Valentino Rossi, P1: “It’s a very important victory, not only for the Championship but the feeling – coming back to number one is fantastic, after one year. I race motorcycles for this feeling, for how I feel for five or six hours after the race – especially after a year without victory. It was a great race, a great battle with Petrucci and from a technical standpoint I’m happy. We’ve worked on the bike and changed the chassis, and now it’s like I’m more able to ride it in my way, in a better way. Everything is open, and from one track to it another can change a lot – so we have to wait and see at Sachsenring. But
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Can Öncü dominates Assen Qualifying
Skinner, the 15-year-old Scot, had a slightly different take on it. “Some of the group were doing a good job but others were just block passing and messing it up but I’m very happy to be second fastest and the bike is working well now, we went back to the settings we ran in the first race in Jerez and I’m happy with it. If it rains tomorrow, well it’s the same for everyone, nothing to worry about.” Source link
Canet signs up to stay with EG 0,0 in 2018
Emilio Alzamora, Team Principal: “We’re very happy with the renewal of Aron Canet for next season. We’re sure that the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team, as a team of reference in Moto3™, will help him to continue growing professionally as a rider. Canet is working very well with his technical team and his results confirm that: that’s why we believe in continuing to work with the same philosophy and methodology, to fight for the title together in 2018.” Source link
Going Dutch: who can break the Marquez-Morbidelli dominion?
After the dust settles in the wake of an uncatchable Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) at the Catalan GP, the paddock heads for the Motul TT Assen with the title fight close at the top. With Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) proving himself the rider to beat in the first races of the year and Marquez unstoppable on home turf, twice, both will be confident ahead of the Dutch GP. In 2017, they’re getting used to splitting the bill. Source link
Masaki, Cardús, González and Sardanyons on pole in Barcelona
In Moto3™, Kazuki Masaki (Asia Talent Team) achieved his first pole position in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship after setting a time of 1:54.062 in Q1 ahead of his teammate Ai Ogura, who trailed by 0.193. The leader of the category, Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) took third slot on the front row of tomorrow's grid. AP Honda Racing Team rider Somkiat Chantra, who took pole position in the first round of the FIM CEV Repsol in Albacete, will not be participating in either of the two scheduled races on Sunday after suffering a hard fall on Thursday and sustaining a hand injury requiring surgery. Source link
Smith "should be ready to race at Assen"
Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) suffered a crash in FP4 that saw the MotoGP™ podium finisher forced to sit out the rest of the weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as missing the subsequent three days of testing for the Austrian factory from Monday to Wednesday. With infection a key risk but everything progressing well, Smith is hopeful he'll be back up to "90%" for the next race at the TT Circuit Assen. Source link
Alex Marquez: “The last lap was incredible!”
Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) has gained some serious traction in 2017, taking a home win in Jerez before fighting for the same in Mugello, completing the podium. Arriving into his home Catalan GP, the ‘Pistolas’ had form at the track and the form bore fruit: looking like the man to beat from the start of the weekend, Marquez put it on pole and then shot away into the distance in a near-perfect Moto2™ masterclass. Clear by four seconds, the 2014 Moto3™ World Champion also made a big gain in the Championship - now just 20 points behind teammate Franco Morbidelli at the top. Source link