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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Dani Pedrosa Suggested To Rest For View Weeks

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Spaniard doctor, Xavier Mir explained that the last test of Pedrosa's left shoulder at the Dexeus Univertity Institute Hospital in Barcelona on Thursday shown that there is no need to further surgery following four weeks rest after last surgery at Spain.Pedrosa will start rehabilitation and return to physical training in order to regain full fitness for the first MotoGP tests of the 2011 season, which take place in M alaysia at the beginning of February.

Doctor Xavier Mir
“Due to the trauma caused by the crash in Japan where Dani broke his left collarbone and needed surgery to fix the bone with a titanium plate, the nerve located over the collarbone, between the neck and the shoulder, received a severe contusion and the heavy inflammation of this area causes fatigue and lack of strength all through the arm. He will need a period of four weeks of complete rest with physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory treatment.”

Dani Pedrosa
 “I’ve been suffering a lot since Japan and I knew something was wrong with my arm because after the surgery I didn’t get better. This lack of strength was very strange and annoying! I was worried because after Estoril we checked the collarbone again and it looked like there was nothing wrong with the plate, but we had no more time between races to check more deeply the reasons f or my lack of strength. I have had other injuries and surgery in the past and I know that you need some time to recover and get fit again, but this time it was taking too long. Now everything is clear and it’s good to know that the collarbone is OK and I don’t need any more surgery that would take a long time to heal. I hope that within these four weeks the inflammation passes gradually and that I will be able to start rehabilitation and training in the middle of December. We had a good test in Valencia after the final race and I want to start the winter tests in February in Malaysia in a good shape in order to be ready for next year’s championship.”

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Jorge Lorenzo Happy Ending Season

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Jorge Lorenzo just end this 2010 MotoGP season with victory on amazing race. Start on 2nd position on the front row, Lorenzo drop into 7th place after battle with Marco Simoncelli. Everybody has to give two thumb up to Jorge Lorenzo after Jorge Lorenzo can avoid big crash when his bike touch Marco Simoncelli's. Lorenzo be the first after taking out Casey Stoner who leads the race from the beginning. After passing Stoner, Lorenzo was unstoppable to get his podium. Valentino Rossi only finish at 3rd. For Rossi and Stoner, this race be the last race for their team. Because next year Rossi will ride for Ducati, while Stoner for Honda.

Battle for 4th place between 3 Honda's rider and 1 Yamaha's rider wins by Yamaha's Ben Spies. Spies took the 4th place after taking over Andrea Dovizioso and Marco Simoncelli on a tough race. Bad result came from Nicky Hayden. This American rider crash on the beginning of race. It's be lamented when Hayden still on the 2nd position behind his teammate Casey Stoner

Saturday, November 6, 2010

BMW M Series Award For Lorenzo

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Jorge Lorenzo as MotoGP 2010 World Champion get the prize from BMW. A brand new BMW M3 Coupe has been given to Lorenzo at Valencia. Lorenzo collected 7 pole and 17 front-row grid for this season, and sealed his championship at Malaysia last month. 

Today race will be the last race of 2010 MotoGP. MotoGP still looking for the runner up and 3rd position of championship. Jorge Lorenzi have a personal target at Valencia. He never won MotoGP class here before. With first row start this afternoon, It is not possible for Lorenzo to close this season with a win. Let's wait for the last 2010 MotoGP race.

Stoner Last Pole For Ducati

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Casey Stoner give the last pole position for Ducati at Valencia MotoGP race 2010 with 1.31.799 or 0.331 seconds ahead Jorge Lorenzo on 2nd position by 1.32.130. On the 3rd start position, The Italian rider, Marco Simoncelli 1.32.244. Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies on the 2nd row. On the 3rd row, Colin Edwards and both HRC riders, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso.

Marco Simoncelli, Randy DePuniet and Aleix Espargaro on the 4th row. Hector Barbera, Loris Capirossi and Hiroshi Aoyama on the 5th row, Carlos Checa and Alvaro Bautista on the last row.

