Franco Morbidelli says his maiden MotoGP podium in the Czech Grand Prix is “mostly because of” his mentor Valentino Rossi, who he says is “like a big brother” to him. The Petronas SRT rider led for the first 12 laps of Sunday’s Brno race on his Petronas SRT Yamaha, before […]
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Valentino Rossi says his “terrifying” MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix near-miss could have been a “disaster”, and believes rider aggression cannot be “exaggerated”. Rossi was extremely lucky to have not been collected by Franco Morbidelli’s flying Petronas SRT Yamaha on lap nine of the Red Bull Ring race, after contact with […]
Alexander Rossi revealed exactly how he learned Conor Daly was the mastermind behind the IndyCar prank that dismantled his golf cart last week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. © Kristin Enzor/USA TODAY Sports Images But the even better story might be the amazing lengths that Rossi went to try to sneak […]
Rossi had been trading the lead with Ganassi’s Scott Dixon, as they proved to be the class of the field out front, but a dropped wheelnut on his right-rear corner during a pitstop meant he was late leaving his pits, and he banged wheels with Sato as he exited his […]
Before the morning of his May 29, 2016 victory in the 100th Indy 500, Alexander Rossi had no idea what the race meant and how much it would impact his career. During an insightful sitdown (watch the full interview in the video above) with NBC Sports’ Marty Snider for today’s […]
The 104th Indianapolis 500 will mark the first time the Greatest Spectacle in Racing will be held outside of May, and “When is the Indy 500?” is one of many questions about Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s signature race. The green flag will drop on the 2020 Indy 500 at 2:30 p.m. […]
Photo: Michael Hickey (Getty Images) 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi is notoriously great at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: the Californian has never finished lower than seventh. What goes on in the head of someone who’s pretty consistently successful at the biggest race in the world? In a recent interview […]
Valentino Rossi said he believes changes are needed to the Red Bull Ring in order to avoid a repeat of the dramatic crash in Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP. © Provided by CNN moto gp crash austria Maverick Vinales Two bikes were sent flying across the track after Johann Zarco’s Ducati collided […]
Maverick Vinales admits he “couldn’t breathe” when running behind his Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix owing to the massive heat. The riders had to battle a brutal 40 degrees Celsius heat in the second round of the 2020 season at Jerez, with that heat only […]
Valentino Rossi has reacted to the “disaster” post-race for his VR46 Moto2 and Moto3 riders in the Andalusian Grand Prix, which included an embarrassing collision and a prosecco-related podium injury. Seven-time MotoGP world champion Rossi’s VR46 Academy enjoyed a strong Andalusian GP weekend, with Rossi’s half-brother Luca Marini and team-mate […]
As Rossi noted, though, the list of suspects could be endless given the frequency of pranks in the IndyCar paddock. One of the most notorious culprits immediately proclaimed his innocence, though. Here’s a roundup below of some other reactions to Rossi’s missing wheels. It also got the seal of approval […]
Valentino Rossi says he knows Johann Zarco “did not intentionally” cause the horror MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix clash with Franco Morbidelli, but still called it an “error of assessment”. Morbidelli crashed into the rear of Zarco’s Avintia Ducati as the Frenchman moved slightly off-line under braking for Turn 3 through […]
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi admits he is “surprised” by Andrea Dovizioso’s decision to leave Ducati at the end of the 2020 season. Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella and Ducati announced on Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix both parties would not continue their eight-year relationship beyond the current campaign. Talks […]
Valentino Rossi believes KTM “can fight for the championship for sure” in 2020 a week after Brad Binder took the marque’s maiden MotoGP victory in the Czech Grand Prix. Rookie Binder guided his RC16 to a dominant 5.2-second win at Brno last Sunday to score his and KTM’s first victory […]
Petronas SRT boss Razlan Razali says Valentino Rossi’s podium in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix removed “doubts” he had over the Italian for 2021 after his poor Spanish GP weekend. Nine-time grand prix world champion Rossi will join the satellite Yamaha squad with full factory support in 2021, though the […]
Valentino Rossi says the “main issue” he has compared to his Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Maverick Vinales is braking, but insists the data shows all M1 riders are riding “similar”. Rossi has struggled throughout the Spanish Grand Prix weekend with the new Yamaha, with him admitting his problems of poor rear […]
Franco Morbidelli says his maiden MotoGP podium in the Czech Grand Prix is “mostly because of” his mentor Valentino Rossi, who he says is “like a big brother” to him. The Petronas SRT rider led for the first 12 laps of Sunday’s Brno race on his Petronas SRT Yamaha, before […]
Valentino Rossi says the relationship between Ducati and MotoGP riders is often “difficult”, referencing his own experiences in 2011 and 2012 in relation to Andrea Dovizioso’s current contract situation. Talks between Dovizioso and Ducati for the 2021 season are currently on hold, with the pair not seeing eye to eye […]
Valentino Rossi protege Luca Marini eased to victory in Moto2’s first race in four months at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Seizing the lead early on, VR46 rider Marini eased into the distance and managed tyre wear to secure his first win of the season ahead of Qatar victor […]
Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi says that reduced on-track time is causing the apparent proliferation of errors among all IndyCar teams in the paddock, pitlane and on the race tracks. Rossi, who took his first podium of the season in Sunday’s race at Road America said that ironing out all bugs […]