Rossi´s Mugello victories in review

Mugello´s unstoppable performer in 990cc and 800cc competition, Valentino Rossi´s Italian victories are celebrated with a highlight package.

Valentino Rossi has been the all-conquering force over the past six years at Mugello, holding a flawless record since the switch to four-stroke machinery in 2002. There have been close battles, runaway victories and all-Italian podiums en route to the five-time World Champion´s home glories, a selection of which are reviewed in this video feature presentation.

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Hayden on double duty with Indianapolis and Mugello visits

2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden has been keeping active with a shakedown lap of Indianapolis, but this week it´s back to business in Mugello for the American.

Nicky Hayden is undoubtedly one of the busiest riders in this year´s edition of the MotoGP World Championship. In addition to the five Grands Prix and marathon testing sessions already under his belt in 2008, the Repsol Honda rider has also been doing his bit to raise awareness of September 14th´s Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix in his downtime.

The 2006 MotoGP World Champion performed the inaugural lap of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course back in April and, as reported yesterday, was on hand with his 800cc RC212V to give fans at the Indy 500 a special taster of premier class action.

As can be seen in the accompanying video, Hayden took in the atmosphere of the world famous car race in a whirlwind tour of the IMS paddock. Happy to get on the gas in front of around 250,000 fans, the American´s parade laps of the track were a sight to behold for those unfamiliar with the roar of an 800cc machine.

However, come this weekend it is `back to business´ for Hayden, as he aims to pick up his season in Mugello. The 26 year-old will have some help for the future in the form of Tadayuki Okada, developing the pneumatic valve Honda engine, but at present is still dubious that Italy can provide him with the needed boost.

`Mugello will be another hard one, because right now we´re missing a bit – we know it´s there, we´ve just got to put it all together,´ he admits.

`The track is awesome, I´d say it´s one of the best tracks, the best races we go to all year, the atmosphere is pretty unique. The track has a little bit of everything. The big front straightaway looks straight and easy on TV but when you´re in the saddle it´s got a little kink in it over a rise. The wheel´s off the ground through there, so you can´t be leaning too much or sawing on the ‘bars!

`The track has got lots of chicanes, though they´re fast chicanes, not the little Mickey Mouse go-kart chicanes you see at other tracks, they´re quite quick switchbacks. There´s also a lot of elevation changes and a few downhill corners that are tricky so you need a front end with feeling, you´ve got to trust the front end a lot. The surface is getting well used, quite bumpy and abrasive,´ analyses Hayden, whose best result in Mugello is a third place back in his title-winning year.

About MotoGP

Overview

MotoGP is the world’s premier motorcycling championship, with a season of 18 Grands Prix in 14 countries bringing together the world’s top motorcycle manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki, Aprilia and KTM - plus an elite crop of riders from every corner of the globe.

The motorcycles used for MotoGP are purpose-built racing prototypes which are unavailable for purchase by the general public and cannot be legally ridden on public roads.

The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was first organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) in 1949 and has been administrated by commercial rights owners Dorna Sports under the supervision of the FIM since 1992. It is the oldest motorsport World Championship in existence.

MotoGP began a new era in 2002 when revised regulations allowed for the participation of bikes with four-stroke engines. For the 2007 season the adaptation of MotoGP bikes from 990cc engine capacity to 800cc resulted in an even more exciting spectacle, with higher corner speeds and even more competitive races – patterns which are continuing this year.

Furthermore, in the opening round of 2008, MotoGP become the first motorsports World Championship to host a night-time Grand Prix, with the Losail International Circuit’s state-of-the-art new floodlight system permitting a superb start to the season in Qatar.

Grand Prix Weekends

On a Grand Prix weekend there are three individual races, one for each of MotoGP’s three categories:

• MotoGP – the ultimate test for the finest talents in motorcycle racing, in which maximum engine displacement capacity is now the aforementioned 800cc (four-stroke engines) and the minimum age for riders is 18.
• 250 – the intermediate category where maximum engine displacement capacity is 250cc (twin cylinder engines) and the minimum age for riders is 16.
• 125 – the class which offers young riders the chance to take their first step into Grand Prix, where maximum engine displacement capacity is 125cc (single cylinder engines), the maximum age for riders is 28 (or 25 years of age for wild-card riders or for newly contracted riders participating in a 125cc race for the first time) and the minimum age is 15 years old.

