MOTOGP » Rossi grabs his chance for best Ducati result

Todays result does not mean the Ducati is back it merely reminds us that Rossi never left.

MOTOGP » Casey Stoner to retire from MotoGP!

@ Carmen Centennial Jr. So motogp.com isnt reporting it? I was watching the press conference live through motogp.com when Casey announced it. Give them time and it will be reported, It was all over twitter by the time Casey had finished saying he would retire.

BSB » MSS Kawasaki 'releases' Hickman

Over the last couple of years at least one MSS Kawasaki rider rode a different manufacturers bike in WSB on more than one occasion and came nowhere at the time Morgan stated it had been done "in order to give the rider more experience" This time Hickman had what can only be described as good results with a ninth in one race on a bike he had never sat on before free practice & he is released. Something tells me that if Hickman had poor results it would again be described as aan opportunity to gain experience. Bear in mind that Hickman was not a contracted rider and had to bring sponsorship in order to keep his ride. Finally do you REALLY think that Infront the organisers & promoters of WSB would have allowed Hickman to ride if he had not been goven the OK to do so?

F1 » Alonso: Less respect in F1 than years gone by

@ ghog F.I.A. Blue rule book states that when a F1 driver is shown the blue flag they do indeed have to pull over within 2 corners and let the lapping car past. However if a car shown the blue flag is involved in a fight for position with another car if they carry on this even if they pull over within 2 corners they can then receive a penalty for impeding a faster car.

F1 » Alonso: Less respect in F1 than years gone by

This may sound harsh but its hard to get drivers to respect each other when the rules surrounding F1 are so restrictive. What happened to a blue flag only being a warning that a faster driver is coming behind you so you know not to block them? These days if a lower running set of drivers are fighting for position are shown the blue flag they have to immediately pull over & let people through. & no real overtaking happens anymore, Why should it when DRS means you can overtake almost at will or pit stops are planned & timed to overtake while stationary. Get racing back into F1 and respect will return

WSBK » Haslam or Melandri for first BMW win?

Despite his relatively young age Leon has more experience than most on the grid. He is still the youngest ever points scorer in the top flight MotoGP class ( Then 500cc 2 strokes) on a highly uncompetative unreliable bike that was lucky to finish the race without breaking down. Not just because I am a brit but because for too long Leon has been under estimated I would like to see the first BMW win by Leon & I agree with the earlier comment that Leon seems to have more than the measure of Melandri. Add on to this that Leon is tipped to fill in for Colin Edwards on the BMW Suter CRT bike & the question should really be if Leon gets the first BMW win & puts in a strong showing on the CRT will BMW be able to keep Leon on their bikes next season?

WSBK » Furious Effenbert Liberty team slams WSBK

Just to play Devils advocate I don't know how long this has been the case or even if it is now standard for all international races but in WSBK it is not the rider that is in the lead who decides if a race should be stopped on safety grounds. The system used in WSBK is that by a random lottery a number of riders ( I think it is 4 ) are nominated as safety representatives.This happens every race and not for the whole season. If the majority of these nominated riders put their hands up to signal the race is then red flagged. If the majority of these nominated riders object before the race is underway it does not start.

WSBK » Pirelli: Teams completely ignored advice

Pirelli's contract for tyre supply states that they should provide tyres that are fit for purpose and the same quality tyre should be provided to all participants. As soon as there was a known Problem Pirelli should have acted on it and if they could not provide a suitable solution they should have put their hands up & admitted it. Look at Michelin in the 2005 Indy F1 race who as soon as they confirmed a problem with their tyres advised teams they could not provide an alternative or guarantee tyre safety instructed all their teams not to race. Instead of saying that teams should instead use a tyre that was not appropriate for the conditions Pirelli should have either arranged an alternative, Forget not that Pirelli also own Metzeler amongst others so are not without alternatives if needs be.

WSBK » Pirelli: Teams completely ignored advice

Pirelli can say whatever they want but the facts are that the wet tyre was unsafe for the circuit. Essentially what Pirelli are saying is that riders should use an intermediate tyre that could not cope with the amount of water that was falling & laying on track so that it could cope with the straights without falling apart. Tyre demands at Monza are the same as the NW200, pirelli make a dual compound tyre for the NW200 so anyone with half a brain can work out that if demands on the tyre are the same you should use the same tyre. Shame on pirelli at trying to deflect attention onto the riders for their failures.

RR » Guy Martin begins TT preparations in earnest

Just tell Guy that the winners trophy is full of tea & he will lap everyone to stop them getting to it first. On a more serious note we all know that Guy is a class racer that once he breaks his duck at the TT could be unstoppable.