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crnogorski komentator je spektakularan, mislim da ne bih imala zivaca da ga slusam tokom cele trke.

njih dvojisa se stvarno nevidjeno mrze. prosle godine je kralj himself (ne Rossi nego Juan Carlos) pokusao da ih pomiri.

Dottore je mega car, ne mogu da setim nekog sampiona u bilo kojoj klasi moto-sporta da je bio takav pozitivac i da je imao toliku podrsku fanova, Agostinija se doduse ne secam dok je vozio....

poprilicno sam sigurna da jos jedan takav ne postoji

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REVISED: Assen MotoGP - Race results
Updated race results from the Dutch TT at Assen, round seven of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Valentino Rossi wins his 100th grand prix, Toni Elias drops from eighth to twelfth after a 20 second post-race penalty...


1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 42min 14.611 sec
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 42min 19.979 sec
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 42min 37.724 sec
4. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 42min 43.725 sec
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 42min 48.216 sec
6. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 42min 53.958 sec
7. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 42min 54.154 sec
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 42min 54.434 sec
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 42min 55.284 sec
10. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 43min 0.621 sec
11. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 43min 12.388 sec
12. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 43min 14.385 sec
13. Sete Gibernau SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 43min 19.977 sec
14. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 43min 24.508 sec
15. Yuki Takahashi JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 43min 24.541 sec
16. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 41min 57.980 sec

DNF:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 6min 36.388 sec
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 16min 24.548 sec
Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 41min 14.211 sec




Stoner 'run down' as mystery sickness returns
For the second race in succession Casey Stoner was forced to battle physical problems on his way to a podium finish, while Fiat Yamaha title rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo disappeared out front.

As in Catalunya, the Ducati Marlboro star needed medical treatment immediately after the Dutch TT at Assen - and this time he couldn't even attend the podium press conference.

Worryingly, the exact cause of Stoner's energy-sapping condition doesn't seem to be known.

At Barcelona, the 2007 world champion had suffered stomach cramps and a sleepless night, stating vaguely: “I wasn't ill but I wasn't quite myself”.

No more was said publically about the problem and he was assumed to be fit and healthy this weekend, and began the race from a close fourth on the grid.

However, after leading the field over the line at the end of lap one, Stoner was passed by Rossi on lap two and Lorenzo on lap five. While he remained unchallenged in third, Stoner finished a massive 23 seconds behind Rossi.

Ducati stated that 'Stoner suffered throughout the weekend with the physical condition which had already affected him in Catalunya worsening as the days went on' - but Ducati MotoGP director Livio Suppo admitted that the cause of the problem is still unknown.

“There is something wrong with [Casey's physical] condition. We are trying to understand and help. What we have done so far is clearly not enough so we have to investigate more,” Suppo told the official MotoGP website.

“The Clinica Mobile has been very useful after the race. We have spoken with them and they have some ideas for Laguna. So let's hope.

“At the moment it is difficult to say [what the problem is] so let's trust the Clinica Mobile and hopefully they will help Casey,” he added.

Stoner revealed that 'nothing seems to have worked' in terms of treatment and regaining fitness in time for next weekend's US GP is now his number one priority.

"I've been feeling fine all week but started to feel run down again on Friday and I've just got worse as the weekend has gone on,” said Stoner. “I've taken every kind of supplement and vitamin tablet you can think of but nothing seems to have worked, so it is obviously something we need to have looked at closer because I can't keep going like this and it is costing us points.

“Thankfully I had a fantastic bike underneath me again today and I owe the team for that. A big thank also to Dott. Macchiagodena and our physiotherapist Freddie [Dente], who took good care of me both in Catalunya and here. Unfortunately we don't have much time to get fit for Laguna but we'll see what we can do,” he added.

Stoner, who began the Dutch TT equal on points with Rossi and Lorenzo, is now nine points from the world championship lead.



