Electronics are very much on MotoGP rookie Eugene Laverty's mind at the moment. The Aspar Honda rider's first premier-class race was wrecked by an electronic 'location' problem at Qatar, while improving traction control on the new Open class RC213V-RS is top priority for both the Irishman and team-mate Nicky Hayden. “For the last four years it's been a bit of a running joke because electronics issues seem to have followed me everywhere!” Laverty said of the Qatar issues. “This time as I rolled off the grid it confused itself. [The bike] didn't know where it was. So it was out of sync all the time. “When I was in fourth gear it felt like a handbrake was on, so I had to short-shift...
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