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Ducati’s GP12 makes track debut
January 19th, 2012
Ducati has completed the first test of its 2012 MotoGP contender, the GP12. Reigning World Superbike champion, and former MotoGP rider, Carlos Checa was called up for three days of running at Jerez this week, joined by test rider Franco Battaini. Conditions were cold but dry throughout the sessions, allowing Ducati to get through its full planned programme.
Ezpeleta wants CRT bikes on the pace
January 16th, 2012
MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta is determined to ensure the gap between the works and CRT bikes in 2012 is not too large, and that the new class remains cost-effective. Nine of the 21 bikes in the 2012 MotoGP field will be running to the Claiming Rule Teams regulation, which allows for a greater element of production technology in what must remain primarily a prototype motorcycle, and Ezpeleta has opened admitted that he sees the lower-cost formula as the series’ future. So far in testing, the CRT bikes have been clearly slower than the traditional MotoGP machines, but Ezpeleta is adamant that the championship will not become a two-tier contest, and that the works teams’ pace and spending must be controlled.
MotoGP reveals 2012 entry list
January 13th, 2012
MotoGP has announced a 21-bike entry list for 2012, with Danilo Petrucci, Ivan Silva and Yonny Hernandez confirmed as riders for the final CRT bikes.
Preziosi promises flexible Ducati
January 11th, 2012
Ducati Corse’s general manager Filippo Preziosi says a far more flexible approach – and a far more flexible bike – will be fundamental to the team’s ambitions for the 2012 season.
Title unlikely in 2012 admits Rossi
January 10th, 2012
Valentino Rossi has played down Ducati’s chances of fighting for MotoGP title glory in 2012 – but is optimistic the Italian manufacturer will be closer to the front this year. After a difficult 2011 campaign, where neither Rossi nor team-mate Nicky Hayden won a race, Ducati is hoping that its new GP12 bike will deliver a good step forward in the forthcoming season
Rossi won’t hurry 2013 decision
January 10th, 2012
Valentino Rossi says he is not yet thinking too hard about his future beyond 2012, but would like to achieve success with Ducati before moving teams or retiring. The seven-time MotoGP champion failed to win a race in his first season with the Italian squad last year. Rossi said his preference was to continue in MotoGP beyond this season, and that ideally he hoped to take Ducati back to the top before leaving the sport
Hayden optimistic over test fitness
January 10th, 2012
Nicky Hayden is hopeful that he will be fit for the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang, despite injuring himself recently in a motorcycle crash. The American broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs after falling from a bike in late December – in what was his first ride since recovering from a scaphoid injury he picked up in Valencia
Dovizioso expected to be fit for test
January 8th, 2012
Andrea Dovizioso should “easily” be fit in time for the first 2012 MotoGP tests, says the surgeon who repaired his broken collarbone.
Doctor warns Dovizioso over injury
January 7th, 2012
The doctor who will operate on Andrea Dovizioso’s broken collarbone says the injury appears serious and has warned the Italian to be careful on his return. Dovizioso sustained the injury in a motocross fall on Thursday.
Tech 3 calm about Dovizioso’s injury
January 6th, 2012
Tech 3 Yamaha team boss Herve Poncharal does not think his new rider Andrea Dovizioso’s collarbone injury will get in the way of his preparations for the 2012 MotoGP season. Dovizioso, who has moved from the factory Honda line-up to Tech 3 this year, broke his right collarbone yesterday when he had a minor fall while riding a motocross bike and landed awkwardly.
Dovizioso breaks collarbone
January 6th, 2012
Andrea Dovizioso has joined Nicky Hayden on MotoGP’s injury list after breaking his collarbone in a motocross accident. The Italian, who moves from the works Honda squad to Tech 3 Yamaha for 2012, tweeted a picture of his injury late on Thursday night, commenting: “I broke my right collarbone doing motocross.” Hayden meanwhile broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs in a training accident in Kentucky at the end of December.
Capirossi vows to improve safety
January 4th, 2012
Loris Capirossi says improving the safety of MotoGP’s Bridgestone rubber is his chief priority in his new role as safety advisor to the championship and its promoter Dorna. The 38-year-old Italian, a veteran of 14 years in MotoGP/500cc and 22 years of racing, retired at the end of 2011 and was then offered an advisory role in matters of safety by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. Capirossi says he has no regrets over leaving the sport, and that he intends to use his new position to help improve safety – with the hardness and durability of Bridgestone tyres his primary concern.
The top 20 MotoGP stories of 2011
December 31st, 2011
The 2011 MotoGP season saw the end of the unloved 800cc rules package, and runaway title success for Casey Stoner and Honda. But the headlines were dominated by two Italians – one an established legend struggling for form, the other a potential future legend cut down in his prime – as the tragic death of Marco Simoncelli in Malaysia and Valentino Rossi’s tribulations at Ducati became the stories for which 2011 will be remembered. Such was the interest in Rossi and Simoncelli, big topics such as Jorge Lorenzo’s unsuccessful title defence, Suzuki’s departure from MotoGP and the threat of a rider boycott of the Japanese Grand Prix failed to make the end of year top 20 most-read MotoGP stories on AUTOSPORT.com
Yamaha/Petronas partnership ends
December 30th, 2011
Yamaha’s works MotoGP squad will lose its Petronas backing from the 2012 season, bringing a ‘natural conclusion’ to a three-year partnership between the two entities. Petronas, an oil and gas corporation owned by the Malaysian government, joined forces with Yamaha at the start of the 2009 season, although FIAT remained the title sponsor. It met with success immediately, as Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh and to date last MotoGP crown, while Jorge Lorenzo helped secure Yamaha the teams’ crown
Hayden injured in training accident
December 29th, 2011
Nicky Hayden’s participation in the first MotoGP test of 2012 is in doubt after the American was injured while training in Kentucky.
MotoGP keen to extend Jerez deal
December 28th, 2011
MotoGP is keen to keep its Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez until at least 2016 after completing a deal to secure the 2012 race at the venue.
Nine CRT entries for MotoGP 2012
December 16th, 2011
The 2012 MotoGP field is set to reach 21 bikes, with governing body the FIM announcing that nine CRT entries have been accepted for next season. MotoGP organiser Dorna sees the lower-cost CRT regulations, which allow elements of modified production machinery, as the future of the championship.
Bautista has pins removed from leg
December 16th, 2011
Alvaro Bautista has undergone successful surgery to remove the pins that were placed in his left leg after his accident in Qatar at the start of the year. The Spaniard broke his leg in a practice crash, and though he only missed one other race before returning at Estoril, the after-effects of the injury troubled him for much of the year. On Wednesday Dr Angel Villamor removed the pins from Bautista’s femur in an operation at Madrid’s USP San Jose
Stoner impresses in V8 Supercar test
December 16th, 2011
MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner tested Craig Lowndes’ Triple Eight Holden V8 Supercar at the Driving Centre in Norwell, Queensland, yesterday – and convinced the team he could be very competitive should he ever switch to four-wheeled motorsport. The Australian drove the car that Lowndes had taken to victory in the season finale in Sydney a fortnight ago, and quickly acclimatised.
FIM publishes provisional 2012 calendar
December 14th, 2011
MotoGP’s ruling body, FIM, has revealed another provisional calendar for the 2012 season, with little change from the previous version. The most significant change is the start of the season moving forward by a week, with the Qatar Grand Prix now taking place on 8 April rather than on 15 April as published in the calendar revealed in September. The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez has also now been confirmed, the race having appeared as subject to a new contract in the summer version of the calendar.



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