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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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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!”
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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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 Riders & Teams: Catalunya Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo
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Lorenzo `s Catalunya 2008 Heavy Crash
Jorge Lorenzo suffers heavy crash in the second free practice session at Catalunya. Initial examination suggests that Jorge Lorenzo escaped the incident without suffering any serious damage.
Jorge Lorenzo the Fiat Yamaha´s rider, has been taken to Barcelona´s Clinica Dexeus by helicopter, after a nasty lookie heavy crash in the second MotoGP Free Practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya.
The Clinica Mobile at the track discovered a contusion to his left ankle, the previously injured in Shanghai, and some small damage to his right hand. He played no further part in the session after the crash, although Yamaha expect him to be back in action tomorrow morning.
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Michelin put Their Trust in Pedrosa & Lorenzo at Catalunya
Michelin, the French tyre suppliers are hoping, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, their top two riders in the MotoGP points standings, will perform well in Barcelona.
With 6 races of the 2008 World Championship gone and 12 to go, the 2nd of 4 European rounds in the space of 5 weeks takes place at the Catalunya circuit this weekend, Michelin working hard to get back onto the top step of the podium.
The trip to Italy last weekend saw Bridgestone get the better of things at Mugello with a first pole of the year for them with Valentino Rossi, from Fiat Yamaha and the subsequent success of Rossi in the race, followed home by Casey Stoner from Ducati Marlboro.
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News Riders & Teams: Alice Grand Prix de France Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Le Mans
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Lorenzo suffered Crash, Again. Saturday Morning, Le Mans.
Jorge Lorenzo suffered crash on Saturday morning in the second free practice session at Le Mans, but is still expected to take part in qualifying this afternoon.
Fiat Yamaha´s Jorge Lorenzo will participate in qualifying this afternoon at the Alice Grand Prix de France despite suffering a second crash of the Le Mans weekend in this morning´s final practice session.
A high-speed Lowside
Lorenzo suffered a high-speed lowside at the end of the back straight approaching turn nine, which is one of the hardest breaking points on the French track, with the riders hitting the brakes around 200 meters before the apex of the turn.
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News Riders & Teams: Alice Grand Prix de France Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Le Mans
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Jorge Lorenzo race Le Mans, confirmed.
It’s been rubberstamped by Doctor Xavier Mir about Jorge Lorenzo´s participation in this weekend’s round of MotoGP action, confirming their initial expectations.
Jorge Lorenzo will definitely play a part in this weekend’s Alice Grand Prix de France, having been given the all clear from Doctor Xavier Mir in his final pre-Le Mans check up.
The decision to officially permit the Lorenzo to race comes as little surprise, with Dr. Mir having said himself that there would be as much chance of a breakage of any other bone as there was of re-injuring the fractured astralagus picked up in his Shanghai highside.
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Injured Lorenzo confident to race at Le Mans
Following pretty closely behind Dani Pedrosa at the MotOh! BCN 08 motorshow this week, as he does in the MotoGP standings, Jorge Lorenzo briefly spoke about the Le Mans race.
Jorge Lorenzo was in a buoyant mood as he visited the MotOh! BCN 08 motorshow to help Yamaha Spain launch a new scooter named after him.
The Lorenzo Replica Scooter, based on the Yamaha Jog, is likely to be a big hit in the 21 year-old rider´s native country such is the following he enjoys, and in his typically upbeat style on Thursday he re-stated his determination not to let the injuries from his spectacular highside crash, in free practice at Shanghai last Friday, slow him down.
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News Photos & Videos Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Shanghai
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Lorenzo’s Crash Photos
The current MotoGP World Championship leader, Jorge Lorenzo suffered a huge highside in the second half of the opening practice session, last saturday. The action captured by the MotoGP World Championship’s official trackside photographer. In this collection of snaps, see freeze-frame footage of the Friday practice crash from a new perspective.
There’re 25 photos available. Click thumbnail to enlarge, bigger picture will opened in new window.
