Latest news 1 month before the first race weekend We already reported yesterday that Toprak Razgatlioglu could not take part in Yamaha’s Aragon tests. In addition, about the horrible temperatures on April 12th, which is why even drivers like Garrett Gerloff had to do without the morning. The 10 available test days can also be […]
Aprilia with Dovi
Italy’s new dream combination of MotoGP is testing in Jerez Originally it was emphasized that this was only a non-binding test over three days. On April 12, 2021, the time had finally come and Dovi climbed onto a MotoGP bike that did not come from Borgo Panigale for the first time in many years. The […]
Small Aragon test
Yamaha without Toprak and only Ducati in Motorland Aragon While most eyes are already on the expected Marquez comeback in Portugal, WorldSBK is celebrating another hull test in Aragon. With temperatures between 10 and 13 degrees Celsius, we are reminded of 2019 when we were able to witness the WSBK at the European kick-off here. […]
The jockey from Pforzheim
April 12th marks the birthday of Arthur Geiss Quite a few voices claim that the popular driver with the stature of a jockey is the reason why the Hockenheimring was built. What is undisputed is at least the fact that the little man from Pforzheim in southwest Germany triggered a huge boom in terms of […]
66 years ago today
In memory of Ray Amm, who died in an accident on April 11, 1955 The man’s real name was William Raymond Amm, who sacrificed his life on April 11, 1955, in Imola to love racing. He came from Rhodesia, today’s Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and was a racer with body and soul. One year before […]
WSBK-History part 22
The second half of the 1998 season – year 12 of WorldSBK With already three rain races, the drivers in South Africa and California could hope for dry conditions as the next stations. With Kyalami it was the first time on the route from South Africa, which is roughly halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria. And […]
MotoGP Portugal preview
A first look ahead to the MotoGP kick-off in Europe If you still have the Losail races in mind, you should now press the imaginary “reset button”. Not only do we assume that a completely different world will begin with the European races. It starts with the Autodromo do Algarve, a route that only slipped […]
First French MotoGP-Win
In honor of the new MotoGP heroes of France – the story about the debut We couldn’t help but thanks to our huge archive here in honor of the first double winners from the land of the brave Gauls. The story of the first French 500cc winner and his 1954 season. His father, Georges Monneret, […]
Yamaha-Voices after Losail
The voices of Yamaha before the European kick-off The season opener could hardly have been much more different for the brand with the crossed tuning forks in the logo. At the edge of the desert, the two factory drivers fully met the expectations of the team and the public and shared the first two Grand […]
About premature forecasts
About the risk of misjudgments after the season opener It is difficult to make predictions before the Portugal Grand Prix and after Losail. Nevertheless, we already heard some opinions after the first double race in Qatar, which surprised us. For example, the former MotoGP rider Alex Hofmann reported on the topic of Yamaha and Portugal. […]