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Sete Gibernau's 2005 Season

13 April, 2020
Does anyone remember Valentino Rossi ‘s famous “curse” against Sete Gibernau during the 2004 Losail race? The Doctor or maybe I should say witch doctor said that Gibernau would never win another race and after looking at this video that…

Ducati Christmas card: 'Wishing you a not so silent night'

10 April, 2020
Last month Ducati asked their on line comunity to design a Christmas card that the company could send as season greeting to their customers, suppliers and partners and launched a competition on the www.shicon.com website.The results are finally in, and…

Althea Racing in shock split with Ducati

10 April, 2020
After testing with the Ducati Panigale for three days at Aragon earlier this month, Althea Racing and Ducati have decided in a shocking move to part company after three proficuous years - that includes a World title in Superbike and…

Ducati Wrooom 2010 Takes Off (w/video)

10 April, 2020
Here’s the first video from Ducati’s 2010 Wrooom in Madonna di Campiglio in the heart of the Italian Dolomite mountains. The event has officially opened today with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden arriving and then taking to the mountains for…

Diesel to sponsor Ducati

7 April, 2020
While other MotoGP teams are searching for any type of sponsor to help support their racing efforts, others or shall we say one factory team has sponsors lining up and knocking on their door, and that’s Ducati.The latest sponsor to…

Hot Rumor! Nicky Hayden to Yamaha Tech 3?

4 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden in talks with Yamaha Tech 3? No, we don’t have a mole inside the paddock, nor is it just more silly season, but we do have a very wily and crafty Italian manager on TV.In last night’s Griglia…

WSBK – Althea Racing Launches 2010 Line Up

4 April, 2020
You can tell that we are finally approaching the new racing season when teams start their official presentations.The new 2010 Althea Racing Team was officially presented on Saturday January 16th at a club in Fasano, near Brindisi (Italy). This year…

Italians do it better, at least Ducati's CEO thinks so

3 April, 2020
With the economic crisis still not showing any sign of improvement, and Belgium now joining the ever growing list of European countries who are hit by debts, and motorcycle/scooter mad Italy with a -24,2% sales decrease in 2010, Ducati is…

Ducati remains Ducati says Audi CEO

3 April, 2020
After receiving the green light from the European Union on their purchase of Ducati and visting the Sachsenring GP and talking to Valentino Rossi who stated that the German company has ambitious plans and wants him to continue with the…

Valentino Rossi in Ducati? Silly Season starts at Wrooom

3 April, 2020
Ducati and their sponsors have never hidden the fact that they would love to have 9 times World Champion Valentino Rossi in their team, but to say it however slyly during the official 2010 MotoGP team presentation lacks a certain…

Another win for Valentino Rossi

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi won the MotoGP at the Grand Prix in Brno by a misfortuned Stoner. Stoner was caught by surprise on the 5th lap when he lost the front of his Ducati Desmosedici. It was the first DNF for Stoner…

Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia

1 April, 2020
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes visit the MotoGP at Laguna Seca

31 March, 2020
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been seen doing a tour around Laguna Seca during the MotoGP from the weekend. In the first photo, you can see the couple talking with Adriana Tuchyna, Casey Stoner’s wife, and Andrea Bonomi, head…

Valentino Rossi Yamaha R1 up for auction

31 March, 2020
With the news that Valentino Rossi is moving to Ducati after seven years of championship wins with Yamaha, this could be the last chance to get your hands on a Rossi-developed Yamaha R1. The Italian sports star is famous for…

Wayne Gardner tests Superbikes at Portimao

30 March, 2020
Wayne Gardner, the 1987 500cc World Champion and four time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours and motorcycle icon of the ’80’s alongside the likes of Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey, got to try seven different Superbikes marques…

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,…

Italian show girl Belen Rodriguez and the Ducati Desmosedici

28 March, 2020
While Belen Rodriguez can be described as an Italian showgirl, she is, in fact, Argentinian. Not that that will matter to Ducati fans after seeing this hot bike shoot featuring the Desmosedici and Rodriguez. The Desmosedici belongs to Nicky Hayden…

Valentino Rossi talks about Ducati offer

28 March, 2020
After a horrible race that ended with a crash at the Corkscrew with two laps to go after cruising around in a lonely eighth, Valentino Rossi spoke to the usual Sportmediaset post-race show Fuori Giri, and he was asked again…

Valentino Rossi to race in final two rounds of the season

28 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi underwent a further check-up on his shoulder once returning to Italy after the three fly away races in three weeks, that certainly put his lingering shoulder injury under physical stress.Apparently Rossi hasn’t received any bad news on his…

Kawasaki suspends MotoGP team

27 March, 2020
In a press release from today, Kawasaki announced today that it suspended its factory MotoGP racing activities for this year.Kawasaki said they can not recover the impact of the financial crisis and it pushed them to take this unpleasant decision.…

Valentino Rossi tries to explain 'Me or Jorge' Phrase

26 March, 2020
During an interview with the BBC2, Valentino Rossi warned that Yamaha must choose between keeping him or team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for the 2011 MotoGP season.“Yamaha have to decide between me and Jorge for 2011,” he said. “I have a great…

Vintage Ducati and Keira Knightley for Coco Chanel

26 March, 2020
We’re used to seeing Ducati in red and in motion, but in this video a vintage-look beige Ducati 750 Sport is sat on by Keira Knightley. It’s part of the advertising campaign for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume. It’s a strange…

Two Italian icons meet: Valentino Rossi in Ducati

25 March, 2020
The news that Italy’s biggest sports star and multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will ride for Ducati for the next two years is the achievement of a dream for many Italians (forgetting that fellow Italian rider Max Biaggi rides for…