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Red Bull taking own food to JapanComments Off Red Bull is shipping its own food to the Japanese grand prix this weekend. Due to the concerns about radioactivity, Red Bull has modified its usual routine for the preparation of food for the 80-person race team, reports Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Usually, perishables like meat, fruit and vegetables are bought locally, but for the Suzuka round Red Bull – and presumably other teams – are taking these items from Europe. The report said team boss Christian Horner has also told his staff not to eat out this weekend. Last weekend, the MotoGP world raced at Motegi, located just 130 kilometres from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo revealed he used soap and bottled water to wash himself rather than take showers, and Dani Pedrosa said he is throwing away his clothes rather than taking them home to Europe. As for F1, Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari told Marca newspaper: “I think the situation is totally calm and we are very far from Fukushima. “I am coming without any fear.” |
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Pedrosa takes pole for Lorenzo on BrnoComments Off Fighting on the edge for winning the pole position at Brno Automotodrom Returning from the (short) summer break, the main players in the top class were found encased in comparison to a handful of milliseconds: 113 to be exact, enough to Dani Pedrosa to mock agitated in a final session, the reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo. At the first pole position of the season (strange to say for a single lap specialist like him well in his career achieved 36 pole, just half in the top class), Pedrosa has stopped the clock sull’1’56 “591 without the stress’ unapproachable step-by-race shown yesterday. The three-time world champion, already victorious in Brno 125cc (2003) and 250 (2005) with three podium finishes to the Masaryk Circuit in five editions of the Grand Prix of Republic of MotoGP, the reference is still in prospect for tomorrow’s race ( off as usual at 14:00) which will start in the front row alongside, as well as Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, also from the third to 0 “269 trying to fix those problems yesterday rediscounted riding his factory Honda RC212V. With the trio used to monopolize the front row and podium finishes this season, there is little room for Ben Spies, fourth and not the best physical condition, but still ahead of Marco Simoncelli (5 °) and Valentino Rossi , who with a real “twist” at the end managed to get on the second row with the sixth fastest time by filing the gap to 7 tithing, best qualifying this season and his adventure with Ducati. There is no room for any kind of illusions, because the situation remains problematic to the red boxes: no way, but they show some small signs of recovery over a single lap at least as evidenced by the 9 th lap Nicky Hayden , over the weekend forced to navigate in the rear with the “old” GP11 (the “Step 1″ will try it until Monday in the post-race test day). Among the disappointed of these tests include Andrea Dovizioso, 7 °, as Loris Capirossi that goes beyond the 16 th performance in front of Karel Abraham, who fell at the end of the session, in two separate occasions inadvertently emulated even by Randy De Puniet and Cal Crutchlow. Saturday to forget for Suzuki with Alvaro Bautista Friday 14 ° after a convincing KO following the flight this morning instead of John Hopkins : a broken finger on his right hand, farewell weekend action with a view to avoid compromising the title race in the British Superbike. MotoGP World Championship 2011 01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’56 .591 |
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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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Ben Spies “In 2011 I started to win”Comments Off Along with Nicky Hayden in the last few days Ben Spies was the special guest of the Long Beach Motorcycle Show, a major American motorcycle shows. Present at the Yamaha booth where he received a welcome gift (a WR450F Supermoto made by former pilot, now a designer, Roland Sands), then the Superbike World Championship 2009 took part in a press conference where he expressed his positive for the 2011 season , his first official driver from Yamaha in MotoGP. ” Next year, I have no excuses: I have to win , “said Spies. “I have a season with assets of these bikes, tires, tracks, know the category and is the first time in the last 3 years that I have to change and start from scratch. I will run as a pilot officer and I have a whole business behind me, this I am very happy. In the first test in Valencia I could touch the difference compared to 2010: is there a more methodical approach in development work, the bike is better in all aspects even though it is not very different from what I have driven this’ year. For me the goal is to improve the results of last year, even if they are in a position to win, I have everything to succeed. The moment to remember the 2010? Surely Indianapolis, a great weekend to begin by the unexpected pole position . ” The man to beat for next season? Jorge Lorenzo of course … ” And ‘the world champion and is now the strongest. There are 16-17 riders at the highest level, but he remains the benchmark, not only because it’s my new teammate. The relationship with him is good and I think we work well together, as had happened in the past (the reference is to Mat Mladin, ed) . |
