~ Auto Buzz ~: MotoGP: Round #12 Repsol Honda Race Preview

Repsol Honda Press Release: After his second place finish in Brno, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez heads to Britain this weekend hoping to close the gap to the front, he’s now 52 points behind leaders Lorenzo and Rossi in the Championship Standings. Teammate, Dani Pedrosa (7th in the Standings), had a difficult weekend in Brno after injuring his left ankle but was able to fight up to 5th in the race. Silverstone has a rich racing heritage stretching back over 60 years and has become an iconic motorsport venue. Built on a former airfield, the 5.9km track is popular with the riders and is one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. This is the sixth year that the paddock will visit Silverstone since it replaced Donington in 2010. Last year, Marc earned Honda’s maiden victory at the Silverstone circuit in the MotoGP class and has celebrated four podiums in five visits, including a victory in the 125cc class in 2010 and a second place finish in MotoGP in 2013. Dani, who has been undergoing treatment since his unfortunate crash on Friday in Brno, will be hoping to arrive in Silverstone close to full fitness. Dani has celebrated two podium finishes in Silverstone (3rd in 2013 and 2012). FP1 will begin on Friday at 09h55 local time.

Marc Marquez #93: Championship Standing: 3rd - 159 points "Brno was a difficult weekend but we took important points in the Championship and keep fighting! Silverstone isn’t one of my favorite tracks but I enjoy going there as you can feel the excitement and the history that surrounds the circuit and the area as a whole. I’ve been on the podium there the past three years including a win last year, so let’s hope the weather is good to us and we can fight for a similar result this year."

Dani Pedrosa #26: Championship Standing: 7th - 91 points "It wasn’t our best weekend in the Czech Republic but we were able to fight our way up to 5th and we must learn from the experience. My ankle is feeling much better now - not 100% - but I’m not in as much pain as I was in Brno. Silverstone is a very fast track, it’s very flat - being an old airfield - and it has many changes of direction, so finding a setup that suits both the fast and slow corners is the challenge. As always, the British weather is the unknown factor so it’s important to keep an eye on that!" MotoGP 2015 Tuesday, August 25th 2015 - Rider Standings: 1 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA 211 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA 211 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 3 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA 159 Repsol Honda Team Honda 4 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA 142 Ducati Team Ducati 5 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 106 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 6 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 104 Ducati Team Ducati 7 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA 91 Repsol Honda Team Honda 8 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 81 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 9 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR 74 LCR Honda Honda 10 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 63 Pramac Racing Ducati 11 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA 62 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 12 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA 53 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 13 HERNANDEZ Yonny 68 COL 41 Pramac Racing Ducati 14 REDDING Scott 45 GBR 37 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 15 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA 20 Avintia Racing Ducati 16 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA 16 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 17 BAZ Loris 76 FRA 15 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 18 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 12 LCR Honda Honda 19 BRADL Stefan 6 GER 11 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 PIRRO Michele 51 ITA 8 Ducati Team Ducati 21 HAYDEN Nicky 69 USA 8 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 22 LAVERTY Eugene 50 IRE 7 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 23 AOYAMA Hiroshi 7 JPN 5 AB Motoracing Honda 24 DI MEGLIO Mike 63 FRA 2 Avintia Racing Ducati 25 DE ANGELIS Alex 15 RSM 1 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha

Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa arrive at British GP: