Rabu, 09 Juni 2010

Yamaha tanpa VR46?????

Mugello, 6 Juni 2010
Tim Fiat Yamaha racing team seakan kebakaran jenggot setelah pembalap andalannya Valentino Rossi mengalami insiden kecelakaan saat free practice di sirkuit tersebut. Vale mengalami patah tulang kering. Belum lagi saat race berlangsung, Jorge Lorenzo mendapat serangan bertubi- tubi dari Andrea Dovizioso yang notabene adalah rekan satu tim Dani Pedrosa dari tim Repsol Honda.
Berfawal dari Pole Position, Dani seakan- akan tak terkejar melesat menjadi yang terdepan hingga akhir race. Malah pada Lap awal, pertarungan berlangsung sengit antara Dovizioso melawan Lorenzo. kedua rider ini memperebutkan tempat kedua, hingga akhirnya Dovizioso harus mengakui kehebatan tehnik Late Braking yang sering diperagakan oleh Lorenzo. Posisi tersebut bertahan hingga akhir race. Yamaha dipaksa mengakui keperkasaan Honda. Karena tanpa Rossi Yamaha berasa kurang ada greget untuk menjadi juara seri. Berikut adalah hasil race yang diselenggarakan di sirkuit Mugello Italia pada hari minggu kemarin.
1. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team)
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team)
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team)
4. Cassey Stoner (Ducati Team)
5. Marco Melandri (Honda Gresini Team)

Rabu, 02 Juni 2010

Italian debut for Moto2

Monday, 31 May 2010

The intermediate category calls on Mugello where Toni Elías will try to defend his Championship lead, ahead of Shoya Tomizawa and Simone Corsi.

Toni Elías will be going for a third straight win at the picturesque Mugello circuit this weekend, as he attempts to defend and even extend his 18-point lead at the top of the Moto2 World Championship. Elías’ victory at Le Mans has handed him the Championship lead for the first time since 2001, when he led the 125cc standings after 12 rounds.

Mugello is one of three circuits at which Elías has not finished on the podium in any of the classes he has raced in however, and he will be targeting an improvement in that statistic as he looks to protect his lead. Shoya Tomizawa will be a threat as he looks to cut the deficit to Elías, at a track at which the Japanese rider has raced just once – a non-finish in the 250cc class last season. The Technomag-CIP rider enjoyed a rapid start to the campaign with a win in Qatar and second place at Jerez, but a crash at Le Mans means he will want a return to top-three form as the early-season battle at the top unfolds.

Simone Corsi’s first podium of the season at Le Mans lifted the Italian to third spot in the standings, and the JiR Moto2 man has experienced victory at Mugello before. He will be hopeful of repeating his 125cc win from 2008 in his home GP and edge closer to the top spot currently occupied by Elías.

Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar), Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons) and Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2) complete the top six as it stands heading into the weekend, and with six different chassis manufacturers inside the top ten positions the competition is fierce. Added to the 40-strong field will be wild card rider Xavier Simeon (Holiday Gym Racing), who will once more be riding a Moriwaki chassis following his entry at Le Mans.

Looking to make his mark after an eventful start to the season will be Alex de Angelis (RSM Team Scot) who will be going for a fourth career podium at the track, whilst Mashel Al Naimi (Blusens-STX) will be replaced by Anthony Delhalle for this race after the Qatari rider underwent an operation for compartmental syndrome in his arm last Friday.

Dovizioso and Pedrosa prepared for Italian attempt

Tuesday, 01 June 2010

With three podiums between them so far and occupying third and fourth in the Championship standings the Repsol Honda riders are ready to push hard at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM.

Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa have been the main challengers to Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi for the podium places so far this season and the Repsol Honda duo will both be looking to go one step better this weekend at Mugello, as they each look to secure their respective first wins of the season.

Dovizioso has twice finished third so far this campaign (in Qatar and France) and will combine the progress made in the opening three rounds with the support of the home fans to continue his strong start.

"We’re arriving at Mugello in a good situation,” said Dovizioso, whose best finish at Mugello to date has been third in the 250cc class in 2006. “Two weeks ago at Le Mans I was able to ride fast, we had a good race and I ended up with a great podium finish - plus we were quite close to the two Yamahas. I think that if I had been able to qualify further forward, we could have got an even better result. So that result has set us up well for Mugello which is a very special track for me.”

“The circuit is really fascinating to ride - it’s so challenging and demanding to get right and this is what makes it so appealing. Plus the support of the Italian fans is incredible. It’s also a special appointment for my fans gathered at the Casanova Savelli turns, so I’ll do everything I can to put on a good show for them this weekend," added the 23 year-old.

Pedrosa’s record at the Italian circuit is strong and he has finished on the podium there five times across all classes, including a win in the 250cc category in 2005. He also set the highest recorded maximum speed at Mugello last year in the first practice session, posting a blistering 349.3 km/h.

The Spaniard will be aiming to add to his sole podium finish of 2010 so far, and continue with the promising direction his RC212V prototype is taking. Pedrosa said: "Mugello is one of the circuits you always look forward to because the atmosphere is incredible. It’s very similar to Spain, people are very passionate, the viewing areas are normally full from the first day of practice and it helps you to get quickly in the mood for the Grand Prix. We will have to work hard this weekend, for sure, but we are very motivated to improve on the final result we got in France.”

“This season we go there in much better shape than last year and that's important because Mugello is a physically demanding track to ride, especially in the fast direction changes. The strategy for the weekend is simply to be totally focused and get the maximum out of every session,” concluded Pedrosa.