Yamaha MotoGP bosses have said there will be no return of the garage wall and that there is no rift between World champion Jorge Lorenzo and runner-up Valentino Rossi. The Factory pair enjoyed a fractious end to the season in 2015 after Rossi’s campaign spectacularly unravelled following his sensational press conference in Sepang where he […]
KTM is will be unveiling its RC16 MotoGP race bike at the Red Bull Ring when premier class racing returns to Austria on August 19-21. The bike, which has a 90-degree V-4 and a steel-tube chassis with bottom-braced aluminum swingarm, is undergoing a thorough in-house testing programme ahead of its competitive debut in the 2017 […]
MotoGP has introduced a new set of technical rules and regulations in a bid to make racing’s premier class more competitive, and cheaper to compete in. There are two new stand out changes – tyres and electronics – and these mean that the 2016 promises to be one of the most exciting season’s ever. The […]
MotoGP has introduced a comprehensive set of rules governing rider protection for the first time in its history. Helmets have been compulsory, but the rulebook offered little if no guidance on the leathers, boots, gloves that riders wear. The new regulations mean there are now benchmark standards for leathers, gloves and boots, and the internal […]
Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi continues to plot for life after he retires from racing and his merchandising company, VR46 Racing Apparel has just signed a contract with his now team to supply their fan products. Rossi’s company already produces T-shirts and other racing paraphernalia for rivals Marc Marquez, Cal Crutchlow, Scott Redding and Dani […]
The rumour mill is working overtime ahead of this month’s winter test as speculation grows about who will be riding where in the coming seasons. Repsol Honda, the Factory and satellite Yamaha teams all have settled line-ups for 2016, however, the 2017 season promises to see a hive of rider movements, with many of the […]
Spain’s triple MotoGP World Champion, Jorge Lorenzo, and SHARK, the French helmet manufacturer have announced a three-year partnership in MotoGP. Five-time world champion Lorenzo will be wearing the Race-R PRO, SHARK’s flagship product, in all races, after binning HJC following several high profile helmet mishaps in 2015. The Factory Yamaha rider said: “I am very […]