MotoGP great Valentino Rossi has admitted he admires Michael Schumacher’s sporting longevity.
Seven time world champion Schumacher retired from formula one at the end of 2006 but returned three seasons later with Mercedes, where in 2012 he will attempt to add a first podium to the dazzling tally of his initial career.

“I think it’s great to see (what) Schumacher (is doing),” Italian Rossi, who turns 33 next month, said.

“He is ten years older than me but still in great shape and full of energy. At 43, I want to be like him,” he told Italy’s Sky Sport 24.

Rossi, who like Schumacher has also won seven premier world championships, said he and the German veteran have even more in common.

“I’m an Italian racing for an Italian team, Schumacher is a German with Mercedes. And we have the same chances in the championship,” he smiled.

His current contract with Ducati expires at the end of 2012.

“I would like a new two year contract, which could be the last,” Rossi is quoted as saying. “Then I’ll think about how to have fun.”

Sepang will look into the safety of the Malaysian grand prix venue following Sunday’s death of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli.
The Italian, whose helmet came off during the incident, died in Malaysia after he partially fell from his Honda and was struck from behind by rivals Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards.

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.

At 14:56 the announcement: Marco Simoncelli , following the tragic accident during the second lap of the race for the MotoGP at Sepang, has died. In the 2008 250cc World Champion Marco Simoncelli was engaged for two years in MotoGP with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini a contract renewed for next season, HRC rider.

During his career, “SuperSic” has won 14 victories, 31 podiums, 15 poles, 2 this year in the top class in Barcelona and Assen.

By all the staff at BIKEracing.it, my deepest condolences to the family of Mark, his friends and all the members of Team San Carlo Honda Gresini.

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 . “

The usual problem qualifying. Throughout the season, Valentino Rossi has encountered more problems than usual in “Time Attack” and are found today in Sepang back to earth for a slip. Shared with the second Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 available, 9 times World Champion has remedied a place in the third row with reference to the 9 th fastest time: better than yesterday, but the problems are always the same …

” Compared to yesterday, today went a little better , “admitted Rossi. ” The main problem that has ruined our qualifications is always the same fall. The other dynamic is the same slide, we need to understand what leads to this error because it causes us to lose precious time.

After the fall are shared with the second bike with which I had the same feeling, but I managed to get a place on the third row. In the first areas where there are more challenging corners that we lose less than in T4, where, just there, leave 6 of the 9 / 10 than their opponents. We lose a lot out of the two hairpins, we need to understand why.

Thinking about our race pace has improved, but problems remain the choice of tires, everything will depend on the weather. No doubt it will be a tough race, difficult, but we did better than yesterday managed to make some progress . “

Last year at Laguna Seca, a courtesy visit to the Rizla Suzuki garage, Elena Myers was able to wrest a promise from Paul Denning: try a few months later in Valencia MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R. For contractual reasons, there was this occasion, but the 17 year old biker California will be able to realize this dream Thursday, August 25 “at home”, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he will run a few laps just riding the Suzuki GSV-R top class.

The announcement came the same day directly from American Suzuki Motor Corporation: Helen Myers, the star of the AMA Supersport (class reserved for young talents under 21 of the motorcycle-American), Thursday 25 August at 12:45 o’clock to take to the track Indianapolis MotoGP with Suzuki.

” Words can not describe my feelings right now , “admits Helen Myers. ” We had already talked about this possibility last year, but in the end there was a problem.

Now I will have the opportunity to finally try the GSV-R and I thank all the people that made ​​this project possible. When I climbed aboard the Suzuki MotoGP bike really seemed tailor-made for me, so I can not wait to walk a few laps at Indianapolis! “.

For those unfamiliar with Elena Myers, is simply the most talented American rider and. CV! After successes in the various brand made ​​in USA, last year made ​​his debut in ‘ AMA Supersport finishing in 2 nd place in the “West Division”, but above all, winning Race 1 at Infineon Raceway at Sears Point in Sonoma, the first rider in history to win an outright victory in a race AMA Pro Road Racing license plate.

