Massimiliano "Max" Biaggi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion and winner of the 2010 and 2012 World Superbike Championship.
Throughout his racing career, he has won the 250cc World Championship four consecutive times, and finished as runner-up in both the 500cc and MotoGP championships.
In 2007 he switched to the World Superbike Championship, finishing third overall as a rookie and earned his first Superbike World Championship in 2010 becoming only the 2nd European from outside the United Kingdom after Raymond Roche to do so.
Biaggi announced his retirement from racing on 7 November 2012.
He has been nicknamed 'il Corsaro' ('the Corsair') and 'the Roman Emperor'
THE DOCTOR, THE TORNADO & THE KENTUCKY KID is the electrifying follow-up to Mark Neale’s 2004 MotoGP smash hit FASTER. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, the movie tells the story of the biggest motorcycle race in American history, the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, California. It’s a tale of extraordinary characters chasing a dream in the face of real danger, under unimaginable pressure, with no margin for error. For lovers of maximum adrenaline action, this is the pure, unadulterated, 100% genuine article.
Faster & Faster brilliantly captures the events which made the 2003 and 2004 MotoGP seasons so extraordinary: the tire-smoking arrival of the 215mph Ducati missiles; the shocking death of rising star Daijiro Kato; the drama of Sete Gibernau's wild battles with Valentino Rossi; and the Italian's switch from the all-conquering Honda to the underdog Yamaha – a move which was to seal the Rossi legend. This is the story of an epic time in MotoGP, in the words and actions of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.
Relive an awesome, high-octane season of racing as MotoGP Review 2004 brings you all the exciting highlights from the practices and races, and an on-board lap from every circuit. The pressure was on ‘The Doctor’ Valentino Rossi to retain his World Championship title after his controversial switch from Honda to Yamaha, but he came through in spectacular style and claimed his sixth crown at Phillip Island in Australia after winning a nail biting 27-lap battle with his main rival, Sete Gibernau. See the thrills and spills of the races as no spectator can, via on-bike and trackside cameras in this sensational season review. A must-have for any fan, old or new!
Faster is an electrifying tribute to the white-knuckle world of MotoGP™ — the fastest sport on two wheels — where the world’s top riders go wheel to wheel at over 200mph and crash at over 100mph. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, Faster chases two seasons’ worth of the world championship, featuring revealing interviews with riders, mechanics, doctors, commentators and fans. If you want high octane, adrenaline fuelled thrills, Faster will take you on a nerve shredding journey through the most exciting sport on the planet!