Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders Cal Crutchlow and Josh Hayes quickly got to grips with challenging conditions at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia today to finish a rain-hit opening of practice displaying impressive speed and consistency. British rider Crutchlow was 10th quickest in this morning’s opening practice session on a damp track after [...]
The first wet MotoGP sessions since Free Practice three for the Czech Republic Grand Prix on 13 August provided some interesting running today on the opening day of the season finale in Valencia. This morning’s first free practice was damp after heavy early morning rain, meaning that all riders used Bridgestone’s wet tyres for the [...]
Tech 3 Racing Team rider Bradley Smith will take no further part in the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix weekend after a heavy fall in this morning’s opening practice session at the Sepang circuit. The British rider was one of four riders to crash after an isolated but heavy rain shower fell at Turn 10. Unfortunately [...]
Marc VDS Racing Team riders Scott Redding and Mika Kallio enjoyed a productive opening day of practice for the penultimate round of the 2011 Moto2 World Championship at a scorching hot Sepang circuit in Malaysia today. Scott enjoyed a positive start to the weekend and he finished less than 0.1s behind Kallio at the end [...]
After the first two free practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend, it was Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa who topped the timesheets, dipping under the lap record from the very first session in what is shaping up to be a fast weekend at Sepang. Pedrosa use the harder front and softer option rear [...]
The Marc VDS Racing Team kicked off preparations for the Australian Moto2 round at the breath-taking Phillip Island circuit today in stunning fashion, with Scott Redding and Mika Kallio battling for the top three in both practice sessions. Taking full advantage of surprisingly warm and sunny conditions at the 4.448km track, Scott brilliantly utilised the [...]
Only Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli were faster and Edwards started this afternoon’s second session in optimistic mood that he could once again challenge for the top five in gloriously sunny conditions at the 2.764 miles circuit. Cal Crutchlow made a solid start to the weekend and he finished 12th on combined times [...]
Casey Stoner got his home Grand Prix off to a great start today, heading the timesheets in both free practice sessions aboard his Repsol Honda machine. As the conditions changed between the two sessions, Stoner’s best lap actually came in the morning’s session, as it did for half of the riders in the top ten, [...]
Colin Edwards and Cal Cructchlow declared themselves satisfied with progress made on the opening day of practice for the Japanese MotoGP at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit today. Both were able to post competitive times in cloudy but hot conditions that bodes well for a strong weekend for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team in [...]