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Hungary will not host a race in the 2010 MotoGP Championship, as it has emerged that the Balatonring circuit has been replaced by Motorland Aragon circuit for the 14th round of the championship.
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Although missing the last MotoGP test in Sepang due to a hand injury he picked up in a motocross accident, Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo managed some consistent good lap times in Day 1 of the Qatar night tests this week. The 2009 MotoGP runner-up scored the 7th best time ...
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Pramac Ducati decided to bring something new to the table in the 2010 MotoGP championship, and the best way to do that before the actual start of the season is to shock the audience with a brand new bike livery. Not only did the Italian team proceeded to that move, but ...
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Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo is set to make his return to testing this week, when the MotoGP field will head to Qatar for the last test of the off season. Having missed the last test of the winter, at Sepang, due to an injury he picked up in a motocross accident, the ...
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Rizla Suzuki Shows New Livery for 2010MOTO GPRizla Suzuki finally unveiled their bike livery for the upcoming 2010 season of the MotoGP. As they have already debuted the GSV-R in testing this winter, the team now presented a slightly revised livery ahead of the Qatar outing next week. The new color scheme – while still blue – was created by Troy Lee Designs, also a well-known player in racing overalls and helmet livery designing. During recent testing, the GSV-R showed some impressive pace in the hands of MotoGP veteran Loris Capirossi, as the Italian managed to stay close to the leading duo – Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner – in the last Sepang timing reports. Newcomer Alvaro Bautista also showed some positive signs in adapting to the new bike, which makes the team more confident prior the new MotoGP ... >> Read more |
We knew Monster Energy was paying a great deal of attention to the world of the MotoGP, but the fact that they've chosen to become title sponsors of a Grand Prix certainly topped their recent commitments within the series. As confirmed by the official MotoGP site ...
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This may turn into an annoying series of articles linked with MotoGP team San Carlo Honda Gresini, but it seems the Italian team keeps signing new sponsors for the upcoming season of the premier motorcycle racing series. According to a media release from Fausto ...
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Will somebody stop him? But then again, can anyone actually do it? We're talking about reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who barely topped the 4th testing session of the off-season – out of an overall 4 – ahead of most likely 2010 championship rival ...
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San Carlo Honda Gresini have finally decided to unveil their 2010 livery in the MotoGP championship. However, they didn't do it in an old-school kind of way – in front of the media, during an organized event – but during the first day of testing on the ...
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Nothing has changed in the MotoGP field following the first test of the season earlier this month, as the latest time reports from Sepang seem to confirm that it will come down to a Valentino Rossi – Casey Stoner fight for the world title in 2010.
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Current MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi made thinks pretty clear in a recent interview, stating that he will retire when he can no longer battle for victory. The Italian, who is a 125cc, 250cc and multiple MotoGP champion holds the all-time record for premier-class ...
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Former road-racing motorcycle champion Casey Stoner admitted that Valentino Rossi again looks like the rider to beat in the 2010 MotoGP championship, following the first test action at Sepang earlier this month.
The Ducati racer, ranked 4th overall in the 2009 ...
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Two seasons before the MotoGP will benefit from 1000cc power plants, the Moto 2 class will make its debut this year. Moto2, a new category that has been created to replace the 2-stroke 250cc class, will cover engines with intermediate displacement and was formed as ...
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After confirming that the maximum engine capacity for MotoGP will return to 1,000cc in two years time in mid-December, the new technical specifications that will come into effect for this class from 2012 have been further outlined by the Grand Prix Commission yesterday ...
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Gruppo Campari announced it has renewed its agreement with MotoGP until at least 2013. The company's therefore stays as an official MotoGP sponsor. However, though so far the Cinzano brand was promoted through this deal until 2009, for the 2010 season, the ...
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Marco Simoncelli will not come to San Carlo Honda Gresini MotoGP team empty-handed, but joined by his brand new backer Rifle. The well-known denim brand has decided to join the former 250cc champion in his first year inside the MotoGP series, therefore bringing a ...
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Jorge Lorenzo's bad luck might be bigger than initially projected, as it seems the Spanish rider is looking at the prospect of missing the entire testing action prior to the start of the new MotoGP season.
Last week, we have reported to you that the 2009 ...
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Nicky Hayden will eventually make the Sepang MotoGP test meeting despite the fact that he recently suffered an arm surgery this past weekend. The second test of the 2010 calendar is scheduled in Malaysia in 2 weeks time – the first one happened last week, also at ...
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Racing is dangerous and exposes the rider to the risk of injury, and Jorge Lorenzo find that out on his own again yesterday. The 22-year-old Spaniard fractured his right hand in an accident while training in Barcelona and was immediately taken to hospital for treatment. ...
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After it has been the premium supplier of the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP Team for two seasons, Iveco has been named ‘Official Sponsor’ of the world championship winning squad which includes riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. The newly signed sponsorship ...
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