Valentino Rossi

Rossi Wins Argentina MotoGP in a Dramatic Climax as Marquez Crashes

 April 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Valentino Rossi’s 110th MotoGP victory at Argentina on Sunday was one of his most dramatic top podium finishes. The legendary Italian rider was hunting down the reigning world champion Marc Marquez and while they rode close to one another in the penultimate lap, Marquez’s front wheel was hit by Rossi’s rear, sending the double champion […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

MotoGP Master Marc Marquez Makes it Three-in-a-Row at Texas on Sunday

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Circuit of Americas at Texas saw World Champion Marc Marquez achieve his third winning finish in three attempts to the prestigious MotoGP race track. It was also a rebounding return for the Spanish rider after his disappointing fifth-place finish in the season-opener at Losail MotoGP circuit at the Qatari city of Doha. Incidentally, it was […]

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Qatar MotoGP

Surprises Galore at Season Opening Qatar MotoGP as Marquez Loses Podium and Ducati Team Hot on Winner Valentino Rossi’s Tail

 April 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season’s first MotoGP at Qatar ended as an exciting competition with Yamaha Movie-star’s veteran Valentino Rossi ending at the top, closely followed by the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. While Ducati’s winter improvement program had promised a resurgence of Dovizioso and Iannone, Rossi made it sensational in the end by […]

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MotoGP Pre-Season

MotoGP Pre-Season Testing Gets Underway Before Qatar’s First Race on March 29

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a long two-month winter break, MotoGP riders congregated for two three-day pre-season tests at the Sepang track in the grueling Malaysian heat. For the first test during February 4-6, 2014, there were 30 riders out on track including five test riders from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia. Though the pre-season tests don’t indicate much, […]

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