2013 MotoGP: Marquez Dominates the Entire Indianapolis Weekend, Completes US Hat Trick
19 Aug 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / US hat trick trick for Repsol Honda's rookie sensation Marc Marquez, as he won the third and final American round of the 2013 MotoGP championship at Indianapolis. Having also triumphed at th...
2013 MotoGP: Repsol Honda Riders Optimistic for the Second Half of the Season
13 Aug 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Talking to various media outlets, both Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa (currently second with 147 points) and Marc Marquez (leading the provisional rankings with 163 points) declare they are ready ...
2013 MotoGP: Best of Laguna Seca
26 Jul 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With its 3.61 km (2.243 miles), the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca in California, is the shortest circuit in the whole MotoGP calendar, and this means a hefty 32 laps of anti-clockwise fast racing for...
Valentino Rossi Owned by Marc Marquez at Laguna Seca
23 Jul 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi got what he deserved at Laguna Seca, as the rookie Marc Marquez overtook him pretty much the same way the Italian passed Casey Stoner in 2008 in the same spot. We have to admit th...
2013 MotoGP: Bradl's Maiden Pole Position and Podium as Marquez Wins at Laguna Seca
22 Jul 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great weekend for LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl at Laguna Seca, as he got his first MotoGP pole position in his career and following that, his first-ever podium finish. Bradl crossed the finish line ...
Silly Season: Rossi's Funny Advice for Marquez to Watch Out for Crutchlow
18 Jul 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Valentino Rossi is the silly season opener, with one of his absolute best tweets. If you thought the Doctor was a funny guy when he had his bike tweet news from the pre-season paddocks...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Wins at Sachsenring, Consecutive Podiums for Crutchlow and Rossi
15 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world rankings changed leader past Sunday on the intricate circuit Sachsenring, in Germany, as Repsol Honda's rookie extraordinaire Marc Marquez claimed his second victory in his debut Moto...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez' Fractures Turn Out No Complications
4 Jul 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're happy to inform you that Marc Marquez is safe and sound: he met with Dr. Xavier Mir of the Quiron Dexeus University Hospital in Barcelona and the medical investigations showed no complica...
2013 MotoGP: Crutchlow's First-Ever Pole as Lorenzo Flies Back after Surgery
28 Jun 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2013 MotoGP round at Assen, the Netherlands will surely be remembered as a truly full weekend in two-wheeled road racing. Alongside the terrible crash of the reigning world champion Jorge Lorenz...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez Crashes Violently in FP3
28 Jun 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Crash fest in Assen today, as well, as Repsol Honda's rooking extraordinaire Marc Marquez crashed spectacularly in FP3, at the end of his second lap on slick tires. As the rain ended and the...
2013 MotoGP: Honda Is Not Pushing the 2014 Prototype into Racing
26 Jun 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After Honda has three of their riders (Pedrosa, Marquez and Bradl for LCR Honda) test the 2014 RC213V prototype at Aragon in Spain, it looks like the pressure on the development dropped a bit, to mo...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez Is Pleased with the 2014 Honda Prototype
21 Jun 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez was one of the last MotoGP riders to test both current and new machinery at the MotorLand Aragon circuit in Spain. While his team mate Dani Pedrosa ended the testing on Wednesday and le...
Marc Marquez vs. Valentino Rossi... on the Dirt Track
20 Jun 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This year we might get to see a new clash between the young blood Marc Marquez and the seasoned multiple champion Valentino Rossi... on the dirt track at the Italian's Moto Ranch near Tavullia....
2013 MotoGP: Honda Shows the 2014 RC213V at Aragon
19 Jun 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda shows the 2014 iteration of their RC213V machinery in Spain. Having skipped the post-race test at Barcelona, Honda went straight to the Motorland Aragon circuit, but the torrential rain has ha...
2013 MotoGP: Alpinestars Surfaces Data on Marc Marquez' 340 KM/H Crash
4 Jun 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alpinestars, the manufacturer of Marc Marquez' MotoGP leathers, has surfaced official telemetry recorded by the computer inside the rookie's suit, and the figures are quite amazing, as the...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo's Hat Trick at Mugello
3 Jun 2013, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian GP for the third time consecutively, ahead of Honda's Dani Pedrosa and Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow. Spectacular racing on a spectacular circuit this...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Not Mad at Marquez for Jerez Clash
17 May 2013, 07:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This week's MotoGP round in France at Le mans begun with the casual press conferences and a rider briefing which seemed highly necessary after the incident at Jerez, when Marc Marquez and Jorge...
2013 MotoGP: Le Mans, the Statistics
16 May 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / First of all, it looks like we should prepare for a wet race this week at Le Mans, or so the forecasts seems to tell us. Not that the last year round was any different, but we had to say it. So, ...
2013 MotoGP: No Penalty for Marquez for Jerez Incident
7 May 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez will not be given a penalty for the incident in which he was involved during the last corner at the Jerez circuit last Sunday, when he clashed with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, sending ...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez on His Dragging Elbow and Expectations
30 Apr 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If anything, Spaniard rookie Marc Marquez in the man of the moment in MotoGP: he became the youngest rider to ever win a MotoGP race, just after smashing another record also held by Freddie Spencer,...