CARLOS CHECA took the track at World Ducati Week to test the WSB-spec 1199 Panigale around Misano.Enjoyingly sweltering conditions the reigning World Superbike champion lapped the Italian circuit on a sexy looking Panigale with a raw carbon fibre

DUCATI have released the 1199R Panigale, a red-hot version of the already fiesty 1199 S.Expect more power from the already brutal engine, as the R version features a host of engine upgrades including titanium conrods, diamond-like coating

Ducati's Panigale is a tiny, seriously capable and staggeringly pretty machine. But it's only available in red. Or the rather garish red-Tricolore option. In short, If you don't like red, you're pretty stuffed.Next year, you can bet Ducati will add

fastest lap just 0.4 seconds off Camier's best, with 2012 WSBK winner, Max Biaggi, just 0.1 seconds off Sykes.Carlos Checa gave the Ducati 1199 Panigale it's official testing debut and clocked a respectable 1m59.0, just 0.8 seconds off the quickest time

"I started by testing the Panigale, and although we didn’t have many laps, Nicky and I did some wheelies and some drifting," started Valentino Rossi, after taking advantage of World Ducati Week taking place at Misano and in his own words enjoying

There is a lot to be said for maxing out a motorcycle; it's good for the soul. From a PW50 to a Panigale, the feeling you get when you know the gears won't go any higher and the wires won't go any tighter is one you'll never forget.The trouble is

HUNGARIAN motorcyclist Mathyas Balint is the living embodiment of the saying 'age is but a number' after the 85 year-old picked up his brand new Ducati 1199 Panigale S.Balint was immediately attracted to the new Ducati superbike after

KICK-ASS movie character Hit Girl will ride a Ducati Panigale in the latest movie, Kick Ass 2, due out in 2013.The pint-sized assassin rode a motorcycle in the Kick Ass comic but the comic book's custom shopper has been replaced with a state

FORMULA one driver Jenson Button has bought a Ducati Panigale S Tricolore and a Multistrada 1200S Pikes Peak Edition.Button splashed out on the £23,750 Panigale and £17,250 Multistrada earlier this month. The bikes are currently being shipped from

In part two of our supercar versus superbike series, we took Ducati's Panigale and Porsche's GT2 RS to Bruntingthorpe to see who had the legs over a 2-mile sprint.In Part 1 (Ducati Panigale vs. Porsche GT2 RS at the 1/4 mile) the Ducati ripped down