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Spanish GP Bridgestone Debrief
04 April 2008
The second race of the 2008 MotoGP world championship took place in front of a rapturous 130,000 strong Spanish crowd at the Circuito de Jerez last week. Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi scored his first ever podium using Bridgestone tyres with a competitive second place, trailing race winner Dani Pedrosa by just 2.8s and clear of his third-placed team-mate Jorge Lorenzo by 1.5s. A further three Bridgestone-equipped riders finished in the top ten with Loris Capirossi superbly guiding his Suzuki to fifth place, John Hopkins in seventh for Kawasaki and Shinya Nakano in ninth for Honda Gresini.
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James Toseland Claims Heroic Top Six In Jerez
02 April 2008
Tech 3 Yamaha’s James Toseland produced a heroic performance in a sun drenched Spanish GP today, the British rider fighting illness to claim a deserved top six finish. In what proved to be a mentally and physically draining 27-lap race for Toseland, the rookie showed great strength of character to become the first British rider since 1990 to score successive top six premier class finishes. Weakened by a serious chest and throat infection all weekend, Toseland slipped down to 10th from eighth on the grid in a frantic opening, but then he produced a series of brilliantly executed overtaking moves to move into fifth by the penultimate lap. Toseland’s never-say-die attitude saw him delight a 131,563-strong crowd with passes on Chris Vermeulen, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi in quick succession at the Curva Sito Pons. Fifth going into the last corner, he had to settle for sixth after losing a place in a chaotic finale. Capirossi was the chief benefactor from a tangle between Dovizioso and Toseland as he snatched fifth from the 27-year old.
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Repsol Honda Completes Important Jerez Test
01 April 2008
Repsol Honda riders Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa completed a vital two-day test session at Jerez today, putting both men in positive mood for upcoming races. Although the sun shone once again, conditions weren’t ideal with strong winds blowing dust and debris onto the circuit. For this reason Pedrosa stopped earlier than usual, at around 3.30pm. Hayden kept going till the end of the day, using qualifying tyres for his final, fastest lap.
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Positive Tests For Stoner & Melandri At Jerez
31 March 2008
The Ducati Marlboro Team concluded their visit to Jerez de la Frontera on Monday with a day of tests that both Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri rated as highly positive, despite the Italian having ended the session early due to a crash. Melandri was not seriously injured in the crash, escaping with damage to a nail on his left hand, and was just disappointed that he didn't get to complete an otherwise satisfactory day of set-up work that had only just begun to bear fruit.
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Repsol Honda Backs Up Superb Jerez GP With More Hard Work
31 March 2008
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden were back to work at Jerez today following yesterday’s Spanish GP which Pedrosa won in brilliant style, Hayden building momentum with a fine ride to fourth. Pedrosa, whose first win of the year moved him into the World Championship lead, used the day to improve his knowledge of his RC212V with which he had limited preseason testing time due to a broken hand sustained in January. Hayden evaluated new parts and new settings, working hard to continue the impressive progress he made over the Spanish GP weekend, during which he raced a new chassis for the first time. Both riders used only race tyres today, while the fastest seven riders used qualifying tyres for their best laps.
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Lorenzo Leads The Way With Excellent Days Testing In Jerez
31 March 2008
The Fiat Yamaha Team's young Spanish rookie Jorge Lorenzo, who boasts an outstanding record of two pole positions and two podiums from his two MotoGP starts, put in more impressive work today during a one-day test in Jerez. After joining his team-mate Valentino Rossi as part of a Fiat Yamaha double podium yesterday, he posted the fastest time of the day and completed a total of 94 laps.
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Fruitful Day's Work For Rossi & Fiat Yamaha Team In Jerez
31 March 2008
After claiming his 100th premier-class podium with a strong second place in the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday, it was straight back to work for Valentino Rossi and the Fiat Yamaha Team as they undertook a full day's testing at Jerez today. With just two races under their belts since joing forces with Bridgestone, the primary focus of Rossi's crew still remains developing the union between the 2008 Yamaha M1 and the Bridgestone rubber. Yesterday's podium proves they are on the right track but today offered a chance to spend some uninterrupted hours concentrating on just this, with satisfying results all round.
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Still A Lot Of Work To Do For The Alice Team
31 March 2008
Alice Team Catalan rider Toni Elias, who started from the sixteenth position of the starting grid, started well in the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera. At the first time check the Catalan rider was in twelfth position after passing De Angelis, Dovizioso and West. His Team-mate, Sylvain Guintoli, didn’t make it to start in the same way losing a position to Marco Melandri, who started just behind him. But from the second lap things didn’t go too well also for Toni who lost positions until he dropped to fifteenth position, just in front of his team-mate Sylvain Guintoli.
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Fantastic Fifth For Capirossi At Jerez
30 March 2008
Loris Capirossi raced his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R to a brilliant fifth place at today’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Starting from 10th on the grid, Capirossi got a great start and was up to seventh at the end of lap one. He picked up another couple of places on lap three before settling into a strong and consistent race pace. Suzuki’s new Italian star came under pressure during the latter part of the race and was relegated back to seventh, but he used all his experience to fight back on the last lap and overtake James Toseland and Andrea Dovizioso on the final corner, a result that gives Suzuki its best finish from a MotoGP race at Jerez since the introduction of the four-stroke regulations.
