Archive for September, 2011
Hayden and Rossi sixth and eighth in Motegi first free practice
After posting the morning’s third-best time, Nicky Hayden finished the day sixth, less than six tenths from the leader, Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi, who is still working on settings with the new chassis part introduced at Aragon, steadily improved his bike’s setup and his times, finishing eight. Both riders are fairly satisfied with the first [...]
Positive debut for the San Carlo Honda Gresini team in Motegi
Marco Simoncelli scored the fourth fastest time on riday in the first day of practice at the Grand Prix of Japan. The Italian is very close to the duo who led the sessions today, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa. Simoncelli lapped at a good pace and significantly improved in the afternoon workout. Still awaiting some [...]
Barbará ninth fastest at Motegi
The effects of jetlag and two insufferable nights with indigestion were not enough to hold back Héctor Barberá, who was ninth fastest in both of today’s sessions. The Spaniard’s consistent recent improvements have continued here in Japan and he made one of his better starts to a Grand Prix weekend this season. Héctor [...]
Shinichi Ito happy to return to Grand Prix racing
Riding for Team HRC, Ito made good progression throughout the day, improving his afternoon lap time by almost two seconds from the morning session to finish in eighteenth position, only two tenths off Kosuoke Akiyoshi, the other HRC test rider abroad the LCR Honda. Ito returned to participate in a Grand Prix four years after [...]
First outing for LCR pair at Motegi
Under darkening skies the MotoGP class headed out for the first day of free practice at Twin Ring Motegi circuit which hosts the fifteenth round of the season. This is the event that was postponed from its original date in April this year due the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit off the coast of [...]
Ducati UK Unveil New Headquarters at Silverstone
The official unveiling was hosted by Tim Maccabee, Managing Director of Ducati UK, Gabriele Del Torchio, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, Derek Warwick, President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club and Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Holdings Ltd. The day began with a track session at the circuit where guests had the opportunity to [...]
Bautista with work to do after first day at Motegi
Rizla Suzuki’s Álvaro Bautista recorded the 11th fastest time at Motegi in Japan today, but knows there is more potential to come from rider and machine. Bautista completed 38 laps of the 4,801m Japanese circuit, recording his quickest time of 1’48.097 on his last lap of the day. He will continue to work through a [...]
Bautista tiene trabajo pendiente después del primer día en Motegi
El piloto Rizla Suzuki Álvaro Bautista marcó el undécimo crono hoy en Motegi, Japón, pero es consciente del potencial que tienen tanto la máquina como él mismo. Bautista completó 38 giros a los 4801m del trazado japonés, su mejor crono es 1’48.097, lo sacó en su última vuelta. Debe seguir trabajando sobre varias configuraciones mañana, [...]
Pedrosa tops day one at Motegi
Under darkening skies, the MotoGP class headed out for the second free practice session on Friday which saw no fewer than six riders run off the track during the outing. All but one of the riders in the field improved upon their earlier times with the top four spots of the day going to the [...]
Lorenzo working on stability, Spies aiming to get well
Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo made a solid start to the first session, wrapping it up in fifth place just over six tenths from first. The Mallorcan rider came away from the session hunting for further stability from his YZR-M1 under braking and was also looking for more edge grip. The second session saw improvements [...]