Ducati Will Compete in MotoGP under the Open Option
After assessing its position during the two Sepang tests, Ducati Corse has decided to enter the 2014 MotoGP Championship under the “Open Class” rules, which means the factory Ducati team will have more...
View ArticleDucati Corse’s 2014 MotoGP Livery
Ducati Corse has finally debuted its 2014 MotoGP team, with Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso showing off the team colors with the Ducati Desmosedici GP14. The reunited teammates have their work...
View Article2014 Ducati Desmosedici GP14 Debuts in Germany
It’s been a weird year for factory MotoGP bike debuts. With Ducati now a part of Audi AG, the Italian team’s Wrooom! debut event was nixed, as it was jointly hosted with Ferrari.Meanwhile in Indonesia,...
View ArticleAnalyzing Ducati’s 2014 MotoGP Launch
If you wanted proof that things are changing at Ducati, you need look no further than the launch of their MotoGP team.In years past, it was an outrageously flamboyant affair, a veritable extravaganza...
View ArticleA Prelude to MotoGP’s Silly Season, Part 2
This is the second part of our two-part series on how the silly season for next year’s MotoGP rider line up may play out. If you missed the first part, you can catch up with the situation in the Honda...
View ArticleAvintia Switches to Open Ducati – Starting at Aragon?
It has been a busy day for announcements at Misano. After the earlier official news that Aprilia will be returning to MotoGP in 2015 with Gresini, this afternoon, Avintia Racing announced they will be...
View ArticleAnalyzing MotoGP Engine Usage in 2014
When the rules limiting the number of engines each MotoGP is allowed to use were first introduced, their usage was followed hawkishly.After pressure from veteran US journalist Dennis Noyes and myself,...
View ArticleRating the Riders of MotoGP 2014: Andrea Dovizioso – 5th
After looking at the top three finishers in MotoGP, our review of 2014 turns to the riders who didn’t make it onto the podium. After Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, we turn our...
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