Casey Stoner Fast and Steady in Sepang Test Malaysia
Casey Stoner, was the fastest at the Sepang Test Malaysia these whole 3 days. Which on the final day – was the top steadily fast rider.
At the Sepang Test final there’re just 2 riders who’ve break the lap barrier of 2’00” at this Sepang circuit. While Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner – the Repsol Honda duo set 1’59”s by Thursday. Both of them also grabbed the position of top 2 by the end of all those 3 days.
Riders Average Lap Times
Below is a report from motogp dot com, each rider’s longest run average lap times :
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News: Aerodynamics Capirossi MotoGP San Carlo Honda Gresini simoncelli
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MotoGP Aerodynamic, The Essential Factor Indeed
With just a little margins between succeed and failure in MotoGP, the essential of every detail can make big differences to each bike and rider.
“The aerodynamics in every road racing bike is very important because when you go over 200 km/h it makes the difference,” explained Simoncelli, whose height resulted in some modifications to his San Carlo Honda Gresini bike this season.
“It’s not a big modification but each modification can give me more or less 3 or 4 km/h more in the straight,” added the Italian, who goes through the specific changes that were made in the attached video.
News: Dani Pedrosa Honda Blade Honda Racing School Honda Repsol Noburo Ueda Red Bull U.S GP Sentul Circuit
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Dani Pedrosa Visit Indonesian Honda Racing School
Dani Pedrosa rider Repsol Team Honda spent two days in Indonesia after Sunday’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. Dani visiting the Sentul race circuit as a guest instructor at the Honda Racing School. Dani Pedrosa passed on precious riding advice to 16 Indonesian students between age of 11 and 15. Dani take a demonstration laps on a 110cc Honda Blade, one of the machines used by the school at which the former Honda 125cc GP winner, Noburo Ueda is the chief instructor.
“It was really good fun to ride the 110cc Blade!” Pedrosa said. “Of course it has very little horsepower compared to my RC212V, but I think it’s very good for the kids to start understanding how to ride a bike, to be familiar with the gears and the necessary riding style.”
More than 1,000 fans watched Pedrosa in his MotoGP racing leathers doing laps at the Sentul Karting circuit. After the demonstration Pedrosa offered some advice to the aspiring riders based on his experience when beginning racing when he was young. He said:
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News: Barberá’s Laguna trouble Mechanical Mechanical rumor the root of Barberá’s Laguna trouble
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Mechanical rumor the root of Barberá’s Laguna trouble
The Páginas Amarillas Aspar rider fell foul of a trouble with the chainlet on his satellite Ducati at Laguna Seca, ending a fantastic weekend with pension just three laps into his U.S. GP debut
Héctor Barberá had began the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from tenth on the grille and as one of only three riders to pick up points from every round so far in the 2010 season. The Páginas Amarillas rider would pick up his first DNF of the year after only three laps, still. Sometimes hard work is not enough, and happening was not on the Spaniard’s side on Sunday. A trouble with the chainlet of his Ducati machine brought an end to his race, in a situation that arrives with the job of being a motorcycle racer. Barberá’s great indicating in the first half of his rookie season gives him cause for blessedness over the summer break, and he will be back and fully aroused at the next lap of the series, in Brno at the end of next month.
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Davioso Prepared For Laguna Seca
Andrea Davizioso is willing to score a notable result at Laguna Seca this week. Davizioso has been on the podium four times this season even though not in the previous three races. It’s something that he wants to get it rights at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
“I’m really looking forward to racing at Laguna Seca because it’s a unique track, and also because I want to improve on my result from the last race in Germany,” said the 24 year-old, who was fifth at Sachsenring. “We are completely focused on getting a strong finish this weekend before we head into the MotoGP summer break.”
In Laguna Davizioso finish fourth at his debut premier class campaign and was running in the similar position last year before he went crash.
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News: Randy de Puniet Replace For Seca Roger Lee Hayden In successful operation last night The Frenchman
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Randy de Puniet Replace For Seca and Roger Lee Hayden In
The Frenchman had a successful operation last night on his left leg, and expects to be back for Brno. LCR Honda have claimed the American rider will stand in at this weekend’s Red Bull US Grand Prix.
