MotoGP Season Review 2009 examines in detail a year of racing dominated by four men. Dubbed 'the aliens', Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo,
Andrew Northcott's
stunning photos take
you right to the heart
of all the glamour and
excitement that is MotoGP racing.
Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner between them won all but one race. stunning photos take
you right to the heart
of all the glamour and
excitement that is MotoGP racing.
Each of the four had a season to remember: Rossi won his seventh world title in the top class, Lorenzo pushed him all the way, Pedrosa struggled with injury but still won two races, while Stoner's year reads like a script for an Australian soap opera. It's all detailed here in the officially endorsed MotoGP Season Review 2009, the sixth in a series that's now established as a collector's item.
The core of MotoGP Season Review 2009 is provided by eight-page reports of the season's 17 races. The unique Riders' Rider of the Year poll once again tells you who the riders themselves think is the fastest man out there: no prizes for guessing who the top four are, but the order in which their peers ranked them may surprise you. Each rider's season is analysed in full and there is the annual report on the activities of MotoGP's charity, Riders for Health.
TV commentator Julian Ryder again gives his insight into the events behind the results with back-up from the usual distinguished team of contributors. This was the first year of the single tyre supplier in MotoGP, a seismic change in GP technical regulations, so technical guru Neil Spalding traces the development history of Bridgestone's race tyres as well as analysing each bike with the help of stunning double-page photos. Mat Oxley provides the introductory feature, Andy Ibbott reports on the 125 and 250cc championships, and Peter Clifford describes the Red Bull Rookies Cup.
And, once again, Andrew Northcott's astounding images adorn the pages of MotoGP Season Review 2009.
