There are no physical problems, the shoulder surgery was postponed in mid-November, so between Estoril and Valencia Valentino Rossi will conclude the seven-year experience with Yamaha. Hopefully in the best way to 9-time world champion, trying to win starting with the Grand Prix of Portugal where it does not rise to the top step of the podium since 2007, only 4 th last year.

“The last three races have been positive, “says Valentino Rossi. “I won three podiums, including a victory, I was happy because the bike has improved the health of my injured shoulder. Now we return to Europe and I feel very strong, I want to have fun in these last two races trying to win again.

Estoril for me last year was not a good race, we had some problems and am not on the podium, so we will try to change history this year. After Phillip Island in Portugal the weather is definitely better, even though the weather can change very quickly in Estoril It will be a factor to be reckoned with. ”

Potentially still in the race for third place in the championship, it should be noted that Valentino Rossi in the last three races has collected more points than all: the best way to present at Estoril and Valencia, for the first test with Ducati on 9-10 November .

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. “

On the track where he began winning the World Superbike Superpole victory in Race 2, Ben Spies was also the protagonist of the official MotoGP qualifying at Phillip Island. Third time for a front row a little surprise, made-race condition in the future so as to render official Yamaha rider very confident and satisfied with this result. For tomorrow there will be an opportunity if the target is the podium, but with only two races to win the title of best rookie season of 2010.

“I am very happy to be back in the front row, although I am a little surprised, “said Ben Spies. “My race pace at the beginning of session made me happy, although every time I tried to go faster in the latter part of the track appeared to me a few drops of rain on the visor of my helmet. Each time was like this: warm up the tires, but when I arrived at the first corner to start a fast lap I realized that there was no possibility of a clean lap.

Of course I did not want to take big risks knowing they are already close to the front row, but eventually I managed to get the third best time, in fact, was obtained in race trim. I am confident because overall it was a good session, so if we can put everything together, we can point to a good result, perhaps to fight for the podium.

Here, the bike is really good, I have a good pace, I just try to render the best the whole package in anticipation of the last laps of the race. The goal for tomorrow is to make sure in advance the title of Rookie of the Year, was another box ticked in this successful season, “said Spies that just before Simoncelli stars to reach this goal.

Found on the podium at Motegi and the victory at Sepang, Valentino Rossi has encountered more problems than expected this weekend at Phillip Island. At the end of formal qualifications obtained where only the eighth time is the third row are two aspects that have prevented the 9-time World Champion to do better.

First one still not optimal balance of his Yamaha YZR-M1 with a set up far from defined “optimal.” Secondly traffic and a series of unfortunate events that allowed him to improve on the grid for tomorrow looked forward to a tough race on paper.

“Today I was really unlucky, “said Valentino Rossi. “With the two softer tires to do the time I’m getting a good grid position. Before I met in trajectory Espargaro and Hayden, then it started raining and so I was unable to improve.

Start from the third row and will be a tough race, especially because we have not found a good race pace and we must work more on set-up. This evening and tomorrow morning we will try to find a solution to improve and have a good race.

The weather not only the ideal, this is a real shame because the track is fantastic and this cold you can not drive at its best, it takes several laps to send the tires up to temperature. I expect a very tough race, but we’ll see what we can do. “

The first win after an injury to the Mugello Valentino Rossi has had a special flavor. The 46th with Yamaha, but also demonstrate that they have finally overcome the difficult time that he had influenced in the last race of the season. With the newfound competitiveness in absolute terms for the nine times world champion this weekend is the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, waiting for him.

A very busy and important weekend for the foreseeable future: it is possible to confirm at high levels, but also to verify once and for all the health status of the injured shoulder in one of the more technical circuits and fast the whole calendar champion.

“Sunday was a truly fantastic day, “says Valentino Rossi,”get back to winning was wonderful. It ‘was one of my best victories of his entire career, the 46th with the Yamaha, I’m really happy.

Now I want to try to finish the season and are excited to get to Phillip Island which is one of the most spectacular circuits where race bikes. There are a number of years that I can not win in Australia, I would like to change that.

Many members of my team are Australians, and the audience is always very enthusiastic, so Phillip Island is always a very special race. “

Valentino Rossi has admitted it is unlikely he will switch to formula one in the future.

Now 31, the multiple champion of MotoGP has in the past flirted with a move to F1 after several test drives.

After badly breaking his leg earlier this season, Rossi has been beaten to the 2010 title and it had been said his move from Yamaha to the Italian marque Ducati could be a precursor to a future move to Ferrari.

But while in Malaysia last weekend for the latest MotoGP race, he told Italian media: “Now, I really don’t think it (moving to F1) will happen.”

Rossi was also scathing whilst criticising the motorcycle racing series’ governing body for deciding to delay the Sepang race to avoid a television clash with F1 in Japan.

He said the move compromised riders’ safety because the threat of rain in Malaysia is greater later in the day.

“We always bend over backwards to the formula one superpower,” said the Italian.

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. “

At Motorland Aragon Jorge Lorenzo broke the sequence of 12 consecutive podiums in the same season, finishing in fourth place, “mocked” the last lap from Nicky Hayden. No drama for the leader of the world this weekend at Motegi will try to return to the podium to win serious points for the championship, Dani Pedrosa is 56 points away, but a comeback …

“Motegi is the home race for Yamaha and I am always happy of running there, “says Jorge Lorenzo. “Last year I got my first MotoGP win at this track and was one of the most beautiful moments of my career.

