AS has published Álvaro's latest column today, following the fatal crash of long-time rival Marco Simoncelli at the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend. Álvaro wrote an open letter to Marco and, as he tweeted prior to the publication, it was [...]
The world of racing has sadly lost another shining figure today as Marco Simoncelli succumbed to serious injuries sustained in a crash during the second lap of the MotoGP race at Sepang. The Italian lowsided at turn 11 and tried [...]
October 23, 2011
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Again a good session for Alvaro at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. He started the warmup on the right foot, taking over at the front early and staying there until about eight minutes to end, still posting laptimes close [...]
October 23, 2011
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With a decision about Suzuki's future in MotoGP still pending, Álvaro has given the factory a 48 hour ultimatimum to make an announcement until Sunday. Should Suzuki pull out he already has a secured spot in the LCR Honda team. [...]
Rizla Suzuki’s Álvaro Bautista will start tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix from the middle of the third row after qualifying in eighth today. Bautista (2’02.332, 22 laps) has been consistently in the top-six all weekend and occupied a front-row grid spot [...]
October 22, 2011
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Álvaro continued his good pace at Sepang in the qualifying session, stringing together many quick and very consistent laps, showing a decent race pace and staying well within a second of the fastest riders which is raises hopes for a [...]
October 22, 2011
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It’s been a good start for Alvaro to the third free practice this morning, placing himself on top of the pile right away and taking his time to stay there. Not a good start however for his temporary teammate John [...]
October 22, 2011
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Álvaro Bautista and John Hopkins began their preparations for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix with a positive performance from both at Sepang today. Bautista (P7, 2’03.123, 33 laps) was never outside the top-10 in either session today as he carried on [...]
October 21, 2011
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