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Edwards & Toseland Secure Solid Points for Tech 3
5 Days ago
The Tech 3 Yamaha team consolidated fourth position in the Team world championship today after Colin Edwards and James Toseland collected a solid points haul in a tough Shanghai MotoGP race. Edwards, who started from pole position for the third time in his career, had to settle for eighth place after his podium challenge ended when he ran off track at the end of the back straight on lap six. Edwards was holding a comfortable third place at the time and pulling away from reigning world champion Casey Stoner. Edwards lost four places, which he was never able to recover despite a determined ride in the second half of the 22-lap race.
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Rossi Back in Business
5 Days ago
Write him off at your peril – a magnificent display by 29 year old Valentino Rossi that rolled back the years as he won the Pramac Grand Prix of China in Shanghai this afternoon. It was classic Rossi, reeling off faster and faster laps on the Fiat Yamaha to finally break the resolve of a very determined Dani Pedrosa who not only finished an impressive second but also took over the lead in the World Championship. It was Rossi first win since Portugal last year and his first on Bridgestone tyres and he lies third in the Championship, nine points behind Pedrosa. World Champion Casey Stoner was a lonely third after the wrong tyre choice on the start and finish line when the earlier rain stopped and the track started to dry.
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Michelin Man Edwards Blitzes Qualifying
6 Days ago
Michelin rider Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) scored Michelin’s fourth consecutive pole position this afternoon at Shanghai, maintaining the company’s full-house of 2008 MotoGP poles. The Texan Tornado left it until the last gasp, snatching pole from Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1) just four seconds before the chequered flag came out. Joint World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) completed a heroic session in fourth place, riding with both ankles injured following his accident yesterday morning at turn two.
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Toseland – Fast Learner
6 Days ago
Yorkshireman James Toseland continued his brilliant short MotoGP career by qualifying seventh fastest on his first ever visit to the long Shanghai circuit. With his Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards qualifying in pole position it was a fantastic afternoon for the French based team. Twenty –seven year old Toseland improved every session and will start from the third row of the grid. His only worry, together with all the other riders, is the weather forecast for tomorrow.
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Edwards on Stunning Shanghai Pole, Toseland Secures Third Row
6 Days ago
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards produced a brilliant late attack to claim pole position for tomorrow’s 22-lap China MotoGP clash in Shanghai. Edwards powered his Tech 3 YZR-M1 to a best lap of 1.58.139, which makes the American the fastest rider ever to lap the challenging 5.281km circuit. Edwards’ best time comfortably secured him the third pole position of his MotoGP career with closest challenger Valentino Rossi 0.355s adrift in second.
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Edwards & Toseland Upbeat as Shanghai Showdown Begins
7 Days ago
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland are confident they can make big improvements after finishing 10th and 13th respectively on a hot and humid day of opening free practice in China. A best lap of 2.01.064 secured 10th place for American Edwards, who made big steps in improving front and rear grip on his Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1. Edwards though is still looking to improve feeling with a new front tyre construction, which Michelin is using to cope with the specific demands of the Shanghai circuit, particularly intense heat build-up in the hard braking zones.
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MotoGP's Toseland Helps Local Biker Win a Years Free Riding
02 May 2008
Christmas has come early for Northampton resident, Marc Nelson, who has become one of five lucky recipients of a year’s free motorbike insurance from Bennetts. The factory machine operator scooped a year’s free cover, in part thanks to MotoGP star James Toseland, who was visiting the Bennetts call centre as part of the promotion on the day that Marc won. As the nation struggles in the grip of the credit crunch, Bennetts, the nation’s favourite bike insurance provider, has been saving bikers money throughout April by re-imbursing five motorbike insurance policies daily. As part of the unprecedented giveaway, Marc’s was one of the five policies refunded on 8th April, meaning he will save a whopping £795.01 on his policy over the next year.
