He reached his teammate Casey Stoner in the computation of the poles in his career won the World Championship in three classes (37). A great result for Pedrosa , back in pole position, the second of the season after Brno, this time with the stated goal of winning a victory to mortgage the third position in the league. With these conditions evidence, by his own admission, will not be easy …

” It ‘was a very difficult session, it was very hot, I could hardly breathe inside my helmet , “says Dani Pedrosa. ” At first I slipped and I did not expect this. Luckily we were able to return to the track, solve problems and win the second pole position this season.

I think it was possible to improve again, but unfortunately on my last run I met the traffic. However, it’s nice to be back on pole and I hope that our race pace is just as competitive. We must continue the work of setting up the bike and choose the right tire to face a tough race, because here our rivals are very competitive.

Will no doubt be a tough race especially as weather conditions will test your fitness level, I hope to stay focused and to repeat today’s result although opponents will not fail . “

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.

Even if only for a few minutes, the time to walk the last 3 laps at Twin Ring Motegi, MotoGP is back to living a good show, with so many aspects to make the race more interesting than usual although there has been little (or anything) to win. Casey Stoner, on the track where he won his first world title, rose again on the top step of the podium after Alcaniz, author of a perfect race just where he relegated to second place Andrea Dovizioso. The escape last part of the race allowed him to stay away from any “tussle” with the driver who will replace next year, HRC, the exact opposite of the duel that saw both players bishops Fiat Yamaha.

Between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo an intense duel where you are left out of the walls inside a box, data telemetry, new engines and old, recent or past injuries. Found themselves against each other and were not spared, with the right competitive nastiness that has forced everyone to live in the Valley the last two laps at Motegi. Rossi, by his own admission without injured shoulder problems, it seemed “to a time” (quotation marks), responding tit for tat attack each sample of the now top of the 2010 class. For its part, Lorenzo, who could easily make do with the 13 points that allow between 7 days to win in Sepang ahead of the world, was not spared, risking the impossible to pass a condition in Valentino.

The result was a tremendous duel with 6 passes and controsorpassi and Valentino Rossi to have, cunning, the better, passing the entrance of Turn 8 on the last lap leaving no room for reply. Back on the podium as the champion of the world, Jorge Lorenzo will be content to earn 6 points out of Pedrosa in Sepang (if there is …) to become mathematically World Champion. Casey Stoner dutifully celebrated the 22nd career win, the 2nd row with the only Ducati in the top 10 (the others are in the last 4 positions …), beating Andrea Dovizioso who loses their points against Australia for the third league position. The Forli, author of the pole position, it can still be pleased with the weekend where he held high the colors of the HRC on his home circuit after the KO of Pedrosa.

Out of the fight for the podium concluded Colin Edwards, 5 the best result of the season ahead of Marco Simoncelli, “down” at the end, with Suzuki’s Ben Spies Alvaro Bautista seventh and eighth comeback after being found at the penultimate lap for a ‘excursion into the escape routes. Marco Melandri is instead 12 °, Loris Capirossi out of action for a problem to his right in the end when the Suzuki MotoGP has found at last the show. And maybe even Valentino Rossi.

Chronicle of Race

There Pedrosa, but it’s a Honda to have the best starting point, the # 4 Andrea Dovizioso but was immediately marched to the curve 2 by passing behind Stoner with Lorenzo Rossi for third place. So Stoner, Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Rossi, Edwards, Capirossi, Simoncelli and Spies in the first 8 positions at the end of lap one, not fall, all 16 drivers in the regular way in the race. On the second lap at the “tunnel” in the vicinity of the curve 5 Spies and Hayden come off the track share respectively in second and last place, trailing by 3 “and 7″ seconds from Mika Kallio 14 °.

