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ONLY FOUR PILOTS LEFT TO ROLL And NO WAS SPANISH

Hayden obtains the best time in a decaffeinated session in MontmelóThe champion of the world of MotoGP, Nicky Hayden, marked the best time in the second session of training in Montmeló, that was marked by the absence of pilots, including the Spaniards. Only four of them rolled, being the North American of Deep Repsol fastest but also the one that more returning it gave.

The Ducati de Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi also proved, doing the second and fourth time, respectively. Taking advantage of the good meteorological conditions, both pilots proved the new back tires of Bridgestone. The quarter in discord was the pilot of Suzuki Chris Vermeulen. Neither Dani Pedrosa, nor Toni Czech Elías nor Carlos went to the track.


Times:1 Nicky Hayden Deep Repsol Team 1m 42.4s 1072 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 42.76s
313 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 42.9s 444 Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 43.09s 50

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IT HAS NOT SHONE IN 250 And IT THINKS ABOUT RETURNING To The FOUR TIMES

Tizón terminates the contract with Blusens and leaves the World-wide oneArturo Tizón and the equipment Blusens Aprilia has decided to terminate the 250 contract that maintained tie to dispute the World-wide one to them of c.c. The Spanish pilot has not been able to be reconciled to his moto and the results were dissapointing, so its return to the four times has preferred to give a turn to its sport race and to consider, or in Superbikes or Supersport, category in which champion of Spain proclaimed itself.

"the truth is that I have tried it of all the forms, but when the things do not leave as you want the best thing is to leave it. Now I must think about what I go to do. I want to return to enjoy piloting, but still it is soon for speaking of the immediate future. I want to thank to him to all the equipment. It very badly knows to me by them to leave the World-wide one, but first of all I must be honest ", affirmed to the pilot of the Vall d'Uxó.

Everything aims at that the substitute of Tizón in the equipment Blusens Aprilia will be jovencísimo Efrén Vázquez, that at the moment disputes the championship of Spain of 125 c.c.

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The ' DOCTOR' WAITS FOR A GREAT PRETTY And DIFFICULT PRIZE

Rossi: "It is going to be really hard front to Stoner and Pedrosa"The Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) was esperanzado in obtaining to the next Sunday a new triumph in the Great Prize of Great Britain, that will dispute in the circuit of Donington Park, test on which said that it is like his "second race of house" because it lives close, in London.

"He is one of my favorite circuits, where I have obtained great victories, including first of my particular account in 500 c.c., in 2000, after a great fight with Jeremy McWilliams and Kenny Roberts. The last year I had an ugly injury after my fall in Assen, but even so I could finish second (after the Spanish Dani Pedrosa), which I believe that result was grandísimo ", indicates in an official notice of the equipment Fiat Yamaha ' doctor', that has gained seven times in the English layout.

Mission of Rossi is to reduce disadvantage respect to present leader, Australian Casey Stoner (Ducati), who has an advantage of fourteen points, and on the other hand also could surpass to another one ' aussié like the ex- champion Mick Doohan in the head of the list of the greater score in the history of the Maxima category. Only finalizing seventh, Rossi makes sure that new record after to have surpassed the one of Doohan of the maximum number of podios, with number 96 in the race passed of Catalunya.

The Italian admitted that this year the great prize "is going to be really hard front to Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, that are very strong right now". Rossi considered that although to Stoner Donington - fifth in 125c.c. in 2003 has not occurred him excessively well, third in 250c.c. in 2005 and quarter in MotoGP in 2006- "is going to be ahead", just like it said of the Spanish Dani Pedrosa (Deep), third of the general of the World-wide one. "In any case, it is a great track, he is pretty to pilot, the straight line is not too long there and the fans are wonderful, so I hope to be able to win again", he aimed.