Let see next Sunday race at Valencia. Who will win this last series of 2010 MotoGP.

Stoner Fastest, Pedrosa Make A Good Progress

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Casey Stoner be the fastest on 3rd free practice of Valencian MotoGP by 1.32.664. Good progress came from Dani Pedrosa. After cannot reach the big 10 on free practice before, Pedrosa finally back to his track by 1.32.945 on 2nd place. It's only 0.281 second behind Casey Stoner. Jorge Lorenzo as the fastest rider on 2nd free practice session was 0.172 second behind Dani Pedrosa.

Marco Simoncelli also looks find his good performance after finished 4th at Estoril GP last week. His time record for this 3rd free practice session of Valencia MotoGP was 1.33.171 on 4th place, followed by Ben Spies and Andrea Dovizioso.

Randy De Puniet, Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi on 6th, 7th and 8th. Carlos Checa still cannot give his best performance with only set his best time 1.35.243. Let's see for this evening qualification session. Don't forget to keep your eyes on MotoGP Free Online Streaming

Friday, November 5, 2010

Lorenzo Strikes To The Top

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Jorge Lorenzo being the fastest rider on the second free practice of Valencia MotoGP this evening by 1.32.690, 0.314 seconds ahead Casey Stoner the fastest rider on the first free practice this afternoon. Colin Edwards be the 3rd with 1.33.466. Valentino Rossi only set 1.33.661 on 9th position, while Dani Pedrosa just on 12th with 1.33.927. Ben Spies rode with confidence and placed on 6th place after crashed on the last lap of free practice this afternoon with 1.335.28. Nicky Hayden the Kentucky Boys drop to 10th with 1.33.684. 

This free practice session will be a good point for Lorenzo to end this season by winning his home race at Spain. Lorenzo never win at Valencia before on MotoGP class. It will be the first winning for Lorenzo if next Sunday race he can stand on the first podium.

Let's wait for the 3rd free practice and qualification session tomorrow for the progress and start position.

Stoner Fastest On 1st Free Practice Valencia MotoGP

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Casey Stoner set the fastest time on 1st free practice Valencia MotoGP 2010 with 1.32.897 or 0.558 seconds leads ahead Jorge Lorenzo.Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso on 3rd with 1.33.500. Marco Simoncelli only 0.131 seconds behind Dovizioso's fastest lap, and followed by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. 

Dani Pedrosa after comeback from injury only on 12th with 1.34.123, or 1.226 second behind Casey Stoner on the top. While Carlos Checa still at the last place with 1.35.172. Ben Spies, after decided to not race at Estoril grandprix, set the 1.33.929 on 9th place. On the last lap, he was crashed, but he is okay and leave the track with steward motorcycle.

Let see for the next free practice session,. is Casey Stoner still fastest? Or Jorge Lorenzo will take the fastest lap? Just wait and see. Don't forget to keep your eyes our streaming.

One Heart On Left, Satu Hati On Right

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This is the new tagline on HRC riders. Both Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso were supported by Astra Honda Motor Indonesia. Their riding suite was supported by new tag, One Heart on the front side and left hand side, and Satu Hati, on the right right side. This tagline also appear on the bottom of the RC212V, both One Heart and Satu Hati were placed on the right and left side.

This is a psywar from Honda Indonesia against Yamaha Indonesia that already used Indonesian tagline on Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Is Indonesia will be the MotoGP Host for future? Let's wait and see.

Picture source: MotoGP.com

Thursday, November 4, 2010

MotoGP 2010 Final Result Analysis

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Here we come. Next Sunday will be the last race for 2010 MotoGP season. World Champion and Rookie of the Year has been found. Now MotoGP is looking for the runner up and 3rd leaderboard place.

Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi will fight for 2nd place. Pedrosa with 236 point will be a runner up if he finish at least on the 9th position, even Valentino Rossi get 25 points at Valencia. Also the reverse. Valentino Rossi will achieve the runner up position if he can finish first and Pedrosa only finished at 10th or less. Or, the point gap between both of them are not more than 7 points.