Races begin from a grid which is composed of three starting positions per row (four per row in the 250cc and 125cc classes), with starting places secured by qualifying times - the fastest rider earning the famous pole position. The races can vary between 95km and 130km in distance and usually last approximately 40-45 minutes, each being a spectacular sprint to the finish line, with pit-stops being rare rather than the norm.

Tyre selection is therefore absolutely crucial and is undertaken by the teams following consultation with their riders based on knowledge of the track, weather conditions and the feel of the bike during free practice, qualifying and the pre-race warm-up sessions. A critical balance has to be found between grip and the endurance of the tyre, as soft, ‘gripping’ tyres permit quicker speeds and faster lap times but wear out quickly, whilst harder, less ‘sticky’ tyres last longer but do not assist the rider in achieving maximum velocity.

Riders

The current MotoGP World Champion is Australian Casey Stoner of the Ducati Marlboro team, who sensationally won the 2008 title in just his second season in the premier class – securing ten race wins along the way.

In defending his title in 2008 Stoner is faced with stiff competition from the likes of Valentino Rossi, the five-time MotoGP World Champion, and Dani Pedrosa, last year’s runner-up. Meanwhile, Rossi’s new Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, the reigning 250cc World title holder, and Pedrosa’s Repsol Honda colleague Nicky Hayden, the 2006 MotoGP World Champion, are also stars of the show, with talent in abundance in each case.

Indeed, the level of racing ability throughout the 2008 MotoGP grid is exceptionally high, with the likes of Loris Capirossi, Andrea Dovizioso, Colin Edwards, John Hopkins, Marco Melandri and James Toseland also competing for podium finishes.

In the 250cc category the title race should be wide open this year, following the promotion of the likes of Lorenzo and Dovizioso to MotoGP. A strong Aprilia challenge is presented by Spanish trio Hector Barbera, Alvaro Bautista and Alex Debon, battling with KTM riders Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama.

In the single cylinder World Championship the current title holder is Hungary's Gabor Talmacsi, one of the older 125cc competitors, who defends his crown against a plethora of young riding talent in 2008.

The list of participants in each Grand Prix is composed of the permanent riders, contracted and nominated by their teams for the whole season, and wildcard entries – who are often local riders. Approximately 18 participants enter each MotoGP race, about 25 take part in each 250cc race and the 125cc races usually involve around 35 riders. The ages of the Grand Prix riders range from 34 for MotoGP’s Loris Capirossi, down to the previously stated minimum age limit of 15 for the youngsters in 125cc. The youngest regular rider in the championship is Repsol KTM rookie Marc Marquez.

Riders from around the globe take part in the World Championships including the following countries: Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA.

For profiles of every rider from all three Grand Prix categories visit our dedicated Riders section.

Pedrosa tops combined Friday timesheets

Repsol Honda´s Dani Pedrosa consolidated his morning advantage with a further mercurial time on Friday afternoon.

Fastest in both the morning and afternoon MotoGP sessions in Le Mans, Dani Pedrosa holds the early advantage ahead of the Alice Grand Prix de France. The Repsol Honda rider and current leader of the MotoGP World Championship recorded a 1´34.227 lap of the newly-modified Bugatti circuit to end the day one step ahead of his premier class rivals.

He did so in the afternoon run by the slimmest of margins, less than five-hundredths of a second ahead of reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner. Only a further eleven-thousandths of a second down was 2007 poleman Colin Edwards, who rounded off one of the closest top three´s one is likely to see.

Only slightly slower than the top trio, Jorge Lorenzo was once again injured and once again in fourth place. The Spaniard is in better condition than he was two weeks ago in Shanghai, although a late run-off problem and some still-tender ankles meant that the Fiat Yamaha rookie´s last action of the day involved being stretchered back to his garage.

Last year´s race winner in the wet, Chris Vermeulen proved himself equally adept under dry conditions at Le Mans, coming in fifth at only four-tenths of a second slower than Pedrosa. His presence made it four different manufacturers and five different teams in the top fistful of riders.

Valentino Rossi was the sole rider unable to improve his morning time in the afternoon, finishing sixth overall, ahead of San Carlo Honda Gresini´s Shinya Nakano, home rider Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki man John Hopkins and MotoGP rookie Alex de Angelis on day one.

Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi arrives in France on a roll, with the intention of adding to his win haul and putting some ghosts to rest.

Valentino Rossi´s victory in China has put him right back into the World Championship mix, at just nine points behind leader Dani Pedrosa and on a positive run of form. Entering the Eurocentric seven-race miniseries stage of the season that has traditionally been his most prolific in terms of points, the Italian and Team Manager Davide Brivio feel that Le Mans will once again be the start of a crucial section of the year.

