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Michelin Man Pedrosa Battles for Shanghai Victory
5 Days ago
Michelin man Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) scored an important second-place finish at Shanghai today to take the World Championship lead after starting this race level on points with fellow Michelin man Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin). Lorenzo rode a hero’s race to fourth, safeguarding second place in the points chase, despite injuring both his ankles when he crashed in Friday practice. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) took a hard-fought sixth-place finish just ahead of pole-position man Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) to make it four Michelin men in the top seven.
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Michelin Man Edwards Blitzes Qualifying
6 Days ago
Michelin rider Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) scored Michelin’s fourth consecutive pole position this afternoon at Shanghai, maintaining the company’s full-house of 2008 MotoGP poles. The Texan Tornado left it until the last gasp, snatching pole from Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1) just four seconds before the chequered flag came out. Joint World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) completed a heroic session in fourth place, riding with both ankles injured following his accident yesterday morning at turn two.
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Michelin Launches Tyre Technology Website
02 May 2008
Michelin launches an exciting new motorcycle tyre technology website during this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. www.michelinmototechnologies.com brings fans closer to MotoGP with in-depth technical analysis, latest tyre information, plus an exclusive Randy Mamola blog and free goodies, including screensavers and other downloadables. The website highlights Michelin’s long-running success at the highest level in motorcycle GP racing and explains how Michelin’s MotoGP riders don’t only win races, but also help develop better street tyres every time they take to the racetrack.
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Shanghai's special Challenge for Michelin Men
29 April 2008
The MotoGP circus heads to the Far East for the first time this year with Michelin riders holding the joint World Championship lead after winning the last two races. Dazzling MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) scored his debut premier-class win at Estoril to go equal on points with Jerez winner Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin). Another of Michelin’s amazing MotoGP rookies, reigning World Superbike champion James Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) is fifth in the points chase. Michelin men have scored three pole positions, two victories and six podium finishes from the first three races.
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First-Time Michelin Winner Lorenzo ‘In Heaven’
13 April 2008
Michelin men Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) dominated this afternoon’s Portuguese GP to finish first and second and share the joint World Championship lead after three rounds of the 18-race World Championship. The two Spaniards spent the first half of the race disputing the lead with Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1) in spectacular style but as the pace increased they left the Italian behind. The early laps had been particularly difficult, with light rain falling across the Estoril circuit, situated just a few miles inland from the Atlantic.
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Michelin Men Dominate First Three Rows
13 April 2008
Michelin riders were able to dominate this afternoon’s Portuguese GP qualifying session, the French tyre brand’s seven MotoGP riders filling seven of the first eight places on the grid. Most impressive was dazzling rookie Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) who swept to his third successive pole position, maintaining his 100 per cent pole record by cutting almost six tenths off last year’s pole time. He was chased hard by Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) who ended the session just two tenths behind his compatriot to repeat the pair’s one-two qualifying performance at last month’s Spanish GP.
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Free Fuel With Michelin’s Pilot Road 2
04 April 2008
Motorcyclists buying a pair of Michelin Pilot Road 2 tyres between now and 31 May will receive a £20 Sainsbury’s fuel voucher to make their summer riding that bit more enjoyable. With fuel prices spiralling ever-upwards, this offer will give a little relief from the pain of these unavoidable running costs. In terms of cost savings, the Pilot Road 2 has been shown in independent tests by CERM in France to offer exceptional tyre life – a major consideration for sports touring riders when choosing tyres.
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Michelin Men Approach Estoril With Confidence
04 April 2008
Spanish GP winner Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) goes into round three of the 2008 MotoGP series leading the points chase ahead of fellow Michelin man Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin). The two Spaniards were the star performers at the first two races which proved the performance of Michelin’s latest MotoGP tyres. Michelin riders have so far scored one victory and four podiums and they fill five of the top seven championship positions, with Andrea Dovizioso (JiR Team Scot Honda RC212V-Michelin) in fifth, followed by James Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) and Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin).
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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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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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Michelin Stars Aim High At Jerez, Where Corner Speed Rules
21 March 2008
The 2008 MotoGP World Championship hits Europe at the end of March for the Spanish Grand Prix, one of the biggest events of the season. Last year almost a quarter of a million fans poured into Jerez over the GP weekend! This year Jerez hosts round two of the MotoGP series, three weeks after the spectacular night-time Qatar season opener in which Michelin featured so strongly, packing the top ten with seven riders after monopolising the front row in qualifying.
