Valencia, 8 November: tomorrow’s 30-lap race at Valencia will see Valentino Rossi starting from the pole position since last time in Le Mans in 2010 followed by Iannone and Pedrosa. LCR racer Stefan Bradl will line up on the fourth row with the 10th lap time (1’31.443). The German had some trouble with the set-up in yesterday’s first outing and had to compete today for both QP1 and QP2.
Stefan: “Actually I am totally unhappy because our second rear tyre in QP2 had some chattering so, although I was pushing very hard, I could not improve my lap time. I knew that the guys would have pushed to improve in the last minutes and I wanted to do the same thing but at the end we reached P10. It’s not the perfect position for the race tomorrow but I think positive because the guys have similar pace and I have a good pace too. I believe we can easily fight for the top 6 places”.
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Valencia, 7 November: following an intense three-week schedule oversea, the MotoGP field took the Ricardo Tormo race track today for the first day of action with reigning World Champion Marc Marquez on the top of the time sheets. Stefan Bradl, who is approaching his last round aboard the LCR RCV, ended up with a positive 7th lap time (1’31.935), but it was a complicated first opening day for the German struggling to drive his Honda machine in the Spanish race track curves.
Stefan: “Actually we are struggling to find a good setting. At the moment we have some issues, especially in this morning first session, when we had serious problems in corner entries at a very high speed. We found few things to improve this afternoon but we are still trying to fix the problem. Now we are P7, which is good but the gap is very tight so we must be ready for tomorrow to jump in Q2 directly. If we can adjust the bike I am sure we can go faster but it will be hard work for the guys because we are not completely sure where the issues comes from”.
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Phillip Island, 19 October: the Australian GP was an incident packed race with nine riders out of the final standing including the world champion Marc Marquez and LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl who crashed at 8 laps to go. After two tough days of practices and the 11th spot on the grid, the German set up a very good pace for the 27-lap round (5th fastest rider) but during an overtaking manoeuvre he fell off loosing the chance to fight for the top five.
Stefan: “Actually we have done a good job during the race. All the weekend we struggled a lot with the tyres situation and we could not find our standard pace. Also starting from the 11th spot was not easy but finally in the race I found my pace. Then Iannone took out Pedrosa and I dropped back because I had to go wide. After that I pushed to come back and I was in the group with Dovi, Pol, Aleix and Bradley and I could match their pace. Unfortunately I made a mistake when I wanted to pass the guy in front of me in the hairpin and I could not brake hard enough and my front tyre hit Aleix’ bike. I crashed out and Aleix had to retire. I am very sorry for him and his crew. We have to keep going now and do our maximum in Sepang next week”.
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Phillip Island, 18 October: light rain fell on the Island circuit just before the QP2 show-down but did not affect the premier class riders performance on soft rubber. On the top of the time sheet, ahead tomorrow’s 27-lap race, the just-crowned World Champion Marc Marquez followed by Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo while LCR racer Stefan Bradl (11th – 1’29.155) will start from the middle of the fourth row for a very close battle considering the small gap with the front group.
Stefan: “Absolutely not what we expected on this track and I am very frustrated about the 11th position. Actually my lap times are pretty good and I was trying to push my maximum but, just before the QP2 beginning, it started to drip and the conditions became a bit tricky for everybody. We chose a softer front tyre and it was the right decision but we missed our flying lap to qualify in a better position. However we are just 0.5s off the front row and the gap is very close so we can still obtain a good result”.
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Phillip Island, 17 October: Stefan Bradl’s first outing at the Island circuit did not commence in the proper way, as the German riding the LCR RCV, like the majority of his colleagues, was not able to perform with the new tyre pressure suggested by Bridgestone to avoid last year’s technical issues. Bradl ended the opening day of the Australian GP in 12th place with a best lap time of 1’30.678.
Stefan: “It’s hard to think positive today. Actually we had big problems with the tyres situation as we had to run a special tyre pressure for safety reasons due to last year issues, but I could not find the right confidence to set my pace. On the maximum lean I have no feedback from the rear tyre and we are loosing a lot on mid-corner and acceleration. Now we must check the data and find a solution for tomorrow because 12th place is not what we are here for”.
