        Following the announcement that he will retire from MotoGP after the San Marino GP, Andrea Dovizioso has met with journalists to explain his decision during a press conference, in which he also talks about the imminent British race. It&rsquo;s more difficult to make changes to the MotoGP today  &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a rational and self-critical person&rdquo;, starts Dovizioso, &ldquo;and so there always needs to be an important reason for doing something. Unfortunately, I&rsquo;ve not been able to adapt well to the Yamaha to be able to score certain results. I&rsquo;d have liked to work on specific structural aspects of the bike but there hasn&rsquo;t been chance during the season.&rdquo; &ldquo;I have a good relationship with Yamaha&rdquo;, continues the Italian, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been open and have had meetings to try and understand the intentions and on what they want to work. It takes time to make big changes to the bike in MotoGP and there&rsquo;s no opportunity to do that, despite my experience. And so, when you see you&rsquo;re unable to be very competitive, your mind starts mulling things over and this led me to my decision.&rdquo; &ldquo;When I arrived at Ducati, you ran the races in a certain way and teams were structured differently, there&rsquo;s been a huge change between then and now&rdquo;, adds the Yamaha WithU RNF rider. "The Ducati I rode in 2013 didn&rsquo;t have a good base and there were countless limitations. The Yamaha, which is the world championship winner and the current championship leader, is a unique bike, different to how it was in the past. It&rsquo;s well balanced and linear, not difficult, but you have to ride it in a particular, extreme way. Quartararo rides like that, he&rsquo;s able to exploit the positives and be quick without being too bothered with the bike&rsquo;s negatives&rdquo;. Dovizioso: &ldquo;A carefully considered decision, I was already leaning that way&rdquo;  How did you feel the day you made your decision? &ldquo;I&rsquo;m rational, I&rsquo;m not instinctive, so I didn&rsquo;t just wake up one day and make this important decision just like that. I&rsquo;ve thought it over, there&rsquo;s been no massive change in terms of my reasoning. I was already leaning this way. When I made the definitive decision, I felt ready. Retiring isn&rsquo;t an aggressive move, I already tried it out last year. Let&rsquo;s call it a &lsquo;soft&rsquo; retirement. When your colleagues retired (Stoner, Rossi, Lorenzo), what did you think? And now that it&rsquo;s your turn, can you better understand their decision? &ldquo;As always, until you find yourself in the other person's shoes&hellip; But I didn&rsquo;t really have any opinions when they made their decision, it&rsquo;s a personal choice. We talk, we think we know it all but, in the end, until you find yourself in the same situation, you can&rsquo;t imagine certain aspects.&rdquo; What did you think the first time you got back on the M1? &ldquo;At first, the ergonomics were complex. With short levers and the fact I&rsquo;m small, it was a lot more problematic for me to move on the bike due to the width of the frame. In the races, I understood the issue of irregular grip, but I didn&rsquo;t have the situation under control in the first race.&rdquo; Translated by Heather Watson 2023 MotoGP official: the first round will be staged Europe       

&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve taken this decision due to the fact I&rsquo;m not competitive&rdquo;, states the Yamaha WithU RNF rider

Dovizioso: “I haven’t adapted to the Yamaha, and it’s hard to change now”

