All the new champion’s helmet,will be on sale in late 2012.AGV Valentino Rossi showed Pista GP,an innovative helmet,the first born of a new generation AGV Standard the result of the project,a new process changes the face of design and testing of the helmet. AGV STANDARDS and Pista GP born in 2009 with Valentino Rossi as a pilot reference for the development and finalization. Three years after the beginning of the project, the ... Read More »

  The appointment with Valentino Rossi is in the paddock,in the space between the two trucks parked in front of the Ducati garage.Windy,the sky is almost dark.The face,too. “We are worried. We were already after the second test. It’s not that I came here expecting a miracle … We can say that it was the first test of the strange, the answer ... Read More »

MotoGP test Jerez-The last hour of MotoGP testing at Jerez was held under a gloomy sky,which threatens to turn into rain tomorrow.At the end of the Sepang test,the vice president of HRC Shuei Nakamoto had held up the M1 as the best bike of the lot,and seemed to have fullfilled the prophecy,with Lorenzo to act as a trial horse for ... Read More »

  Andrea-Dovizioso-celebrates-26th-birthday Yamaha Tech 3 rider,Andrea Dovizioso celebrates 26th birthday and blowing out the candle in the paddock.Birthday party for Andrea Dovizioso in the lunch break of MotoGP test at Jerez. The Yamaha rider has put out the candles on a beautiful cake for the hospitality of theYamaha, which hosted the event. Dovi has received a gift from his team a good photo autographed by all the children of his new team, a great confidence boost for the Italian team that has changed this year after a long militancy with ... Read More »

Fernando Alonso-Sepang The gap remains enormous,but at least Ferrari and Red Bull,in the sweltering heat of Sepang,have a common problem.Tyre degradation is a constant of the Sepang circuit,but while it is normal for a car suffers unbalanced as the Ferrari F2012,is a bit more strange to hear Sebastian Vettel.The tenth time in the afternoon session which he complains. “I would ... Read More »

The record of Jerez has been lowered by the new lot,Jorge Lorenzo has fallen by more than 3/10 the limit recorded by Dani Pedrosa of 1’39. 731 in 2010,while Stoner’s pole position for last year was far only 7/10. An excellent result for the MotoGP of “fullcapacity” than on a twisty circuit like the one from the Spanish seemed at a disadvantage compared to 800 last year, read more than 4 kg. The timing, however, has declared the superiority of the ... Read More »

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen-Sepang Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen may be set to recieve a five-place grid penalty after this team reveals will change the gear box.A gear box change means an automatic Lotus will get five-place gride penalty. Lotus announced on their Twitter page: “A bit more work for Kimi’s crew this evening. An issue with Kimi’s gearbox so we’re changing it ... Read More »

Accomplice to the lunch break the stong wind on the track,the IRTA test were continued in the afternoon without major reversals in the ranking of the times.Yamaha’s Ben Spies was the first to fall below the wall with a time of 1’39.984,but was immediately overtaken by comrade Jorge Lorenzo,with 1’39.843,one-tenth the track record of Dani Pedrosa in 2010. Thanks also to ... Read More »

Jorge Lorenzo-Yamaha Factory Racing rider MotoGP world champion 2010,Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo talks about MotoGP 2012. [youtube wJKL9loUbW8] Read More »

Three hours and half since the beginning of the first day of testing at Jerez,Jorge Lorenzo was able to shave a few thousandths of the best time,maintening his lead.A lap time 1’40.118,though still high considering that the records of the circuit is still a long way 2/2 and a half,perhaps due to the strong wind.Less than a tenth of the ... Read More »