Yamaha MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio has suggested that Valentino Rossi’s strong performance in his Ferrari test this week could reawaken his interest in switching to Formula 1.
Rossi has repeatedly insisted that he has now missed his chance to join the F1 fray and that his occasional tests for Ferrari are only for his own entertainment. But after Rossi lapped close to current F1 pace in a 2008 Ferrari fitted with GP2 slicks on Thursday, Brivio said  … Details
Valentino Rossi was ecstatic after lapping close to recent Formula 1 pace at the end of his two-day Ferrari test at Catalunya.
The MotoGP champion set a time of 1m21.900s during a qualifying simulation late this afternoon. Although direct comparisons are impossible as Rossi was using a 2008 Ferrari chassis fitted with … Details
Ducati general manager Claudio Domenicali said the team’s new 2010 MotoGP contender, unveiled in Italy today, should be more rider-friendly than recent Desmosedicis.
Although Casey Stoner has achieved great success on Ducati’s notoriously aggressive bikes since joining the team in 2007, his teammates have fared less well.
Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri and Nicky Hayden all had … Details
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden is about to start his second season with the Ducati team – having felt he had started to make progress with the bike during a sometimes difficult 2009 campaign.
The American made his first appearance of the year at the Wrooom media event at Madonna di Campiglio on Tuesday, where he talked about the trials of last season, his hopes for the future and his relationship with team-mate Casey Stoner …Â Details