Valentino Rossi admitted he was not fast enough today, after completing the last exercise in Qatar on Monday (14/3/11) night. In these tests, Rossi only ranked 13.
Italian rider have an accident on the curve 7 when he touched the white line, cause him out of balance. As a result, he scattered in the back row. In addition, the strength of his shoulder is not too good, so that "The Doctor" difficult to control Desmosedici GP11.
Completing a total of 50 laps, Rossi's record the best time was 1 minute 56.988 seconds. This may be the worst record with Ducati, since only the rookie of the Ducati team, Karel Abraham, who was behind him at 1.307 seconds a drift of Rossi's Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner, who was fastest in final practice this.
Nevertheless, Rossi remains positive response about what they experienced. "This is just a little accident because I touched the white line. I got out and when returned to the track, I made the best time and it was not too bad. But from the time I finish, my strength and shoulder, making me a bit problematic.
"When the other rider end this exercise with soft tires, I was just exhausted. We also do not try with soft tires, because I braked too much at the beginning and I do not have enough power to stop the motor.
"For this reason, we were a bit behind and, of course, this problem becomes bigger because we have to work even harder to set the motor. We must remain calm and work to maintain power.
"I completed 100 laps in two days, so the schedule this weekend will be easier because the work was reduced." With these conditions, Rossi dismissed the notion that he would look impressive in the opening series on Qatar this weekend. He just hopes to bring the best results.
"For me, the two Honda riders were like from another planet. They are faster than all of us. After that, I do not know anymore. I just hope to survive with the second group."
Dissapointing result for Lorenzo slumped in the seventh. He was unable to break the dominance of the Repsol Honda duo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, who mastered the position 1-2, and unable to compete with teammate, Ben Spies, who is ranked third.
"I do not feel ready to compete for victory," said Lorenzo told the official MotoGP site. "It would be difficult to fight on the podium, but we'll try."
Lorenzo said the tests on Monday showed a setback because he was difficult to achieve the best results.
"I have such great expectations after yesterday. However, we actually do not change, either record the best time or feelings, because that still is far worse than yesterday," added the Spanish rider.
"We created a simulated race with soft tires on the rear, and from mid to end of the race, I have even more slowly. So, setting the motor is not good, and we hope to try setting used last year at the race weekend. We'll see what will happen. "
The opposite in fact submitted his teammate Lorenzo, Spies. Texas-based rider was admitted happy and ready to face the series premiere at Losail.
"It's a good test, and I'm happy," said Spies. "Today we tried some new things and motorcycles are also experiencing a lot of progress."
"I am very confident when coming here after the race at Sepang. Hopefully we can make a better bike again before the race. Last year we saw the M1 works well on this track as a strong point for the Yamaha. I think the same thing also could occur this year. "
In practice, the Honda team still showed its dominance. This time shift Stoner, who became the fastest, followed by teammate, Dani Pedrosa, who on the first day of practice in the top position. Rank three inhabited Yamaha rider Ben Spies, and followed by the Honda duo, Marco Simoncelli (Gresini Honda) and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda).
- The last day exercise in Qatar
Pos Rider Team / Bike Time Gap laps
1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m55.681s 46
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 0.064s 39 1m55.745s
3. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m56.294s + 0.613s 45
4. Marco Simoncelli Honda Gresini 1m56.433s + 0.752s 70
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 0.758s 58 1m56.439s
6. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m56.445s + 0.764s 67
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m56.707s + 1.026s 48
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.716s + 1.035s 57
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m56.726s + 1.045s 68
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Gresini 1m56.740s + 1.059s 73
11. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m56.798s + 1.117s 62
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m56.931s + 1.250s 63
13. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m56.988s + 1.307s 50
14. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1m57.345s Pramac + 1.664s 62
15. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m57.730s + 2.049s 28
16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m57.846s + 2.165s 49
17. Toni Elias Honda LCR + 2.855s 1m58.536s 57
Italian rider have an accident on the curve 7 when he touched the white line, cause him out of balance. As a result, he scattered in the back row. In addition, the strength of his shoulder is not too good, so that "The Doctor" difficult to control Desmosedici GP11.
Completing a total of 50 laps, Rossi's record the best time was 1 minute 56.988 seconds. This may be the worst record with Ducati, since only the rookie of the Ducati team, Karel Abraham, who was behind him at 1.307 seconds a drift of Rossi's Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner, who was fastest in final practice this.
Nevertheless, Rossi remains positive response about what they experienced. "This is just a little accident because I touched the white line. I got out and when returned to the track, I made the best time and it was not too bad. But from the time I finish, my strength and shoulder, making me a bit problematic.
"When the other rider end this exercise with soft tires, I was just exhausted. We also do not try with soft tires, because I braked too much at the beginning and I do not have enough power to stop the motor.
"For this reason, we were a bit behind and, of course, this problem becomes bigger because we have to work even harder to set the motor. We must remain calm and work to maintain power.
"I completed 100 laps in two days, so the schedule this weekend will be easier because the work was reduced." With these conditions, Rossi dismissed the notion that he would look impressive in the opening series on Qatar this weekend. He just hopes to bring the best results.
"For me, the two Honda riders were like from another planet. They are faster than all of us. After that, I do not know anymore. I just hope to survive with the second group."
Dissapointing result for Lorenzo slumped in the seventh. He was unable to break the dominance of the Repsol Honda duo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, who mastered the position 1-2, and unable to compete with teammate, Ben Spies, who is ranked third.
"I do not feel ready to compete for victory," said Lorenzo told the official MotoGP site. "It would be difficult to fight on the podium, but we'll try."
Lorenzo said the tests on Monday showed a setback because he was difficult to achieve the best results.
"I have such great expectations after yesterday. However, we actually do not change, either record the best time or feelings, because that still is far worse than yesterday," added the Spanish rider.
"We created a simulated race with soft tires on the rear, and from mid to end of the race, I have even more slowly. So, setting the motor is not good, and we hope to try setting used last year at the race weekend. We'll see what will happen. "
The opposite in fact submitted his teammate Lorenzo, Spies. Texas-based rider was admitted happy and ready to face the series premiere at Losail.
"It's a good test, and I'm happy," said Spies. "Today we tried some new things and motorcycles are also experiencing a lot of progress."
"I am very confident when coming here after the race at Sepang. Hopefully we can make a better bike again before the race. Last year we saw the M1 works well on this track as a strong point for the Yamaha. I think the same thing also could occur this year. "
In practice, the Honda team still showed its dominance. This time shift Stoner, who became the fastest, followed by teammate, Dani Pedrosa, who on the first day of practice in the top position. Rank three inhabited Yamaha rider Ben Spies, and followed by the Honda duo, Marco Simoncelli (Gresini Honda) and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda).
- The last day exercise in Qatar
Pos Rider Team / Bike Time Gap laps
1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m55.681s 46
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 0.064s 39 1m55.745s
3. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m56.294s + 0.613s 45
4. Marco Simoncelli Honda Gresini 1m56.433s + 0.752s 70
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 0.758s 58 1m56.439s
6. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m56.445s + 0.764s 67
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m56.707s + 1.026s 48
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.716s + 1.035s 57
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m56.726s + 1.045s 68
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Gresini 1m56.740s + 1.059s 73
11. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m56.798s + 1.117s 62
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m56.931s + 1.250s 63
13. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m56.988s + 1.307s 50
14. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1m57.345s Pramac + 1.664s 62
15. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m57.730s + 2.049s 28
16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m57.846s + 2.165s 49
17. Toni Elias Honda LCR + 2.855s 1m58.536s 57
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