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Alvaro Bautista will try to end the 2011 season on a positive note after a difficult past ten days for everyone involved in MotoGP.

The Spanish rider approaches his home race in Valencia with the intention of turning his good recent form a satisfactory result, and also strive to put on a display to honor the memory of the late Marco Simoncelli.

“I have really wanted to go to the Valencia race. It was a difficult time for all of us from Sepang, but I’m ready for the final race and the fact that it is in my country always makes it a special occasion,” said Bautista .

“I’ve done well in recent races, and my Suzuki has been very good, but the results have not reached what we have to put that right. My goal for the weekend is to fight the best, finishing the race with a good results and are dedicated to Marco. We had many great battles together - I will use these positive memories in Valencia. “

Pedrosa celebrates 400th victory for the Spanish Grand Prix racing and gave the Repsol Honda team its first victory in Motegi, the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. It is also Honda’s first victory at this track since Makoto Tamada won aboard his Camel Honda team in 2004. Joining Pedrosa on the podium accepting the trophy for builders was Mr. Takanobu Ito - President, CEO and Representative Director of Honda.

The three Honda Repsol made a fantastic start and led the race as a pack of the first four laps until Stoner experienced a large quake on the fifth lap and ran track. Dovizioso took the race, but took a ride through penalty for a jump start. Pedrosa took the lead and improved its pace lap by lap to take a comfortable win by over seven seconds ahead of Lorenzo. Stoner made his way back up the field to finish on the podium. After his sentence, Dovizioso got back in the fast pace and had a great battle with Marco Simoncelli on the last two laps of the fourth, but was overtaken by Simoncelli on the last lap.

Dani Pedrosa:
“I am very happy with this victory, the team has been working very well for HRC because this is the first victory in Motegi with Repsol Honda Team and me, it is the first time I won here in MotoGP after doing 125cc and 250cc. The race was strange at first, with Stoner and Dovi fast in the first round, they moved away and then Casey had a problem and Andrea had a walk through its initial boost. I only compared with about Lorenzo, but I tried to put my head down and push at every turn to get away. I’m happy because this track I’ve had a mixture of good and bad results and some serious injuries, so they come back a year later and win in MotoGP is great. ”

Casey Stoner
“The weekend had gone so well for us and gave us a great start and was able to get a small advantage. Andrea did very well in soft compound tire and we knew our work well towards the end of the race, so the pace we had at that time I was very comfortable. When I left the back straight I got a wobble on the bike, we got to the big bump and the striker rattled the bar almost fell out of my hands. I the brakes and there was nothing there, so I had to pump up a couple of times, when they pumped a second time if I pulled over the front and I was lucky to be on the bike. Luckily I avoided hitting the wall at the end of the gravel trap, but it’s really disappointing as we had the bike to win here by day, but in the end I think I should be grateful that we were able to get back on a podium after other people’s misfortunes and mistakes on the track. I have really wanted to go to Phillip Island and now to see what we can get there, I have an advantage in the championship to protect, but I also want to win races. ”

Andrea Dovizioso
“I can not believe. I’ve never had a false start in my career and what happened today in a race where I felt I could fight for victory! Do not know why the bike was moving a bit before green light, but I realized immediately and is expected to travel through. In the first laps I had a good feeling and was working hard because I knew that was the only rider up there with the soft tires, in my opinion, this was the best option today and I was catching Casey. Then Casey went wide and I was leading the race, but unfortunately did not last long. When I met after the journey through pushed hard, but it is not the same as when you’re fighting for the win. In the last five laps the rear tire began to decline and was no longer able to be fast in the middle of the corner. Moreover, Simoncelli recovered and was behind me, I did my best to defend my position but could not. I am very disappointed and I am sure that today could have fought for victory, we can see the final difference Dani is similar to the time it took to do the walk through. Sorry for the team, did a great job and I was competitive. It is also a shame for the championship points, however I hope that in Phillip Island, because once again proved to be fast. “

After agreeing a new contract with San Carlo Gresini Honda and HRC in Motegi Marco Simoncelli was again underway on Monday after a Grand Prix test bittersweet for 1000 cc motorcycle that will run next year. It was a great opportunity to discover the potential of the RC213V and give advice to the Human Rights Council, and was a fun day for Marco, who now heads to the Philippines for a short break before the next round of World Championship MotoGP at Phillip Island in Australia.