Marco Simoncelli takes the fifth position by passing the “dean” of motorcycling Edwards and Capirossi, but Yamaha is already quite far of the official scrimmage of Lorenzo and Rossi under the watchful eye of Masao Furusawa, # 1 in the Three Diapason Motorsport pit . The attack comes and the fifth lap overtaking under braking for turn 9 where it can fit Lorenzo Rossi, already gaining valuable yards ahead of “almost” World Champion 2010: The demonstration comes from the fastest lap in 1’47 “395, are 2 “by 3 recovered from race leader Stoner.

Going Ben Spies is in eleventh place in comeback, passing four riders in the space of two turns with great regret off the track at the start. Randy De Puniet same misfortune in the 10th round in their attempt to cope with the Tech 3 Yamaha rider. If the first 4 positions appear to be stabilized by Stoner, Dovizioso, Lorenzo and Rossi, for fifth place great tussle between Simoncelli, Edwards and Capirossi Melandri 8 ° harassed by Bautista.

A seven laps from the checkered flag Lorenzo Rossi has again taken up, try switching to the curve 5, but come along in the slipstream of prejudice out a new attack in the final stages of the contest. It is not the only duel to follow: Edwards goes for 5th place Simoncelli, Bautista took Capirossi for the 7th (with Imola later forced to withdraw due to a technical problem), Spies is very fast and leaves behind him Melandri four laps from the checkered flag with rvennate off the track. If Stoner is on the run up Dovizioso centering the second consecutive victory, is open struggle with the Fiat Yamaha the final act began the penultimate lap: Lorenzo Rossi joins the two will spend six times giving a duel in its heyday. Valentino will win back on the podium with fourth place but Lorenzo is, in fact, World Champion.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Motegi Race Standings

01 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 27 laps in 43’12 .266
02 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 3868 +
03 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 5707 +
04 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 6221 +
05 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 27,092 +
06 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 30,021 +
07 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – 31,826 +
08 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 35,572 +
09 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 47,564 +
10 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 49,598 +
11 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 49,999 +
12 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 50,703 +
13 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 51,422 +
14 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 52,843 +
15 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 1’14 .668

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
Motegi Qualifying Standings

01 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’47 .001
02 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0054 +
03 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 0104 +
04 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0205 +
05 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0463 +
06 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0647 +
07 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 0751 +
08 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 0913 +
09 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – 1001 +
10 – Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – 1067 +
11 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1181 +
12 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1237 +
13 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1370 +
14 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 1395 +
15 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1534 +
16 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 2479 +

6 minutes after the start of free practice at Motegi, Jorge Lorenzo has found 2010 MotoGP World Champion, thanks to the fall and subsequent injury (broken collarbone) Dani Pedrosa. He did not want to win so “Porfuera, who said he was sorry for the bad luck of his only rival for the title race.

“I’m really sorry for him, “said Jorge Lorenzo. “It ‘s really a great misfortune injured at this stage of the season. As for me I must not think me to be influenced by this situation and continue working as usual. “

About the first session of activity at Motegi the “virtual” World Champion 2010 (only Pedrosa, KO, could reach it …) ended the third time showing happy, especially thinking about the difficult test to Motorland Aragon. The only “new”, the non-availability of the new engine …

“Compared to Aragon go much better and this is really a relief. I did not, contrary to Valentino, the new engine, but I hope to use it soon, but here you lose less in a straight line from the last race and we have a better acceleration. We must seek more traction in some parts of the track, but overall for us was a good day and we are not so far from Valentino. I just hope the rain does not arrive tomorrow, so as to continue our work program, “said Lorenzo.

A second is that as a victory for Dani Pedrosa. Speaking of those seven points are recovered against Lorenzo Aragon in Motorland, they can still hope for a comeback difficult but not impossible in the next five races, when to give his best to recover as many as 56 points …

“I’m quite satisfied with second place though, obviously, I would have liked to win in front of my home crowd, “said Pedrosa. “I took a big risk at the first corner, I lost several positions and it took me a while to recover and find myself behind Stoner. Then between us was a “5 and the race pace was the same as it was difficult to overcome this disadvantage.