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"IT WOULD ENCHANT To ME TO RETURN TO OBTAIN A GOOD RESULT", SAID LORENZO

Lorenzo assures that its future will be known in one or two monthsThe Spanish pilot Jorge Lorenzo (Aprilia) did not want to comment the possibility next year of running in MotoGP in the official equipment Yamaha next to the seven times champion of the world, the Italian Valentino Rossi, and considered that its future "is not clear". In the circuit of Donington Park, where the next weekend will dispute the Great Prize of Great Britain, the Spanish thus forestalled the published information this week in the Single magazine Moto that locates to him in MotoGP next to Rossi in season 2008.

Lorenzo said on the fotomontaje of the cover of that publication in which it appears dress with the colors of the equipment Fiat Yamaha next to the Italian champion who "is well" and the one that has made it "is a great designer". "I am not going to speak of that", he added, and he said on his future: "one is going away to know soon; I do not know, a month, two months, right now is not clear ". "they do not bother the commentaries to me. I do not speak of that ", abounded.


"I have been able to be somebody in the Spanish motociclismo"
On the repercussion of that information it explained: "I have obtained something reason why I have fought during long time, is to be somebody important one in the Spanish motociclismo". "the important thing right now, of which I feel prouder is of being champion of the world of 250 c.c. Who can right now say it in ' padock ' ", it explained. "My objective is to try to obtain the sixth victory (this season)", announced the Spanish who leads the championship of the world after to have won in five races of seven possible ones.

On the Great Prize of Great Britain and the rain possibilities it considered: "the forecast does not worry to me much, we have a rent of points that nobody has and that gives tranquillity us". It indicated that now yes it would like a race with rain. "It depends on how it raises to me. If the track me allows it I can gain the race or to do fifth that can be a good position for us ", added.

With respect to the possibility of triplete Spanish like the year last in Donington with Alvaro Baptist in 125; he in 250 c.c. and Dani Pedrosa in MotoGP, responded: "it would enchant to me". "In 125 c.c, Héctor Faubel is strong had bad luck in Montmeló (where they threw to him), in 250 c.c. are many options and in MotoGP we will see what so is Pedrosa and, even, Elías", explained.

Jorge Lorenzo has assured that he has been arriving less at pressed Donington "than for a year, when he did not have another option that to win". "I risked and he came out me well, because (Andrea) Dovizioso even went to the dream and I could overcome a good amount to him of points. Now I arrive like leader, but this layout I like and she would enchant to me to return to obtain a good result ", explained Lorenzo in declarations distributed by the equipment Spain's Nº1 Aprilia.

The Balearic pilot heads the classification with enough clarity. Sum 153 points, whereas Dovizioso (Deep) are second with 117, Alex de Angelis (Aprilia) third with 115 and also the Spanish Alvaro Baptist (Aprilia) quarter with 100. "I hope that meteorology accompanies to us and it does not rain, although am not going to obsess itself and if we ended up running in water I will have to adapt me to the circumstances of the moment", it needed Lorenzo, who is to one ' pole position' of Ricardo Tormo and Dani Pedrosa, and to a triumph of Wayne Gardner, Stefan Dorflinger and Kent Andersson. "I am strong and trusted my possibilities, but I know clearly that the rivals tighten and either this time they are not going to put to me it easy", pointed the Spanish.

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ROSSI FINISHED To QUARTER IN DONINGTON PARK And DANI PEDROSA, EIGHTH

Casey Stoner (Ducati) gained the race of MotoGP of the Great Prize of Great Britain, eighth test of the World-wide one, in front of Colin Edwards and Chris Vermeulen. It is the fifth victory that obtains this season the Australian pilot, who leads the general classification with 26 points of advantage on Valentino Rossi, quarter in the circuit of Donington Park.

It was not either a good day for Dani Pedrosa, that it had to confront the race with his second moto and finished eighth. With regard to the other two Spaniards of the category, Toni Elías was twelfth and Czech Carlos fell.

Stoner made clear that its leadership is not fruit of the chance. The young Australian pilot seems to go direct to by the title after two consecutive victories and the collapse on the wet asphalt of Donington of his two maximum rivals, Rossi and Pedrosa.. If in Barcelona he beat to Valentino in the last return, this time won in solitaire.