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Three Michelin Men In Top Four In Historic Night Race
10 March 2008
Michelin riders packed the front-running positions in tonight’s historic Qatar night race, with three Michelin men in the top four and all Michelin riders in the top ten at the end of a record-breaking race. The 22-lap event smashed the Qatar race record by almost half a minute with the top seven riders all inside last year’s record pace, thanks in part to the cool night-time conditions which help engines run stronger and tyres run cooler.
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Michelin Men Monopolise Losail Front Row
09 March 2008
Michelin riders dominated the opening qualifying session of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship at Losail tonight, recording the three fastest laps in the sport’s first-ever night-time qualifying encounter. Two of Michelin’s four rookies stunned the MotoGP establishment by taking the first two places on the grid, double 250 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) 0.255 seconds ahead of double World Superbike champion James Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) with the more experienced Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) third fastest.
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Michelin Men Shine In Cool, Moist Night Test
04 March 2008
Michelin riders completed MotoGP’s first-ever night-time test session on top in Qatar on Friday and Saturday, with rookies Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat-Yamaha Team-Michelin) and James Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) first and second fastest, just ahead of established MotoGP star Randy de Puniet (Honda LCR RC212V-Michelin). Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin), Andrea Dovizioso (JiR Team Scot Honda RC212V-Michelin) and Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin) confirmed Michelin’s strength in depth by setting the fifth, sixth and seventh fastest times.
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Michelin Men Relish Challenge Of The Dark
01 March 2008
The 2008 MotoGP World Championship kicks off in historic style at Losail on March 9, with riders competing for the first time at night under floodlights. This exciting new challenge is relished by Michelin’s seven MotoGP riders, all of them keen to enjoy a new experience and get back to racing after a busy winter of testing.
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Four Michelin Men On Top At Jerez
19 February 2008
Michelin riders topped the timesheets during this penultimate test session at Jerez, with the fastest four riders and five riders in the first top six. 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) was the fastest man over the three days, recording his best lap on qualifiers at the end of the final day, his best lap half a second inside the pole position pace at last year’s Spanish GP. The weather was very changeable throughout the three days with cool, windy and rainy conditions.
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Michelin Men On Top At First 2008 Tests
24 January 2008
Michelin kicked off its 2008 MotoGP testing programme at Sepang this week with a mightily impressive performance to end the three-day session with four of the fastest five riders on its tyres. 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) topped the tests with a lightning-quick lap on qualifiers – 1.551 seconds inside the 2007 Malaysian GP pole position time – and backed that up with his best-ever Sepang lap on race tyres. Dazzling MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) was third fastest, Randy de Puniet (Honda LCR RC212V-Michelin) fourth and Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) fifth.
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Michelin Men End 2007 On A High Note
30 November 2007
Michelin’s MotoGP riders finished 2007 with a rousing performance at Jerez, taking the first four places in the final test session of the year and putting them in confident mood for 2008. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) topped the times with a scintillating lap, 0.84 seconds inside his pole position lap at last March’s Spanish GP, with Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) a close second, just ahead of impressive MotoGP rookies Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin) and Andrea Dovizioso (JiR Team Scot Honda RC212V-Michelin). All four riders rode their best times on qualifying tyres but also performed impressively with race tyres, thanks to improved compounds and constructions from Michelin.
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Michelin Men Keep Moving Forward
19 November 2007
Six of Michelin’s 2008 MotoGP riders attended the penultimate test session of 2007 at Sepang, ending the three-day outing happy with latest developments from Michelin and confident of further improvements in the run-up to the 2008 World Championship which commences in Qatar on March 9. Michelin man Nicky Hayden (Repsol HondaTeam RC212V-Michelin) ended the session fastest, using qualifying tyres on the final day. Hayden’s best lap was a stunner – almost 1.3 seconds inside the pole position pace set by team-mate Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin) at October’s Malaysian GP. Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1-Michelin) also lapped inside Pedrosa’s pole time using qualifying tyres, but even more impressively was inside the lap record on race tyres.
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Repsol Honda & Michelin Together Again For 2008
05 November 2007
The Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is very pleased to announce today that the Repsol Honda Team will continue its highly successful partnership with Michelin for the 2008 MotoGP season. Michelin and Honda have collaborated in the top class of motorcycle racing since 1982, during which time they have won 14 riders world championships and recorded 193 race wins.
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