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
Brno Qualifying Standings

01 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’56 .591
02 – Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0113
03 – Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0269 +
04 – Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0587 +
05 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 0760 +
06 – Valentino Rossi – Team Ducati – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 0776
07 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0851 +
08 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1085
09 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1130 +
10 – Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1193
11 – Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1206
12 – Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 1654 +
13 – Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1682 +
14 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1683 +
15 – Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 2298 +
16 – Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 2347 +
17 – Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 2355 +

Rise over the championship, he will soon be the “hare”? For sure in qualifying Marc Marquez is subverting the values ​​in the field of early-season World Moto2 pole at six 125cc world champion Stefan Bradl the fourth responded today with staff in this 2011, after the third consecutive Mugello and Sachsenring. The pupil of Emilio Alzamora, riding Suter MMXI managed by Monlau Competicion (now “Team Repsol CatalunyaCaixa” to the needs of sponsors), the Masaryk Circuit at the end was able to take advantage of the double-wake and West Courses in front of him stopping the chronometers about 2’02 “493, just two tenths ahead of Stefan Bradl on the treasure that he can always boast of 42 championship points.

For tomorrow’s race in Brno (the way to 12:15) aims to repeat and, if possible, improve the podium at the Sachsenring, Alex de Angelis , with one third of JiR Motobi to complete the front row at the expense of Thomas Luthi, traditionally faster on the track of the Czech Republic Appreciable performance of the San Marino rider, but also the overwhelming majority of the Italian riders “middle class”.

The first of this list is Andrea Iannone , good and finally decisive fifth in qualifying with Suter’s Speed ​​Master Team, with Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini and Claudio Corti on the third row from the seventh to ninth. To forget in Brno on Saturday for Michele Pirro, 22 °, 31 ° and with Alex Baldolini Thomas Lorenzetti 38 ° due to a slip at the beginning of the session.

Same trouble for Julian Simon, who fell in the first few minutes with the risk of having to skip the race tomorrow, not in the best physical shape of the recent fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg in Barcelona remedied.

Moto2 World Championship 2011
Brno Qualifying Standings

01 – Marc Marquez – Team Repsol CatalunyaCaixa – Suter MMXI – 2’02 .493
02 – Stefan Bradl – Viessmann Kiefer Racing – KALEX Moto2 – + 0211
03 – Alex De Angelis – JiR Moto2 – Motobi – 0232 +
04 – Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Paddock Moto2 – Suter MMXI – + 0355
05 – Andrea Iannone – Speed ​​Master Team – Suter MMXI – 0450 +
06 – Aleix Espargaro – 40 HP Pons – Pons KALEX – 0968 +
07 – Simone Corsi – IODA Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – 1004 +
08 – Mattia Pasini – IODA Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – 1030 +
09 – Claudio Corti – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 1052
10 – Randy Krummenacher – GP Team Switzerland – KALEX Moto2 – 1113 +
11 – Jules Cluzel – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – 1134 +
12 – Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – 1169 +
13 – Kenan Sofuoglu – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – 1209 +
14 – Pol Espargaro – HP Tuenti Speed ​​Up – Speed ​​Up S-11 – 1222 +
15 – Max Neukirchner – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M211 – 1256 +
16 – Bradley Smith – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – 1351 +
17 – Yuki Takahashi – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1356
18 – Tito Rabat – Blusens STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 1405 +
19 – Valentin Debise – Speed ​​Up – Speed ​​Up S-11 – + 1512
20 – Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – 1532 +
21 – Ratthapark Wilairot – Singha Thai Honda SAG – FTR Moto M211 – 1589 +
22 – Michele Pirro – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – 1660 +
23 – Jordi Torres – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMXI – + 1685
24 – Mike Di Meglio – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1827
25 – Robertino Pietri – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – 1858 +
26 – Ricard Cardus – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – 1995 +
27 – Axel Pons – Pons HP 40 – KALEX Pons – 2081 +
28 – Carmelo Morales – The Desguaces Tower G22 – Suter MMXI – 2093 +
29 – Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 2130 +
30 – Mika Kallio – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 2330
31 – Alex Baldolini – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – + 2422
32 – Kenny Noyes – Avintia STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 2464 +
33 – Xavier Simeon – Team Sports RTL – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 2727
34 – Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M210 – 3220 +
35 – Steven Odendaal – MS Racing – Suter MMX – 3498 +
36 – Santiago Hernandez – SAG Team – FTR Moto M211 – 3856 +
37 – Al Naimi Mashel – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – 5012 +
38 – Tommaso Lorenzetti – Aeroport de Castello – FTR Moto M211 – 5764 +