Battle for 3rd position came from Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, and Andrea Dovizioso. Rossi with 217 points had the biggest chance to win the 3rd position. Rossi only need 14 points the seal the 3rd place championship. It means, Casey Stoner must not podium if Rossi want to seal the 3rd place. Dovizioso had the smallest change for this place. Dovizioso can be the 3rd MotoGP champion if he finish first at Valencia, while Valentino Rossi finish not more than 14th place, and Casey Stoner not finish more than 4th position.

So let see next Sunday race. Who will win and lose.

Goodbye Brivio

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After nine years with Yamaha and Valentino Rossi, Davide Brivio finally leaving Yamaha and will replaced with Massimo "Maio" Meregalli, Yamaha World Superbike team manager who will work together with Wilco Zeelenberg 'to form an experienced and unified management team for 2011 and beyond'.

Brivio, who most recently held the position of team manager for Valentino Rossi's side of the Yamaha garage, will leave his position following the Valencia season finale – although there has been no news on where he will now go.

Brivio is going to turn manager like Carlo Pernat, but has confirmed that he hasn’t made any deals with Valentino Rossi (Brivio brought Rossi to Yamaha) to follow him to Ducati in the near future, but hopes to still collaborate with his former rider and his company VR/46.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Toni Elias Back To MotoGP

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2011 Moto2 winner, Toni Elias, finally back to MotoGP for 2011 season. Toni Elias will join with LCR Honda for next season. 

Toni Elias will start in Valencia on the test session with LCR Honda after this season over. Championship will be a great motivator for Elias to step ahead in MotoGP class.

“I’m very motivated. I think together we can have a very good season. I will start in Valencia after the last race and I am eager to get the job with the team underway as soon as possible!”
Team Manager Cecchinello said: “First of all I want to thank Randy (De Puniet) for his valuable cooperation and for the several successes we have shared in the 250cc class and in the MotoGP class in the last five years together.”

“The chance to work with Toni Elías is a big incentive for us because this is a very important moment for presenting a new project to our sponsors and partners. The nice thing is that Toni and I raced together in the 125cc class; I was at the end of my career and he was at the beginning of his. I remember he was a very hard rider and very determined. As time goes by he has improved very much and I think he is a very talented rider with a lot of experience. All the staff and I give him our warmest welcome!”

Welcome back Toni Elias

Lorenzo 1st, Rossi 2nd, and Dovizioso 3rd

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Jorge Lorenzo get his hattrick at Estoril this year after wins on 2008, 2009, and this 2010 race. After taking Rossi, Lorenzo was unbeatable and finish first. The main drama came for 3rd position while Andrea Dovizioso just can get his podium on the last second after taking Marco Simoncelli. 

The world standing now was placed Valentino Rossi on the 3rd position, replace Casey Stoner. Rossi just 19 points behind Dani Pedrosa on the 2nd position. Dani Pedrosa only finish at 8th place. Pedorosa's points now are 236. It means, last race at Valencia will be looking for runner up between Pedrosa and Rossi, after Caset Stoner crashed in this race, and missed the points.

Battle for 3rd place is more interest to see, Andrea Dovizioso, Marco Simoncelli, and Nicky Hayden were involved. Nicky Hayden who's started on the 2nd position only finish at 6th place behind Marco Simoncelli at 5th. Dovizioso just taking Simoncelli off in last second and only 0.056 seconds lead. Yes right, what a race for 3rd place battle.

Congratulation to all rider

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Combined Free Practice Used For Pole Position

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Due to heavy rain, the board of MotoGP used combined free practice as pole position. So the combine free practice time place Jorge Lorenzo on pole, followed by Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi on the first row. In second row, Casey Stoner, Ben Spies and Marco Melandi.

