MOTOGP: Lorenzo Targets Third Straight Win
Written by: Yamaha July 1, 2010 Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo could make it three wins from three this weekend, as the seventh round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship, the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya, brings to an end a run of three races on successive weekends. Lorenzo took an emphatic victory in Assen last time out, backing up a win at Silverstone eight days earlier.... Read More
MotoGP: Rossi update from Dr. Buzzi
Written by: Yamaha Date: June 9, 2010 Dr. Roberto Buzzi, head of Trauma at the CTO Careggi (Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico) in Florence, Italy, made the following statement about Valentino Rossi today: “Today Valentino underwent another small operation to close the wound, which is looking good. We closed it with 15 stitches and our overall medical judgement is positive.... Read More
MotoGP: Pedrosa to go for first win of 2010 from Pole
Written by: Dorna Date: June 5, 2010 Dani Pedrosa will start the 2010 Gran Premio d’Italia TIM from pole position at Mugello after a superb late lap in qualifying pushed him to the front of the grid. Securing his second pole of the season – his 15th in the premier class – with a time of 1’48.819 on the 23rd of his 24 laps, Pedrosa beat Jorge Lorenzo to the top spot by 0.177s. The... Read More
MotoGP: Rossi has successful surgery in Florence
Written by: Yamaha Date: June 5, 2010 Valentino Rossi underwent a successful operation at the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico (Centre for Orthopaedic Trauma) in Florence, Italy on Saturday afternoon to repair the fractured right tibia he sustained in a crash in the Saturday-morning practice session at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM. Rossi was thrown from his Fiat Yamaha M1 bike... Read More
Rookies Cup: Ruiz and Antonelli shine
Written by: Red Bull Date: June 4, 2010 Two stunning performances in beautiful Tuscan sunshine put Daniel Ruiz on pole and Nicolo Antonelli on the other side of the front row in 4th for Saturday’s Red Bull MotoGP Cup race at Mugello. 18 year old Spaniard Ruiz bettered the rest by 4 tenths of a second but it was Italian 14 year old Antonelli’s effort that had the pit... Read More
MOTOGP: Friday 1-2 For Fiat Yamaha
Written by: Media Release Date: June 4, 2010 Valentino Rossi looked as happy as ever at his beloved home track of Mugello this afternoon, shaking off the pain of his shoulder injury to set the fastest time on the opening day. His Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo was 0.369 seconds behind him in second and the pair looked in command of the situation as this fourth round of the season... Read More
MotoGP: Lorenzo to take part in next test in Qatar
Written by: Yamaha Date: March 15, 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo will take part in this week’s MotoGP test in Qatar, four weeks after breaking a bone in his right thumb during a training incident. The 22-year-old has spent the time recuperating at home in Barcelona and he has now been given the all-clear by his doctor to get back on his bike. The recovery has gone... Read More
Moto2: Noyes fastest at Valencia
Written by: Dorna Date: March 2, 2010 The Moto2 Tuesday afternoon session at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia saw Kenny Noyes (Jack&Jones by A. Banderas) go fastest with a time of 1’37.371. Toni Elías (Gresini Racing), Claudio Corti (Forward Racing), Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar) and Alex de Angelis (Scot Racing) all joined the American under the 1’38” mark in the... Read More
MotoGP: Tom Houseworth on working with Ben Spies
Written by: Dorna Date: March 2, 2010 Alongside Ben Spies at Monster Yamaha Tech3 in 2010 will be Tom Houseworth, the rider’s fellow American and crew chief. Houseworth was part of the set-up of Spies’ world superbike championship winning team last year, and brings his expertise across to MotoGP with the rider. “I started in AMA in the late 80s and worked my way up, and I’ve... Read More
WSBK: Checa and Haslam take Philip Island victories
Written by: Infront Date: Feb. 28, 2010 Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) and Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati) took a win apiece at Phillip Island in what was a sensational start to the 2010 WSBK season in Australia. In dry conditions, in front of 65,500 fans, the action was intense in each 22-lap race, with the leading three riders within 0.769 seconds of each other in race one and the... Read More
