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Valentino Rossi autobiography
This 288 page book goes into details of life of Valentino Rossi, one of the best MotoGP racers ever. Autobiography provides inside details of both on-track and off-track life of living motorcycle legend, allowing reader to get better understanding of life and achievement of Valentino Rossi.
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2008-03-28 Lorenzo tops day 1 at home soil
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 First day of free practice in Jerez offered nice weather conditions for riders, with Yamaha riders taking top three positions, and being the only to go under race lap record. Jorge Lorenzo was fastest rider of the day, 0.043 seconds in front of Valentino Rossi. Colin Edwards continued strong pre-race performances, which he maybe can transform to good race results soon. Pair of Repsol Honda riders was 4th and 5th today, taking honor of fastest Hondas this time. MotoGP champion, Casey Stoner, struggled to find setup today, having crash in a process, which he escaped without injuries. Dovizioso was best satellite Honda rider in 7th, with another rookie, James Toseland, in 8th place. Loris Capirossi was fastest Suzuki today in 9th, while Alex De Angelis completed top 10 finishers in Jerez today.
Jorge Lorenzo - 1st - 1:40.321, 51 laps:
The first day has gone very well and I’m really happy to have had a day like this here at Jerez. My bike feels great and it’s a huge emotion for me to be here riding ‘at home’ in front of all the Spanish fans. I feel like all of Spain is watching us this weekend and I hope that we’re going to be able to give them a great show here over the weekend. We have a good base setting after the test here and the first race and, although of course we have more work to do, I think that we’re on the right track. My team is working well, the bike and the Michelin tyres also are very good and I feel that there is great energy, excitement and motivation in our garage. After today I think we’re in good shape for the weekend and my hope is that we will be able to fight at the front. The weather today was fantastic and I really hope this continues, for the fans and for us!
Valentino Rossi - 2nd - 1:40.364, 44 laps:
After Qatar, to be third this morning and second this afternoon on just the first day makes me quite happy! I feel comfortable on the bike and tyres, although we need to work a little bit harder to find the perfect race rhythm for Sunday. I had fun on the bike today and I am quite fast so I think we have a good base to build on. To have three Yamaha’s at the top again is great and once again shows how good our bike is. With the Bridgestones it feels quite good and I think we’re improving the package all the time but we can’t afford to stop working so tomorrow we will do the maximum once again. It’s great to be riding here in the sunshine and I think it’s going to be a great show this weekend for everyone!
Nicky Hayden - 4h -1:40.673:
We’re certainly a lot closer than we were at Qatar, which makes it a lot more fun. We were on top for part of the session, stayed up near the front a lot and we made a pretty big step between morning and afternoon, almost a half second. Overall the bikes seem not so bad and Michelins always work good at Jerez. We had a pretty good set-up from when we here for the tests in February, so tyre-wise, bike -wise, it’s not a lot different, though I did try a new chassis that definitely seemed to help, and I made my best lap times with it. We’re going to talk about running both bikes with the new chassis tomorrow. Everything’s pretty smooth so far, so big thanks to HRC for bringing me an improvement and to the team for everything. But it’s still early, there’s a lot of guys going fast, so we’ll see where we’re at come Sunday.
Dani Pedrosa - 5th - 1:40.813:
Today we worked firstly on tyres and then on suspension. We started from our Qatar setup, though the real point of comparison was the tests we did here last month, and we’ve made a great step forward since then. We need to do a lot of work on tyres, not only for the race, but for this machine in general, because it is still quite a new machine for us. We will work very closely with Michelin when we test here after the race. We still need to make some improvements for Sunday, though I am feeling quite confident. My right hand still swells up whenever I ride the bike but it’s better than it was in Qatar and it’s constantly improving, which is the important thing.