Marco Simoncelli
“The big day finally came and I had the opportunity to test the bike that will ride the Team San Carlo Honda Gresini colors next year. It was a fantastic experience out of the RC213V and would like to thank HRC for the opportunity. I completed 50 laps and quickly felt confident with the new bike, setting similar times back to the RC212V. At the end of the day I gave my opinion and suggestions, which I hope will be important in the development of the bike here. Now I’m taking a few days relaxing on the island of Boracay in the Philippines before the next race at Phillip Island. “

World Champion Jorge Lorenzo had a solid start in the first session, wrapping it in fifth place just over six tenths of first. The Mallorcan rider left the game session for stability of his YZR-M1 under braking and was also looking for more edge grip. The second session saw improvements in the game to take his time by seven tenths of a second, reducing the gap a little at first a little more than five tenths of a second.

Team Lorenzo, his teammate Ben Spies struggled to perform since his arrival in Japan after suffering severe food poisoning on the way to the U.S.. Treatment with last night the Clinica Mobile helped Americans find the strength to practice in the morning, finishing in eighth place, 0.9 seconds ahead. Exhaustion is in, leading to an early end to the afternoon session after just five laps. The team will continue to work closely with the mobile clinic today and tomorrow morning to improve the condition of Spies and endurance for the race on Sunday.

Jorge Lorenzo:
“We have improved the lap time enough in the morning to the afternoon session, but still not enough, competition is very strong here. It will be a very difficult weekend to fight for the podium and victory. We are trying some things on the bike to improve stability under braking and in corners. We found a little, but still need to find some more! We are the fifth, it could be worse today. ”

Ben Spies:
“What a shocking start to the weekend I do not think I’ve been as sick as I was on the way here, I’m not allowed near the plane. I’m getting my strength gradually thanks to the big boys in the clinic, but not enough to ride properly in the second session. I started to get tunnel vision on the line and felt it was too dangerous to be there. I am working with the clinic today and tomorrow and I’m sure things will be a little better for qualifying and the race. I am sorry for my team and all the Japanese fans who came to see today. “

In cooler temperatures and better grip conditions the day before, the premier class, prepared to lower their times in all areas, with Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) was the first drop below the 1′40 “barrier at 20 minutes. The Texan was followed almost immediately by Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) 1′39 .538 time which remains the fastest lap of FP3. Spies improved its state prior to a 1′39 .670 ranking it second behind the Australian for the second time this weekend.

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was third and the last to enter the of 1.39, their time of 1′39 .896 set on lap 18 placed him third in the output, followed by Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) with a 1 ‘40,301 and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) 0.025s behind Simoncelli in the fifth.

The sixth fastest in FP3 with a best time of 1′40. 438 was the American Colin Edwards in his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine, the Texan was a split second ahead of Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) in the seventh and two tenths ahead of Valentino Rossi (Ducati Marlboro Team). Time 1′40 .698 Rossi set his final lap the Italian Ducati took the position of first in the ranking, team mate Nicky Hayden finished 11th.

Alvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) went off the runway and was helped off the gravel and returned to the track, the Spanish were able to set a time of 1′40 .916 on his final lap to the place we say.

Rizla Suzuki is on the way Americans for 12th round of the MotoGP World Championship 2011 to be held at the famous Indianapolis circuit in America. Alvaro Bautista is looking to continue with the enormous potential that has been shown by him and the Suzuki GSV-R is the last races. Seemed likely to struggle to finish in the five last time out at Brno, before lady luck a chance he stole and crashed into him. He is in a determined mood and focused on getting a good qualifying position on Saturday to give you a better chance to get away with the fast group come race day and show what he and Rizla Suzuki are capable of.

