FIM Changes the MotoGP 2010 Calendar
17 Nov 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just one week ago we were announcing official dates of the 2010 MotoGP championship, as released by the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM). Well, before you get all excited about it, let us t...
Scot Racing Team Quits MotoGP
11 Nov 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when it seemed Alex de Angelis will prolong his stay in the MotoGP series, his new team failed on him, announcing their immediate withdrawal from the championship prior to the 2010 campaign. Af...
MotoGP 2010 Calendar Announced
10 Nov 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) recently revealed the official calendar for the 2010 MotoGP championship. Unlike their counterparts in single-seater open-wheel racing, namely Formula O...
FIM Seals 49 Engines in the MotoGP
14 Aug 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting the Czech Republic Grand Prix, each rider in the MotoGP will have a limited number of engines to work with for the remainder of the 2009 season. The rule comes into effect as a consequence ...
Bwin Extends Deal with MotoGP for 2010
13 Jul 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / MotoGP might have lost yet another team prior to the German Grand Prix this weekend – Grupo Francisco Hernando has decided to pull the plug on their MotoGP operations – but what they did...
Talmacsi Wins Scot Racing Seat over Takahashi in the MotoGP
3 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hungarian ace Gabor Talmacsi has become Scot Racing Team's only ride for the remainder of the 2009 MotoGP season. The announcement was made by the MotoGP outfit via a press release, prior to th...
Rossi: Agostini's Record Still Out of Reach
30 Jun 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite reaching his first major milestone in grand prix racing – winning his 100th race in the FIM Road Racing World Championship – Valentino Rossi insisted his future plans in motorcyc...
New FIM Electric Bike Series for 2010
25 Jun 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We kept telling you lately about the highly anticipated TTXGP race on the Isle of Man on June 12, the world’s first zero carbon emission grand prix. That was when 19 bikes from 17 teams, trave...
Prodrive Confirm Plans for 2010 F1 Entry
23 Apr 2009, 13:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We know there have been plenty of rumors regarding a potential Formula One entry for Prodrive, only this time it has been officially confirmed by the company's boss David Richards. The team tha...
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...
MotoGP Commit to Bulgaria Race in 2012
27 Feb 2009, 09:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation were very pleased to announce an all-new partnership with MotoGP promoter Dorna for the hosting of a Bulgarian event starting 2012. According to the head of the B...
BBC and Eurosport UK Announce MotoGP Coverage in 2009
26 Feb 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dorna, official promoter of the FIM Road-Racing World Championship, announced that both the British Eurosport and BBC channels have earned the coverage rights of the MotoGP action in 2009. As par...
FIM Approves New Cost-Cutting Plan for MotoGP
18 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation has taken the example of their auto-racing counterparts FIA and ratified – through the Grand Prix Commission – a series of changes aimed to reduce...
Suzuki: Cutting Costs is Fundamental
29 Jan 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Suzuki has called out for a serious rethink of the MotoGP technical rules in order to save the sport from going bankrupt in the near future. Following the withdrawal of Kawasaki from the series earl...
Ducati Reveal Cost-Cutting Measures for 2009
14 Jan 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 fro...
MotoGP Close Silverstone Deal
13 Jan 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / 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 ...