MotoGP rival Casey Stoner has spoken out on the decision facing Yamaha – whether or not to let Valentino Rossi test the Ducati Desmosedici following the final round of the championship in Valencia later this year. With the limited testing allowed now, it will be critical to how fast Rossi can get the Ducati developed [...]
If it wasn’t exciting enough that Valentino Rossi will be racing in red next year on board the Ducati Desmosedici GP11, there is something even more tantalizing. World Superbikes. There are few fans who wouldn’t like to see Rossi on board a Superbike finally pitting the best MotoGP roadracer against the cut and thrust of [...]
Ducati’s Filippo Preziosi is determined to get Valentino Rossi on a Ducati as soon as possible which means the Valencia test which takes place immediately after the final MotoGP of 2010. The problem is that Rossi will remain a contracted Yamaha rider until the end of the year. Somewhat playfully Preziosi has said he’s prepared [...]
At Indianapolis this weekend there were further signs that Jeremy Burgess and the entire Rossi crew will join Valentino at Ducati next year. Yamaha has pressured the crew chief for an answer and so the announcement is likely to come at next weekend’s San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden is looking forward to this weekend’s Indianapolis MotoGP round. The second home meeting of the season for the American was the source of much joy last year, when he took 3rd position. The record books show that Nicky usually performs strongly in the USA. Can he do it again?
Valentino Rossi has debunked claims that he is moving to Ducati next year simply for the money. Speaking on his motivations for the move he noted the challenge of starting a new chapter in his career and the retirement of Yamaha MotoGP head Masao Furusawa as major factors.
Former 500cc Grand Prix Champion, Wayne Gardner, hasn’t pulled any punches in espousing his view of the current MotoGP racers in a post on his personal blog entitled ‘Half time report’. He saves perhaps his harshest words for fan favorite, 2006 World Champ and Marlboro Ducati rider Nicky Hayden.
The “Ducati Island” will once again return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for the MotoGP. This year marks the third time the Ducati experience visits the legendary Indiana circuit. Located between turns one and two of the track, Ducati Island is open to all motorcycle enthusiasts. On the Island, Ducatisti and race fans [...]
If you are as obsessed with motorcycle racing as I am then you religiously watch every MotoGP race. If you also always tend to have an Apple device with you at all times then like me you will probably be interested in the Official MotoGP 2010 Live Timing app which is universal for the Apple [...]
We were doubly impressed when Casey Stoner won at his home MotoGP on the Ducati Desmosedici GP9 last year at Phillip Island, Australia. Not only was the victory an emphatic one after his absence from competition due to what later was realized to be lactose intolerance, he did it in style with a special white [...]
