Rossi Pays Price for Unhealed Shoulder in Qatar
21 Mar 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Ducati need a lot of improvement this season if we are to judge from the former's 7th place finish in the season opening Qatar GP. Despite a strong start on Sunday night,...
Dovizioso Blames Simoncelli for Podium Miss
21 Mar 2011, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Andrea Dovizioso could only manage a 4th place in the MotoGP opener in Qatar, but the Italian showed visible frustration at Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli for his performance last night. Acco...
Stoner Wins Qatar GP
21 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Try to look at least a bit surprised, will you!? After dominating the entire testing this winter in the saddle of his new Honda RC212V, Australian rider Casey Stoner clinched the season opening Qata...
Suzuki Practice Wasted Due to Bautista Injury
18 Mar 2011, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Alvaro Bautista was lucky enough to escape unhurt from his massive crash in the last day of Qatar testing this week – when he lost control of his bike at over 150 mph and destroyed his Suzuki ...
Rossi Pumped Up by Good Pace in Qatar
18 Mar 2011, 06:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi ended the first day of action on Qatar's Losail International circuit on Thursday night in 5th place, only 7 tenths of a second off the pace of the leading Honda, ridden by Case...
Stoner Tops First Practice in Qatar
18 Mar 2011, 06:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner certainly didn't fail to reach the expectations set for him this year and began the 2011 season of the MotoGP in commanding style, taking the top spot in the first practice session...
Qatar Win Out of Reach - Lorenzo
15 Mar 2011, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo ruled himself out of contention for this weekend's season opening round of the 2011 MotoGP, the Qatar GP. The Spaniard did not enjoy his best test meeting ...
Stoner Expects Surprises in 2011
9 Mar 2011, 15:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda's form in the off-season testing period prior to the 2011 MotoGP season must give every enthusiast of the Japanese marque wings ahead of the season opening Qatar GP. Casey Stoner has been...
Qatar MotoGP Event to Switch to 4-Night Schedule in 2011
20 Jan 2011, 14:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The opening round of this season's MotoGP series, the Qatar GP, will be held over a period of 4 nights, as confirmed by the championship officials earlier this week. This represents a first fo...
Williams Wants Qatar Race in Formula 1
18 Nov 2010, 15:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2011 Formula One calendar will be comprised of 20 races, and a few months back its supremo Bernie Ecclestone hinted that he's going for 25. That's obviously not going to happen, but it...
Stoner Issues Apology for Qatar Error
13 Apr 2010, 09:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Regarded as the main favorite to take his 4th consecutive win at Losail International Circuit last weekend, Australian rider Casey Stoner failed to live up to the expectations and, while building a ...
Hayden Hails Greatest Performance with Ducati in Qatar
13 Apr 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nicky Hayden admitted that his 4th place in Qatar last weekend was the performance he feels most proud of since becoming a Ducati rider at the beginning of 2009. The Kentucky Kid scored a single pod...
Rossi Admits Qatar Win Feels Like Gold
12 Apr 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi was obviously ecstatic with his first win of the season in Qatar, especially since the Italian claimed victory in what many could have called – prior to the start of the season...
Rossi Takes Dominant Qatar GP Win
12 Apr 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi started his title defense campaign in 2010 in style, claiming victory in a place where he hadn't felt the taste of winning since 2006. The Italian rode to a solitary win in the ...
Rossi Shows Optimism ahead of Qatar GP
9 Apr 2010, 10:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi showed an optimistic face in Qatar this week, prior to the season opening round of the 2010 MotoGP championship. The Italian reckoned that his new Yamaha is a strong progression of t...
Stoner Reckons Rossi Will Be the Rider to Beat in 2010
22 Feb 2010, 11:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former road-racing motorcycle champion Casey Stoner admitted that Valentino Rossi again looks like the rider to beat in the 2010 MotoGP championship, following the first test action at Sepang earlie...
Rossi and Gibernau End Conflict
10 Apr 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau seem ready to put their differences behind ahead of the new season. Only days to the official start of the MotoGP class this year, the two drivers were spotted shak...