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MotoGP - Brno - practice three results:
1 Crutchlow; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Marquez; 4 Rossi; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Bradl; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Hayden.
1 Crutchlow; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Marquez; 4 Rossi; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Bradl; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Hayden.
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WRC - Germany: As Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah put it earlier this morning:
"I've done the Dakar with 700-kilometre stages, but in this car Baumholder feels like 500 kilometres"
"I've done the Dakar with 700-kilometre stages, but in this car Baumholder feels like 500 kilometres"
WRC - Germany: Rally Germany's 'big one' is underway.
Arena Panzerplatte is a mega 41 kilometre blast around the Baumholder military range. It's fast and very, very challenging. Watch out for the hinkelsteins.
Arena Panzerplatte is a mega 41 kilometre blast around the Baumholder military range. It's fast and very, very challenging. Watch out for the hinkelsteins.
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MotoGP - Brno: And in the dying moments Crutchlow has gone quickest overall with a time of 1m56.156.
MotoGP - Brno: Dovizioso is making improvements in the final few minutes of the session. He is currently eighth fastest with 1m57.196s.
He currently trails Friday pacesetter Stefan Bradl, who hasn't been as competitive today.
He currently trails Friday pacesetter Stefan Bradl, who hasn't been as competitive today.
Crash
MotoGP - Brno: First crash of the session as Andrea Iannone suffers from understeer and careers into the gravel. Not a sizeable shunt, thankfully.
He was 11th quickest before the mishap.
He was 11th quickest before the mishap.
MotoGP - Brno: Ten minutes of the session remain and Lorenzo still leads the way with his time of 1m56.322s.
MotoGP - Brno: Elsewhere, the Ducati duo are ninth and 10th quickest.
Andreas Dovizioso has posted the fastest time of the pair and is 0.160s ahead of Nicky Haden. The American's quickest lap so far is 1m57.542s.
Andreas Dovizioso has posted the fastest time of the pair and is 0.160s ahead of Nicky Haden. The American's quickest lap so far is 1m57.542s.
MotoGP - Brno: Lorenzo, Marquez and Pedrosa are continuing to set the pace.
Crutchlow has instantly found some speed after the tyre change. He's now fourth quickest with 1m56.771s, ahead of Rossi, who has also made an improvement with a time of 1m56.856s.
Crutchlow has instantly found some speed after the tyre change. He's now fourth quickest with 1m56.771s, ahead of Rossi, who has also made an improvement with a time of 1m56.856s.
MotoGP - Brno: Looks like the Tech 3 boys have gone out on the hard front tyre, while their Honda rivals continue with the softer compound rubber.
Checkered flag
GP3 - Spa: No last-ditch improvements in the top 10, so the starting grid is set. Sainz is on pole, by an whopping 0.393s, ahead of Kvyat, Harvey and Daly, who were all separated by a minuscule 0.006s in comparison.
Championship leader Tio Ellinas will start fifth, ahead of Alex Fontana, Nick Yelloly, Kevin Korjus (of whom we expected more) and Facu Regalia.
Championship leader Tio Ellinas will start fifth, ahead of Alex Fontana, Nick Yelloly, Kevin Korjus (of whom we expected more) and Facu Regalia.
MotoGP - Brno: Not much change in the order as we approach the half-way stage of the session.
Crutchlow doesn't appear too happy, though. He's returned to the pits after a couple of irksome slides.
Crutchlow doesn't appear too happy, though. He's returned to the pits after a couple of irksome slides.
GP3 - Spa: Sainz hits the top on 2m04.125s, three-tenths clear of Kvyat and Daly. But Harvey now leaps to third, setting exactly the same time as Kvyat, and 0.006s faster than Daly. Close!
MotoGP - Brno: Fifteen minutes of the session completed, so here is the current order:
1. Lorenzo; 2 Marquez +0.141s; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Smith; 5 Bradl; 6 Crutchlow.
1. Lorenzo; 2 Marquez +0.141s; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Smith; 5 Bradl; 6 Crutchlow.
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MotoGP - Brno: Lorenzo's stepped up the pace and posted the quickest time of the session so far.
His 1m56.322s is 0.141s ahead of Marquez, who in turn is 0.363 quicker than his team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
Pedrosa admitted he is still riding with some discomfort following his injury at the Sachsenring.
His 1m56.322s is 0.141s ahead of Marquez, who in turn is 0.363 quicker than his team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
Pedrosa admitted he is still riding with some discomfort following his injury at the Sachsenring.
GP3 - Spa: To be exact, it was the top of Radillon, rather than Eau Rouge, but you know what I mean.
GP3 - Spa: Amazing moment for Williamson as he literally flies over the top of Eau Rouge. He'll do well to avoid that kerb in future!
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MotoGP - Brno: Marc Marquez goes quickest on his fourth-timed lap. His 1m56.536s makes the championship leader 0.028s quicker than Lorenzo.
GP3 - Spa: Harvey is up to third on his second set of fresh tyres. Ellinas has improved again to P4. Korjus has pitted again, so it looks like he'll not be saving any tyres for the race and going out for another run at the end.
