Casey Stoner Bike Repsol Honda RC213V Official presentation. MotoGP wallpaper 2012 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Casey Stoner & Dani Pedrosa Bike Repsol Honda RC213V Official presentation. MotoGP wallpaper 2012 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Casey Stoner & Dani Pedrosa Bike Repsol Honda RC213V Official presentation. MotoGP wallpaper 2012 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Dani Pedrosa Bike Repsol Honda RC213V Official presentation. MotoGP wallpaper 2012 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were greeted with snow, fans and a frenetic media welcome upon their arrival Monday evening for the twenty-second edition of the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting. The two attended a meet and greet session alongside Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa as they posed for photographs in front of the waiting press.

Start race Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda Team Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Marco Simoncelli, San Carlo Honda Gresini Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Calling it the “natural conclusion” of their partnership, Yamaha’s MotoGP team and Malaysian oil giant Petronas have split ways after three years of racing sponsorship. Concluding a deal that is reportedly worth $8 million a year to the factory MotoGP team, Yamaha’s loss of Petronas will surely be felt in the team’s pocketbook, assuming of course that the Japanese manufacturer cannot replace the company with another on its sponsor roster.

Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team) vs Japanese Grand Prix Motegi Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Marco Simoncelli, San Carlo Honda Gresini Japanese Grand Prix Motegi Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Japanese Grand Prix Motegi Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda Team Japanese Grand Prix Motegi Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

In November 2011 Spanish MotoGP star, Alvaro Bautista, joined 18 other adventurers, including grand prix legend, Randy Mamola, on an adventure of a lifetime. Alvaro saw how he and the other MotoGP riders are helping people in Africa receive reliable health care.

Jorge Lorenzo vs Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1) Aragon Grand Prix Motorland Aragon Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Start race. Ben Spies & Dani Pedrosa Aragon Grand Prix Motorland Aragon Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Marco Simoncelli, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner Aragon Grand Prix Motorland Aragon Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800) Hector Barbera, Mapfre Aspar Team Aragon Grand Prix Motorland Aragon Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1280x800)

Hayden was training at a private indoor flat track facility, riding a motorcycle for the first time since breaking his scaphoid at the Valencia Grand Prix on November 6. He underwent an X-ray and CAT scan on the same day he was injured, and he has since undergone an MRI.

The Aspar Team has joined the list of teams to compete the 2012 season with CRT (Claiming Rules Team) bikes. In addition, the team will have two riders, Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaró.

Start race San Marino Grand Prix Misano Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800) Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1) vs Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) San Marino Grand Prix Misano Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800)

Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) vs Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team GP11) San Marino Grand Prix Misano Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1) & Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) San Marino Grand Prix Misano Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800)

Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800) Podium Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800)

Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) vs Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team GP11) Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800) Ben Spies, Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1 Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Circuit MotoGP wallpaper 2011 (HI RES Photo 1200x800)