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After being injured for weeks, the Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will make his comeback in the debut of the new MotoGP season in Qatar the next weekend. To refresh your memory, Dani Pedrosa suffered a crash during a testing session last March in Qatar. Furthermore, he ...
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Reigning 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli is close to missing the season opener in Qatar this weekend due to a hand injury he picked up when motocrossing back in Italy. The Italian rider was training with his bike when all of a sudden he hit a bump and was projected ...
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With the MotoGP season kick off almost here, most riders have high expectations when it comes to the upcoming championship or, at least, to the Qatar Grand Prix. Suzuki makes no exception to the rule as both Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen anticipate a strong ...
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The new rule stating that no MotoGP manufacturer will be allowed to sign rookies in the series is to be implemented from as soon as the 2010 season. MotoGP promoter Dorna – through the voice of boss Carmelo Ezpeleta – announced that the decision to ...
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Stoner Feels Better Following Wrist SurgeryMOTO GPFormer champion Casey Stoner is showing the first signs of recovery following the wrist surgery he had on Thursday 30th of October last year, Ducati team manager Livio Suppo said today. Casey Stoner suffered a wrist injury last season at Brno and Misano and struggled to continue the season. He finally had a surgery in October and is now getting better, despite the fact that he avoided entering long testing stages in Sepang, Qatar and Jerez. Livio Suppo explained that the Australian rider feels better now compared to the first Sepang session but there's still the possibility to see the injury getting worse. "As far as we haven't got the races we can't say (how it really is), but he's more happy than the first test in Sepang that was difficult for him," said ... >> Read more |
A new rule to restrict factory MotoGP teams from signing rookie riders will be introduced in 2010, FIM president Vito Ippolito said this weekend at the Jerez testing track. Obviously, such a move is especially aimed at encouraging rookies towards smaller MotoGP ...
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Honda's Andrea Dovizioso, who recently stated that it was slightly unhappy with the mew bike from his team, was the fastest rider in this weekend's Jerez testing, a session interrupted by rain. Dovizioso set the fastest time of 1:51.488 while Chris Vermeulen arrived 0. ...
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Andrea Dovizioso admits that replacing Dani Pedrosa and having the main role in the factory Honda team testing sessions is a very difficult task and they might encounter some problems in the season opener in Qatar. The Italian says the motorcycle still have two big ...
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Kosuke Akiyoshi will join Andrea Dovizioso in the Repsol Honda team for the official testing session at Jerez this weekend. Akiyoshi will replace the pre-season injured Pedrosa after the Spaniard suffered a serious accident in the second testing day in Qatar. ...
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MotoGP promoter Dorna looks set to change the configuration of a racing weekend in the series starting 2010. After canceling all Friday practice sessions ahead of the 2009 season, Carmelo Ezpeleta – head of Dorna – revealed that he will be looking to ...
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After finishing in top three in almost every single Sepang test conducted in the past, Loris Capirossi admitted he has high expectations about the upcoming season, especially thanks to the performances shown by his new bike. And speaking about the motorcycle, Capirossi ...
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Andrea Dovizioso, who is now an official factory rider for Honda MotoGP team, reckoned at a Repsol launch event in Palacio de Deportes in Madrid that helping develop the bike and testing the configuration is an "incredible challenge". Moreover, he ...
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It seems the MotoGP will not only have a bike missing from their usual lineup – as Kawasaki will only compete with a single bike in 2009 – but also a circuit. According to the latest press reports from Hungary, it seems the Hungarian officials have ...
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The MotoGP manufacturers have the power to save the 2009 grid by supplying more private teams with ex-works bikes. That is the simple solution found by reigning world champion Valentino Rossi in order for the MotoGP pack not only to become more numerous, but also ...
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Andrea Dovizioso was arguably one of the most impressive riders to debut in the MotoGP last season. Although he competed on a customer Honda bike, the Italian – former 125cc champion – scored consistent points and powered to 5th place overall.
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Dani Pedrosa has received another bad news following his latest wrist surgery yesterday. According to USP Institut Universitari Dexeus's Dr. Bartolome Ferreira – the man who was handed the Pedrosa surgery to – the Repsol Honda rider will need at least 4 ...
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Dani Pedrosa is surely one of the most unlucky MotoGP riders this winter. The Spaniard only got to test his new Honda for two and a half days in the off-season, due to injury-related reasons. His latest crash during the Qatar testing this week meant only more bad ...
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Lately, weather has started to play a major role in the preparations for all racing series. Following the semi-failed testings at Jerez and Bahrain in Formula 1, the MotoGP teams are also experiencing a lot of bad weather of their own during the Qatar group test ...
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Although Kawasaki have officially confirmed the continuance of their MotoGP programme inside the MotoGP, Marco Melandri is yet to confirm his presence in the series. The Italian has been announced as part of Kawasaki's sole-rider strategy for 2009, as the Japanese ...
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The Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation were very pleased to announce an all-new partnership with MotoGP promoter Dorna for the hosting of a Bulgarian event starting 2012. According to the head of the BMF Bogdan Nikolov, the Eastern-European country will make its debut ...
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