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  • MotoGP: Maverick is Silverstone’s Top Gun, Crutchlow second and Rossi third

    MotoGP: Maverick is Silverstone’s Top Gun, Crutchlow second and Rossi third

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      Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has taken a historic first win for Suzuki since their return to the championship, as the 2013 Moto3 world champion was in a class of his own at the Octo British Grand Prix to become the seventh winner so far in 2016. Viñales, who got his first podium in…

  • MotoGP: Crutchlow takes pole position at Silverstone

    MotoGP: Crutchlow takes pole position at Silverstone

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    Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) has taken an incredible home pole position at the Octo British Grand Prix, as the Brit kept his stunning wet weather form from the Czech GP running and took only his third career pole. Crutchlow, who has shown good form at Silverstone Circuit throughout the weekend, sees his fairytale continue as…

  • Video: The British round of MotoGP – where it all began

    Video: The British round of MotoGP – where it all began

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    Fancy a video look back at the recent (and not-so-recent) racing history of the premier racing class in Blighty? Here you go.

  • Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears

    Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears

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    Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears. The Octo British Grand Prix has kicked off at Silverstone Circuit, as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), Eugene Laverty (PULL&BEAR Aspar), Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) and recent winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) gathered for the Pre-Event Press…

  • MotoGP: The secrets of braking good at Silverstone

    MotoGP: The secrets of braking good at Silverstone

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    At 3.6-miles (5.9 km) in length, the Silverstone track is the longest and one of the fastest in the World Championship. It poses a lot of issues for stopping a full-on MotoGP machine and Brembo has broken down what is going to happen over this weekend. Silverstone is characterised by numerous straightaways, fast curves and…

  • MotoGP: First look at Alex Lowes in his Silverstone kit

    MotoGP: First look at Alex Lowes in his Silverstone kit

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    How about this for a couple of pictures with very different stories behind them? In this picture (we forgive the artsy fartsy black-and-whiteness about this set-up) you see Alex Lowes working on his seriously damaged left shoulder. This was taken three months ago when Alex was deep into the physio process of rebuilding the joint…

  • Podcast: 040 MotoGP – Hanging with Maverick Vinales at Silverstone

    Podcast: 040 MotoGP – Hanging with Maverick Vinales at Silverstone

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    Fancy listening to what Maverick Vinales has to say today about MotoGP and how it’s all going with life in the top flight of motorcycle racing? Then check out our exclusive podcast from Silverstone right now. Fresh as you can get. Hit play to listen:

  • MotoGP Preview: The statistics going into Silverstone this weekend

    MotoGP Preview: The statistics going into Silverstone this weekend

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    Cal Crutchlow’s maiden MotoGP win at Brno just over a week ago was the first in the premier-class by a British rider for 35 years, and is certainly one for the record books! So let’s take a look through both his victory and a little more from Team GB as the paddock heads for the…

  • MotoGP: Bradley Smith – the bike’s fork leg went through the BACK of my knee!

    MotoGP: Bradley Smith – the bike’s fork leg went through the BACK of my knee!

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    Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith is out of this weekend’s Silverstone MotoGP round, and the following race in Misano,  after last week’s crash in a practice session for the Oschersleben 8 Hour endurance. Smith suffered serious ligament damage to his left knee and was airlifted to hospital and operated on. The Beckley-based rider collided with…

  • Alex Lowes takes over Bradley Smith’s Tech 3 ride for British AND San Marino MotoGP rounds

    Alex Lowes takes over Bradley Smith’s Tech 3 ride for British AND San Marino MotoGP rounds

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    A week after guest-riding the Tech 3 Yamaha in a private MotoGP test, Alex Lowes has been drafted into the squad for the next two rounds of the championship as a temporary replacement for the injured Bradley Smith. Smith has been confirmed as having to miss his home race at Silverstone this weekend coming and…


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