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Can Valentino Rossi rediscover winning touch in Mugello?

Matthew Birt, 24 May 2013 12:45

There was once a time when the MotoGP field would arrive in Mugello wondering who was going to finish second behind home favourite Valentino Rossi.The hugely popular Rossi was unbeatable on home soil at the spectacular Mugello track where he notched an incredible seven straight victories between 2002 and 2008Since that last win in ’08 on a podium shared with ...

Exclusive Q and A: Ben Spies injury latest

Matthew Birt, 09 May 2013 10:05

Ben Spies has admitted rushing his return from a serious right shoulder injury after the Ignite Ducati rider missed last weekend’s Jerez race and will also be missing for the forthcoming French round in Le Mans. The Texan has struggled to regain 100% fitness and strength after he suffered serious muscle damage in his right shoulder following a heavy crash ...

Valentino Rossi rejects new Yamaha chassis

Matthew Birt, 07 May 2013 08:51

Valentino Rossi will continue to race the ‘standard’ factory Yamaha YZR-M1 frame he’s used in the opening three rounds of 2013 after failing to find any benefit from a new chassis he tested in Jerez yesterday (Monday). Rossi tested the latest spec 2013 frame during a weather-hit final pre-season test in Jerez in late March, and opted to start the ...

Jerez MotoGP: Pedrosa wins as Marquez and Lorenzo collide

Simon Patterson, 05 May 2013 13:52

Dani Pedrosa rode to an easy race victory at his home GP at Jerez, but the real talk of the race was a dramatic last corner collision between rookie Marc Marquez and defending champion Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo led early in the race, but a hard charging Pedrosa soon came through and got away, pulling out a gap right away as ...

BT Sport’s MotoGP TV deal to be announced this week

Matthew Birt, 04 May 2013 12:28

BT Sport’s successful bid for the live MotoGP TV rights in the UK in 2014 will be confirmed this week, with MCN learning the multi-million pound deal will be formally announced in London on Thursday. BT’s new dedicated sports channel, which is due for launch in August, has beaten off tough competition from the likes of the BBC and Sky ...

Cal Crutchlow impresses Yamaha with fast form

Matthew Birt, 03 May 2013 18:46

Cal Crutchlow’s brilliant start to the 2013 MotoGP campaign continued today after the British rider set the third fastest time on the opening day of practice at the Jerez track in Spain. A best lap of 1.39.733 left the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider only 0.171s adrift of factory Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo and only 0.029s behind Repsol Honda rider ...

Kevin Schwantz announces shock Suzuka 8hr comeback

Simon Patterson, 01 May 2013 12:06

Former 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz will come out of retirement to partner Yukio Kagayama and Nori Haga for the 2013 Suzuka 8hr race. 48 year old Schwantz, who has been in retirement since 1995,will ride the GSX-R usually riden by Kagayama in the Japanese championship. The Texan has remained active in bikes since his retirement, running his own race ...

Jorge Lorenzo’s boss praises ‘incredible’ Marc Marquez

Matthew Birt, 24 April 2013 09:40

Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha boss Wilco Zeelenberg has praised Spanish rival Marc Marquez after the Repsol Honda rider won only his second MotoGP race at the spectacular Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Texas last weekend. After dominating a private Honda and Yamaha test at COTA last month the 20-year-old then delivered a virtuoso display on Sunday to become the ...

Valentino Rossi impresses in NASCAR test

Matthew Birt, 23 April 2013 14:43

Valentino Rossi indulged in his passion for four-wheeled motorsport in America yesterday when the Italian tested Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Toyota Camry at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fresh from a disappointing sixth place in the inaugural Circuit of the Americas MotoGP race in Texas, Rossi got behind the wheel of the 650bhp NASCAR to put in a series of fast laps ...

Scott Redding seizes Moto2 points lead

Matthew Birt, 22 April 2013 08:50

Scott Redding scored his first pole position in Texas and now leads a world championship category for the first time in his career after he secured a hard fought fifth place at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). A first Moto2 win though still eludes the 20-year-old after chronic front and rear grip issues saw him fall out of the ...