Towards the end, unfortunately I started having problems with the tires started to lose grip at this point I said to myself “Okay, okay.” On the weekend we had more problems than others to regard the tires, but in any event the second place is good and the championship is still open although it will be difficult to recover on Lorenzo.

Now we are ready to race at Motegi, Honda’s home race, I thank them and my team because they’re working very hard and now we fast every weekend. “

For the first time this season and 13 races in this part of Jorge Lorenzo was unable to get on the podium. At Motorland Aragon finished fourth, mocked the last lap from Nicky Hayden as a surprise to the leader of the world that just do not expect to get off the podium for the first time in this extraordinary 2010.

“My start was good, then I created a tight duel with Hayden: I was always very, very close! We obviously can not be happy, I absolutely wanted to finish on the podium again, but they are happy because we got points for the championship without losing ground.

There are still five races to go and although this is a complicated time for us I am confident that we have to face some challenges, but we can to overcome them and improve ourselves for the last part of the season.

Now I think only in Motegi, will be the home race for Yamaha and point to a good result at the circuit where he won last year. ”

Jorge Lorenzo remains firmly leading the championship even though, in a few races, his lead over Dani Pedrosa fell from 72 to 56 points.

After 13 races without getting on the top step of the podium in Australia found victory in the first MotoGP race on the new facility “Motorland Aragon” Alcaniz, breaking his personal failures longest streak of his career when, in 2007, World Champion and star of absolute top class. The Ducatista, fiance of HRC for the next two years, gave substance to a race … its: great start, just an exhilarating pace and final escape. Even Dani Pedrosa was unable to reach him, undertook to recover after a difficult start (he found himself 5th), markedly lower in the final when his handicap has risen from 1 “3 to 4″ (power management or the outcome?) .

Stoner’s victory is also to Ducati, waiting for Valentino Rossi (his worst result of the season, sixth at 27 seconds from the top …) consoles herself with two riders on the podium for Nicky Hayden was “invented” a great overtaking down ‘latest variation on Jorge Lorenzo: 1-3 Ducati for the first time there is a Yamaha on the podium at 2010. There is especially Lorenzo, fourth after the sequence of 13 consecutive podiums while remaining largely leader with 56 points ahead of Pedrosa with only five races remaining.

Household Diapason Three small consolation in the thought in perspective, because Ben Spies has been protagonist of a great race winning the duel for fifth place where he is self-excluded Andrea Dovizioso, slipped on the final lap, opening the doors to Valentino Rossi for the sixth position. To judge the race by 9 times World Champion just consider the postings by rivals: 27 “from the top, 18″ by Lorenzo, 13 “by Spies. We need one or more explanations.

Behind Rossi Marco Simoncelli finished seventh ahead of Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri, all the top ten, far away from Ducati and Casey Stoner back from finally protagonists as the golden age. Too late or just in time to play the role of “referee” of the world?

A small error has denied Dani Pedrosa may play pole position to Motorland Aragon. Leading by two tenths in the first two areas, the Honda rider came off at losing a turn, finding themselves thus taking the third position for a (precious) front row: the start will be very important.

“I am happy to be in the front row, “admits Dani Pedrosa. “That was our main goal of the day. Unfortunately I made a small mistake on my last lap when I was 2 / 10 in the fastest time, so I think the pole would have been possible. The front row is important, however, can and must start well tomorrow because the first curve is close to the grid. ”

Strong victories at Indianapolis and Misano Adriatico, Pedrosa will aim to tris tomorrow even if it is not easy: he thinks the race will be fought most of the season.

