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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News: crash Gran Premio d'Italia Mugello Rossi session Valentino
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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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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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News Riders & Teams: Biaggi Desmosedici GP8 Ducati Mugello
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Biaggi confirms for Desmosedici testing’s Availability
Former World Championship star Max Biaggi has confirmed to motogp.com that he has received a request from Ducati to test the Desmosedici GP8 – and a date could be set for a Mugello outing in May.
Max Biaggi, the experienced former MotoGP star who is currently competing for Ducati in the superbikes championship, has revealed that he recently confirmed his willingness and availability to the Italian factory should they require him to test their current MotoGP prototype.
`What I can say is that they have asked me to be available to do this test and I have told them that I will be,´ the Italian rider told motogp.com, before stating that a date is likely to be set for Mugello in May.
Livio Suppo, Ducati Marlboro´s MotoGP Project Director, recently acknowledged that Biaggi and Troy Bayliss, who also rides a Ducati superbike in the production series, had both been put on standby to test the Desmosedici GP8 – with both having experience of premier class MotoGP riding.
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Mugello circuit, the New pit entry
Modifications to the Mugello circuit were presented at the weekend, with an updated pit lane entrance designed to improve rider safety.
Coinciding with the opening Italian national championship race over the weekend, local officials at Mugello have presented the latest updates to the track which has seen the pit entrance modified to further increase rider security.
The Tuscan venue will host the Gran Premio d´Italia Alice on 1st June and is already considered to have some of the highest safety standards in the world.
The modifications went ahead with the consent of the FIM Safety Commission and are designed to aid the flow of traffic at the circuit, to improve safety for riders returning to their pit-lanes as well as those remaining on the track.