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British Grand Prix, Silverstone: Bridgestone debrief with Shinji Aoki

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Last weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone was a thrilling encounter where Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo claimed his third MotoGP™ win in a row ahead of the Repsol Honda duo of Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa who placed second and third respectively. After a cold and blustery start to the race weekend, weather conditions [...]

Kent delighted with “best weekend of the season” and now looking for podium challenge

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Red Bull KTM Ajo Factory Racing Team´s rider trio made its way to the top ten in the season’s sixth Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend. Fastest rider of the three was German Sandro Cortese who finished third. His teammates Danny Kent and Arthur Sissis brought home sixth and eighth position, respectively. Kent made his [...]

Disappointment for British wildcard riders McPhee and Rogers at Silverstone

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Moto3 wildcard entries John McPhee and Fraser Rogers ended the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone this afternoon with their hopes of mounting strong comebacks well and truly dashed. The Racing Steps Foundation backed KRP riders – who faced a tough task after poor performances in qualifying yesterday – made promising starts only for a [...]

Ellison again in the points with support of his home crowd

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PBMUK rider James Ellison overcame some minor problems during practice and qualifying to score more World Championship points at today’s Hertz British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Aboard the Claiming Rules Team (CRT) specification Aprilia ART and cheered on by a partisan 65,000 crowd, the 31-year-old from Kendal could only manage 17th fastest time in qualifying [...]

Öttl comes out on top in epic 14-rider battle for victory in second Rookies Cup race

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Philipp Oettl headed the 14 man lead battle when it mattered to cross the line ahead of Scott Deroue and Karel Hanika in the British Grand Prix round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup at Silverstone on Sunday. The 16 year old German traded the lead throughout the 14 lap race and judged it [...]

Webb frustrated as yet another technical problem cuts his home race short

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There can be hard days in racing, and the British GP was one of them for the Mahindra Moto3™ squad. Only one of the two riders made the finish, showing a spirit of perseverance that the team is confident will take them through the hard times, as the Indian manufacturer strives to make its mark [...]

Smith claims best result of the season after taking an early lead in his home race

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Tech 3 Racing Team rider Bradley Smith rode a determined race in front of a large home crowd at Silverstone today to collect his best result of the 2012 Moto2 World Championship with a hard fought seventh place finish in an exciting British Grand Prix. The 21-year-old made a scintillating start from the second row [...]

Redding delights home crowd with second place and spectacular last lap effort

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Scott Redding gave the home crowd something to celebrate today by taking second place in a thrilling Moto2 race that was decided only in the final laps. Mika Kallio finished inside the top ten, after battling his way through the field from 18th position on the grid. Redding was involved in the battle for the [...]

Disappointing home race for Gino Rea

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Gino Rea had high hopes for his home Grand Prix after qualifying fourteenth at Silverstone yesterday but it proved to be a frustrating afternoon for the British rider, who made a strong start but gradually lost positions throughout the race. His feeling with the Suter chassis continues to improve but with very little data to [...]

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