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Sepang to look into safety after MotoGP deathComments Off Sepang will look into the safety of the Malaysian grand prix venue following Sunday’s death of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli. Sepang, built ahead of its 1999 debut, also hosts F1′s annual Malaysian round. Circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir told AFP it is a “safe track”. “It is a sad and unfortunate racing accident but the circuit is designed to the highest safety levels,” he said. “(The) accident was beyond anybody’s control or expectation.” He added however that officials will look into whether safety can be improved at Sepang. “We will see from it (the investigation) if there is anything we could have done differently,” said Mokhzani. Also referring to Dan Wheldon’s recent death, Force India driver Adrian Sutil told reporters in India on Monday that “everybody knows” MotoGP and Indycar are more dangerous than F1. “I can say that formula one is pretty safe and secure,” said the German. |
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Mugello: Pole for Stoner before the rainComments Off Twenty minutes at the end of formal qualifications, the classical cloud peeps the Mugello International Circuit track wet enough not to offer pilots the opportunity to improve and give the assault on the pole. He was ahead of its time, its own way, Casey Stoner : 1’48 “034, a new lap record (the best joke 2008 pole from Valentino Rossi, 1’48″ 130) which is the fifth pole position in eight races, 27 ° MotoGP, MotoGP 31 ° in his career. With this “Tempone” the leader of the world has not experienced opponents: the ranking sliding Ben Spies, a veteran of the first statement in MotoGP at Mugello, pay 4 / 10. Not least Marco Simoncelli , third to complete the front row with 451 thousandths of a disadvantage, enough to leave behind in order Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards unable to improve in the final minutes of Attibassi. If Casey Stoner shows at ease in all conditions, the gap does not change from the top (1 “8) for Valentino Rossi once again grappling with a qualifying session to forget. Twelfth on the grid, fourth row at Jerez and Assen, more so than at Silverstone (13th), but still in a season where it has never gone beyond the 7th time in a row and the third test. It promises to be a race issue, perhaps the most difficult for Ducati at Mugello in recent years, with only 9 ° between Nicky Hayden Dani Pedrosa (8 th to the back) and Hector Barbera with GP11 “Sat” Aspar team. With sixteen riders at the start without the complicity of Loris Capirossi, close the group Alvaro Bautista, Randy de Puniet and Toni Elias, hoping for rain tomorrow should not come. The expected 100,000 spectators and the people of ” do not sleep at Mugello “thank you .. MotoGP World Championship 2011 01 – Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’48 .034 |
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MotoGP Qualifying: Simoncelli a surprise poleComments Off Marco Simoncelli in Barcelona won the first pole position of his career in MotoGP in the “field” in the most hostile and most difficult moment of his militancy in the top class. Escorted to the pits, with the finger pointing by all for the crime of Le Mans, the 2008 world champion in the 250cc class has managed to beat, albeit for only 16 milliseconds, a Casey Stoner seemed unattainable. Jumped to the lead 40 seconds before the checkered flag with a fast lap in 1’42 “413, he surprised everyone by starting their Australian driver, who was unable to respond in a timely manner to achieve this performance for the fourth pole position of the season. Now for “Sic” comes to realize in the race as they say, the time of maturity. On lap has no such problems, relegating to second and third places as two world champions Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo, at his side in the front row. Ben Spies will open the second one, for only 7 thousandths ahead of Andrea Dovizioso (5 °), 4 / 10 better than Cal Crutchlow who continues to surprise with the only Tech 3 Yamaha race accomplice in the fractured right clavicle Colin Edwards (operated in the morning, aims to return to Silverstone). The former Supersport world champion has made a fool for 21 thousandths of Valentino Rossi , seventh in the standings with the best Ducati fitted with the new engine (two punches, already 5 in total available in 6 second rule for a whole season). The “Doctor” contains the gap to 8 / 10, the same disadvantage (only 0 “005 between the two) of his team-mate Nicky Hayden with Alvaro Bautista little off, better than Hector Barbera, Hiroshi Aoyama, Randy De Puniet and Loris Capirossi not gone beyond the 13th position. Complete the grid Toni Elias (with the frame 2011 for his Honda RC212V) and Karel Abraham, who died in early tests with a sore left wrist, not the best for the race scheduled for tomorrow from 14:00. MotoGP World Championship 2011 01 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1’42 .413 |
