So, how will new Yamaha WSBK recruit Eugene Laverty get along on the R1? See and hear his first post-lappage report here.

Yamaha will enter 2011 WSBK with two new riders. Their "star" rider may be soon to be ex-MotoGP rider Marco Melandri, but the one we find most interesting at this point is ex-Supersport rider Eugene Laverty

He's featured in this YouTube clip, assembled by the Yamaha Team.