No Time To Catch Breath As MotoGP Circus Heads To Misano
The action continues to come thick and fast as the MotoGP field returns to the track just five days after the visit to Indianapolis, with the World Championship moving onto Misano for the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. Jorge Lorenzo remains the rider to catch, having maintained his 100% podium record for the season in the U.S. along with his substantial lead in the standings. READ MORE
Excellent Eighth For Alvaro At Indy
Excellent! A really nice “up” to the way things have been going of late, as Alvaro produced a battling and mature race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to bring his Suzuki GSV-R home in a very respectable eighth place. READ MORE
Indianapolis Qualifying Report
Rizla Suzuki racers Alvaro Bautista and Loris Capirossi will start tomorrow’s Indianapolis Grand Prix alongside each other on the fourth row of the grid. READ MORE
Last Lap Crash Closes Frustrating Brno Weekend
Ah well – what looked like being a vaguely “up” end to the Czech GP came to grief after all when Alvaro dropped the bike on the very last lap of the race. While it’s a great relief that he was fit enough to take to the track – and also excellent to see him doing some passing – it was a real blow to see the run ultimately end like this. READ MORE
Alvaro Will Race At Brno Despite New Injury Woes
Alvaro will start tomorrow’s Czech GP at Brno from 17th place after a crash in this morning’s practice forced him to miss this afternoon’s qualifying session. READ MORE
Statblast: Spanish Riders At Brno
- Alvaro Bautista won the 125cc race at Brno in 2006 on his way to taking the world title. He has finished on the podium at the Czech GP for the last two years in the 250cc class.
Brno – A bit of history…
This year will be the 41st occasion that a Grand Prix event will have been staged at Brno. The first Grand Prix to be held at Brno was back in 1965 on the old road circuit which measured 13.94 km. The circuit remained essentially the same until 1975, when it was shortened to the 10.92 km circuit that was used up until 1982, at which time it was deemed no longer up to the safety standards required for Grand Prix racing. READ MORE
Alvaro: “I’m Very Fired Up For Brno”
Alvaro, along with the entire Rizla Suzuki MotoGP squad, is eager to get back in to action this coming weekend as the MotoGP season re-commences at Brno in the Czech Republic after its mid-season break. READ MORE
Frustrating Crash Leads Into Mid-Season Break
Well, raceday didn’t turn out well after all as Alvaro was yet again the victim of another incident as Aleix Espargaro knocked Suzuki’s Spanish rider out of the race at the start of the third lap. Bati had already got into a good rhythm and had passed a couple of other riders before Espargaro’s intervention bought his race to an abrupt end for the second week in succession. READ MORE
Laguna Seca Qualifying Bodes Well For Raceday
Alvaro made significant improvements during Saturday’s final practice and qualifying sessions for the American Grand Prix, shaving almost two-and-a-half seconds off his best time from Friday. Both he and Loris are in a positive mood ahead of the race around the 3,610m Laguna Seca circuit, as they believe that the improvements will continue though the 32-laps of the race. READ MORE
Alvaro Victim Of Restart Regulations At Sachsenring
Sadly today ended in huge frustration for Alvaro when he was forced to miss the second half of a two-part race following a red flag incident. READ MORE
Sachsenring: FP1 Times
Alvaro tried both his Rizla Suzuki GSV-Rs with different settings during today’s practice sessions to give him the right direction for the rest of the weekend. He certainly favoured one over the other at this tight, twisty and very demanding track and will be looking to make the correct improvements to that set-up tomorrow, as he aims to continue with the strong form he showed at the last race. READ MORE
German GP Preview: Sachsenring StatBlast!
The Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring will be the 72nd Grand Prix event to be held on German soil. The following gives some facts and figures from the long history of Grand Prix racing in Germany, as pulled together by MotoGP’s awesome official stats compiler, Dr. Martin Raines: READ MORE
