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After the publication of the morning the third fastest time, Nicky Hayden finished the day in sixth place, less than six tenths of the leader Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi, who still works in the configuration with the new chassis introduced in Aragon, steadily improved the setup of your bike and time to finish eighth.

Both drivers are quite satisfied with the first day but are aware that tomorrow must continue to improve in order to further reduce the gap in the front.

Nicky Hayden (Ducati), sixth (1:47.381)
“I had fun riding the bike today, and that’s important. This morning was very encouraging, because I could not ride comfortably and does not really make many changes throughout the day. I every time I have a little faster, but the rest made a bigger jump in the afternoon. I’ve certainly had worse Friday this year, but we have a long way to go if we want to be near the front of Sunday afternoon. We have a few small ideas to try to improve the bike under braking. For Ducati has worked hard to try to help, it would be nice to give a result they deserve. ”

Valentino Rossi (Ducati), eighth (1:47.975)
“We have made progress with the bike all day and as a result, we improved our lap times dropping below 1′48″. The pace is still far from the top, but not bad for now. There are several things to resolve but we’re definitely not in the situation they were in Aragon, where we had big problems with rear grip. That is not the case here. We have worked in the distribution of weight, the weight of the front a bit more, and better. Tomorrow we have to try to fall in the low 1:47 range. That is our goal. Nicky is already there, although he chose to ride around with the soft tires. The track is good. Asphalt has a good grip, and they did a good job. ”
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Stoner celebrates not only the fastest recording position pole (1′48 .451) and race the fastest lap (1′49 .046) MotorLand in the circuit, but also took victory number 100 for the Repsol team Honda since the association was formed in 1995, where fellow Australian Mick Doohan won the first race for the team at Eastern Creek HRC.

Dani Pedrosa completed the podium for the team 1-2 with a comfortable margin over Jorge Lorenzo. Unfortunately, his team mate Andrea Dovizioso fell in the first round and could not continue.

Championship leader Stoner now enjoys a margin of 44 points ahead of Lorenzo in second place, with Dovizioso in third place behind Pedrosa and close in the fourth.

The Championship now heads east to Japan for about fifteen years in Motegi on 2 October, where she contracted with riders Shinichi Ito HRC enter as a wildcard entry in the HRC team, Kousuke Akiyoshi while traveling along Toni Elias for LCR to show support to the affected area of ​​eastern Japan.

Casey Stoner
“Before the race everyone was a little cautious with the wind picking up after the morning warm up and the conditions being very different from what we saw this weekend. This was in our minds, also heating of the hard tires to make sure everything was fine for the start of the race. Our start was pretty normal, I pulled to the left a little in the beginning and managed to avoid hitting Dani, but Ben went outside and finished third or fourth at turn one, but from there we were able to establish and feel comfortable with the bike. I wanted to get to the front as soon as possible, since the bike has been working perfect all weekend and that was the race to lose, so I tried to cope and make a hole. Dani spent as soon as I could and tried to pull that gap, Dani kept me in the early stages, but gradually I was able to put in a hole and career management. I think everyone was struggling with the tires to an extent, but the bike was great and I do not care when the bike slides a bit! A great, great, thanks to the team and take the victory hundredth of Repsol Honda’s something special. ”

Dani Pedrosa:
“We have seen in practice that Casey was very fast here and it was also true in the race. I was losing a few tenths in the first sector and was not able to bridge the gap from the other parts of the lap. The second half of the race I was sliding all the time and I had a little fun, but it was a shame not to be closer to Casey, who had many problems with the rear tire during the race. My priority was to control the difference with the spies and George in the final laps and get another podium. We were the second in the last three races, which is not bad, but we continue to improve in the coming races. ”

Andrea Dovizioso
“I made a small slide, but fast on the first turn right, the whole weight was in the front, was unable to control the bike and I immediately lost as the front tire was not yet in temperature. It is very disappointing to see his career in the second corner of the first round, after all the hard work over the weekend. It’s a shame because we had the pace to fight for the podium and the team did a good job. Aragon leaving without scoring any points is also bad for the championship. We’re still in third place, with a fifteen-point advantage over Dani, but now we must return to the podium and have good results. Last year we had a strong finish of the season, especially in Japan and Malaysia, so I hope that family doctors to come. “

Edwards is looking forward to racing in front of their fans for the second time in just over a month, the Indianapolis round comes just after finishing eighth in the last U.S. Grand Prix on the track at Laguna Seca in California. The Texan is particularly want to check the inner section of the circuit of 2,620 miles, which has been completely resurfaced in preparation for round 12 of the MotoGP World Championship 2011.

Hopes for 37 years, consolidated its position in the top 10 in the World Championship qualifying, while strengthening its attempt to eliminate non-lead pilot plant this year in Indianapolis. Currently on an impressive run of six consecutive top-10 results to sit in ninth place ahead of 28-lap race on Sunday.

The race this weekend Crutchlow presents another difficult experience, but learning fascinating. The British driver has never seen the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is steeped in motorsport history and world famous for hosting the Indy 500, but is eager to work with Yamaha Tech 3, the monster of the crew after a session positive tests in the Brno circuit recently.

Crutchlow made improvements in that front-end of his Yamaha YZR-M1 machine and is determined to end a run of disappointing results in Indianapolis to make his bid for Rookie of the prestige of the crown of the new year on track .

Colin Edwards:
“Racing at home in the United States for the second time in a few weeks is amazing and I’m really looking forward to this weekend. The preparation for the Indianapolis race is always very special because it has the mystique and history of the place and I love that part of it. The folks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have done a fantastic job in the success of MotoGP fans and I hope to see an exciting show this weekend. The track is not too technical or demanding, but I have really wanted to ride the new pavement in the table. We all know that was quite irregular in parts, but we have taken comments on board and do something to improve, which is great. I’m in a constant race results at the moment and is expected to continue this weekend. I would be a tall order and drove in the first six a bit more, but the guys in front of me every week are motorcycle factory, so I think all of us inside the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team is doing their best to do the best job possible. ”

Cal Crutchlow:
“I have really wanted to go to Indy, because I’ve heard a lot about what a fantastic facility is the Motor Speedway. But without any previous experience of riding there, I’m anticipating another difficult challenge. I’m just enjoying it, because although I am determined to put an end to this difficult period in the championship. I have enough points in recent races so I am eager to learn Indy, but also get a good result there. The Yamaha is a good bike, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 The team is great, and I believe in my own ability, so we have to put all the ingredients to deliver the performance we know we’re capable of. The test after Brno race was very beneficial as it allowed us to work in the bike a lot and could focus on adapting my style more. We have more ideas to help us in the future, so hopefully a good result this weekend will help me create a good season finale. “

Randy de Puniet set the eighth fastest time of the day at Laguna Seca on Friday, while teammate Loris Capirossi was 16th on the timesheets.

Randy de Puniet, eighth, 1′23 .135:
“It was a good first day. We have improved for the seventh tenths of a second over this morning and this has given us good expectations for the next two days. I really liked the track today, we have tried many solutions, but as rear tire that kept the same during the session could not improve further in the closing laps. I’m sure. ”

Loris Capirossi 1′24 .566 16 º:
“In the afternoon, it was probably more difficult because it only took a painkiller to try to understand my real physical condition. I found it more difficult because I could not ride as the first free practice session. Tomorrow will not be easy, but I’m here to assemble and give the maximum to get on the timesheets. “