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After the adoption of technical regulation which provides for increased capacity of 1000cc engines in 2012, FIM, Dorna and IRTA have agreed a timetable for the selection of teams competing next year in the premier class.

While the MotoGP class began in 2011 the last battle of World Championship with 800cc format has already been made public calendar with the dates for registration for the 2012 campaign.
Changes to the rules of the MotoGP class have generated considerable interest from teams wanting to participate in the 2012 campaign and today the FIM, Dorna and IRTA have announced the various deadlines for the selection of equipment that will shape the grid next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Former 500cc World Champion has been a key figure in the signing of a ten-year agreement to bring MotoGP to his home state in 2013. In this interview reveals his excitement at the announcement of the news.

Following the announcement on Tuesday that the Tour of the Americas ™ in Austin, Texas, will be on the MotoGP calendar in 2013, Kevin Schwantz motogp.com spoke to the ten-year agreement that will lead the World Championship to his home state.

Commenting on the new facilities currently under construction with completion scheduled for mid 2012 – the 500cc World Champion 1993, has expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of this new event in the global calendar.

“Seeing the development of these facilities, I’m really excited and I think it will be a very attractive route” has indicated to motogp.com Schwantz. “From the perspective of the pilot, which is how I see things, I think it will be a fantastic track. It will be a challenge, it will be safe and a nice long run. The drivers will have to work to get good chain laps and stay in front of the race. There are many good points and offers an exciting prospect. Read the rest of this entry »

The year 2010 was a turning point in the path of Carlos Checa after leaving the offi cial team Ten Kate Honda many saw his career coming to an end, but Genesio Bevilacqua bet on him to lead the private team Team Althea. Despite his long career, that of Sant Fruitós had never competed with a twin, but perfectly adapted to the 1098R from the beginning was faster than the Ducati official Haga and Fabrizio.

He finished third in the standings, with three partial victories in his best year in World Superbike Championship since he landed in 2008. Just turned 38, is before your big chance to be world champion. Ducati has no official team, but the Czech will have direct support from Borgo Panigale to try to wrest the crown from an old rocker like him, Max Biaggi.

For many are the favorite with Biaggi …
“Really? Obviously we will fight to win the World Cup. Biaggi is strong, has the fastest bike and is the world champion. But there will be alternatives, such Haslam with BMW, Honda Rea is very regular, and will have to see Melandri and Laverty with Yamaha they are always fast. Xaus made some great workouts in Portugal on his debut for Honda, Kawasaki are rolling even long before the season and will have to have them. I do not want to remove anyone from the pools yet. At the end wins the most constant, which is precisely what we did in 2010, to be very regular. Read the rest of this entry »

Rossi’s Yamaha is history. The brand is not being manipulated and has clearly committed by the youth of Lawrence who is present and future

Cyclical change in the official team Yamaha. ‘The future belongs to no one’ is the title of one of the most popular songs of the band Dorian, but it is clear that the future of the Yamaha MotoGP team is no other than Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard has just been proclaimed world champion and is the new benchmark in the premier class.

After seven years of absolute rule in Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi has had to succumb to the courage and the projection of a Jorge Lorenzo and is brand new MotoGP world champion and, at 23, has plenty to the next seasons.

The Japanese brand is not being manipulated by the Italian rider who was willing to continue but with one condition: that Lorenzo was in 2011 in its box. If Yamaha did not give renewed in 2009 when Jorge neither has now when he has put on a plate two more years of contract. Valentino things well, hurt, Ducati has decided to migrate to the Spaniard tired of threatening his reign in every Grand Prix and surprised that Yamaha has made clear his intentions. Read the rest of this entry »

Valentino Rossi‘s decision to leave Yamaha and join Ducati for the 2011 season could bring bad rumors. Mentioned, the Italian rider was “forced to” flee for her looks impressive Spanish rider, who was also his team mate, Jorge Lorenzo.

However, Mick Doohan refused presumption. This legendary Australian rider, who is a former five-time world champion 500cc class between 1994-1998, said that Rossi just need a new challenge to beat his opponents, including Lorenzo.

Indeed, told MCN earlier this year, Lorenzo has said that the results of the 2010 season this might be the cause of Rossi decided to leave from Yamaha, and received a contract high of Ducati. Moreover, “The Doctor” also had a broken leg injury at Mugello in early June, which makes her chance to defend his title taken away, as well as its position as number one Yamaha rider will shift. Read the rest of this entry »

The Spanish driver has not felt comfortable in the first free practice for San Marino, where Dani Pedrosa was the fastest.

The Spanish Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), author of the third fastest time in first free practice for the San Marino Grand Prix MotoGP acknowledged that the day had been “more complicated than expected.”

Lorenzo said he was recovered from the unfortunate and tough weekend in which he lived in Indianapolis for high temperatures and perhaps for that reason in Misano Adriatico admitted having “suffered” and not having had “enough confidence in either the bike or tires .

The MotoGP championship leader said he had had “some problems in braking, cornering and rapid acceleration,” why not felt comfortable. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »