stoner is insane, laid down a 1:55.9x in less then the first 10 minutes of practice. He may just run away with it, but if anyone can manage to test him i could see him laying down a new track record.
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Qatar kicks off the MotoGP season!
Yes, I know it's only FP1, but it's interesting to see Ducati find some pace. We'll see if it's just a mirage, or if it's for real. The Hondas remain fastest.
FP 1 times:
1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.752s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 1m 56.362s
3. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 1m 56.421s
4. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.441s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.479s
6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 56.493s
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 56.586s
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 56.592s
9. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1m 56.790s
10. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.879s
11. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.910s
12. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.987s
13. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 1m 57.366s
14. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 57.429s
15. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1m 57.821s
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 58.528s
17. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 59.087s
stoner is insane, laid down a 1:55.9x in less then the first 10 minutes of practice. He may just run away with it, but if anyone can manage to test him i could see him laying down a new track record.
Driving a cage is to have sanity forced upon you.
Stoner is always fastest here, he would of won last year but binned it out front
FP2:
Looks like Honda and Yamaha have stepped up. Suzuki and Ducati are in the bottom half.
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 1'55.457
2 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'55.854 0.397 0.397
3 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'56.116 0.659 0.262
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'56.172 0.715 0.056
5 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'56.220 0.763 0.048
6 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'56.259 0.802 0.039
7 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'56.378 0.921 0.119
8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'56.518 1.061 0.140
9 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'56.532 1.075 0.014
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'56.626 1.169 0.094
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 1'56.668 1.211 0.042
12 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'56.735 1.278 0.067
13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'56.790 1.333 0.055
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'56.833 1.376 0.043
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 1'57.304 1.847 0.471
16 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'57.683 2.226 0.379
17 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 1'58.801 3.344 1.118
First race of the season is over. I know it's just one race, but Stoner/Honda looks like the real deal after a strong testing season. Moreover, Honda looks like the bike to beat - 4 out of the top 5 are factory Hondas. The only non-Honda is Lorenzo, who's also looking strong, with a 2nd place finish. He will definitely win some races this season.
Dovizioso and Simoncelli had a few back and forths - something I suspect we'll see all season. I think this battle will turn into a battle for 4th in the championship by season's end.
Rossi was the strongest Ducati, but he looked mortal against Spies, who eventually passed him and pulled away rather easily.
Elias had a nasty low side. His bike just disappeared from under him on a seemingly straight part of the track. Not sure what happened there.
Code:Race Results: Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time Diff 1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 42'38.569 2 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 42'42.009 3.440 3 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 42'43.620 5.051 4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 42'44.511 5.942 5 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 42'45.927 7.358 6 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 42'49.037 10.468 7 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 42'55.000 16.431 8 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 43'04.862 26.293 9 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 43'05.985 27.416 10 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 43'07.489 28.920 11 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 43'13.108 34.539 12 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 43'13.398 34.829 13 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 43'16.526 37.957 Not Classified 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 35'41.564 4 laps 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 2'16.031 21 laps 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI
Last edited by Chaos; 03-20-2011 at 04:52 PM.
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