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Sepang Test – Review and Quotes

05 February 2010

New Rizla Suzuki MotoGP signing Alvaro Bautista acquitted himself well at the 5,548m Sepang International Circuit during his first visit on an 800cc Grand Prix bike. He completed 88 laps during the two days and recorded a quickest time of 203.274. Bautista got into a good rhythm throughout the test and made many changes to [...]

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Sepang Test, Day 2: Laptimes [ongoing]

05 February 2010

Alvaro seems to have started the day a bit later today after a quick downpour hit the track early in the morning. Meanwhile the weather is stable however and all riders are out on track again and Alvaro’s name shows up in the 14.00 laptimes. 16.00 local time 1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.00.925 (20 di 20 giri) 2. Lorenzo [...]

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Rizla Suzuki joins forces with Troy Lee Designs

04 February 2010

Rizla Suzuki has joined forces with American motorsport design icon Troy Lee in a partnership that will see the team’s image inspired by his amazing Southern California design studio. Livery direct from Troy Lee and his fantastic team of designers will feature throughout the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP squad, from the 2010 Suzuki GSV-R itself through to [...]

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Sepang Test, Day 2: Official Laptimes

04 February 2010

The second day of testing in Sepang is over and the official MotoGP riders have completed their first laps of the year on their bikes. Besides new colours, bikes and getting the racing feeling back there was a lot to get used to today, but Alvaro didn’t do too bad despite all this. The class rookies [...]

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First Day of testing in Sepang: Unofficial laptimes

03 February 2010

The first official MotoGP test of the season got underway in Sepang today with several factory test riders taking the new 2010 prototypes for a spin. While Yamaha used two test riders with Norihijo Fujiwara and Wataru Yoshikawa, the other manufacturers worked with one test rider each; Akiyoshi Kosuke for Honda, new team boss Vittoriano Guareschi [...]

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Sepang MotoGP Test – Preview Quotes

02 February 2010

The waiting will finally have an end! Tomorrow the first official MotoGP test of 2010 will kick off in Sepang. While the first day is reserved for factory test rider Nobuatsu Aoki, we will finally see Alvaro in the Rizla Suzuki blue on Thursday and Friday and we are eagerly awaiting the first official photos [...]

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Rizla to continue with Suzuki – Official Announcement

01 February 2010

The sponsoring for Alvaro’s first two years in MotoGP with Suzuki is secured as Rizla and Suzuki officially announced today that they will continue their contract for at least two more years. Here’s the press release: Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce a further two-year agreement with ITL (Imperial Tobacco Limited) which will see the [...]

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Surprise guest: Alvaro delivers present to hospital

27 January 2010

Alvaro was the surprise guest at the delivery of a special present to the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos in Toledo yesterday. The Spanish motorcycle organisation Lucha Motera had started a charity auction of a flag with autographs of various MotoGP riders, including Alvaro’s, which ended earlier this month. All profits from the auction went directly to [...]

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