        Andrea Dovizioso will line up for just three more races before hanging up his helmet. The Italian has announced his retirement from MotoGP in a press release issued by Yamaha in the run up to the Silverstone GP. It confirms that his last appearance will be at his home round, the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini GP. &nbsp;The return with Yamaha has not brought results  Some may be surprised by the news, but the 2022 season has been nothing but an uphill climb for Dovizioso, who hasn&rsquo;t been enjoying himself aboard the Yamaha M1 and has failed to score the desired results. The WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Racing rider comments: &ldquo;In 2012, the experience with the Iwata manufacturer in MotoGP had been very positive for me and since then I have always thought that, sooner or later, I would have liked to have an official contract with Yamaha. This possibility presented itself, actually in a somewhat daring way, during 2021. I decided to give it a try because I strongly believed in this project and in the possibility of doing well". But time has run its course: &ldquo;Unfortunately, in recent years the MotoGP has changed profoundly. The situation is very different since then: I have never felt comfortable with the bike, and I have not been able to make the most of its potential despite the precious and continuous help from the team and the whole of Yamaha&rdquo;. The real value of this adventure  To date, his best result has been an eleventh-place finish in Portugal: &ldquo;The results were negative, but beyond that, I still consider it a very important life experience&rdquo;. From a human standpoint, the results were more significant: &ldquo;When there are so many difficulties, you need to have the ability to manage the situation and your emotions well. We did not reach the desired objectives, but the consultations with the Yamaha technicians and with those of my team have always been positive and constructive, both for them and for me. The relationship remained loyal and professionally interesting even in the most critical moments: it was not so obvious that that would happen&rdquo;. He finishes by extending his thanks: &ldquo;For all this and for their support, I thank Yamaha, my team and WithU, and the other sponsors involved in the project. It didn't go as we hoped, but it was right to try. My adventure will end in Misano, but the relationship with all the people involved in this challenge will remain intact forever&rdquo;. He will be replaced at the last six rounds by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow.&nbsp; Jarvis: Yamaha accepts Dovizioso&rsquo;s decision  Yamaha managing director Lin Jarvis admits: &ldquo;We are all sad that Andrea will be leaving the sport earlier than expected. He is a big name in MotoGP, and he will be missed in the paddock". He then takes a step back to recall how this second opportunity came about: &ldquo;We considered ourselves very lucky last year that he was available and willing to join our MotoGP programme. Andrea&rsquo;s great expertise, experience, and methodical nature were of great interest to Yamaha and the RNF team&rdquo;. But the complicated situation was clear for all to see: &ldquo;Unfortunately, Andrea has struggled to extract the maximum potential out of the M1 and thus the results have not been forthcoming, which has created understandable frustration for Andrea". Hence, Dovizioso&rsquo;s decision: &ldquo;Finally during the summer break, he confirmed to us his desire to retire before the end of the season. After mutual discussions it was deemed appropriate for Andrea to ride his final race in Misano at his home GP. Naturally, Yamaha will continue to give &lsquo;Dovi&rsquo; its full support over the next three races. In the meantime, let&rsquo;s enjoy his last three GPs and celebrate in Misano the end of a spectacular career.&rdquo; Traslated by Heater Watson Fantic and Valentino Rossi: Moto2 partnership to begin at Silverstone       

The news breaks just prior to the British round: the Italian has decided that the ltalian event at the Misano World Circuit will be his last

Andrea Dovizioso to retire from MotoGP after the San Marino GP

A media room set up just for him. A lot of people in different team shirts. Two screens, on which to replay just some of his many achievements. And, centre stage, the man himself, as he concentrated on finding the right words and sipped from a seemingly endless glass of water.  Chaz Davies has called time on his career. The Welshman will retire from racing and, therefore, from SBK. He&rsquo;s thought long and hard about it and recent events convinced him: &quot;I have to say &ndash; he said with a smile &ndash; it&rsquo;s great to see you all here. As soon as I mentioned the conference, I started to think about changing my mind but&hellip; no, it&rsquo;s right like this. I&rsquo;m ready to go&quot;.  Thirty-four years old and so many trophies lifted high, a title win in Supersport with Yamaha and runner-up positions in the Superbike category, one in which he counts 32 race wins and 99 podiums: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve shared incredible seasons with every member of staff, I&rsquo;ve been lucky to race for so long&quot;.  Ducati, or rather magical moments   In SBK, Chaz has competed for various manufacturers. Aprilia and BMW first, then Ducati. And it was on the red bike that he spent the best part of his career: &quot;Magical moments with Ducati &ndash; he says emotionally &ndash; especially at Imola, a circuit just down the road from the company in Bologna&quot;.  Davies struggled to hold back tears: &quot;The people, the bike... the atmosphere. Will I continue to ride? Maybe a supermotard, we&rsquo;ll see. I don&rsquo;t know, I&rsquo;m not thinking about that right now. I&rsquo;ll have time to spend with the family and I&rsquo;ll enjoy every single moment. Racing is important, but it&rsquo;s not everything. I&rsquo;m growing up, I&rsquo;ll find something to do&rdquo;.  And we don&rsquo;t know whether the Knighton rider will be back on a bike in the future: &quot;I might do some testing but, I&rsquo;ll say it again, now is not the time to think about it. Last year I ended the season with a win, in Portugal. I was left with that taste of success and so I tried with Go Eleven, a new team and new people. I&rsquo;m leaving some fantastic people&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK Jerez, Rea: &ldquo;We need to solve our Barcelona issues&rdquo; 