Randy de Puniet undergo a successful two-hour operation on his left leg last night to insert a titanium rod, subsequent fractures to his left tibia and fibula continuous in a crash in Sunday’s race at Sachsenring.
The surgery, performed by Doctor Claudio Costa from the Clinica Mobile along together with Doctor Ulf Schendel and his medical team, was holded at hospital in Hartmannsdorf where De Puniet was streamed by helicopter from the circuit. LCR Honda have declared the operation as a positive one, and De Puniet would leave the hospital tomorrow (Tuesday, July 20th) to begin his rehabilitation with the aid of the Clinica Mobile.
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News: eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Fiat Yamaha Fiat Yamaha M1 first German run Jorge Lorenzo Lorenzo’s Team Manager Wilco Zeelenberg MotoGP Sachsenring The World Championship
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Lorenzo yearns better M1 feeling after first German run
The World Championship leader was left disillusioned with his first practice at Sachsenring in which he positioned sixth, as he fought for front feeling on his Fiat Yamaha M1. Jorge Lorenzo encountered a first practice session at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland that cease him and his Fiat Yamaha team with some overnight problems to resolve, namely a better front-end feeling on his M1 prototype.
The flow World Championship leader, who has won the last three races arrival into Sachsenring, was sixth fastest in the hour-long practice at 0.703s off Dani Pedrosa’s leading lap time. Lorenzo elaborated a change in the manner he rides for Saturday’s second practice and qualification sessions in order to recapture feeling and get back toward the top end of the timesheet ahead of Sunday’s race.
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News: Alvaro Bautista GSV-R Suzuki Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Sachsenring MotoGP
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Rizla Suzuki Continue To Maintain The Progress In Germany
The next round of MotoGP will be Sachsenring, Alvaro Bautista and Loris Capirossi head there and believes that they buoyed by the performance of the Suzuki GSV-R last time in Barcelona.
Bautista has a great record at the German circuit over the past couple of seasons in the 250cc class, even in the 2008 and 2009 he rode to the third step of the podium in both races. The 25 years old racer is hoping to bring some of the performance he showed at the last race at Catalunya – where he reach fifth position – to Catalunya. His in high confidence, following his improve MotoGP machine.
Capirossi is likely find away to build on what he describe as “the first real result” of 2010 last time out in Spain. Capirossi finished sevent in Catalunya and this is the huge steps the team took there will benefit then at the next round. Sachsenring here we comes.
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Assen New Corner, Storner Likes It
Casey Stoner, the Ducati Marlboro rider reach the second fastest in free practice 1 and Stoner just found out that the modified Ruskenhoek section of the track is more likely Stoner types.
Stoner progress was very well on the pace in the opening practice session of the TIM TT Assen on Thursday, Stoner lapping with a best time just 0.011s off Jorge Lorenzo who topped the timesheet.
With some changes to his front suspension and the progress right know, Stoner feels that he is slowly reaching the level he wants to, but that there is some way to go.
“It’s been one part we’ve been struggling with this year and in the last few races that we have changed the fork we’ve made some good progress,” said Stoner, who has been using a 2009 front suspension fork. “The progress unfortunately has been a little bit slow. In Mugello we were never competitive, at Silverstone by race day we were feeling much better but then we weren’t able to make the start with the bike we had. So I’m a little disappointed because we should have had a podium result this year, quite a few I think, but it’s the way things have gone for us this season and we just need to keep focused for each race.”
News: Gran Premio de Catalunya Lin Jarvis Valentino Rossi Wataru Yoshikawa Yoshikawa YZR-M1
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Yamaha Confirmed, Yoshikawa As Replacement For Rossi
Finally Yamaha Motor racing have confirmed that their experienced test driver Wataru Yoshikawa will replaced Rossi position for the Gran Premio Aperol de Catalunya on July 4th. Yoshikawa will riding in place of injuried Valentino Rossi until the Doctor is back to full condition following his broken legs.
