Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has played down suggestions that Michael Schumacher could already be quick enough to compete at the highest level of motorcycle racing. The seven time world champion has been dabbling on two wheels since hanging up his Formula One helmet, including recently stepping in at a Ducati test when the Italian […]

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali refused to say whether world champion Kimi Raikkonen will be allowed to test a MotoGP bike any time soon.After former team champion Michael Schumacher`s much publicised forays on two wheels, Raikkonen in Bahrain revealed that he also harbours a desire to sample the other premier form of Grand Prix machinery.When […]

Michael Schumacher`s motorcycle racing foray continued on Thursday, when he tested for the Italian MotoGP team Ducati at Mugello.The retired F1 world champion got the call-up after the team`s regular test rider, Vittoriano Guareschi, fell on day two of the three day test and knocked his coccyx.But Schumacher insisted: “I repeat it very clearly that […]

Qatar is reportedly the latest country that could soon be scrambling to join F1`s ever-dynamic race calendar.We reported one year ago that the Middle Eastern state was planning to follow in the footsteps of neighbours Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in bidding to become a Grand Prix host.On Wednesday, the President of Qatar`s motor sports federation […]