The MotoGP World Championship is back in action this weekend in Portugal.
Following an enthralling race weekend at the inaugural European round in Jerez, the MotoGP World Championship heads across the border to contest the Gran Prémio de Portugal Circuito Estoril.
With all three races going right down to the wire, the riders have just four days to recover before testing their machines on the Estoril track, which combines a long straight, some tire-punishing corners, heavy braking zones, and a tricky chicane in between. Challenging enough as it is, riders and teams will be hoping for greatly improved weather conditions compared to the Spanish round, which provided different track conditions for almost every session.
Championship Leader Jorge Lorenzo, who won three years in a row at the Portuguese circuit between 2008 and 2010, will be looking to replicate that kind of form on board his Yamaha Factory Racing machine, as he looks to hold off the challenge from Repsol Honda Team pair Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa. ... For more click on the headline link above
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