Ducati MotoGP: Iannone Goes Factory, Tito Rabat Goes Pramac?
4 Jul 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Half-season and the summer break drawing near, the MotoGP rumor mill starts spinning. One of the latest paddock whispers is that Cal Crutchlow’s departure from Ducati is anything but official,...
Max Biaggi’s MotoGP Test Over, Still Undecided Whether to Become Official Aprilia Test Rider
3 Jul 2014, 10:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier, Aprilia Racing and its star ex-rider Max Biaggi have spent three days at the MotoGP circuit in Mugello, Italy for an extensive and grueling test of their prototype. However, ...
Smaller Ducati 90-Degree Engine Confirmed for MotoGP Bikes
2 Jul 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things seem to be on the move at Ducati, as the Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed the generic layout of the new engine the Borgo Panigale group plans to use in the future champion...
Valentino Rossi Signs New 2-Year Contract with Yamaha
2 Jul 2014, 13:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s official: Valentino Rossi is going to be a factory rider for Yamaha for two more seasons. The 9-times World Champion and the House if Iwata have sent out a press release today, issued in ...
Is Ducati Hiding Something?
1 Jul 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Each time things seem to work a bit out of the ordinary, the rumor mill starts spinning faster and faster and all sorts of weird questions pop up. The latest such question came last Sunday, after th...
Fast MotoGP News: Bradl Rides His Father's Bike, Charley Boorman to Show Up at Phillip Island
1 Jul 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / LCR Honda German rider Stefan Bradl has thrown leg over his father’s 1991 250cc two-stroke Honda machine during an event last Sunday at the Sachsenring circuit, the host of the upcoming MotoGP...
Cal Crutchlow with Suzuki in 2015, Closer to Reality after Official Discussions
30 Jun 2014, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the hiatus between Cal Crutchlow and Ducati is drawing nearer with each passing weekend. Despite his finish in the first top 10 riders after the Dutch MotoGP round at Assen last Saturd...
2014 MotoGP: Masterclass Performance for Marquez' 8th Win of the Season
30 Jun 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Repsol Honda’s top rider Marc Marquez keeps on rewriting the history books as he claimed his 8th win in just as many rounds in 2014, being the first fellow to win the first 8 races in a champi...
First-Ever Pole for Aleix Espargaro at Assen
27 Jun 2014, 14:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Forward Yamaha rider and a 2-time former CRT champion Aleix Espargaro achieves his first-ever pole position in the Iveco Daily TT Assen round, the Dutch GP and the penultimate race before the summer...
Mixed Weather Troubles FP3 in Assen, Aleix Espargaro Remains the Fastest
27 Jun 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Weather in Holland remains as unpredictable as it gets, and slight drizzle showed up at the MotoGP circuit in Assen this morning, causing a rather weak Free Practice 3, with several riders preferrin...
2014 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Receives All-New Akrapovic Exhaust, Rossi Has to Wait
27 Jun 2014, 07:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha updates the exhausts use for the two factory bikes it fields in MotoGP, but this weekend, it looks like only Jorge Lorenzo will be racing with the new silencers in the Dutch Grand Prix at Ass...
2014 MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro Wants a Yamaha Bike for 2015
25 Jun 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the riders with a steadily improving pace, former Aprilia and currently NGM Forward rider Aleix Espagaro seems ready to take on a higher tier in the MotoGp, as he’s eyeing a factory rid...
2014 MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow May Decide to Leave Ducati in July
23 Jun 2014, 12:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The debut year at Ducati for the former Yamaha Tech3 rider Cal Crutchlow was nothing like what both he and his new team hoped for. Cal already has a DNF record of 4 out of 6 races, a thing he’...
2014 MotoGP: Bradl Is the Fastest FP3 Rider in Barcelona
14 Jun 2014, 09:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As temperatures rise on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, action also gets more intense ahead of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, the 7th round of the current championship. After Marc M...
2014 MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro Tops the First Practice Day of the Barcelona GP
13 Jun 2014, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aleix Espargaro remains the fastest rider of the Friday practice at the Barcelona MotoGP circuit, ahead of the 7th round of the 2014 championship. He was using the same Open class softer compound ti...
2014 MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro Fastest in FP1 in Barcelona
13 Jun 2014, 11:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The on-track battle commenced for the 7th round of the 2014 MotoGP championship, the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. Just like we’ve seen him do o...
Gigi Dall'Igna Starts Working on the All-New Ducati MotoGP Bike
12 Jun 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great news (so far) comes from Ducati, as Gigi Dall’Igna, the boss of the Corse department confirms he has started working on a completely new Desmosedici MotoGP prototype bike. According t...
Valentino Rossi Dreams About 200 Podiums and His 10th World Title
12 Jun 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ahead of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, the 7th round of the 2014 championship, 9-times world champion Valentino Rossi was interviewed by the Spanish broadcaster Movistar TV, and he was...
2014 MotoGP: Is Aleix Espargaro Hunting a Suzuki Ride in 2015?
11 Jun 2014, 12:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The title question may be a little rhetorical, as pretty much any rider in the MotoGP is eyeing a factory seat, but Aleix Espargaro is definitely one of the guys with good chances of actually gettin...
Fast MotoGP: News Ducati Wants Dovi, Rea Wants a MotoGP Ride, Dorna Wants Slower Bikes
9 Jun 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ahead of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, which is the 7th round of the 2014 championship, things are again stirring up in the premier class. For starters, Ducati has become very interest...