WSBK

A return to World Superbike, with the bike that he came so close to winning the championship on – it all appeared like a dream opportunity for Eugene Laverty, to put himself into a position to win the title. The dream quickly turned to a nightmare, and from the start of winter testing it was clear that major work needed to be done to return the RSV4 to the front. Moving to the Milwaukee Aprilia squad understandably led to heightened expectations. In their second year in WorldSBK, the former British Superbike champions were expected to make a leap forward. Teething problems were expected with the switch from BMW to Aprilia, but not the struggles that lay ahead. “During the winter you can go in the wrong direction with the bike,” commented Laverty. “Unfortunately, that was the case for us.”

MotoGP Race Results from the Austrian GP at Spielberg, Austria: Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Diff. 1 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team Ducati 182.6 39'43.323 2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 182.6 +0.176 3 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team Honda 182.4 +2.661 4 Jorge LORENZO Ducati Team Ducati 182.1 +6.663 5 Johann ZARCO Monster Yamaha