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The magazine Sports Illustrated has published its annual list of athletes with higher incomes in the world. Valentino Rossi is the athlete with sport’s highest-paid motor world, with total revenues of 26 million euros.

Rossi is listed as the seventh athlete with more earnings in 2010, ahead of F1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari ex.

Italian revenues are as follows: 14 million euro from his contract with Yamaha factory team, which expires this 2010 and the remaining 12 million of its technical partners (Dainese, AGV) and personal (Fastweb, Nutella, Monster Energy.)

Pedrosa and Lorenzo, light years away
Italian rider revenues tripled following motorcycle rider in the hierarchy, the 2007 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner, who receives EUR 5 million in his last years with Ducati, while Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa are still light years away from Italian, but this World Cup could begin to redress the balance, especially for the pilot’s Balearic Islands. Read the rest of this entry »

The Australian rider Casey Stoner (Ducati) set the fastest time in free practice at the Grand Prix of the United States, scoring ninth round of the MotoGP World Championship, where the Spanish Jorge Lorenzo finished second.

Stoner, who dominated for most of the session, set a timer for 1 minute, 21 seconds and 699 cents. The ‘Aussie’ – winner at Laguna Seca in 2007 – showed his love affair with the American track and ran as the main favorite to win the pole position Saturday.
In addition, Stoner noted for his excellent timing, which was in line with the time he got Pedrosa (Honda) last year. The de Castellar del Vallés, ‘polemical’ in 2009 and won the Grand Prize at the time, opted for the set-up and will be this Saturday when they have to improve to stay on the line that marked the last weekend in Germany. Pedrosa sealed the fourth fastest time.

The second place went to Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), who along with Stoner became the only two riders able to lower the barrier of minutes and 22 seconds. The Balearic sound World Cup leader, was comfortable in the famous “Corkscrew” and will – without doubt – Stoner who dispute the most privileged position on the grid. Read the rest of this entry »

Jorge Lorenzo is the King of the World. The Balearic again nailed his flag in Montmelo putting more land through a Spanish championship smell. The Spaniard shot in the early stages where Dovizioso could only hold him until he fell. Pedrosa finished second ahead of Stoner.

Indisputable victory signed by the Spanish Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) at Montmelo, the fifth year, the third row, who shoots him in the championship, ahead of Dani Pedrosa (Honda) was second and now also takes the square in general.

Behind Lorenzo and Pedrosa was ranked Australian Casey Stoner, while Alvaro Bautista (Suzuki) and Hector Barbera (Ducati) fifth and tenth, respectively, signed his best qualifying of the year. Aleix Espagaró retired.

The World Cup very much in favor

With this victory, Lorenzo increased his lead in the championship standings, now located in 52 points. The Spaniard only met resistance in the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) until eleven laps fell. Pedrosa, who rallied after a problem at the start, and Stoner had a great pulse after second place, which was resolved at the end of Spanish.

Sweat Pedrosa for second place

Dani, as always, took the top speed of your Honda and expertise in the output goes to the front before the first corner, but Catalan is spent braking. From first to tenth, with what had to start to climb from the first round. Read the rest of this entry »

Orge Lorenzo returned to power. He returned to appear dominant in the Dutch MotoGP and finally come out as champion by beating two rival, Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner.

In a race that was held at the Assen circuit on Saturday (06/26/2010) night local time, which appears Lorenzo occupies pole position, was not overtaken if he had the lead. As a result Pedrosa and Stoner, who has been at him since the beginning of the race, could not go beyond.

For Lorenzo, this was the second victory in the last two races. Previously, he won the British MotoGP race.

Lorenzo finishes with the advantages of nearly three seconds over Pedrosa, who had to settle for being runner-up. While Stoner was in the order of three with a time difference of about seven seconds.

Ben Spies finished at number four with 13.2 seconds difference in time of Lorenzo. While his teammate Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso, finishing at number five with 15.3 seconds behind.

Thanks to the results in this Dutch MotoGP, Lorenzo firmly on top of the drivers’ standings by 140 values. Meanwhile, two and three positions are occupied by Pedrosa (collecting 93 points) and Dovizioso (89).

The road Racing

Lorenzo is ranked first step on the gas immediately after the start. He also successfully defended its position. Meanwhile, Ben Spies and Dani Pedrosa pushed up to the order of two and three after the start from a position of four and seven.

Just as in the British MotoGP, Lorenzo directly menggeber motor thereby creating a significant advantage over his opponents. While Pedrosa and Casey Stoner made it through the Spies in the third lap, making them the second and third ranks. Read the rest of this entry »