Alex Murray

Alex Murray

Sports Journalist · 262 articles

Content Executive @ FreshPress Ltd

Nakagami wins at Silverstone as Marquez crashes out
Moto2

Nakagami wins at Silverstone as Marquez crashes out

Takaaki Nakagami took victory in the Moto2 race at Silverstone, as Alex Marquez crashed out to leave his championship hopes hanging by a thread. Nakagami rounded out a week in which he signed a contract with LCR Honda in style, beating out Franco Morbidelli to take his first win of the season. Morbidelli would eventually finish […]

Canet takes victory in red flagged Moto3 race
Moto3

Canet takes victory in red flagged Moto3 race

Aron Canet has taken his third victory of the season in Moto3 at Silverstone in a race that was red flagged late on. Juanfran Guevara and Bo Bendsneyder were involved in a late incident at Brooklands which saw the red flag come out on the final lap. Canet was leading over the line on the […]

Pasini tops timesheets to take Moto2 pole
Moto2

Pasini tops timesheets to take Moto2 pole

Mattia Pasini made it three in a row by taking pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 race at Silverstone. The Italian completed a hat trick of podiums with Pasini having blistering pace ever since the Summer break. Pasini will head up the grid tomorrow alongside Alex Marquez and Franco Morbidelli. Takaaki Nakagami will head up row […]

Romano Fenati leaves it late to take Moto3 pole
Moto3

Romano Fenati leaves it late to take Moto3 pole

Romano Fenati left it late, but was able to take pole for tomorrow’s Moto3 race at Silverstone. The Italian waited until the final seconds of the session to put his pole lap in, meaning he will head the grid for the race tomorrow. Fenati wasn’t the only rider to wait to put their time in. […]

Cal Crutchlow storms to Fp2 lead at Silverstone
MotoGP

Cal Crutchlow storms to Fp2 lead at Silverstone

Cal Crutchlow dominated the second free practice session at Silverstone, ending Friday on top. The Briton’s final time of 2’00.897 was enough to put him top and put Crutchlow very close to Marc Marquez’s record pole lap set in 2015. Crutchlow ended Friday ahead of Valentino Rossi, who was second. Maverick Vinales ended the session third, […]

Scott Redding ready to develop factory Aprilia in 2018
MotoGP

Scott Redding ready to develop factory Aprilia in 2018

Scott Redding is ready and eager to develop the factory Aprilia after signing a deal with the Italian factory. Speaking ahead of the British GP, Redding said he was looking forward to getting all the benefits of riding a factory machine, including development not available to him at Pramac Ducati. Redding signed a deal with […]

Dovizioso beats out Marquez in tight Austrian GP battle
MotoGP

Dovizioso beats out Marquez in tight Austrian GP battle

Andrea Dovizioso managed to just beat Marc Marquez to take victory at the Austria GP. Dovizioso and Marquez were involved in a tight and tense battle throughout the race, the pair locking horns around the Red Bull ring. It all came down the final corner, where Marquez managed to get round the Italian before going […]

Pasini beats Morbidelli to Red Bull ring pole
Moto2

Pasini beats Morbidelli to Red Bull ring pole

Mattia Pasini took pole position at the Red Bull ring, beating out Franco Morbidelli by the narrowest of margins. Pasini took pole by a single thousandth of a second, narrowly faster than his fellow countryman. Morbidelli’s teammate Alex Marquez will join him on the front row, starting from third place. Francesco Bagnaia will head the […]

Marc Marquez dominates to take Austria pole
MotoGP

Marc Marquez dominates to take Austria pole

Marc Marquez continued to show pace at the Red Bull ring, taking pole position for tomorrow’s Austrian GP. The Honda rider stormed to pole, showing pace that the rest of the field struggled to match. Marquez had to slow down multiple times to get rid of chasing riders, trying to get vital time by following the […]

Rodrigo makes it back to back poles in Austria
Moto3

Rodrigo makes it back to back poles in Austria

Gabriel Rodrigo shocked everyone again by taking his second pole position in a row this afternoon. The Argentine rider continued his form shown in Brno, beating out Joan Mir with a late charge for pole position. Rodrigo will head up the grid tomorrow, however, Mir was thrown down the order after his lap was cancelled. […]

Luthi tops the timesheets in final free practice session
Moto2

Luthi tops the timesheets in final free practice session

Tom Luthi ended the final free practice session in Austria on top, ending the morning in first place. The Swiss rider led the rest of the field by 0.165 seconds, putting Luthi ahead of Sky VR46’s Francesco Bagnaia in second. Luthi will be hoping to repeat this form in qualifying, as he chases down Franco Morbidelli in […]

Cal Crutchlow critical of ‘Out of order’ Lowes treatment
MotoGP

Cal Crutchlow critical of ‘Out of order’ Lowes treatment

Cal Crutchlow has described Aprilia’s treatment of Sam Lowes as “out of order” after Lowes was booted out of the team for next season. Crutchlow has recently become good friends with the former World Supersport champion and was very vocal in his criticism of Aprilia. Lowes’ did have a two-year contract with the Italian factory, […]