MotoGP Interviews
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Q&A: Kevin Schwantz.
1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz was the rider Valentino Rossi dreamed of being - and that probably says all anybody needs to know about the Suzuki hero, whose spectacular on-the-edge riding style earned him a legendary fan base, but cost him heavily in terms of injuries and title success
Q&A: John Hopkins - your questions answered!
Crash.net recently offered its viewers the opportunity to ask MotoGP star John Hopkins a question - on any subject - and, on the eve the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, Hopper took time out from his busy schedule to answer your questions.
Q&A: Valentino Rossi.
Valentino Rossi was the focal point of a teleconference last Friday at Estoril where he gave his views on the return of MotoGP to American soil for the first time in 10 years, when the 2005 U.S. Grand Prix takes Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by storm on July 8-10.
Q&A: Ichiro Yoda - Kawasaki technical director.
A love of motorcycles, which started with riding street bikes, led Ichiro Yoda to take a job with Yamaha immediately after graduating from Tokyo's Metropolitan University at the end of the 1970s.
Q&A: Erv Kanemoto.
Erv Kanemoto returns to Honda this season as technical director of the factory Repsol team - with his sole objective to help Max Biaggi and Nicky Hayden return the premier-class riders' title to Honda after it was taken from them by Valentino Rossi and Yamaha last season.
Q&A: Max Biaggi.
Max Biaggi starts the 2005 MotoGP season with his best chance yet of claiming a first premier-class world crown, after signing to ride for the factory Repsol Honda outfit.
Q&A: Nicky Hayden.
Nicky Hayden will start his third season in MotoGP in 2005, where he will again ride for the factory Repsol Honda Team, and is aware that the time to turn potential into solid results is fast approaching.
Q&A: Valentino Rossi.
Testing gets underway this weekend ahead of the 2005 MotoGP season at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Defending title holder Valentino Rossi answered questions ahead of the upcoming championship season and the opening test of the year...
Q&A: Neil Hodgson.
2003 World SBK champion Neil Hodgson will be returning to Superbikes next year, lining up alongside Eric Bostrom in the two-rider Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin team for a totally new challenge - an attack on the AMA Superbike championship.
Q&A: Nicky Hayden
"Brave. I respect him for it; he could have stayed where he was at. It took some balls to make that decision"- Hayden on Rossi leaving Honda.
Q&A: Shinya Nakano.
Shinya Nakano burst onto the grand prix scene in impressive fashion in 1999, racking up five podium finishes in his debut season to finish fourth in the 250cc world championship and secure the Rookie of the Year award.
Q&A: Harald Eckl.
In 13 years of professional grand prix racing, Harald Eckl honed not only his skills as a rider, but also as a manager and racing engineer.
Q&A: Valentino Rossi.
Tomorrow (Saturday) will see five-times world champion Valentino Rossi test the Yamaha YZR-M1 for the first time, during a three-day test in Sepang, Malaysia.
Q&A: Yamaha on Rossi - part two.
In the second of three Q&A sessions with senior members of Yamaha, team director of Yamaha's factory outfit, Davide Brivio, states that Rossi winning the 2004 world championship is unlikely, reveals the personnel changes made to accommodate the five-times world champion and also confirms that
Q&A: Sito Pons.
With the three week MotoGP summer break nearing its conclusion, Sito Pons - General Manager of the Camel Pramac Pons team - talks about his riders' performances, his relationship with Honda, the exciting future of the world's premier two-wheeled championship and much more...
Q&A: Chaz Davies.
Chaz Davies became the youngest ever full time grand prix entrant in 2002, at just 15 years old, when - helped by Alberto Puig and Dorna - he signed for the CWF-Matteoni Aprilia team.
Q&A: Davide Brivio - Fortuna Yamaha Team Director.
2001 was Davide Brivio's inaugural season in MotoGP, when he accepted the position of Team Director with the then Marlboro Yamaha Team.
Q&A: Alex Barros.
Alex Barros, now firmly ensconced as a Yamaha rider for 2003, is touted among the favourites for the world title in 2003.
Q&A: David Garcia - The Proton connection.
Reigning European 250 champion David Garcia joined Proton Team KR this year, as tester and back-up rider.
Q&A: Ichiro Yoda - Yamaha YZR-M1 project leader.
Ichiro Yoda has worked with Yamaha ever since he graduated from Tokyo's Metropolitan University in the late seventies.
Q&A: Max Biaggi.
Yamaha rider Max Biaggi talks about the 2002 season, testing, the change to four-stroke machines and a lot more: Q: This first year of four-stroke GPs is going to be very unpredictable, that should make the season-opening Japanese GP in particular more exciting than ever...