Milwaukee Aprilia’s Eugene Laverty feels he is in a position to challenge for a top result in this weekend’s US World Superbike round, after ending Friday practice fourth overall. The Northern Irishman was on the pace right from the off on Friday, topping the timesheets in the early stages of first practice with a 1m24.444s, […]
Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea topped a red-flagged second practice from Laguan Seca ahead of the US round of the World Superbike Championship, though it was Chaz Davies on the Ducati who was fastest on the combined times. Second fastest man from this morning, Eugene Laverty, led the way in the early stages of second practice before […]
Ducati’s Chaz Davies set the pace in the first session for the US World Superbike round from Laguna Seca, the Welshman nearly seven tenths clear of Eugene Laverty. Davies was forced to miss the second race at Misano three weeks ago when he suffered a fracture to his back in a collision with championship leader […]
The Catalunya circuit in Spain is set to undergo a much-needed resurfacing and modification to its final sector in a bid to keep its place on the MotoGP calendar, following numerous complaints at this year’s race. The final sector to the Catalunya track was altered last year following the tragic death of Luis Salom in […]
Ducati’s Chaz Davies admits the injuries he sustained to his back in a crash at Misano three weeks ago are not causing him too much grief, as he gears up for his return to action at the US World Superbike round. Davies was forced to sit out the second race at Misano last month when […]
The Red Bull Honda team will bring in American Jake Gagne to partner Stefan Bradl at this weekend’s US round of the World Superbike Championship from Laguna Seca. The Red Bull-backed Ten Kate squad has only entered 2011 Moto2 world champion Bradl in the races at Donington Park and Misano following the tragic death of […]
World Superbike Championship tyre supplier Pirelli has identified ‘excessive stress’ and an extremely hot track temperature as the reason for the failures riders experiences during the Misano round. Yamaha’s Michael van der Mark was thrown from his YZF-R1 while leading the opening race of the weekend when his rear standard SC0 tyre failed. Later inspection […]
Marc Marquez edged Maverick Vinales to top spot in the third free practice sessions ahead of the German Grand Prix, while Valentino Rossi suffered yet another technical issue. After Friday’s running was hampered by rain in the afternoon, 10 minutes were added on to the third session to give the riders another opportunity to test […]
Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso says he is still searching for the front-end feeling he had last year in wet conditions, after finishing the rain-hit second practice at the German Grand Prix seventh. The Ducati rider struggled somewhat in the damp conditions at Assen during qualifying, much to his confusion as the Desmosedici is typically strong […]
Valentino Rossi endured a difficult Friday ahead of the German Grand Prix, the Dutch TT winner admitting he was ‘slow in all conditions’ experienced at the Sachsenring in practice. The day started off dry at the newly-resurfaced 2.28-mile German venue, though Rossi was robbed of track time on his preferred chassis after an electrical issue […]
Hector Barbera sneaked ahead of Marc Marquez at the death of a wet second practice for the German Grand Prix to lead the session. A sudden downpour at the end of the Moto3 session just beforehand saturated the 2.28-mile Sachsenring circuit. However, just as MotoGP’s second practice began the sun had returned and was beginning […]
Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso led the way in a tight opening free practice session for the German Grand Prix, as the field got to grips with a brand new track surface at the Sachsenring. The 2.29-mile Sachsenring was resurfaced earlier in the year, but due to strict noise limits in the area, Michelin were unable […]