`China was a very important boost for everyone and a great result for all the hard work that everyone has put in so far this season to get us to this point, and now we have to make the most of this moment and keep pushing like this,´ says Rossi, who ended a long winless streak with his Shanghai masterclass.

The 29 year-old has had two victories in the premier class at the Le Mans circuit, although the last two years have diverted from the script. Last year saw rain turn the race on its head, whilst in 2006 Rossi suffered one of the lowest points of his career when a tyre problem ended his race when comfortably heading for victory. Riding with Bridgestone at Michelin´s `home track´ for the first time, a repeat of the all-Japanese rubber top three from 2007 with the addition of Rossi on the top step of the podium would aid the Fiat Yamaha rider´s cause no end.

`Yamaha usually goes very well at Le Mans and, although it´s obviously the first time we´ve been there with Bridgestone, I am confident that we will be strong there. We are nine points from the top of the championship but our rivals are very motivated too so there is no let-up and we must go for the maximum points again.´

`Last year Le Mans was incredibly disappointing for us - we were hoping for a good result in the dry but the rain came and things didn´t go as planned. This year however we´re going there on a real high after the fantastic result in China and I am confident that we can have a good weekend,´ concludes the five-time MotoGP World Champion.

The Rossi Shanghai show also brought a smile to the face of Davide Brivio, a man who knows full well that a happy and winning Italian star provides an infectious atmosphere of assurance in the garage.

`Le Mans is the start to a very busy period for the championship but on the evidence of the race in China we are ready! Shanghai was a very important race for us because it showed how much progress we have made since Qatar. The engineers did a great job, Valentino was incredible and that has given us all a big boost in confidence and motivation,´ states Brivio.

`We all feel positive it can be us and we can't wait to fight for it. In 2006 we almost won at Le Mans but for a technical problem and last year we were denied by the rain so we feel we have unfinished business there and we look forward to fighting again.´

If Rossi manages to achieve his second victory in as many races, he will equal Angel Nieto´s marker of 90 Grand Prix wins.

The Monaco Grand Prix Preview - Hamilton out to make amends

A year ago, after finishing second to McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton subtly let it be known that he was angry not to have won. It was the first manifestation of the underlying tensions that would later create problems within the team and result in Alonso going back to Renault.

Hamilton narrowly missed out on pole position to the Spaniard, but later it transpired that he had up to six laps’ more fuel onboard. He hounded Alonso throughout the race, and was staggered when he was called in to refuel three laps sooner than he had expected, thus nullifying the advantage he believed would win him the race. He made sure everybody at the post-race conference knew about it with a seemingly benign comment registering his surprise at McLaren’s tactics.

“Monaco is my favourite race,” Hamilton says this time around, and he is dead set on winning it. “You have the history all around, you can just feel it, and the atmosphere is fantastic. It is the Grand Prix that every driver wants to win. Being a street circuit it is very exciting to drive, there is no room for any error all weekend. To be quick you need to use every centimetre of the circuit, this even includes touching the barriers at some points.

“Unpredictable is the word that sums up Monaco from a performance perspective. It was a great race in Turkey, we know the performance is there, but at Monaco literally anything can happen. The set-up is quite a lot different, the primary requirement is fantastic traction, to ensure you can get out of the corners well. Because there are no straights, we put as much downforce as we can on the car as we don’t need to, and aren’t able, to reach the speeds of any other track.

“It is so tight, and very difficult to describe how it feels in the car because you are so low. You are hitting some corners at 180 mph, as you are braking down you know there is no run-off area, you can’t see the exit. All you can see is directly what is in front of you, probably about 50 metres. In some corners it is almost a guess, you are guessing where the car should be, hoping that you are in the right place, relying on your instinct and memory.”

Monaco is also about glitter and glamour, but he says he keeps himself as clear of that as possible: “It’s not a distraction in any way. As with any race I am just fully focused on getting the job done. Monaco weekend more than any other is about being 100 percent in the zone and so I just keep myself to myself.”

Hamilton wants to even the score to two wins apiece with the Ferrari teamsters Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. But it will be tough. All of the teams ran at Paul Ricard last week, on the shorter circuit made up to simulate the corners of Monaco, and the two top teams were only a tenth of a second apart. McLaren had an advantage last year, but Ferrari believe they will have the upper hand this time in the tight corners that abound in the Principality.

