Dani Pedrosa
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Lorenzo tops the timesheets at MotoGP test
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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo topped the timings in the one day official post-race test at the Automotodrom Brno with a 1:55.394, as the reigning champion proved the fastest man on track ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi (+0.371) and Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez (+0.754). Those present at the test were Movistar…
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Crutchlow wins Czech GP – first Brit to win premier league race since Sheene, 35 years ago
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After a torrential Moto2 race at the Automotodrom Brno, it was the turn of the MotoGP machines to head out as the rain was just starting to stop – leaving the prospect of a flag-to-flag hanging over the race. In the end it wasn’t to be, and it was Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) who sliced…
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Stoner launches attack on Austrian MotoGP track’s safety level
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Stoner launches attach on Austrian MotoGP track’s safety level. Casey Stoner has launched a scathing attack on the safety for racers at the Austrian round of the championship citing serious concerns about the run-off in some corners. “I’m worried about the run-offs in Austria,” the Australian told Sky Italia. “Some of them are even painted…
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Video: Marquez and Pedrosa play on RCVs at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Awesome slo-mo action.
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Check out this really cool video of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa putting a couple of RCV213V-S bikes through their paces. The pair got a bit of pre-MotoGP time at the Red Bull Ring Austrian circuit which hosts the MotoGP round for the fitst time on August 14. Dani takes you around a lap of…
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MotoGP: Rossi steps up to take the win in Catalunya
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From fifth on the grid, Rossi was shuffled back in the opening melee and found himself down in seventh as the first lap began to play out. At the beginning of the second lap he and Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) made an incredible pass on Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team), demoting the Italian to sixth.…
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Marquez: I’ve not signed yet but this will be my bike next year!
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Marc Marquez has given the strongest indication yet that he’s about to put pen to paper and commit to another couple of seasons on the factory Honda. Speaking at the pre-Catalan MotoGP meeting yesterday the former double MotoGP world champion has come under scrutiny because he’s the last big name from ‘The Aliens’ to sign…
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Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo wins last-lap thriller as Rossi retires
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Valentino Rossi may have been unable to score, but the fans in Mugello were treated to a do or die duel between Lorenzo and Marquez. For the first time since 2008, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) lined up for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in pole. The last time he started from pole in Mugello…
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MotoGP Preview: Why Mugello could end up being the Race of the Year (and then some)
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MotoGP Preview: Why Mugello could end up being the Race of the Year (and then some). If the events of the past week have shown us anything it’s that this weekend’s round of the MotoGP championship could be the best ever – and possibly the first premier class race in the championship where we end…
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MotoGP morning gossip: Vinales signed the Yamaha contract last Friday, Ducati decides on Dovi, Iannone and Rins scrapping it out for Suzuki seat
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More information has come through this morning about the merry-go-round in MotoGP and it makes for interesting reading. As Morebikes told you yesterday, the deal for Maverick Vinales (above) to become Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha team-mate for 2017 and 2018 has been done. It’s signed away and will be announced officially on Thursday this week ahead…
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Pedrosa at Honda until end of 2018 – official announcement
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Well, we told you earlier today that the Maverick Vinales deal was done, and that an official statement is going to be made on Thursday – now here’s the first official part of the bigger-picture that the Vinales decision has influenced. Dani Pedrosa is now confirmed to be staying at Honda until the end of…