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Official test: Valencia post-race test, ValenciaComments Off Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium. Rear: Medium, Hard (both asymmetric) The traditional two-day post-race test at Valencia proved a valuable opportunity for Bridgestone to continue with its fundamental tyre development programme and four test items were prepared for each of the 17 MotoGP riders. The test items offered by Bridgestone were one developmental front tyre compound, two developmental rear tyre compounds and one developmental rear tyre construction, each of which was given valuable track time by almost all riders during the two days, despite their own busy test programmes. Testing schedules were delayed on the opening day of the test due to early morning rain showers that left the track greasy, but in the afternoon Colin Edwards embarked upon an exhaustive tyre test with the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team. Conditions on the second day were much improved, and with crucial track time under their belts almost all of the teams and riders tested the four new tyre specs. The results of this test will allow Bridgestone to determine the direction of future tyre development. Tohru Ubukata – Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Development Department |
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Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha renews for 2 yearsComments Off At 12:00 o’clock at Motegi Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd and Yamaha Motor Racing announced in a press release be extended for another two seasons (2011 and 2012) of Jorge Lorenzo. The agreement, reached recently, it was vital to the home of the Three Diapason is so assured that the current leader of the MotoGP World Championship and, in fact, world champion in 2010 an accomplice to the exclusion of an injury to Daniel Pedrosa. Lorenzo made his debut with Yamaha in MotoGP in 2008 after winning two titles in the 250cc pole in Qatar debut, winning the third race at Estoril. In 2009 he dueled with Valentino Rossi for the title and then reach their goal this year, where is the absolute ruler of the charts. The Yamaha factory team, where there is still the main sponsor (Fiat will not renew), will be composed by Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies, while the team “satellite” by Colin Edwards Tech 3 and Cal Crutchlow. “My first choice has always been to stay with Yamaha, “says Jorge Lorenzo,”so I’m very happy that we have reached an agreement. Here I feel happy, I’m surrounded by people very professional, I have a good relationship with Yamaha and have a great bike. I have to thank Lin Jarvis has always supported me in these years. Now I’m focused on winning the championship, but right now I can not wait to be 2011. I know who along with Ben (Spies), we can do a good job for the Yamaha, I have to thank them for the confidence. “ Lin Jarvis, who has always promoted “Jorge Lorenzo even at the expense of” spoiling “relations with Valentino Rossi said his satisfaction in finding a new contract with your protégé. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Jorge, who will remain an official Yamaha rider for 2011 and 2012. Since when has joined us three years ago has made great progress, it has improved each season in 2008 and concluded 4 th best rookie, 2nd in 2009, is struggling this year for the world title. Announce the renewal here in Japan is very important to us, but for Jorge, who can focus better to secure his first world title in the top class. At 23 years old Jorge has a long career ahead, we hope he can win many world titles with Yamaha. In 2011, will be joined by Ben Spies and with these two talented drivers, young, hungry team, we have secured the most competitive in the paddock. “ |
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MotoGP Qualifying: Dovizioso beats Rossi to poleComments Off If you had to choose a circuit, probably Andrea Dovizioso at this time would surely aimed at Motegi to win the first pole position of his career in MotoGP. This is too important in this sensitive, with the choices they want out of the Honda Repsol team official “contributed” to the Gresini Racing, with the need to take a good result on a weekend where the absence of Dani Pedrosa is felt. Working with his usual methodical former 125cc world champion has succeeded in one go to get the first pole of his career and season in MotoGP, a performance which lacked even from Estoril 2007 in the 250cc class. The “Dovi” has completed a good lap in 1’47 “001, specifically 54 thousandths better than Valentino Rossi. That’s right: the fight for the pole at Motegi is, finally, all Italian. The nine-time world champion, with a sore shoulder less than usual (there are no loose binding, taking his words) and the new Yamaha engine for your M1, a result that was close to remember after a series of races say the least problems. What is missing? Only a few thousandths, nothing more, even if the speech for the race changed radically. Dovizioso and Rossi will have to contend