Alvaro Bautista:
“We have certainly made some strides with the GSV-R in recent races, but we still have to work on things in Indianapolis. We have to find out the true potential of the bike and I have to improve my performance in qualifying session. It is hard to see if we can compete with the guys at the front, if I’m starting at the back of the grid and I have to use much time and energy to reach them. These are things that we are determined to do and if we succeed in them, who knows what the bike and the team are capable of producing. I finished eighth in Indianapolis last year and I know we can do better than that now with the package we have. I’ll be pushing from the beginning and trying to do all the hard work we have done in recent races give us a good outcome in the United States. ”

On Thursday before the start of the weekend GP AMA Supersport rider Elena Myers run some laps on the prototype GSV-R on the track.

Jorge Lorenzo was quick to raise the pace in the first of the weekend sessions of free practice, rising to the second half of the session and holding until the last moments before falling to third in the end, only 0.120 seconds of the first. World Champion went to work seriously in the afternoon session, goes directly to the first position and maintain throughout the session, recording the fastest time with a 1′22 .056.

Ben Spies was also well on his home circuit, gradually climbing to fourth just behind his teammate at the end of the morning, the first 0506 seconds. In the afternoon saw more consistent pace from the Texas corridor, Spies eventually ending up in fifth place with a 1′22 .615, .559 for his team in the first.

Race fans were also treated with special expertise such as Kenny Roberts Sr. and Eddie Lawson took to the track mounted on a single pair of Yamaha YZF-R1S with anniversary livery of red and white 50 for a parade lap number .

Jorge Lorenzo:
“I am very happy to be back to ride here at Laguna, a track I love. Today went quite well, the bike felt good. P1 I’m happy with, but we must try to improve the entrance to the curve of the bike because there are a few tenths on that and give me more confidence in. No turning so bad to begin with and we’ll try to go faster tomorrow! ”

Ben Spies:
“Today was not bad, we worked on a lot of different configurations. We found perfect, we found a compromise solution so far, but tomorrow we have a pretty good game plan on what to tune the bike we ended today to get some more to feel a whole front. I feel good, I can say that the bike has in it, you can see that since we’re just not getting Jorge the most of it yet. “

John Hopkins will make his second appearance of the season for Rizla Suzuki, this time as a mate Alvaro Bautista rather than as a replacement. Hopkins replaced the injured Spanish in Jerez and achieved a creditable 10thplace in the Spanish Grand Prix due to the inability to mount Baptist after he suffered a fractured femur in Qatar.

Anglo-American rider last rode for Rizla Suzuki at Brno in 2007 and recorded its best ever finish a race in MotoGP to bring his Suzuki GSV-R home in second place - a result that moved in the direction of see Hopkins secure fourth place in the championship that season.

Hopkins is currently second in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 with the racing team Samsung Crescent. His next event is at Silverstone in England, when it gets a little motorcycle racing World Championship in competing in the WSB series on Sunday July 29.

John Hopkins:
“It’s very exciting to have the opportunity to ride in Brno and I’m very excited about it. I am very pleased that we have been able to achieve, since it is something we’ve been working for a long time. To be honest, I could be in a best track for me either, I had my best result in MotoGP race at my track and I’m really pumped to go there again. As for the Suzuki goes, I think it’s a great bike and the package is much better than last Once that was mounted in 2007. I think that compared to what it was capable of doing in Jerez, I’ll be able to perform much better, because at that time had not been on a bike in a competitive environment for the six or seven months. I cast into the deepest part of Spain, but this time I will have much more boat race. It is also a big plus for me to be riding alongside Alvaro instead of riding in his place, so it’s going to be very good not only for me but for the whole team. With the two of us can help develop the bike and share the extra data to get the best of the GSV-R. Better to ride with him on the computer rather than replace it, because nobody likes to see a pilot wounded and more bikes on the grid is always better for everyone. I really want to thank everyone at Suzuki for giving me this opportunity and my new Samsung Crescent in England for allowing me the opportunity to return to MotoGP - even if only for a trip back in time ”

Paul Denning - Team Manager:
“Everyone in the Rizla Suzuki team is waiting to welcome John back into the fold of the Brno Grand Prix Grand. It’s a track that the GSV-R has done well in the past, a song that John really likes and we will do everything possible to give a decent platform to get a good result. We also hope that the experience of John MotoGP and data during the weekend will help us find a better solution for both drivers and increase our performance in general. “