Valentino Rossi Ducati – MotoGP 2012

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The Ducati Team riders were the stars of the first day of Wrooom 2012 at Madonna di Campiglio, with Nicky Hayden first to “take to the track” and answer questions from the international press in attendance. The American, who is recovering well enough from his injured left scapula that he has already removed his sling, [...]

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Thousands of mourners have gathered in the streets of Coriano, Italy to bid farewell to the MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli who died in an accident at the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday. The 24-year-old’s hearse arrived at the Santa Maria Assunta church in the central Italian town just before 3pm local time. Family, members of Team [...]

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The world of motorsport is in mourning over the passing of yet another racer. MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli died after a horrific crash during last weekend’s race in Malaysia. The 24-year-old Italian rider was involved in a collision with Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards. He lost control of his bike on turn 11 and lost his [...]

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Amateur footage from Sepang on Sunday has showed Malaysian MotoGP marshals dropping a stretcher carrying the fatally wounded Marco Simoncelli. The Gresini rider, who had fallen from his bike and was hit by Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, succumbed to his injuries in the circuit medical centre. Although the moment was never seen during the [...]

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Casey Stoner claimed his 11th pole position of this year’s MotoGP Championship in front of his home fans at today’s qualifying session for the Iveco Grand Prix of Australia at Philip Island. The Repsol Honda rider continued his untouchable form during the session to head the front row with main rival Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory [...]

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Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden earned fourth and fifth places, respectively, in the Dutch TT on a day marked by difficult weather conditions, with cold temperatures resulting in a number of early crashes. The warm-up session was wet, but the track began to dry out before the race, and the MotoGP riders changed their setups [...]

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Valentino Rossi believes it is pointless for the MotoGP rulemakers to try and legislate on overtaking etiquette in the wake of recent rows over track manners. Marco Simoncelli has been at the centre of the controversy, with several riders complaining about his aggressive overtaking, and Jorge Lorenzo taking him to task over it in front of [...]

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Nicky Hayden climbed the third step of the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix, in a race made so treacherous by rain that in the end, only twelve riders reached the finish line. The American rider, who started from the fourth row, was fast from the beginning, immediately making up ground. He was involved in [...]

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Casey Stoner took his second pole in a row for Repsol Honda despite running on and dropping his RCV in the gravel at turn one on his last lap. Team-mate Dani Pedrosa claimed second from Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo on his final lap. Valentino Rossi, Hiroshi Aoyama, Ben Spies, Colin Edwards, Karel Abraham and Randy de Puniet all suffered [...]

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Riding with characteristic grit and determination, Valentino Rossi finished the Grand Prix of Qatar in seventh place. The Italian rider duelled with Ben Spies for sixth place as long as the strength in his still-healing shoulder allowed, and he managed to maintain a good pace to the end. After starting from the fifth row, Nicky [...]

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Discover the new Valentino Rossi apparel line Ducati and the nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, who will wear Ducati Marlboro Team colors for the next two years, announced in the magnificent setting of Madonna di Campiglio an additional development in their relationship. In addition to being brands that perfectly embody the “Made in Italy” philosophy, [...]

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