Andrea Dovizioso, Randy De Puniet and Colin Edward on the 3rd row, Marco Simoncelli, Aleix Espargaro and Dani Pedrosa on 4th row, Loris Capirossi, Alvaro Bautista and Hector Barbera on 5th row, Hiroshi Aoyama and Carlos Cecha on 16th and 17th place.

Combine free practice means that the result came from the best time of all free practice session. For example, although Nicky Hayden best time on 3rd free practice only 1.53.018, but his record on the 2nd free practice session was 1.48.657. It makes Nicky Hayden got the 2nd position for tomorrow race.

Let see the weather tomorrow, is it gonna be the first wet race for this season? Find the answer tomorrow.

Lorenzo Fastest, Pedrosa Made A Good Progress

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Jorge Lorenzo once again being fastest at 3rd Estoril free practice with 1.48.853, or 0.582 seconds in front of his teammate Valentino Rossi. Although Lorenzo crashed on a view last minute, but his time record still on the top. Andrea Dovizioso be the 3rd on last lap with 1.50.007, followed by Casey Stoner and Colin Edwards. Good progress came from Dani Pedrosa at 8th place after come back from surgery.

Estoril still with wet track and it's make difficulty level being higher. Lorenzo and Stoner crashed, but no problem with them. Both rider were slip on the turn and also impact from wet track made some bad result for their steering and brake. Carlos Checa just make a step ahead by 1.53.933, at 16th places.

Let see for the qualifying session in a moment. Keep an eye for Estoril

Friday, October 29, 2010

Dani Pedrosa Felt Much Better On Estoril 2nd Free Practice

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Dani Pedrosa ended the first day of the bwin Grande Premio de Portugal in 13th places on 2nd free practice. He said that he felt much better with his RC212V at Estoril during the bad weather after miss last three races.

“Straight away I felt much better on the bike here than I did in Australia and the shoulder has recovered a lot, which is very positive,” said Pedrosa, who along with the majority of the premier class opted against riding in the first practice due to the wet weather conditions.
“I feel a little bit tired now, but basically I feel okay after riding today. It was a pity that we missed the whole practice this morning because of the rain, and also at the beginning of the afternoon session the track conditions were difficult, which limited what we could achieve. To be honest I didn’t feel totally at home on the bike today but I think this is normal after so long without riding, and this situation will improve.”

With the focus on re-establishing his comfort on the bike times were not on Pedrosa’s mind, as he completed 19 laps with a best time of 1’53.592 – just over five seconds off Jorge Lorenzo’s top time.
“Usually when you ride in wet conditions you take it easy and this was especially true for me today because I certainly didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks. It was good to be on the bike again and to see that I can ride more or less normally,” he explained, before adding a comment about the rearranged Saturday schedule which will see one hour dedicated to each of the final practice and qualifying sessions.
“Tomorrow we’ll see what the weather brings, but it’s good that we have two hours instead of two 45-minute sessions, and we’ll make the most of that extra time,” he concluded.

Now let is if Pedrosa can do better on 3rd free practice session till the Sunday race to keep his position on the table

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Capirossi Has Confirmed For Estoril

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The Italian rider Loris Capirossi has has confirmed will race at Estoril this weekend after an injury in last few races. Capirossi was ruled out from Australian GP because a thigh strain and also out from Malaysian GP because a foot injury.

“It was disappointing to find out I had got some small fractures in my foot, but it won't stop me riding, because I was ok in Australia and it didn't cause me too many problems there – in fact it is easier to ride the bike than it is to walk! 

“I have had some intensive treatment on the thigh muscle and that is also a lot better. I can't wait to get back on my bike and give the guys something back for all their patience and hard-work over the season, especially after the tough three-week tour we had on the other side of the world which gave us nothing but pain and bike damage. 

“Suzuki and the team have always been good to me and I want to show them that I am here to do my best and compete with the best riders.”

