REMY STICKS IT ON POLE
Remy Gardner’s first pole position was promptly hailed by his absent father Wayne. “He was on the phone when I got back to my pit, so that was great,” the jubilant 21-year-old said.
MotoGP: Carnage ensues at Round 7
Marc Marquez is the last rider who needs races to be given to him; Jorge Lorenzo the last rider who would volunteer such a gift. But that’s how it happened, at their home GP in Catalunya. It was only the second of 24 laps when the new Repsol Honda rider triggered bedlam, taking
Repsol’s 50th anniversary
A special exhibition in Barcelona this week brings together riders, bikes and cars to celebrate Repsol’s 50th anniversary as a motorsport sponsor. There will be more than 20 bikes and cars on show at the city’s famous Passeig de Gracia from June 6-15. As well as several ri
HICKMAN WINS RST SUPERBIKE RACE AFTER RED FLAG INCIDENT
Peter Hickman took victory at the opening race of the 2019 Isle of Man TT races fuelled by Monster Energy when he won a shortened RST Superbike race on the Smiths Racing BMW by 1.782s from Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) with Conor Cummins completing the podium in t
Petrucci wins at Mugello for first Grand Prix win
Petrucci wins a perfect race and gives Ducati a homecoming at the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley
New Michelins Race Tyres
Race strategy has changed again, with the improved durability of Michelin’s current race tyres. So says Ducati Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti. “The latest tyres have almost the same performance for all the race,” he told Dorna. “The riders don’t have to go slower f
Valentino Rossi’s traditional special Mugello helmet
Crowd favourite Valentino Rossi’s traditional special Mugello helmet was relatively restrained this year. Eschewing previous essays into narrative cartoons or ironic caricatures, Rossi’s special lid was based on the Italian red-white-and-green “Tricolore” flag. Rather tha
Zannoni with strong performance
The Honda-KTM duopoly in Moto3 may be coming under threat, with an impressive debut from Italian manufacturer TM. Wild card entry Kevin Zannone, in only his third GP. The 18-year-old Italian, currently making hay in the national CIV championship, ended up second-fastest, just
MotoGP Top Speed Record of 356.7 km/h
A new MotoGP top speed record for the Ducati Lenovo Team in the hands of Andrea Dovizioso.
Ducati Aero
Ducati’s latest aerodynamic enigma – a lower-rear-quadrant back wheel shield – was more in evidence on the second day at Mugello, with factory rider Danilo Petrucci exercising the add-on, which yesterday only test rider Michele Pirro had used. Asked about the difference,
Marquez takes pole from Quartararo at Mugello
Defending champion and points leader Marc Marquez played his last card perfectly at Mugello to claim his fourth pole of the season and the 84th in his career. He did it to the discomfort of title rival Andrea Dovizioso. The Winnnow Ducati rider, fighting through from Q1, had i
Aero in at Mugello
With generally the highest top speeds of the season … and the thrilling end-of-straight jump, Mugello puts a special emphasis on aerodynamics, and in MotoGP it showed. Nowhere more clearly than on the factory Aprilia, with a brand-new biplane fairing, taking up the option of