ANDREA PININFARINA, head of the Italian car design company, has died in a motorcycle crash earlier today.Pininfarina's motorcycle collided with a car about 8:15 a.m. in Trofarello near the northern city of Turin, Italy, police officials said. "The

ITALIAN TEENAGER Andrea Iannone ended the 125cc GP two day test in Portugal in fastest position, despite high winds and tricky conditions on the tiny bikes.The GP winner was out in action for the new WWC Aprilia team and his best time of 1m 45

, which makes it stronger.Although we targeted the engine at 180bhp as its design limit, the RC8 will only have 155bhp, we are keeping something in reserve for the future! And it will only lose about 1.5% in the drive train, it should have close to 150bhp

Enlarge the above image for Andrea Dovizioso's guide to Mugello, one of the most spectacular circuits on the MotoGP calendar.The beautiful Mugello almost appears to have been carved into the hills of Bologna and is characterised by its long sweeping

SINCE its introduction last season the Moto2 class has provided an entertaining race spectacle, but Andrea Dovizioso believes that the former 250cc class was better for progression to MotoGP than its four-stroke replacement.The former 125 champion

on the factory RCV fitted with new-spec Bridgestone tyres. Dovizioso’s bikes also featured revised handlebar/footrest positions to suit his stature. Andrea Dovizioso completed 57 laps on his new machine, setting a best time of 1:33.676. He said:“It’s been a

RALLYING legend Jari-Matti Latvala has said that Andrea Dovizioso is a better rally driver than Valentino Rossi.Rally driving appears to be the in-thing for MotoGP riders this off-season, as Andrea Dovizioso finished second to former WRC champion

of gravel traps. It's far better for a multi million pound car to spin to a halt rather than sink up to its axels in gravel. But sandpaper run-off aside the shortened 2.5 mile circuit (no full length Mistral straight, boo!) has everything from 150mph to 20

LOSING out on a factory Honda has seen Andrea Dovizioso look elsewhere for 2012 as the Italian has received an offer from Ducati.The proposal from Ducati is for Dovizioso to race in one of the satellite teams, namely Pramac or Aspar, with an option

TYPICALLY the quiet one in MotoGP Andrea Dovizioso, interviewed in an Italian magazine, has spoken about his lack of desire to partner Valentino Rossi at Ducati.“I would never accept to be teamed up with Valentino Rossi,” Dovizioso told MAX magazine