Author: Emanuele Venturoli
Emanuele Venturoli is Head of Communication & Marketing at RTR Sports Marketing, where he has led the agency's editorial, digital, and SEO output since 2012. He holds a degree in Public, Political and Institutional Communication from the University of Bologna and began his career in sport at Virtus Bologna basketball before moving into motorsport. He lectures in sports marketing at 24ORE Business School and writes across Formula 1, MotoGP, and sponsorship strategy, overseeing RTR's multilingual content platform across 13 languages.
April 15, 2014
Ride of the Day: Audi R8 V10 Spyder
The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi’s trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker Audi AG in 2006. The ca[...]
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April 14, 2014
Ride of the Day: Sideburn X Royal Enfield Bullet
The Royal Enfield Bullet was originally a British overhead valve single cylinder four-stroke motorcycle made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, West Midlands, but now produced by Royal Enfield Mot[...]
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April 14, 2014
Formula One: Red Bull appeal on Ricciardo’s home ‘DQ’ is rejected!
The FIA have rejected an appeal by Red Bull racing over their decision to disqualify Daniel Ricciardo from the season opening Grand Prix back in March. Daniel Ricciardo had finished 2nd in th[...]
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April 13, 2014
MotoGP: Marquez cruises to easy Austin victory in Repsol Honda 1-2
Marc Marquez has completed the perfect weekend in Austin, having led every session, taken pole (with a new lap record), recorded a new fastest race lap and crowned it with a victory this afte[...]
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April 13, 2014
Formula One: Domenicali leaves Ferrari after poor 2014 start!
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has ‘resigned with immediate affect’ after the team’s poor start to their 2014 Formula One campaign. He has captained the team sinc[...]
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April 11, 2014
MotoGP: Unstoppable Marquez leads the American Way
World Champion, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez, has finished the first day in Texas a second faster than his next competitor, with teammate Dani Pedrosa in third. With air temperatures 7ºC wa[...]
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April 10, 2014
Ride of The Day: 1984 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time.Hailwood wa[...]
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April 10, 2014
Sports Marketing" Ronaldo Gay" "Messi Cabron", the fashion brand’s provocation
Risky business There’s a thin line between smart provocation and bad taste. Cross that line and what might have been a clever marketing operation turns into commercial suicide. Sergio K[...]
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April 10, 2014
Formula One: FIA accept Gene Haas for 2015 and consider Forza Rossa!
The FIA have accepted an application by NASCAR team owner Gene Haas for the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The acceptance was announced after a meeting by the World Motor Sport Council [...]
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April 9, 2014
Ride of the Day: Moto Guzzi Cafè Racer 1921
Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is not[...]
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April 9, 2014
MotoGP: Yamaha heads to Texas looking for revenge
After a two-week break, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP is on its way for the second round of the season: the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on the 13th of April. The 2014 season may hav[...]
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April 8, 2014
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi meets Barros and Cafu in Brazil before heading to Austin
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi returned to Brazil today, exactly one year after his last visit, to bring a little MotoGP magic back to South America. The nine-time world champio[...]
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April 7, 2014
Ride of the Day: Kawasaki W650 Cafè Racer X Deus Ex Machina
The Kawasaki W series is a line of motorcycles made by Kawasaki since 1965 that shares some characteristics of classic British vertical-twin standard motorcycles. Sold as a 1966 model in the [...]
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April 7, 2014
MotoGP: Honda HRC looking for season-opening one-two in Austin
After a fantastic battle in Qatar, the Repsol Honda Team head to Texas leading the World Championship. This is just the second time the MotoGP paddock will visit the 5.513km Texas circuit, de[...]
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April 6, 2014
MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo completes south-american tour
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo has just completed a whirlwind three-day tour of South America, stopping in both Colombia and Mexico in advance of this weekend’s MotoGP race in A[...]
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April 6, 2014
Ride of the Day: Porsche 904 Carrera
After having retired from F1 at the end of the 1962 season, Porsche focused again on sportscar racing. The 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season, as a successor to the 718, whi[...]
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April 5, 2014
Formula One: Lewis leads Silver Arrow 1-2 in scintillating desert race!
Lewis Hamilton has won the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix in a breathtaking finish to the 900th Formula One race in history. A late safety car bunched up the field, leading to a 10 lap sprint to the[...]
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April 5, 2014
Formula One: Championship standings after Bahrain Grand Prix (round 3)
Drivers Standings: POS Driver Team Points 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 61 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 50 3 Nico Hulkenburg Force India 28 4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 26 5 Jenson Button McLaren 23 6 Se[...]
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April 4, 2014
Formula One: Rosberg steals second consecutive Bahrain pole!
Nico Rosberg has taken pole position for the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Mercedes driver had looked to have to settle for second throughout the weekend s[...]
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April 3, 2014
Formula One: Mercedes dominate day and night in Bahrain practice!
After dominating last weekend at the Malaysian Grand Prix, both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg took the top two spots in both Friday practice sessions for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix[...]
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