
Valentino Rossi: "It would be really curious. But I guess that even if the 500 two-stroke bikes would be back, they would never be like the machines I rode. Electronics changes the character of the bikes. Anyway, I would really love to ride a 500cc two-stroke bike again!" Jorge Lorenzo: "No. I...
Valentino Rossi: "Honestly, I don't know. But for sure I would have been a sportsman because I don't like the idea of serious work." Jorge Lorenzo: "If I wasn't racing motorcycles, I guess I would just be a normal person. Maybe I would work in design. I love design. Or maybe I would be a...
Valentino Rossi: "I follow all kind of sports, but motorsport remains my favorite. In particular, I like rally. Whenever it was possible, I did some rally races. When I will have more time, I would like to do some more." Jorge Lorenzo: "I have always admired Michael Jordan and Ayrton Senna. They...
Ducati Team's Andrea Dovizioso continued the scintillating pace he showed yesterday at Motegi to smash the existing circuit lap record by four-tenths of a second and claim pole position for tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. In an incredibly competitive Qualifying Practice 2 session where the top...
The rain that threatened didn't come, to both the relief and the despair of everyone at the MotoGP test in Valencia. After 18 races, three flyaways, and two days of testing, there were plenty of folk who had been secretly doing rain dances so they could pack up and go home early. As much as we...
Just when it looked like the MotoGP silly season was getting ready to wrap up, a few new developments threw a spanner or two in the works. A week ago, most MotoGP pundits were convinced that Cal Crutchlow would be going to Ducati, Scott Redding would be moving up with his Marc VDS Racing team,...
As if anyone needed reminding of just how close the MotoGP field is at the moment, you have to go a very long way down the standings to find the first rider more than a second slower than Jorge Lorenzo, the fastest man on the first day of practice at the Sachsenring. Eighteen riders are within a...