Filed the “triple” extra-European Jorge Lorenzo is back in his Palma de Mallorca for the due and deserved celebrations for winning his first world title in MotoGP. Long celebration, a few days to stop taking the high level of concentration in the shorter distance to Estoril in its agenda.

On the track where he won his first race in MotoGP in 2008, repeating the claim last year dressed as an astronaut … the world champion aims to return to the top step of the podium where missing from Brno: six races, too many for a driver like him.

“Now we have two races in a row, two very special race, “said Jorge Lorenzo. “The first of these two stages is Estoril where I had my best moments in MotoGP over the past two seasons. Here I had never won in 125 or 250, but I won two Grand Prix wins out of two races, is the only circuit where he won twice in this category!

The track I like very much and I seem to run into the house because there’s a lot of fans from Spain and I always feel their support. Also for me it will be the first time in a circuit ‘home’ by World Champion: I want to try to win maybe even repeat performance of 2009 when the astronaut arrived!”.

Jorge Lorenzo’s early in the last few days in Estoril will present a surprise to his devoted fans: what is it? We’ll find out only in the race weekend …

Priority number one: delete slipped Brno With this belief, the Forlì Andrea Dovizioso going to compete in the Indianapolis circuit for the eleventh round of the 2010 season. The defeat of the Czech Republic in fact, with dangerous crash at turn ten, during the third lap, with bike and rider remained at the center of the track, was doubly bitter if you count the pilot Honda HRC had shown more than a step competitive all weekend.

A race pace definitely more important than that incurred last year on the American track, where he took fourth place in each event final. But the performance of teammate at Indy in the 2009 season bodes well Italian, for a benefit to help him climb the charts and change the downward trend over the first half of the season.

“I always look good with eye on competing in the U.S.”says Andrea Dovizioso, “and this time is no different. I like to visit America, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the typical American home with great facilities and huge galleries. The MotoGP circuit is not particularly interesting but the atmosphere is always special. The circuit has many different types of surface and last have made everything difficult enough, but I think with the package available now, especially with this weight distribution, varieties of asphalt and different grip levels will not be a problem.

Looking back at the Grand Prix at Brno I must admit that, except the final result was a good weekend. We were competitive, our race pace was good but the result has not arrived. So now we go to Indy determined to transform this good performance results. We need good performance for the team and the classification. Last year I finished fourth, but we were not as fast as the front runners, and Dani (Pedrosa) is very fast. But this means that we have the potential to do well, and this is another reason for the weekend. “

After a solid second place in Brno, preceded only by compatriot Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa looks to the second weekend of the season on American soil with the head turned a possible victory, since the feeling shown last year with the circuit Indianapolis. Honda HRC fact, in the 2009 season, dominated the U.S. circuit on the historic first practice session at the qualifying session, in which he won the pole position.

Advantage unfortunately thrown to the winds in the race, due to a slip in the opening laps, with a consequent rise in the saddle and tenth place overall. A similar epilogue for Catalan took place in the previous round stars and stripes at Laguna Seca, and for this reason a pupil of Alberto Puig has every intention of crossing the line, on Sunday in the first place.

“I’m going to Indianaplis in a good state of mind”, says Dani Pedrosa “I am ready to finish the job that we could not finish the race last year. I felt very comfortable in driving at Indy last year. I was at the top of the standings after the first practice session, I got pole position and the only mistake made was in the race. So I hope this time you can put together a solid race weekend and get another good result. We were quick and consistent in the last race in Brno, and try to get back on the right step also this weekend.

It will be important, as always, be able to find a good set-up fairly quickly since Friday, and I think we have a useful basis since last year, which will allow us to find the right direction right now. We were ready to win nuobo in Brno and this will be our aim also at Indianapolis. Competing in America is different, the circuit is quite amazing and I feel very well to compete in the U.S. because the support I get here is really positive, so do not wait to get on track. “

Two months after the fracture of T12 vertebra remedied in the warm up at Silverstone, Hiroshi Aoyama in Brno is now back on track in test day Post-GP ‘available to the teams. The reigning World Champion of 250cc has covered 46 laps without any major problems with positive signs in preparation for participation in Grand Prix in Indianapolis on August 29: The decision, however, will be taken only in the coming days.

“My physical condition is better than my expectations, I am very happy about this, “said Hiroshi Aoyama finished the tests in advance to 16. “Today was a test just to check my healing process and see if they can run without problems. My back is not 100% yet and this is why we have not yet made a decision: we do these days, depending on how I feel. In any case I will return as soon as possible in the saddle!”.

Tom Jojic, technical Interwetten Honda MotoGP already wanted to thank Alex de Angelis for her work in the last three races to replace Aoyama, showing happy with the potential expressed by Hiro in a few laps equaled the reference in the lap of his replacement During the Friday practice.

At this point it seems obvious that Hiroshi Aoyama run the Indianapolis Grand Prix, with Alex De Angelis said yesterday that “There is the possibility of my return in the short term. “

He expected at least a podium, concluded only in 5th position. Valentino Rossi, a few hours of the announcement of his move to Ducati, was unable to repeat the performance tests concluded away from the first (17 “detachment suffered by Jorge Lorenzo …), showing very disappointed after the race at Brno

“I’m really disappointed, “said Rossi. “I was confident of a good race there before, but now something has not gone the right way and try to understand why, when I explain.