Yoshikawa, a Japanese superbike champion, will riding the YZR-M1 which is Rossi’s motorcycle for the Italian side of the Fiat Yamaha garage and is expeted to be with the team for about three races as is expected about ROssi’s return dates.
Lin Jarvis said,
“We have considered many different scenarios and candidate riders to fill the temporary vacant seat in the Fiat Yamaha Team. We had always planned to use a rider from within the Yamaha Motor & Tech 3 family but for each rider we considered who is in active competition, their move to the Fiat Yamaha Team would have created another problem for their own racing programme or for the teams in which they are engaged.”
Assen Waiting For Lorenzo This Weekend
After gets the third win at Silverstone Jorge Lorenzo is going for his first premier class victory at Assen this weekend.
There is no much time to celebrate the Silverstone victory, Lorenzo has to get going to focus on Assen which takes places this weekend. This the Lorenzo third win of the season, his eight in the premier class and his 29th across all categories. And now Lorenzo lead the standing points to 37 points.
Lorenzo said,
“We have started this run of three races in a row as perfectly as we could have wished and Silverstone was a great race and very important for the Championship.“But now we move on and we just have to try to continue in the same way.”
Lorenzo has experienced success on number of occasions before in Assen. In 2004 Lorenzo won the 125cc race, and in 2006-2007 he won the 250cc titles.
Lorenzo also added,
“Next we arrive at Assen, my favorite track, and once again we’re aiming for the podium. “The team is working very well together and now we will just concentrate on trying to improve the M1 even more; it’s important to keep growing. I’ve won at Assen in 125 and 250 so I’d really like to try to win in MotoGP!”
Spies Get High Confidence On Silverstone
Spies reach fifth fastest in the opening practice at the AirAsia British Gran Prix, rookie of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team is on high confidence on the new Silverstone circuit.
Spies explained,
“It is a super fun track with a really cool design. It is really fast in a lot of places and I really like the fast right and left combination where they are building the new pits and paddock.“And coming out of the first corner you are really picking up a lot of speed before that twisty part and it is all about finding the limit, learning how deep you can run it in. It was a decent session though it took me a while to get going.”
News: Ducati Marlboro Kevin Schwantz Moto Gp Moto2 Mugello Nicky Hayden Silverstone
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Hayden Is Ready For The New Silverstone
AirAsia British Grand Prix at the new Silvertone is on the way, the Ducati Marlboro rider Nicky Hayden is prepared after a crash in Mugello’s. He hopes some fresh front solutions will help for his first podium of 2010.
Nicky Hayden has had a good start at this season, Hayden coming close to a podium finish in the opening season, after 3 race rounds and just missing one race in Mugello.
Round five at Silverstone this American is confident after the hard work put by Ducati Malboro team, The progress made so far this season which means Hayden ready for the new Silverstone circuit.
“I’m pretty happy with the bike, the team and everything, I’m just not so happy with my mistake at Mugello. I tried a bit too hard there and it’s true we need to improve something in the front of the bike to give us a little more confidence,” said Hayden at the official AirAsia British Grand Prix pre-event at Lord’s cricket ground.
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The Sixth Round 2010 MotoGP World Championship Broadcast Live on RTL 7
Holland motorcycling fans will gets their chance to watch the biggest one-day sporting event, because an agreement from Dorna Sports and RTL 7 has been reached for shown live the TIM TT Assen 2010 by the Dutch broadcaster.
All three categories – MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc races will broadcast live by RTL 7. The Netherlands will be much waiting performance of regular World Championship riders Jasper Iwema and Michael van der Mark in the 125cc category, and also their four wildcard host riders; Roy Pouw, Pepijn Bijsterbosch, Jerry van de Bunt and Ernst Dubbink.
The programme manager for RTL 7, Peter Lubbers observed the importance of the opportunity that given for Dutch fans about the race event prestige. “The TT Assen has an impressive history and fits perfectly into the RTL 7 plan,” he said. “It is also great to see our Dutch riders in action.”
The TIM TT Assen will be occur on June 24th-26th, as the 2010 MotoGP World Championship sixth round. So, get ready for the race!
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Rossi Follow Up To The Surgery
Valentino Rossi were built with a second smaller operation on his right leg in the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence on Monday afternoon, like a follow-around the surgery he underwent on Saturday automobile a fractured right tibia. The procedure today went according to plan and Doctor Roberto Buzzi from the CTO was pleased about the actual result.
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Yamaha have to Replace Rossi on the Catalunya Grand Prix
Next, Catalunya Grand Prix, 4th July will be without Valentino Rossi there. This news has confirmed by FIAT Yamaha that they will replace Rossi with a racer that still unclear who will take the Rossi’s bike.
Actually, after the Rossi’s accident, Yamaha is preferring to concentrate on Jorge Lorenzo who currently being the leader. But contractual responsibilities with Dorna strive it must place a full line-up of riders by the third race.
Thus, Lin Jarvis has said,
“Concerning the replacement rider – we have decided to field a replacement rider from the Catalunya Grand Prix on 4th July,” he said. ”We have chosen the Catalunya Grand Prix to respect our Team Participation obligations to the MotoGP championship and also to take time to select the most suitable rider and to make sure we’re organised and well prepared for this new situation. At this moment I am unable to tell you who the rider will be because we have not yet made a definitive decision.”
News: Cattolica Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico Valentino Rossi
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Rossi Goes To Cattolica For The Next Treatment
Valentino Rossi has been transferred to a hospital in Cattolica, which is closer to his home.
At 1530 CET Thursday the world champion was released from the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence, Italy. Rossi was recovering from surgery last Saturday to mend his broken right leg.
Valentino Rossi was taken by ambulance to a helicopter and being transferred to a hospital in Cattolica, near his home to meet with doctors to discuss the next step of his recovery. Be strong Rossi, we’re always support you.
News: Ducati Marlboro Team General Director of Ducati Domenicali Mugello race
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Guareschi and Domenicali Are Both Expecting Improvements in Ducati
Ducati Marlboro team got a fourth place again; the fourth successive time they’ve done this year. At Mugello it was Casey Stoner who got that position due to he tried a changed front suspension on his Desmosedici GP10, while his partner Nicky Hayden crashed out on lap five with a front-end problem.
The team might have been hoping more from their home race and it has been a hard start to the campaign for Stoner, who experienced two non-finishes himself before that race. Nevertheless, the management duo of Vittoriano Guareschi as well as Claudio Domenicali are both pretty confident and expecting an improvement. more »
Friends, Rivals, Fans : Mugello’s tribute to Valentino Rossi
Friends, rivals, fans all were united within their offerings of well wishes to Valentino Rossi because he recovered in hospital ahead of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM on Sunday morning.
“Valentino: a heritage of humanity”, “Vale return soon… we miss you” and “Without Vale there is no World Championship” were just some of the messages displayed on the numerous banners draped around the Mugello circuit on Sunday, all in tribute to Rossi after the crash the previous day that had caused his injury.
80,000 spectators showed their support for your 31 year-old, some with applause as they spoke on the crowd via telephone in the Mugello circuit PA system from his hospital bed in Florence, personally thanking them because of their resounding messages of support.
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Dani Pedrosa, From Pole To Winning The Race
From pole position to victory, this is the first victory of the 2010 season for the Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa. This victory was a reward for all the effort that team put in this race, said Dani. Dani Pedrosa standing in second place in the World Championship after this winning. And it feels exciting to tasted how sweet victory after the hard work put by his team and himself.
Pedrosa:
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to win again. We’ve been working really hard and we had some problems through the winter and in the first races, so I’m really delighted with this victory, especially after leading at Jerez for so long but not quite making it.”
Pedrosa leading Lorenzo just over 4 seconds ahead when they crossed the line. It was proof that he feel more competitive at aboard his factory RC212V and Dani hopes that this will continue into the next round at Silvertone in two weeks.