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Jorge Lorenzo “I want to win at Estoril”Comments Off 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 … |
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Phillip Island Race: Casey Stoner unbeatableComments Off The MotoGP race at Phillip Island was closed, in fact, the first corner. Duty correction: it is never started. On the home circuit Casey Stoner wins by an absolute ruler, complete with the “poker” of success on the island of Victoria in the past four years with Ducati (2007-2010) scaring people and wildlife in the archipelago at the confluence of three ocean currents, impressed the pace set by 2007 World Champion. In a few laps his lead has increased dramatically: 1 “5 at the first crossing the finish line, raised in 2″, 2 “3, 2″ 7 3 “1, 3″ 5 out of Jorge Lorenzo, the only sections not deface lap in comparison with the red missile. When in a “mixed” can give to everyone in 2 seconds Warm Up, there’s really no story. Stoner Thus was the third win of the season (and in 4 games), saluting the best possible experience “Australian” with the Ducati. To see him jump to the last bend is already showing a bit of nostalgia in 2011, when it will try to do the same with the Honda and the Desmosedici will be expertly guided by Valentino Rossi, always on the podium today (3 rd), confirmation of a new-found form physics that can postpone the surgery on the shoulder for the first half of November, Valencia test with Ducati permitting. With the top two positions largely stabilized, as two distinguished absent Dani Pedrosa (coming in second place just behind Stoner in the championship) and Loris Capirossi, the fight was behind them. Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden gave a good show for the third place: 3 laps from the checkered flag to overtake the Ducatista the last lap the replica of the “Doctor”, without giving any chance to reply by winning the sprint for 38 thousandths of a meager benefit. Good race Ben Spies, fifth and officially “Rookie of the Year” 2010 by beating his opponent the only hypothetical Marco Simoncelli, sixth in growth as well as the first Honda rider in the race. KO with Pedrosa, Marco Melandri and De Puniet 9 ° 10 ° off the track after the Repsol Honda box lowered their shutters after 3 laps for the withdrawal of Andrea Dovizioso caused by a technical failure to the RC212V. It should not be the best that historically suffers Suzuki at Phillip Island, 12 ° with Alvaro Bautista behind Mika Kallio at his last MotoGP race (at Estoril in two weeks with the # 71 will be Carlos Checa), honoring the commitment before leave behind a season to forget for a sporting point of view and human. Chronicle of Race Casey Stoner reaches its final position on the grid, but is the first to take the “Doohan” to Lorenzo comes in contact with Spies thus opening the door to Simoncelli, Dovizioso and Hayden, Melandri is 7 °, 9 ° Rossi . Already on the first lap Stoner earns a “503 on Lorenzo, Simoncelli follows passing Hayden for the third position while Rossi comes in contact with Melandri for the 8th position in the” Southern Loop “: # 27 is behind dell’imprendibile a nice brawl. The demonstration comes on the third lap with Dovizioso who has a striking problem, starts 13th and staccatissimo from the leading group where Hayden is back in third position with Rossi already in contact with Spies. The Superbike World Championship is a furious charge in the fourth passage leads to the third place, leaving behind his compatriot with Hayden and Rossi Simoncelli wheel, fighting quartet compared to the last valid position for the podium. Forced to surrender Andrea Dovizioso, stopped by an obvious technical problem with wing’s Honda RC212V after just five laps on the box that HRC can lower their shutters and prepare the material in view of Estoril. Aim for the podium Valentino Rossi and Hayden with a lap passes first contact at the hairpin after the “MG”, shortly after the sacrificial victim is even Ben Spies at the curve “Doohan” with the result of opening the doors to Simoncelli and Hayden that give the show with Edwards in great comeback. Filed the first third of the race, the situation is well defined: Stoner not see anyone, following Lorenzo 4 “with Rossi and Hayden now tussle for the final podium spot to fifth place instead of Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli . Meanwhile, Randy De Puniet, the focus of many rumors, is leading a “straight” to “Honda Corner by spreading last contact with Barbera and Aoyama in visible distress. We arrive at the final rush following the double-battle for 3rd and 5th place: behind Stoner and Lorenzo have the better of Rossi Hayden (great last lap overtaking) and Spies on Simoncelli. Followed by Edwards and Melandri Espargaro in ninth place, 14 riders at the finish line, all waiting Estoril points in two weeks. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 27 laps in 41’09 .128 |