News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Shanghai
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Lorenzo’s right ankle, more seriously injured.
Examined in Barcelona, Jorge Lorenzo’s right ankle, more seriously injured than in original diagnosis. Which originally thought to be the least damaged.
Jorge Lorenzo, directly upon his return from Shanghai to Barcelona, was taken to the Spanish city´s Institut Universitari Dexeus by ambulance for further inspection of the injuries suffered last Friday in a huge highside crash.
Dr. Xavier Mir, The man in charge of the Fiat Yamaha rider´s medical issues, submitted Lorenzo to an examination of both his left and right ankles, and found a further fracture of the right astragalus (the bone that articulates with the tibia, fibula, calcaneus, and navicular) and a broken ligament in the left ankle.
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News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Pramac Grand Prix of China Shanghai
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Lorenzo to test ankle condition in Saturday morning session
Jorge Lorenzo will test his ankles’ condition on Saturday morning, in free practice. After his Friday accident at the Pramac Grand Prix of China.
There has been an anxious wait for Jorge Lorenzo and his Fiat Yamaha team overnight to see if he will be fit to ride after his spectacular Friday crash which resulted in damage to both of his ankles. The 20 year-old´s condition will be assessed early on by Clinica Mobile Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena after some practice laps on the Yamaha M1 as he seeks to continue his remarkable MotoGP adventure.
Round four of the 2008 World Championship will gather pace on Saturday, as the riders in all three classes do battle for the crucial grid positions in the afternoon, ahead of Sunday´s races.
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News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Pramac Grand Prix of China Shanghai
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Jorge Lorenzo Suffer heavy crash at Shanghai
Lorenzo examined for ankle fracture after Shanghai high side
Jorge Lorenzo. He starred in Qatar, reigned in Spain and thrilled in Estoril. But his visit to China has got off to an inauspicious start. The current MotoGP World Championship leader suffered a huge highside in the second half of the opening practice session, and is currently being examined at the city´s Huashan hospital.
Daniele Romagnoli, Lorenzo´s Team Manager, after talking with the Clinica Mobile, said:
`I don’t think Jorge will be able to ride this afternoon because he has pain in both ankles and needs a further x-ray at the hospital, so it will take time to get there and back and to do the tests,´
News Riders & Teams: Century of Grand Prix victors Estoril Jorge Lorenzo The MotoGP top 100
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Lorenzo completed century of Grand Prix victors
There has been a different race winner for the last three Grands Prix in the premier class, and the strength in depth traditionally present in MotoGP is perfectly illustrated by the most recent victor.
Jorge Lorenzo became the 100th different rider to triumph at the highest level when he crossed the line first in Portugal, joining a list packed with 60 years of top talent.
The MotoGP top 100 includes all the household names and legends since the inception of the World Championship. The likes of Giacomo Agostini –the rider with the most wins in the premier class with 68- Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi all hold a string of victories, whilst some 46 of the 100 had just the one solitary appearance on the top step of the rostrum.
Below is the complete list of the 100 riders to win in a blue riband race, from 1949 race winner Harold Daniell right up to current championship leader and Estoril victor Lorenzo.
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Calendar & Circuits News Riders & Teams: 2008 season Estoril Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi
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Round four, Just around the corner
A free video preview of the Pramac Grand Prix of China, the fourth round of the MotoGP World Championship, is now available for free.
After three breathtaking rounds of the 2008 season MotoGP now heads east for the Pramac Grand Prix of China at the Shanghai International circuit, with early leaders Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) both battling for outright supremacy against a number of other top names.
The electric start to his MotoGP career made by Lorenzo in the first three races, culminating with his brilliant win at Estoril has been perhaps the main story of the season so far and following surgery on his forearm since that Portuguese victory the double 250cc World Champion will be keen to maintain his remarkable form in China.
The MotoGP big guns are featured in a free Motogp.com video preview for China which is now online and free to watch.
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