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Mika Kallio Against His Shoulder Injury on Next Race
This weekend at Mugello is being a tough race for the Finn racer, Mika Kallio caused of his shoulder injury when he raced at Le Mans. He can’t move his arm freely.
May 23rd, Saturday morning practice in France, a big accident was happened and 3 racers are suffered on it (Kallio, Alvaro Bautista and Ben Spies). However, Kallio still against his pain and has completed the qualify. And he is estimated will not 100% healthy for Pramac Ducati’s home event.
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Melandri Extremely Happy With Le Mans Improvement
Marco Melandri was delighted along with his performance at Le Mans on Sunday because he finished in sixth position, and also the improvement came following the Italian and his awesome San Carlo Honda Gresini team thought we would switch the suspension on his RC212V returning to Showa for that third round race.
The 27 year-old were being using Ohlins suspension on his bike previous to Le Mans, but decided to switch returning to Showa in an attempt to improve his feeling along at the circuit. The advance appeared to repay in the French track, and Melandri explained how he hopes to be able to locate a full solution with Ohlins for the remainder of the growing season.
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Rossi Set The Best Time First Practice Session at Le Mans
Valentino Rossi felt the benefit of some work on his M1 bike while he set the top time from the first practice session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France on Friday afternoon.
The Italian and the Fiat Yamaha crew made some significant improvements for the settings of his machine through the Jerez Test almost 3 weeks ago, plus the effects were evident at Le Mans where his time of 1’34.402 placed him presents itself the timesheet inside opening session of the third round.
Rossi display came despite some lingering pain in his recovering shoulder, which he is hopeful will subside for the reason that weekend plays out.
Rossi team-mate, rival and current Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo overcame some slight electronic issues at first from the practice by changing machines and then lapped in a consistent pace, eventually setting the 3rd best time at just .140s off the Italian’s marker.
Rossi & Lorenzo Are Ready For Le Mans
The Yamaha Riders are closely equal matched after just two rounds of the 2010 campaign. And now with high hopes they want to continuing to win in Le Mans
Lorenzo said,
“Last year I won in Le Mans in an amazing and crazy race,” he said. “I hope the fans aren’t waiting for a repeat this weekend! Of course the weather is always a risk in Le Mans, but I hope for sun. I’ve been on the podium twice there, last season and when I won my second 250cc title, so I am looking forward to trying again. I’ve had almost three weeks since Jerez and I know that I am ready for this second European race.”
He also said:
“Despite our victory in Jerez and taking the lead in the world standings I continue to think that I am not the favourite because the season is very long and it has only just started! I am very proud however because Jerez was my first victory at home in MotoGP.”
Ducati Try to Defend Casey Stoner
Ducati bosses say they may leave nothing unturned to make certain Casey Stoner is not tempted by way of rival offer to give up Ducaty factory towards the end from the 2010 MotoGP world championship.
Honda has already started negotiations with Casey Stoner about a move to ride a factory RC212V next season, with Livio Suppo conversing with Stoner’s father Colin in the recent Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez.
But Ducati is desperate to retain the skills of the company’s prized asset, who won the globe title to the Italian company in 2007.
Stoner has won 20 races for Ducati and it has been an essential part of Ducati’s premier class success.
As yet, no other rider has compare to emulating Stoner’s dazzling performances, though Nicky Hayden has already shown vast improvement inside the opening two rounds of 2010 with successive fourth places.
News: Fiat Yamaha Team Jerez Jorge Lorenzo Spain Valentino Rossi
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Jorge Lorenzo: Number One at Jerez
A great race showed by Jorge Lorenzo at the Gran Premio bwin de España with defeating his compatriot Dani Pedrosa on 2nd place and Rossi on 3rd.
Being the the first on the race, Jerez makes Jorge Lorenzo on the top of the World Championship standings and followed his team mate in Fiat Yamaha Valentino Rossi in 2nd place that placed in third podium.
A great start on the race disclosed Pedrosa lead into turn 1, with Valentino Rossi that rising from 4th to follow Dani and also Nicky Hayden as the riders who battle for early positions.
