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Bridgestone Riders Make Solid Start at Laguna Seca
9 Minutes ago
Ducati’s Casey Stoner continued his recent impressive form in today’s opening free practice sessions at the Laguna Seca raceway, lapping under his pole position time from last year by almost half-a-second using Bridgestone race tyres this afternoon. Stoner, winner of the last three races, was quickest in both of today’s sessions by a notable margin, and led a quintet of Bridgestone-shod riders in the morning practice hour. In the afternoon, with track temperatures considerably higher, he set his quickest lap of the day on his final tour of the 3.610km Laguna Seca track.
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Nakano 3rd Fastest in Opening Laguna Session
25 Minutes ago
Team San Carlo Honda Gresini took to the track with intent this morning as the first free practice for the USGP got underway at Laguna Seca. Japanese rider Shinya Nakano quickly established a good feeling with his bike and tyres to finish third fastest, whilst San Marino rookie Alex De Angelis, making his debut at the Californian circuit, finished the opening session with the tenth fastest time.
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Team San Carlo Honda Gresini Head to the US
3 Days ago
The MotoGP World Championship arrives at Laguna Seca for the tenth time in total, with the circuit that lies between the towns of Monterey and Salinas, to the south of San Francisco, having hosted the USGP on six occasions between 1988 and 1994 - as well as for the past three seasons. Seven of the nine races held there so far have been won by Americans, demonstrating the advantage of local knowledge at this unique circuit. Team Gresini have featured strongly, however, with two podium finishes out of three attempts thanks to consecutive third place finishes for Marco Melandri in 2006 and 2007.
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Toseland Seeks The Sun & Change of Fortune
5 Days ago
British MotoGP star James Toseland returns to one of his favourite circuits looking for a change of fortune and some Californian sunshine at the weekend. The 27 year old Yorkshireman last raced at Laguna Seca in 2004 when he was involved in a tremendous battle for the lead with another MotoGP star Australian Chris Vermeulen in the World Superbike Championship. It’s been a tough last three races for Toseland who finished 11th in the German rain after a wrong tyre choice but he still lies ninth in his debut MotoGP season riding the Tech 3 Yamaha. A good result on Sunday in the 32 lap race to consolidate or even improve that position is his aim before enjoying the long awaited summer break.
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Stoner Leads All-Bridgestone Podium at Wet Sachsenring
5 Days ago
Ducati’s Casey Stoner scored his third consecutive victory of the season at a wet Sachsenring yesterday leading an all-Bridgestone podium with Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi in second place, and Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Vermeulen in third. The thirty lap race was held in difficult wet conditions, but Bridgestone’s wet weather tyres proved competitive for the full race distance. Eight Bridgestone-shod riders finished in the top ten today at a circuit where success has previously eluded the tyre manufacturer. Stoner’s win represents the first time a rider on Bridgestone tyres has won at Sachsenring. Rossi’s second place takes him back to the top of the championship with a 16-point margin over Dani Pedrosa, who did not score points in today’s race. Stoner’s 25 points for the win bring him to within four points of second place in the standings heading into the United States GP at Laguna Seca next weekend, where Bridgestone enjoyed a podium clean sweep with Stoner in dominant form.
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Fantastic 4th for De Angelis at Sachsenring
5 Days ago
Alex De Angelis took a starring role in the Grand Prix of Germany in wet conditions at the Sachsenring today. The San Marino splashed his way through his first wet MotoGP race to mount an incredible challenge for the podium, taking his Bridgestone-shod Honda RC212V all the way to fourth place after an exciting battle with Chris Vermeulen for third. Nakano picked up more important championship points by coming home in ninth place.
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3rd & 4th Row Starts For San Carlo Honda Gresini Riders
6 Days ago
Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis will start from ninth and tenth on the grid for the German Grand Prix, which will take place over 30 gruelling laps of the Sachsenring circuit tomorrow. After showing excellent form over the opening three free practice sessions, both Shinya and Alex again ran into difficulties when it came to pushing for a top grid position on a softer tyre during qualifying practice.
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De Angelis 2nd Fastest As Free Practice Starts At Sachsenring
11 July 2008
Alex De Angelis and Shinya Nakano started the German Grand Prix on the right foot at Sachsenring, the two Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders taking starring roles in today’s opening free practice sessions, ending the day in second and seventh place respectively. De Angelis was the only rider other than Casey Stoner to break the 1’22 barrier, setting a consistently fast pace over a number of laps. Nakano also gave positive feedback after lapping seventh fastest in the afternoon session, with just a few tenths covering the riders immediately above him.
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Stoner & De Angelis Quickest in Sachsenring Practice
11 July 2008
Ducati’s Casey Stoner topped both of today’s free practice sessions at the Sachsenring circuit in Germany, breaking the existing pole position record on Bridgestone race tyres this afternoon. Stoner, winner of the last two grands prix at Donington Park and Assen, was consistently the quickest man on track today and ended the day 0.4s clear of the rest of the field. The closest rider to Stoner’s standard was San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Alex De Angelis who was the only other rider to dip under the 1m22s mark today.
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Crash Landing For MotoGP Men
11 July 2008
It was a day of crashing for the MotoGP stars in the first two practice sessions for the Alice Grand Prix of Germany at the Sachsenring this afternoon. Among the fallers in the afternoon session were Championship leader Dani Pedrosa and World Champion Casey Stoner while in the morning British star James Toseland crashed without injury on just the second lap. Although the weather was dry despite a few spots of rain in the morning round the tight 2.281 mile circuit, the pressure really told on those top men who all escaped injury. Anthony West on the sole Kawasaki crashed in the morning and bruised his back while in the afternoon Andre Dovizioso and Colin Edwards also fell without injury.
