Before his collarbone break in Assen in 2013, Lorenzo looked on top form as he sought to defend his second crown. Then came the Dutch GP and a wet practice crash, then the incredible display of determination that followed as the Mallorcan raced with the recently operated-on injury. Later in the season, as then-new kid on the block Marquez gained traction, Lorenzo was fighting back to full fitness as the paddock headed for the UK, and the ensuing duel didn't disappoint. After all-out war for pole position that saw the duo dip closer and closer to the possibility of a first 1:59 lap of Silverstone, won by Marquez, the race that followed was a modern classic - the two title
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MotoGP™ live on new Spíler TV in Hungary from 2017
“We are thrilled to start a new cooperation with TV2, so that MotoGP™ fans will be able to follow all the action live from each GP on new Spiler TV from 2017,” added Manel Arroyo, Managing Director of the Media and TV Area of Dorna Sports. “For free to air audiences, we are also delighted that there will be a highlights programme available soon after the GP has finished. We look forward to starting this new cooperation with one of the largest media groups in Hungary, as MotoGP™ continues to grow and flourish.” Source link
Aegerter injured whilst training
Fred Corminboeuf, Team Principal: "Domi went directly to hospital. An X-Ray seems to show two torn ligaments in his shoulder and a small fracture in a small bone on the upper part of the body. He is also feeling pain in one side of his body. An operation will not be necessary, however, I fear that he will not be able to race in ten days in Silverstone, the next Grand Prix." Source link
Smith injured in Oschersleben crash
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith was set to take part in the Oschersleben 8 Hours endurance race following the Czech GP, with the Brit joining the YART Yamaha Official EWC Team on track to work towards the FIM EWC title in 2016. The MotoGP™ podium finisher crashed in Free Practice however, injuring his left leg in an incident with another rider. Although initial reports claimed a broken femur for Smith, further examination has seen the injury assessed as a deep cut in the Yamaha rider's thigh, rather than a fracture. Source link
Viñales ends test day fifth fastest
Reviewing Sunday’s race he also commented, “Probably we took the wrong choice with the tyres. We started with the soft thinking that the track would have gone to dry much quicker to get a flag-to-flag, but finally this didn’t happen so the performance dropped a lot. Anyway, I’m happy because if you see the classification of those who had soft tyres, we are third, and furthermore we could make very good steps forward.” Source link
Lorenzo’s gamble that wasn't
Both Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi had a difficult start to the Czech GP, crossing the line at the end of lap 1 much further back than their qualifying positions and both having chosen the harder option rear tyre. That seemed a mistake in the first few laps, before the rubber began to come into its own and both riders started to make a big impression on the timesheets – with Rossi eventually crossing the line in P2. Lorenzo, who was at one stage out of the points-scoring positions, also started to see his laptimes drop dramatically as the rear tyre choice began to pay off, and moved back up into the top ten on an
Bagnaia set to make Moto2™ move with new VR46 team
Pablo Nieto, Team Manager: "We are very proud to announce that in 2017 we will have 4 young Italian talents on the track. We will continue in Moto3 with two KTM machines, and we will redouble our efforts – in the intermediate category of the world championship. The line up of the Moto2 team will be completed later, but we are happy to have Francesco Bagnaia back with us once again. After the interruption of the relationship between the team and Romano Fenati, we have decided to continue with our initial project of two Moto2 machines in the intermediate class. We will take a few weeks to decide who will join Bagnaia in this new challenge. We’re motivated to accompany