Marlboro Ducatis Casey Stoner put a halt to Valentino Rossi’s dominance in pre-season testing today as he posted the fastest time just 1/10th outside his 2009 pole time at the Losail, Qatar circuit which will host the opening round of the 2010 MotoGP Championship.
For those of us who remember crossply tires, the immense grip available from top of the line racing slicks is unbelievable. Check out this shot of Casey Stoner cranked waaaay over on his Ducati Desmosedici GP10 during yesterday’s night MotoGP testing at Losail, Qatar if you don’t believe me. Oh it helps to have talent [...]
MotoGP World Champion, Valentino Rossi, has acknowledged the overtaking prowess of his teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, in recent comments to MotoSprint. Rossi likes to dice and so he likes racing Lorenzo. When asked about Ducati title hope, Casey Stoner, Rossi say he must not underestimate his raw speed.
Kawasaki is gone from the MotoGP paddock but Team Green still exists. Pramac Ducati has revealed its new team color for the 2010 MotoGP season ahead of the final test at Losail, Qatar and its green! Racing is hardly a green sport but Pramac seems determined to push the eco-friendly approach this year.
Hector Barbera’s Ducati Desmosedici GP10 racer won’t be hard to spot this season. The Aspar team run by Jorge Martinez has the Spanish Yellow Pages (‘Paginas Amarillas Aspar Team’) as its major sponsor, hence the bright yellow color. Barbera is one of 5 Ducati riders in this year’s MotoGP championship which kicks off at Losail, [...]
Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden shrugged off recent arm surgery to set the 3rd fastest time at the second Sepang 2010 MotoGP pre-season test that completed today. Hayden who failed to perform to the standard he expected of himself in 2009 seems to be clicking with the revised ‘big bang’ style Ducati Desmosedici GP10.
Former motorcycle and truck racer turned MotoGP commentator, Steve Parrish says that Casey Stoner can beat the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, Valentino Rossi, in the 2010 season. Last year was tough for Stoner, sitting out 3 races due to a mystery illness, but he came back strong and in winning form when he [...]
Ducati could be considering a $100,000, carbon framed 800cc follow-up to the wildly successful 2008 Desmosedici RR, which was based on the 2006 GP6 MotoGP race bike, the last 990cc model before the switch the current 800cc regulations. With the spec scheduled to return to 1,000cc in 2012, the changing of the guard could herald [...]
The 2010 MotoGP season kicked off as 2009 ended with the 4 aliens on top but with rookie sensation, Ben Spies, already showing he is prepared to start his MotoGP career where he left off on Superbikes – at the front.
The MotoGP circus for 2010 is off with the Ducati racers getting the first official taste of their new machines today at Sepang, Malaysia. Yesterday the bikes were in action but with only official testers on board. Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner were looking good on their Ducati Desmosedici GP10’s!