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Jorge Lorenzo “Today Stoner was too fast”Comments Off Casey Stoner with a way for a World Champion as Jorge Lorenzo was impossible to try to beat him today in qualifying at Phillip Island official. In the race for the pole the Yamaha rider could only settle for second best time in Australia’s six tenths off pole, trying to get it right, finding a good compromise in the best way to continue an extraordinary season by winning in 6 days the world title. “I am happy with my race pace and here is something new for me because I never went well here in MotoGP, “says Jorge Lorenzo. “I think we did a good job, especially taking into account climatic conditions. Obviously I wanted the pole position, but the rain and Stoner not allowed me to reach this goal: Casey in particular, it is fast. However, we have the second half and this is not bad, I have a lot of confidence after last weekend when I won the championship. Hopefully the weather is the same as today or maybe even better, there is just the rain with these conditions, however, is very risky to run, there is very cold and windy and sometimes it was hard to stay in the saddle. In any case, expect to see what happens tomorrow, I am ready and I just want to have fun. “ |
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Sepang MotoGP Free Practice 2: Jorge Lorenzo jumps in headComments Off New motor system and the fourth area. Thus, and with some changes in the development of his Yamaha M1, he explains the great step forward Jorge Lorenzo in Sepang, where he commanded the final second free practice session on traveling 2’01 “949, reiterated in his last 22 laps coming in just 24 milliseconds from the personal best time. Good consistency of performance and step-by-race for the “almost” World Champion, who does not want to make do with a measly 9 th place to win the first title in the top class and present their ambitions of triumph in the Malaysian land. The news that Lorenzo did not select the list of the times, indeed, the prospectus is to find the top three riders in a whisper: Casey Stoner is second to 22 milliseconds (also under 2’02 “), Valentino Rossi third remains at 2 / 10 of a second. For Ducatista net improvement compared to yesterday found a partial solution to the problems at the rear of his Desmosedici GP10, the future of Ducati in MotoGP so many laps (24) with the “run” on the 2’02 “not far from the step shown by team-mate, the one with the three steps below 2’02. Waiting for formal qualifications in “second tier” We also have our own Andrea Dovizioso (small step back from yesterday) and Marco Simoncelli, up with the Honda Gresini team in a circuit that has not brought much luck this winter. Therefore, the present difficult Loris Capirossi, who fell to his very first lap of remedying a bruised right ankle: qualifications should not be at risk. The Suzuki is confident, however, to obtain a good result thanks to Alvaro Bautista in form, sixth overall, leaving behind riders like De Puniet, Edwards, Barbera and Ben Spies in 10th place. As for Marco Melandri 14 th time, only ahead Mika Kallio in Sepang that even manages to bring in the Pramac Ducati positions to which he had used last year in the solo debut season in MotoGP. MotoGP World Championship 2010 01 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 2’01 .949 |
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Jorge Lorenzo “We need to work on the Fourth SectorComments Off The world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha rider, ended Friday in free practice on the Sepang track with the third fastest time, preceded by team-mate Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso (Honda HRC). The Spaniard ran into difficulties, as well as for the heat and dirt on the track, in the fourth sector of the track, which caused him to lose precious tenths and did not allow him to close the session ahead. Then this will be the main goal for “Porfuera”, which is to improve on that stretch so that we can aspire to the forefront, if not the pole position, in what is the first weekend in which to meet the world title. “The conditions today were quite difficult,” admits Jorge Lorenzo, “with the high temperatures and the dirt path. I’m happy because I felt good on the bike, I went fast and I finished near the top position. We used the old engine again today, but tomorrow we’ll probably try the new one. We have to work a fourth area, which is where we are wasting time now, so tomorrow we’ll focus on that and try to improve it further. “ |
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Dani Pedrosa should not run at SepangComments Off Despite some news leaked out in Spain in the last 24 hours, Dani Pedrosa should not be at the start this weekend at the Grand Prix in Sepang. According to the latest rumors Dani Pedrosa, in agreement with the team, decided to wait before returning to riding his Honda RC212V, delaying the return to Phillip Island. The confirmation also comes from the profile (official) “Repsol Box“on Facebook, an official sponsor in the MotoGP HRC:”Después de estudiar y con el equipo analyze this, Dani Tomado a última hora de no decision Viaje a Malasia. Ahora toca trabajar para estar mejor posible en Asutralia him, Dani mind!“. Or “After talking with the team, Dani all’ultim’ora made the decision not to go to Sepang, but will do everything possible to race in Australia. “ In the event a Jorge Lorenzo 6 points will be enough to graduate this weekend’s MotoGP World Champion 2010: A modest 9th place. |
