Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden were both pleased with what they achieved across the two days of testing in Malaysia, despite the weather making Friday difficult. Casey Stoner “We are quite happy with the test. Today didn’t start really well because of the rain and the wet track, which set us back a few hours, [...]
Claudio Domenicali “2009 was a year – even from a sporting perspective – that was difficult and complicated. Nicky found things harder than he or we expected but he gave us a great lesson because he never lost his good attitude, he always had a spirit of great optimism and positivity. We were able to [...]
Oh boy, things are really starting to get exciting—yesterday (January 13, 2010), Ducati unveiled the GP10 at Wrooom 2010, a yearly festvival held at Madonna di Campiglio. Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Motor’s General Manager, together with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden presented the bike against the dramatic backdrop of the Dolomites from Patascoss slope. Claudio Domenicali [...]
In the upcoming 2010 MotoGP season, you will hear and read more about Hector Barbera, who will be riding for the new Aspar Ducati team in 2010. Read more about Hector Barbera below. Héctor Barberá will make the graduation from the quarter-litre category to MotoGP in 2010, returning to the Aspar structure with which he [...]
Casey Stoner is looking forward to the new MotoGP season which starts at Losail in April, and says he feels in better condition than he has done for the past three years. The Australian’s well documented fitness problems which led to a three-race break in the 2009 World Championship are now well and truly behind [...]
Hello and Happy 2010 everyone! For our first post of the year, we relive a classic—a Ducati most modern Ducatistis probably haven’t heard of—The Ducati Paso. About the Paso The Ducati Paso was released in 1986. It was named “Paso” in honor of Renzo Pazolino—a MotoGP rider who died in an accident in 1973 at [...]
Ducati Marlboro completed their test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Wednesday with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden having made good progress on their Desmosedici prototypes. Both were pleased with the changes made to their machines by Filippo Preziosi, with Stoner’s best lap of 1’31.900 the fastest of all riders across the three days, as [...]
Hat-trick for Australian Ducati rider Casey Stoner won for the third successive year at Phillip Island, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing second as Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on turn one at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix. Casey Stoner’s dominance of his home circuit continued on Sunday as the Australian won at Phillip Island for [...]
The steady progress and solid performances of MotoGP rookie Mika Kallio have earned him another season in the premier class with his current employers Pramac Racing, who have confirmed that he will ride for them again in 2010. Returning to the team this weekend at the bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal, after standing in for [...]
The Italian outfit has been working hard on two fronts since the end of July, on one hand liasing with doctors in Australia monitoring the progress being made by Casey and on the other continuing exhaustive development of the Desmosedici, on which Nicky has been able to make great strides, culminating with his podium finish [...]
