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Repsol's Pedrosa Second And Hayden Seventh In Tense Spainish GP
26 March 2007
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa took a strong second place after a hard fought Grand Prix of Spain at Jerez on Sunday, a result which moves him to equal second on points in the MotoGP World Championship at this early stage of the season. From pole position the 21-year-old Spaniard made a perfect start and led the field for half a lap before being passed by Valentino Rossi at the end of the back straight. For the first third of the race Pedrosa was able to take the fight to Rossi, keeping the gap to under half a second and delighting his huge home crowd. However, with Rossi stretching away, Pedrosa elected to settle for the runner-up spot and his second podium finish in two races, putting him on 36 points in the World Championship – equal with Casey Stoner who finished fifth today.
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Rossi Ready To Race After Masterful Performance In Jerez
26 February 2007
Valentino Rossi ended his pre-season preparations in fine style today after taking top honours in the traditional 40-minute ‘Qualifying’ Practice session at Jerez, smashing last year’s pole time and becoming the fastest man ever round the Spanish circuit in the process. There was double satisfaction for Yamaha as Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards, who took this same accolade in treacherously wet conditions at Catalunya last year, finished the session third.
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Last Day Of Pre-Season Test For The Team Pramac D’Antin
26 February 2007
The three day session of Official IRTA Test has ended at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit of Spain. Just like yesterday, the morning was characterized by a thick and strong fog, so the Pramac D’Antin MotoGP Team elected to postpone their testing until the weather cleared up. Today there was time for additional free practice sessions, split by a 40 minute live-timed “qualifying session”, where the riders of Pramac D’Antin MotoGP, ran their bikes in qualifying configuration.
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Final Test Gets Underway For Yamaha At Rain-Hit Jerez
24 February 2007
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards started their final pre-season preparations today as the Official MotoGP Test began in Jerez. The Andalusian circuit, which will play host to the second round of the MotoGP World Championship in March, will provide the teams with the last chance to fine-tune their 800cc MotoGP motorcycles before the season gets started in Qatar. After three consecutive races in warmer climes, it was a wet return to European shores this morning when the MotoGP paddock was subjected to a heavy rainstorm and as a result Rossi and Edwards were not able get out on track until the early afternoon. However even after that the low temperatures meant that track failed to dry properly and it remained quite damp in places, causing the Yamaha pair to take it gently throughout the afternoon as they concentrated on trying to find the right set-up ahead of a hopefully drier day tomorrow.
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A Positive Start For The Pramac D’Antin Team At The Official IRTA Test
24 February 2007
The first day of the official IRTA tested concluded positively at the Jerez circuit of Spain for the Pramac Dantin MotoGP team. Under heavy overcast skies, dark clouds dumped furiously in the morning, forcing our riders to sit out most of the morning session while they waited for better conditions with which to test their Ducati GP7’s in the late afternoon. After lunch, the sun came out and greeted the riders while they took to the racetrack in earnest.
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Jerez First Day Test Influenced By Bad Weather
24 February 2007
The first day of the final phase of testing scheduled at the track of Jerez de la Frontera before the start of the 2007 MotoGP season was influenced by bad weather. The heavy showers of yesterday left the track wet for most of the day. Rider and staff of the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team decided to remain in the garage waiting for better conditions. Shinya Nakano started riding his Honda RC212V around four in the afternoon; he covered thirty seven laps setting his fastest time in 1’43,817”. Tomorrow a sunny day is forecast, this will permit the Japanese rider and his Team to undertake their working programme more profitably.
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Weather Ruins First Day At Jerez For Rizla Suzuki
24 February 2007
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP endured a frustrating first day at the Official MotoGP Test in Spain, as heavy showers this morning meant that today’s testing schedule was severely disrupted. Chris Vermeulen managed to complete a number of wet laps in the morning, but as the track dried out it was too dangerous for either wet or dry tyres and he had to wait for the 4.4km Jerez track to dry out. He managed to get back on track later in the afternoon and set his quickest time during this session.
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Ducati Marlboro Men On Pace In Wet & Dry
24 February 2007
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi made the best of changeable weather conditions at Jerez today, continuing development work on the Desmosedici GP7. Both men ran up front in the wet and the dry, Stoner second fastest overall, Capirossi a close seventh quickest.
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Busy Second Day Of Testing At Jerez For The Ducati Marlboro Team
29 November 2006
Yesterday's weather forecast proved to be right and conditions were much improved on the second day of testing at Jerez. After waiting for the track to become completely dry, Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner went out after noon to get testing with their Desmosedici GP7 machines underway.
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Rain Interrupts First Day Of Testing For Repsol Honda At Jerez
28 November 2006
In a rain-interrupted day at the Jerez circuit, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was back in the saddle on the first day of the final MotoGP test of 2006. Though cold track temperatures in the morning and rain from lunchtime onwards made lap-times largely irrelevant today, Pedrosa completed a valuable 44 laps as he eased himself back into riding the 800cc Honda RC212V he will campaign next year.
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Pramac D’Antin & Alex Barros Will Test The Ducati GP7 At Jerez De La Frontera
10 November 2006
Alex Barros will ride the brand new Ducati GP7, equipped with Bridgestone tires, for the first time this year at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit from the 28th to 30th of November. The Pramac D’Antin Brasilian rider will begin working with his technicians to gather important data before the mandatory Winter test ban to develop his machine for the 2007 MotoGP World Championship challenge.
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Heading Full Speed into the Opening Round
15 March 2006
The course at Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera Circuit, home to the season premiere GP race, was in near perfect condition for all three days of the last official IRTA test session, held in preparation for the opening of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship on March 26. The Konica Minolta Honda team tested the bike thoroughly, making final tune-ups to the machine setting, which had been delayed by bad weather in the previous test session, and looking for the optimal setting to match the tires. At long last, Makoto and the rest of the Konica Minolta Honda team are headed at full throttle into the opening round of the 2006 season.
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