'Better to cut it off' jokes injured Kallio
MotoGP rookie Mika Kallio was just a few corners away from scoring a career best sixth place in Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen, when he crashed at high speed and badly injured his left ring finger, putting him in doubt for next weekend's US GP at Laguna Seca.

Kallio had just overtaken James Toseland to retake the lead of a thrilling six rider battle, but lost control of his Pramac Ducati through the fast turns at the end of the last lap.

When he fell, Kallio's left hand became trapped under his Desmosedici, burning away his glove and part of his finger.

"So painful, an incredible pain at the same finger I have already injured during my first MotoGP test in Valencia, maybe better to cut it off!” he smiled. “Jokes apart it's a pity for how the race was going, we were having a splendid performance, but with three turns to the end I thought to have another rider right behind me and while trying to close the line I lost the front and went down. My mistake and I am really sorry for the Pramac Racing Team that has given me a really competitive bike today.”

Kallio will now have a medical check in his native Finland before deciding if he is fit to race in this weekend's US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.

“Now I will have to check the situation of my hand back in Finland, but I'll do what possible to race in Laguna Seca."

Prior to the accident, Kallio had fought his way forward from 14th at the end of lap one and looked set to easily beat his previous MotoGP best of eighth.

"We are proud of our rider,” said Pramac technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini. “Mika has done an extraordinary race even if qualifying and the start of the race weren't the best. He has done a brilliant race until three turns to the end. We are sad for that mistake, but these things can happen in the racing world.

“The things that concern us the most is his injury: at the beginning it seems like a really bad injury, but also thanks to Doctor Costa's treatment things have got better even if he is not sure to participate at Laguna Race,” he admitted. “[On Sunday] we will know more when he will have more medical check up in Finland. We are with him and we hope to have him back as soon as possible."



Single bike scrapped, Dunlop lands Moto2 deal
The Grand Prix Commission has announced that each MotoGP rider will continue to have a spare bike available next season, that the practice schedule will remain the same and that Dunlop will be the exclusive tyre supplier for the new Moto2 championship.

Forcing all MotoGP riders to have only one bike from next season had been considered in order to reduce costs and, theoretically, allow more bikes on the grid.

However, a spare bike is essential for flag-to-flag races, when riders switch between dry and wet bikes as needed. The loss of a back-up machine would also have meant, for example, that Jorge Lorenzo would have been unable to start the Italian Grand Prix, after falling on the way to the grid.

Track time at each grand prix has been reduced by one hour this year by the removal of the first free practice session. This was also done to reduce running costs and the practice format (three one-hour sessions) will be unchanged in 2010.

Meanwhile, the new Moto2 World Championship, which will feature 600cc machines powered by identical Honda engines housed within different chassis designs, has been confirmed as a single tyre championship.

“After consultation with various tyre manufacturers, Dunlop has been chosen as the single tyre supplier for 3 years,” said an FIM statement.

Wheel sizes will be limited to 3.75” X 17” (front) and 6.00” X 17” (rear).

Dunlop supplies all of the present 250GP field.

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Neverovatan uspeh, za ovo nije dovoljan talenet i mnogo rada, Doktor je lud! Najludji!!!

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koja je ova Dorna sisa sa ovim copyrihgt claims


125 World Championship

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 104
2 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 98.5
3 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 84.5
4 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 84
5 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team 68.5
6 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 55
7 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 54
8 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team 51.5
9 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten 45
10 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing 44
11 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten 29.5
12 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia 28.5
13 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team 23
14 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team 21
15 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia 19
16 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team 16.5
17 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix 16.5
18 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 13
19 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 13
20 Simone CORSI ITA Fontana Racing 12
21 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Degraaf Grand Prix 10
22 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing 7
23 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing 4
24 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany 3
25 Marvin FRITZ GER LHF-Project Racing 2
26 Gregory DI CARLO FRA Equipe de France 2
27 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 1