Problems for Dani
The American Colin Edwards took advantage of his ' polé to locate itself in the beginning in first position of the race, followed by Pedrosa, Hayden, rossi, Hopkins, Vermeulen, Melandri and Checa, with Elías sixteenth. Pedrosa happened first in the initial turn, but it was an ephemeral leadership, because Edwards was going to recover it soon. The Spanish saw how four pilots surpassed to him in a single return and they relegated to him to the fifth position of blow.

Dani, with evident problems in his moto, would later see minutes also surpassed by Rossi and the Australian Anthony West, a specialist in rolling on dunked who made debut in MotoGP. The first losses were those of Czech, Hayden and West, although both last they returned to the track. The Australian, by the way, had been fastest in ' warm up'.

The Edwards and Stoner already had left and Rossi gave account of Hopkins to locate itself third, but later it went of braking and it had to return to repeat the advancement. Pedrosa continued suffering behind and the Italian Loris Capirossi and the Brazilian Alex reached to him Mud (Ducati), relegating to him to the ninth position. Peculiarly, it was from then when, half-full the race, the Spanish began to lower its times.


Spectacular fall of Capirossi
In the sixteenth Stoner return it surpassed Edwards in Melbourne Hairpin and one escaped in solitaire after his fifth victory of the season to the time that the track was dried little by little. Meanwhile, Pedrosa fought with Mud, that finally took control of the seventh position when taking advantage of the spectacular fall of Capirossi to little the end.

Ahead, Rossi not only could not approached its companion Edwards, but who saw how Vermeulen lay down to him above, that it advanced to him for want of three turns and it snatched three valuable points to him in his fight with Stoner by the title. Elías, on the other hand, finalized twelfth, behind West and in front of the American Kurtis Roberts, who replaced in England his Kenny brother.

Stoner surpasses now in the championship Rossi in 26 points, and Pedrosa, third, sees more close Vermeulen now, that has 88 points by the 106 of the Spanish.

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SHE DOMINATED OF PRINCIPLE To AIM A RACE IN WHICH PEDROSA WAS FIFTH

Stoner takes a walk in Dry Lagoon and takes another step towards the titleAustralian pilot Casey Stoner (Ducati) confirmed the prognoses and the Great Prize of the United States was adjudged, that is only disputed in the category of MotoGP, and it did in addition with offensive superiority putting direct towards the title in the category ' reiná. The exhibition of the Ducati of the leader of the World-wide one in Dry Lagoon was overwhelming. It only gave breathing to his rivals in the first three returns and soon ' it flew ' in solitaire towards the victory, without lowering at no moment the rate.

In addition to its pilotage and the capacity of its Desmosedici, ' aussié counted on the aid of the Bridgestone, that offered a better yield than the Michelín, all the opposite who for seven days. The result of everything was a victory with a margin of almost ten seconds on its compatriot Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) and of more 20 on a sensational Melandri Frame (Deep).

Worse the things to their two main rivals went to him. The Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) very far finished to quarter, escorting to a Dani Pedrosa (Deep), that only shone in the exit, and both of Stoner. And it is that safe after the green traffic light, where Pedrosa promised to be with repeating the made thing in Sachsenring one week ago, the dominion of the leader of the World-wide one was without palliatives. Before the first return, it exceeded the Spanish and from that moment, its rate below the 1:23 was unattainable for the rest.


The race part

Behind, the race also went away starting off little by little. Pedrosa could not control to Vermeulen, that made clear that also it knows to roll without ' ayudá of rain, whereas Melandri, after its fall of yesterday, showed to its recovery and its character and surpassed to Rossi.

To Stoner only him a mechanical failure could make bitter the victory or personal and its difference with the others did not make him, anyway, relax too much. Vermeulen escaped second and Melandri did not take either in giving to good account of the Sling of Pedrosa, just like later ' Il Dottoré, leaving to the one of Castellar of Valle's in a gray villa seat.

