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Bradley Smith samples ‘awesome’ Laguna Seca

Matthew Birt, 16 April 2013 16:30

Bradley Smith got his first chance to experience the unique Corkscrew section at Laguna Seca recently when he rode a Yamaha R1 to learn the technical and challenging California track ahead of his first MotoGP race there in July. Smith flew out to take part in a Yamaha Champions Riding School and the two-day experience gave the Oxfordshire rider the ...

Jerry Burgess: We need to improve to challenge Jorge Lorenzo

Matthew Birt, 12 April 2013 09:51

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess believes Jorge Lorenzo’s dominant victory in the opening MotoGP round in Qatar last Sunday was proof of how much Rossi has to improve to consistently battle with the Spaniard for victories in 2013. Lorenzo might have made the perfect start to the defence of his crown with a runaway success at the Losail International ...

Yamaha boss: Jorge Lorenzo a ‘winning machine’

Matthew Birt, 11 April 2013 10:40

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis reckons reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo is a ‘winning machine’ after the Spaniard’s brilliant start to the defence of his crown in Qatar last weekend. The 25-year-old recorded an emphatic start-to-finish victory at the Losail International Circuit to make the perfect start to his bid for a third premier class crown. Lorenzo was never in any ...

Bradley Smith vows to learn from Qatar error

Matthew Birt, 10 April 2013 12:09

Bradley Smith has vowed to learn from the early mistake that ended his MotoGP debut in Qatar after just five laps. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider was pushing to move back inside the top 10 when he lost the front-end of his YZR-M1 machine at Turn 7. Smith said: “We changed the bike from the warm-up to the race ...

Qatar MotoGP: Espargaro beats Redding to Moto2 win

Matthew Birt, 07 April 2013 19:04

2012 Moto2 runner up Pol Espargaro kicked off 2013 in style with victory in Qatar after a race long battle with Brit Scott Redding. It was Takaaki Nakagami who took the lead early in the race, but the Japanese rider was unable to hold off Redding and Espargaro midway through the race. Redding took the lead with 15 laps remaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...