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News: Casey Stoner Ducati MotoGP Team Grand Prix of Spain Jerez 2010 Nicky Hayden Spain
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Stoner and His Team-mate Nicky Hayden Are Ready for The Weekend
The next round of the MotoGP World Championship takes place on Spanish land on Sunday, with the Jerez circuit welcoming the track to Europe following the delay of the GP of Japan till seven months later because the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
Jerez circuit has not ordinarily favoured the characteristics of the Desmosedici however a podium for Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner in 2009 and the hard work accomplished on the round this winter by the Ducati MotoGP Team, Filippo Preziosi as well as his technicians in Borgo Panigale, have to let the Australian along with his partner Nicky Hayden to look ahead to this sunday with more confidence. more »
News Riders & Teams: Fiat Yamaha Gran Premio bwin de España Jerez Jorge Lorenzo
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Japan Grand Prix Postponement Give More Days Recuperation For Jorge Lorenzo
The postponement of the Grand Prix of Japan just like a blessing in disguise for the Fiat Yamaha rider, Jorge Lorenzo. Because it makes him have a few more days recuperation from right hand injury, before the second round in the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez.
Just like Jorge Lorenzo told motogp.com :
Thanks to the sudden change in the date of Motegi I have had more time to train. This week I’ve been to the gym, have worked with the physiotherapist, and on Tuesday and Thursday I had two days of motocross and dirt track. This has helped me to see that I now have hardly any discomfort in my right hand when riding. I’m very confident because I’ll arrive at Jerez at almost 100%.
Jorge Lorenzo make a big impression for a rider that carrying an injury with finished at third place in the MotoGP opening race in Qatar, and he is aiming for a first 2010 campaign victory at Jerez, Spain. He also said,
Jerez is a magical track for me, and I think it is for all the Spanish riders because it’s a circuit where the public really do feel very close to you. It has always been quite good to me. I’ve had many pole positions and have won there on two occasions in 250cc, so I hope to be able to fight for the victory in MotoGP.
So we will wait and see, what a surprised can be make by Fiat Yamaha rider, Jorge Lorenzo in the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez?
News: Jerez Leonov Moto2 race Russian rider The Vector Kiefer Racing rider
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Leonov Recover, Ready for The Next Round at Jerez
The Vector Kiefer Racing rider undergo an operation last week once fracturing his right elbow in the Moto2 race in Qatar, and will be fit as well as prepared for the next round at Jerez.
It was a crucial debut in the Moto2 category for Leonov at the opening Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, at that time the Russian rider agonized a fractured right elbow as he fallen out of the first-ever race in the new intermediate class.
As Leonov kept on work his way up from the rear of the field of riders, it was on lap eight that the Russian rider experience several troubles that led to the high side crash which ended his race early.
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Rossi Injured, Still Go on Grand Prix Japan Next Weekend
Valentino Rossi got an accident when the 31 year-old Italian rider on Thursday in a motocross training near Pesaro. But relax guys, he did not suffer serious injuries and would take a part next weekend on Grand Prix Japan.
In the first instance, the Fiat Yamaha rider has felt comfortable, but on Friday morning, he felt something wrong with his back which requires him to did a medical check-up.
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News Photos & Videos: Bridgestone's Motocycle Tyre Technology MotoGP MotoGP Tyres
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MotoGP Tyres & Bridgestone’s Motocycle Tyre Technology
The 2010 season watches Bridgestone begin its second year as the Official Tyre Supplier to the MotoGP World Championship, contributing tyres also technical support to every team & rider on the crossway.
The short animated video thereunder reviews the stresses also types put on tyres when on-track, also looks at the importance of tyre temperatures including how they are affected by acceleration, braking & cornering.
It is the second in a two-part animation that explores underneath the skin of Bridgestone’s tyre technology also reviews in detail the serious character of tyres in motorcycling’s champion class.
click on the following link to watch the video:
MotoGP Tyres & Bridgestone’s Motocycle Tyre Technology Video (an animation)
The LCR Honda Rider Randy de Puniet
Randy de Puniet is the racer from French, he has began his fifth season in the main class and that’s for the third time with the LCR Honda MotoGP Team, on Friday night by taking instigation from an off-season testing regime that saw him improve his position in each of the three 2010 tests. De Puniet’s best achievement was eighth fastest, the second fastest Honda, and that’s happened on the final pre-season Test in Qatar.
