Aprilia’s current MotoGP effort may be a back marker, but the brand has a long and successful history in racing. That’s not 54 victories, mind you, it’s 54 world championships.

Formation flying: most GP riders (and many in the lower classes, including several of the youngster Red Bull Rookies) like to put the air brake out. Does it work? If it turns up the rider’s confidence even a little bit, then it works.

One rider who rarely, if ever, uses the leg dangle is the super smooth Jorge Lorenzo.

Fighting to keep the lead in the championship while Lorenzo has all the moment, Rossi finds that one of his favorite circuits has come up at just the right time. Can he find some of the old magic?

Given the ubiquitous threat of rain at the Dutch Grand Prix, Pedrosa and his team practiced a bike swap.

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