“For sure last year was okay,” says Turkish Grand Prix winner Massa. “I finished third but McLaren were very strong there. We have been working a lot on the set-up for Monte Carlo for this year, so hopefully we will have good chance to win there as well.
“Even being on the podium would be good as you always want to score as many points as possible. We know Monte Carlo is a track which can be very tricky, especially without traction control. But I am looking forward to being very strong there as well.”

Raikkonen says he has already moved on from a disappointing race in Istanbul. “Afterwards it's always easy to say what we could have done. But I never do that and this case is closed. We'll have two days of tests in France to test the solutions for the Monaco GP, and are very motivated to try to be strong on a track where we were not competitive last year.”

BMW Sauber chief Dr Mario Theissen strongly believes that his drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica will be in the hunt in Monaco too, but McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh said Hamilton’s fighting second place in Turkey had boosted his team’s confidence at a time when they desperately need another win.

“Lewis had an extraordinary sprinting race in Turkey. He's going to Monaco now, where I think we'll have a competitive car...we've worked pretty hard on that and it's a circuit that both of our drivers like. Lewis has won in F3 and GP2 there and clearly feels he could have had a crack at winning last year, and will be very keen to do that this year.”

Other points of interest are Giancarlo Fisichella’s 200th race, and the arrival of Toro Rosso’s new STR3 chassis in the hands of Sebastian Vettel and crowd favourite Sebastien Bourdais.

Weekend weather update - rain on the cards in Monte Carlo?

Weekend weather update - rain on the cards in Monte Carlo?
Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR2. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Saturday, 26 May 2007

Welcome to the sixth round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Monaco Grand Prix on the streets of Monte Carlo.

On the weather front there is good news and bad; it will be cloudy again for Thursday’s opening practice sessions, but with an ambient temperature high of 21 rather than the previously forecast 16 degrees Celsius...

FIA Wednesday press conference - Monaco

Drivers: Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso), Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India), Nelson Piquet (Renault), Felipe Massa (Ferrari).

Q: Nelson, your feelings about this circuit. Is it a home circuit for you?
Nelson Piquet: A little bit, yes. Obviously, I know the place quite well. I lived here for eight years until I was eight and then I went to Brazil. I feel...

Street-fighting men - drivers ready to do battle in Monte Carlo

The Principality of Monaco is en fete, all ready for the first day of practice. This is often when there can be drama, as drivers explore the limits on a track that is still ‘green’ and which has yet to become ‘rubbered in’ and grippy.

As we all know, Monaco can exact a high price even for the smallest error. What might result in a harmless off-course moment almost anywhere else can mean a suspension-crunching trip into the wall here. That’s part of the reason why the Monaco Grand Prix is...

Big Crash Lorenzo at Shanghai, China

Posted by Administrator on 05-03-2008 at 05:05 pm

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Perfect ride in China sees Rossi to top of the podium

Posted by Administrator on 05-04-2008 at 10:05 am

Valentino Rossi

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took an impressive victory in Shanghai today, his second at the circuit having won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix with Yamaha in 2005. It was Rossi’s 89th career victory but his first in seven races, since Estoril last year, as well as his first on Bridgestone tyres.

Rossi had looked strong from Friday morning and he was clearly in good shape for the race, but after two days of high temperatures and sunshine, heavy rain throughout the morning threatened to turn the established order on its head. The rain ceased in the late morning however and the track began to dry out with the aid of a warm wind, meaning the race was finally declared dry. Starting from second on the grid behind Colin Edwards, Rossi crossed the line first time in fourth but had made it back to second by the end of the third lap, passing Casey Stoner and pole-sitter Colin Edwards in the process. His next target was Dani Pedrosa and he made his move on the Spaniard at the end of the back straight to take the lead. From then on the Italian led to the chequered flag but it was nail-bitingly close for the majority of the remaining 17 laps, with less than half a second between them and the pair the only two lapping consistently in the 1’59s. On lap 19 Pedrosa began to tail off and Rossi eventually took victory by 3.890 seconds, with Casey Stoner over 15 seconds back in third.

The other side of the garage had an almost equally happy day as Jorge Lorenzo shook off the pain from his fractured ankle to take a brave fourth place, something that was unimaginable after his crash on Friday morning. Rossi is the fourth different rider to win in four races this season and the championship is wide open, with Lorenzo seven points off Pedrosa in second and Rossi just two points behind him in third.

