Stoner diagnosed with slight gastritis and mild anaemia

The mystery illness that has been affecting Casey Stoner making him unable to competitively finish a race due to total exhaustion has been diagnosed after a series of tests done in the United States. Ducati and Stoner have had to put their faith in Clinica Mobile staff and specialists in California as they look to [...]

Grupo Francisco Hernando withdraws from MotoGP

Sete Gibernau left in limbo Ducati satellite team Grupo Francisco Hernando have announced their departure from the MotoGP World Championship, leaving the future of Sete Gibernau in great uncertainty. Newcomers to the premier class, the outfit ran the returning Gibernau at six of this season’s MotoGP races (missing two after the Spaniard suffered a collarbone [...]

Ducati Streetfighter Wallpapers

It has been a while. Round 4 of our bonus wallpapers edition, this time for the very coveted Ducati Streetfighter. Click on the images below to view the high-resolution 1920 x 1200 images of the Ducati Streetfighter and Streetfighter S in black and red. Ducati Streetfighter Ducati Streetfighter S

Ducati returns to Misano for another grandstand experience

After the success of last year’s event, Ducati is returning to Misano for another unforgettable grandstand experience. On September 6th the Misano World Circuit at Misano Adriatico will host the second Italian round of the MotoGP World Championship, the third world GP event to be held at the track following its 2007 debut. Once more, [...]

Nicky Hayden’s Ducati Desmosedici GP9 in Laguna

Nicky had a special color scheme on his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 in Laguna, commemorating the 4th of July, and celebrating the launch of the Nicky Hayden Edition Ducati 848. Below are the best photos we’ve found showing the design so far. Credits Photo 1 MotoGP.com, photo 2 Scott Jones & MotoGPMatters.com, photos 3-9 Ducati.com.

A weekend to forget for Stoner in Laguna

Casey Stoner’s post-race reflections: “I can’t be happy with fourth place, even though I know that we have performed some damage limitation in terms of the overall standings. It’s a weekend to forget.” “Today I didn’t feel as bad at the end of the race as I have done in the last two, but I’m [...]

Nicky Hayden aims to build on first top 5 result with Ducati

Nicky Hayden took a big step forward in Laguna with his strongest finish yet in 2009—5th place. Nicky has been improving steadily in recent weeks with his first top ten result in Catalunya followed by a massive step up in the U.S. with a top five finish. Nicky aims to build on with these results [...]

Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition

Ducati unveiled yesterday a 2010 Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden special edition in Laguna Seca. The bike will only be available in the United States and is listed at $14,495.00. The bike features a special blue, red & white paint job, with Nicky’s #69 just below the windscreen. Only 150 special editions will be made and [...]

Nicky Hayden to go full gas on Laguna

Nicky Hayden is looking forward to another special weekend at Laguna Seca, the scene of his superb wins in 2005 and 2006. Although Indianapolis has now become Nicky Hayden’s true home event, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca is always a special weekend on the calendar for the Kentuckian rider. Hayden made [...]

Casey talks about Laguna

“The last two GP weekends have not gone according to plan, we thought everything was going to be great in Assen, things started off really well and it just went downhill after that. We really struggled but we still came away with a podium and that was important for not losing too many points in [...]