Spies admitted lucky not to get injured

Ben Spies become one of the riders who fell in the race at Silverstone. Yamaha rider admitted he was lucky because no injuries from the accident. Spies should leave the race when it is still going on eight laps. He crashed in a race that took place on wet tracks.

Rider from the United States, said the wet track was difficult for him to halt. Impact, the tyre becomes easy to slip and this is what started the accident itself. One lap later, teammate Jorge Lorenzo also crashes. So, Yamaha saw their both riders failed to finish the race.

"My back hit hard. Back Guard is broken, but it was doing a good job," he said in Autosport. Spies might take a little time to recover his condition. However, he promised that he would return to race and perform better in the Dutch MotoGP. "It felt very ill and may need a cushion for the next few days. But, I am glad it is not severe." "We'll take a few days to relax and recuperate, and then we'll be back fighting at Assen," he said.

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Lorenzo ready for fight back at Assen

Jorge Lorenzo failed to finish at Silverstone after a crash at the beginning of the ninth lap. Realizing he was in position behind, he was ready to return at Assen. Lorenzo fell off when it was competing with Andrea Dovizioso to sit in second position. At that time,he had in mind was that he failed to pass Dovizioso and Casey Stoner was in front of the increasingly far away.

The impact, the Yamaha rider was losing focus. Lorenzo also falls and loss of value in the race this time. "I think I can compete to win the race against Casey. I'm not worried with Marco Simoncelli chasing me." "I'm afraid if I did not pass Andrea, then Casey will increasing gap, then I fell down!" he explained in Autosport. The position in the standings changed. Stoner now leads with 18 points advantage over him. Lorenzo is determined to pursue his rival was in the race in the Netherlands. "Previously, Casey continues to pursue me like a dog chasing a rabbit. But now the situation is reversed." "Now, we must pursue victory at Assen," he said.

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Formula 1 Race Montreal Grand Prix du Canada Live June 12, 2011

Sebastian Vettel remains the strongest candidate to win the Canadian GP. Still, he predicts race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will be very tight. Vettel won his sixth pole this season in the qualifying session that was held yesterday.

Vettel outperformed the Ferrari duo, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. "We know it's not our strongest circuit, we love fast corners. But, we have the fastest package today. So, we can be confident," said Vettel in Autosport. Vettel predict the race will be very tight. Racer nicknamed Baby Schumi is also ready to deal with it. 

Meanwhile, Alonso became the best racer to record a second time after the final moments of qualifying session sharpened his time to go beyond their own colleagues, Massa, who will start in third position.
Vettel's teammate at Red Bull, Mark Webber, will start the race from fourth starting position from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton starts in fifth position. followed by Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher.

Despite failing to reach 107 per cent of the best Q1 time on the qualifying session, Virgin-Cosworth driver, Jarome D'Ambrosio still allowed to go in Canadian GP. The decision was taken by the Stewards after considering he had set a time in FP1 which was quick enough to persuade stewards to allow him to take his place on the grid.

Starting Position:

01. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.014s
02. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m13.199s + 0.185
03. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m13.217s + 0.203
04. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m13.429s + 0.415
05. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.565s + 0.551
06. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.814s + 0.800
07. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.838s + 0.824
08. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m13.864s + 0.850
09. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m14.062s + 1.048
10. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m14.085s + 1.071
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m14.752s
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m15.043s
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.285s
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.287s
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.334s
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m15.361s
17. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.587s
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.294s
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m16.745s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m16.786s
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m18.424s
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m18.537s
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m18.574s
24. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m19.414s

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MotoGP Silverstone Race AirAsia British Grand Prix Live June 12, 2011

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MotoGP Silverstone Race AirAsia British Grand Prix Live June 12, 2011. Casey Stoner's dominance in the British MotoGP proven until qualifying session, Marco Simoncelli can't beat the speed of Repsol Honda rider. In a qualifying session at Silverstone Circuit on Saturday, Stoner became the fastest racer is able to record time of 2:02.020 and the new lap record. The Australian rider faster than Simoncelli by 00,188 that must be satisfied to finish in second place.

In the last front row, Jorge Lorenzo improve achievement in this qualifying session. Having had time to finish in fourth position on the final free practice session, Yamaha rider was successfully grab third spot ahead of teammate Ben Spies. The Yamaha's better speed in qualifying make Jorge Lorenzo optimistic to achieve good results in the race at Silverstone Circuit this evening. Lorenzo assess the speed of Yamaha M1 which had started closer to Honda's RC212V Casey Stoner.
"I was riding very well, very aggressive and has good speed. We may not be able to grab pole position, but the gap is very close 0.2 seconds off from pole," said Lorenzo. Lorenzo won the race at Silverstone last year. 24 years old spaniard currently still at the top of the riders standings with a score 98 points, seven points ahead Stoner.

Meanwhile, Andrea Dovizioso will start the race from fifth. Surprises came from Karel Abraham. The rookie rider managed to finish in sixth position in the qualifying session this time. What about Valentino Rossi? It seems luck is still not sided with the Ducati rider. Rossi must start the race tomorrow from the 13th position. , The Doctor must work hard if he want to be on the podium at the British MotoGP. 

Worse fate over Cal Crutchlow, Tech 3 Yamaha Monster rider was experiencing a serious accident, which resulted in a broken left collarbone. Ironically, Crutchlow is the second Tech 3 riders who suffered injuries. Earlier, team mate Colin Edwards also had experienced the same thing, after suffering an collarbone injury. Luckily after surgery, Edwards could appear in the British MotoGP.

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Kimi Raikkonen Returns To WRC Greece

Kimi Raikkonen will be back to World Rally Championship Greece next week guys, almost two months after he made his last appearance in the series in Jordan, where he finished sixth in his Ice 1 Racing Citroen DS3 WRC. 

Since then the ex-Formula One world champion has made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut, finishing 15th at Charlotte, a result he followed up by claiming 27th on his first appearance in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the same venue one week later.

Raikkonen has yet to compete on the Loutraki-based Acropolis Rally and will be braced for a tough test on the punishing gravel stages. He spent today (Wednesday) reacclimatising to the rigours of driving his turbocharged Citroen on gravel roads during a test near Marseille in the south of France where he covered approximately 150 kilometres.

Benoit Nogier, who manages the Citroen Racing Technologies operation, the company responsible for running Raikkonen’s DS3 WRC, spoke to Wrc.com following the test. He said: “We were very happy with his performance in Jordan and he has a good opportunity for Greece. We found a road with a condition as close as possible to Greece and Kimi was quite happy. It will be a tough rally, not necessarily for the drivers but for the cars. The first day is very long with only a remote service but Kimi is not a rookie anymore and will be able to manage this situation.”

Raikkonen, who is co-driven by fellow Finn Kaj Lindstrom, will be anxious to kick start his promising 2011 WRC campaign in Greece after skipping the last two rounds in Italy and Argentina. He had described his performance on the Jordan Rally in mid-April as his best in the series so far and would have equalled his career-best fifth place but for a late puncture.

“The driving has been better and we’re pushing harder now,” Raikkonen was quoted as saying recently. “My only target really is to improve in the WRC.”

The Acropolis Rally will mark the fourth of Raikkonen’s planned 10 appearances in the WRC. He’s currently ninth in the drivers’ standings on 18 points. Ice 1 Racing is sixth in the manufacturers’ standings with 26 points.

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