” It’a new circuit, we have never raced here and can not know how the tires react on the race distance. We are still improving in recent races and my goal is always to fight for victory. I think the race is more uncertain of the season, because all we are left without references and with some question marks. “

End of a long fast. After 12 races Casey Stoner back in pole position, a result that he lacked even the onset of the season in Qatar facing a difficult championship, to be forgotten, pending transition of its change of brand for 2011. With his Ducati Desmosedici GP10 has been found well to Motorland Aragon: best time in the wet yesterday afternoon, just this morning in optimal climatic conditions. The next step was the pole position this time has not escaped Iridium 2007, to reach a lap of 1’48 “942 like a thunderclap in the fighting ending of formal qualifications.

At the 20th career pole in MotoGP, Stoner trimmed to 3 / 10 Jorge Lorenzo, left to watch … especially the last (fast) sector where Casey made the difference. The leader of the world has recovered from a difficult morning, leaving behind Dani Pedrosa also, this time for his mistake on the last lap useful when it came off after a strong reference in the first two best lap of the circuit of Alcaniz. Okay for the driver of the Honda (and will remain for the next two years alongside his Stoner), especially considering the pace established in the practice sessions.

The challenge will be wide open with some uncertainty about the weather and the role of Valentino Rossi, 7th on the grid equaling worst result of the season at Indianapolis. A real “shot back” allowed him to gain half a second on his last lap certainty of finding the entire third row also tricolor with Andrea Dovizioso and Marco Simoncelli, but still behind Nicky Hayden, Ben Spies and Randy found a De Puniet from 4th to 6th on the grid.

Complete the top ten Hector Barbera, Alvaro Bautista can not do better than the 12th time with the only deployed Suzuki, Marco Melandri after tests in the wet to say the least convincing is found only at 14 ° in an unrecognizable Hiroshi Aoyama and Mika Kallio , 2 “from the top 5. For them it is ready the rain dance.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Motorland Aragon Qualifying Standings

01 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1’48 .942
02 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0309 +
03 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0401 +
04 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 0564 +
05 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0623 +
06 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – 1010 +
07 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1075 +
08 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1104 +
09 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1146 +
10 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1381 +
11 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1498 +
12 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1581 +
13 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1595 +
14 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1638 +
15 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – 1894 +
16 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 2548 +

Misano was a great disappointment for Casey Stoner. Party with big ambitions found himself away from the podium, even on the fifth goal with great detachment not only against Pedrosa and Lorenzo, but also by Rossi and Dovizioso.

Motorland Aragon thus represents an important opportunity for redemption, in a circuit where completely unknown, unlike several of his colleagues, had no way of proving in recent weeks.

“I’m happy to go to Aragon. The last two races have been difficult for us and run on a new track is definitely challenging. We will tackle the weekend with optimistic spirit, hoping that the track is beautiful and suits the Ducati, but also trying to be realistic that we must strive to find something extra.

The team and all the technicians are doing a fantastic job we only have to dig deeper and think of something new to try to improve the feeling with the bike, bend it better and to find more grip. And above all we are to overcome these last two weekends. “

At Misano Valentino Rossi, while away from Pedrosa and Lorenzo, was able to return to the podium finish in third position, particularly showing signs of improvement in the final stages of the race where he managed to stand out the best lap times. An important figure in anticipation of the Grand Prix this weekend in Aragon, track where the 9 times world champion was able to turn last week with a Yamaha R1.

“I must say that I really like the track, “admitted Rossi. “ And’complicated, but fun and fast, I think will be a real test for everyone. The best part is definitely the entrance of curve 16, really can not wait to ride my M1 there. “

Leaving the podium to Misano has been a difficult weekend for the tragic death of Shoyo Tomizawa, and also hopes that a good race at Alcaniz to remind the young Japanese driver.

“Misano was a very sad weekend for our sport, but now we hope to get a good result in memory Tomizawa. I feel stronger and fit day after day, I am sure I can point to the podium on this occasion, “said Valentino.

