Dutch Grand Prix, Assen: Bridgestone debrief with Shinichi Yamashita
Last Saturday’s Dutch TT at the fabled Assen circuit saw Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner bounce back to score his third win of the season ahead of teammate Dani Pedrosa and Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s [...]
Race direction imposes penalty on Álvaro Bautista for first corner crash at Assen
After Álvaro Bautista crashed out in the first corner at Assen, collecting Jorge Lorenzo in the process, the Yamaha team immediately lodged an appeal with race direction which investigated the [...]
Disappointed Salom loses out on Assen podium after photo finish
Luis Salom had to swallow hard. A photo finish revealed the Spanish rider of RW Racing GP missed out on the podium by one thousandth of a second. The two millimeter difference between the front [...]
Second place puts Pedrosa back in the title hunt as championship leader crashes out
The MotoGP World Championship put the finishing touches to a fantastic Dutch TT weekend. A podium double for the Repsol Honda Team from Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa capped off what had been a [...]
Bautista devastated and apologetic after first corner fiasco at Assen
Álvaro Bautista played little part in the Dutch TT, but infortunately his seconds of action on track had a big impact. The Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider lost the front of his bike on the [...]
Lorenzo furious after being wiped out in first corner and losing almost new engine
Jorge Lorenzo’s Assen TT was brought to a disastrous end at the first corner. The Championship leader was taken out by an over eager Alvaro Bautista, coming in too hot and taking both himself and [...]
Barbera happy with 7th place and Ducati battle despite rear tyre issue
The 26-lap race of the 2012 Iveco TT Assen Grand Prix started under a blue sky and with blazing sunshine that made a decided change from yesterdays tricky weather conditions. Hèctor Barberà took [...]
Mechanical failure ends Espargaro’s fight for top CRT spot at Assen
A chaotic start to the Dutch TT had a big effect on the MotoGP class, as on the opening corner Alvaro Bautista bowled series leader Jorge Lorenzo out of the race. That left Dani Pedrosa and Casey [...]