Britain’s Bradley Smith is hoping for a dry MotoGP race in Austin on Sunday as he believes that his Monster Yamaha M1 is only capable of a good result if the rain holds off. Smith suffered a crash into turn one yesterday after staying out too long on the bike he had setup for wet conditions. If it rains, Smith believes the works and Pramac Ducatis will be very tough to beat even though he was reasonably quick as it thundered down. In the rain we were quite quick, I was happy with it considering that this time last year, every time I rode in the rain, I wanted to stop and pack up and go home. At least from that point, the new M1 is working better,” said Smith, speaking in Austin. “It...
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