Ducati CEO Gabriele Del Torchio was holding court at the Bologna motor show beaming as show goers checked out the new Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike. Speaking to the press, the boss talked up the company’s commercial successes including a 30% increase in sales but also spoke a little about MotoGP.
You might be excused for checking the date. No it isn’t April 1st, but yes Ducati MotoGP team sponsor Enel has put up a video highlighting some of the very few good times during the 2011 MotoGP season for fans of Ducati, Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi or all three.
MotoGP is over for 2011 and we’ll need to wait until January 31st, 2012 to see all the bikes back on track together for testing. After each round we have posted photos of the exploits of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden care of Electricity and Gas producer Enel, one of the Ducati MotoGP team sponsors. [...]
If you were hoping that Ducati would salvage at least something out of the final round of the 2011 MotoGP season at Valencia you had cause for enthusiasm during practice. Randy De Puniet almost put the Pramac Ducati on the front row whilst Valentino Rossi equaled his best ever qualification in 6th, with team mate [...]
Ducati Team rider Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on Monday, November 14th, to speed up the healing process on his right wrist, which was injured in a crash during the Valencia MotoGP.
Just as was the case yesterday, the second and final day of Valencia’s post-race MotoGP test was blessed with ideal weather conditions. Valentino Rossi was among the first riders to get on his bike after the track was opened, and he worked tirelessly with his team and Filippo Preziosi to carry out the tests requested [...]
The clouds finally cleared in Valencia today, allowing the MotoGP riders to take full advantage of the first of two days of testing. Valentino Rossi began the task of trying to develop the Ducati Desmosedici into a race winner in the context of the new for 2012 1,000cc rules. Nicky Hayden discovered that his hand [...]
The 18th and final round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship capped off a disastrous season for Ducati where neither rider made it through the first corner, which for Valentino Rossi meant his 3rd DNF in a row. Electricity and Gas producer Enel, one of the team sponsors supplied these shots from the Valencia round [...]
After a positive first two days during the final round of the 2011 MotoGP season, the Ducati Team had an unfortunate and premature end to the Valencia Grand Prix, with riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden both being taken out of the race in a Turn 1 racing incident.
Loris Capirossi will take to the race track for the very last time tomorrow as he begins the end of his glorious motorcycle racing career. In a fitting tribute to the loss of fellow Italian Marco Simoncelli, Loris will race with the number 58 plate, made famous by Marco, and wear special leathers.
