After an appalling start to the 2012 MotoGP season in Qatar that rivals the disastrous 2011 one, Valentino Rossi was not a happy camper. Seizing on this some wag has made yet another parody based on the Downfall movie which chronicles the last days of the Third Reich in Adolf Hitler’s bunker. This time the Führer [...]
I know what you’re thinking. The title just gave you a headache didn’t it? We agree that the factory Ducatis were extremely disappointing when the 90% new Ducati GP12 seemed to perform 100% as poorly as the GP11 and GP11.1 versions in last weekends 2012 MotoGP series kickoff in Losail, Qatar. One thing that even [...]
The first round of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship was, for the factory Ducati team, very much more of the same level of disappointment they experienced in 2011, despite a valiant effort by Nicky Hayden for 6th. With not much to excite Ducati fans, at least enjoy these photos from Losail, Qatar.
2006 MotoGP World Champion, ever the team player managed to allow Ducati to save some face by fighting to 6th place in the inaugural race of the revised 1,000 MotoGP era in Losail, Qatar. Whilst Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa surprised the pundits who expected a Casey Stoner run away, Valentino Rossi struggled to 10th beaten by satellite Ducati [...]
Nine-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi will compete in the opening round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Monza on April 13-15th at the wheel of a Ferrari. The Italian, who is nicknamed ‘Il Doctore’ (The Doctor), will race with the famous Number 46 on his Ferrari 458 Italia for the Kessel Racing team in the [...]
The qualifying session under the lights at Losail, Qatar threw up some interesting and unexpected results for the entire field not the least for the factory Ducati team. The much awaited opening race of the season may just reveal up a few more surprises although one of them won’t be any outstanding results for the [...]
The opening round of the 2012 MotoGP season continued today, with the second and third free practice sessions taking place at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit. Although the area was buffeted by fairly strong winds for much of the day, the surface grip improved compared to last night’s dusty conditions, forcing the riders and their teams [...]
The 2012 MotoGP World Championship kicked off this evening at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit, where the first free-practice session of the new season took place under the lights. On a dirty track surface, Ducati Team riders Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi spent the single 45 minute session working on finding a race setup, as well as [...]
The 2012 MotoGP World Championship kicks off today at Losail International Circuit with many changes to the series. For MotoGP it marks the returns to 1,000 spec machines and the promise of more exciting racing. There’s more since the series will include CRT bikes for the first time and a new Moto3 class to replace [...]
After unveiling the new livery for the Ducati Desmosedici GP12 last week, the bike was seen on track in this scheme for the first time for the final pre-season MotoGP test at Jerez. While we wait for the opening race of the season on April 8th at Losail, Qatar enjoy this photo gallery of Valentino Rossi [...]
