

14 March, 2020
The Texas/Austin GP has been finally confirmed for the 2013 season. The event will be held at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and will be held on April 21st, 2013 and it will be the third round of the…

Ducati reveals GP12 livery online

14 March, 2020
Following all the hype regarding the presentation of Ducati’s GP12s new livery, 96,000 people according to Ducati’s president Gabriele Del Torchio ended up watching today’s live presentation on TIM’s Facebook page of the Desmosedici GP12 from the Ducati Auditorium at…

Jorge Lorenzo does it Gangnam Style and Michael Jackson style

14 March, 2020
Flying directly from Phillip Island where he won the 2012 MotoGP World Championship title, Jorge Lorenzo was the star of the evening (he also attended Yamaha’s Racing Academy) in the Meet n Greet Gala Dinner event at Hotel Mercure Jakarta…

Ben Spies ruled out of Indianapolis GP

14 March, 2020
Ben Spies has been ruled out of this weekend’s MotoGP round at Indianpolis. The hapless Pramac Ducati rider suffered a horrific looking highside during the third free practice, hitting his shoulder first on his Ducati as it pitched him forward,…

Ducati to test GP12 at Jerez

14 March, 2020
Over the last year Ducati’s second testing track has become Jerez and they too will be present at the Spanish circuit with test rider Franco Battaini who will continue development work on the GP12 1000cc with the help of 2011…

MotoGP Sepang Test: Vitto Guareschi talks about his Day (w/video)

14 March, 2020
Since everyone is desperate after such a long winter (it’s still winter and freezing here in Europe) for some sort of MotoGP news, even the light stuff, we’ve decided to translate Vittoriano Guareschi’s video interview with Gpone after today’s test…

Filippo Preziosi: "The GP12 is 90% new"

14 March, 2020
Filippo Preziosi’s official title is Ducati Corse General Manager, but this man is much, much more. He’s the genius behind the Ducati Desmosedici and all the versions of the D16 that we’ve seen over the years.During today’s press conference at…