Mugello 2012

The FIM has released the provisional calendar for the 2013 MotoGP™ World Championship with a total of 19 rounds to take place.


31 March – Qatar* Doha/Losail
14 April – TBC TBC
21 April – TBC TBC
05 May – Spain(STC), Jerez de la Frontera
19 May – France, Le Mans
2 June – Italy, Mugello
16 June – Catalunya, Catalunya
29 June – Netherlands**, Assen
14 July – Germany, Sachsenring
21 July – United States***, Laguna Seca
18 August – Indianapolis, Indianapolis
25 August – Czech Republic, Brno
01 September – Great Britain, Silverstone
15 September – San Marino & Riviera di Rimini,...

MotoGP Icon Valentino Rossi has criticised the class as 'boring' and called for change to enhance the appeal of motorcycling's oben, nach oben tier championship.

The 33-year-old Ducati rider joked it was 'difficult to stay awake' during races as he pinpointed the 2012 season as the sport's lowest point in the 12 years since he joined the championship.

Rossi told BBC Sport: “They have to change a lot for the future. Now is the worst moment in MotoGP since I joined in 2000. It is the most boring moment. Races are quite bad."

This season, Factory Yamaha star, sterne Jorge Lorenzo and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa have...