Cal Crutchlow to Join Tech 3 Yamaha Team in 2011
6 Sep 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Like he has hinted some one month ago, World Superbike rider Cal Crutchlow will move into the MotoGP series from as early as next season. The British rider has signed a two-year deal with the Monste...
Nicky Hayden Signs a Two-Year Contract Extension with Ducati
29 Aug 2010, 19:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having won the hearts of Ducati Marlboro team and, The Kentucky Kid will be staying with the Italians for a further two years. Ducati announced today they have renewed Nicky Hayden’s contract,...
Official: Ben Spies Replaces Valentino Rossi at Yamaha in 2011
27 Aug 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / North American rider Ben Spies will replace Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha MotoGP team's lineup for the 2011 season. The official confirmation came earlier today, when Lin Jarvis, head of Yamaha...
102-Year Old Granny Climbs on Valentino Rossi's Yamaha YZF-R1
20 Aug 2010, 12:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / You can never underestimate one's passion for motorcycles. And if anyone still has any doubts about that, this next story will certainly break you. Hilda Wright climbed on Valentino Rossi&#...
Ducati Hope Yamaha Will Let Rossi Go
20 Aug 2010, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati have expressed their hopes that Yamaha will release Valentino Rossi of his contract as soon as the 2010 MotoGP season ends, and not at the end of the calendar year. This would allow the Docto...
Lorenzo, Yamaha More Determined to Beat Rossi in 2011
18 Aug 2010, 12:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi's switch to Ducati for the upcoming couple of seasons will provide his current team Yamaha with an extra motivation to beat the Doctor in the MotoGP. That is the argument of his...
Yamaha Could Spoil Rossi's Switch to Ducati
18 Aug 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi's departure from Yamaha might not happen on amicable terms, as initially believed. And that's because the Japanese bike manufacturer is rumored to prevent Rossi from testin...
Ducati Deal Will Move Rossi Closer to Formula One
17 Aug 2010, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi's move to Ducati for the 2011 and 2012 seasons of the MotoGP does not only mean a new challenge for the Doctor in the premier motorcycle racing series, but also a chance for him...
Emotional Rossi Says Good-Bye to Yamaha
16 Aug 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi will leave Yamaha at the end of this season for a place with countrymen Ducati. Although it didn't come as a surprise for anyone, the move will mark the end of an extraordinary ...
Valentino Rossi Signs 2-Year Deal with Ducati
15 Aug 2010, 18:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati has finally ended the rumors and confirmed the signing of 7-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi for the upcoming 2 years. The Doctor will therefore leave his FIAT Yamaha Team at the end of t...
Ducati Deny Signing Rossi, Hayden for 2011
5 Aug 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati has once again denied reports that it has reached an agreement with current Yamaha rider and reigning world champion Valentino Rossi for the 2011 season of the MotoGP. The Italian manufacture...
Ducati CEO Reveals Rossi-Hayden Lineup for 2011
4 Aug 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We all knew that Valentino Rossi's switch to Ducati would be just a matter of confirmation time, especially since it was announced that Casey Stoner will leave the Italian manufacturer for a pl...
One-Off Rossi Yamaha R1 Bike Goes Under the Hammer
2 Aug 2010, 07:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A Valentino Rossi-inspired 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 1000cc is to be auctioned by Bonhams at their upcoming Classic California event in November. The civilian version of the MotoGP bike campaigned by the W...
Ben Spies to Replace Rossi at Yamaha
28 Jul 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Casey Stoner making the first move on the riders' market for next season's MotoGP series, all the championship's big guns are now trying to secure their deals for the year to com...
Rossi Feels Like a Winner after Laguna Seca Podium
26 Jul 2010, 07:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The US GP win at Laguna Seca may have been sealed by Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, but it was his teammate Valentino Rossi who feels like a race winner following last weekend's running. The Doct...
New Fiat Yamaha Team Livery Celebrates the Fiat 500 Launch
23 Jul 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Fiat Automobiles and Yamaha Motor Racing revealed today the new livery for the 2010 U.S. MotoGP race, which takes place at Laguna Seca this weekend. The new Fiat Yamaha Team graphics mark the upcomi...
Hayden Says Stoner Exit "Shameful"
22 Jul 2010, 13:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner's announcing his departure from the Ducati MotoGP team and moving to Honda for the 2011 season may turn into a good news for most of the Italian fans out there – as Valentino...
Rossi Not Expecting Laguna Seca Win
20 Jul 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yamaha's Valentino Rossi insisted that he will not be able to challenge for a MotoGP win until later this season, as he is currently recuperating from his leg injury in the Italian Grand Prix. ...
Rossi Fourth on His Comeback at Sachsenring
19 Jul 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite what everyone thought, The Doctor managed to offer an impressive comeback this weekend at the German grand prix, just six weeks after the crash that left him with serious leg injuries. Valen...
Pedrosa Tops First Practice at Sachsenring
16 Jul 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda's Dani Pedrosa managed to emerge on the top of the MotoGP field after the first practice session of the German Grand Prix, at the Sachsenring. However, this is probably of little interest...