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Monthly Archives: May 2016

Italy GP: The Smoking GOAT
Valentino Rossi may have been unable to score, but the fans in Mugello were treated to a do or die duel between Lorenzo and Marquez. For the first time [...]
Italy GP Warmup: Viñales Flex his Muscles
Man of the moment Maverick Viñales led Warm Up ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez, is a Suzuki win on the cards? Yellow smoke filled the Mugello [...]
Italy GP Qualifying: The GOAT sees RED
Fastest in Q1, Redding and Aleix Espargaro look set to throw their hats into the ring and get involved in the fight for pole. After the first runs of the [...]
Italy GP FP4: Ducati Reloaded!
Andrea Iannone looks a hard man to beat in Mugello, the Italian leading FP4 ahead of Rossi and Viñales. Mugello continued to be graced by splendid weather [...]
Italy GP FP3: Andrea In; Andrea Out…
Ducati power couldn’t be stopped in FP3, Andrea Iannone again commanding the field ahead of Marquez and Viñales. Free Practice 3 for the premier class [...]
Italy GP FP2: Drying up, go faster
Times improve by over five seconds as Mugello dries, Iannone, Lorenzo and Pirro ending Friday as the three quickest riders. With only 14 riders having set [...]
Italy GP FP1: So much for a Sunny Mugello
Mixed conditions led to a cautious first session for the premier class, Hernandez heading Redding and Crutchlow as intermediates debut. Damp conditions [...]
Italian GP: Press Conference
After a week full of 2017 announcements, riders sat down to discuss their future and what the Mugello weekend will hold. MotoGP™ World Championship leader [...]
Gilera 1963: The Scuderia Duke
The prestigious blue-riband championship events were virtually monopolized in 1958, 1959 and 1960 by John Surtees on the metronomic MV, while his erstwhile [...]
French GP: The locomotive…
Jorge Lorenzo ran away with the French GP, taking a flag-to-flag victory as former championship leader Marc Marquez fell. Tension hung in the air ahead of [...]
French GP Warmup: Iannone, but Tight
Andrea Iannone set a 1’33.009 to lead MotoGP™ Warm Up from Viñales and Pol Espargaro, the top five within half a second. A strong start to the weekend [...]
French GP Qualifying: New Record Set
Having never stepped outside the top two all weekend, Jorge Lorenzo set a new pole record ahead of Marquez and Iannone. The atmosphere in Le Mans was tense [...]
French GP FP4: Take the same…
Once more it was Jorge Lorenzo who led the way during practice in the French GP, ending ahead of Marquez and Rossi. For the first time all weekend riders [...]
French GP FP3: Iannone Licks wheels
Thanks to a tow from Lorenzo, Andrea Iannone secured the fastest time of the weekend ahead of Lorenzo and Pol Espargaro as times dropped. Free Practice 3 [...]
French GP FP2: The Lorenzo’s Rocketship
Jorge Lorenzo with a clear advantage over the rest of the field in Le Mans, Iannone and Marquez the only riders within half a second. In the morning [...]
French GP FP1: Long Overdue…
Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Marquez topped the morning session, Pedrosa’s first time on top in 2016. Clear skies welcomed the MotoGP™ World Championship to the [...]
French GP: Press Conference
Now back in Europe, the MotoGP™ World Championship settles into a familiar rhythm with a steady stream of race weekends. The season has well and truly [...]