Eugene Laverty slammed what he described as the MotoGP 'tow trucks' in Q1 as several riders waiting for a tow seriously hindered his attempts at setting a fast time in MotoGP qualifying at Silverstone. Despite impressing throughout the weekend, Laverty could qualify no higher than 19th, five places lower than what he felt was his ideal position, in Q1 after both his runs saw riders getting in his way. Believing that his increased pace in free practice attracted others to follow his lead, Laverty described the first of the two qualifying shootouts as 'amateur hour', which contains riders 'that suffer from SBS – small brain syndrome.' “An absolute disaster,” was how he described his...
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