26 November 2010

Jerez Hampered by Poor Weather

Tom Luthi (Interwetten Moto2) and Andrea Iannone (WTR/Speed Master Team), did 10 and 35 laps respectively on their new bikes, with Iannone recording the best unofficial Moto2 time of 1’57.6. Both teams have been working to reconfirm their base settings on the Suter chassis which they first tested in Valencia.
Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing), Pol Espargaro (Tuenti Speed Up) and Xavier Fores (Mapfre Aspar Team) braved the damp conditions to get experience on their new bikes, recording a best time of 2’01.6, 2’01.3, 1’58.4 respectively.

Lorenzo's World Champion

Third place in the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday handed Jorge Lorenzo the 2010 MotoGP title, and following the achievement the 23 year-old Fiat Yamaha rider gave his reaction to the accomplishment of a lifelong ambition.
Reviewing the season so far, in which he has taken 13 podiums from 15 races – including seven wins – Lorenzo continued: “The pre-season didn't start so well with my broken finger but in the end it's been a fantastic year.

Rossi's Career

Valentino Rossi’s second victory of the season came on a track at which the Italian has enjoyed great success in the past when he won at Sepang on Sunday, and the result will go down as one of the 31 year-old’s great displays.
Rossi could do little to stop Jorge Lorenzo from taking the 2010 title but with victory achieved his 46th win with Yamaha, recovering from a second-row start which had seen him drop to 11th on the opening lap to mount a stirring comeback.
“I want to say congratulations to Yamaha and to Jorge; he has