This way, Dry Lagoon remained with a race without emotion, decided yet in the positions of podio, and with the sensation of which Casey Stoner, that took revancha from the happened thing in Assen and Sachsenring and that has 44 points of advantage on Rossi and 66 on Pedrosa, is great dominating of the this World-wide thanks to his sixth victory of the year, breaking in addition the curse that dictated from Motegi 2006 and that said that the one that obtained ' polé it did not overcome the Great Prize.

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JORGE OBTAINS IN BRNO HIS SEVENTH ' POLÉ OF THE SEASON

Lorenzo and Debón gave a recital in the trainingAGENCIES. Brno
Jorge Lorenzo does not lower to the guard in spite of its considerable advantage -20 points to the front of the classification. The Majorcan obtained in the G.P. of the Czech Republic his seventh ' pole position' of the season, and in addition he made in front of his companion and friend Álex Debón, whom invited pilot runs in Brno as and was on the verge of giving the campanada one. Andrea Dovizioso and Alex de Angelis will complete the first row of the grill, while that in second will be other two Spanish pilots, Héctor Barberá and Julian Simón.

Lorenzo not only obtained ' polé, but that in addition rolled below the record of the circuit of Brno and left all its rivals far, very far. His Debón companion demonstrated porqué of his condition of probador of Aprilia and sport director of the team of the world-wide champion, when also rolling to a record rate, sometimes even in front of his own prote'ge'.


Debón gave the surprise
The pilot of Castellón was first in breaking the record of the circuit, after which he returned to his boxes and he contemplated the development of the training, to the delay of one second opportunity to leave to roll. While, Lorenzo located itself to less than six tenth of his companion. Still it was left average turn, but the certain thing is that the time of Debón was very good and was not easy to beat it. The only one that approached was Dovizioso, great rival of Lorenzo in the fight by the title.
But the best thing was about to still to arrive and to seven minutes of the end Lorenzo it returned to the track with new tire and began to roll partial to partisan below the registry of Álex, until crossing the line of goal 7 tenth of advantage. A world... Jorge made clear that, if nobody is placed after its wake, the rate that can mark will make him enjoy a new victory, seventh of the season, in solitaire.


Barberá and Simón, in second row
Barberá was fighting to enter forward edge, but it had to in the last conform to the fifth position when taking a good scare minutes that to point were to take to the ground. Julian Simón placed his Sling in the seventh seat, whereas Alvaro Baptist did not finish making the appropriate adjustments in his moto and finished relegated to the eleventh place, to more of second and average of ' pole position'.

Aleix Espargaró also fulfilled fully and it located thirteenth, whereas young person Efrén Vázquez, which she continues becoming the category to the time that learns the circuits of the World-wide one, concluded twentieth.

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THE FIRST OPTION OF THE MANRESANO IS TO FOLLOW IN HONDA


D'Antin wants to Elías in its equipment the next season

Luis d'Antin has made him a supply to Toni Elías so that it forms part of his equipment the next season. The pilot of Manresa is valuing it because his first option is to follow with its present square, Honda-Gresini, on that depends, because it has an option on her who can exert until end of this month. Nevertheless, the Faustus does not obtain the patrocinadores (Melandri Frame, theoretician aircraft commander, will be the companion of Stoner in Ducati in 2008 and Toni waits.

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آغاز سوپربایک جهانی با پیروزی نیه*تو


نیه*تو برای اولین بار در مقام اول روی سکوی قهرمانی ایستاد
بیست و یکمین فصل رقابتهای جهانی سوپربایک همراه با موتورهای جدید و چهره*های جدیدتر و تازه نفس، در یک روز گرم و آفتابی در لوسیل (قطر) با پیروزی فونزی نیه*تو راننده اسپانیایی تیم سوزوکی شروع شد.
نیه*تو از سال 2006 تاکنون در رقابتهای جهانی حضور دارد و پیش از این تنها دو بار در مقامهای دوم و سوم به سکو رفته بود و این اولین پیروزی او در این رقابتها بود.