250 World Championship

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc 121
2 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team 108
3 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team 95
4 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera 77
5 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia 64
6 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte 52
7 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc 51
8 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG 49
9 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera 47
10 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens 43
11 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG 38
12 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing 33
13 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc 32
14 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP 32
15 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 31
16 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team 28
17 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 14
18 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Balatonring Team 13
19 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia 12
20 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team 12
21 Shuhei AOYAMA JPN Harc-Pro 10
22 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing 7
23 Valentin DEBISE FRA CIP Moto - GP250 5
24 Toby MARKHAM GBR C&L Racing 2
25 Kazuki WATANABE JPN Bardral Racing with SJ-R 2
26 Stevie BONSEY USA Milar - Juegos Lucky 1


Moto GP World Championship

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 131
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 126
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 122
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 69
5 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 67
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 67
7 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 56
8 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 55
9 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 53
10 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 51
11 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 39
12 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 31
13 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 27
14 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 27
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 26
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 12
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9


Constructor Points

1 YAMAHA 165
2 DUCATI 122
3 HONDA 98
4 SUZUKI 71
5 KAWASAKI 55


Team Points

1 FIAT YAMAHA TEAM 257
2 DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM 149
3 REPSOL HONDA TEAM 136
4 RIZLA SUZUKI MOTOGP 109
5 MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 106
6 SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI 58
7 HAYATE RACING TEAM 55
8 LCR HONDA MOTOGP 51
9 PRAMAC RACING 38
10 GRUPO FRANCISCO HERNAN 12
11 SCOT RACING TEAM MOTOGP 9

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Takahashi Out Of Team Scot "Due To Back Problems"
Submitted by David Emmett on Mon, 2009-06-29 18:31.

From the moment Gabor Talmacsi confirmed the rumors of a ride with the Team Scot Honda squad in MotoGP by turning up at Barcelona with a new sponsor and a contract, the writing has been on the wall for Yuki Takahashi. Despite the denials and promises from the team to try and find a way of accommodating both riders, in reality, it was merely a question of time before the Japanese rider would be forced to make way for the Hungarian, who was bringing a much-needed cash injection into the squad.

That time, according to the authoratitive Italian site GPOne.com, is now. Takahashi, it is being reported, has been withdrawn from the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, ostensibly to allow surgery to be performed for back problems Takahashi suffered in his crash at Barcelona. The surgery will require a recovery period of 3 months, leaving Takahashi sidelined for the rest of the season. Just how badly Takahashi required surgery remains open to speculation, but his back injury is extremely convenient.

Team Scot manager Cirano Mularoni was open about the problems faced running two riders without spare bikes. "It was a difficult situation," he told GPone.com," because contrary to what I had read, extra spares were not available for the RC212V, a situation which would have gotten worse after Brno, with the limit on the numbers of engines. Not to mention the problems we would have faced in a flag-to-flag race, where we would have been forced to change wheels instead of bikes." Just where Mularoni read that Honda had extra RC212V parts lying around is a bit of a mystery, for HRC have made no secret of their aversion to supplying any more bikes, especially since sales slumped in aftermath of the global financial crisis.

Takahashi's "retirement" can have come as no surprise to the Japanese rider. The rookie is in 18th and last place in the championship standings, his best result a 12th place finish at Jerez. With Gabor Talmacsi suddenly available, and having both a world championship and access to a large sponsorship base, running around at the rear picking up points one at a time was never going to be enough to save Takahashi's job.

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Kallio To Miss Laguna Seca
Submitted by David Emmett on Tue, 2009-06-30 21:56.

Ever since the old North Loop at Assen was removed, emasculating the glorious old track, the scarcity of fast left hand corners have made those remain potentially lethal. So far, since the track was shortened prior to 2006, the MotoGP race at Assen has claimed at least one victim forced to miss a race every year: Toni Elias in 2006 and 2007, John Hopkins in 2008, and now Mika Kallio in 2009.

