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Graziano Rossi says Valentino’s switch to F1 was: “Very, very close to happening”
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Graziano Rossi says Valentino’s switch to F1 was: “Very, very close to happening”. Valentino Rossi’s father has spoken out for the first time about his son making a real switch to Formula One. Speaking during a recorded interview recently, Graziano Rossi (below), himself a former 350cc motorcycle GP rider said that Valentino had come: “Very,…
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Chaz Davies’ 2017: No MotoGP wildcard. At all. According to Ducati boss
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Chaz Davies’ 2017: No MotoGP wildcard. At all. According to Ducati boss. So Chaz Davies is getting his shot in MotoGP with a wild card ride, is he? No. He’s not. What’s actually happening, according to Ducati Corse Sporting Director and MotoGP Project Director, Paolo Ciabatti is that Chaz is being tasked with a full-on…
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it!
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it! Ducati is looking at entering the Moto3 championship in the (pretty near) future. Reports have surfaced in both Indonesia and on www.crash.net this morning that have direct quotes from Ducati Corse boss Paolo Ciabatti. If the Italian outfit does indeed put…
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MotoGP: Intermediate tyres now ruled out of bounds by Grand Prix Commission
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MotoGP: Intermediate tyres now ruled out of bounds by Grand Prix Commission. There will be no more intermediate tyres in MotoGP after a decision by the Grand Prix Commission. According to an announcement from series owners Dorna the decision to drop the half-way wet tyres was made after a consultation with both the Safety Commission…
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Ben Spies return: Now there’s a NEW Spies replica helmet out for 2017! Still think he ain’t looking into this comeback seriously?
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Ben Spies return: Now there’s a NEW Spies replica helmet out for 2017! Still think he ain’t looking into this comeback seriously? Last week we brought you the first news of a potential comeback to the global racing world by American Ben Spies. And here’s the latest twist in that most tantalizing of track-based tales……
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KTM Chairman says that a 1000cc V4 that makes 240bhp is coming for 2018! – look out Honda RC213V-S…
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KTM Chairman says that a 1000cc V4 that makes 240bhp is coming for 2018! – look out Honda RC213V-S… KTM has said that it WILL make a 1000cc V4 MotoGP-bike-that-you-can-buy for 2018. And it’s going to make 240bhp! Speaking to the German publication SPEEDWEEK, KTM Chairman Stefan Pierer (above) said: “Next year we well be…
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Moto GP: Lorenzo’s first thoughts on the Ducati Desmosedici GP
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Jorge Lorenzo’s speed was rather impressive at the post-season Valencia test, considering that this was his first ride on the Ducati Desmosedici GP. He finished the test in 8th position, 0.769 seconds behind the quickest rider, Maverick Viñales on the Yamaha M1 (a bike that Lorenzo knows very well indeed). Officially Lorenzo was not allowed…
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Fernando Alonso tries out a proper MotoGP factory bike at ‘works’ Christmas do
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Best. Works. Christmas. Do. Ever. This happened over the weekend. It’s the Honda Racing ‘Thanks Day’ which was held at the Motegi circuit in Japan. The great and good of racing across two and four wheels got together in front of a big crowd of Honda employees to try out each others vehicles, have a…
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport. If you’re a lover of motorsport history and nostalgia, then a trip to the brand new museum opened by MotoGP superstar Jorge Lorenzo could be just the ticket for you. It’s in Andorra and is called: ‘World Champions by 99’. Essentially it’s…
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Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep.
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Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep. Ben Spies, the 2009 World Superbike champion, former AMA champion and MotoGP rider is up for a ride at next year’s Suzuka 8-Hour race. It might not seem like earth-shattering news at the moment, but this is a race story that’s got a lot of paddock-based…
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