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Lorenzo Escapes Serious Injury in Spectacular Crash
02 May 2008
MotoGP World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo escaped serious injury in a spectacular crash during the first practice session for the Grand Prix of China this morning (Friday). Lorenzo, who celebrates his 21st birthday on Sunday, was thrown high in the air when he highsided from his Fiat Yamaha coming out of turn two. The Mallorca - based rider who won his first MotoGP race in Portugal three weeks ago, was rushed to the medical centre at the Shanghai circuit and then taken to hospital for a scan. Incredibly Lorenzo, who is the current 250 cc World Champion, was diagnosed with a chipped bone in his left ankle, bruising to his right ankle and right knee but no fractures. A decision if he will be fit to ride in the qualifying session tomorrow afternoon will be made later.
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Chinese Puzzles for Toseland & Redding
29 April 2008
James Toseland and Scott Redding continue their MotoGP educations when they take to the Shanghai track for the very first time on Friday morning in the first practice sessions for the Pramac Grand Prix of China. It’s not a new experience for the MotoGP and 125 cc stars with both of them performing with great credit when they raced at Estoril in Portugal for the very first time at the previous round three weeks ago. ‘Old campaigners’ 17 year olds Bradley Smith and Danny Webb plus Ulsterman Eugene Laverty have competed at the 3.281 mile circuit that includes the fastest straight and the longest corner in the MotoGP calendar.
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First-Time Michelin Winner Lorenzo ‘In Heaven’
13 April 2008
Michelin men Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) dominated this afternoon’s Portuguese GP to finish first and second and share the joint World Championship lead after three rounds of the 18-race World Championship. The two Spaniards spent the first half of the race disputing the lead with Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1) in spectacular style but as the pace increased they left the Italian behind. The early laps had been particularly difficult, with light rain falling across the Estoril circuit, situated just a few miles inland from the Atlantic.
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Toseland & Webb Fly The Flag
13 April 2008
James Toseland and Danny Webb carried on where they left off in qualifying with brilliant performances where it mattered, in the races at the bwin.com Grand Prix of Portugal in Estoril this afternoon. Toseland, making his first appearance at the 2.599 mile Estoril circuit on the Atlantic coast was seventh in a 28 lap hectic MotoGP encounter despite a bad start from the second row of the grid. Twenty seven year old Toseland after just three MotoGP races is fifth in the Championship, only 11 points behind World Champion Casey Stoner.
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Fighting 4th for Edwards, Toseland 7th in Estoril
13 April 2008
Colin Edwards claimed his best result of 2008 with a determined ride to fourth place in Estoril today, while a hard fought seventh moved James Toseland into the top five of the MotoGP world championship standings. Lying sixth and tantalisingly close to the leading bunch for the opening nine laps, Edwards comfortably held onto the fourth place that he seized on lap 17 after a mistake by fellow American Nicky Hayden. He briefly threatened to close on Valentino Rossi in third as he posted his fastest lap on lap 19 of 28 with a 1.38.083, but settled for his best result since the German GP last July.
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Edwards & Toseland on Second Row in Estoril
13 April 2008
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland will start next to each other on the second row of the grid for tomorrow’s 28-lap Portuguese MotoGP race in Estoril. American Edwards missed out on preserving his 100 per cent front row starting record in 2008 by just 0.090s as he finished a qualifying session dominated by Yamaha and Michelin with the fifth best time. Toseland, who will stay with the Tech 3 team for 2009 after agreeing an extension to his current contract in Portugal, was just one place further back with a best time of 1.36.790 securing him sixth. Despite his lack of circuit knowledge at the challenging Estoril track, Toseland still beat a host of more experienced rivals to help Yamaha claim four of the top six places on the grid.
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Tech 3 Sign New Deals With Toseland & Yamaha
12 April 2008
The Tech 3 team and British rider James Toseland will continue to race together until the end of the 2009 MotoGP world championship. Tech 3 and Toseland have already agreed to exercise an option for the 2009 season after the 27-year-old made an instant impact in MotoGP. Toseland has scored top six finishes in his first two races, and claimed a front row start on his debut in Qatar. Tech 3 team manager Herve Poncharal has also successfully concluded negotiations with Yamaha to continue to run two factory supported YZR-M1 machines beyond the current 18-race campaign. The new contract, signed on Friday in Estoril, will continue Yamaha’s long-standing partnership with Tech 3 that started in 1999. The new contract is for the next two seasons until the end of 2010.
