Jorge Lorenzo delighted his home fans by taking a dominant victory in the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona and further increasing his MotoGP World Championship lead.
The Yamaha rider was embroiled in a close battle for the lead with Andrea Dovizioso, but was left with a huge advantage when the Honda rider crashed at half distance. Lorenzo’s winning margin was 4.754s   … Details
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Nicky Hayden admitted after finishing fourth in the British MotoGP that he was disappointed to have missed out on a podium yet again in 2010.
The Ducati rider engaged in a huge scrap with compatriot and coming man Ben Spies on the privateer Tech 3 Yamaha, and while fourth was representative of Hayden’s stronger form this season, he said losing third position on the last lap of the race left a bitter taste – especially as it was the fourth time this season he had narrowly missed out on a  … Details
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Ben Spies hopes he can maintain the momentum from his first MotoGP podium after taking a breakthrough third at Silverstone.
The Superbike world champion turned Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP rider battled past compatriot Nicky Hayden’s Ducati on the last lap to secure his podium spot.
“I tried as hard as I could,” said Spies. “It was a good race, a special one, and hopefully I can keep the confidence going.” … Details
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Jorge Lorenzo extended his MotoGP championship lead with a commanding victory at Silverstone.
In his wake, a huge battle for the podium spots ended with Andrea Dovizioso in second and Ben Spies taking his first MotoGP podium in third, while Casey Stoner recovered from a disastrous start to take fifth behind Nicky Hayden, and Dani Pedrosa faded to eighth …Â Details
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