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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- 03 April 2013
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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- 03 April 2013
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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- 28 March 2013
Bradley Smith says Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Cal Crutchlow’s impressive winter testing form is providing the perfect motivation for him to quickly improve in his rookie MotoGP campaign. Crutchlow ended the 2013 pre-season in stunning style in Jerez yesterday (Monday) when he clocked the fastest time of a rain-hit three-day session. A best lap of 1.39.511 put Crutchlow 0.014s ...
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- 26 March 2013
Valentino Rossi is unlikely to race a new factory Yamaha YZR-M1 chassis in the season’s opening MotoGP round in Qatar next weekend. The Italian managed to evaluate the new frame at the end of the final pre-season test in Jerez yesterday (Monday), albeit in far from ideal conditions to make an accurate judgement on its potential. Heavy mid-morning rain meant ...
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- 26 March 2013
Bradley Smith grasped the opportunity to learn from nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi during the second day of MotoGP testing at the Jerez track in Spain. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie followed the Italian legend for two laps this afternoon as the MotoGP field got the chance to test on a dry track following yesterday’s torrential rain. Smith ended ...
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- 24 March 2013
Factory Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have said they have not been surprised by Marc Marquez’s blistering speed during the pre-season testing campaign ahead of the Spaniard's first 2013 MotoGP world championship. The Repsol Honda rookie has impressed with a series of scintillating winter testing performances that included an impressive display during last week’s private HRC and Yamaha ...
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- 22 March 2013
British rider Scott Redding showed why he is expected to challenge for the Moto2 world title come rain or shine in 2013 after he set the quickest time on a wet second day of testing action at the Jerez track. The Marc VDS Racing rider set a best time of 1.55.082 to finish almost 0.3s clear of 2010 Moto2 world ...
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- 20 March 2013
A second day of Moto3 testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain was dominated by wet conditions, but British rider John McPhee excelled on a tricky surface to set the second best time. The Caretta Technology-RTG rider, who will campaign an FTR-Honda in 2013, set a personal best lap of 1.57.801 to finish just 0.174s behind Aussie teammate Jack Miller. ...
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- 20 March 2013
Danny Webb enjoyed a positive start to the final Moto3 test of the 2013 pre-season in Jerez today when the British rider set the seventh fastest time. Riding the Ambrogio Racing Suter-Honda machine, Webb set a best time of 1.47.959 to finish just 0.019s outside of the top six on an opening day led by German Jonas Folger. Folger set ...
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- 18 March 2013