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Tough Weather Day For Brits
11 April 2008
The fortunes of the British riders matched the mixed match of weather that surrounded the Estoril circuit during the first day of practice for the bwin.com Grand Prix of Portugal. James Toseland crashed at slow speed in the afternoon MotoGP practice session that was held in dry but blustery conditions around the 2.599 mile circuit. The Yorkshire man was in good company with five times Estoril winner Valentino Rossi crashing on the damp track in the morning and current World Champion Casey Stoner falling on the first lap of the afternoon session. Both Bradley Smith and Danny Webb crashed in the first 125 cc practice session when the track was cold and slippery.
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Edwards Lapping Fast, Toseland Learning Fast at Estoril
11 April 2008
Colin Edwards rode his updated Tech 3 Yamaha to the third fastest time on an opening day of free practice at the Estoril circuit in Portugal hit by unpredictable conditions. Riding the latest spec pneumatic valve YZR-M1 motor for the first time today, Edwards shrugged off a disappointing morning session run in rapidly changing wet/dry conditions to figure prominently throughout this afternoon’s wind affected but dry session. Once he’d climbed to the top of the timesheets for the first time after just 12 minutes, Edwards never dropped outside of the top three as he took full advantage of the extra acceleration and top speed from the latest Yamaha engine. MotoGP world championship leader Dani Pedrosa and 2007 Estoril winner Valentino Rossi only beat his best lap of 1.38.632, as the engine upgrade saw Edwards clock the fourth fastest top speed this afternoon.
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The Slowest MotoGP Venue Provides New Challenge
08 April 2008
The 2.599 mile Estoril circuit is the slowest venue in the 18 round MotoGP World Championship and will provide a fresh challenge for Britain’s newest grand prix stars. Both Yorkshire man James Toseland and 15 year old Scott Redding have never raced at Estoril while Bradley Smith, Danny Webb and Eugene Laverty have limited knowledge of the former Formula One car venue.
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Michelin Men Approach Estoril With Confidence
04 April 2008
Spanish GP winner Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) goes into round three of the 2008 MotoGP series leading the points chase ahead of fellow Michelin man Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin). The two Spaniards were the star performers at the first two races which proved the performance of Michelin’s latest MotoGP tyres. Michelin riders have so far scored one victory and four podiums and they fill five of the top seven championship positions, with Andrea Dovizioso (JiR Team Scot Honda RC212V-Michelin) in fifth, followed by James Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) and Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin).
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Toseland Hits The Phones
03 April 2008
British biking hero and MotoGP star James Toseland will launch a month-long promotion for Bennetts, the nation’s favourite bike insurance provider, by working in their Coventry contact centre on Tuesday 8th April. James, a classically trained pianist, will be using a different type of keyboard for the day as he works alongside staff at the insurance provider’s contact centre, talking to customers who have taken out a policy on the day.
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James Toseland Claims Heroic Top Six In Jerez
02 April 2008
Tech 3 Yamaha’s James Toseland produced a heroic performance in a sun drenched Spanish GP today, the British rider fighting illness to claim a deserved top six finish. In what proved to be a mentally and physically draining 27-lap race for Toseland, the rookie showed great strength of character to become the first British rider since 1990 to score successive top six premier class finishes. Weakened by a serious chest and throat infection all weekend, Toseland slipped down to 10th from eighth on the grid in a frantic opening, but then he produced a series of brilliantly executed overtaking moves to move into fifth by the penultimate lap. Toseland’s never-say-die attitude saw him delight a 131,563-strong crowd with passes on Chris Vermeulen, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi in quick succession at the Curva Sito Pons. Fifth going into the last corner, he had to settle for sixth after losing a place in a chaotic finale. Capirossi was the chief benefactor from a tangle between Dovizioso and Toseland as he snatched fifth from the 27-year old.
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