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Contrasting Fortunes for Elias and De Angelis at Soaking Sepang
27 October 2009
San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias produced a display of control and concentration today as he took a valuable seventh place in the Malaysian Grand Prix, whilst a disappointing twelfth for his team-mate Alex de Angelis means the pair are now level on points in the championship with one round remaining.
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Further Quotes from Rossi Following his Ninth World Championship Title
27 October 2009
Nine world championships is a great achievement, I'm so happy! I would need one hour to thank everyone! Starting with everyone at Yamaha - Furusawa-san, Lin Jarvis, Davide Brivio and all my guys, especially Jeremy. I couldn't have done it without Jeremy and he is like my motorcycle father! I also have to thank my family and friends - Stefania, Graziano, Uccio, Albi...so many!
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Edwards and Toseland Collect Points in Sepang
25 October 2009
Colin Edwards remains firmly in the hunt for a top five world championship finish in 2009 after a tough Malaysian MotoGP race this afternoon. Optimistic of a top six challenge in the dry, two days of hard work and preparation in hot and humid conditions counted for nothing after a torrential downpour saturated the 5.548km circuit just 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the 21-lap race.
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Rossi Takes Ninth Title with Brilliant Podium After Dramatic Malaysian GP
25 October 2009
The indomitable and irrepressible Valentino Rossi took his ninth World Championship crown in Malaysia today, riding to third place in a dramatic rain-hit race at Sepang. It was the Italian's seventh title in the premier class, his fourth for Yamaha - more than he has won with any other manufacturer - and his 163rd career podium.
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Stoner Splashes to Victory at Sodden Sepang, Hayden a Fantastic Fifth
25 October 2009
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner took his second victory in succession today with a display of absolute dominance in torrential conditions at Sepang, where his team-mate Nicky Hayden picked up a fantastic fifth place.
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Pedrosa Earns a Milestone Podium in Malaysia
25 October 2009
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa rode a flawless race to finish in second place in the rain-affected Malaysian Grand Prix today and record his first ever wet-weather Grand Prix podium. His team-mate Andrea Dovizioso looked on course to join Pedrosa in the top the three - and even perhaps steal second from him - but the Italian was unlucky to fall out of the race with six laps to go.
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Vermeulen Splashes to Sixth at a Soaking Sepang
25 October 2009
Rizla Suzuki racer Chris Vermeulen again showed his skills in wet conditions as he powered his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R through the field to take sixth place at a rain-soaked Sepang today.
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DeGraaf Scores Only Three Points After Good Qualification in Malaysia
25 October 2009
The Shell Advance Motorcycle Grand Prix brought the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team only three points after a very good 8 and 12 qualification positions. Swiss rider Randy Krummenacher was the only rider of the team who scored a 13th position and got three points. Danny Webb crashed out after a good start in the first lap and wildcard rider Blake Leigh-Smith did a good job by finishing the race on the 21st position.
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Pedrosa Secures Another Front Row Start at Sepang
25 October 2009
Temperatures soared at Sepang today and in the wilting 34-degree heat, Dani Pedrosa put his Repsol Honda RC212V on the front row of the grid for the ninth time this season, securing third place in qualifying for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix.
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Stoner and Hayden on Second and Third Row at Sepang
25 October 2009
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from the second and third rows of the grid respectively tomorrow after a hard-fought qualifying practice at Sepang.
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Rossi Sets Record Lap in Fiat Qualifying One-Two
25 October 2009
Jorge Lorenzo shook off last Sunday's disappointment and got straight down to business at the Sepang International Circuit today, finishing the first free practice session in first place. His fellow Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, who is looking to wrap up the championship this Sunday, was fourth fastest on a typically hot and humid day in Malaysia.
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Edwards and Toseland Ready for Hot Battle
24 October 2009
Colin Edwards and James Toseland are confident they can produce strong performances in the Malaysian MotoGP race after a tough qualifying session in baking hot conditions at the Sepang circuit this afternoon.
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San Carlo Honda Gresini Riders Chase Seventh Heaven In Sepang
22 October 2009
Last Sunday’s race at Phillip Island saw San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alex de Angelis return to the scintillating form he has shown throughout the second half of the season with a fantastic fourth place, as his team-mate Toni Elias rescued some positives from a difficult weekend. Both riders are now locked in an entertaining battle for seventh place in the championship that is providing an interesting sub-plot to the title battle
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Rossi and Lorenzo Head to Sepang for First Title Match Point
21 October 2009
This weekend the MotoGP paddock heads to the tropics for the penultimate round of the season, the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have won 10 out of 15 races between them this year and there has only been one race when one of the pair has not been on the podium, making it the most successful season in the team's history
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Repsol Honda Riders Confident for Sepang
21 October 2009
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso come into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix in bullish mood, each confident of a strong result in the penultimate race of the 2009 season. Both riders finished on the podium at Sepang last year - with Pedrosa in second place and Dovizioso in third - and they will be happy with nothing less than a repeat performance in Sunday’s 21-lap race.
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Canepa to Miss Sepang, Aleix Espargarò Will Take His Place
21 October 2009
After Monday's medical check up at Melbourne hospital Niccolò Canepa is unluckily obligated to miss the Malaysian race to be able to recover at the best and ride in the season final race at Valencia. The Italian rider, after the skin transplant done on Friday, will have to maintain the injured arm at rest so that the cut will not open again and it will not risk any infections.
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Ducati Marlboro Team Prepare For Malaysian Heatwave
20 October 2009
After spectacularly guiding his Desmosedici GP9 to the top step of the podium in his home Grand Prix on Sunday, Casey Stoner heads to Malaysia this weekend for what promises to be the ultimate test of his physical condition. Whist heavy rain is never far beyond the horizon at Sepang, intense heat and humidity are always guaranteed and it is a test of endurance for the riders out on track and the mechanics in the team garage.
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Sepang MotoGP Test - Fiat Yamaha
08 February 2009
Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo rounded off the first test of the 2009 season in strong style, with the Italian finishing second, less than one tenth off Casey Stoner. His Spanish team-mate was seventh and inside the lap record pace for the first time this week.
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Positive Conclusion for San Carlo Gresini - Elias Fastest - Honda 5th Overall
07 February 2009
Toni Elias and Alex De Angelis have completed the first test session of the 2009 season on the Malaysian race track.?? Despite the strong humidity and the high temperatures, Toni Elias e Alex De Angelis took the best from this last day of test and continued the search for the best settings for the new machine.??Amazing performance of Toni Elias who keeps learning the new RC212V factory spec with very positive feeling. Elias was the fastest amongst the Honda riders and fifth overall at the end of the day.
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Canepa Improves on 2nd Day at Sepang - Kallio Not Fully Satisfied
07 February 2009
Marco Rigamonti – Niccolò Canepa Track Engineer - “In general the situation has improved compare to yesterday. We have found a type of tyres that Niccolò likes more and this gives him more trust. In addition we solved, even if not totally, the problem of top speed encountered yesterday. Tomorrow we will try to make the bike smoother coming out the corners to use even more power. Apart Stoner, until the last sector of the circuit we basically maintain the same level of all other Ducati riders. If tomorrow we will make it to recover that half of second we lose in the last intermediate we could be pretty satisfied.”
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