Chaz announces his retirement from racing at Jerez: &quot;I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;ll continue riding bikes, now is not the time to think about it. I&rsquo;ll have time to spend with the family, remembering the many racing experiences&quot;

WorldSBK, Davies calls time: &ldquo;Racing is important, but it&rsquo;s not everything&rdquo;

Valentino Rossi finally decided to call time on his motorcycle career last month, but his retirement could have come a year earlier, at the end of 2020 in fact. The Italian admits that he was already seriously considering stopping last season, but his two biggest fans were able to &lsquo;convince&rsquo; him to continue for at least another year.  Graziano and Stefania motivated him   Rossi reveals this detail while speaking to BT Sport: &ldquo;In 2020 I thought long and hard about whether to continue for another year or not. I was undecided and my mum and dad pushed me&rdquo;. So it was his parents who encouraged him to race for one more year: &ldquo;They told me that I shouldn&rsquo;t stop and that I should continue. Sometimes you expect the opposite reaction, the classic mum response of &lsquo;that&#39;s enough, you should stop now&rsquo; but instead they pushed me to continue&rdquo;.  The scene as the Doctor broke the news   But this year his mind was already made up when he went to tell mother Stefania during the long summer break. A decision that perhaps also had to do with the pregnancy of girlfriend Francesca Sofia Novello. The Doctor reveals how he broke the news: &ldquo;It was quite strange. Before Austria, I said to her, &lsquo;Stefi, tomorrow I&rsquo;ll do a press conference in which I&rsquo;m going to announce my retirement&rsquo;. She was washing some glasses and replied: &lsquo;Ah OK, I think it&rsquo;s a good idea&rsquo;. And that was that. That&rsquo;s all we said to each other and then, &lsquo;OK, bye, see you tomorrow&rsquo;&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Valentino Rossi reveals one of his secrets 

Father Graziano and mother Stefania have always supported the nine-time champ, even pushing him to extend his career into 2021

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi: &ldquo;I continued in 2020 thanks to my parents&rdquo;

        Valentino Rossi has six MotoGP races left to go in what is his 26th and final world championship season. He takes the opportunity to reveal one of his best-kept secrets, something that has contributed to helping him make history. The Doctor has told British TV station BT Sport: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m left-handed but that&rsquo;s not all. I&rsquo;m also ambidextrous, so I can do the same things with my right hand&rdquo;. So where&rsquo;s the advantage? Through the turns: &ldquo;Not all riders can be quick through both the left- and right-handers, for this reason, in managing the accelerator&rdquo;. An incompatibility with the tyres  Corner speed has long been his strength: &ldquo;I felt I could ride with a little more speed, and perhaps that was the reason&rdquo;. Today, Valentino finds himself struggling with the Michelin tyres, one of the reasons behind his gradual decline: &ldquo;Since 2019, I&rsquo;ve often had this problem and after the first seven or eighth laps, the rear tyre really drops off. Almost as if it&rsquo;s burned&rdquo;. Now, more than ever, he wants to finish the season strong, but admits: &ldquo;We no longer know what to try&rdquo;. His most significant rivals  Looking back at his MotoGP career, Rossi has spoken about the last rivals he battled for the title: &ldquo;Casey Stoner is one of the most talented and difficult to beat riders. In terms of pure talent, he&rsquo;s unbeatable&rdquo;. The most recent was Jorge Lorenzo, the Doctor commenting: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t deserve a team-mate like him at Yamaha, after everything I&rsquo;d done for them. I needed someone a bit slower&rdquo;. He then mentions Marco Simoncelli, a rider who left us far too soon: &ldquo;A disaster, very bad, also the way it happened&hellip; A great pity&rdquo;. Rossi will soon retire, but his name will live on, in the form of his VR46 pupils, or rather Franco Morbidelli, Pecco Bagnaia, Luca Marini, and Marco Bezzecchi: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very proud of the Academy riders, because when I retire at the end of the season, a part of me will still be there on track&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Bagnaia: &ldquo;I don't feel like Valentino Rossi's successor&rdquo;       