با این پیروزی، حوادث شروع فصل گذشته رقابتها در قطر تکرار شد با این تفاوت که امسال تیم سوزوکی، نیه*تو را بعنوان راننده تازه خود و جایگزین مکس بیاجی برنده مسابقه افتتاحیه سال گذشته به کار گرفته بود.

مکس بیاجی راننده ایتالیایی دوکاتی که سال گذشته در اولین سال حضورش در رقابتهای سوپربایک با تیم کورونا سوزوکی مقام سوم قهرمانی فصل را از آن خود کرده بود، امسال با اعتماد به نفس بیشتر و با تیم جدیدتر، دوکاتی، تشنه مقامی بهتر از سومی است. او توانست در مرحله صبح دوم و بعداز ظهر سوم شود و جای خود را در مکان دوم جدول قهرمانی ثبت کند.

روبین زاووس هم تیمی اسپانیایی بیاجی که از سابقه بیاجی و قدرت موتور تازه خود رضایت دارد نیز توانست در مرحله صبح به مقام چهارم و بعداز ظهر دوم دست یابد.

انتظار می رفت تیم یاماها به رانندگی تروی کورسا از استرالیا و نوریاکی هاگا از ژاپن نایب قهرمان فصل گذشته تا با استارت قوی ای که در هر دو مرحله زدند به راحتی در مکان های اول و دوم قرار بگیرند.

اما تروی کورسا که مسن ترین راننده این رقابتها است در هر دو مرحله صبح و بعدازظهر از مکان اول استارت زد، ولی چندی نگذشت که به راحتی رانندگان دیگر توانستند از او سبقت بگیرند.


هاگا نایب قهرمان فصل گذشته، فصل تازه را با عملکردی نه چندان مطمئن و اشتباهاتی غیرمنتظره آغاز کرد

نوریاکی هاگا نیز که از مدعیان قهرمانی امسال است، در مرحله صبح با اشتباهی که از یک راننده با سابقه مثل او بعید بود، سرپیچ با سرعت بیش از 100 کیلومتردر ساعت دست چپش را از موتور ول کرد و درجا زمین خورد و در مرحله دوم هم با مشکل فنی روبرو شد و به مقامی بهتر از سیزدهم نرسید.

بیلیس دو بار قهرمان رقابتهای جهانی سوپربایک، در مرحله صبح با تجربه کافی، و سبقت های آرام و ماهرانه باعث شد تا در نیمه های راه خود را جلوتر از همه و پیشتاز این مسابقه ببیند. اما چندی نگذشت که با یک اشتباه سر یکی از پیچها به ناحیه خاکی پیست کشیده شد و چهار مکان عقب افتاد. اما داستان مهارت در سبقت، سابقه و سرعت دوباره تکرار شد و تنها یک پیچ تا پایان مسابقه بیلیس از بیاجی سبقت گرفت و اول شد. او در مسابقه بعداز ظهر نیز به مکان چهارم دست یافت.

این پیروزی اولین پیروزی دوکاتی در پیست لوسیل و اولین پیروزی موتورهای 1098 دوکاتی بود.


سوپربایک
هر مرحله از مسابقات سوپربایک که در دو قسمت صبح و بعد از ظهر انجام می گیرد، معمولا برنده مجزایی دارد که در مسابقه ابتدای فصل، مرحله اول را بیلیس و مرحله دوم را نیه*تو برد.

امسال شرکت دوکاتی بر خلاف سالهای گذشته که به تیمهای ضعیف تر و یا بهتر است بگوییم تیمهای دوم خود موتورهای سال گذشته را ارائه می کرد برای تمام تیمها موتورهای یکسان دوکاتی 1098 را تولید و ارائه کرده است.

جیمز توسلند قهرمان بریتانیایی سال گذشته این رقابتها، پس از کسب افتخار مقام قهرمانی همراه تیم هوندا، از این سری مسابقات خداحافظی کرد و به رقابت در مسابقات گراندپری موتوجی*پی رفت.

