
Forward Yamaha's Aleix Espargaro ended the three-day Qatar MotoGP test at the top of the timesheets and was only two-tenths off Jorge Lorenzo's pole record with his 1'54.874 set early in today's session. The Spaniard held off a charge by brother Pol on the Monster Yamaha and his team-mate,...
Pol Espargaro Has Collarbone Plated, Will Race Qatar by staff Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Tech 3 Yamaha rider Pol Espargaro had his broken collarbone plated in Spain yesterday and expects to be on the grid in Qatar in ten days time. Espargaro caught a false neutral and crashed his Yamaha at the...
Bradley Smith's Monster Yamaha team-mate Pol Espargaro believes that experience and track time in MotoGP is the best route to a podium finish this season. The young Spaniard, who started at Qatar with a broken collarbone, was drafted into the squad by Yamaha Japan - which forced out Cal...
He has told motogp.com he will work as hard as he can to be in the best possible shape for the start of the season. Espargaro underwent surgery by specialist Doctor Xavier Mir on Monday having flown back from Qatar earlier in the day and he remained in hospital overnight until Tuesday morning....
Quickest across the opening three practice sessions in Qatar, the elder of the two Espargaro brothers was a favourite for pole position before crashing both of his bikes in qualifying. He would finish Sunday's race fourth from ninth on the grid, which was still his best ever race result in the...
What did we learn from the Phillip Island MotoGP test? We learned that the rule changes for 2016, new electronics and Michelin tires, have made learning anything from testing very difficult. To borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld, we learned that there are still plenty of known unknowns, and...
It has been a long and confusing wait for the 2014 MotoGP season to begin. An awful lot has happened since the MotoGP bikes were rolled into their packing crates after the Valencia test and shipped back to the factories and workshops from whence they came. There have been shock announcements,...