Strategic thinking
Filed under: Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, Motor Sports, Racing, Yamaha
Today’s race was more like a chess game than a race, the wet track made the riders very cautious most of the race….the only action in the race was between the two Honda team mates towards the end of the race.
Lorenzo’s calculations were best, he decided to stick to the wet tires and increase the gabs until the time was right to go in and get the slicks..he was the last rider to go into the pit, Rossi had pit diarrhea… he spent more time going in and out from the bit than on the track.
A replay of round 2 of the world super bike will be showing today on Jazeera Sport 2 at 20:00, hope that will have some action.
Don’t miss it
On Jazeera Sports 1 -not plus +1- at 14:30 local time…the 250cc is showing now.
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The Spanish MotoGP round was very exciting as expected…it was a furious battle between Pedrosa, Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo, but despite the home field advantage Pedrosa had, Rossi took his first win of the season beating Pedrosa on his home land.
Pedrosa started strong with his trademark “Strong Start” and led the race for the first 17 rounds, but Rossi took the lead after that and never looked back.
The race also marked the first podium for Stoner at the Spanish track.
Lorenzo snatches Polini
Filed under: Japan, Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, Racing, Yamaha
Jorge Lorenzo took the standings lead at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan, with Stoner not performing as should..the race was a bit boring, Lorenzo snatched the lead from Rossi and continued to increase the gab while Rossi kept Pedrosa busy.
Lorenzo got a bit over excited and kept riding around the track greeting the fans when his bike ran out of fuel and the Marshals had to push him all the way back to the podium.
The next round will be on May 3rd in Spain, that’s where Lorenzo is expected to get huge support… the people there are very passionate about the Spanish riders and Lorenzo should take a risk to win it, the race should be very entertaining as Pedrosa is also Spanish and he won that race last year.
Defying Gravity
Filed under: Losail Circuit, MotoGP, Photo of the day, Qatar, Racing
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A superb win for Stoner
Although i’am a huge fan of Rossi but i just can’t hide my enjoyment of Stoner’s performance on the Ducati at opening race of the 2009 MotoGP in Qatar yesterday , at one point Sorner managed to increase the gap between him and Rossi to around 5sec with a top speed of 330Km…looks like its going to be a tough battle this season with the 2 Yamaha riders finishing second and third.
Next race is will take place at the Motegi circuit in Japan on the 26th of April, the Netherlands will be hosting the forth round of the World Super Bike at the same day as well.
May the best man win
Filed under: Losail Circuit, MotoGP, Motor Sports, Qatar, Racing
Due to bad weather conditions, the forst round of the 09 MotoGP race at Qatar has been postponed, the warm-up will run at 6.30pm, with the race scheduled to start at 9pm.
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Playboy Honda LCR
Lucio Cecchinello, owner of Team Honda LCR has pulled out a rabbit of the hat… the dude has concluded an unprecedented sponsorship in the world of GP by teaming with Playboy.
Can’t wait to see the umbrella girls of Team Honda LCR at the first round in Qatar.
09 MotoGP
The first race of the 09 MotoGP race will take place on April 12 at Losail Circuit in Qatar, riders started their 2 day testing session yesterday, but the weather was awful something like what we had in Kuwait a few days back…at the first day some of the riders did not even bother to enter the track.
The uniqueness of Losail is that its the only circuit that hosts’ a night race, which is really nice to watch… especially if you are watching it on TV where cameras zoom in at the riders and you get to see the expressions on their faces.
Hope the weather will be fine by April.
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