Solution to the spectacular failure of MotoGP? Promoting the skills to compete and vice versa. Even in Misano Adriatico hunting from pole has reserved final 10 minutes of the session and exciting, especially the last attempt explosion of “red helmets for Rossi, Lorenzo and especially Dani Pedrosa, fourth pole position of the season (35th in MotoGP 17 MotoGP) in two separate occasions, even managing to stop the clock sull’1’33 “948, split the vintage. Making a difference especially in T4 by the “Wagon” to the pit straight, the three-time world champion has tamed his Honda RC212V to the pole a valuable reassembling the group from “Fantastic 4″ MotoGP.

Pedrosa, but to follow Lorenzo, Stoner and Rossi. All there with uncertainties in anticipation of the race on pace (Pedrosa and Lorenzo not far), choice of tires (all with the “soft”, only Rossi very active with the “hard”), made the bike for a race that Misano is difficult prospect. Not like in Indianapolis, at least for Jorge Lorenzo who wants to put a spoke in the wheels to prevent his fellow classical feel of childbirth, I and go on the run.

Attempt to insert in the collision for Casey Stoner, the third with a slip of the assets of the curve “Rio”, but can bring the Ducati Desmosedici in the front row at the expense of Valentino Rossi, from the choice in contrast with regard to tires, by the excellent growth more than it can highlight the lap and continued to be recovered than half a second pair of heads.

No surprise to find Ben Spies in the fifth position, a well-deserved applause for Randy De Puniet who basically 6 weeks from injury at the Sachsenring is sixth on the grid with the Honda LCR team. As often happens Andrea Dovizioso has lost the right train “in qualifying, only eighth after good practice, before the order to Marco Simoncelli, Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi Suzuki pays 1″ 1 from the peak to a grille starting compact, but that race can hardly surprises with the usual suspects up front.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Misano Adriatico, Qualifying Standings

01 – Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’33 .948
02 – Jorge Lorenzo – Team Fiat Yamaha – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0308 +
03 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 0449 +
04 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0522 +
05 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0524 +
06 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – 0803 +
07 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0834 +
08 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0878 +
09 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 0986 +
10 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1070 +
11 – Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1148 +
12 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1311 +
13 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – 1338 +
14 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1355 +
15 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1490 +
16 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1681 +
17 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1776 +

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
Misano Adriatico, Rank Free Practice 1

01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’34 .772
02 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0612 +
03 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0672 +
04 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0767 +
05 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1062 +
06 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1120 +
07 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1256 +
08 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1300 +
09 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1354 +
10 – Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1505 +
11 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1521 +
12 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – 1682 +
13 – Marco Simoncelli, – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1761 +
14 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1944 +
15 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – 2229 +
16 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 2925 +
17 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 3128 +

A perfect race in style Dani Pedrosa. Honda HRC only rival plausible (although the large gap from the top) Jorge Loranze for the drivers’ title, failed to complete what he had left unfinished twelve months ago, when after showing superiority embarrassing trial after pole, was sadly slipped in the race.

This year in Indianapolis, things went in a radically opposite: no first row of the grid, but overwhelming victory over their rivals, thanks to an impressive race pace that allowed him to take off their rivals, despite a Ben Spies in good form. Third win of the season, MotoGP career best route plan and a hope to replicate in the next stage, scheduled over the weekend that is at Misano Adriatico.

“I am very happy with this victory”, said Dani Pedrosa, “and it was very hard since the heat today. I have made the perfect start, but I was quickly into the first corner, staying close to the leaders. My pace was good and was in great shape despite Spies have managed to close the gap and pass. I am very happy with the performance of the bike because it was fast straight, and works well in corners. When I found myself in the head was hard to remain concentrated at the end of the race I was very tired but very happy because last year I fell and I could win.

There were many incidents this weekend and could easily make a mistake in the race, you just go a bit ‘from the ideal line and immediately find yourself on the ground, especially after the race when the tires are worn. I passed the barrier of two wins in MotoGP season and so I’m very happy. We are doing a good job and I hope we can maintain the level in the next weekend at Misano. I want to thank the team and all the people around me on this success. ”