Archive for May, 2012
MotoGP: Pramac Racing Team – Catalunya Grand Prix Preview
The Pramac Ducati Team moves to Spain for the fifth race of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, the second on Spanish soil this season, after facing the French round at the Bugatti Circuit. The Catalan layout features have one of the longest main straights in the world, watched over by a vast grandstand, which is [...]
‘Honda will give Marquez a full factory bike’
Valentino Rossi believes the continued presence of MotoGP’s ‘rookie rule’ won’t make much difference to Marc Marquez in 2013. Spanish star Marquez, a former 125cc champion and last year’s Moto2 runner-up, is all but guaranteed to move up to the premier-class next season. Strong Repsol links make the official Honda team the obvious destination – [...]
MotoGP: Steve Parrish on why Jorge Lorenzo’s next move is key
By Steve Parrish BBC motorcycling commentator It is just a fortnight since Casey Stoner stunned the MotoGP paddock by announcing his retirement, but already the wheeling and dealing has begun. With Stoner leaving Repsol Honda at the end of the year, one of the plum seats in the sport is up for grabs, and with [...]
MotoGP™ stars gather for pre-Catalunya press conference
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Lorenzo, fresh from a dominant victory in the wet at Le Mans, leads the championship standings by eight points at present. The Catalunya circuit has yielded success for the Spaniard in the past, where he has recorded one win and two second-place finishes in the last three years. He commented: “I’m arriving [...]
2012 Catalunya GP (Barcelona): Pramac MotoGP Race Preview
2012 Catalunya GP (Barcelona): Pramac MotoGP Race Preview THE PRAMAC TEAM GETS READY FOR THE SECOND RACE OF THIS 2012 IN SPAIN The Pramac Ducati Team moves to Spain for the fifth race of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, the second on Spanish soil this season, after facing the French round at the Bugatti Circuit. [...]
Hayden’s yes to Yas
Dubai: He’s heard the rumours and hopes they are true. Nicky Hayden, the former American motorcycle world champion, who was in Dubai to launch Ducati Café on behalf of the motorcycle team he drives for tells XPRESS that he sees himself driving around the Yas Marina circuit come 2013. “The talks have been on for [...]
San Carlo Honda Gresini Talk Catalunya
Bautista and Pirro aim to put disappointment behind them as they move on to Barcelona Alvaro Bautista and Michele Pirro head to the fifth round of the MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona this weekend aiming to put behind them the disappointment of a wet weekend in France. Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alvaro is [...]
MotoGP: Yamaha Racing Team – Catalunya Grand Prix Preview
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WIN British MotoGP tickets
UPDATED: 16:59, 31 May 2012 To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Fastest on 11 June, Sportsmail has teamed up with Universal Pictures (UK) and Dorna to offer one lucky winner a pair of tickets to the British MotoGP at Silverstone on 17 June. The lucky winner will also win a copy of [...]
Riders tuck into traditional Catalan cuisine
Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaró, Pons 40 HP Tuenti’s Pol Espargaró, Mapfre Aspar Team’s Toni Elías, Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding, Italtrans Racing Team’s Claudio Corti and Racing Team Germany’s Louis Rossi were thrown head first into the local market “La Porxada de Granollers” to buy all their ingredients to prepare their Catalan dishes. [...]