Casey Stoner - 6th - 1:40.828:
We knew before we started that this isn't the best circuit for us and we struggled from the first session this morning to find the ideal setting. During the first practice we were struggling a lot getting the bike to enter the corner under heavy braking, which we finally fixed this afternoon, but then we started to get a lot more problems in the rear - it was pumping and moving around a lot. We went forwards in one area and backwards in another so we need to sort both things out and come up with a new gameplan tomorrow. We'll concentrate on the front setting first because that was giving us the most problems and then we'll try to fix the rear after that. We really don't know what happened with the crash. There was no reason for it. The front's been a little bit nervous all day but not terrible and I just tipped it into the corner, it started to go and there was no way I could save it.
Andrea Dovizioso – 7th - 1:40.909:
The pre-championship tests here have shown that time spent on track is vital to how well we do here this weekend. Michelin has brought some new tyres following our recent feedback, so today we tried a lot of tyres without looking specifically for the best lap time. I’m very satisfied on the tuning of the engine because the power delivery is exactly as I want it and all the electronics we have on the bike are working very well. Tomorrow I have to concentrate on finding better stability in the area of braking, which is still a little bit of a weak-point for us. This circuit is very demanding for the chassis and so this point will have to improve also, as at the moment I’m losing a little time here and there. Our potential is very high and the aim is to get the perfect set-up where I can go fast without losing concentration or fighting the bike!
Loris Capirossi - 9th - 1:41.157:
It has not been too bad today! We have started the weekend quite well and we have tried some different things on the bike from what we used at the test here last month. From my side I think we are really now starting to understand what we need to do and for sure we have to improve tomorrow – but already we are not too far from the first guy! We have to keep working in a positive way, but we need to improve the power delivery and also work hard with Bridgestone to try to give us a little more grip.
Chris Vermeulen - 12th - 1:41.303:
It’s been a good start here today. We’ve changed some parts on the bike since Qatar, with some new stuff from Suzuki and also the 2007 aerodynamics. It all seems to be working quite well and it has made the bike very stable in the corners. For me it was very different riding with that bodywork on as it was the first time I’d used it in over four months. It was strange to get on at first, but it’s working well and we are consistently quicker than we were at the test here. In the last run I did 29 laps on the same front tyre and it performed well, so we seem to have good durability from the race tyres. Tomorrow we will work on getting a bit more speed out of the bike and hopefully we’ll be alright for the race.
Marco Melandri - 15th - 1:41.825:
It hasn't been an easy day because the settings from the race in Qatar, which I'd had a really good feeling with, haven't worked here. We tried to make only a few modifications to find some grip and improve the bike under braking but we're still not managing it. I know this isn't the best circuit for our bike but today I was still hoping to do a lot better. All we can do is keep working hard and hope that the weather stays good for tomorrow.
Sylvain Guintoli – 16th - 1:42.115, 30 laps:
This morning has been really hard for us. We have tried different solutions, modifying a lot the bike, but without finding the right setting. In the afternoon the bike was fantastic. Unluckily, maybe because I was too eager to do well, I pushed too hard and slipped at turn five. Luckily I didn’t hurt my self. I have ridden some laps with Nicky (Hayden) and my bike seemed very competitive. I hope that thanks to the work done by my technicians, we will be able to find the same setting I had on bike one, being able to get back the right feeling with the bike and improve my self in tomorrow qualifying.
Toni Elias – 18th - 1:42.183, 43 laps:
It’s not easy, but we have to continue to work hard. We have meet the same problem we had during last February IRTA test done here. The only way out is to give 100%, together with Ducati and Bridgestone. By doing so I am sure results will begin to come. Now we have to analyze the data to understand where we can make a big step forward.
Combined Free Practice Times - Jerez
1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'40.321
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'40.364
3. Colin Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.584
4. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda 1'40.673
5. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda 1'40.815
6. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1'40.828
7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1'40.909
8. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'41.028
9. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'41.157
10. Alex De Angelis (RSM) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'41.189
11. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'41.268
12. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1'41.303
13. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'41.393
14. John Hopkins (USA) Kawasaki Racing 1'41.519
15. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1'41.825
16. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Alice Team 1'42.115
17. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki Racing 1'42.181
18. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team 1'42.183
Jerez: Lap Record
V. Rossi (Yamaha) 2005, 1:40.596
Jerez: Best Lap
L. Capirossi (Ducati) 2006, 1:39.064
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