not with Casey Stoner, the third to complete a first row with three different bikes (Honda, Yamaha, Ducati), but with Jorge Lorenzo sent to the fourth position and, consequently, in the second row, but with a step race inaviccinabile shown over the three rounds of activity at Twin Ring Motegi. The only question for the “almost” World Champion 2010 is from the rain, the event specialists ready to help as Colin Edwards fifth on the grid alongside team-mate and future “factory rider Ben Spies. The list suggests the usual Randy De Puniet on the 7th fastest lap despite five off the track, leaving behind Marco Simoncelli and Alvaro Bautista of Suzuki and Loris Capirossi, starring as Hector Barbera of a slip, while Marco Melandri is not went beyond the twelfth position. So the top Italian in Motegi, Lorenzo to beat on race pace, unknown weather. There is everything for the race, but without Dani Pedrosa has no more interest in perspective championship sin really so fast with this Honda can reopen, finally, the world. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’47 .001 |
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Colin Edwards with Yamaha Tech 3 in 2011Comments Off The agreement was defined by a couple of weeks, but today only the Tech 3 team has announced the contract renewal for another season with Colin Edwards, on the occasion of the 100th race held by the “Texas Tornado” in MotoGP with Yamaha . The two-time Superbike champion in 2011 will be the seventh season as the home of the Three Fork top class, the fourth with the Tech 3 team, going to support the already announced Cal Crutchlow. “I am delighted to have renewed for another season with Yamaha Tech 3, “says Edwards. “They gave me incredible support and confidence, I am honored to continue this successful relationship with Yamaha, Herve Poncharal and everyone at Tech 3. I like the team and I feel part of a family. Still be in MotoGP is a reason of pride for me, I’m also looking forward to working and try to lend a hand to Cal Crutchlow. I’d like to believe I gave my contribution to James Toseland and Ben Spies on their arrival in MotoGP, so I will do my best to help Cal if you need some of my advice. ” Herve Poncharal was pleased to have renewed with Colin Edwards, a pilot “Among the fastest, experience with great enthusiasm that can “to team with all team members. “ |
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Aragon MotoGP Free Practice 1: Dani Pedrosa already impregnableComments Off MotoGP discovers Motorland Aragon, but the state of grace of Dani Pedrosa. Two consecutive victories assets between Indianapolis and Misano Adriatico, super start Alcaniz where he also traveled in the first practice session under the wall dell’1’51 “arriving at a best time of 1’50″ 506, then approached by a 1’50 “682 clear sign that the pace is not hard to find the official HRC rider yet for the next two years. Pedrosa has created a vacuum in a circuit known last July with a Honda CBR1000RR road, pulling the novel pair of 4 / 10 consisting of Nicky Hayden (2 ° to + 0 “411) and Jorge Lorenzo (3 ° to + 0 “422). The main difference the three-time World Champion with his Honda RC212V can do in the last two curves in areas that combine sequence and the long straight, where special problems without traveling over 320 km / h. Hayden and Lorenzo managed to limit the damage in the final minutes of the session, certainly not Valentino Rossi on track last week at Alcaniz with a Yamaha R1, now in a “second from the top seeing preceded by his illustrious predecessor Ducati Casey Stoner fourth, and Marco Simoncelli 5 ° as well as the best drivers on the track without any reference to Motorland Aragon. Rossi postings that take on texture, with Hector Barbera seventh rule by none other than Andrea Dovizioso future still uncertain and the two Tech 3 riders arm in arm, with Colin Edwards 9th followed by Ben Spies. Marco Melandri for the eleventh position, Aleix Espargaro a fall on cold tires (yet?) the dynamics very clear with the highside at turn 2: no physical problem so to conclude with the 14th time this afternoon hoping to improve in second session in a renewed program of the MotoGP in Aragon. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’50 .506 |
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Misano MotoGP Free Practice 1: Dani Pedrosa dominatedComments Off In the dating game (4 teams in the top 8 positions in sequence with their pilots) Champion Dani Pedrosa, absolute ruler in Misano Adriatico. Appropriate term to describe the outcome of the first practice session of the Grand Prix of San Marino and Riviera di Rimini, where the three-time World Champion has left everyone at least 6 / 10, over a single lap, but on race pace . Approaching the good track record Pedrosa, close to confirmation HRC has traveled under constant wall dell’1’35 “with opponents engaged in understanding how we can yield similar to the recent winner of Indianapolis. The “news” is that Honda has started the weekend well not happen as long, as thick and reluctantly to the Repsol garage the weekend