Valentino Rossi - Position: 1 Time: 44′08.061
“After seven races it is a great feeling to win again; I am very happy! This is a very important result for us because above all I was able to ride exactly how I wanted from start to finish and this was great fun for me. I had a great battle with Pedrosa and he pushed me hard and to be doing 1’59s until the end was unbelievable! All weekend we were hoping the rain wouldn’t come so when we saw it this morning we were quite disappointed, then it started to dry out so we were praying that it would dry completely; we were lucky today! We worked very well with Bridgestone and together with their technicians we made a late tyre change and it was the right choice because my tyre worked very well until the end, as my times showed! It’s the first win for us with Bridgestone so this is a great moment also for this reason and I want to say thank you to them. We were fast from Friday morning here and step by step we’ve found the perfect set-up and today the hard work paid off for everyone. We’ve had four races and four different winners so this shows how close the championship is, now we need to keep going because our rivals are all very near. Lorenzo did a great race today with his injuries, so this is a good day for everyone in the team. Thank you to my team and everyone at Yamaha, it’s great to be here again.”

Davide Brivio - Team Manager
“We needed this! It’s a fantastic feeling for everyone to win again and Valentino did a perfect job today. There are many good things about this particular win; it’s the first with Bridgestone, the first for a long time and also it’s put us right back in touch for the championship after a poor start in Qatar. It’s important that we continue like this but everyone has a great motivation and confidence is running high in our garage. Congratulations to Jorge for a great result in his condition, it’s just the fourth race but our team is in good shape!”

Jorge Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha Team’s outstanding rookie, shook off the injuries he suffered in his crash on Friday to take a superb fourth place in China today on his 21st birthday. After fracturing his left ankle and badly bruising parts of his right leg, it was easy to forget that the Spaniard had also undergone surgery on his right arm less than a fortnight ago, leaving him to contest today’s race with only one limb in full working order! With the weather turning bad today it was a nervous morning for the riders but it gradually dried out throughout the middle of the day and the 22-lap race was run in the dry. Lorenzo started from fourth but the early part of the race was a trial of endurance for the Michelin-shod rider as he slipped back through the field to as low as 9th at one stage. He then settled in 8th for seven laps before suddenly finding his rhythm on lap 12 and going on to pass four riders in as many laps. With Casey Stoner some way in front of him, fourth was as far as he could go but it was a brilliant result for the youngest rider on the grid after what has been one of the most difficult weekends of his career.

Giggle becomes official Fiat Yamaha Team paddock scooter

Posted by Administrator on 05-06-2008 at 08:05 am

Giggle with YZR-M1

The fantastic and unique-styled Yamaha Giggle has been given a thorough stamp of approval thanks to its official adoption by the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP team. The retro-sculpted 50cc fuel-injected four-stroke will carry the personnel of the factory squad around the circuits and paddocks of the 2008 MotoGP championship and no doubt the manageable engine (Yamaha’s only 50cc fuel-injected unit) and 33 litres of storage space will come in extremely useful, while the funky looks ensure that heads will be turned, and not only because of the individuals at the controls.

Jorge Lorenzo Indeed both riders have already customised their Giggle. “I like my brand new Giggle scooter I am using at the MotoGP paddock because it is different than the others, pretty different than all those I have seen and I have had in my life!” said Lorenzo, recent winner of the Portuguse Grand Prix. “It is very comfortable, the design is beautiful, the colours -above all the blue- are incredible and I love the customization with my “48“in gold and black. With that scooter you can peacefully drive in the paddock area. It is also fast and sometimes it helps when you must move from the pit-box to the hospitality or motorhome. You can easily run into the corners and you do not have to worry about anything! I would like to remind all ‘young riders’ to wear a helmet with any kind of scooter or bike! The street is more dangerous than the circuit!”

Giggle in FYT pitbox

Manoeuvrable and agile this bike fits right in the paddock area; where quick and comfortable trips are necessary and panache and individualism are requisites. Quiet, efficient and now hopelessly ‘hip’, the Giggle may already have character but now it also boasts patronage and a lively spot in the public eye.

Race results - Shanghai 2008

Posted by Administrator on 05-04-2008 at 03:05 am

Full race results from the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, round four of the 2008 MotoGP season

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 44min 8.061 secs
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 11.951 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 44min 23.989 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 44min 30.555 secs
5. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 44min 35.018 secs
6. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 36.430 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 44min 37.841 secs
8. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 44min 38.286 secs
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 44min 39.501 secs
10. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 44min 44.030 secs
11. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 44min 44.307 secs
12. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 44min 51.252 secs
13. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 44min 51.503 secs
14. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 44min 53.916 secs
15. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 44min 54.391 secs
16. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 44min 58.654 secs
17. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 45min 13.654 secs

DNF:
Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
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