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Danny Webb to miss French GP with broken foot

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Towards the end of today’s qualifying session in Le Mans, Ambrogio Racing’s Danny Webb suffered a big highsider that saw him crash onto the track heavily. Limping slightly, Danny was able to walk away from the crash but had to see a doctor to be checked out for possible injuries. A scan revealed a mild [...]

Danny Kent disappointed with Quali but focusing on good start

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The historic French circuit in Le Mans is well-known for its wet and quickly changing weather conditions which this afternoon hampered one more time the Moto2 rookies Danny Kent and Louis Rossi from putting convincing performances on track during the all-important home race for the French based Tech3 Racing Team. Immediately after starting track time [...]

Kyle Smith: “I’m motivated and getting closer to rivals”

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The much commented-on rain in Le Mans didn’t arrive until about half way through the Moto2 qualifying session. The wet element disrupted the session and in many ways determined tomorrow’s starting grid. Just like the rest of the field, the Blusens Avintia riders tried to assure a fast time in the first couple of laps [...]

Cal Crutchlow takes excellent 4th grid spot despite FP4 crash

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Monster Yamaha Tech3’s Cal Crutchlow stole the show yet again today, delivering a drama filled performance and a heroic qualifying effort to take fourth on the grid for tomorrow’s Monster Energy Grand Prix de France. The 26year old took a huge tumble in the fourth free practice, bringing out the red flags whilst medical staff [...]

John McPhee continues good Le Mans pace despite disappointing qualifying

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John McPhee continued his hard work in today’s sessions at Le Mans, and despite being classified in 19th in Qualifying is showing a very good pace, with many riders separated by very little time and having spent much of the session a lot further up the field, only getting caught up in traffic towards the [...]

Scott Redding second on Le Mans grid after rain-affected Qualifying

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Scott Redding will start tomorrow’s Moto2 French Grand Prix at Le Mans from the front row of the grid, after posting the second fastest time in this afternoon’s rain disrupted qualifying session at Le Mans. Despite a crash at La Chapelle during free practice this morning, Scott went into this afternoon’s all-important 45-minute qualifying session [...]

McPhee happy to concentrate on setup over speed on day one at Le Mans

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John McPhee was pretty happy after his first day on track at Le Mans despite not showing up at the sharp end of the timing screens in the weekend’s initial practice sessions. FP2 was affected by weather – and this could well be a factor in tomorrow’s action too. 25th in FP1 and 28th in [...]

Scott Redding leads the way at Le Mans: “There’s more to come”

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Scott Redding dominated proceedings on the opening day at Le Mans, topping the timesheet in both 45-minute free practice sessions. Scott wasted no time stamping his authority on the French Grand Prix, setting the fastest time out of the box this morning, as he laid down the gauntlet to his championship rivals. This afternoon’s second [...]

Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith make positive start in France

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The biggest race of the MotoGP World Championship campaign for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team started in positive fashion for British duo Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith at the historic Le Mans track today. This weekend’s race is not only the all-important home encounter for the French-based Tech 3 squad, but the popular Le [...]

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