Michael Laverty says Ian Hutchinson was “in the depths of despair” before the MLav Racing project came up for this year.

Today is the Isle of Man TT’s rest day, which will allow Bradford racer Dean Harrison to further celebrate his landmark achievement from Tuesday.

All eyes are on the Isle of Man TT’s big four of Michael Dunlop, Davey Todd, Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison, but a host of ...