SIC will mark the first anniversary of the death of Simoncelli

Sepang International Circuit (SIC) plans to hold a special event at the Malaysian MotoGP this year, to commemorate the one year of the death of Marco Simoncelli.

Simoncelli was killed at the beginning of lap Malaysian MotoGP race on October 23, 2011. When cornering it fell and crushed a speeding motorcycle in tow.

In a meeting with reporters in Jakarta, CEO of Sepang International Cirkuit Razlan Datuk Razali said it will hold a special event to commemorate the death of Simoncelli, the MotoGP title in Malaysia this year in October.

"We will be a warning to Simoncelli on October 19. We will give a trophy that will be our thanks to Honda., And the public can witness the delivery of the trophy," said Datuk Razlan at Hotel Le Meredien, Jakarta, Wednesday (19/9 / 2012).

Moreover, he continued, it also was discussing the possibility of giving the name of a bend at the Sepang circuit with a name of the deceased.

"We already have plans to immortalize the name Simonceli in one corner, but still we discuss."

Datuk Razlan added, he promised to improve the quality of security sirkut, although more Simoncelli incident is an accident.

"I want to remind, not one SIC Simoncelli incident but due to misfortune. Yet we continue to raise the quality and health," he said.

NEWS : Lorenzo regrets absence Stoner

Misano - will leave MotoGP at the end of the season, Casey Stoner today are still sidelined through injury. It invites sympathy from Jorge Lorenzo, who is actually quite advantaged in terms of competition in the absence of Stoner.

Stoner, MotoGP champion last season, will again miss the San Marino MotoGP this weekend because he was undergoing postoperative recovery due to an ankle injury.

On board the rider standings, Stoner now sit three under Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo the provisional standings. 46 points adrift of Stoner, Pedrosa and 59 points from Lorenzo.

After missing the last Brno and Misano weekend, Stoner also predicted to lose points in the next series. Repsol Honda rider was even more targeted again in Phillip Island, or the end of the second series.

That is, the opportunity to retain the title Stoner is now very thin even be spelled out. It is ironic and far from ideal since it is his last season in MotoGP.

In terms of competition is actually profitable for themselves Lorenzo. If earlier he also had a tight battle with Stoner, the Yamaha rider Dani Pedrosa has now lived as the toughest challenger. However, Lorenzo Stoner proved to be lost.

"I think if it does not crash then Casey would still be in the championship. I'd prefer to be able to beat him while he was in linntasan, not being sidelined, and this year he was as usual very trying hard to pursue a degree," said Lorenzo in the stuff. co.nz.

"This is a very bad situation for Casey because he will retire at the end of the season and now he no longer has the opportunity to race for the world title hunt," he regrets sympathize.

Gibernau to return to action in Ducati test

MotoGp.com report

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Former World Championship runner-up Sete Gibernau will test the Desmosedici GP8 and GP9 in Mugello next week.

After over 18 months away from riding a MotoGP bike, former World Championship runner-up Sete Gibernau will make his return to action next week with Ducati. The Spaniard will test both the Desmosedici GP8 and GP9 at the Mugello circuit, alongside official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi.

The possibility of Gibernau aiding the Italian factory´s development program was raised last weekend, when the retired rider was present in the paddock at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. Ducati were receptive to the offer, and will gather data and feedback from Gibernau in a three day run from June 17th-19th.

I´m honoured by this possibility that Ducati has given me,´ said Gibernau. `I´m very excited and I´m in perfect shape, even if it has been a while since I have been on a GP bike. It is just a test but I´ll give my absolute maximum. I can´t wait to enjoy once again the feeling of bringing a MotoGP machine to its limit.´

Gibernau´s last ride with Ducati machinery was in October 2006, at the Portuguese round of his solitary year with the Italian factory. An injury suffered in a collision with current Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner drew his season to a premature end on that occasion, and the veteran announced his retirement soon after.

`We were happy to see Sete so excited at the possibility of riding a MotoGP bike again, and it was this enthusiasm that led to the possibility of organising this test together´, said General Director of Ducati Corse Filippo Preziosi, present in Catalunya to watch the first regular rider tests of the GP9. He also hailed the progression afforded by the addition of Gibernau to the testing lineup.

`The tests we carried out with the GP9 in Catalunya earlier this week gave good feedback and, by having Sete and Vito testing alongside each other, we will be able to carry out a wide range of more intensive tests with our GP8 and GP9 machines.´

Another Ducati test rider, Niccolo Canepa, will next week test Bridgestone tyres at Brno in the Czech Republic. Ducati´s plans for the season involve regular monthly tests, although whether Gibernau´s participation in the program will be repeated further along the line remains to be seen.

Source from www.motogp.com and copy paste by Saidin http://moto-gp21.blogspot.com/

MotoGP: Rossi takes home pole

MotoGp.com (31/05/08) report. Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, the seven-times World Champion in the process setting setting a new lap record at Mugello.

The Italian lapped the 3.259-mile circuit in a time of one minute 48.130 seconds on his Yamaha, bettering the previous record pole time, set by Spaniard Sete Gibernau two years ago, by more than 0.8 seconds.

Victory in Sunday's race will represent his seventh successive Italian MotoGP win.

Spain's Dani Pedrosa was second with Italian Loris Capirossi third, although the latter earned that largely on the back of a tow from Rossi as he followed his compatriot around on the pole-setting lap.

World champion Casey Stoner was fourth for Ducati ahead of American Colin Edwards, who had led qualifying for long spells.

The top five were separated by just over a quarter-of-a-second.

Rossi's team-mate, Spanish rookie sensation Jorge Lorenzo, was seventh ahead of Britain's James Toseland.

Italian MotoGP qualification result from Mugello, Italy on Saturday:

1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1min 48.130secs

2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:48.297

3. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Suzuki 1:48.313

4. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 1:48.375

5. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:48.383

6. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Honda 1:48.666

7. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1:48.905

8. James Toseland (Britain) Yamaha 1:49.025

9. Shinya Nakano (Japan) Honda 1:49.095

10. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Honda 1:49.145