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WSBK: Bikes To Be Price-Capped at €250,000 per Season?
Now that it has the World Superbike series under its control, Dorna is turning its attention to the question of costs. It was an issue that, WSBK insiders claim, the Flammini brothers and Infront spent...
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Ezpeleta’s Vision: Cost-Limited Racing in MotoGP & WSBK
The Philip Morris-sponsored Wrooom event is not just the event at which Ducati launches its MotoGP season, it has also become the de facto kick off to the MotoGP season as a whole.With an important...
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Proposed Circuit of Wales Could Host MotoGP & WSBK
The prospects of both MotoGP and World Superbikes visiting Wales took a step closer yesterday. Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Events Managing Director Javier Alonso flew to the UK earlier this week for...
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January 2013: The MotoGP & WSBK Story, So Far
With the first full test for the World Superbike class behind us, and the first test of the MotoGP grid about to get underway at Sepang at the end of this week, it is time to take a look at motorcycle...
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Reuters: MotoGP Seeks to Reduce Presence in Spain & USA
That MotoGP is too Iberocentric – too many Spanish races, and too many Spanish riders – is obvious to all who follow the sport, with the possible exception of a blinkered Spanish journalist or two. The...
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Friday Summary at Le Mans: Of Four Fast Men, Improved Ducatis, Redding’s...
So far, so good. That seems to be the story from the first day of practice at Le Mans. A full day of dry weather – except for the last few minutes of FP2 for the Moto3 class, where the rain turned...
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Report: Indianapolis “Opting-Out” of 2014 MotoGP Race?
Talking to the Indy Star, Mark Miles (CEO of Hulman & Co, the parent company to Indianapolis Motor Speedway) has put some doubt into the historic venue’s commitment to host the MotoGP...
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Casey Stoner Rules Out a MotoGP Return…Again
Casey Stoner has quashed rumors that he could make a return to MotoGP. In an interview with the British magazine Autosport, he says he will not come back to Grand Prix racing while it continues in the...
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MotoGP Returns to Indianapolis for 2014 & Maybe More
Despite the posturing ahead of this year’s Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix, which seemed to suggest that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would exercise an option to forgo hosting the 2014 MotoGP...
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Would Honda Really Quit MotoGP over a Spec-ECU?
The 2014 MotoGP season marks a key point in the evolution of Grand Prix racing. Next season, all entries in the MotoGP class must use the Magneti Marelli standard ECU and datalogger as part of their...
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MotoGP Rule Change Imminent: ‘Intermediate’ Category To Be Added Between...
The CRT-replacement Open class in MotoGP is causing an even bigger shake up of the class than was expected. The outright speed of the Forward Yamaha at the first two Sepang tests provoked a testy...
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Examining the “Factory 2″ Farce in MotoGP
So, who is to blame for the three-class farce? When the ‘Factory 2′ regulations were first announced, fans and followers were quick to point the finger of blame at Honda. With good reason: HRC has made...
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MotoGP’s ‘Factory 2′ Situation To Be Resolved on Monday
It has been ten days since Carmelo Ezpeleta announced to an unsuspecting world that a new category would be added to the MotoGP class to contain Ducati, the ‘Factory 2′ class.The change was to be...
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Marco Simoncelli Named a “MotoGP Legend” at Mugello
The Italian GP at Mugello kicked off with a special tribute, as Marco Simoncelli was posthumously inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend.A popular figure in the MotoGP paddock,...
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Dorna Eyeing a North American Championship?
The discourse in AMA paddock is palpable. From 2013’s surprise revelation that AMA Pro Road Racing’s TV package would not cover all the events, to 2014’s complete lack of television coverage, there...
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Dorna & Wayne Rainey Looking to Develop American Racing
There has been so much smoke lately about Dorna doing something in the American market for road racing, that surely there must be some fire. Our sources, and the consensus in the MotoGP paddock is that...
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Circuit of Wales Gets 5-Year Deal for British MotoGP Round
The British Grand Prix is to move, if everything goes to plan. At a press conference held today, Dorna and the management of the Circuit of Wales announced that a deal had been reached that will see...
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Moto2: Honda Continues as Sole-Engine Supplier thru 2018
Honda have been officially confirmed as the single-engine supplier for the Moto2 class for another four years. In other words, Honda will make engines available to ExternPro, who manages the official...
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MotoGP: Politics Put Brno Round Under Threat for 2015
The 2015 MotoGP round at Brno is still not certain to go ahead as a result of a battle for control of the race.According to German-language website Speedweek, circuit owner Karel Abraham Sr. and South...
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MotoGP Eyes Returning to Indonesia, Possibly by 2017
Indonesia may finally get the MotoGP race it has long desired. Carmelo Ezpeleta and Javier Alonso met with senior Indonesian politicians and the management of the Sentul International Circuit, to talk...
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