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Lorenzo “I was bothered a few comments”Comments Off Some comments after the race at Motegi not have liked to Jorge Lorenzo. The “critical” attitude of Valentino Rossi in the last two laps of the Grand Prix of Japan did not want to be a “lament”, but rather a clarification on the conduct of the race of his team-mate to him a little too over the top in the duel good for third place in the championship. As reported AS.com, this is what he had to say yesterday the leader of the world in direct conversation with the radio program “El Larguero” broadcast by Cadena Ser “I was bothered that many people have said that I cried for the duel at Motegi. I only said that it did not seem logical that your teammate run that way when you’re fighting for the title and have not yet reached this goal, nothing else. “ Lorenzo was later revealed he had not yet prepared any party for any wins the championship in Sepang (just bad luck?), And know how to duel with Valentino Rossi in a melee confrontation: “If necessary, we must be more aggressive usual“. |
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Jorge Lorenzo “I hope to win the title on Sunday”Comments Off With Dani Pedrosa in Sepang for the infirmary and out of the game, missing only the math Jorge Lorenzo to celebrate winning the world title in MotoGP. The objective pursued by three seasons is now close to “Porfuera, who hopes to succeed in Malaysia where it has its good memories. “Now I’m just thinking about Sunday and my chance of winning the title, “said Jorge Lorenzo. “It ‘a dream of my life and would be great to appear at the Sepang. I really like the circuit, I tried a lot with the M1 over the years and here I won the 250cc title in 2007. The track is nice, but the weather can be a problem or it’s too hot, or rain can crear problems. Last year the race was a little crazy, it was raining and I had to start from last position (for a problem with his bike in a matter of education, ed.) Obviously I would prefer good weather for this weekend. Together with the team to stay focused in the same way this season, working hard from Friday aiming for the podium or to win, as always. “ With Dani Pedrosa Jorge Lorenzo out of the game could do with a 9th place to celebrate, with three games to spare, winning the world title. |
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Valentino Rossi at Sepang want to repeat”Comments Off The duel with Jorge Lorenzo and third-place finish made confident Valentino Rossi ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Friend on a circuit nine times world champion aims to repeat this good performance, although it will occur Friday in the first free practice the status of the injured shoulder. “The race at Motegi was very exciting for us and I found myself in the lead in the race as evidence and did not happen for a long time, “says Valentino Rossi. “I have no idea about my physical condition in view of Sepang, but it is definitely one of my 2 / 3 favorite tracks and I am always pleased correr here. In winter testing went very well, but compared to February a lot has changed though in Japan, we made some improvements to the bike. My hope is that we can also repeat this weekend and confirmed in“. Valentino Rossi at Sepang last year won his ninth world title finishing the race in the rain, in third place. |
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Jorge Lorenzo Rossi a bit too much on the edge “Comments Off An intense duel, at least, spectacular. Jorge Lorenzo came out “losers” by comparison with Valentino Rossi at Motegi, falling off the podium for the second consecutive race finishing in fourth place. Some maneuvers Rossi did not go to the genius of “almost” World Champion, and was able to confide in the press release also disclosed by the same team Fiat Yamaha. “It ‘was a great battle with Valentino, “says Jorge Lorenzo. “We were two warriors with the killer instinct! In my opinion, exaggerated in some places, we were both at the limit, but some of his moves were a little too over the top as we touched and went off course. We’re teammates, I am fighting for the title and the Yamaha has yet to win the constructors’ title and the team: we had to take it into consideration in the race today. “ Apart from the duel with Valentino Rossi, the two-time 250cc world champion can not be satisfied with the result, although in 7 days at Sepang can celebrate winning the world title with three games to spare … “I’m disappointed because I wanted particularly missed the podium here in Yamaha’s home race, but that’s racing. We chose to run with the old engine to be safe, but unfortunately we were not in place, especially the front. Now I am close to realize my dream, I really hope we can do it at Sepang. |
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