De Puniet lapped the desert track 21 times in the first free practice of the season. Scored the best time with a lap time of 1’57.031 and placing his Honda RC212V eighth on the timesheet.
Randy de Puniet
“Following the good result we achieved here less than three weeks ago we decided to go immediately for a long run as we wanted to evaluate some traction control mapping for the end of the race. So I just came out and the feeling with the bike was good though the grip level was not as good as the Test. Then we continued to run on 1’57.0s which is quite good (almost half second faster than our lap time in the Test). At the end we compared the bikes to make sure that all is working well and we have got some data now which will improve our engine management a little bit. We have kept the same set of tyres for the whole session so I am pretty sure if we put a new set of tyres on we could improve our lap time.”
Melandri and Simoncelli Very Confident
Before Sunday’s race, They’re prepared to find the great set-ups, they buckle down in the exercise sessions in Qatar. Has been ascertained Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli are focused on finding the best set-up on their several RC212V machines when free exercise will commence in Qatar on Friday evening.
“Testing didn’t go particularly well but we still have some things to try and I am quite confident about my race pace,” said Melandri. “I think a lot of riders will struggle to match their pace from Testing and if we can just improve a little and get a decent grid position then we can get involved in a group in the race that will allow me to take home a good result.”
Recalling his previous experience at the track, Melandri continued: “I had a great race in Qatar in 2005, when I fought with Valentino Rossi until the final lap, attacking him for the lead with three corners to go but running wide and having to settle for second place as a result. I also had a good race on the 800 in 2007 even though the bike still wasn’t up to scratch so I still believe we can have a good race this Sunday. It wouldn’t be the first time we have taken a good result after a difficult pre-season. The track is well suited to my riding style so I’m keen to see how well we can do.”
News Riders & Teams: 2010 MotoGP Losail International Circuit Qatar
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Opening Gate 2010 MotoGP season With Spectacular Qatar night race
MotoGP addict, get ready to hold your breath on Sunday April 11th, because the gate of 2010 MotoGP Word Championship at the Losail International Circuit for the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar. Where 17 riders who will battle it out for the 2010 World Championship line up on the grid, after 154-day long wait for the start of the new MotoGP season.
Maybe you’re just waiting for the action of World Champion Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi and his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati Marlboro man Casey Stoner and his team-mate Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) and Monster Yamaha Tech3 duo Colin Edwards – Ben Spies.
Or you just praying for bigger surprised from new comer as 250cc World Champion Hiroshi Aoyama (Interwetten Honda MotoGP), Héctor Barberá (Paginas Amarillas Aspar), Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki), and Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) make up an exciting group of rookies on the grid. Randy de Puniet of the LCR Honda team, Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini), and Pramac Racing pair Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaró make the i7 list of riders are completed.
Stoner : fastest on Sachsenring opening practice session
Reigning World Champion Casey Stoner opened the practice action for the MotoGP class in Sachsenring with a 1´22.318 lap.
Frequently impressing in practice, if not quite mirroring the results in the races themselves, Alex de Angelis once again attracted attention onboard the San Carlo Gresini Honda. The San Marino rider recorded a late lap just under three-tenths of a second slower than Stoner´s marker, relegating Valentino Rossi to third on the timing screen.
The winner of the past two Grands Prix, and the dominant rider in free practice and qualifying at said events, continued to impose his will on the premier class in Sachsenring. Casey Stoner emerged from the opening practice session for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland with the fastest time of the morning, a 1´22.318 turn of the German circuit.
Tech 3 Yamaha´s Colin Edwards headed countryman Nicky Hayden, LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet and Fiat Yamaha´s Jorge Lorenzo in the top ten, whilst returning rider Loris Capirossi experienced a slow start in Sachsenring as he tested out his forearm condition fllowing his Assen crash.
