2013 MotoGP: Iannone's Surgery Went OK, Good Prospects for Le Mans
8 May 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Andrea Iannone's surgery went alright and now he's recovering for the next MotoGP round in France, at Le Mans, in less than two weeks' time. Iannone flew to Barcelona, Spain, after...
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Le Mans, Pirro Will Ride His Ducati
7 May 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Ignite Pramac Ducati will replace Ben Spies with the factory test rider Michele Pirro for the French round of the 2013 MotoGP season to be hosted by the legendary circuit Le Mans on May 19. ...
2013 MotoGP: No Penalty for Marquez for Jerez Incident
7 May 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez will not be given a penalty for the incident in which he was involved during the last corner at the Jerez circuit last Sunday, when he clashed with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, sending ...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Lowers the Track Record in FP1
3 May 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are getting hotter in Jerez, Spain, as this weekend brings the debut of the series on European soil, and a home race for some of the most eager MotoGP riders: Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and ...
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13
1 May 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Ben Spies having to undergo more recovery for his injured shoulder, and thus skipping the Jerez round, Ducati unsurprisingly called up for the services of their development rider Michele ...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez on His Dragging Elbow and Expectations
30 Apr 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If anything, Spaniard rookie Marc Marquez in the man of the moment in MotoGP: he became the youngest rider to ever win a MotoGP race, just after smashing another record also held by Freddie Spencer,...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Offers VIP Package for Laguna Seca Round
30 Apr 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's now Team Blue's turn to offer VIP packages to the MotoGP fans, and that's exactly what they did: Yamaha has recently made public their offer for the Laguna Seca round. This of...
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Will Not Ride at Jerez
25 Apr 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news for Ben Spies' and Ducati fans: the American will not be present at Jerez for the 3rd round of the 2013 MotoGP championship. It looks like his shoulder is far from being 100% recovered...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez Is the Worlds Youngest MotoGP Race Winner
23 Apr 2013, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Maybe the Guinness Book of Records has room for Marc Marquez, as the Spaniard has just become the youngest winner of a MotoGP race in the world. Marquez finished first in the race at the Circuit ...
2013 MotoGP: The Road to COTA
18 Apr 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One more day until the MotoGP teams take their first official step on the asphalt of the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, for the second round of this year's championship. This ...
2013 MotoGP: Ducati Anticipates the COTA Round
17 Apr 2013, 12:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati did not attend the private test organized at the COTA earlier this year by Honda, so the next round in the MotoGP calendar will be a "blind-date" for the Borgo Panigale factory team...
Jesse James and His Build-Off Bike Ginsu at the Austin MotoGP Race
15 Apr 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We told you earlier that Jesse James and his amazing West Coast Choppers are back in business, and here's even more good news. Jesse will be present at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin,...
2013 MotoGP: Riders Welcome the New Qualifying Method
14 Apr 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2013 brought a lot of changes in MotoGP, and the way riders qualify is one of the most important. The new qualifying session is being split in two, with the fastest riders during the practice period...
2013 MotoGP: No More Private Tests with Contracted Riders in 2014
12 Apr 2013, 07:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Assembled for the Qatar rounds, the Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP's rulemaking body has come up with a new ban on private tests, due to become effective in 2014. The most important change i...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo, Rossi and Marquez on the Podium
8 Apr 2013, 12:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo wins the first round of the 2013 MotoGP championship, the race at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Lorenzo was accompanied on the podium by Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, with Dani P...
Photos of Rossi's Actual Racing Helmet
7 Apr 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / So, you liked AGV's latest additions to the product list. Great, but here's some pictures of the real thing, straight from the Losail circuit in Qatar. Valentino Rossi's actual ra...
2013 MotoGP: An Interview with Michael Laverty, the 31 Years-Old Rookie
7 Apr 2013, 06:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP Northern Irish rookie Michael Laverty set out for a rally high goal: not only to start his career in the world's fastest moto series, but to develop a race bike together with his team, P...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez 0.001 Seconds Faster than Lorenzo
6 Apr 2013, 07:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Free Practice 2 and 3 at the Losail circuit in Qatar saw rookie Marc Marquez stepping in the first position and leading these two stages. While during FP2 Marquez had a 0.268s lead over Lorenzo, the...
15 Years of BMW M Safety Cars in MotoGP
5 Apr 2013, 07:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW M is celebrating their 15th season in MotoGP as a provider of safety cars. BMW M has started providing safety cars for MotoGP back in 1999 and since then, their fleet was renewed and upgraded...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Reigns the Free Practice 1 in Qatar
5 Apr 2013, 07:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha bikes have been quite fast during the first Free Practice at the Losail circuit in Qatar. The reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo had the fastest lap in Qatar, on a track which still le...