Valentino Rossi Ducati – MotoGP 2012

Shaking off any remaining pain in his recovering hand in Jerez today, Valentino Rossi recorded the second fastest time of the day, dipping well under the lap record he set on the way to victory back in 2005. The Fiat Yamaha rider, who also won the race here last March, set a best lap of [...]

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Rossi completes first day of testing with Bridgestone as Lorenzo’s third Yamaha test gets underway in Jerez Valentino Rossi, back in action for the first time since breaking his hand in Valencia, tested his Yamaha M1 on Bridgestone tyres for the first time today at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The three-day test is the [...]

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Future Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo rounded off his second test with the factory with more steady improvement in Malaysia today, bettering his lap time from yesterday by almost a second. After intermittent rain for the last two days, the MotoGP teams were rewarded with a completely dry day today and Lorenzo made the most of [...]

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Former world champion Valentino Rossi has said that he is unsure how long he will continue riding in Moto GP. “At the moment I really don’t know how long I will stay in Moto GP,” the Italian said. “A lot depends on how competitive we [Yamaha] are next year.” But Rossi, who last week hinted [...]

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Former world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has said he would be interested in riding for Ducati in 2009 if his Yamaha bike does not improve next season. Ducati’s Casey Stoner raced away with the title this season with Rossi finishing third in the standings, the first time he has finished outside the top two in [...]

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It is with great pleasure that the Yamaha Tech 3 team wishes to announce the signing of two world champions to contest the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. American rider Colin Edwards, will be joined by Brit, James Toseland with both riders bringing a wealth of riding experience to the Yamaha Tech 3 Team. Texan Edwards, [...]

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Day one Reigning 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will ride for the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008, got his first taste of the YZR-M1 today as he tested with Yamaha for the first time in Valencia this afternoon. Valentino Rossi, who will partner Lorenzo next season, has returned home for further treatment on his [...]

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Colin Edwards Valentino Rossi’s hopes of securing the runner-up spot in the championship ended in the unluckiest of fashions today, when a technical issue brought the injured Italian’s race to a premature end in Valencia. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards also had a disappointing race and finished 13th in his final race for the [...]

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VALENCIA, Spain — Valentino Rossi could miss a race for the first time in his career on Sunday after fracturing a hand in three places in a crash during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in Valencia. Rossi needs a point from the race to guarantee finishing second in the championship. Rossi, who needs one [...]

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Circuit Ricardo Tormo A challenging first season of 800cc Grand Prix racing comes to an end this weekend as the eighteenth and final round of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship takes place at Valencia in Spain. The traditional season curtain call at the Ricardo Tormo circuit marks the conclusion of a difficult campaign for the [...]

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