Stoner looking for a good setup at Jerez After two weather-hit races in the Middle and Far East of Asia, the Ducati Marlboro Team returns to the ‘old continent’ this weekend, hoping for better conditions at one of the most traditional dates on the calendar, the Grand Prix of Spain at Jerez de la Frontera. Casey Stoner has made his best ever... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Fiat Yamaha Team Target More Glory As MotoGP Lands In Europe
‘Highly motiivated’ Jorge Lorenzo looking forward to Jerez The MotoGP circus has its first European port of call this weekend, at Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain. After the rain-interrupted first two races, springtime in Andalucia will hopefully bring calmer weather for the riders and the capacity crowd of passionate Spanish fans.... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: First Round Of The Season In The Old Continent At Jerez For Pramac Racing
Kallio to try to improve at Jerez on the GP9 Ducati After the firsts two rounds in Qatar and Japan, the MotoGP World Championship lands in Europe where on Sunday May 3rd the Grand Prix of Spain will take place on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit. Pramac Racing riders have lived, until now, opposite feelings: Mika Kallio has obtained two good eighth... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Stoner Delighted As He Picks Up BMW 135i Keys
Casey Stoner adds another BMW to his car collection Having added yet another BMW to his collection on Sunday, former World Champion Casey Stoner gave his reaction to winning the BMW M Award in Jerez. Beating down his rivals in a dominant fashion on Sunday afternoon in the BMW M Award during the MotoGP Official Test, Casey Stoner sent out a message to... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Mika Kallio Sixth On Day Two Of Official Jerez Test
Niccolo Canepa dogged by complications on day 2 After having studied the track and the new bike, Pramac Racing Finnish rider Mika Kallio has found the right compromise to conquer the sixth position in the official test in Jerez de la Frontera. Yesterday and this morning Mika has tried different technical solutions and today thanks to the work of his... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Capirossi Takes Superb Third In Official Practice
Capirossi: “100% improvement from last year” Rizla Suzuki’s Loris Capirossi rode to a fantastic third position during today’s Official Practice at the final pre-season test, held at Jerez in Spain. Capirossi (1’39.757, 15 laps) spent much of this morning’s free practice session getting his Suzuki GSV-R finely tuned... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Colin Edwards 10th James Toseland in lucky escape
Toseland crashes heavily during timed BMW session The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad ended its 2009 MotoGP pre-season preparations with a day of contrasting fortunes for Colin Edwards and James Toseland in Jerez. Edwards finished 10th quickest overall, the Texan posting his best time of 1.40.305 in the televised 45-minute BMW shootout that was cut short... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Rossi And Lorenzo Second And Fourth In Day 2 At Jerez offical practice
Rossi: “I could have beaten Stoner” The first competitive outing of the year, the Official Practice Session in Jerez today, saw Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo finish second and fourth after the 45-minute session was interrupted by a red flag before being cut short by rain. In the first ‘qualifying’ session since... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Make Positive Start In Jerez
Edwards 5th, Toseland regaining confidence following 1st day in Spain Colin Edwards and James Toseland ended the first day of the penultimate MotoGP winter test session in Jerez with the fifth and 11th fastest times respectively. After a delay caused by heavy early morning rain, Edwards and Toseland were able to complete 140 crucial development laps... [Continue reading...]
MotoGP: Perfect Opening Day For Fiat Yamaha In Jerez
Lorenzo tops the timesheets on first day at Jerez The traditional season curtain-raiser in Jerez looked in danger of being declared a washout this morning, but the sun eventually came out and allowed Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi to put in a brilliant afternoon’s work, finishing first and second respectively. The day’s results bode well... [Continue reading...]