I like the circuit a lot and I think we can do well. The goal for this race is back on the podium and collect as many points as possible: this will be essential to be quick in qualifying for Friday’s start to the GP and the first of three consecutive race weekends. “

Last year Lorenzo was able to win in front of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa, who stars in a fine second phase of the race where he took off with a good pace.

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.

An anonymous race. Rossi to Motorland Aragon has not gone beyond the sixth position in the race battling with the problems and shoulder motion, at least according to what he said after a difficult race for the 9-time World Champion. Always remained in 7th place, has gained a place on the last lap the accomplice slipped Andrea Dovizioso, not enough to make it less bitter a weekend to forget.

“This was a very difficult race, very tough, “said Rossi. “All weekend we had problems and were slow in the race, we had the pace. My goal was to finish the race, but I could not do better than sixth.

Here all the Yamaha were in trouble and lost mainly in the straight, but my shoulder problems have worsened the situation: it was a hard race. We are obviously very disappointed with this result, we can only hope for the best view of the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in two weeks. ”

Valentino Rossi is fourth in the league though, because of the victory of Casey Stoner leaves the third place ranking.

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?

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 +

Protagonist of the weekend in Indianapolis, Ben Spies hit a double objective in the race finish on the podium in second position, be the best Yamaha rider. Unable to keep the frantic pace of Pedrosa, the Superbike World Championship in office was “satisfied” with second place and beat in direct comparison Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi crossed the line behind him …

“I’m really glad I got my best result in MotoGP before the home crowd and on a track like Indianapolis, “admits Ben Spies. “I always said it wants to reach this goal, mission accomplished! After the pole position of my start was good and I must say it was nice to find myself for the first time in the head in a MotoGP race.

Unfortunately I did not pass Pedrosa, he played a really great race. Anyway I am happy because when I was leading I made no mistakes and I kept a steady pace, when Pedrosa passed me I knew not to follow him, so I let go and I am focused on keeping second place and remove Lorenzo.

I can not complain it was a good weekend and be the best Yamaha rider in the race which saw his fellow brand is something positive … I will try to replicate this result in Misano.

A fourth, given the turn of the weekend in Indianapolis in trial, is almost half success. To Valentino Rossi, the race circuit on the historic U.S. was more difficult than expected, with the Fiat Yamaha rider made the cross from the hot weather appeared on American track on Sunday, which put a strain on the physical form of Pesaro, of certainly not perfect after recovery from injury.

After three drops in the test, the “Doctor” was able to put together a decent test, finishing fourth and making it the third Yamaha rider at the finish, behind his successor Ben Spies official anchor and teammate Jorge Lorenzo . The trial next week in front of the warm public Misano, will be critical to test the psychological condition of the nine-time champion, as well as physical.

“Considering the weekend we have experienced, this was a good race for us,” said Rossi. “Fourth is a good result given the circumstances, but the important thing is that my race pace was good and I feel much more comfortable on the bike.

I made some good laps and I was not very far from the other Yamaha’s, but unfortunately I paid too much lack of fitness in this heat, and in the end I had to stop pushing because I had no strength remaining in the body. I’m happy anyway, since we have returned to a good setting and I drove well and if we consider the three falls piccoel remedied, fourth place is not so bad. I now look forward towards Misano, my home race “

A red car has won this year carried 500 miles by Dario Franchitti, a motorcycle of the same color has commanded the first MotoGP practice session at Indianapolis. This is the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 of Casey Stoner in one of his last appearances with the Borgo Panigale, but legitimizing the best contract offers itself as a leader in the second American trip in the world. Three times under the wall dell’1’41 “best reference final lap in 1’40″ 884 22 laps along well, a lot compared to its usual standards.

Good sign for the 2007 World Champion who has promised a victory before moving to Ducati / Honda to return next season, trying to beat “Ironman” Jorge Lorenzo in second place already paying a little more than 2 / 10 in comparison stopwatch unable dell’1’41 to beat the wall. “ From his second script, is the “race pace” for a few laps approached by Stoner and, early in the session, including Ben Spies, only to fly to the ground in the last minute to turn 13 in one of his fastest laps (it was below 31 milliseconds to T1) losing ground in the standings (8 th after being in the head).

And Valentino Rossi? Only the last staff around the “save” from a position in the standings otherwise problematic fifth, but recovered by 7 / 10, traveling to all 60 minutes of the session with a (minimum) at a disadvantage compared to the leading drivers. In contrast to Stoner, the long pauses and gestures seem to leave the pits not bode well for this first weekend after the announcement of his move to Ducati, also seeing the comparison with other competitive Yamaha, Colin Edwards see a renewed the sixth time.

Despite a fall in assets, hitting back with my left hand aching since Brno, Nicky Hayden feels the air of home wins and the 3rd time on a circuit where he finished on the podium in both 2008 (2 °) than in 2009 (3 °, the first podium with Ducati). Among the top 10 also included Andrea Dovizioso with the seventh time, Aleix Espargaro surprising with the 9th time trial, leaving behind the Honda Gresini pair in the order made by Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli. Alvaro Bautista, 14 °, is the first of the Suzuki riders just ahead of team-mate Loris Capirossi to return back Hiroshi Aoyama and Randy De Puniet still not the best, fully justified the disadvantage of 2 “one from the top.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Indianapolis Free Practice 1 Rank

01 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1’40 .884
02 – Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0225 +
03 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 0521 +
04 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0537 +
05 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0739 +
06 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0780 +
07 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0799 +
08 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0838 +
09 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1108 +
10 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1263 +
11 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1384 +
12 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1484 +
13 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1716 +
14 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1812 +
15 – Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1906 +
16 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – 1990 +
17 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – 2103 +