تیم هوندا که باید به رانندگی کارلوس چه*کا راننده اسپانیایی، جایگزین توسلند، از مقام قهرمانی اش دفاع می کرد در این مسابقه تنها ششم شد.

جدول رقابتهای جهانی سوپربایک امسال شاهد 30 مسابقه در 15 کشور خواهد بود و مرحله بعدی این مسابقات هفته آینده، اول مارس، در فیلیپه آیلند استرالیا برگزار می شود.

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Pedrosa gives to a Sherry recital in front of Rossi and Lorenzo

Historical. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) gave a recital in the race of MotoGP of the Great Prize of Spain. It left first, it arrived first and he is the new leader of the World-wide one. They accompanied in podio pilots both to him by the equipment Fiat Yamaha, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. With this result, both Spanish they head the general classification of the class reigns, separated by five points. Stoner, that underwent two exits of track, finished eleventh and low one to the fourth position in the World-wide one, after Rossi.

Pedrosa won as to him it likes, commanding of principle to aim. It was an unquestionable victory although the one was Lorenzo that left from pole. It was put first and it marked a very strong rate that only could follow Jorge, Hayden, Rossi and Stoner. When one had still not completed three turns, Casey went of braking and finished outside the track. It returned in the last positions and, although it overcame, repeated the error twice others, concluding in more than discreet an eleventh position.


Real greeting
Pedrosa began to stand out in head of the test and Lorenzo tried to be placed after his wake. He did not obtain it and he was replaced in the persistence by his Rossi companion, who was placed second. He was useless. Tenth a tenth, the pilot of Honda put land of by means until reaching an advantage of four tenth that it administered until the slope of the picture flag.

With Pedrosa consolidated in the first place, Rossi it did the own thing with second and makes clear that she will be a frightful rival when has totally controlled to the Bridgestone tires. Third party finished Lorenzo, protagonist of an incredible starting of season, with two poles consecutive and two podios, that leave him second in the World-wide one, to five points of Pedrosa. King Juan Carlos, witness of exception, were in charge, in addition, to both unite the hands of Spanish pilots, who are not indeed friendly, at the end of the race.

The race did not have more history than the fight by the fifth place, that was in the end for the veteran Loris Capirossi, who prevailed in the same straight line of goal to James Toseland, John Hopkins and Andrea Dovizioso. The third Spanish of the category, Toni Elías, could not shine this Sherry time and was always in rear positions, finishing fifteenth.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE MOTOGP RACE1º
PEDROSA
Repsol Honda

45:35.121
2º
ROSSI
Fiat Yamaha

to 2.883
3º
LORENZO
Fiat Yamaha

to 4.339
4º
HAYDEN
Repsol Honda

to 10.142
5º
CAPIROSSI
Rizla Suzuki

to 27.524
6º
TOSELAND
Tech3 Yamaha

to 27.808
7º
HOPKINS
Kawasaki Racing

to 28.296
8º
DOVIZIOSO
JiR Team Scot

to 28.449
9º
NAKANO
San Car it

to 32.569
10º
VERMEULEN
Rizla Suzuki

to 35.091
11º
STONER
Ducati Marlboro

to 42.223
12º
MELANDRI
Ducati Marlboro

to 44.498
13º
WEST
Kawasaki Racing

to 45.807
14º
OF ANGELIS
San Car it

to 45.871
15º
ELÍAS
It stakes out Team

to 1:09.558
16º
GUINTOLI
It stakes out Team

to 1:14.442

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The one of the World-wide one of MotoGP is for dreaming wide-awake. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) gained the race of MotoGP of the Great Prize of Portugal in front of Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi. The Majorcan has only needed three tests to secure his first victory in the race reigns. With her, he happens to lead the World-wide one tied to points with Pedrosa.

