"Valentino's failure was caused by an accidental over rev in acceleration that occurred jumping over a crest with full throttle at the end of the straight"
"This kind of motorcycle is something really special and I'm looking forward to seeing such a young and physically prepared rider on it" - Guy Coulon, Tech 3.
Tyco BMW's Ian Hutchinson lapped faster on his Superstock machine than he did on his TT Superbike to head the times with a 130mph lap on Wednesday evening.
'The TT means so much to me and it's been an incredible journey so far, a journey that the fans have all been part of so come down and have a look!' - John McGuinness.
Nico Hulkenberg was among a handful of drivers who felt they were good for a podium in the Monaco Grand Prix had it not been for mis-timed tyre stops in a wet-dry race.
Max Verstappen insists that he will put an expensive weekend in Monaco behind him and turn his attention to atoning in Montreal after tasting the flip-side of his Spanish F1 success.