Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista made good progress but lost a large amount of test time at Malaysia today due to a severe headache that sidelined the Spanish star. Bautista (35 laps), had already started today’s wide-ranging programme and had tested new Marchesini wheels, Ohlins rear shock damping specs, and electronic mapping strategies before the pain [...]
Alvaro Bautista and the Rizla Suzuki squad are back in Malaysia for the penultimate pre-season MotoGP test of 2011 with another comprehensive test schedule ahead of them. Bautista had an impressive first test of 2011 at the Sepang circuit, despite missing the final day due to illness. He recorded his fastest ever time around the [...]
Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo and teammate Ben Spies helped unveil the Yamaha Factory Team’s 2011 MotoGP livery today in Malaysia. The Yamaha team, which is defending it’s third consecutive MotoGP championship, unveiled the 2011 YZR-M1, which was dressed in a Yamaha corporate blue color scheme, and incorporated the iconic Yamaha speed block design. The Yamaha [...]
Valentino Rossi continues to concentrate on his shoulder instead of speed during the first official testing session of the 2011 MotoGP season. Rossi finished in 13th today, but was happy with how his shoulder performed. “Being able to ride again today is important because the shoulder isn’t getting worse under the continued strain,” Rossi said. [...]
The Repsol Honda team continued to put in fast laps around the Sepang track today. The three Repsol Honda riders, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner, and Andrea Dovizioso, held three of the top four spots at the end of the second day of testing for the MotoGP riders in Malaysia. Casey Stoner led the practice session [...]
Written by Dan Evon, Courtesy of AllAboutBikes.com Valentino Rossi got a taste of the podium last time out in Motegi, and it seems like the Italian racer is hungry for more. Rossi set the pace today during the first MotoGP free practice session in Malaysia, beating out Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo by more than [...]
Written by Dan Evon, Courtesy of AllAboutBikes.com At the end of this weekend at Sepang, it is likely that Jorge Lorenzo will be crowned the 2010 MotoGP champion. Lorenzo has a 69 point lead heading into Malaysia, and with the high probability that his closest competitor Dani Pedrosa will be sitting out of this weekend’s [...]
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