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MotoGP: Crutchlow ‘devastated’ by British GP cancellation
Cal Crutchlow described his mood as “disappointed” and “devastated” after the British Grand Prix which he had designs on winning was cancelled due to a track surface that was unable to drain standing water successfully.
British MotoGP cancellation triggers investigation into new asphalt
MotoGP race director Mike Webb says Silverstone’s new asphalt with insufficient drainage caused of the cancellation of the British round which has sparked an investigation.
MotoGP: Silverstone ‘really confident about future of MotoGP’
The weather may have led to a first full-programme cancellation in the MotoGP era, but Silverstone Managing Director Stuart Pringle remains “really confident” the circuit will host the series in future years.
Statement from Silverstone after British MotoGP cancellation
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle has released the following statement following the cancellation of Sunday's British MotoGP.
British MotoGP: Poncharal 'disappointed' Monday race was rejected
Herve Poncharal, Monster Yamaha Tech3 team manager and IRTA president, was disappointed that the option of moving the doomed British MotoGP race to Monday was rejected.
British MotoGP cancelled due to weather conditions
The British MotoGP has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions and safety concerns at Silverstone with heavy rain causing a washout.
MotoGP: Silverstone responds to track surface concerns
Silverstone Managing Director Stuart Pringle has contested claims the circuit’s new track surface was at fault for an incident-packed end to MotoGP FP4 that led to riders expressing concerns of the running of Sunday’s race in seriously wet conditions.
MotoGP: Vinales, Dovizioso, Marquez quickest in warm-up
The downpour hasn’t arrived… Yet. The MotoGP field had the chance to run the Silverstone circuit in the dry on Sunday morning before the expected deluge arrives, with Maverick Viñales posting the fastest time of the 20-minute session.
MotoGP: Race Direction explains British MotoGP schedule change
Mike Webb, MotoGP Race Director, has explained the thinking behind Sunday’s schedule change for the British Grand Prix and stated he will do everything within his means to ensure all three races are run.
MotoGP: Dovizioso pushes for solution to track resurfacing problems
Andrea Dovizioso feels a unified management on track resurfacing could be implemented to try to ensure issues witnessed at Silverstone are not repeated as he fears racing could be ‘impossible’ in heavy rain tomorrow.
British MotoGP: Espargaro: My wheels started to slide, like floating
Aleix Espargaro was one of the first victims of a treacherous wet track that caught out half-a-dozen riders - and left Tito Rabat with multiple leg fractures - during final MotoGP practice at Silverstone.
British MotoGP: Upset Rossi beaten by the clock, track 'doesn't drain
Valentino Rossi, the most experienced rider on the MotoGP grid and winner of the wet 2015British MotoGP, said that drainage more than bumps is what made the new Silverstone surface so treacherous in the wet.
British MotoGP: Morbidelli: I saw a wall of water
Franco Morbidelli, whose tumbling bike caused Tito Rabat's multiple leg fractures in FP4 at Silverstone, has described the treacherous conditions faced at the end of the Hangar Straight as 'hell'.
Lorenzo blames Silverstone, drainage as track ‘looks like a sea’
Jorge Lorenzo feels poor drainage is to blame for the issues MotoGP has faced on Silverstone’s resurfaced circuit in the rain and fears racing could become too dangerous if the rain returns on Sunday.
British MotoGP: Silverstone moves start time after wet chaos
Sunday's British MotoGP start time has been moved from 1:00pm to 11:30am after wet weather chaos during final practice.
MotoGP: Lorenzo beats Dovizioso to frantic Silverstone pole
Full MotoGP qualifying results from Silverstone
Updated: British MotoGP qualifying delayed, Rabat taken to hospital
Qualifying for the British MotoGP at Silverstone has been delayed following a nasty accident involving Tito Rabat during the final practice session in wet conditions.
MotoGP: 2019 Yamaha test rider 'won't be English'
Yamaha's Lin Jarvis has revealed the rider for the factory's new 2019 European MotoGP test team "won't be English".
2018 British MotoGP - Free Practice (4) Results
Vinales quickest in final MotoGP practice before a heavy rain shower soaks the Silverstone circuit - causing red flags when Rins, Espargaro, Lorenzo, Rabat and Morbidelli all fell in quick succession at Stowe due to aquaplaning/braking issues.
MotoGP: Crutchlow tops FP3 in chilly conditions
Full MotoGP FP3 times from Silverstone
British MotoGP: Yamaha explains 'A-spec, B-spec' Sepang bikes
For the first time in MotoGP, Yamaha is to supply factory-spec M1s to a satellite team next season.
MotoGP: McPhee on SIC deal: Title 100% the goal
John McPhee has said the Moto3 title is “100 percent the goal” in 2019 after it was confirmed he would join the Petronas-backed SIC [Sepang International Circuit] Honda squad in the junior category in November.