AFTER Valentino Rossi's struggles at Qatar rumours began circulating that the Italian was looking to leave Ducati to form his own satellite squad or join one of the existing Honda or Yamaha teams.However Hervé Poncharal, team boss for the Yamaha

Valentino Rossi has left the second Sepang test struggling to eleventh position but more importantly nearly two-seconds behind the fastest time.After showing signs of improvement on the first day the seven-time champion was struck down with flu

for the 1000cc CRT machines has emerged in Valentino Rossi. Speaking to Italian sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport, he said: “With the withdrawal of Suzuki, MotoGP will have only 12 bikes. It’s a little sad and it’s clear that we must use less expensive

Nurture or nature? Graziano Rossi will surely go down in history as a man that possessed both in abundance. Three times a grand prix winner, he quit racing in 1982 after a serious head injury and then spent the next 13 years guiding his only son

MAX BIAGGI has confessed his appreciation for his former arch-nemesis Valentino Rossi, putting a close to their age-old rivalry.Speaking on Italian radio Biaggi stated: "I respect and appreciate Rossi, and he has never hidden his mutual respect

Like Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi has got his own ranch where he has built his own private motocross track and dirt oval.The above YouTube video shows Rossi training on the flat-track circuit that makes up his 'MotoRanch' located near his home

VALENTINO ROSSI is recovering so well that he may be back in a fortnight, to race at the German GP at the Sachsenring. That was the rumour circulating at Catalunya. Much more plausible, however, was the one that broke the previous week – that he had

Below is a snippet of the interview with Valentino Rossi from GQ ItalySince you’ve hurt yourself, it seems that Stoner and Lorenzo have finally found the courage to say what they really think about you.Yes, and I am glad. When you are injured

Valentino Rossi was born on February 16, 1979 in Urbino, Italy. Rossi has become one of the greatest riders in MotoGP, with multiple championship and race victories across GP125, 250 GP, 500 Grand Prix and MotoGP.The first championship victory

1. Good DNA stock. Dad, Graziano was a GP winner. In 1979 Papa Rossi had his best racing year taking three victories in the 350 class onboard a Morbidelli. Although with Valentino's step-brother showing potential the genes may lie in the X