Pedrosa Makes His Comeback in Qatar
7 Apr 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 cr...
Simoncelli to Miss Qatar Race Due to Hand Injury
7 Apr 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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...
Haga Clinches Double Winner in Valencia
6 Apr 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There seems to be no stopping for Noriyuki Haga in clinching his first ever World Superbike title this season. The Japanese rider scored a perfect double win at Valencia this weekend and took advant...
Suzuki Has High Expectations in Qatar
6 Apr 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 rul...
Rookie Rules Agreed Despite Works' Teams Opposition
1 Apr 2009, 08:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 o...
Stoner Feels Better Following Wrist Surgery
31 Mar 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Former 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...
Factory MotoGP Teams Not Allowed to Sign Rookies From 2010
30 Mar 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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...
Dovizioso Tops Wet Jerez Testing
30 Mar 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 ...
Dovizioso Expects Difficult MotoGP Season Opener
26 Mar 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 ...
Akiyoshi Takes Testing Role from Pedrosa at Jerez
25 Mar 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 su...
John Hopkins Turns to World Superbikes
20 Mar 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Kawasaki rider John Hopkins has secured a ride in the World Superbike Championship this season. After the Japanese manufacturer decided to stay in the MotoGP class on a single-bike strategy &...
MotoGP to Switch to 2-Day Events, Cancel Fridays
20 Mar 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 &...
Capirossi Confident About Upcoming Season
19 Mar 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 performan...
Dovizioso Happy with Honda Testing Role
16 Mar 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 configu...
MotoGP Scrap Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009
12 Mar 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 pre...
Rossi: Manufacturers Should Save MotoGP Pack
11 Mar 2009, 11:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 ord...
Dovizioso Unhappy with New Bike from Honda
10 Mar 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 – s...
Pedrosa to Miss Jerez Test Due to Wrist Injury
5 Mar 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 th...
Pedrosa to Undergo Wrist Surgery after Qatar Crash
4 Mar 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 la...
Rain Frustrates MotoGP Field During Qatar Test
2 Mar 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 experienci...