Tag: Valentino Rossi

• Motor racing predictable? Never…

  June 8th, 2010 | Rob Widdows | 18 Comments
  

  We are fast approaching mid-season. Yes, I know, time flies. And the older you get the faster it flies. As a lad, my elders would tell me that the days and weeks rush by when you get beyond a certain age. They were right. I simply mention this for the… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Miscellaneous

  Tags: Bernie Ecclestone, Kimi Raikkonen, Le Mans, Lotus, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, MotoGP, Red Bull, Valentino Rossi, Virgin

• A MotoGP masterclass

  May 6th, 2010 | Rob Widdows | 14 Comments
  

  A few days ago I was fortunate to watch a truly enthralling sporting spectacle. Now, I’ve seen my share of great events, so I have comparisons. Yet, in my view, little currently compares with MotoGP.

  On Sunday at Jerez de la Frontera, we saw why. The Gran Premio de Espana… Read more

  Sections: Formula 1, Motorbikes, Reports

  Tags: Dani Pedrosa, Jenson Button, Jorge Lorenzo, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, MotoGP, Red Bull, Silverstone, Valentino Rossi

• Rossi slips up, but MotoGP is a winner

  May 18th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 5 Comments
  

  On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi fall off his motorcycle.
  I will repeat that.
  On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi tumble from his Yamaha. He was under no pressure and not in close company with any other rider. He wobbled under braking, turned in and fell to the… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Miscellaneous, Motorbikes, Other reports

  Tags: Andrea Dovizioso, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Ducati, Honda, Jorge Lorenzo, Kawasaki, Marco Melandri, Valentino Rossi, Yamaha

• Safe bets for 2009

  February 17th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 4 Comments
  

  Some of you may remember that a couple of weeks ago my esteemed colleague Rob Widdows, wrote a blog about his predictions for the 2009 Grand prix season.

  Well, I decided that it’s all very well making predictions but what are the odds of any of these happening? I annoyingly… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Formula 1, Motorbikes, Rally

  Tags: Fernando Alonso, Giancarlo Fisichella, James Toseland, Jarno Truilli, KERS, Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren, Robert Kubica, Sebastien Loeb, Sir Fred Goodwin, Toyota, Valentino Rossi

• Crasher Casey strikes again

  September 1st, 2008 | Ed Foster | 4 Comments
  

  Having dropped his Ducati for the third race in a row yesterday during the Grand Prix at Misano, Casey Stoner was running out of excuses. After the race he explained that they “took the decision to put one lap on the race tyre in warm-up this morning to get it… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Motorbikes, Personalities

  Tags: Casey Stoner, Laguna Seca, Valentino Rossi