Sentence examples for factory ride from inspiring English sources

Crutchlow, 26, has had an outstanding season for the Tech 3 Yamaha team but wants a factory ride for 2013.

The 27-year-old had sought a factory ride with Yamaha, who have replaced him with Spaniard Pol Espargaro, 22.

The deal gives Crutchlow, who has had four podium finishes for Yamaha's satellite team Tech 3 this year, a MotoGP factory ride for the first time.

It's a big decision to turn your back on a factory ride but Crutchlow is not shy of making big decisions.

If true, it means Crutchlow, who endured his worst weekend so far this season, finds himself with one less option to consider for next year and, probably, one step closer to a factory ride with Ducati.

Espargaro, 21, who finished second behind Marc Marquez in the Moto2 championship in 2012, was first linked with a Tech 3 seat last year, when Crutchlow held brief talks with Ducati about a factory ride.

Problems with their factory rides plagued some high-profile riders at Qatar.

"Death does not come to the factory riding only bullets and the lethal blows of police lathis," Mr. Sengupta writes.

There he was, strolling with his photogenic wife, sitting on a horse, inspecting factories, riding a roller coaster at Pyongyang's funfair, hanging out with Dennis Rodman.

Sheene lost his factory Suzuki ride after that second defeat, running his own private Yamaha squad.

He won't be getting a factory Yamaha ride any time soon, that's for sure.