The nine-time champ comes clean about one of the aces he's had up his sleeve, and says his piece about the tyres, with which he&rsquo;s struggled to find feeling since 2019

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi reveals one of his secrets

        When a career is coming to an end it&rsquo;s only normal to look back at it. The joy, the pain, the friendships and the rivalries often overlap on track, the outcome sometimes sweet, and sometimes bitter. In Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s case there have clearly been more positives than negatives, but certain adversaries have made a mark. For the nine-time world champion, the most difficult to deal with has been Marc Marquez, perhaps the rival who has hindered Rossi the most, both technically and mentally speaking, with the 2015 season going down in history as symbolic of their rivalry. &ldquo;Marc is a great rival and is really fast&rdquo;, Rossi told MT Sport. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the best, but I never feel very comfortable with him on track. How long before he and I might get along? Another 20 or 30 years I think&rdquo;. Rossi: &ldquo;Stoner and Lorenzo great talents, I&rsquo;m proud of my legacy&rdquo;  As he briefly sums up his biggest rivals, Valentino can&rsquo;t exactly overlook two names like Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo, the latter having been both adversary and something of an enemy on the inside during Rossi&rsquo;s first love affair with Yamaha. &ldquo;Stoner was one of the most talented and difficult to beat riders, because I think he was unbeatable in terms of pure talent. And Lorenzo too, I didn&rsquo;t deserve a team-mate like Lorenzo at Yamaha after what I&rsquo;d done for them. Perhaps they could have given me someone a bit slower (he smiles)&rdquo;. #46&rsquo;s final comment relates to his work with young Italian talents, who again shone during the latest Silverstone weekend. They represent his motorcycling legacy in a way. "I&rsquo;m very proud of this work, because when I finish it will be as if a part of me is still here. They are real athletes now, in terms of how they spend their days. And this means things are different when they ride too, because they are stronger and better&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson Valentino Rossi increasingly likely to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours       

"He&rsquo;s a very fast rider, but I still don&rsquo;t feel comfortable when I&rsquo;m on track with him. Stoner and Lorenzo are two pure talents. VR46? I&rsquo;m happy to have helped so many riders grow"

MotoGP, Rossi: “Making peace with Marquez? It’d take another 20 or 30 years”

        This morning, news broke of a special press conference involving Valentino Rossi, to take place ahead of the Austrian race weekend. His retirement announcement was already being muted, after a very difficult season with team Petronas that hasn&rsquo;t brought the desired results. The hard truth  Getting straight to the point, but always with a smile on his face, Rossi therefore confirmed his imminent retirement: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve made my decision and I&rsquo;ve decided to stop at the end of the season. This will be my last half season as a MotoGP rider&rdquo;. It was a tough decision for Valentino, a man who has made motorcycle race history over the years: "I would have liked to race with my team, along with my brother &ndash; he adds &ndash; but it&rsquo;s OK. We still have some races and I think it will be even more difficult when I get to the last race. I can&rsquo;t complain with regard to my career anyway&rdquo;. Rossi&rsquo;s future? Nothing is certain, but the nine-time champion has made it clear that he&rsquo;d like to race cars. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Valentino Rossi: &ldquo;The Red Bull Ring doesn't play to our strengths&rdquo;       

During a press conference, Valentino Rossi has announced that he will in fact retire at the end of the 2021 season

