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Unless they want to go to court in the near future, Kawasaki will compete in the 2009 MotoGP series. The announcement was made by Carmelo Ezpeleta – CEO of MotoGP promoting company Dorna – earlier today. The Spaniard revealed that, in exchange of ...
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Fausto Gresini's call for immediate cost-cutting measures inside then MotoGP is finally getting some back-up from fellow team principals in the paddock. Following Kawasaki's withdrawal from the Queen Class earlier this month, the FIM urged the MotoGP officials to ...
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Following some rather disappointing couple of seasons with Honda, former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden believes that he can challenge for race wins again with his new team Ducati. The Kentucky rider admitted this is his main objective for the new season, before thinking ...
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Silverstone may be losing Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen from 2010 onwards, but they will get some other world champions in return. The fans will be getting more of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner or Dani Pedrosa in the near future, following a 5-year deal signed ...
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FIM Urges MotoGP to Make Cost-Cutting ChangesMOTO GPAfter Formula 1 and the WRC, the MotoGP has also lost an important constructor ahead of the upcoming season. Following Kawasaki's withdrawal from the sport, the International Motorcycle Federation has urged the MotoGP officials to consider a cost-cutting/survival plan for the future in order to save the series from going bankrupt at the end of 2009. “The problem isn't 2009, when one way or another we'll manage to have a full grid, but it's 2010. There's the risk of more defections, especially among privateers, who could leave us with just 14 bikes,” said FIM president Vito Ippolito in an interview for Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. Ippolito has called out for an immediate re-think of the MotoGP format, aimed at dramatically reducing costs inside the sport ... >> Read more |
The inevitable happened earlier today, as Kawasaki officially announced their withdrawal from the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. The Japanese manufacturer argued their decision to quit the sport with the difficult economic climate and did ...
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Jorge Martinez seems to be the best, if not only, answer to MotoGP organizers' hopes of fielding at least 18 bikes in the upcoming season. The Spaniard, currently involved in running a team inside the 125cc and 250cc classes of the FIM World Championship, admitted ...
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The rumors concerning a potential withdrawal of Kawasaki from the MotoGP class were fueled once again by Dorna's Carmelo Ezpeleta. Chief executive of the company that promotes the Queen Class worldwide, Ezpeleta revealed that he has taken under consideration the ...
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With Kawasaki close to announcing their decision to withdraw from the MotoGP later this week, Marco Melandri and John Hopkins are already looking for new racing seats in 2009. The former has joined the Japanese manufacturer shortly after the 2009 season, but is now ...
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The global economic crisis seems to have struck the FIM Road Racing World Championship as well. As reported by autosport.com, Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki looks set to announce their immediate retirement from the sport the very next week. The news is yet to be ...
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Champagne will remain a luxury for underage podium finishers inside the 125cc class, but at least the riders will have passed their 16th birthday when NOT being offered the 'winners' drink'. According to the latest changes brought by the Federation Internationale ...
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Several voices within the MotoGP paddock have urged the International Motorcycle Federation to follow FIA's example and introduce a new set of cost-cutting measures for the upcoming seasons. According to Fausto Gresini, owner of San Carlo Gresini Racing in the ...
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Despite their financial problems that have led to quitting the world of Formula 1, Honda has confirmed their presence as a works' team inside the MotoGP next season. The announcement was made by the International Motorcycle Federation earlier today, as the FIM released ...
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It has now become official. The 250cc class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix will become the Moto2 class starting 2011, as the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme released the official rulebook for the heavily revised series earlier ...
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There's no question about it, Valentino Rossi has dominated this year's MotoGP from beginning to end, setting up a high barrier to cross for 2009. In an effort to reduce costs inside the sport but also to insure a more leveled field for the upcoming season, the FIM ...
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After a promising first season inside the MotoGP, Italian Andrea Dovizioso is ready to make another step forward in the championship. The former 125cc champion switched to Repsol Honda this year and is expected to challenge teammate Dani Pedrosa for wins in 2009. ...
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No more speculation! Valentino Rossi confirmed earlier today that he will be joining the M-Sport Ford Rally Team between the 4th and the 7th of December for the final round of the World Rally Championship. This would be his second participation in Rally Great ...
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Following two successful years inside the MotoGP championship, FIAT has decided to extend their collaboration with Yamaha Racing Team for another 2 years. The new deal between the two parties will go on at least until 2010, with the Italian manufacturer remaining ...
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It has become an universally-accepted truth that Asia is a great place for marketing as far as motorsport competitions are concerned (sports in general, we might add). After Formula 1 racing, MotoGP is the second big world-class competition to try to extend their ...
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Despite winning the MotoGP title this year, things were far from going the right way for Valentino Rossi throughout 2007. The powerful, determined and successful Rossi this season was nothing like the man who struggled to get into 2nd place overall a year before, while ...
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