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Misano MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow targets swift podium return

Matthew Birt, 15 September 2012 18:16

Cal Crutchlow gave himself a great opportunity to score a second successive MotoGP podium after claiming a place on the front row of the grid for the fifth time in 2012 at Misano today. The Coventry rider will start behind Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in third place on the grid after he clocked a best time of 1.34.001 in ...

Misano MotoGP: Valentino Rossi targets positive result with new chassis

Matthew Birt, 15 September 2012 18:08

Valentino Rossi is hoping a new Ducati GP12 chassis and swingarm will help him claim only a fourth top six finish of the season in front of his home crowd at Misano tomorrow. The Italian, who will return to Yamaha in 2013, qualified in sixth place this afternoon after posting a best time of 1.34.619 in the first full dry ...

Misano MotoGP: Jonathan Rea keeping lid on expectations

Matthew Birt, 15 September 2012 18:07

Jonathan Rea has said having no expectations of the result he can achieve in his MotoGP debut at Misano has helped take the pressure off him after the British rider impressively qualified inside the top 10 earlier today. Rea, who is replacing injured reigning world champion Casey Stoner, will start tomorrow’s 28-lap race from ninth on the grid after he ...

Misano MotoGP: Danny Kent just misses Moto3 front row

Matthew Birt, 15 September 2012 15:46

British rider Danny Kent came close to clinching a fourth front row start in 2012 after he qualified fourth on the grid for tomorrow’s Moto3 clash at Misano. The Red Bull KTM rider, who is being strongly linked with a switch to the Tech 3 Racing Moto2 squad in 2013, set a best time of 1.44.843 to miss the front ...

Misano MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow storms to fifth front row

Matthew Birt, 15 September 2012 15:41

Cal Crutchlow stormed to his fifth front row start of the 2012 MotoGP world championship in Misano this afternoon. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider set a best time of 1.34.001 that had put him on top of the timesheets in the final two minutes of a qualifying session that took place on a full dry track after intermittent ...

Jorge Lorenzo tests 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 in Brno

Matthew Birt, 27 August 2012 15:18

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo has made his debut on Yamaha’s factory 2013 YZR-M1 prototype machine at the Brno circuit today. Lorenzo started the one-day test lapping on his current YZR-M1 1000cc machine before he switched to the new bike at the mid-morning point. The bike was in full black carbon bodywork but featured a new chassis and fuel tank. Lorenzo will ...

First pics: Jonathan Rea tests Repsol Honda in Brno

Matthew Birt, 27 August 2012 10:45

British rider Jonathan Rea has completed his first laps on board Casey Stoner’s factory Honda RC213V machine at a cool and windy Brno this morning. Rea is replacing injured reigning world champion Stoner, who is preparing for surgery on the ankle he badly damaged in a qualifying crash at the recent Indianapolis round. The 25-year-old will test in the Czech ...

Cal Crutchlow elated with maiden MotoGP podium

Matthew Birt, 27 August 2012 10:35

Cal Crutchlow could barely contain his delight after he became the first British rider in 12 years to stand on a MotoGP rostrum in yesterday’s Czech Republic clash in Brno. A stunning third place behind dominant Spanish duo Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo saw the 26-year-old become the first British rider on a MotoGP podium since Jeremy McWilliams took third ...

Brno MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa hails ‘unbelievable’ victory

Matthew Birt, 27 August 2012 09:41

Dani Pedrosa hailed his stunning last gasp Brno MotoGP victory as ‘unbelievable’ as he piled the pressure on fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo in the 2012 title hunt. Barely split by more than two or three-tenths for the entire 22-lap race, Pedrosa came out on top of a thrilling final lap duel to claim his third win of the season. The ...

Brno MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo reflects on last corner defeat

Matthew Birt, 27 August 2012 09:39

Jorge Lorenzo admitted he got his tactics wrong in the closing stages of a thrilling Brno MotoGP yesterday (Sunday) after he suffered a last lap defeat to title rival Dani Pedrosa. Lorenzo had seized the lead from his Repsol Honda rival with a daring move at Turn 7, but he was undone at the final chicane after running wide and ...