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Rossi’s Yamaha return perfect motivation for Lorenzo

Matthew Birt, 31 March 2013 20:01

Valentino Rossi’s return to Yamaha for 2013 will provide perfect motivation to help Jorge Lorenzo successfully defend his crown and try to win the MotoGP world title for a third time.That’s the view of the Spaniard’s factory Yamaha team boss Wilco Zeelenberg, who has been an integral figure in Lorenzo’s two MotoGP titles in 2010 and 2012.Rossi and Lorenzo will ...

Jorge Lorenzo boss: Hard to repeat 2012 consistency

Matthew Birt, 29 March 2013 16:00

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha team boss Wilco Zeelenberg has admitted repeating the stunning consistency of 2012 will be a tough challenge for the Spaniard. Lorenzo clinched his second MotoGP world title last season without ever finishing lower than second, which included six victories in Qatar, Le Mans, Catalunya, Silverstone, Mugello and Misano. But Zeelenberg said repeating that ...

Kevin Schwantz: Ben Spies can bounce back at Ducati

Matthew Birt, 28 March 2013 11:52

American legend Kevin Schwantz has backed fellow Texan Ben Spies to bounce back from a nightmare 2012 when the new MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar next weekend. The triple AMA Superbike champion endured a rotten second year on Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 after a combination of bad luck and unforced errors left him 10th in the overall rankings and without ...

Marc VDS poised for fresh MotoGP talks

Matthew Birt, 27 March 2013 10:54

Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad is poised to re-visit plans to move to the MotoGP class in 2014. The Belgian-based squad, which currently runs Redding and Mika Kallio in Moto2 and highly-rated teenager Livio Loi in Moto3, has been linked with a move to MotoGP several times in the past. The Marc VDS squad led early development of the ...

Yamaha close to clinching engine lease deal for 2014

Matthew Birt, 27 March 2013 10:13

Yamaha has confirmed it is in the final stages of negotiations with Dorna to offer to supply YZR-M1 engines for a maximum of four riders in the 2014 MotoGP world championship.Although MCN understands the deal has already been agreed, Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis said official confirmation of the engine lease deal was imminent. Yamaha is proposing to lease a YZR-M1 ...

Ex-Valentino Rossi boss keen on management return

Matthew Birt, 27 March 2013 09:57

Valentino Rossi’s former factory Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio has spoken of his desire to return to MotoGP management, with the Italian locked in talks with Suzuki about leading the Japanese factory’s potential premier class return in 2014. Brivio has worked with Rossi’s VR46 company since the nine-times world champion left Yamaha at the end of 2010 and though there ...

MotoGP plans to ban private testing

Matthew Birt, 25 March 2013 16:28

Private MotoGP test sessions like the one Honda and Yamaha recently took part in at the new Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Texas will be banned in the future. HRC arranged a private three-day session for Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez at COTA earlier this month, which was a move criticised in some quarters at a time when the ...

Moto2 to keep Honda engine until end of 2015

Matthew Birt, 25 March 2013 09:39

The Moto2 world championship will continue to use a Honda engine based on its CBR600RR motor until the end of the 2015 season at least. MCN understands that an additional one-year extension has been agreed to keep the current format after an initial agreement was reached for 2013 and ’14 at the end of last season. Honda’s initial three-year contract ...

Valentino Rossi sets fastest pace in Jerez

Matthew Birt, 24 March 2013 17:06

Valentino Rossi enjoyed his best day in MotoGP for some considerable time in Jerez today when the nine-times world champion set the fastest time on the second day of the final pre-season test. The 34-year-old Italian clocked a best time of 1.39.525 to finish just 0.015s ahead of factory Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Conditions on day two were significantly better ...

Jorge Lorenzo fastest at cold and wet Jerez

Matthew Birt, 24 March 2013 11:44

Jorge Lorenzo topped the timesheets at the end of a cool, wet and windy start to the final pre-season MotoGP test in Jerez yesterday. Heavy rain and cold temperatures dominated the action but reigning world champion Lorenzo was able to set a best time of 1.47.423 on his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 to finish 1.051s clear of Repsol Honda rival Dani Pedrosa. ...