The Finn crashed on the very last lap of the race, grinding his ring finger on his left hand and suffering friction burns severe enough for him to lose the fingernail on that finger for good. As a result of his injuries, Kallio has elected to miss the Laguna Seca round this Sunday, preferring to make his return at the Sachsenring. After Donington, to be run a week after the German Grand Prix, Kallio will undergo surgery to have a skin graft placed over the affected area, but until then, the young rookie will race with artificial skin protecting the affected area. As Kallio will only be missing a single race, the Pramac team have elected not to replace him at Laguna Seca.

The prime culprit at Assen is the Ramshoek, the fastest of the left handers which the track still retains. The bikes spend a long time on the right hand side of the tire, but are only briefly on the left, and so cool tires can catch riders out easily. Kallio's crash wasn't a result of cold tires - it came at the end of the race - but because he was pushing so hard to keep the rest of the group behind him. The fear is that the Assen circuit will take the easy choice to fix the problem, emasculating the track even further by slowing down either the entry through Hoge Heide, or tightening up the Ramshoek altogether. The ideal solution would be to either put more of a left-and kink into the Veenslang, or extend the Southern Loop and another couple of fast lefts there. Unfortunately, both of these would be expensive and difficult to realize, and so it probably won't be too long before Assen is shorn of its sting once again.

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Rossi na Isle of Man-u

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2009 MotoGP Assen
2009 MotoGP Circuit de Catalunya
2009 MotoGP Jerez
2008 MotoGP Automotodrom Brno
2008 MotoGP Indianapolis
2008 MotoGP Laguna Seca
2008 MotoGP Le Mans
2008 MotoGP Misano
2008 MotoGP Motegi
2008 MotoGP Mugello
2008 MotoGP Sepang Circuit
2008 MotoGP Shanghai Circuit
2007 MotoGP Assen
2007 MotoGP Estoril
2007 MotoGP Jerez
2007 MotoGP Mugello
2006 MotoGP Circuit de Catalunya
2006 MotoGP Losail Circuit
2006 MotoGP Mugello
2006 MotoGP Sachsenring
2006 MotoGP Sepang Circuit
2005 MotoGP Assen
2005 MotoGP Automotodrom Brno
2005 MotoGP Circuit de Catalunya
2005 MotoGP Donington Park
2005 MotoGP Jerez
2005 MotoGP Le Mans
2005 MotoGP Losail Circuit
2005 MotoGP Mugello
2005 MotoGP Phillip Island
2005 MotoGP Sachsenring
2005 MotoGP Shanghai Circuit
2004 MotoGP Assen
2004 MotoGP Circuit de Catalunya
2004 MotoGP Comunitat Valenciana
2004 MotoGP Donington Park
2004 MotoGP Estoril
2004 MotoGP Mugello
2004 MotoGP Phakisa Freeway
2004 MotoGP Phillip Island
2004 MotoGP Sepang Circuit
2003 MotoGP Automotodrom Brno
2003 MotoGP Comunitat Valenciana
2003 MotoGP Estoril
2003 MotoGP Jerez
2003 MotoGP Mugello
2003 MotoGP Nelson Piquet
2003 MotoGP Phillip Island
2003 MotoGP Sepang Circuit
2003 MotoGP Suzuka
2002 500cc Assen
2002 500cc Circuit de Catalunya
2002 500cc Donington Park
2002 500cc Estoril
2002 500cc Jerez
2002 500cc Le Mans
2002 500cc Mugello
2002 500cc Nelson Piquet
2002 500cc Phillip Island
2002 500cc Sachsenring
2002 500cc Suzuka
2001 500cc Automotodrom Brno
2001 500cc Circuit de Catalunya
2001 500cc Donington Park
2001 500cc Estoril
2001 500cc Jerez
2001 500cc Motegi
2001 500cc Nelson Piquet
2001 500cc Phakisa Freeway
2001 500cc Phillip Island
2001 500cc Sepang Circuit
2001 500cc Suzuka
2000 500cc Donington Park
2000 500cc Nelson Piquet
1999 250cc Automotodrom Brno
1999 250cc Circuit de Catalunya
1999 250cc Donington Park
1999 250cc Jerez
1999 250cc Mugello
1999 250cc Nelson Piquet
1999 250cc Phakisa Freeway
1999 250cc Phillip Island
1999 250cc Sachsenring
1998 250cc Assen
1998 250cc Circuit de Catalunya
1998 250cc Imola
1998 250cc Oscar A. Galvez
1998 250cc Phillip Island
1997 125cc Assen
1997 125cc Circuit de Catalunya
1997 125cc Donington Park
1997 125cc Imola
1997 125cc Jerez
1997 125cc Mugello
1997 125cc Nelson Piquet
1997 125cc Nurburgring
1997 125cc Paul Ricard
1997 125cc Sentul
1997 125cc Shah Alam
1996 125cc Automotodrom Brno

