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• Rossi 'not 100 per cent' but hoping to please fans
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:01 +0300
While he admits he isn't yet 100 per cent, Valentino Rossi is expecting to gain extra motivation from performing in front of his home crowd at Misano.
• Momentum on Pedrosa's side heading to Misano
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:10 +0300
Fresh from improving his personal best to three wins in a season at Indianapolis, Dani Pedrosa has an immediate chance to make it four at Misano.
• Lorenzo focused on Misano podium
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:06:04 +0300
Jorge Lorenzo targets another podium finish as he continues to control the MotoGP World Championship.
• Pedrosa crosses two-win barrier in style
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:34:23 +0300
It's almost certainly come too late to mount a title challenge, but Dani Pedrosa finally broke his two wins in a season barrier at Indianapolis on Sunday.
• Ben Spies soaks up home podium glory
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:23:44 +0300
Ben Spies proved just why he will take Valentino Rossi's vacant factory Yamaha ride next season as he led a MotoGP race on his way to a best ever second place.
• Lorenzo: 'Slow' M1 like riding a 250
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:44:16 +0300
MotoGP title leader Jorge Lorenzo suffered his worst result of the 2010 season at Indianapolis on Sunday - third place!
• Rossi 'not fit enough to win'
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:24:56 +0300
Valentino Rossi insisted his he was happy with his fourth place in Sunday's Indianapolis MotoGP, which came after he had fallen three times in practice.
• Drain cover destroys Hayden's knee slider
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:14 +0300
Nicky Hayden's hopes of challenging for a home podium in Sunday's Indianapolis Grand Prix ended when his left knee slider was ripped off early in the race.
• PICTURES: Stoner crashes out at Indy
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:32:26 +0300
Casey Stoner's five-race run of podium finishes came to an end after this front-end fall in Sunday's Indianapolis MotoGP.
• Edwards 'crushed' by Peter Lenz death
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:44:47 +0300
Colin Edwards had more than racing on his mind at the start of Sunday's Indianapolis Grand Prix, after Peter Lenz - whom Edwards had been a mentor for - died due to injuries sustained a few hours earlier in a support race at the circuit.
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• Biaggi refusing to ‘settle for points'
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:01 +0300
Max Biaggi keeps the 2010 World Superbike title at the back of his mind as he heads to the Nurburgring focused only on returning to winning ways.
• Haslam out to keep pressure on Biaggi
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:32:08 +0300
Leon Haslam thinks back to his 2009 performance on the Stiggy Honda as he bids to win his first World Superbike race since Kyalami at the Nurburgring.
• Haga: Forgetting 2009, remembering 2008
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:56:26 +0300
Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio eye a boost for soon-to-depart Ducati around the Nurburgring.
• Lowry prepares for WSBK debut
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:40:50 +0300
Ian Lowry tests for Kawasaki ahead of his first World Superbike outing at the Nurburgring.
• Ex-GP racer Lai to make WSBK debut
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:57:05 +0300
Fabrizio Lai takes up the vacant seat at Echo CRS Honda following Broc Parkes's decision to quit.
• Infront ‘surprised' by Ducati quit decision
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:10:41 +0300
Infront suggests Ducati's decision to leave World Superbikes is down to regulations rather than the manufacturer's claim it is undergoing a change in strategy.
• Ducati withdraws factory support for 2011
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:18:13 +0300
Ducati makes the surprise decision to scale back its factory involvement in the World Superbike Championship as it turns its attention to its production models.
• Ducati hints regulations affected pull-out decision
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:41:06 +0300
Ducati hints that the move towards 'competition between prototypes' affected its decision to withdraw from the World Superbike Championship.
• Parkes quits Echo CRS Honda
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:12:19 +0300
Broc Parkes and Echo CRS Honda part ways with three rounds of the 2010 World Superbike Championship still remaining.
• Lowry gets Kawasaki ride for Nurburgring
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:21:25 +0300
Kawasaki confirms Ian Lowry will continue aboard the ZX-10R alongside Tom Sykes at the Nurburgring in what will be the Northern Irishman's World Superbike debit.
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• Seventh win for Jorge Lorenzo in Czech Grand Prix
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:42:11 +0300
Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo had won again in the USA and, with nearest rival Dani Pedrosa crashing out, the 24-year-old was even further ahead in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. The tenth round of the series was at Brno in the Czech Republic, where Lorenzo had previously won three times and Pedrosa twice, but with Valentino Rossi a seven-time former victor.
• Lorenzo wins and Pedrosa crashes in US Grand Prix
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:19 +0300
Valentino Rossi was back, but Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo remained in control in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. The Spaniard was continuing with only first or second place finishes, although arguably a bigger splash was made by Rossi, back in Germany so soon after injury and almost making it onto the podium.
• Pedrosa wins in Germany, Rossi back in action
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:26:13 +0300
23-year-old Jorge Lorenzo was leading the way in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship, the Fiat Yamaha rider helped by the absence of team-mate Valentino Rossi. Five wins from seven races meant he was in control, but nearest challenger Dani Pedrosa could still pose a threat with a run of victories on the Repsol Honda.
• Jorge Lorenzo wins again in Catalan Grand Prix
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:56:59 +0300
Valentino Rossi had already missed three Grands Prix through injury, and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo had won two of these, to add to two previous victories. The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship was now between Lorenzo and the pair of Repsol Honda riders, whichever could go on to mount the most consistent challenge.
• Lorenzo wins and Stoner on the podium at Assen GP
Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:36:09 +0300
There had been another win for Fiat Yamaha racer Jorge Lorenzo at Silverstone, putting him even more in command of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship in the absence of team-mate Valentino Rossi. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa had finished a lowly eighth, widening the overall gap between the two Spaniards in the points table.
• Jorge Lorenzo wins on MotoGP return to Silverstone
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:15:48 +0300
Following an injury that took Valentino Rossi out of contention, the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship looked like it could be going in the direction of his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who had already been leading the Italian. But the race at Mugello had been won by Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, and at this stage the title race was far from over.
• Rossi is out and Pedrosa wins in Italian MotoGP race
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:38:35 +0300
Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi had not been at full fitness, which had seemingly given the edge to team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the second and third rounds of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. But round four was taking place at Rossi’s second home, the Mugello circuit in Italy, where he had won nine Grands Prix, including a seven year spell unbeaten.
• Jorge Lorenzo wins again in French MotoGP race
Wed, 26 May 2010 00:52:24 +0300
With just two races gone, the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship was looking a bit like another contest between Fiat Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Honda and Ducati riders had also looked fast, but at this stage only the Fiat pair had been on the podium in both Qatar and Spain. The third race would be taking place in France, where Lorenzo had won in 2009.
• Home win for Lorenzo in Spanish MotoGP
Fri, 07 May 2010 18:25:19 +0300
The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship had opened with a win for reigning champion Valentino Rossi, the Italian taking another race victory for Fiat Yamaha as the season began under floodlights in Qatar. From there the teams had been due to move on to Japan, where Rossi’s team-mate Jorge Lorenzo had won in 2009. Instead, round two ended up being held in Spain.
• A profile of Leon Camier, 2009 British Superbike champion
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:55:31 +0300