Lorenzo is already, supplanting to Pedrosa by a single day of difference, the youngest pilot in obtaining three consecutive podios in the category reigns. Its victory was incontestable, spectacular, worked meter to meter. Author of the best time of training by third time of three possible ones, Jorge was itself surprised in the exit by his Rossi companion and Pedrosa, that was the first leader of the race. But the Italian was in a big hurry and, with some drops falling in certain zones of the drawn up one, leader put itself and began to throw.


Falls of Dovizioso and Hayden
Three consecutive fast returns did not serve heptacampeón to him world-wide, because to his wake they stuck as much both Spanish as his compatriot Andrea Dovizioso, who remained without options of podio when falling in the sixteenth return.

Pedrosa gave account of Lorenzo in a braking at the end of straight line, maneuver that was a species of revulsive for Jorge, who recovered the second position and, shortly after, advanced spectacularly to Rossi in the entrance of chicane of the circuit of Estoril.

There the first victory of Jorge began to be developed Lorenzo. It had given two fast returns previously and, after being placed to the front of the test, it marked other four almost consecutive ones that allowed abrir a hollow him in front of their rivals that finished being definitive and that knew to administer perfectly until the slope of the picture flag. Pedrosa did the own thing with the put second, since Rossi returned to have problems of tires and it could not hold the rate of the pilot of Honda.


Stoner saved the furniture
Other that disappeared of the scene victim of a fall was Nicky Hayden. The things did not go to him either well to Casey Stoner, that strived to waste the smaller possible time, penalized by the problems in one of the electronic switchboards of their Ducati. The Australian got to go eleventh, but in the final section of the race its motorcycle recovered life and could overcome until the sixth final position, which leaves quarter him in the championship, with seven points less than Rossi.

Toni Elías, with constant problems in the front train of its Ducati Desmosedici throughout the weekend and also from the start of the championship, was promoting positions until obtaining commendable a twelfth position.


CLASSIFICATION OF THE MOTOGP RACE1º
LORENZO
Fiat Yamaha

45:53.089
2º
PEDROSA
Repsol Honda

to 1.817
3º
ROSSI
Fiat Yamaha

to 12.723
4º
EDWARDS
Tech3 Yamaha

to 17.223
5º
HOPKINS
Kawasaki Racing

to 23.752
6º
STONER
Ducati Marlboro

to 26.688
7º
TOSELAND
Tech3 Yamaha

to 32.631
8º
VERMEULEN
Rizla Suzuki

to 36.382
9º
CAPIROSSI
Rizla Suzuki

to 38.268
10º
NAKANO
San Car it

to 39.476
11º
OF ANGELIS
San Car it

to 1:01.306
12º
ELÍAS
It stakes out Team

to 1:03.867
13º
MELANDRI
Ducati Marlboro

to 1:09.525
14º
GUINTOLI
It stakes out Team

to 1:09.634
15º
OF PUNIET
Honda LCR

to 1:11.542
16º
WEST
Kawasaki Racing

to 1:23.629

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Home favourite Dani Pedrosa dominated from the start to claim a comfortable victory in the Catalunya MotoGP.

Pedrosa passed pole-sitter Casey Stoner on the first corner and built up an impressive lead which was almost eight seconds at one stage.

With Pedrosa out on his own, Stoner and Valentino Rossi had a fierce battle for second place as Rossi fought his way up from ninth on the grid.

With two laps left he found a way past Stoner and held on for second spot.


Britain's James Toseland, who started sixth on the grid, held off a late challenge from Chris Vermeulen to come sixth, matching his best finish so far.

Pedrosa started from second spot and took full advantage of a great start, breaking the two-year old lap record on the second lap.

His second win of the season was never really in doubt, so the main drama of the afternoon was the battle for runner-up spot between reigning world champion Stoner and Rossi, who had started from his worst qualifying position of the season.

He quickly moved up through the field, and by lap nine was up to second place after a breathtaking move to quickly get past Andrea Dovizioso and Stoner.

But the Australian refused to give in without a fight, and by lap 16 he had passed Rossi, but the Italian, wearing specially customised leathers in the style of the Italy football kit, regained second with two laps to go, and held on.

