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Monster deal for Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo

Matthew Birt, 08 January 2013 13:30

Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad, featuring Valentino Rossi and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo in 2013, has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with US energy drink giant Monster. Monster Energy branding will be visible on the bikes and leathers of Rossi and Lorenzo as well as on all official team clothing and equipment. The deal for 2013 and 2014 though is ...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – LORENZO LANDS SECOND TITLE

Matthew Birt, 01 January 2013 09:30

Jorge Lorenzo has come a long way since he was a carefree and crash-happy MotoGP rookie in 2008. Eager to show he was a natural successor to Yamaha’s incumbent number one Valentino Rossi, Lorenzo spent almost as much time in the Clinica Mobile as he did on the podium in a bone-crunching first season. So when he got his hands ...

2012 MOTOGP MOMENTS – DUCATI DISASTER

Matthew Birt, 26 December 2012 10:00

It’s the Valencia MotoGP test in November, 2010 and the wave of optimism sweeping through Ducati’s factory garage is so powerful it could almost knock you off your feet. Valentino Rossi has arrived to prove the bike was no one-hit wonder in the hands of Casey Stoner and help restore Ducati as a potent threat to the Japanese domination of ...

Jerry Burgess haunted by Ducati failure

Matthew Birt, 15 December 2012 12:00

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess says he will be haunted to his grave by the Italian’s failure to be competitive enough to challenge for victories during a disastrous two-year stint with Ducati. Rossi will be back at Yamaha in 2013 to renew his rivalry with reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo after he struggled to master the finicky Desmosedici.The Italian ...

Sepang to host two MotoGP races in future?

Matthew Birt, 30 November 2012 17:10

Sepang could host two MotoGP races in the near future in a bid to cash in on booming interest in South East Asian markets like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. MCN can reveal that Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has already spoken to Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta to explore the option of the Sepang circuit featuring twice on the calendar after the ...

Colin Edwards approaches Yamaha about 2014 engine deal

Matthew Birt, 23 November 2012 14:08

Colin Edwards has held tentative talks with senior Yamaha management about his Forward Racing squad leasing a YZR-M1 engine and electronics package for the 2014 MotoGP world championship. Yamaha will lease as many as four YZR-M1 motor packages for 2014, as the factories commit more entries to end MotoGP being a two-tier class with factory prototypes and production-based CRT machinery. ...

Stefan Bradl flattered by Honda faith

Matthew Birt, 22 November 2012 15:35

Stefan Bradl said it is a big honour to have signed a new MotoGP contract direct with HRC after impressing during his rookie season in 2012. The former Moto2 world champion didn’t finish out of the top 10 last season and he was a consistent top six challenger on Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda RC213V. The German's standout ride came when ...

Andrea Dovizioso reserves judgement on Ducati potential

Matthew Birt, 22 November 2012 09:58

Andrea Dovizioso says it is too early to understand the potential of Ducati’s Desmosedici MotoGP machine after he made his debut for the Bologna factory in Valencia last week. Cold and wet conditions meant Dovizioso completed less than 40 laps on a dry track, as he became the latest high profile rider to stake his reputation on making the struggling ...

Cal Crutchlow targets more podiums in 2013

Matthew Birt, 12 November 2012 09:51

British rider Cal Crutchlow believes he can be battling for the podium in every race in 2013 after his impressive second season in MotoGP ended in painful and frustrating fashion in Valencia yesterday. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider looked on course to claim Britain’s best MotoGP result since 1989 when he sat in a comfortable second place with eight ...

Cal Crutchlow warns Bradley Smith ahead of MotoGP debut

Matthew Birt, 08 November 2012 17:49

Cal Crutchlow has warned new Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Bradley Smith not to make the same mistake he did in 2011 by pushing too hard too soon in his rookie MotoGP campaign. Smith will make his YZR-M1 debut next Tuesday when preparations for the 2013 MotoGP campaign get underway in Valencia. And Crutchlow said he spoke to the 21-year-old ...