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MotoGP: Alex Lowes “We are in a better position this weekend”
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It’s the MotoGP round at Misano this weekend and Alex Lowes is carrying on his positive vibe after his points-scoring debut on the Tech 3 Yamaha at Silverstone. Leading up to the Italian round, Lowes said: “After getting my first MotoGP race out the way, I feel much calmer and prepared for Misano because I have…
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MotoGP: Misano up next and all eyes on Rossi for some home glory
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Championship contender Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) took a stunning podium at the British GP despite the track having proved a tough one for the 9-time champion in the past. Taking back 3 points from Marc Marquez’ (Repsol Honda Team) title lead and beating the Spaniard to the rostrum, the duel between the two was…
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KTM completes 470 laps in private MotoGP test in Spain
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KTM completes 470 laps in private MotoGP test in Spain. Three days of testing and a total of 470 laps has seen the KTM MotoGP test squad of Mika Kallio and Randy de Puniet work through a vast list of things with the prototype race bikes. The team were out in action during the private…
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MotoGP: Maverick is Silverstone’s Top Gun, Crutchlow second and Rossi third
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Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has taken a historic first win for Suzuki since their return to the championship, as the 2013 Moto3 world champion was in a class of his own at the Octo British Grand Prix to become the seventh winner so far in 2016. Viñales, who got his first podium in…
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MotoGP: Crutchlow takes pole position at Silverstone
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Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) has taken an incredible home pole position at the Octo British Grand Prix, as the Brit kept his stunning wet weather form from the Czech GP running and took only his third career pole. Crutchlow, who has shown good form at Silverstone Circuit throughout the weekend, sees his fairytale continue as…
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Video: The British round of MotoGP – where it all began
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Fancy a video look back at the recent (and not-so-recent) racing history of the premier racing class in Blighty? Here you go.
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Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears
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Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears. The Octo British Grand Prix has kicked off at Silverstone Circuit, as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), Eugene Laverty (PULL&BEAR Aspar), Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) and recent winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) gathered for the Pre-Event Press…
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MotoGP: The secrets of braking good at Silverstone
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At 3.6-miles (5.9 km) in length, the Silverstone track is the longest and one of the fastest in the World Championship. It poses a lot of issues for stopping a full-on MotoGP machine and Brembo has broken down what is going to happen over this weekend. Silverstone is characterised by numerous straightaways, fast curves and…
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MotoGP Preview: The statistics going into Silverstone this weekend
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Cal Crutchlow’s maiden MotoGP win at Brno just over a week ago was the first in the premier-class by a British rider for 35 years, and is certainly one for the record books! So let’s take a look through both his victory and a little more from Team GB as the paddock heads for the…
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MotoGP: Bradley Smith – the bike’s fork leg went through the BACK of my knee!
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Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith is out of this weekend’s Silverstone MotoGP round, and the following race in Misano, after last week’s crash in a practice session for the Oschersleben 8 Hour endurance. Smith suffered serious ligament damage to his left knee and was airlifted to hospital and operated on. The Beckley-based rider collided with…