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Takahashi Now Officially Dropped By Team Scot, Talmacsi Sole Rider
Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2009-07-02 14:01.

Yesterday we reported that Yuki Takahashi would not be racing at Laguna Seca, today the news is even worse. In a statement issued jointly by Team Scot and Honda, the team announced that Takahashi has been dropped for the rest of the season, in favor of Gabor Talmacsi. The reasons for the decision were simple, and stated plainly: It was a matter of money. Team Scot needed the income provided by Gabor Talmacsi and their new sponsor, Hungarian oil company Mol, but couldn't afford the extra bikes needed to allow them to run both Talmacsi and Takahashi. And so Takahashi had to go, as the Japanese rider's results so far had been very disappointing.

The withdrawal of Takahashi leaves the MotoGP class without a Japanese rider for the first time since 1992, a situation the Japanese factories - and especially Honda - have struggled to avoid for many years. But the flow of talent coming out of Japan recently has dropped to just a trickle, with fewer Japanese rider entering through the 125 series and working their way up through the ranks. The question is now whether next season will see the return of a Japanese rider, with 250cc championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama the current favorite to make the step up to MotoGP.

Below is the text of the press release issued by Team Scot concerning the release of Yuki Takahashi:

From the US Grand Prix onwards, the Scot Racing Team will continue in the MotoGP class with the Hungarian rider Gabor Talmacsi. With great regret the Team announces that - due to unavoidable circumstances - Yuki Takahashi will not continue.

The decision was reached after exhaustive attempts to find a way to continue with two riders, but the economic realities facing the Team due to the increased cost involved in running two riders, combined with a health problem of Yuki, has led to this regrettable decision.

Cirano Mularoni, Scot Racing Team Manager, said: "The Team would face a lot of new costs to line up two riders and without the possibility to improve its results with Yuki because he has suffered a slipped disc in his back, most likely caused by recent falls. So our team has decided to stop racing with Yuki and to wait for his recovery before taking any decisions on his future".

Shuhei Nakamoto, vice president of HRC said: "For Honda as well as the Scot Racing Team, this is a sad announcement and one we wanted to avoid if at all possible. But we understand the Team's problems with regard to the increased costs of running two riders. Takahashi was the only Japanese rider in the MotoGP championship and of course Honda wanted to see him continue. But in the end the Team made it clear that this outcome was impossible and we respect their decision. Honda will continue to support the Scot Racing Team in MotoGP with Gabor Talmacsi riding".



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Valentino Rossi has confirmed he will be racing in the special SuperKart race organised the Thursday before the US MotoGP. Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson , Wayne Rainey will also be competing in Yamaha TZ-250 super-karts with Valentino.

Racing karts is not alien to Rossi who won the Junior Italian karting Champion as a kid before moving to bikes. Rossi said: “I still practice quite a lot. I think I can be competitive. I like the chance to race against the old heroes - but I will go more slow than them. I have to think about the grand prix.”