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Motegi, 12 October: in today’s crowded Japanese Grand Prix (more than 43.000 fans), HRC rider Marc Marquez won his second world title aboard the RCV while the LCR racer Stefan Bradl finished the Japanese round in 7th position, which allows him to maintain the 9th place in the world standing. The intention of the German rider is to score further points in the forthcoming race in Australia and Malaysia.
Stefan: “Well.. P7 is okay for this weekend considering my position in the qualifying yesterday. I took a good start and could pass Pol Espargaro catching Iannone straight after. I was the whole race behind him but could not pass him especially in the braking areas where the Ducati seemed to be really strong. I made some small imperfection in the last laps trying to overtake him and managed to finish 7th. Now we look forward to the next race trying to qualify in a better position to have an extra advantage during the race”.
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Motegi, 11 October: despite his impressive race pace shown throughout the free sessions, LCR racer Stefan Bradl could not repeat his strong performance on soft tyre at today’s Motegi GP qualifying show-down (9th overall-1’45.005). The QP2 session has been surprisingly dominated by Ducati rider Dovizioso who will start from the first spot on the grid followed by Rossi and Pedrosa. The German riding the RCV no.6 will share the third row with Espargaro and Crutchlow but he intends to quickly move forward during the 24-lap race.
Stefan: “Actually I am a bit disappointed with the qualifying result as I was expecting something more than 9th place. As you can see the gap is very close, but unfortunately we missed a few tenths to obtain the front row. My second soft tyre had some chattering in the beginning until it got warm so I lost one and a half laps so I was not able to improve my lap time. This is the bad thing of today’s work. Sure my pace is better than the 9th place shown today so I guess we can do a better result tomorrow”.
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Motegi, 10 October: the MotoGP contingent completed the first day of action at Motegi race track with LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl immediately gaining a good feeling on the Japanese soil as he ended the day with a strong 3rd place (1’45.637). The German knew that his RCV would have been competitive and he did not make any special effort to qualify amongst the leading trio.
Stefan: “We are quite satisfied because we have been very fast for the whole day and 3rd place in the last free practice is quite good. Our pace shows that we have a good speed and we have been clear and immediate in taking decisions on our bike set-up. We took the right direction easily and now we have to keep an eye at the weather tomorrow to see if it’s getting cooler. But overall I am pleased with the job we have done today”.
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Aragón, 28 September: today’s 23-lap race in Aragón was one of the most breath-taking rounds of the season with many riders crashing out due to the tricky conditions (including the championship leader Marc Marquez). The MotoGP field had to deal with fog, rain and colder temperature after two days of sunny practice sessions. Starting from the third row on the grid, LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl had realistic podium aspirations but the challenge in these conditions was complicated for everybody especially with heavy rain at the final part of the race. Bradl ended the fourteenth round with a very positive 4th place which gives him more confidence before the over-sea back to back races.
Stefan: “Well…it was a crazy race for us. Firstly we have lost some positions at the start because our clutch was not working well. Then I was on hard rear tyre whilst the others were on soft except Marc and Dani. With the mist I had not enough confidence to lean because I was loosing the rear on entry so I dropped back some positions. Then it started to rain more and more and I thought to go in one lap earlier but I had many things in my head at that moment. The pit-stop was simply perfect so we could gain some position s when we changed the bike. After that the podium was very close but I missed the final boost to go for it. Anyway in the past we had difficult races so this 4th place is very important for us especially before the over-sea races. Must thank my Team because they made an excellent job in these tricky conditions”.
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Aragón, 27 September: despite some small mistakes in the qualifying show-down today, the LCR racer Stefan Bradl confirms his good shape at Aragón circuit ahead tomorrow’s 23-lap race. Bradl will start from the third row between Lorenzo and Dovizioso (8th overall- 1’48.368) and his good race pace makes him confident to end the Spanish round with a positive result which allows him to rise in the general standing.