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Tough But Determined Race For Stoner & Melandri
30 March 2008
It certainly wasn't an easy Grand Prix of Spain for the two Ducati Marlboro Team riders at the tricky Jerez circuit but a show of character and determination. For Casey Stoner, who was never completely comfortable with the set-up of his GP8 all weekend, his desire to give 100% combined with a touch of bad luck saw him run into the gravel twice.
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Michelin Man Pedrosa Smashes Jerez Records
30 March 2008
Michelin riders dominated today’s Spanish GP at Jerez, Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) running away with the race to score his first victory of the year and take the World Championship lead. Fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) finished third, just four seconds down on Pedrosa, with Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) taking an excellent fourth-place finish. Pedrosa led from turn two on lap one all the way to the finish line, running a stunning pace that saw him stretch his advantage lap after lap until he had a 4.6 second lead with eight laps remaining. During the 27 laps he broke the three year-old lap record by 0.480 seconds and the 2005 race record by more than eight seconds. After the race he was presented the winner’s silverware by King Juan Carlos, a frequent visitor to Spanish rounds of the motorcycling World Championships.
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Toseland’s Brilliant 6th Down To A Bowl Of Porridge
30 March 2008
James Toseland dedicated his brilliant sixth place in the bwin.com Grand Prix of Spain due to a bowl of his Mum’s porridge and the work of the Clinica Mobile at the Jerez circuit. The tough Yorkshire man was suffering from an energy sapping chest infection but fought his way to sixth place on a last bend showdown with three other riders that had the 134,000 crowd on their feet. It was rough and tough stuff with veteran former World Champion Capirossi grabbing fifth place on the race to the line. The 27 lap race was won by Spaniard Dani Pedrosa who had quite a day riding the Repsol Honda. The 22 year old secured his first MotoGP win at Jerez, took over the lead in the World Championship and received the winner’s trophy from the King Juan Carlos.
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Rossi Scores Second In Jerez To Take First Bridgestone Podium
30 March 2008
Valentino Rossi finished this afternoon’s Spanish Grand Prix in second place after a competitive 27-lap race which was the fastest ever GP to be held in Jerez. Dani Pedrosa took victory honours with a race time of 45 minutes 35 seconds, some 18 seconds quicker than last year’s race-winning pace and eight seconds faster than 2005’s record race time. Rossi was the first Yamaha rider past the chequered flag and the best placed rider on Bridgestone tyres this afternoon. His second place result also marks his and Yamaha’s first ever podium result on Bridgestone tyres in only the second grand prix of partnership.
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Sun Shines On Kawasaki At Jerez
30 March 2008
The Spanish Grand Prix was held today at the Andalucian circuit of Jerez and both Kawasaki Racing Team riders, John Hopkins and Anthony West, showed off their skill and determination by managing seventh and 13th positions respectively. After a solid start from the third row of the grid, Hopkins was right in the thick of the action near the front of the field. Soon however, eventual race-winner, Dani Pedrosa, took off with a small selection of riders, leaving the #21 racer in an impressive group which stayed virtually intact until the end of the 27 lap event.
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Pedrosa Wins Big To Lead World Championship
30 March 2008
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa scored a dominant victory in front of 131,000 sun-drenched fans at Jerez today, his team-mate Nicky Hayden running in the leading pack for much of the race to finish a strong fourth. Pedrosa took over the lead from holeshot man Hayden at turn two and stayed out front for the rest of the 27 laps, setting a red-hot pace that put him and his Repsol Honda RC212V almost four seconds ahead at half distance. The Spaniard crossed the finish line 2.8 seconds in front of Valentino Rossi, having smashed both lap and race records.
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Lorenzo Helps Yamaha To Double Podium In Jerez
30 March 2008
Fiat Yamaha Team new-recruit Jorge Lorenzo proved his Qatar podium was no fluke by taking third in his home Grand Prix at Jerez today. The youngster joined his team-mate Valentino Rossi, who finished second, on the podium and marked a great day for the team in front of over 130,000 Spanish fans and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Lorenzo started from pole for the second race running but was unable to keep pace with his Dani Pedrosa, who led over the line for the first time. Meanwhile Rossi had moved to within striking distance of his team-mate by the third lap, making his move on the next lap and passing the Mallorcan to take second.
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100TH Premier Class Podium For Rossi In Jerez
30 March 2008
Valentino Rossi reached another milestone in his career today, joining an elite group of riders who have stood on the premier class podium 100 times today after riding his Fiat Yamaha M1 to second place in Jerez. The seven-time world champion formed part of a podium double for the Fiat Yamaha Team as his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo finished third, claiming his second consecutive podium in his rookie season.
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Repsol’s Pedrosa Impressive In 2nd Place
30 March 2008
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden delivered impressive qualifying performances at sun-blessed Jerez today, Pedrosa going second quickest, Hayden just a fraction of a second behind his team-mate in fourth. That session backed up similarly strong showings during free practice.
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Michelin Men Rule Jerez Qualifying
30 March 2008
Michelin riders dominated qualifying at Jerez today, monopolising the front row of the grid, just like they did at Qatar three weeks ago. Michelin has strength in depth too, filling the first four grid positions and six of the first eight. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) was in stunning form, the rookie recording his second pole position in his second MotoGP event! The Spaniard’s final run was electrifying and gave him the fastest-ever Jerez pole, just over two tenths quicker than last year’s pole sitter Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) who was second today. The front row was completed by Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin), who also qualified third at Qatar.
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