LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow will start tomorrow’s 27-lap Australian Grand Prix from second on the grid, though was left ruing indecision on his part regarding tyre choice which he felt cost him a shot at pole. The British rider wasn’t keen on the idea of rain prior to the start of the weekend, but was […]
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez claimed his 65th career pole position after a brilliantly judged strategy saw the Spaniard storm to the top of the qualifying time sheets in Phillip Island. Marquez began the day in fine fashion, topping this morning’s FP3 with a lap of 1m33.255s and making it safely through to the second part […]
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi endured his worst qualifying session since the 2011 German Grand Prix today in Phillip Island, the Italian mired down on the fifth row of the grid. The day didn’t start off well for Rossi, and in fact the entire weekend has been largely forgettable. He came into Saturday’s crucial FP3 […]
LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow has expressed his sympathies to the hardy Australian fans who were denied track action this afternoon because of the weather, but says that the safety of the riders had to be taken into consideration. Despite securing his maiden win in a wet Brno race earlier in the season, as well as […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo says that he mistimed a switch to his second bike in free practice one which meant that, when he returned to track, he could only do a single lap due to the worsening track condition. The Spanish rider likely cut a pretty disgruntled figure this morning when he drew back the […]
Avintia Racing Ducati’s Mike Jones says that he was surprised at how much easier it was to ride a MotoGP bike in the wet than he anticipated, the Australian making his wet weather debut this morning in FP1. Jones is extremely experienced at the Phillip Island Circuit, and is all too familiar with the Island’s […]
This afternoon’s second free practice sessions for the MotoGP and Moto2 class were cancelled following a day plagued by gradually worsening weather conditions. The morning began wet and windy, but the first practices got underway and the full 40 and 45 minutes for each was run. The Moto3 riders were able to run their second free […]
The second free practice sessions for the MotoGP and Moto2 World Championship at the Phillip Island Circuit have been cancelled due heavy rain saturating the 4.4km Australian track this afternoon. The day has been plagued by bad weather, but the opening three sessions for all the classes ran to completion as well as the second Moto3 free […]
Peugeot Saxoprint rider John McPhee ended a very wet free practice two for the Moto3 class at Phillip Island fastest by an impressive half a second, though it was Sky VR46 KTM’s Nicolo Bulega who finishes the day top overall. McPhee’s pace in these torrential conditions is no surprise. The Scotsman took his maiden Grand […]
2016 British Superbike Championship runner-up Leon Haslam will make a return to the World Superbike Championship at next weekend’s season finale in Qatar with the Pedercini Kawasaki squad. The British rider left the World Championship at the end of last season after he failed to secure competitive machinery for this season, opting instead to race […]
Next to Marc Marquez and Nicky Hayden, the biggest smile in the MotoGP paddock will undoubtedly be on the face of Mike Jones who will contest his home Grand Prix as he continues his replacement duties with Avintia Racing. The former Australian Superbike Champion was called up to fill in for Hector Barbera, who himself […]
LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow will be keen to make amends this weekend in Australia for what he described as a ‘stupid mistake’ at the Twin Ring Motegi last time out, which he felt cost him a potential shot at the podium. The British rider was one of the few to opt for the harder front […]