Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi has been discharged from hospital in Italy following surgery on a fractured leg sustained in an enduro crash last week. The nine–times world champion suffered a displaced fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg in a crash on Thursday night. The Italian was transferred to a local […]
The doctor who operated on Valentino Rossi says the MotoGP rider will need at least 30–40 days rest following surgery on a right leg fracture. The nine–times world champion suffered a displaced fracture to the tibia and fibula of his right leg on Thursday night in a dirt bike training accident, and underwent surgery this morning. The […]
Valentino Rossi has undergone successful surgery on a fractured tibia and fibula of his right leg following a dirt bike training accident on Thursday night. The Italian was riding enduro with his VR46 Academy riders near his home when the accident happened. He was taken to hospital in Urbino where an examination revealed he had […]
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi has suffered a broken leg in an enduro training accident, according to Italian media. The nine-times world champion has reportedly suffered a fracture to his fibula and tibia on his right leg when he crashed while riding enduro with his VR46 academy riders. The Italian was taken to hospital in […]
MotoGP will expand its calendar next year after series owners Dorna Sports officially signed a three-year deal with the Buriram Circuit in Thailand. Thailand has been long rumoured to be joining the schedule, with it originally thought a race in the country would take place this year. However, issues with sponsorship halted this. Confrimed on […]
Takaaki Nakagami says his recent signing to the LCR Honda team for the 2018 MotoGP season spurred him on to victory in Sunday’s Moto2 British Grand Prix. The Japanese rider put on a late charge in the 18-lap intermediate class race at Silverstone, overhauling race leader Franco Morbidelli towards the end of lap 14. Once […]
Marc Marquez lost a 16-point lead in the MotoGP World Championship after suffering an engine failure at the British Grand Prix. The Spaniard had just overtaken Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales for third and was chasing race leaders Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso when his Honda engine spectacularly blew on the Hangar Straight. With Ducati rider Dovizioso […]
Andrea Dovizioso is refusing to think about the MotoGP championship despite taking a nine-point lead after winning the British Grand Prix. The Ducati rider tallied up his fourth win of the 2017 season after passing Valentino Rossi for the lead on lap 18 of the race at Silverstone, and fending off a late charge from […]
Andrea Dovizioso stormed to victory at the British Grand Prix to take the lead in the MotoGP standings, while Marc Marquez suffered an engine failure. On his 300th premier class start, Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi took the holeshot into the first corner and immediately built up a buffer of eight tenths to the chasing Marquez. Rossi’s […]
MotoGP rider Sam Lowes will make a return to the Moto2 World Championship next season with the Interwetten team. The British rider stepped up to the MotoGP class for 2017 with Aprilia after three years in the intermediate tier, in which time he tallied up three wins on Speed Up and Kalex chassis. However, a […]
Marc Marquez admits he did not expect to annihilate his existing Silverstone MotoGP pole record with the first-ever 1m59s lap in qualifying for the British Grand Prix. The Honda rider was on searing pace from the off in the second 15-minute qualifying segment, the Spaniard setting a new lap record on his first attempt with […]
Cal Crutchlow admitted he was ‘pissed off’ at missing out on back-to-back British Grand Prix poles after he made a mistake on his final flying lap. The British rider – who stormed to pole at a wet Silverstone one year ago – joined fellow Honda rider Marc Marquez and Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi in setting the timing screens […]