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Pedrosa and Stoner All Set for Sachsenring challenge
Dani Pedrosa the World Championship leader and Casey Stoner the MotoGP title holder took centre stage at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland on Thursday afternoon’s pre-event press conference.
Pedrosa commented reflecting on his excellent record of three wins from his last four visits to the German track in the MotoGP and 250cc classes,
Well I have done pretty well here in the past few years and it is a track that I try to enjoy. It is a difficult track for the bike and for the rider´s body because you are on your left side for quite a long time. The first part is quite tricky but then it gets a bit better.
Pedrosa looked forward to back-to-back races this weekend and at Laguna Seca a week, when asked about the task of staying ahead of the chasing pack having leapfrogged Valentino Rossi in the standings at Assen,
It would be nice to stay in the lead but we have two difficult races now. They are very important races and we have to face the challenge to do the best we can and try to focus on the two races before the break.
Rossi : No more mistakes in Germany
Fiat Yamaha´s Valentino Rossi hopes that his Assen crash marked his final error of the 2008 season.
Rossi conceded his lead in the MotoGP World Championship with a crash in Assen, coincidentally when trying to pass Randy de Puniet -the same rider whom he attempted a pass before crashing out of the 2007 Sachsenring showdown. The circumstances are not lost on the Italian in the run-up to the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, and Rossi is hopeful of having used up his yearly crash quota.
Rossi said,
Last year in Sachsenring I made a mistake and crashed, and at the last race in Assen I also made a mistake, so I hope that I´ve now had my bad moment for this year!
Sachsenring has been a great track for me in the past and it´s a great place to race at; it´s very tight and twisty but it generally suits the Yamaha very well and in 2006 I had a fantastic race there, winning from 11th. We are going there having lost our championship lead but we’re only four points behind so the situation is certainly much better than it was at this point last season.
Pedrosa: Won´t be easy to repeat 2007 Sachsenring Win
Despite a runaway victory by over 13 seconds in last year´s German race, Pedrosa is not expecting a routine win in 2008.
Leader of the MotoGP World Championship and the winner of last year´s famed Sachsenring circuit race, Dani Pedrosa is one of the heavy favourites for victory at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland this weekend. The Repsol Honda rider is not taking a win for granted, however, fully aware that his rivals also have a strong history at the German track.
He will once again be using the standard spring-valve version of the RC212V engine, having used the motor to take podium finishes at all but one race thus far in 2008. Team-mate Nicky Hayden is using the pneumatic valve engine that Pedrosa has only briefly tested in preseason and post-race runs.
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Hayden assured no Engine Problem repeat
Nicky Hayden is not fearing a repeat of his Assen engine problem at Sachsenring, putting his faith in HRC´s electronic expertise.
Hayden has been using the pneumatic valve version of the RC212V engine over the past two races and, whilst the motor has experienced a couple of blips, an upturn in performance has convinced Hayden that it is a direction certainly worth pursuing.
Assen `s Slow Drag
His slow drag to the line at Assen may have been reminiscent of his Indianapolis inauguration lap – onboard the 1909 Indian in April of this year – but there was only one man smiling at his low-speed run towards the chequered flag in the Netherlands. Colin Edwards was the beneficiary of the Repsol Honda rider´s mechanical woe less than two weeks ago, but Hayden is confident that a repeat of such a scenario is not on the cards at Sachsenring.
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Hopkins Definitely Ruled out for Laguna Seca
John Hopkins is to undergo surgery to help him recover from the leg injuries he sustained in his crash at the A-Style TT Assen and is definitely ruled out for Laguna Seca.
Kawasaki have confirmed that John Hopkins´ injuries, sustained last weekend in a high-speed crash in the Netherlands, will require surgery and will definitely rule him out of the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca, as had been widely anticipated.
Following consultations with Dr Arthur Ting the California-based orthopaedic specialist, who helped Hopkins´ to recover from his groin injury earlier this year, he has been told he will need to go under the knife in order to rectify the damage of his Assen accident.
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