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Marco Melandri: No one told me anything

13 April, 2020
As everyone knows by now Kawasaki is returning to MotoGP and Marco Melandri will be competing in their new one rider team, however there’s a brand new twist to this continuing soap opera.According to Italian website Sportmediaset who contacted Melandri…

Bridgestone Tires in MotoGP (w/videos)

13 April, 2020
Check out these two videos from Bridgestone, the Japanese tire manufacturer who is the sole supplier to MotoGP. The first is more or less an explanation for newbies who watch MotoGP racing, describing the the number and type of tires…

How LCR Honda Liveries are Created

12 April, 2020
LCR Honda is one of the privateeer MotoGP teams that often changes it’s liveries during the season depending on the sponsors that they have. Last season we saw the Playboy livery which was a big hit, along with the grid…

Suzuki rules out wildcard races in 2013

12 April, 2020
After leaving MotoGP at the end of 2011, Suzuki targeted their return in 2014 and when Cycle World published last May the first images of the brand new prototype machine (with a redesigned engine) testing at Sugo, hopes were raised…

MotoGP: Rizla Suzuki to Get Extra Engines

11 April, 2020
What are rules and regulations worth in MotoGP? Apparently nothing, because British website MCN has revealed that the Rizla Suzuki team will be getting a dispensation to use an extra three engines this season.Loris Capirossi is already on his fourth…

MotoGP: Typo Error, Marco Melandri to race with #33

11 April, 2020
When the FIM released the provisional MotoGP entry list today, we were surprised to see that Marco Melandri would be racing with Toni Elias’ #24 and not his usual #33. According to several websites who contacted Team Gresini’s press office…

A New Sticker on Rossi's M1

10 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi is sporting this new sticker on the front fender of his Yamaha M1, however it didn’t bring him much luck in last night’s free practice in Qatar, when he finished third behind Casey Stoner and team mate Jorge…

Ben Spies to Race in MotoGP with Number 11

10 April, 2020
Ben Spies will be taking back his original number 11 that he used while racing in the AMA series, when he moves to the MotoGP World Championship next year to ride in Yamaha Tech 3.The American will have to give…

John Hopkins has not signed with FB Corse

9 April, 2020
We really goofed up this time and probably jumped the gun, but after posting the news just last week that John Hopkins had signed up to ride for the new MotoGP team FB Corse, we have now found out that…

MotoGP, Misano: all the images from the paddock

9 April, 2020
The latest MotoGP round in Misano Adriatico saw Jorge Lorenzo’s chances of clinching his second MotoGP world title getting sky-high with the Spanish rider scoring maximum points and main rival Dani Pedrosa going home with a bag full of regrets…

Rain in Jerez, MotoGP and SBK teams forced in the pits

9 April, 2020
On the final day of the MotoGP and SBK tests at Jerez de la Frontera, the rain unfortunately prevented teams and riders from continuing with the development of the bikes in view of the 2013 season. The riders of the…

MotoGP – Suzuki and Rizla for Another Two Years

8 April, 2020
Dorna can breathe a sigh of relief, because will be seeing the Suzuki bikes on the MotoGP grid for at least two other seasons. Suzuki has extended it’s partnership deal with Rizla (owned by Imperial Tobacco Ltd) and we will…

1000cc MotoGP – Bringing them Back (w/video)

8 April, 2020
For all you post New Year’s Eve revellers out there who are nursing a hangover and for those who need to chase away some of those off season blues, we’ve found this great video compilation of some of MotoGP racing…

Abu Dhabi to Host MotoGP?

8 April, 2020
MotoGP is hot item for track organizers and after Qatar whose night race now traditionally opens the championship season, Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE and largest of the seven Emirates Gulf Coast countries is also vying to host a…

Rizla Suzuki New Livery Unveiled

7 April, 2020
Rizla Suzuki has unveiled their new livery designed by Troy Lee Designs and if you were expecting something more dramatic than a slightly darker shade of Rizla blue on the bike you’ll certainly be left wanting.The new 2010 800cc GSV-R…

MotoGP Branded Cologne for Christmas

7 April, 2020
If you are looking to buy a Christmas gift for your boyfriend or husband and who is also a MotoGP fan, how about the MotoGP ‘Feel the Power’ Cologne? Actually we have no idea when this men’s perfume will be…

MotoGP – Loris Capirossi: Another two seasons

7 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi is one of the experienced riders on the MotoGP grid and has already reached 299 race starts and has said he isn’t ready to hang up his lid yet.A guest at the Suomy stand at the EICMA show,…

Bridgestone bows to criticism, will bring in a softer tire

7 April, 2020
After all the stinging criticism that Bridgestone has received lately regarding their tires which are difficult to bring up to temperature and cool down too fast, that have resulted in a rash of closed throttle corner entry crashes that according…

Fiat Yamaha 2010 Unveiling

5 April, 2020
The Fiat Yamaha Team officially presented their new Yamaha YZR-M1 and Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo who will contest in the 2010 MotoGP season.For the fourth consecutive year Fiat will be sponsoring the team and there’s also new sticker slogan/message…

MotoGP on track to Singapore in 2012

4 April, 2020
Back in 2008 we reported that Singapore would be hosting one of the MotoGP rounds in 2011 after that Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta signed an agreement with an unnamed Singaporean company to promote MotoGP in that country.After two years, we…

MotoGP gets new qualifying format in 2013

4 April, 2020
As we anticpated a few weeks ago MotoGP will be getting a new qualifying format in 2013 and it was officially announced today at Motegi.The idea behind the change is to make the session more exciting for viewing audiences as…

Final day of testing for CRT and Moto2 teams at Jerez

2 April, 2020
The third and final day MotoGP and Moto2 testing at Jerez wrapped up today ahead of the testing ban that will goes into effect on December 1st.The field saw fewer partecipants as several teams decided to skip today’s test session…

Valentino Rossi: Racing for Another 3 Years

2 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has talked about his future in a long interview in this week’s Motosprint magazine that will leave his numerous fans happy, his haters unhappy and his many racing rivals wincing, because The Doctor has once again said that…

MotoGP, Indianapolis: all the images from the paddock

1 April, 2020
The tricky tarmac of the Indianapolis circuit turned out to be quite problematic for several MotoGP riders, but that was not Dani Pedrosa’s case. The Spanish star of the Repsol Honda team showed excellent shape throughout the whole weekend and…