Valentino Rossi admitted he got a ‘big surprise’ after he topped the timesheets in first practice for this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP race. The Italian had feared a gruelling weekend with the hard braking points at the Twin Ring Motegi putting extra stress on the damaged right shoulder that has troubled him since April. But the 31-year-old looked in little difficulty ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 01 October 2010
British rider James Toseland admitted he was bitterly unhappy as he kicked off the Valencia GP - the final race of his rookie premier class campaign - down in 16th place. Get all the latest MotoGP news The Tech 3 Yamaha rider was 11th in this morning’s torrential rain but slipped down to 16th overall at the end of the ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 24 October 2008
