Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Jerez MotoGP Test: Lorenzo 'Soft tyre better for our bike'

After a forgettable fourth place on his 200th grand prix start in Sunday's home Spanish MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo concluded Monday's test a close 0.262s from man-of-the-moment Marc Marquez.
Lorenzo held second for much of the day, with a late improvement cutting Marquez's advantage from 0.6s.

Jerez MotoGP Test: Marquez 'very positive conclusions'

Unbeaten in qualifying and races this year, Marc Marquez duly added the first 2014 in-season MotoGP test to his list of conquests.
Having claimed his first ever Jerez grand prix victory in Sunday's race, Marquez picked up where he had left off during Monday's return to the Spanish circuit, leading almost the entire eight hours of testing.

The Repsol Honda star held a 0.6s advantage by the time he completed his 55th and final lap, with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo later getting to within 0.262s of the #93.

Dani Pedrosa undergoes arm pump surgery

Repsol Honda MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa has undergone surgery for compartmental syndrome, more commonly known as 'arm pump'.
The Spaniard, currently second in the world championship behind unbeaten team-mate Marc Marquez, had not publicly complained of arm pump problems, characterised by a loss of strength and feeling in the forearm.