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
Mugello Qualifying Standings

01 – Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’48 .034
02 – Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0445 +
03 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 0451 +
04 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0660 +
05 – Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0722 +
06 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0940 +
07 – Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0987
08 – Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1364 +
09 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1475
10 – Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1629 +
11 – Karel Abraham – Motoracing Cardion AB – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1644 +
12 – Valentino Rossi – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – 1868 +
13 – Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 2122 +
14 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 2426 +
15 – Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 2617 +
16 – Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 2708 +

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
Barcelona, ​​Qualifying Standings

01 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1’42 .413
2002 – Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0016 +
03 – Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0315 +
04 – Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0329 +
05 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0336 +
06 – Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0789 +
07 – Valentino Rossi – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 0810 +
08 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 0815 +
09 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – 1034 +
10 – Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1243 +
11 – Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1321 +
12 – Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1351 +
13 – Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 1655 +
14 – Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – 2097 +
15 – Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – 3248 +

A time for “pole position”. In Sepang Dani Pedrosa , who in front of everyone in a Grand Prix in Malaysia had started in 2007-2008, the protagonist returns to MotoGP standing out just 2’00 “770 in the second day of testing. The engine of evolution “has enabled him to make a difference, pulling 6 / 10 of his first follower, the new team-mate Casey Stoner, really doing in the selection list of the times.

For the rider in MotoGP since 2006 with Repsol Honda’s possible to still improve for tomorrow, even if the time is right to be satisfied and confident the new RC212V was born well and seems almost impregnable.

” This morning, after only 4 laps I was able to do this time , “says Dani Pedrosa. ” I was not trying time, but the weather, with some fresh, allowed me to push, do not think I’ve ever shot so strong on this track.

Traveling to the limit you can understand at what point is the bike and the goodness of the changes made, and this can be met. Today I tried the new engine, chassis and shock absorber settings: tomorrow will compare the two bikes available, the goal is to get a choice of chassis and engine in preparation for upcoming tests on the calendar . “

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) .

India’s new formula one circuit may also be used for a MotoGP race.

With a bespoke venue currently being built by the Jaypee Group near the capital New Delhi, India is set to host its inaugural grand prix next October.

And according to a report in the Times of India, Jaypee is currently in talks with the MotoGP organising body Dorna.

“Yes, we are in touch,” said Jaypee’s executive general manager Manu Bhaskar Gaur, hinting at a first MotoGP race in 2012.

The Yas Marina track, scene of the last two F1 season finales, is targeting a round of the MotoGP series.

“We are working on it for 2012,” the Abu Dhabi venue’s boss Richard Cregan told emirates247.com.

“It’s not confirmed yet, but we are working on that with MotoGP. The circuit may have to have some work on the curves but this is normal,” he added.

The impressive floodlit circuit was built in 2009 at a cost of some $1bn.

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
“This test was very valuable for us as we were able to obtain a great deal of data from our four developmental specs thanks to the support of the teams and the riders. During this test the teams and riders had intensive test programmes of their own but they dedicated time to our tyre test programme so I am very grateful to them for this. Our test programme of one front and three rear slick tyre specs is a fundamental study for our future tyre development and we obtained a lot of positive feedback and very promising data from these two days. From these results we can now start our new development strategy for the future. This test marks the end of field activity for 2010, and I want to thank all the teams and riders once more for their support of Bridgestone and our tyre testing not only these last two days but throughout the season.”