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Dorna and Suzuki talks continue

2 April, 2020
Despite Carmelo Ezpeleta having previously told Suzuki that if they wanted to return to MotoGP racing in 2014, they would have to committ to three years and Suzuki’s MotoGP project leader Satoru Terada having ruled out they would be entering…

Randy de Puniet okay after surgery

1 April, 2020
Randy de Puniet underwent surgery last night at the Harmannsdorf hospital to pin his fractured left leg tibia and fibula that he injured in yesterday’s Sachsenring race.The 2-hour surgery was organized by Doctor Costa together with Doctor Ulf Schendel medical…

Toni Elias returns to MotoGP with LCR Honda

30 March, 2020
After spending a season in purgatory, because no MotoGP team would hire him, despite finishing 7th in last year’s standings, and then proving everyone wrong by winning the 2010 inaugural Moto2 Championship, Toni Elías will be returning to MotoGP in…

Randy de Puniet to skip Estoril test

30 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet finished 10th in yesterday’s race at Estoril, but it was a real struggle for the French rider, who suffered some pretty bad leg pain, so much pain that he’s decided to skip today’s important MotoGP test to…

Colin Edwards returning to World Superbikes?

27 March, 2020
It looks like Colin Edwards doesn’t want to retire at the end of this MotoGP season and still wants to ride, but as he’s kind of getting long in the tooth for the very youngish MotoGP grid, and despite some…

Randy de Puniet confirms Pramac Ducati ride (w/video)

26 March, 2020
The second to last piece of this year’s silly season in MotoGP, fell into place yesterday afternoon at Valencia when Randy de Puniet confirmed that he has signed up to ride with Pramac Ducati in 2011.The French rider was sort…

Randy de Puniet to become a Ducati test rider?

26 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet looks like he’s been left out in the cold regarding a MotoGP ride for the 2012 season. The French rider was rumored to be heading to LCR Honda, but newly crowned Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl has taken…

Randy de Puniet to ride for Aspar CRT team?

26 March, 2020
The 2012 silly season isn’t over, but it is mostly concentrated on how many CRTs there will be and who will be riding what, even if we already know several names like Colin Edwards with MGN Forward, James Ellison with…

Randy de Puniet confirms talks with Suzuki

25 March, 2020
When PTR’s Simon Buckmaster said “the new Suzuki MotoGP test rider Randy de Puniet” we were left scratching our heads and wondering how much truth was behind the statement, but apparently Buckmaster was close, but not exactly right, as De…

MotoGP rider quotes on day 3 at Sepang

25 March, 2020
The final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang saw improvement by the top seven riders in lap times, but for the rest of the field, recovering the gap was slightly less impressive than yesterday.Everyone seemed to be satisfied with the…

Randy de Puniet's ankle: the x-ray

24 March, 2020
For our motorcycle pic of the day, today we give you this x-ray photo of Randy de Puniet’s ankle from our friends at Motosblog. Despite his injury, he is still racing for Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda team, which hopes to…

MotoGP Sepang 2 test – more from the riders on day 1

24 March, 2020
Day 1 of the second official Sepang test was marred first by a greasy and slippery track that didn’t allow lap times to drop and then it was further hampered by the appearance of the usual afternoon tropical downpour but…

Randy de Puniet gets OK to race at Brno

24 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet beats Valentino Rossi three weeks to six weeks. This is how long it’s taken the French rider to return to racing after breaking his left tibia and fibula during the Sachsenring GP.De Puniet arrived at Brno limping…

Randy de Puniet to test Suzuki GP bike in Japan

22 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet’s DNF during his home race at Le Mans left a bitter taste in the French rider’s mouth, but he’ll soon put that behind him as he officially confirmed with the MotoGP.com website that he’ll be testing Suzuki’s…

Randy de Puniet breaks ankle, Brno in doubt

22 March, 2020
Another rider has suffered an injury while training, this time it’s Randy de Puniet. The French rider for LCR Honda who took a fantastic third place at Donington, was motocross training with his personal trainer Yves Demaria (a three-time FIM…

Brake Lever Protection on De Puniet's Honda

18 March, 2020
When Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau crashed in Barcelona in 2006, there was a lot of talk how a brake lever protection could have avoided that terrifying accident and now three years later it looks like the LCR Team has…

Randy de Puniet tops FP2 in mixed conditions at Valencia

17 March, 2020
While this morning’s first free practice was fully wet, this afternoon the Valencia track presented itself in mixed conditions, that half damp half dry situation which riders and teams hate because they can’t work on set-up, so it was another…

Umbrella Chicks from Qatar MotoGP

17 March, 2020
A few of the brolly girls at the MotoGP night race in Losail, Qatar. Most of you guys probably noticed that Randy de Puniet’sHonda’s livery was not sporting their new Playboy logo, but Radio Monte Carlo. Lucio Cecchinello was advised…

Jonas Folger to continue in Moto3 with Aspar racing

17 March, 2020
Jonas Folger started the 2012 season struggling with IodaRacing’s TR001, but when he switched to Aspar’s Moto3 team to replace Alberto Moncayo, the 18-year old immediately turned his season around, as in his debut at Indianapolis he took a third…

Aspar presents 2013 Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP line-up

16 March, 2020
With just one week remaining before the start of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship the ASPAR Team unveiled the three teams that will be challenging for honours in all three categories in a ceremony at the iconic ‘Casa de la…

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…