The karts themselves lap only 2 seconds slower than Casey Stoner’s MotoGP lap record!

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Rossi points out to Uccio the exact spot he passed Stoner last year.

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Yamaha A DAY AT THE OFFICE

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"No Kawasaki On The Grid In 2010" Says Hayate Team Manager
Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2009-07-03 16:54.

At Laguna Seca, Hayate Team Manager Andrea Dosoli confirmed what we all already knew. Kawasaki is history, and won't be back in MotoGP in 2010. According to reports in the Italian press, Dosoli said that he didn't expect Kawasaki to return next season. "I don't think that Kawasaki will be here [in MotoGP] next year: The decision to pull out was taken at a very high level, and coming back into MotoGP would be an admission that they made the wrong decision," GPOne.com reports Dosoli as saying.

Dosoli was proud of what the Hayate team has achieved with limited means: "With a budget of 25% of what it was last year, I think we've done pretty well," he said. Members of the team are doubling up - Dosoli is both team manager and crew chief to Marco Melandri, for example - and the savings even go so far as not to produce and distribute press releases. Meanwhile, the team has a mass of equipment which is surplus to requirements and up for sale, including a hospitality unit, transporters and a host of other items.

With Hayate / Kawasaki definitely out of the series for 2010, the MotoGP grid will once again be reduced to under the magic 18 rider mark. Dorna have an almost indefinite contract with the FIM to organize the series, but it is believed that one of the stipulations in that contract is that Dorna will ensure there is a minimum grid of 18 riders. Kawasaki's withdrawal would reduce the grid to 17, and question marks remain over the future of Sete Gibernau's Grupo Francisco Hernando effort. Former championship runner-up Gibernau must find it hard to remain motivated to run around at the back of the field, while the construction company that is funding the team has taken some severe financial blows from the collapse of the Spanish housing and construction market.

The most frequently suggested new entrant to the grid would be Jorge Martinez' Aspar team, but Aspar still has the problem of finding machinery. The Spaniard has been turned down flat by both Suzuki and Yamaha, and perhaps his only option would be to pick up Gibernau's bike from the GFH team. But right now, finding a rider for the Ducati is tough, as both Marco Simoncelli and Alvaro Bautista have flatly refused to ride the Ducati GP9, which has picked up a reputation as a career killer. Martinez may find another rider for the bike - Hector Barbera has alluded in passing to the possibilities of rejoining Aspar in MotoGP - but without a top Spanish star, it will be hard to find funding for the project, even for a seasoned and highly successful operator like Jorge Martinez.

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MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'21.981 262.901
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'22.093 256.227 0.112
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 1'22.170 262.518 0.189
4 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.637 258.373 0.656
5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'22.682 255.863 0.701
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.880 258.744 0.899
7 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'23.140 256.776 1.159
8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.217 254.957 1.236
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'23.285 259.117 1.304
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'23.406 254.357 1.425
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'23.439 256.166 1.458
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.637 255.379 1.656
13 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'23.690 253.521 1.709
14 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'23.747 252.277 1.766
15 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'24.533 249.077 2.552
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'24.926 234.273 2.945
17 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'25.511 244.842 3.530


kako volim Lagunu!!!

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Lorenzo takes pole then crashes
By Michele Lostia Saturday, July 4th 2009, 22:01 GMT



Jorge Lorenzo took pole position at Laguna Seca but suffered a heavy crash in the closing stages that forced him to be stretchered off the track.

The Yamaha rider, having set the fastest time of 1m21.678s with 12 minutes left in the one-hour session, was thrown off his M1 bike in a high-side at Turn 10 with just three minutes remaining, and landed heavily on his right side.

Curiously, the Spaniard had already crashed at the same spot twenty minutes earlier, when he lost the front and was forced to run back to the pits.

