Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi put yesterday’s poor qualifying behind him today with a characteristic charge through the field from ninth on the grid to take second in the Grand Prix of Catalunya. By the time Rossi made it through the pack the race-winner Dani Pedrosa was already some way off in front, but Rossi had a [...]
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Rossi races through the field to take valuable Montmelo podium
Published June 13th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsValentino Rossi will run a special `Azzurri´ colour scheme on his Fiat Yamaha M1 this weekend.
Having last weekend shown off a spectacular one-off helmet design at Mugello, Valentino Rossi will once again be personalising his look for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya.
The proud Italian will this time be running a special livery for his [...]
Fiat Yamaha follow mediterranean victory trail to Barcelona
Published June 13th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsMontmelo circuit
Valentino Rossi chases his fourth consecutive victory this weekend as the MotoGP World Championship sets sail across the Mediterranean to Barcelona, following the Italian’s epic seventh Mugello win on Sunday. The Circuit de Catalunya is another happy hunting ground for Rossi, who has graced the top step of the podium there on no [...]
Seventh heaven for Rossi as he takes runaway Mugello victory
Published June 2nd, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsValentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi brought the house down once again in Mugello today with an emotional seventh straight victory at his home track in front of 96,000 adoring fans. It was the Fiat Yamaha Team Rider’s ninth win in total and fifth for Yamaha at this track and also his third win in a row [...]
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi brought out the best for his home fans once again in Mugello this afternoon, taking a stunning pole position to ensure he will start tomorrow’s quest for a ninth Mugello victory in the best possible way. The Italian’s 50th career pole has been a long time in coming, his last one [...]
Rossi takes home pole position and his first ever pole with Bridgestone to end Michelin’s perfect 2008 qualifying run.
Full qualifying times from the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, round six of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship.
500GP race winner Tady [...]
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Fiat Yamaha look to continue winning streak in Mugello
Published June 2nd, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsMugello
The Fiat Yamaha team head into their home Grand Prix at Mugello in Italy this weekend looking to continue the most successful ever start to a MotoGP World Championship for the Japanese factory. Yamaha riders have won three of the first five races of the year, having taken pole in four of them, and [...]
Rossi puts celebrations behind him to concentrate on Bridgestone tyre testing
Published June 2nd, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsAfter making another step up the all-time winners list to joint second with his 90th career victory yesterday, Valentino Rossi wasted no time in getting started on working towards number 91 at Le Mans yesterday. It was the first of two days of testing for Rossi, who was the sole occupant of the Fiat [...]
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BAD LUCK STRIKES AGAIN FOR TEAM SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI IN FRANCE
Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis had
another day of misfortunate at Le Mans although they did finish the Grand
Prix de France in the points. After once again showing their potential in
free practice, both Shinya and Alex were unable [...]
DE PUNIET POSITIVE 9TH AT LE MANS
LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet made an impressive race at Le Mans
historic circuit today starting from the third row ahead his national fans
getting the 9th final place.
Despite showing good form during free practice, De Puniet was unable to
translate that to a hot flying lap on soft tyres [...]
Pedrosa, Hayden Fight Through Rain
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden finished fourth and eighth
in today’s rain-affected French GP at Le Mans. Pedrosa, who started the race
from pole position, ran in the lead group and only lost his chance of a
podium finish in the final two or three laps. Hayden, who qualified sixth
fastest, lost [...]
Fighting fifth in France for Vermeulen, strong seventh for Capirossi
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer Chris Vermeulen celebrated his best result so far this season by finishing in an impressive fifth position at Le Mans in France today, with team-mate Loris Capirossi crossing the line in an equally strong seventh place.
Vermeulen started from eighth on the grid [...]
ELIAS GRAZES THE TOP TEN. GUINTOLI FINISHES THIRTEENTH IN HIS HOME GRAND PRIX
During the firsts laps it seemed like a new race for Toni Elias who started from the fourteenth position on the grid and maintained the tenth position until the fifth lap. But, just a bit later, the Catalan rider didn’t manage to maintain [...]
Bridgestone-shod Rossi takes second win and claims championship lead
Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi has taken his second consecutive MotoGP win using Bridgestone tyres after a supreme
performance in difficult conditions at Le Mans this afternoon. Rossi took the lead on lap eight after Ducati’s Casey Stoner
commanded an early lead and did not relinquish control, even as [...]
TOUGH DAY AT LE MANS FOR DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM
An otherwise positive weekend for Casey Stoner at Le Mans
ended on a negative note today as his unbroken run of 22 points-scoring
finishes came to an end.
The Australian had produced another top performance in the race as he was
forced to ride around an unfortunate lack of grip from [...]
BAD LUCK DOGS KAWASAKI AT LE MANS
Despite a strong start to today’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans,
Kawasaki’s John Hopkins saw any chance of a top five finish
disappear just after the halfway point in the race, when the chain on his
Ninja ZX-RR snapped without warning.
The 24-year-old Anglo-American had fought his way through into seventh
place during [...]
Rossi tops all Yamaha podium in Le Mans
Valentino Rossi made another historic step in his incredible career today when he took his 90th career victory in Le Mans, equalling the record set by the great Angel Nieto, to move into second in the all-time winners list behind Giacomo Agostini. It was an outstanding display from [...]
Edwards claims home podium for jubilant Tech 3 Yamaha
Colin Edwards stormed to his first podium finish of the season in Le Mans today to hand a jubilant Tech 3 Yamaha squad its first premier class top three finish since 2004. Edwards finished third in a rain-affected 28-lap race to give Tech 3 its first home [...]
Official recognition for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team
Published May 18th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsMr. Hayakawa and Ferry Brouwer
Yamaha Motor Europe NV has officially announced its support for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team, founded and managed by former Yamaha GP mechanic Ferry Brouwer. In addition to a financial element, the support will include technical as well as promotional aspects.
The Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT), born out [...]
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Le Mans
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo travel to the legendary Le Mans circuit this weekend looking to continue their trailblazing start to the 2008 MotoGP World Championship after dominating the headlines over the opening four rounds. The pair have three pole positions, seven podiums and two wins to their credit so far [...]