“Last night we were all convinced that they can do well, we had a good pace, but today we could not replicate these benefits and have not kept pace early. We are obviously disappointed, but tomorrow we have this test day will help us understand what went wrong today to introduce the best for Indianapolis. ”

Obviously Valentino Rossi also had something to anticipate its future … “You will know everything today, around 18:00 there will be an announcement. ”

He expected more out of third place Casey Stoner at Brno, but rain in the warm up did not enable him to refine the development of their Ducati Desmosedici GP10 for the race. With un’anteriore too “loaded” the 2007 World Champion Australia risked falling into the first few laps where he lost too much ground, can not worry enough for the fugitive Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

“Honestly I can not be satisfied with this third place, even if the podium is always nice, “says Casey Stoner. “Yesterday we thought we had found the right way, the set-up was good and we missed a few areas for improvement in Warm Up: unfortunately, the rain allowed us to make these improvements and the race has seen. ”

Although not quite in place at the level of development of their Ducati Desmosedici GP10, Stoner finished third in the league going in the same position.

“At the beginning of the race, I almost fall on several occasions, we were overloaded on the fore, but a little everyone seemed to have this problem so that Dovizioso fell in front of me and I managed to avoid it. Only in the final situation has improved, but was now too far away from Pedrosa and Lorenzo. I want to win again for me and the Ducati, but there is still much work to do, “said the 2007 champion.

A few laps of running in post-vacation, but at the end Jorge Lorenzo could not find the command of the standings after the first round of testing at Brno on the track where it has never finished on the podium in MotoGP has marked the best time the day in 1’57 “215 just found a good balance and rhythm of his Yamaha M1.

‘It’s always hard to get back on track after the holidays, especially in a circuit different from that at Laguna Seca, where we ran the last time, “says Lorenzo. “Brno is a difficult track, but when you find the pace the session was good, I felt good riding my bike had a good base setting.

Met opening, as for all the MotoGP riders are two unknowns: the tires and the meteorological conditions that appear to promise anything good for the rest of the weekend.

“I managed to try the two rear tires that Bridgestone brought here, but I need more time to choose. The rain allowed us to find all the information needed for this choice, so we have to wait until tomorrow, but I hope it is dry and that we can continue the work we begin today, “said the leader of the world.

At the weekend where it will be officially unveiled its future, Valentino Rossi started in the best way. In Brno in the opening round of tests appeared immediately in command of the standings, finishing with the 3rd time without being able to replicate, because of the rain, the reference of Jorge Lorenzo. The six-tenths of a disadvantage not worried, partly because his physical condition has improved considerably since the last race.

“Overall I’m happy, it was a good session and I found myself immediately at ease with the bike,” says Rossi. “I must say that after a few laps I felt some pain in the shoulder and right leg, but overall I’m happy because compared to Laguna Seca my physical condition has improved, so that I can do more forcefully on the shoulder cornering and braking .

Fitness (almost) OK, how his Yamaha YZR M1? To answer must wait until tomorrow hoping for good weather and two rounds of tests on asphalt completely dry.

“I was leading for most of the session working on the development of the bike. I am only sorry for the rain, we could do that final step to further improve, but hopefully it will be possible tomorrow, “concluded the nine-time World Champion.

Without having to go for the first time in three years, a summer to recover from injuries, Dani Pedrosa was presented at Brno in the best physical shape. The proof comes from his performance in the first test session in Brno, the second time while paying a lot (0 “5) by Jorge Lorenzo, but finding immediately the feeling, guided bike and circuit.

“I must say that I immediately found a good rhythm, was also quite easy to succeed in reaccustom the bike after the holiday,” said Pedrosa. “Everything went smoothly in this session was a really good start for us with only regret about the break in the final because of rain. With the bike I had a good feeling, but it started raining and I had to return to the pits. ”

For tomorrow, hoping for good weather, Dani Pedrosa has clear ideas about where to make some small adjustment in the development of his Honda RC212V.

“Unfortunately today we could not complete the work program in advance. There remains to verify all the solutions brought by Bridgestone tires, but I do not think a big problem. We must continue so sector by sector to have a good setup, but so far seems to have taken the right direction. ”

Brno Casey Stoner has been increasingly strong. In 2007 he won without any rival, only to fly to earth in 2008 (ahead of Valentino Rossi in the lead) and not participate in the race last year. The Grand Prix this week is therefore an important opportunity to rebuild, but also to gain the victory that is missing now from 10 races.

“Brno is one of my favorite tracks, I liked the very first time I raced there in 2002, “says Casey Stoner. ” It’very large, has a fluid design with numerous changes of direction and offers many opportunities for overtaking. It ‘a kind of track that usually favors spectacular racing.

I’m looking forward to racing last year was not there and I must say that I missed. I will try to bounce back this year, we hope to make good on the bike to find a couple of tenths and can fight for victory. ”

Casey Stoner does not mention the post-race test day on Monday, where some teams will all new for 2011: will be available for him?