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Jerez Free Practice and Qual

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MOTOGP News Friday, 23rd March 2007

Free practice times (1) - Jerez.


Full MotoGP free practice times (1) from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round two of the 2007 world championship.


1. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 41.182 secs
2. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda ( B ) 1min 41.418 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( B ) 1min 41.450 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 41.566 secs
5. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda ( B ) 1min 41.613 secs
6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 41.860 secs
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 41.959 secs
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 42.057 secs
9. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 42.078 secs
10. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 42.199 secs
11. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 42.205 secs
12. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 42.269 secs
13. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP ( B ) 1min 42.383 secs
14. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( B ) 1min 42.427 secs
15. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP ( B ) 1min 42.515 secs
16. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team ( B ) 1min 42.892 secs
17. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team ( B ) 1min 42.997 secs
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 43.161 secs
19. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 43.309 secs
20. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 44.168 secs


Jerez Test – 25/02/2007 (800cc):
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (M) 1min 38.394secs
2006 Spanish Grand Prix – 26/03/2006 (990cc):
 
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Mar 23 2007, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i don't member posting this thread....
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Go Carlos!!!!!!!!.............just so happens to be in my team
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This could be anybody's race come sunday................which is what we all like about GP's

Looks like Hayden is going to struggle again.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BEN @ Mar 23 2007, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The forum has magic powers dont you know
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Go Carlos!!!!!!!!.............just so happens to be in my team
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This could be anybody's race come sunday................which is what we all like about GP's

Looks like Hayden is going to struggle again.

15 riders within 1 sec from the fastest lap. This look like a very tight race :)
 
those lap times matter little... as they're 2 secs from lap rec, and 1 sec from race rec....it means squat...... but good on KR though!....



GO HOPPER!
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KRJR at the top, then Checa? WTF? Great to see Casey backing up, comfortably ahead of his senior team mate and staying near the top of the sheets.

Unless Hayden can find something (a miracle) he wont have the pace to run hard he didn't seem to gain anything in the second session. I don't rate the guy that highly, but I hope he challenges at some stage before Laguna. The pressure must be mounting especially from Honda considering he is getting outpaced by customer machines (slowest honda after FP2). I assume the press will take a dump on him shortly.

Bit of a weird mix between the old (not expected to win anything) and young talent. I hope the race is this unpredictable!!!!
 
MOTOGP News Friday, 23rd March 2007

Free practice times (combined) - Jerez.

Full MotoGP free practice times (1 and 2 combined) from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round two of the 2007 world championship.


1. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 40.851 secs
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 40.906 secs
3. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda ( B ) 1min 40.972 secs
4. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( B ) 1min 41.171 secs
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 41.198 secs
6. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 41.201 secs
7. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 41.245 secs
8. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 41.305 secs
9. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 41.339 secs
10. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP ( B ) 1min 41.362 secs
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( B ) 1min 41.409 secs
12. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda ( B ) 1min 41.477 secs
13. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 41.536 secs
14. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team ( B ) 1min 41.666 secs
15. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP ( B ) 1min 41.835 secs
16. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 42.097 secs
17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 42.311 secs
18. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team ( B ) 1min 42.402 secs
19. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 42.424 secs
20. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( B ) 1min 42.549 secs


Jerez Test – 25/02/2007 (800cc):
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (M) 1min 38.394secs

2006 Spanish Grand Prix – 26/03/2006 (990cc):
Pole position: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro ( B ) 1min 39.064secs
Fastest lap: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro ( B ) 1min 41.248secs
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 23 2007, 02:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>15 riders within 1 sec from the fastest lap. This look like a very tight race :)
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Hayden looks stronger this time round, has he fully adapted to his bike? (Guess he won't say yet just incase he falls off so he has an excuse), roll on qualifying.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Mar 23 2007, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Welcome to Moto GP, it's not Formula 1!
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Isn't it F1. ...., I'm on the wrong fourm.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Hayden looks stronger this time round, has he fully adapted to his bike? (Guess he won't say yet just incase he falls off so he has an excuse), roll on qualifying.

The time difference isn't bad but he's still down on 13th, isn't it?
So if he's going to be a factor he still need more speed.

Time will show.




<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vale4607 @ Mar 23 2007, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>KRJR at the top, then Checa? WTF? Great to see Casey backing up, comfortably ahead of his senior team mate and staying near the top of the sheets.

Unless Hayden can find something (a miracle) he wont have the pace to run hard he didn't seem to gain anything in the second session. I don't rate the guy that highly, but I hope he challenges at some stage before Laguna. The pressure must be mounting especially from Honda considering he is getting outpaced by customer machines (slowest honda after FP2). I assume the press will take a dump on him shortly.

Bit of a weird mix between the old (not expected to win anything) and young talent. I hope the race is this unpredictable!!!!

I noticed Checa in the tests and his race-pace was really good. It's not a surprice to me. He will have a solid year, but probably need som time to get used to real rubber again, especially q-rubber, not that Pirelli .....
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 23 2007, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Pirelli .....
u mean dunlop .... don't u?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 23 2007, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I noticed Checa in the tests and his race-pace was really good.
kinda makes it seem like the honda can be riden around well by a "big" guy don't it.
 
Note that the times are a 1.5 secs slower that Rossi's test times (1min 38.394secs) listed at the bottom. So these times really don't mean much as the riders are just testing the their new "bits" and tires. There is a lot of room for improvement. but, who will improve the most?

1 second is a huge time difference after 25 laps (at an average speed of say 120mph) it translate into almost 1 mile -- which means that a rider who is 1 sec down on lap time will finish a mile behind the winner.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Mar 24 2007, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>u mean dunlop .... don't u?
kinda makes it seem like the honda can be riden around well by a "big" guy don't it.

He was on Pirelli in WSB, wasn't he?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (crvlvr @ Mar 24 2007, 01:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Note that the times are a 1.5 secs slower that Rossi's test times (1min 38.394secs) listed at the bottom. So these times really don't mean much as the riders are just testing the their new "bits" and tires. There is a lot of room for improvement. but, who will improve the most?

I haven't checked my self, but if you talk about the final result in the official BMW shootout, that was on q-tires and none has used those yet.
They all complained about grip and Rossi mentioned how Jerez usually are slippery in the beginning, so there might be some more to gain on race pace but not 1.5 sec unless the conditions are far better.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 23 2007, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He was on Pirelli in WSB, wasn't he?
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wsbk? no fish carlos checa has to my knowledge never raced in wsbk.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Traverser @ Mar 23 2007, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Don't let me down this weekend Checa!
he was goin pretty good in qatar but chuked it in the end... soooo.... don't hold yer breath! gooo petrobot!!!
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Mar 23 2007, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>fp2 carlos in first, where the hell was hayden,Having problems going fast?
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Rossi 18th? What a ..... session, you know you're in trouble when edwards is way ahead of you
 

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