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Steering Was The Main Dovizioso's Problem At Australian Grand Prix

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After Dani Pedroca decided to not race at Phillip Island las weekend, Andrea Doviziso was the only one rider of HRC that race at Australian Grand Prix. Start on 9th position on the 3rd row, Dovizioso strikes to the 5th position after 1st lap. Dovizioso was a rider with good start. But not for long, the #4 RC212V had some problem with the steering. 

Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda RC212V): DNF 
"It's really a pity that I had to retire today because we had worked hard with team and, after two difficult days of practice, today we had the pace to fight for third position and a podium finish. I made a good start and I was able to recover some positions. On the first lap I did a 1m31.7s without pushing too hard and I was fifth across the line. In the first two laps though I felt the steering was stiff and on lap three this caused me to lose a lot of positions. I could control the bike but, although I completed another lap, it was too risky to keep riding and I had to come into the pits. There was a problem at the steering damper mounting - it had moved into an incorrect position, so now we will investigate the causes. I'm really disappointed because after two great races in Japan and Malaysia, it was important to make a good race here to fight for third position in the championship. Still, now we will look to get the best results possible in Estoril and Valencia. "

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Perfect Win From Casey Stoner

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Casey Stoner wrote a perfect win at this Sunday race on Phillip Island. Home race was give more support for Stoner. After set fastest time on qualification and warming up session, Casey Stoner perfectly win the race by 8.598 seconds lead from Jorge Lorenzo. Good start from Stoner continues with his domination on the race. Jorge Lorenzo as the MotoGP champion only finished at 2nd place, followed by his teammate Valentino Rossi. Other Ducati's rider, Nicky Hayden finished on 4th. This race was greeted by Ducati and Yamaha.

Winning on this race also make Stoner go to the 3rd position on the leadership table, 23 points behind his next year teammate, Dani Pedrosa who decided not race this weekend. Valentino Rossi down to the 4th position with 197 point, or 8 points behind Casey Stoner.

Next race will be more interest if Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso can perform on their best. Although championship was over, but MotoGP 2010 is still looking for the runner up. Three riders up for this position, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner, and Valentino Rossi.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Pedrosa Decides To Not Race

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Dani Pedrosa decides to not race at Phillip Island tomorrow. This decision made after qualifying practice today. 

“After the operation in Spain my target was to come back in Australia. But having ridden in the three practice sessions here it’s clear that it is really impossible for me to maintain a high pace because I lose strength in my arm lap-by-lap and controlling the bike gets increasingly difficult – even more so with the strong winds here,” said Pedrosa.


“Phillip Island is a very fast circuit, I have to grip the handlebars very tightly, and this makes me very tired and gives me a lot of pain. To ride around three seconds off the pace in the race tomorrow and maybe collect just a few points wouldn’t make much sense. But I think it has been worth it to at least try to ride here because we really didn’t know how I would be on the bike until we tried.”

Pedrosa added: “Now, though, I don’t want to take more risks so that I can recover in time for Estoril. I discussed the situation with HRC Team Director Kazuhiko Yamano and we have the same opinion.”

Pedrosa will lost poins again. And to keep his 2nd position now, Pedrosa have to fight more harder on the last two races at Estoril and Valencia

Friday, October 15, 2010

Stoner Pole, Pedrosa 15th

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Casey Stoner set his best lap 1.30.107 on qualifying practice today at Phillip Island. Stoner best time is 0.668 second faster than Jorge Lorenzo. First row for next Sunday race are Stoner, Lorenzo, and Spies. Simoncelli, Edwards and Hayden on 2nd row. Even Hayden down on turn 4, during the qualifying practice, his best time still enough to placed him on 2nd row. 

Randy DePuniet, Valentino Rossi, and Andrea Dovizioso are on the 3rd row. Dani Pedrosa only wrote 1.33.384 on 15th place. It's 3.277 seconds gap from Casey Stoner on the pole. For Pedrosa maybe this gonna be a very hard race. He have to fight against his shoulder and in the other side, he have to secure his 2nd position of the table.

Let see for next Sunday race, what will happen next.