Stefan: “First of all we improved a lot our bike compared to yesterday. We made a big step in handling and the general setting so this is the good point for this morning FP3 and this afternoon FP4. We have shown a constant and good pace so I am looking forward to the race because we found a good solution for tomorrow. Unfortunately in the QP2 I made few mistakes and could not set a perfect flying lap. Our potential is higher but we missed a few tenths to qualify in the second row due to my errors. Anyway P8 is not a drama because we still have a good pace to catch the guys in front and I am sure we can achieve 2 or 3 positions in the race”.
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Valencia, 8 November: tomorrow’s 30-lap race at Valencia will see Valentino Rossi starting from the pole position since last time in Le Mans in 2010 followed by Iannone and Pedrosa. LCR racer Stefan Bradl will line up on the fourth row with the 10th lap time (1’31.443). The German had some trouble with the set-up in yesterday’s first outing and had to compete today for both QP1 and QP2.
Stefan: “Actually I am totally unhappy because our second rear tyre in QP2 had some chattering so, although I was pushing very hard, I could not improve my lap time. I knew that the guys would have pushed to improve in the last minutes and I wanted to do the same thing but at the end we reached P10. It’s not the perfect position for the race tomorrow but I think positive because the guys have similar pace and I have a good pace too. I believe we can easily fight for the top 6 places”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/eng/news/2014/bradl-starting-from-the-10th-spot-for-the-ultimate-round-of-2014_ID_3_IDa_13131.htm#sthash.JgONRg00.dpuf
Phillip Island, 18 October: light rain fell on the Island circuit just before the QP2 show-down but did not affect the premier class riders performance on soft rubber. On the top of the time sheet, ahead tomorrow’s 27-lap race, the just-crowned World Champion Marc Marquez followed by Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo while LCR racer Stefan Bradl (11th – 1’29.155) will start from the middle of the fourth row for a very close battle considering the small gap with the front group.
Stefan: “Absolutely not what we expected on this track and I am very frustrated about the 11th position. Actually my lap times are pretty good and I was trying to push my maximum but, just before the QP2 beginning, it started to drip and the conditions became a bit tricky for everybody. We chose a softer front tyre and it was the right decision but we missed our flying lap to qualify in a better position. However we are just 0.5s off the front row and the gap is very close so we can still obtain a good result”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/eng/news/2014/bradl-ready-for-a-close-battle-at-the-aussie-circuit_ID_3_IDa_12124.htm#sthash.DNDrY2iA.dpuf 
Phillip Island, 17 October: Stefan Bradl’s first outing at the Island circuit did not commence in the proper way, as the German riding the LCR RCV, like the majority of his colleagues, was not able to perform with the new tyre pressure suggested by Bridgestone to avoid last year’s technical issues. Bradl ended the opening day of the Australian GP in 12th place with a best lap time of 1’30.678.
Stefan: “It’s hard to think positive today. Actually we had big problems with the tyres situation as we had to run a special tyre pressure for safety reasons due to last year issues, but I could not find the right confidence to set my pace. On the maximum lean I have no feedback from the rear tyre and we are loosing a lot on mid-corner and acceleration. Now we must check the data and find a solution for tomorrow because 12th place is not what we are here for”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/eng/news/2014/bradl%E2%80%99s-performance-affected-by-tyre-issues-at-the-island-circuit_ID_3_IDa_12123.htm#sthash.ncURwdTm.dpuf 
Motegi, 12 October: in today’s crowded Japanese Grand Prix (more than 43.000 fans), HRC rider Marc Marquez won his second world title aboard the RCV while the LCR racer Stefan Bradl finished the Japanese round in 7th position, which allows him to maintain the 9th place in the world standing. The intention of the German rider is to score further points in the forthcoming race in Australia and Malaysia.
Stefan: “Well.. P7 is okay for this weekend considering my position in the qualifying yesterday. I took a good start and could pass Pol Espargaro catching Iannone straight after. I was the whole race behind him but could not pass him especially in the braking areas where the Ducati seemed to be really strong. I made some small imperfection in the last laps trying to overtake him and managed to finish 7th. Now we look forward to the next race trying to qualify in a better position to have an extra advantage during the race”.