MotoGP Styria, official: Valentino Rossi to retire at the end of the season

One of the hottest MotoGP topics in recent months has been Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s retirement. This year, the Italian has turned 42, and each year he comes closer to hanging up his helmet, but &ldquo;El Periodico de Catalunya&rdquo; newspaper has insinuated that the Doctor might not even see out the current season. They claim that he could retire after the Dutch GP, on 27 June, before the summer break.  Rather improbable   Over the years, there has been a great deal of speculation as to Valentino&rsquo;s retirement and this latest Spanish &lsquo;rumour&rsquo; comes at one of the toughest moments in the Italian&rsquo;s career. Seven races into the season and he&rsquo;s scored just 15 points, finishing in the points zone on only three occasions. The situation is serious but that Rossi might decide to retire without completing the season sounds quite unrealistic to us.  The nine-time champion has also recently said that he&rsquo;ll use the summer break to decide whether or not to continue in 2022. Despite the difficulties, Rossi and his crew have always shown that they are able to remain united as they seek the solution that puts them back on top. He has many rivals, yes, and they are increasingly young, but if he really decides to retire, Rossi will make the decision calmly, carefully analysing all the facts of the matter.  &nbsp;Let&rsquo;s wait for him to say farewell   Considering the kind of person he&rsquo;s been throughout his career, we can&rsquo;t imagine him giving up, with the season still in progress. In fact, we imagine that when he read the news he laughed out loud and shook his head, as if to say: &ldquo;But what have they come up with now?&quot; So let&rsquo;s wait for him to announce the news, as and when he&rsquo;s ready to bid farewell to the paddock as a rider. His second home and one that he will inevitably return to in another guise.  Traslated by Heather Watson  MotoGP Catalunya, Alpinestars and Quartararo&rsquo;s suit: &ldquo;All in order&rdquo; 

Sources in Spain claim that the nine-time champion might even retire after the next two races. An implausible hypothesis in our opinion

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi and the retirement rumours: will he really leave in the summer?

        Broc Parkes has decided to hang up his leathers. One of few Australians present on the international stage, the 39-year old has confirmed that he will no longer compete professionally. Despite having a signed contract with Yamaha and the fact that the ASBK championship is soon to start, the former 125, MotoGP, Supersport, SBK and Endurance rider has chosen a new career path. In a message shared with the media, the former Parmalat pupil outlines what his future holds: &ldquo;While this might be my retirement from racing, it isn&rsquo;t me stepping away from the sport that I loved and has given me so much. I will continue to work with Yamaha Australia and YRT/ YRD in a testing and mentoring role. With 23 years of road racing experience, I&rsquo;m excited to pass on as much as I can.&rdquo; The decision has come as a shock, but Broc himself admits: "I understand that this is a late stage to be making this decision as the ASBK season approaches but it literally only came to me in recent days as I have thought about my future. Recent time away testing again showed me than I can no longer care for my children and race, giving each the time, dedication and commitment they all deserve. It is time for me to put their wants and needs first and honour my commitment as their dad. But I thank all those that have supported me over my career&rdquo;. The life of a rider is very different and Parkes confirms: "I returned to Australia permanently to spend more time and to start to live a &lsquo;normal&rsquo; life with my children. It is time for me to put their wants and needs first and honour my commitment as their dad&rdquo;. Parmalat pupil and two-time World Supersport runner-up  When he came to Europe, backed by Wayne Gardner, Parkes would hide his face beneath the wide visor of a Parmalat-branded cap, the brand&rsquo;s logo standing out on the fairings of his Ducati NCR. His colleagues&rsquo; comments ranged from "Wow" to "This Australian is sitting pretty". More or less. In the sense that the Italian company later collapsed, but the rider sure didn&rsquo;t. Quite the opposite in fact&hellip; During a career spanning 23 years, Broc completed seasons in MotoGP, SBK and Supersport. He did particularly well in the 600 class, winning six races and finishing second overall in 2004 and 2007, seasons that saw him riding for Honda and Yamaha. In 2017, Broc returned to MotoGP. He&rsquo;d been there before, but only riding models in the CRT sub-category. That&rsquo;s not entirely true though, as he did have the chance to ride Jonas Folger&rsquo;s Yamaha M1, a true prototype, a few years ago. He wasn&rsquo;t happy with his twenty-second place finish in the race, but the home crowd cheered him on regardless. Translated by Heather Watson ASBK: Troy Bayliss recruits Rossi's mechanic       

Despite having a signed contract with Yamaha, the 39-year old Australian will no longer compete and will instead take on the roles of coach and test rider

9 risultati per 'retirement'

Dovizioso: “I haven’t adapted to the Yamaha, and it’s hard to change now”

Andrea Dovizioso to retire from MotoGP after the San Marino GP

WorldSBK, Davies calls time: “Racing is important, but it’s not everything”

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi: “I continued in 2020 thanks to my parents”

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi reveals one of his secrets

MotoGP, Rossi: “Making peace with Marquez? It’d take another 20 or 30 years”

MotoGP Styria, official: Valentino Rossi to retire at the end of the season

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi and the retirement rumours: will he really leave in the summer?

ASBK, Broc Parkes retires from competition