began investigating devices to marry the best characteristics of the circuit with the RC212V. The confirmation comes from a tremendous Pedrosa but also by Andrea Dovizioso who finds himself in second place, even paying the canons 6 / 10 by teammate despite an appreciable recovery in the final session. The dating game then proposes the two Repsol Honda the top two, followed by the Fiat Yamaha, the Tech 3 Yamaha and Ducati officers to complete training very homogeneous. Jorge Lorenzo is therefore 3 ° 6 / 10 from Pedrosa, while paying 0 “7 Valentino Rossi, as happens too often in the last period with a substantial handicap to recover. All work to recover this gap even if the box can be satisfied Tech 3, 5 and 6th time of Colin Edwards and Ben Spies (winner last year at Misano Superbike Race 1 between), even before the official Ducati Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner his usual alternating many laps and long briefing with their technical staff. Good news for Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi in the early 13 th 10 with Marco Simoncelli: Misano all point to a race of pride and players. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’34 .772 |
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Indianapolis MotoGP Race: Domain Dani PedrosaComments Off
America is called “runner up”, the second good, and today was definitely Ben Spies on the podium again after Silverstone, but this time after a weekend protagonist with the pole on Saturday and a valuable 2nd place in race . With the Tech 3 Yamaha team with technical updates of nature “motor” from Laguna Seca, a track like Indy, where he finished the 6th even with Suzuki in 2008, the Superbike World Championship in office did not miss the call using favorable opportunity to celebrate the best promotion to the official team for 2011. A performance that could be a warning bell for Jorge Lorenzo, but the safety, speed and talent of the leader of the world does not pose any concerns, just think that today’s third place was his worst result of the season … down from the podium Valentino Rossi, 4th salvage in a weekend by three falls in four practice sessions (two days), paying duty against Lawrence, but also of Spies. Misano 7 days between the time comes to take stock of the situation to understand what is wrong if only compared to races like the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca. There is the desire of the nine times world champion to fight for the top positions even in these his last adventure races for Yamaha before moving to Ducati Nicky Hayden in sixth place behind Andrea Dovizioso (15 “by the accused teammate Pedrosa) and Casey Stoner crashed in the early laps when he had his own “heir” with the Desmosedici for 2011. If the 7th Marco Simoncelli resists attacks with a surprising Alvaro Bautista Suzuki Loris Capirossi has not gone beyond the eleventh place. On the ground Marco Melandri, only 13 riders at the finish line including the returning Hiroshi Aoyama preceded Randy De Puniet, returned in Misano Adriatico in 5 days where there will be time to recover from ailments, even for Dani Pedrosa to celebrate a success without discussions. Chronicle of Race Spies has an excellent behind the 2nd pass Dovizioso on Hayden, Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Rossi, Stoner badly as much as 9 °. Nothing changes in the first round, wait overtaking Pedrosa Hayden at the damage curve 10 which is the third position in pursuit of Spies and Dovizioso who have already taken a few meters ahead. Intermediate phase of stroke to “warm up” the tires on the third lap Lorenzo’s passing Hayden, Pedrosa takes second position with the fastest lap in 1’41 “406, Melandri finds himself on the ground in an attempt to Stoner to resist the 7th square bitterly closing its 200th Grand Prix in MotoGP. Skip a few laps before you see the race enlivened somewhat by passing Stoner Rossi Hayden rejoining except fall near the seventh lap ending in zero from the first race at Le Mans this part. Virtually the same time Pedrosa exploits the wake of Ben Spies and sets the command, following a step-by-race with frightening 1’40 “8 eleventh round, a” better than everyone, including Jorge Lorenzo which bypasses Dovizioso for third place. He stops in the pits to a technical problem Colin Edwards, his teammate Ben Spies takes the comparison distance with Jorge Lorenzo view and does not seem to have trouble keep the second place: much more complicated the work of Andrea Dovizioso now also approached Valentino Rossi. Towards the final rush falls Mika Kallio when he was in 9th place near Bautista and Simoncelli, there are more changes with Dani Pedrosa wins by dominating Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo was third followed by Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso, Nicky Hayden and Marco Simoncelli. Appreciable eighth Alvaro Bautista with Suzuki, Loris Capirossi only better than 11 percent. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 28 laps in 47’31 .615 |
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