Every motorcycle racer and fan around the world should and probably does look up to this guy. I did, and still do. The best professional I have ever had the pleasure to meet, share a track with and be a friend of. RIP @nicky_hayden. Our thoughts are with Jackie and the whole Hayden family A … Read more
American World Superbike rider Nicky Hayden, hit by a car in a bicycle accident in Italy last week, has died of his injuries, the Italian hospital where he was treated said Monday. Hayden, 35, who won the 2006 MotoGP world title, suffered severe chest and head injuries in the accident, which happened while he was … Read more
Former world motorcycling champion Nicky Hayden was in “extremely critical” condition on Thursday following a serious bicycle accident which left him with brain damage, as his fiancée and mother kept a vigil at his bedside. The 35-year-old American was hit by a car while training south of the Italian seaside resort of Rimini on Wednesday … Read more
Thailand is set to get a place on the 2018 MotoGP calendar, with the Buriram circuit joining an expanded 19-round schedule. Autosport understands the Hermann Tilke-designed facility has agreed a two-year deal with championship promoter Dorna Sports, with an option to extend it to a third. It was originally meant to hold its first MotoGP … Read more
Torrential rain and high winds threatened to push the season-opening Qatar MotoGP back 24 hours as the weather caused havoc with Saturday’s qualifying plans under the Losail floodlights. The scheduled final practice for the elite-class MotoGP was cancelled as pools of standing water stubbornly refused to dry out, adding to riders’ fears that racing on … Read more