Valentino Rossi: "Maximum Effort and Maybe More" to Beat the Leading Trio
3 Mar 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The second Sepang tests before the 2013 season did not work as smooth as it should for Valentino Rossi and Yamaha. While his team mate Jorge Lorenzo did the best official lap and even took first pla...
Is Bernhard Gobmeier Ducati's Saviour?
2 Mar 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati is having a rough time now, and has been doing so for the last two years. It looks like the road they decided to take was simply not the best one, with Rossi, their MotoGP machine with a comp...
2013 MotoGP: Ride Aboard the Bikes of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez
2 Mar 2013, 08:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The second test in Sepang, Malaysia has ended and it was a good session for Honda Repsol and their two riders, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez. Despite not doing the fastest lap, Pedrosa left Sepan...
Ducati Corse General Manager Filippo Preziosi Resigns
1 Mar 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Filippo Preziosi, former GM of Ducati Corse has resigned. Preziosi has tied his name to Ducati for the last 19 years, of which the last 12 meant filling the General Manager of Ducati Corse, and w...
2013 MotoGP: Pedrosa Leads Last Day at Sepang, Lorenzo Still Has the Fastest Lap
1 Mar 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One more pre-season testing stage has ended, the second 3-day session at Sepang, Malaysia. Honda riders have dominated the last day, with Dani Pedrosa and rookie Marc Marquez close behind him in the...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Leads Day 2 of the Second Test at Sepang
28 Feb 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo managed to climb to the first position after the second test day at Sepang, Malaysia. Ending the first race of this second test in Sepang 3 tenths of a second behind Honda...
Suzuki's Return to MotoGP Closer with the Scheduled Catalunya Test
27 Feb 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Crash.net has interviewed Suzuki test rider Nobuatsu Aoki and he confirmed that Suzuki will be testing a new bike during the summer, at the Barcelona circuit, after the race itself. Aoki also declar...
2013 MotoGP: Ducati Is a Bit Faster at Sepang, Pedrosa Still Reigning
27 Feb 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A bit of good news for the Ducati fans: the bikes have been a bit faster during the first day of the second test ride at Sepang, Malaysia, the same stage they failed miserably earlier this year. ...
Behind the Scenes of Honda's MotoGP Bikes Unveiling
26 Feb 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's nice to see the MotoGP Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez doing something different than what they're used to do everyday. Here's a nice funny video showing what h...
Marc Marquez, a Better Rookie Debut than Pedrosa and Lorenzo Had
22 Feb 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to an investigation carried out by the Spanish magazine Solomoto, Repsol Honda rookie Marc Marquez made a better debut in his MotoGP career than two of the (more experienced) riders in fro...
Mad Fans Petition for Ducati Leaving MotoGP
15 Feb 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like some radical Ducati fans have really had it, and entered an online petition on Change.org, asking Ducati to either do something about their MotoGP program or leave the competition. ...
Dani Pedrosa Is Impressed by Marquez' Riding
13 Feb 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa told MotoGP.com that he was impressed by his rookie tem mate Marc Marquez' riding in the first official training at Sepang, Malaysia last week. Pedrosa, who ...
HJC Surfaces Lorenzo and Spies Replica Helmets
13 Feb 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / HJC America announces the all-new RPHA 10 Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies MotoGP replica helmets. Scheduled to hit the shelves in March, these HJC lids come with advanced PIM (Premium Integrated Matr...
Marc Marquez: “Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Rossi Are at Another Level, It's Not My Battle”
12 Feb 2013, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We start to love Repsol Honda's rookie Marc Marquez, and not only because he has showed some amazing riding during the first 2013 MotoGP tests in Malaysia, but because he seems very focused on ...
Honda Production Racer RC213V Delayed, but Still Coming with the 1 Mil Price Tag
11 Feb 2013, 16:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Shuhei Nakamoto, Honda Racing Corporation Vicepresident has told MotoGP.com that the production version of the RC213V machine has been delayed, but the bike will most likely ready for testing at Val...
Is Ducati's 2013 MotoGP Fate Sealed?
8 Feb 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The first pre-season test in 2013 at Sepang is now over, and while some of the teams are smiling happily looking at what the tests have shown so far, others are rather impatient and look into a gloo...
Honda CBR1000RR Celebrates 20 Years of Racing Excellence
8 Feb 2013, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Evolved over 20 years now, the actual Honda CBR1000RR is one of the standards against which most other liter-class bikes are measured to. Taking the racing world by storm, this bike has been a consi...
Win the Very Last Ducati T-shirt Signed by Valentino Rossi
8 Feb 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP-dedicated website GP-Inside was come up with a very nice surprise for all the fans of Valentino Rossi, Ducati, and two-wheeled motorsport memorabilia collectors out there: the very last Ducat...
The First MotoGP Crash of Marc Marquez
7 Feb 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third (and last) day of the initial pre-season test of the 2013 MotoGP series in Sepang, Malaysia brought Repsol Honda rookie rider Marc Marquez the first encounter with the gravel patch: the Sp...
Repsol Honda and Dani Pedrosa Rule the Sepang Tests
7 Feb 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Clean sweep for Repsol Honda and Dani Pedrosa in the first official pre-season test at Sepang in Malaysia: the best lap times in all three sessions, with the last one also showing (finally) a clear ...