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Honda Gresini Ready to Tackle MotoGP’s Tightest Track
07 July 2008
The history of premier-class racing at Sachsenring can be divided into two eras – firstly from 1961 to 1972, when the original circuit, measuring almost nine kilometres, hosted the East German Grand Prix. The modern era began in 1998, when the top class returned to a completely modernised facility.
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Season-Best for Nakano as De Angelis Crashes
30 June 2008
Shinya Nakano picked up his best result of the season so far in the Dutch TT, where he crossed the line in a creditable eighth place. The Japanese rider got a great start and chased the leading group over the opening laps, before settling for a solid points score at the legendary track. Alex De Angelis suffered entirely different fortunes as he was forced to retire following a first-lap crash. The San Marino youngster escaped without major injury but did damage the little finger of his left hand.
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Team San Carlo Honda Gresini on 3rd & 4th Rows
27 June 2008
After once again demonstrating good potential in free practice, Team San Carlo Honda Gresini’s two riders again struggled to turn that form into top qualifying positions this afternoon, with Shinya Nakano sealing ninth place on the grid whilst Alex De Angelis will start from just behind his team-mate from twelfth place. After finding a good compromise for the bike and tyres in race trim, it will be another major challenge for the San Marino rookie as he looks to make up places at a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult.
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Both San Carlo Machines Impress on First Day
26 June 2008
The first day of free practice for the Dutch TT at Assen started out well for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, with the two riders separated by a fraction of a second in the top half of the time sheets. Alex De Angelis lapped fifth fastest, just ahead of his team-mate Shinya Nakano in sixth. Alex recovered his good general feeling with the bike after some positive early work with the team and Bridgestone. The San Marino rider was on the pace from the opening laps and improved his rhythm in the afternoon.
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Stoner Storms Into Assen
26 June 2008
Just four days after his Donington Park triumph Casey Stoner was back in action on the Marlboro Ducati to set the fastest lap ever recorded by a motorcycle round the 2.830 mile Assen circuit in the North of Holland this afternoon. The 22 year old World Champion was in stunning form both in the morning and afternoon practice sessions held in bright sunshine, to lead Championship leader Valentino Rossi by over seven tenths of one second. The Australian revealed after his British Grand Prix win on Sunday that the Ducati team had developed some improved electronics which he hoped would continue to be as successful in Assen and that certainly proved the case. Third fastest was American Colin Edwards riding the Tech 3 Yamaha in front of 2006 Assen winner Nicky Hayden on the pneumatic valve Repsol Honda.
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Stoner Sets Record-Breaking Standard in Assen Practice
26 June 2008
Ducati Corse rider Casey Stoner, winner of last weekend’s British Grand Prix, continued his impressive form in today’s opening practice sessions for Saturday’s Dutch TT at Assen, beating the existing pole position record, set in 2006 by John Hopkins, by almost four-tenths-of-a-second, using Bridgestone race tyres. During today’s two practice sessions, Stoner completed an impressive 17 laps quicker than any other riders’ best of the day, setting a high benchmark for the remainder of the weekend. His best time of the day, 1m36.087s, was 0.7s quicker than his nearest challenger, Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi, who ended the day in second position.
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Bridgestone Riders Lock Out Front Row in Donington
21 June 2008
Bridgestone-shod riders Casey Stoner (Ducati Corse), Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) and Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) have locked out the three front row positions for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix after a highly competitive wet qualifying session at Donington Park this afternoon. Stoner has been on the pace all weekend in dry and wet conditions, and dominated the qualifying hour today, taking pole position by an impressive margin of almost seven-tenths-of-a-second. It is his second consecutive pole position of the season and the third consecutive pole position for a rider on Bridgestone tyres, after Rossi took the top spot in Mugello, and Stoner’s Catalan pole from two weeks ago.
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Stoner on Flying Form in British Practice
21 June 2008
Bridgestone-shod Ducati rider Casey Stoner was in impressive form during today’s opening two free practice sessions for Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Stoner was the fastest man around Donington Park throughout both sessions leading his nearest rivals by over half-a-second. Stoner won last year’s wet-drying British Grand Prix using Bridgestone wet weather tyres. It was an encouraging day’s work for Bridgestone-shod teams with Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi in third place, San Carlo Honda Gresini duo Alex de Angelis and Shina Nakano in fifth and seventh places respectively, and Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Vermeulen in ninth.
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Toseland Happy & Ready After First Day
21 June 2008
James Toseland is confident he can be in the hunt for at least a podium finish after the first day of practice for the bwin.com British Grand Prix at Donington Park. The 27 year old Yorkshireman was eighth fastest after the first day of practice round the 2.5 miles Parkland circuit and less than one second behind World Champion Casey Stoner who led the way on the Marlboro Ducati.
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Toseland Hammers Another Six in Barcelona
10 June 2008
Yorkshireman James Toseland fought a ferocious battle to score his fourth sixth position of the season in the Cinzano Grand Prix of Catalunya in Barcelona this afternoon. It was a tough race on his debut at the 2.937 miles Circuit De Catalunya. An early tangle with Valentino Rossi pushed the Tech 3 Yamaha rider wide but he fought back and pipped Australian Chris Vermeulen to sixth place on the line. “I had a difficult few opening laps while I settled into a rhythm with the new settings on the bike,” said Toseland, who moved into seventh place in the Championship before his only one appearance in front of the British fans at the bwin.com British Grand Prix at Donington Park in two weeks time. “Valentino passed me and then I got pushed back a bit further before I managed to pull things back. I just got my head down and focussed on gaining some places. It’s hard work at these tracks that I don’t know so I’m really pleased to have qualified and finished the race in sixth position. My aim coming into the race was to finish sixth and improve my championship position and I’ve done both. I’m looking forward to getting to Donington now to see what I can do at a track that I’m familiar with.”
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