We’ve completely overhauled our E-Cards section. It’s easier to use than ever and contains a fab selection of over 100 classic Alvaro images. Just click on the button beneath the image you want to send, fill in the ‘to’ and ‘from’ details, write your message – and press ‘Send’. That’s it! So easy – and [...]
As the new season approaches and testing gets underway we thought we’d add to your fever with a very funky set of icons by site editor stv21. There are 30 in all – ideal for forum avatars and messenger apps etc. Just click here to download them. We’ll be givgin them a permanent slot on [...]
Before the 2012 season starts in earnest, Solo Moto journalist Borja González sat down with our favourite racer and asked him many, many questions about working with Suzuki, almost wandering off to Superbikes, joining Gresini after tragedy hit and everything else.
31 January 2012
It’s been a good first day on the 1000cc Honda for Álvaro. After a rainshow during the night proceedings started a bit later than expected and the MotoGP riders only went out on track after 11.00 local time. Álvaro made a quick start, finishing the first session before the lunch break in fourth position with [...]
31 January 2012
Showa has chosen to make their return to the MotoGP World Championship with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, a show of faith in the prestigious Italian team, who will line up riders in the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 classes this season. The new deal is a revival of a previous relationship between Showa and Fausto [...]
30 January 2012
Spanish journalist Mela Chércoles sat down with Álvaro ahead of the first official test of the 2012 season which gets underway at Sepang this week to ask him a few things about last year, this year, Honda, Suzuki, CRT, Simoncelli and rekindled passion. Below you can find the complete translation. Alvaro Bautista arrived on Saturday [...]
24 January 2012
After the announcement that Barracuda would become an official team sponsor for San Carlo Honda Gresini during the 2012 season, the Italian company has published first photos of the new 2012 bike design with their logo. This is what Álvaro’s Honda RC213V will look like. In other and less cool news, Álvaro has been dealing [...]
19 January 2012
In Spain a new season of “Hermano Mayor” (“Big Brother”) will start on Friday and among other athletes also feature Álvaro as a “good example”. The programme, presented by Pedro García Aguado, aims to help troubled youth who have various problems like aggressive behaviour, drug abuse or eating disorders and need to direct their life [...]
19 January 2012
New Honda signing Álvaro Bautista visited the Honda Safety Institute (HIS) yesterday to have a look at the facilities and show his support and commitment to the actions of the manufacturer to improve the safety of motorists. Álvaro was pleasantly surprised with the size of the center located on site at Montesa Honda in Santa [...]
17 January 2012
From the plethora of interviews that Álvaro did just after his first run with the Honda RC212V at the end of last season, we bring you another one [it should also be the last one], courtesy of BikeRacing.it. Yes, it’s slightly dusty by now [conducted before Suzuki's official withdrawal], but also slightly different in range [...]
14 January 2012
CEO of Dorna Sports S.L, Carmelo Ezpeleta, was present at Wrooom 2012 this week in Madonna de Campiglio where he spoke about future MotoGP™ class regulations. The MotoGP grid has an enrollment of 21 bikes for 2012, including twelve factory bikes and nine members of the new CRT category. Regarding this mix, Ezpelata stated: “We [...]
