Archive for April, 2012
Moto3: F1 ace Mark Webber on Fenati: “What a talent”
By Lisa Lewis Formula 1 star Mark Webber last night took to social media to praise upcoming talent 16 year old Romano Fenati, via his Twitter account. The Red Bull driver, who often attends MotoGP events, posted the simple statement “what a talent” accompanied by a shot of his television showing the Italian rookie just [...]
Bautista: ‘Maybe I was too careful at the beginning’
Gresini Honda’s Alvaro Bautista feels a lack of aggression in the early stages of the MotoGP race at Jerez may have cost him the chance of a higher finish. Bautista took sixth place on the satellite Honda RC213V, an improvement of one position on his seventh place finish in round one of the championship in [...]
Hayden: It was fun for a couple of laps
Ducati’s Nicky Hayden was unable to fulfil the promise of his excellent front row start at Jerez as he struggled with front tyre grip in the second round of the MotoGP World Championship. The American raised expectations for the factory Ducati team following an excellent qualifying display on the Desmosedici GP12 as team-mate Valentino Rossi [...]
Bradl claims seventh place at Jerez
In only his second ever MotoGP race, the LCR rider aboard the Honda RC213V qualified 9th in the dry. However the 22-yer-old also demonstrated his potential in the wet during the three practice sessions, showing everybody his confidence aboard the Honda machine. Now Bradl and his Team will move to Portugal for the third round [...]
Ducati pair eighth and ninth in Spanish Grand Prix
After a frantic start, Hayden was involved in a back-and-forth battle for third place with Cal Crutchlow and Dani Pedrosa. The American then steadily lost ground as grip decreased, eventually finishing eighth. Valentino Rossi, who started from the fifth row, improved his pace as he climbed to ninth place. One positive, which Ducati has taken [...]
Bautista races to sixth, electronics problem for Pirro
Bizarre weather had thrown a spanner in the works of the teams and riders ever since first practice on Friday, but for Bautista this result was important platform to build from as the series heads on to the next round at Estoril in just a week’s time. It was also a positive way to celebrate [...]
Bridgestone tyre review – Jerez MotoGP™
Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner scored his first MotoGP victory at Jerez after fending off Factory Yamaha Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo in a closely contested Spanish GP. Rain soaked the Jerez circuit until approximately 30 minutes before the start of the MotoGP™ race with wet patches on track making conditions less than ideal for the beginning of [...]
MotoGP Jerez: ‘Uphill battle’ for Edwards
MotoGP Jerez: ‘Uphill battle’ for Edwards 30/04/2012 ‘Which way shall we go with setup..?’ By MotoGP desk Image by Bonnie Lane Texas Tornado Colin Edwards knew he was facing an uphill battle at the weekend’s Jerez MotoGP round but mixed weather conditions meant the former World Superbike Champion was chasing a dry setup until the [...]
Bradl ‘happy’ to prevail in Hayden battle
Stefan Bradl had the upper hand over Nicky Hayden in their personal battle for seventh place in the second round of the MotoGP World Championship at Jerez in Spain. The German rookie went head to head with Ducati star Hayden in the closing stages of the 27-lap race and narrowly prevailed on his LCR Honda. [...]
PH2: MOTOGP ROUND TWO
Arm pump? Just ride faster… Two rounds in and it’s more of the same with MotoGP – however there is one shining light. Cal Crutchlow is proving the MotoGP sensation of 2012 and, after another strong qualifying performance, Cal secured his second fourth of the year in the race. If it wasn’t for a few [...]