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Cal Crutchlow ready to race after two fast crashes

Matthew Birt, 04 May 2013 18:47

Cal Crutchlow will ride through the pain barrier in tomorrow’s Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez after the British rider suffered two high-speed crashes in practice and qualifying earlier. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider had made a perfect start to the day when he topped the timesheets at the end of the third and final practice. But with track ...

Valentino Rossi relieved to escape injury in qualifying crash

Matthew Birt, 04 May 2013 18:31

Valentino Rossi said he was lucky to emerge unscathed from a crash in the fastest corner in an incident-packed qualifying session ahead of tomorrow's Spanish MotoGP showdown at Jerez. The Italian fell heavily at the first fast right-hander in the final section at Jerez and while his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 suffered extensive damage, he walked away unhurt and still managed ...

Jerez Moto2: Rabat blows away Redding for Moto2 pole

Simon Patterson, 04 May 2013 14:36

Esteve Rabat blew away the opposition to take pole position for his home GP by over 0.4 seconds from early leader Scott Redding. Redding had kept his Marc VDS Kalex at the front of the grid for most of the session, until Rabat put in a lap with seven minutes to go that no one could match. Japanese rider Takaai ...

Jerez MotoGP: Lorenzo stays cool in crash-fest qualifying

Simon Patterson, 04 May 2013 13:55

Jorge Lorenzo kept his cool to ride to pole for tomrrow's Jerez Grand Prix as his title rivals buckled under pressure as they tried to close the gap to him. Pedrosa and Rossi crashed within seconds of each other towards the end of the session, leaving them unable to make full advantage of qualifying tyres. Pedrosa managed to hold second, ...

Jerez Moto3: Alex Rins on pole despite crash

Simon Patterson, 04 May 2013 12:40

Alex Rins will start the first Moto3 race of the season from pole position, after an early lap in qualifying allowed him to maintain the top spot despite a crash mid-session. KTM secured a wholly-Austrian front row, with Maverick Vinales second and Luis Salom, on the factory machine, in third. South African Brad Binder heads row two on his Suter ...

BT Sport’s MotoGP TV deal to be announced this week

Matthew Birt, 04 May 2013 12:28

BT Sport’s successful bid for the live MotoGP TV rights in the UK in 2014 will be confirmed this week, with MCN learning the multi-million pound deal will be formally announced in London on Thursday. BT’s new dedicated sports channel, which is due for launch in August, has beaten off tough competition from the likes of the BBC and Sky ...

Bradley Smith continues steep learning curve in Jerez

Matthew Birt, 03 May 2013 18:49

Bradley Smith’s rookie MotoGP campaign continues to be a baptism of fire after the British rider ended the opening day of practice in Jerez today in 14th position. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider was a lowly 17th in this morning’s FP1 session but he was able to improve by almost a second in hotter conditions during FP2 to move ...

Cal Crutchlow impresses Yamaha with fast form

Matthew Birt, 03 May 2013 18:46

Cal Crutchlow’s brilliant start to the 2013 MotoGP campaign continued today after the British rider set the third fastest time on the opening day of practice at the Jerez track in Spain. A best lap of 1.39.733 left the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider only 0.171s adrift of factory Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo and only 0.029s behind Repsol Honda rider ...

Valentino Rossi worried about race pace in Jerez

Matthew Birt, 03 May 2013 18:31

Valentino Rossi might have ended the opening day of practice for the Jerez MotoGP clash just outside of the top three, but the Italian fears he lacks the speed over race distance to fight Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa for victory in Sunday’s 27-lap race. The nine-times world champion set a best time of 1.39.874 to finish 0.312s behind factory ...

Jerez GP Free Practice: Lorenzo cruises to early lead

Simon Patterson, 03 May 2013 14:32

Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest rider of the opening day of his home GP today at Jerez, easily taking the lead in both free practice sessions. Lorenzo, who had a corner at the circuit named after him yesterday, spent most of the opening session in second, behind fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa. Repsol Honda's Pedrosa spent most of the session in ...