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Kawasaki have partially reversed their decision to pull out of the MotoGP in 2009 by announcing they will remain in the series with a single-bike effort. The luckier of the two riders that were already under contract with the Japanese manufacturer for the new season is ...
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Dorna, official promoter of the FIM Road-Racing World Championship, announced that both the British Eurosport and BBC channels have earned the coverage rights of the MotoGP action in 2009.
As part of the new deal, Eurosport will get to broadcast all practice ...
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The recent switch of crew chiefs within the Tech 3 Yamaha team left some deep marks on the friendly atmosphere in the pits. As a result of James Toseland “stealing” his teammate Colin Edwards' crew chief during the course of the winter, the Texan officially ...
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The International Motorcycle Federation has taken the example of their auto-racing counterparts FIA and ratified – through the Grand Prix Commission – a series of changes aimed to reduce costs inside the MotoGP. This comes as a result of several MotoGP ...
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Silverstone Reveal New Layout for MotoGPMOTO GPSilverstone have unveiled the new layout for the 2010 British Grand Prix in the MotoGP series. The British officials have proceeded in making several changes to the track that is mostly known in the world for its long-time connections with the world of Formula 1. After losing the right to host an F1 round after the 2009 season, Silverstone have secured a place in the MotoGP calendar starting 2010. As part of their £5 million revamp package, the circuit officials have not only proceeded to changing the layout, but also build new grandstands around the track. The changes are as followed: As compared to the F1 layout, the MotoGP version will feature a new line connecting the Abbey chicane to the National circuit in the vicinity of Becketts. The place where it will meet the ... >> Read more |
Although he consistently improved his lap times during the Sepang testing this week, Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo is not very pleased with his progress with the new YZR-M1. The Spaniard admitted that he still has a lot of problems when braking and is yet to match ...
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Dani Pedrosa won't be testing for Honda in the third day of the Sepang meeting due to knee pain. Although he improved his performances in Malaysia this morning – as compared to the first day of testing – the Spaniard revealed that he doesn't intend to force ...
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The pain following his wrist surgery this winter might trouble Ducati's Casey Stoner, but it sure didn't keep the Aussie from scoring the best time of the second day of testing at Sepang circuit. The former world champ completed the fewest laps out of the entire ...
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Although he scored a pretty decent time during the first day of testing at Sepang – only 0.169 seconds behind Suzuki's Loris Capirossi – Casey Stoner revealed that he is still in a great deal of pain following his wrist surgery in the off-season. While ...
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There was plenty of MotoGP action at Sepang earlier today, as most riders had tried out their 2009-spec bikes for the new season for the first time this year. Suzuki clinched the first testing session on Thursday thanks to Loris Capirossi, who recorded the best time of ...
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Valentino Rossi's participation at this week's testing session in Sepang is in doubt after the Italian suffered a hand & leg injury at his house in Italy.
According to the Italian media, the 5-time world champion was trying to close the curtains of his ...
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Taking the example of Toyota F1 team, Fiat Yamaha Team introduced their 2009 challenger online. The new bike features about the same technical specification as its 2008 predecessor, with most of the work being done on Jorge Lorenzo's machinery due to the change of ...
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Despite making a strong debut in the MotoGP class last year, Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo doesn't believe he will be able to challenge for the title this season. Rookie of the year in 2008, the Spaniard has won his 1st race in the Queen class on his 3rd attempt and ...
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Valentino Rossi's Superbike project was called off by Yamaha, as the Japanese manufacturer revealed there wasn't enough time to develop a competitive bike for the 5-time world champion to do his intended one-off in the series. The announcement was made by Yamaha ...
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Suzuki has called out for a serious rethink of the MotoGP technical rules in order to save the sport from going bankrupt in the near future. Following the withdrawal of Kawasaki from the series earlier this month, all MotoGP teams have looked into ways of reducing ...
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Despite having quit the Formula 1 championship in December last year – while still struggling to find a buyer of their F1 operations – Honda reaffirmed their complete support for their MotoGP operations. The Japanese manufacturer therefore ended ...
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Riding for Yamaha's satellite team inside the MotoGP is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. The fact that neither Colin Edwards nor James Toseland benefit from works bikes doesn't mean they're not expected to win races or at least fight for podiums in the ...
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Valentino Rossi has secured yet another sponsorship deal ahead of his new MotoGP campaign in 2009. The Italian is due to hit another jackpot these days, as Italian reports show that Monster energy drink will sign a 2-year deal with the MotoGP champion in the next ...
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Kawasaki may have second thoughts about their immediate withdrawal from the MotoGP class. Only one day after Dorna's boss Carmelo Ezpeleta threatened to take the Japanese manufacturer to court if they don't appear of the 2009 grid, the two test drivers concluded ...
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Ducati must change something if they want to get that MotoGP title back. And the first thing they started with was the 2009-spec bike. The first pictures of the new Desmosedici GP9 were disclosed to the media yesterday evening, featuring a completely new design as ...
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