Reigning World Champion Casey Stoner opened the practice action for the MotoGP class in Sachsenring with a 1´22.318 lap. The winner of the past two Grands Prix, and the dominant rider in free practice and qualifying at said events, continued to impose his will on the premier class in Sachsenring. Casey Stoner emerged from the opening practice session for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland with the fastest time of the morning, a 1´22.318 turn of the German circuit. […] [ → ]

Dani Pedrosa the World Championship leader and Casey Stoner the MotoGP title holder took centre stage at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland on Thursday afternoon’s pre-event press conference. Pedrosa commented reflecting on his excellent record of three wins from his last four visits to the German track in the MotoGP and 250cc classes […] [ → ]

Fiat Yamaha´s Valentino Rossi hopes that his Assen crash marked his final error of the 2008 season. Rossi conceded his lead in the MotoGP World Championship with a crash in Assen, coincidentally when trying to pass Randy de Puniet -the same rider whom he attempted a pass before crashing out of the 2007 Sachsenring showdown. The circumstances are […] [ → ]

Despite a runaway victory by over 13 seconds in last year´s German race, Dani Pedrosa is not expecting a routine win in 2008. Leader of the MotoGP World Championship and the winner of last year´s famed Sachsenring circuit race, Dani Pedrosa is one of the heavy favourites for victory at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland this weekend. The Repsol […] [ → ]

Nicky Hayden is not fearing a repeat of his Assen engine problem at Sachsenring, putting his faith in HRC´s electronic expertise. Hayden has been using the pneumatic valve version of the RC212V engine over the past two races and, whilst the motor has experienced a couple of blips, an upturn in performance has convinced Hayden that it is a direction […] [ → ]

John Hopkins is to undergo surgery to help him recover from the leg injuries he sustained in his crash at the A-Style TT Assen and is definitely ruled out for Laguna Seca. Kawasaki have confirmed that John Hopkins´ injuries, sustained last weekend in a high-speed crash in the Netherlands, will require surgery and will definitely rule him out of the next two races […] [ → ]

Another 3-day test session at Mugello has concluded in a positive fashion for Sete Gibernau, with his clocking around 800km on track. Sete Gibernau, Former Ducati World Championship rider has spent another 3 days successfully testing with the Italian brand in hot sunshine, at their main testing venue of Mugello, in the stunning Tuscan countryside. […] [ → ]

After topping the timesheet on the first day of the historic MotoGP Indianapolis test on Tuesday, Niccolo Canepa, Ducati´s rider, analysed his day´s work at the famous American venue. Having set the fastest time on the first ever day of testing at the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) MotoGP track on Tuesday, with a best effort of 1´44.176 […] [ → ]

Loris Capirossi is determined to be back at Sachsenring following his DNF at Barcelona and two subsequent races missed due to injury. After his ill-fated comeback attempt at the A-Style TT Assen, Loris Capirossi is recovering quickly from the forearm injury he sustained in the Netherlands and is highly motivated to return at the next round of the Germany […] [ → ]