
Will Valentino Rossi be the best MotoGP rider ever if he wins the 2015 title? Quite possibly. Yet despite the success, the nine titles, and the bank account, the 36-year-old Yamaha rider considers himself just a normal guy. In racing, though, he is ruthless. Heading to the Japanese GP at Motegi...
Valentino Rossi had an all-but-impossible task at Valencia, but he was supported in Spain once again by a yellow wave hoping for a miracle. The Number 46 was everywhere, and the color yellow was dominant among the 110,000 spectators packing the grandstands. Many yellow shirts had this message:...
Q: Did you enjoy the Qatar race? A: Absolutely. Everyone expected Marc Marquez to take control, and the Ducati's pole position made the start of the season even more thrilling. The question mark was if Dovizioso could maintain a quick consistent pace. The race was interesting right from the...
After spending his entire premier-class career with Australian Jeremy Burgess at his side, nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi made a surprising crew chief change after the conclusion of the 2013 MotoGP season. Silvano Galbusera, the former technical boss of Yamaha's World Superbike team,...
After a three-year absence from MotoGP, Suzuki is working hard to make its GSX-RR competitive with the other factory bikes. The highlight thus far was at Barcelona, where Aleix Espargaro secured for Suzuki its first pole position since returning to MotoGP, with rookie Maverick Vinales only 0.083...
Valentino Rossi is back on top after winning the dry 26-lap MotoGP race at TT Circuit Assen on his Yamaha YZR-M1 by 2.170 seconds against the Repsol Honda steamroller of world championship points-leader Dani Pedrosa and fast newcomer Marc Marquez. "Before the race, I thought, 'I have to try to...
The 2015 MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar this Sunday, March 29. Can Marc Marquez and Honda be beaten? Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc World Champion, says there's only one way—try to break his rhythm from the very first lap to prevent him from getting away. As longtime race fans know, the...