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Ben Spies weeks away from 100% shoulder strength

Matthew Birt, 15 April 2013 09:57

Ben Spies fears his recovering right shoulder injury won’t be back to 100% strength until early next month when the MotoGP world championship’s European campaign kicks off in Jerez. The Texan suffered a serious shoulder injury almost six months ago when he crashed out of a rain-lashed Sepang race in Malaysia. Movement is not an issue but strength remains a ...

BSS Thruxton: Easton takes 600 glory

Simon Patterson, 14 April 2013 15:38

Stuart Easton has stormed to a hard fought battle in British Supersport in a race that saw the leading four separated by only half a second before red flags bring proceedings to an end with two laps remaining. The race, originally slated to be 18 laps, was reduced to 15 after concerns about the Pirelli control tyres lasting full distance. ...

Cal Crutchlow to attend Argentina MotoGP test

Matthew Birt, 12 April 2013 15:47

British rider Cal Crutchlow will be Yamaha’s representative during a special promotional tour and test session at the new Circuito Internacional Termas de Río Hondo track in Argentina in early July. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider will fly straight to South America following the Assen MotoGP race in Holland to take part in a special visit to Argentina ...

First five races pivotal, says Jorge Lorenzo’s boss

Matthew Birt, 12 April 2013 09:22

Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha boss Wilco Zeelenberg believes the first five races of 2013 are going to be pivotal to understand who the main contenders will be for this year’s MotoGP world championship. Lorenzo made the perfect start to the defence of his world title in Qatar last weekend when he dominated the season opening clash at the Losail International ...

Marc Marquez storms to debut MotoGP rostrum

Matthew Birt, 08 April 2013 09:41

Marc Marquez played a starring role in the opening MotoGP race of 2013 in Qatar last night, the Spanish rookie claiming a stunning top three finish on his premier class debut. Seventh on lap one after a poor start from the back of the second row, Marquez produced an impressive early charge to stick his Repsol Honda RC213V into the ...

Ben Spies: “I thought about pulling in”

Matthew Birt, 08 April 2013 09:26

Six months after badly injuring his right shoulder in a Malaysian Grand Prix crash, Ben Spies gritted his teeth to get through a gruelling Ducati debut inside the top 10 in Qatar last night. Tenth is nothing to write home about but given the lack of strength Spies is still suffering in the slowly recovering shoulder, he said his Losail ...

Qatar MotoGP: Lorenzo dominates season opener

Liam Marsden, 07 April 2013 20:44

Double world champion Jorge Lorenzo dominated the opening race of the 2013 season to take victory by almost six seconds. Lorenzo got a great start and eased ahead of the field quickly. Dani Pedrosa also got a good start off the front row of the grid and spent a lot of the race in secod place until he was overtaken by ...

Honda expects fierce but friendly fight between Pedrosa and Marquez

Matthew Birt, 30 March 2013 13:00

Honda is confident that the good relationship that exists between Dani Pedrosa and rookie Marc Marquez will not be soured by any potential battles on track in the 2013 MotoGP world championship. The Spanish duo are both being hotly tipped to battle for the title in MotoGP this year, which will inevitably mean they will engage in some strong battles ...

Andrea Dovizioso can lead Ducati revival in 2013

Matthew Birt, 28 March 2013 12:00

Andrea Dovizioso has the experience and talent to revive Ducati’s flagging fortunes in the MotoGP world championship. That’s the belief of the Italian’s former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal, who watched the former 125GP world champion become the most successful rider in the French team’s history in 2012. Dovizioso scored six podiums last season but unable to secure ...

TT chief offers stark warning to Irish road racing

Stephen Davison, 26 March 2013 09:00

‘I take no satisfaction in saying this because I’m a huge fan of Irish National road racing but as the man who is responsible for promoting the TT I wouldn’t lose any sleep over the future of our event if the Irish races were to disappear.’ That is the blunt – and controversial – assessment of TT and Motorsport Development ...