Yamaha Signs 5-Year MotoGP Sponsorship Deal with Movistar, New Livery Still Secret
5 Mar 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the tension between Monster and the Yamaha Racing MotoGP team have eased, as the Japanese manufacturer announces a 5-year deal with the Spanish telecom giant Movistar. As we reported e...
2014 MotoGP: Rossi and Pedrosa Fastest in Day 3 at Sepang, with Exactly the Same Lap Time
28 Feb 2014, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third day of testing at Sepang sees the 9-times World Champion Valentino Rossi at the top of the timesheets, one millisecond under the 2-minute mark. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa lapped wit...
Is Valentino Rossi in for MotoGP Racing Beyond 2014?
21 Feb 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pata has found a place on Valentino Rossi's livery in 2014, we saw it at Sepang. Voices in the industry are already wondering whether Pata is aiming to become a leading sponsor in MotoGP, as i ...
Happy 35th Anniversary Valentino Rossi and 21st for Marc Marquez
17 Feb 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Past Sunday, Valentino Rossi turned 35, and he celebrated in his favorite retreat, his Moto Ranch in Tavullia, Italy. He was accompanied by numerous friends and his lovely girlfriend Linda Morsel...
Yamaha Factory Racing Team Announces More MotoGP Sponsors
3 Feb 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Factory Racing announces two more partnerships for the 2014 MotoGP season, and rhe two names are Fiat Professional and Eurasian Bank. The Kazakhstan-based bank's logo will be present ...
Yamaha and Suisse Gas Extend MotoGP Partnership
2 Feb 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While the title sponsor of the MotoGP Yamha Racing Team for the 2014 season is still unknown, the House of Iwata has secured a good deal with Suisse Gas, one of their existing sponsors. Even more...
2014 MotoGP: Rossi Has to Adapt to Lorenzo's Motorcycle
29 Jan 2014, 14:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What comes around goes around, they say, and it looks like MotoGP racing is not an exception to this rule. Yamaha YZR-M1 development team boss Kouichi Tsuji speaks about the bikes of Rossi and ...
2014 MotoGP: Movistar Rumored to Sponsor Yamaha Factory Bikes
24 Jan 2014, 16:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paddock rumors speak about a possible comeback for Spanish telecom giant Movistar as one of the main sponsors for the bikes of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. The official announcement is said...
Valentino Rossi: I Will Fight for the Podium Each Weekend
20 Jan 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha unveiled the 2014 YZR-M1 machines in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the presence of the two factory riders, 2013 runner-up Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. While Lorenzo's goal for the upco...
Valentino Rossi Shows His 2014 Yamaha YZR-M1
17 Jan 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha and Valentino Rossi introduce the 2014-spec YZR-M1 machine at whose helm the 9-time world champion hopes to win another title
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi Unveil 2014 MotoGP Yamaha Livery in Jakarta
17 Jan 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are in Jakarta, Indonesia for and official Yamaha event: the unveiling of the 2014 MotoGP livery of Team Blue. The two Yamaha factory riders also cycled through the...
A Contagious Collection of MotoGP Laughs
8 Jan 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP racing is so much more than simply trying to cross the finish line first: it means business, high-tension piloting, extreme deadlines when something goes wrong in the pit box and exemplary co...
Paper Craft Model of Rossi's Corkscrew Pass on Stoner
30 Dec 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some racing moments will never be forgotten, and one of such legendary bit of sporting history is Valentino Rossi passing Casey Stoner on the inside of the infamous “Corkscrew” at Laguna...
2014 MotoGP: Pol Espargaro Dreams of Gunning for Valentino Rossi
16 Dec 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The reigning Moto2 World Champion Pol Espargaro, brother to the CRT/Open Class World Champion Aleix Esparagro is making his debut in the premiere class in 2014 and he's already dreaming of &quo...
Sky-VR46 Moto3 KTM Bike Unveiled During XFactor Finale
13 Dec 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi is now running a Moto3 team, but that's rather old news. What's new however, is the team's decision to introduce their 2014 motorcycles during the final act of the Ita...
Valentino Rossi Introduces the 2014 Yamaha MT-09 Street Rally
11 Dec 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha asked Valentino Rossi to introduce the new 2014 MT-09 Street Rally to the world, as he seemed the best racing icon to do so. And taking a look at the nifty upgrades the MT-09 (FZ-09 in the US...
MotoGP Stars to Race in the GSeries BPA 2014
6 Dec 2013, 15:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, this sounds like a ton of fun: seeing several of the top MotoGP personalities involved in car racing in the GSeries BPA 2014. Dorna Sports has prepared a two-car setup and they will particip...
Watch Valentino Rossi Drive the Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2 Dec 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact that The Doctor is fast even on 4 wheels is not newsworthy. However, going against the likes of Dani Sordo who is a pro rally driver and not making a fool of himself is indeed a thing few o...
Jeremy Burgess: Rossi Is Trying to Do What He's No Longer Capable of Doing
1 Dec 2013, 11:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi's former crew chief Jeremy Burgess has spoken with GP-Inside about the separation between them, announced before the last round of the 2013 MotoGP season. Far from resenting the...
Valentino Rossi Introduces His Moto3 Team at the Tavullia Ranch
28 Nov 2013, 13:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi has launched his new Moto3 squad, Team Sky-VR46 during an event which took place a his Moto Ranch near his hometown Tavullia. The 9-time World Champion's Moto3 team is sponso...