In what turned out to be a surreal end of the session, Casey Stoner also suffered a hard high-side just one minute later, while trying to improve on his second place with his Ducati. The Australian crashed at Turn 3 and was also taken away by stretcher, although initial indications were that he had escaped serious injury.

With the two rivals missing out on the final battle for pole, it was left to championship leader Valentino Rossi to try to get amongst the two at the front, after struggling to be competitive in the final section of the track.

And so he did: when the time had already expired he managed to snatch second away from Stoner, 0.167s behind teammate Lorenzo.

Dani Pedrosa will lead the second row ahead of Honda teammate Andrea Dovizioso, with the other works-spec Honda, Gresini's Toni Elias, in sixth.

Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha) will lead fellow American Nicky Hayden on the third row, with the Ducati rider scoring his best qualifying result of the year.

The Suzuki pair of Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi round up the top ten.
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.678s
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m21.845s + 0.167s
3. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m21.910s + 0.232s
4. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m22.113s + 0.435s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m22.135s + 0.457s
6. Toni Elias Gresini Honda 1m22.146s + 0.468s
7. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.490s + 0.812s
8. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m22.540s + 0.862s
9. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1m22.633s + 0.955s
10. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m22.662s + 0.984s
11. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki 1m22.842s + 1.164s
12. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 1m23.004s + 1.326s
13. Sete Gibernau Hernando Ducati 1m23.106s + 1.428s
14. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m23.147s + 1.469s
15. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1m23.390s + 1.712s
16. Niccolo Canepa Pramac Ducati 1m23.912s + 2.234s
17. Gabor Talmacsi Scot Honda 1m24.528s + 2.850s

[memento]

STONER, A CRASH IN LAST PRACTICE SESSION AT LAGUNA

Casey Stoner, who has been struggling with mysterious symptoms for the past couple of races, crashed during the MotoGP qualifying session at Laguna Seca.

He suffered right hip, chest and shoulder contusions and was treated by Dr. Macchiagodena who is carefully monitoring his condition after his recent health troubles.

On Sunday or Monday after the race, Casey will undergo a thorough medical check-up at an American clinic to exactly diagnose his symptoms.



QUALIFYING CRASH FOR LORENZO

After obtaining pole position in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session at Laguna Seca, Jorge Lorenzo was involved in a dramatic highside accident.

He suffered a right collarbone dislocation and fracture to the fourth metatarsal of his right foot. He will nevertheless bravely attempt to be at race start on Sunday.

He will be helped by taping, pain control, infiltrations and mesotherapy, but, above all, by his determination and irrational willpower.
After the crash, Lorenzo was comforted during treatment by Loris Capirossi.


Laguna Highside Update - Stoner Fit, Lorenzo Likely To Race
Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2009-07-05 00:37.


News is starting to seep in of the injuries suffered by Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner, both of whom suffered nasty highsides in the final minutes of qualifying at Laguna Seca. The good news is that both men are likely to be able to race tomorrow, but the bad news is that they are both pretty banged up.

Casey Stoner escaped with the least damage. According to reports on GPOne.com, Stoner only suffered a badly bruised hip, and should be able to race without problems tomorrow. Of course, Stoner is still suffering with the mystery virus which has plagued him at the last couple of Grand Prix, though some of the color seemed to have returned to the Australian's face today, and Stoner looked a good deal better than he did yesterday.

Jorge Lorenzo came off the worst of the pair. In another huge highside, resembling all too starkly the kind of crashes Lorenzo was prone to last season, Lorenzo fell heavily on his shoulder, and banged up his knee. According to reports on both GPOne.com and Roadracing World, Lorenzo has suffered a dislocated collarbone and a badly bruised metatarsal in his right foot. Lorenzo has also been pronounced fit to ride, though by Dr. Claudio Costa, who places more faith in the riders mental resilience rather than their physical health. If Lorenzo does ride, he will be far from at full strength.

UPDATE

The official MotoGP.com website is reporting that no decision will be made on whether Jorge Lorenzo will race until tomorrow (Sunday).