Pedrosa's win cuts Rossi's championship lead down to seven points, but having hauled his way up from such a poor starting place, Rossi was more than happy with his finish.

"I enjoyed it a lot, more than winning the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, because I love a battle and this year we haven't had any," he told BBC Sport.

Toseland was also pleased with his day's work, and the prospect of returning to the familiar surroundings of Donington for the next race.

"I can't wait to get up to Donington, it's hard work on these new tracks," he said.

"To qualify sixth and finish sixth is a good show but I really want to get close to the front.

"I'm going to be pushing so hard, I really want that podium place."



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Catalunya MotoGP result:
1 D Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 43mins 02.175secs
2 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 43:04.981
3 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 43:05.518
4 A Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 43:13.068
5 C Edwards (US) Yamaha 43:18.601
6 J Toseland (GB) Yamaha 43:23.657
7 C Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 43:23.723
8 N Hayden (US) Honda 43:24.455
9 S Nakano (Jpn) Honda 43:24.550
10 J Hopkins (US) Kawasaki 43:49.100

World championship standings:

1 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 142 pts
2 D Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 135
3 J Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 94
4 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 92
5 C Edwards (US) Yamaha 69

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MotoGP: Rossi in control

Valentino Rossi has open up a 25-point lead in the race for the Moto GP championship after his victory in the United States.

Rossi and title rival Casey Stoner were involved in a thrilling tussle for the lead at Laguna Seca - with the race ultimately decided with eight laps remaining.

Defending champion Stoner got too close to Rossi and was forced onto the gravel, allowing the Italian to record his maiden victory at the United States MotoGP.

Stoner was still able to finish in second despite his bike toppling over, with Chris Vermeulen in third with Britain's James Toseland back in ninth.

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Ah, Valentino Rossi. Nicknamed “The Doctor” for the masterful skill and precision he displays on the track, how can you not love the guy. Like some, I knew about Rossi before I had ever even seen a MotoGP race, but the first time I witnessed his absolute and unwavering talent on a two-wheeled machine had to have been at Donington Park, 2005. It was gray, as it often is in England, and the rain was relentless; within the first couple of laps almost half the riders had fallen prey to its fury, sliding off the track quicker than you can say, a shot, a pint and fish ‘n’ chips, please.

As he does, Rossi was competing fiercely—playing with the few opponents left riding—and at one point, his bike wobbled hard. Rossi lifted himself a bit off the bike and maneuvered with it, as if they were one, tied together by hair-like strings. Rossi held fast, whipped it proper and then continued riding. It all happened within a split second, but my shock and awe lasted long after it was over. For me, that race at Donington will always reign supreme as one of my favorite Rossi moments.

The Doctor—officially, after being awarded an honorary Doctorate in Communications from the University of Urbino—has performed countless mind-blowing feats atop his two-wheeled, MotoGP machine, so it seems only appropriate that he be nominated for Laureus’ Sportsman of the Year. According to a post at MotoGP.com, “Reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi’s achievements in 2008 have been recognised with a nomination for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, an honour that will be decided at the tenth edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards.”

A smattering of the world’s greatest sports stars have been nominated for the 10th Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot by the world’s media. In addition to the eight-time MotoGP World Champ, who beat Giacomo Agostini’s record of 68 500cc wins, other nominees include: Usain Bolt (Jamaica), first man to win 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic gold medals in world records; Lewis Hamilton (UK), youngest ever Formula One World Champion at 23 years and 300 days; Rafael Nadal (Spain), won French Open, Wimbledon and Olympic gold medal to become tennis No.1; Michael Phelps (US), won eight gold medals in a single Olympiad to overtake Mark Spitz’s record, and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), FIFA World Player of the Year, scored 42 goals for Manchester United.

Still, for the master of all things fast, lover of WRC, a possible future with F1 (maybe?), Ladies and Gentlemen: Valentino Rossi deserves every honor awarded him.