GP3 - Spa: A flurry of fast laps has shaken-up the top of the times: Kvyat, who is sporting a quite brilliant helmet-mounted TV camera this weekend, is fastest, ahead of Korjus, Ellinas, Daly, Vainio, Fumanelli, Regalia and Niederhauser.
Not a Brit in sight now, until ninth-placed Harvey.
Not a Brit in sight now, until ninth-placed Harvey.
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MotoGP - Brno: The first lap times are now popping in and Lorenzo is at the top of the timesheets with 1m56.564s.
As an indicator, Bradl set the quickest time yesterday with 1m56.500s and last year's pole time was 1m55.799s.
As an indicator, Bradl set the quickest time yesterday with 1m56.500s and last year's pole time was 1m55.799s.
GP3 - Spa: Six British drivers in the top seven places at the moment. Harvey, Korjus (not British), Zamparelli, Yelloly, McKee, Sims and Williamson.
That has all just changed...
That has all just changed...
GP3 - Spa: Title contender Facu Regalia has just had an adventure of his own at Pouhon. He is currently 21st, although his best lap was a lot longer than it needed to be as it included a fair degree of run-off.
Green flag
MotoGP - Brno: The riders head out to begin third practice. Quite overcast this morning and track temperatures are lower than they were yesterday, so it will be interesting to see what effect - if any - this has on the current pecking order.
GP3 - Spa: Jack Harvey is P1 for ART, but his second lap was ruined by him carrying an over-ambitious amount of speed in Pouhon. That lap was over 3s off his best. Korjus, still second, heads pitwards.
GP3 - Spa: Ellinas has dispensed with his left-side skirt by driving over the kerbs and gravel. That's done the trick. A marshal has retrieved the offending item.
GP3 - Spa: After points leader Tio Ellinas's rear wing fell off in free practice yesterday, now one of his side-skirts is hanging off his Manor car. Kevin Korjus leads a Koiranen GP one-two at present, but it's very early days.
MotoGP - Brno: Just under 10 minutes now until the third practice session of the weekend gets underway.
Stefan Bradl set the pace yesterday with Jorge Lorenzo also looking particularly quick around the 3.3-mile circuit.
Bradl surprises in second practice
Stefan Bradl set the pace yesterday with Jorge Lorenzo also looking particularly quick around the 3.3-mile circuit.
Bradl surprises in second practice
GP3 - Spa: The Ardennes forest is reverberating to the sound of GP3's tune as qualifying kicks off. Conor Daly was fastest in practice on Friday, but the next half an hour will decide who takes pole position for this afternoon's race.
Checkered flag
WRC - Germany - SS10 results:
Stage: 1 Sordo 5m08.9s; 2 Latvala +0.2s; 3 Ogier +1.9s; 4 Neuville + 3.4s; 5 Novikov +7.0s; 6 Ostberg +9.2s.
Overall: 1 Latvala; 2 Neuville +10.6s; 3 Sordo +25.6s; 4Hirvonen +1m04.2s; 5 Ostberg +2m35.9s; 6 Prokop +4m53.9s.
Stage: 1 Sordo 5m08.9s; 2 Latvala +0.2s; 3 Ogier +1.9s; 4 Neuville + 3.4s; 5 Novikov +7.0s; 6 Ostberg +9.2s.
Overall: 1 Latvala; 2 Neuville +10.6s; 3 Sordo +25.6s; 4Hirvonen +1m04.2s; 5 Ostberg +2m35.9s; 6 Prokop +4m53.9s.
WRC - Germany: Kubica is back in the WRC2 lead by 3.6s as Evans has a minor excursion through a ditch on that stage!
There is so little to choose between these two in Germany.
There is so little to choose between these two in Germany.
WRC - Germany: Kubica thinks his RRC Citroen is now struggling for power compared to Evans' R5 Ford...
WRC - Germany: Ogier isn't fastest that time, he said the road was a bit too dirty by his position in the running order, but he promises to be fastest on the next stage instead...
That means Sordo gets the stage win.
That means Sordo gets the stage win.
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Crash
WRC - Germany: Both Mikko Hirvonen and Mads Ostberg missed braking points at the same spot on that stage, each losing a few seconds.
"I saw some lines and thought that looks like a nice place to brake," said Ostberg.
It wasn't.
"I saw some lines and thought that looks like a nice place to brake," said Ostberg.
It wasn't.
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WRC - Germany: Again Dani Sordo sets the early pace as he beats Latvala by a couple of tenths, but we can't call him the stage winner until Ogier turns up.
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WRC - Germany: Neuville hints that the VW's power is giving it the advantage on fast stages like this one.
"It's hard to follow him, I can see his line and I'm braking later than him at every corner," says Neuville.
"It's hard to follow him, I can see his line and I'm braking later than him at every corner," says Neuville.
WRC - Germany: Latvala's lead is up to 10 seconds as Neuville loses a surprise 3.5s on that short stage.
WRC - Germany: A short five-minute blast on this stage before the huge Panzerplatte ahead. Latvala completes safely.
Lights out
WRC - Germany: The Peterburg stage has begun and both the overall and WRC2 lead battles are very finely poised.
Latvala leads Neuville by seven seconds, Evans leads Kubica by 2.5s.
Latvala leads Neuville by seven seconds, Evans leads Kubica by 2.5s.
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