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Jorge Lorenzo expresses grip concerns

Matthew Birt, 20 April 2013 14:30

The chances of Jorge Lorenzo adding victory in Sunday’s first Circuit of the Americas (COTA) MotoGP race to his opening round triumph in Qatar appear close to zero. The Spaniard was no match for Honda trio Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Stefan Bradl in yesterday’s opening two 45-minute practice sessions and he finished well over a second off the best ...

Valentino Rossi cagey on title prospects

Matthew Birt, 19 April 2013 10:30

Valentino Rossi’s stunning return to Yamaha in Qatar earlier this month has not suddenly convinced the Italian legend that he is now a serious title contender in the 2013 MotoGP world championship. Rossi completed a fairytale return to a YZR-M1 in Doha when he fought back from a lowly seventh to second, which included a captivating late battle with rookie ...

Cal Crutchlow aims for Texas top five

Matthew Birt, 19 April 2013 09:07

Cal Crutchlow says he will be happy with another top five finish in the first MotoGP race to take place at the spectacular and challenging Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Texas on Sunday. The British rider battled for the podium for the majority of enthralling season opener in Qatar earlier this month before a mistake left him in fifth ...

Bradley Smith plays down Texas pressure

Matthew Birt, 18 April 2013 22:37

British rookie Bradley Smith has denied he is under any extra pressure to deliver in Sunday’s inaugural Circuit of the Americas (COTA) MotoGP clash in Texas. The 22-year-old failed to finish on his premier class debut in the Qatar night race earlier this month when he crashed out in the early stages while challenging for the top 10. The Monster ...

Crutchlow and Smith’s Tech 3 garage damaged by fire in Texas

Matthew Birt, 18 April 2013 17:33

Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith’s preparations for the long-awaited first Circuit of the Americas (COTA) MotoGP race have been disrupted by a small overnight fire in the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 garage. A charging battery on one of the French team’s electric starter motors caught fire at around 3am local time in Austin. A sprinkler system was immediately activated and ...

Jorge Lorenzo boss: Tough to repeat Qatar 1-2 in Texas

Matthew Birt, 16 April 2013 16:29

Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha boss Wilco Zeelenberg believes it will be a tough mission to repeat the Japanese factory’s stunning 1-2 in the season’s opening race in Qatar when the world championship resumes in Texas this weekend. Lorenzo stormed to a brilliant win at the floodlit Losail International Circuit and Valentino Rossi’s thrilling surge from seventh to second made it ...

Patience the key for Bradley Smith, says Cal Crutchlow

Matthew Birt, 15 April 2013 10:02

Being patient and gradually building up experience and confidence will be crucial in helping British rookie Bradley Smith emerge into a consistent future podium threat in MotoGP. That’s the opinion of Smith’s teammate Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Cal Crutchlow, who has developed from a struggling rookie in 2011 into a major rostrum contender in 2013. Crutchlow was only 12th ...

MotoGP test scheduled for early July at new Argentina track

Matthew Birt, 10 April 2013 12:17

Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez will get the chance to evaluate the new Circuito Internacional Termas de Río Hondo track in Argentina in early July. Dorna today confirmed that as part of a special promotional visit to Argentina immediately after the Dutch TT at Assen, Honda, Yamaha and Ducati will participate in a two-day test at the new ...

Danny Kent satisfied with Moto2 progress

Matthew Birt, 09 April 2013 18:24

British rider Danny Kent says he was satisfied with a steady rather the spectacular debut in the Moto2 world championship in Qatar on Sunday night. Kent, who won two out of the last four Moto3 races in 2012, has found the transition to the heavier and more powerful 600cc Moto2 machine a difficult one and in Qatar a lack of ...

Andrea Dovizioso only 0.009s from shock front row

Matthew Birt, 07 April 2013 11:11

Jorge Lorenzo might have snatched the first pole position of 2013 out of the grasp of British rider Cal Crutchlow, but performance of the night in a new qualifying format went to factory Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso. The Italian came within 0.009s of pulling off a major upset to finish fourth and just off the front row at the Losail ...