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Motegi, 11 October: despite his impressive race pace shown throughout the free sessions, LCR racer Stefan Bradl could not repeat his strong performance on soft tyre at today’s Motegi GP qualifying show-down (9th overall-1’45.005). The QP2 session has been surprisingly dominated by Ducati rider Dovizioso who will start from the first spot on the grid followed by Rossi and Pedrosa. The German riding the RCV no.6 will share the third row with Espargaro and Crutchlow but he intends to quickly move forward during the 24-lap race.
Stefan: “Actually I am a bit disappointed with the qualifying result as I was expecting something more than 9th place. As you can see the gap is very close, but unfortunately we missed a few tenths to obtain the front row. My second soft tyre had some chattering in the beginning until it got warm so I lost one and a half laps so I was not able to improve my lap time. This is the bad thing of today’s work. Sure my pace is better than the 9th place shown today so I guess we can do a better result tomorrow”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/eng/news/2014/9th-place-on-the-grid-for-bradl-ahead-japanese-gp_ID_3_IDa_12120.htm#sthash.ncXDn12A.dpuf 
Motegi, 10 October: the MotoGP contingent completed the first day of action at Motegi race track with LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl immediately gaining a good feeling on the Japanese soil as he ended the day with a strong 3rd place (1’45.637). The German knew that his RCV would have been competitive and he did not make any special effort to qualify amongst the leading trio.
Stefan: “We are quite satisfied because we have been very fast for the whole day and 3rd place in the last free practice is quite good. Our pace shows that we have a good speed and we have been clear and immediate in taking decisions on our bike set-up. We took the right direction easily and now we have to keep an eye at the weather tomorrow to see if it’s getting cooler. But overall I am pleased with the job we have done today”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/eng/news/2014/bradl-3rd-fastest-at-motegi-gp-opening-day_ID_3_IDa_12119.htm#sthash.RXe3xI4y.dpuf 
Aragón, 28 September: today’s 23-lap race in Aragón was one of the most breath-taking rounds of the season with many riders crashing out due to the tricky conditions (including the championship leader Marc Marquez). The MotoGP field had to deal with fog, rain and colder temperature after two days of sunny practice sessions. Starting from the third row on the grid, LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl had realistic podium aspirations but the challenge in these conditions was complicated for everybody especially with heavy rain at the final part of the race. Bradl ended the fourteenth round with a very positive 4th place which gives him more confidence before the over-sea back to back races.
Stefan: “Well…it was a crazy race for us. Firstly we have lost some positions at the start because our clutch was not working well. Then I was on hard rear tyre whilst the others were on soft except Marc and Dani. With the mist I had not enough confidence to lean because I was loosing the rear on entry so I dropped back some positions. Then it started to rain more and more and I thought to go in one lap earlier but I had many things in my head at that moment. The pit-stop was simply perfect so we could gain some position s when we changed the bike. After that the podium was very close but I missed the final boost to go for it. Anyway in the past we had difficult races so this 4th place is very important for us especially before the over-sea races. Must thank my Team because they made an excellent job in these tricky conditions”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/de/news/2014/bradl-takes-important-4th-place-at-dramatic-arag%C3%B3n-gp_ID_3_IDa_12117.htm#sthash.bTtmuNuz.dpuf 
Aragón, 27 September: despite some small mistakes in the qualifying show-down today, the LCR racer Stefan Bradl confirms his good shape at Aragón circuit ahead tomorrow’s 23-lap race. Bradl will start from the third row between Lorenzo and Dovizioso (8th overall- 1’48.368) and his good race pace makes him confident to end the Spanish round with a positive result which allows him to rise in the general standing.
Stefan: “First of all we improved a lot our bike compared to yesterday. We made a big step in handling and the general setting so this is the good point for this morning FP3 and this afternoon FP4. We have shown a constant and good pace so I am looking forward to the race because we found a good solution for tomorrow. Unfortunately in the QP2 I made few mistakes and could not set a perfect flying lap. Our potential is higher but we missed a few tenths to qualify in the second row due to my errors. Anyway P8 is not a drama because we still have a good pace to catch the guys in front and I am sure we can achieve 2 or 3 positions in the race”.
See more at: http://lcr.mc/de/news/2014/bradl-8th-quickest-relies-on-his-race-pace-to-get-a-good-result_ID_3_IDa_12116.htm#sthash.JarQuDEd.dpuf