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Valentino Rossi rues mistake and traffic in qualifying

Matthew Birt, 07 April 2013 11:04

Valentino Rossi’s bid for a first Yamaha podium since the end of 2010 will commence from a lowly seventh on the grid after the Italian experienced an eventful qualifying session in Qatar last night. Competing in the new 15-minute sprint session to decide places for the top 12 grid positions, Rossi could only finish seventh fastest with a best lap ...

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Bradley Smith joins Valentino Rossi on third row

Matthew Birt, 07 April 2013 10:50

Bradley Smith was ecstatic after qualifying just two places behind nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi for his MotoGP debut at the Losail International Circuit in Doha tonight. The Oxfordshire rider will start the 22-lap season opener from ninth on the grid after an impressive MotoGP qualifying debut in the new 15-minute shootout for pole position. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 ...

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Bradley Smith ninth after eye-opening practice

Matthew Birt, 06 April 2013 10:08

British rookie Bradley Smith admitted his brilliant ride into the top 10 in practice in Qatar last night was a massive eye-opener into the challenge he faces to push Yamaha’s YZR-M1 1000cc machine at the limit over a full race distance. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider finished ninth fastest in the third free practice with a pace of ...

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Qatar MotoGP: Marquez tops final practice, Smith makes Q2

Liam Marsden, 05 April 2013 19:53

Repsol Honda rookie Marc Marquez topped the Friday evening free practice session at the Losail circuit as the top ten riders for the Q2 qualifying session were decided. Marquez beat fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo to the top spot by just 0.001s after the reigning world champion again took the top spot from Cal Crutchlow. Factory Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi set ...

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Brands Hatch BSB: Shakey braves the cold to set fastest time

Michael Guy, 05 April 2013 16:17

Reigning British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne picked up where he left of a the end of the 2012 season by topping the time-sheets during the second Free Practice session at Brands Hatch today. The Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider set a 46.787s best despite Baltic conditions, severe wind chill and seven degree track temperatures. Speaking to MCN, Byrne said: “From a ...

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Rossi motivated to reach Lorenzo and Pedrosa level

Matthew Birt, 03 April 2013 16:56

Valentino Rossi reckons the challenge to once again battle Spanish duo Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa for victories in MotoGP is one of his big motivations in 2013. One of the intriguing aspects of this weekend’s first race in Qatar will be to see Rossi’s potential now he is back on a factory Yamaha YZR-M1 in an attempt to recapture ...

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Nicky Hayden: No doubt Ducati can deliver

Matthew Birt, 03 April 2013 16:53

Throughout a turbulent recent history at Ducati, one thing that has not been shaken is Nicky Hayden’s unrivalled optimism. The popular Kentucky rider's optimisim certainly showed no sign of fading under the Losail International Circuit floodlights in Qatar tonight as Hayden spoke of Ducati’s bid to slash the performance gap to rivals Honda and Yamaha ahead of the 2013 season ...

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Sykes fastest on first day of Aragon tests

Gordon Ritchie, 03 April 2013 10:30

2012 championship runner-up Tom Sykes has recovered well enough from his broken left wrist and three broken ribs sustained in a testing crash at Phillip Island in February to set the fastest time of the opening day of the three day test at Aragon, Spain. Speaking to MCN, the factory Kawasaki rider said: “It all went relatively well and I ...

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Michael Laverty talks MotoGP life

MCN, 28 March 2013 18:00

FreestyleXtreme recently caught up with sponsored athlete and PBM MotoGP rider Michael Laverty. Michael very kindly takes some time out before the first race at Qatar to talk about his hopes for the new season.  How is life in the MotoGP treating you, Michael? It's been good, although I'm not sure you get the full MotoGP experience from the Malaysia ...

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Andrea Iannone: No big risk joining Ducati

Matthew Birt, 28 March 2013 11:55

Italian Andrea Iannone doesn’t believe his move to Ducati for his first MotoGP campaign in 2013 is a big risk. The 23-year-old has arrived at Ducati at a time when the Bologna factory is looking to bounce back from a nightmare two-year spell with nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi, who scored just three podiums in 35 races on the struggling ...

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