Review of round twelve of the 2013 MotoGP season at Silverstone, UK. And the news of Scott Redding signing a two-year deal with Gresini Racing in MotoGP too.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won brilliantly at the end by Yamaha Factory Racing rider and current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in his works Yamaha YZR-M1, which will be most likely the best race of the season in the premier class with the all race battle between the current MotoGP champion and the current MotoGP points leader.
Second place was Repsol Honda Team rider, current MotoGP points leader and 2012 Moto2 Champion Marc Márquez, in his works works Honda RC213V, he was under eight hundredths of a second behind Lorenzo at the end. While third was the other Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedorsa in his works Honda RC213V, he was only one and a half second behind Lorenzo at the end.
In CRT class (Claiming Rule Teams, street bike engines rather than non prototype engines), the Power Electronics Aspar rider Aleix Espargaró won CRT class and finished 10th overall in his ART (Aprilia), he was 53 seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider of Scott Redding on the Kalex for his third win of the season and also on home soil too. Second was Italtrans Racing Team rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was a full second behind Redding at the end of the race. While, third was Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing rider Thomas Lüthi on the Suter, he was eleven tenths behind Redding at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Luis Salom on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the KTM, he was just five hundredths of a second behind Salom at the end of the race. Third was the other Estrella Galicia rider and Marc Márquez younger brother Álex Márquez on the KTM, he was over seven tenths of a second behind Salom at the end of the race.
It has been recently announced before the British GP at Silverstone (29/8/13) that Moto2 Championship leader Scott Redding will graduate into MotoGP paddock next year after signing with satellite team Go&Fun Honda Gresini on a two-year deal till the end of the 2015 season. He will partner current Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista.
Instead of using the prototype Honda RC213V as his team-mate Alvaro Bautista he rides, he will use Honda's new production bike dubbed "Honda RCV1000R", which will be a privateer version of the RC213V prototype, featuring steel rather than pneumatic valves and a conventional rather than seamless-shift gearbox. Also, the RCV1000R will also be fitted with the full control ECU system, but is eligible for extra fuel and more engines compare to the RC213V.
In my opinion, a good move for the current Moto2 Championship leader. But, I wished he got the fully works Honda RC213V prototype bike rather than Honda RCV1000R production bike. Nether-less, if he does a very good job next season and Alvaro Bautista leaves Gresini Racing, he might get his hands on the RC213V after all. Now his got the MotoGP deal in place for next season, he now needs to win the Moto2 Championship this season ahead of Pol Espargaro to prove he really deserves a prototype bike rather than a production bike in the premier class.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
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