Archive for June, 2012
MotoGP Assen: Stoner wins as Lorenzo wiped out; Rossi 13th
MotoGP Assen: Stoner wins as Lorenzo wiped out; Rossi 13th 30/06/2012 Stoner made it look easy on a bike he says doesn’t work properly By MotoGP desk Image by Bonnie Lane Australian Casey Stoner was handed an easy win in today’s Assen MotoGP encounter as title rival Jorge Lorenzo was wiped out by an errant [...]
MotoGP – Dutch TT. Repsol Honda Race Report
Repsol Honda Team Stoner and Pedrosa first and second at Assen Victory for Stoner, with Pedrosa in second place in a result that places Australian Stoner level with Lorenzo in World Championship standings and team mate Pedrosa just 19 points off the lead. The MotoGP World Championship put the finishing touches to a fantastic Dutch TT [...]
MotoGP Dutch TT Andrea Dovizioso Takes Third in Assen
Podium for Dovizioso as Crutchlow gets caught up in Bautista – Lorenzo crash at Assen The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team celebrated another fantastic podium finish in the historic Dutch TT this afternoon after Andrea Dovizioso stormed to third position in front of over 90,000 fans. The Italian claimed his second podium in the last [...]
Bridgestone investigating MotoGP riders’ Assen tyre problems
Bridgestone has promised to fully investigate the rear tyre issues that affected several riders in MotoGP’s Dutch TT. Yamaha’s Ben Spies and Ducati riders Valentino Rossi and Hector Barbera all suffered from problems with their rear Bridgestone in the closing stages of the Assen event. Spies and Barbera managed to keep going for fourth and [...]
MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista punished for Jorge Lorenzo crash
Alvaro Bautista will start next weekend’s German MotoGP from the back of the grid after he crashed into Jorge Lorenzo at Assen. Gresini Honda rider Bautista was penalised by stewards for causing the accident which cost Lorenzo his championship lead on Saturday. Lorenzo said: “Today was a complete disaster, Alvaro’s move was crazy. “If the [...]
Bautista penalized after Lorenzo collision
Bautista had looked to have made a lightning start, yet went into the first corner too hot and slid his bike into Lorenzo’s Yamaha. Both subsequently ended up in the gravel and unable to re-join the race. Fortunately both riders were unhurt in the incident. Yamaha immediately lodged a protest with Race Direction, which penalized [...]
Spies finishes fourth as Lorenzo is taken out at Dutch TT
The Texan made a strong start and was running in third behind Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa for the majority of the race. A brief battle saw him hold position over a chasing Andrea Dovizioso and he was beginning to stretch a lead when a serious tyre issue struck. As a result his pace was [...]
Pirro second of the CRTs at Assen as Bautista crashes early
The Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider lost the front of his bike on the opening corner, lowsiding, and taking World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo out as well. The error was unintentional, and Bautista extends his apologies to the rider and his team. Michele Pirro had a strong race and was clo se to claiming [...]
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies
Again it was a huge pack chasing the rostrum places right through the final chicane and again it was that last section that confounded pole man Karel Hanika. This time the 16 year old Czech cartwheeled into the gravel trap after breaking too hard and clipping the back of Alt as they shed speed. French [...]
Ezpeleta sure Argentina will be ready
MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta is confident that the Termas de Rio Hondo track will be ready for grand prix motorcycle racing’s return to Argentina in early 2013. The venue is currently only used for domestic racing and will require a substantial upgrade before it can host MotoGP next year. The event organisers were present [...]