Grand Prix Qatar 10-12 April

[homerone]

Nu äntligen börjar det! Säga vad man vill om antal startande och kvalitén på racen men det är något speciellt när det drar ihop sig till premiären.

Vem vinner? Vem försvinner?

Min topp 3.

1. Stoner
2. Rossi
3. Capirossi

 

[Axxexs]

Valentino Rossi
"Qatar isn't one of our strongest tracks but we still have a few cards to play and I hope that a little more work will see us improve for the first race. Tests really mean nothing once you get to raving, the situation is totally different and really we have little idea what will happen until we get there, it's very exciting! I'm feeling confident, we're in good shape even if we're going to what was our worst track during testing, but I am happy about the performance of my M1 in general; Yamaha have done a great job and so this makes me happy. With the new single tyre rule the tactics will become clearer race by race. I think a lot of new factors will come into play and strategy is going to be quite important to determine where you start the race. I think luck will also be a factor in qualifying, more so than previously! In fact, I am quite curious to see what will happen in a 45 minute race with so few tyres, it's going to be interesting. I've used the last week to relax, recharge and train. It's going to be a very long season and we need to be consistently at 100%. We will take it race by race and keep focused on the target, which is of course winning the championship once again."

Jorge Lorenzo
"I am feeling good and I'm eager to start the championship. Preseason has been hard work, but finally I understood how to be fast with the new Bridgestone tyres and the last day in Qatar and the test in Jerez have left me feeling confident and hopeful for a good start to the season. The tyres are very different and I have had to adapt my riding style, but step-by-step we have become accustomed to them. For qualifying it's a bit of a pity because I was a rider that was always strong on qualifying tyres, but it's the same for everyone so we will get used to it. I feel much more experienced than this time last year and much stronger as well, even if I was on pole for this race last year! My target for the season is to improve on my fourth position of last year; I want to make sure I improve year by year. The championship is too big to think about yet, for now I am just concentrating on Qatar. I also have a new number, 99, which I think looks good on my M1 and I hope that it will bring me luck!"


Loris Capirossi
"It was pleasing to finish the test schedule with a good result at Jerez and it shows how far the bike has come on in the winter. But now we have to be focused on racing, because we have to keep improving and try to get the best position we can. We want to be on the podium and winning races and I believe that is where we can be. Qatar has been a tough track for Suzuki in the past, but the test there earlier this year was quite good and hopefully we can get the season off to a strong start!"

Chris Vermeulen
"Last week at Jerez we had a very good test and it gave us a chance to check a few things and get right into the racing mode in time for Qatar. We had an important test at Doha last month and we are going there a lot better prepared than the same time last year. Qatar has been a track that we have struggled at in the past, but the new GSV-R seems to be working very well there this year and both Loris and I were well on the pace in the test. Hopefully we can stay in the top-five at Qatar, because that is certainly what we are aiming for and if we can it will get the season off to a strong start and give us something to build on throughout the year!

Casey Stoner
“I’m leaving behind the end of the summer holidays in Australia but to tell you the truth I really can’t wait for the new season to start. I’m really pleased with the progress we’ve made together with the Ducati engineers behind the scenes and with the tests we’ve done out on the track. Everybody has worked really hard, the bike has improved in a variety of areas and it’s much easier to ride. The power delivery from the engine is better, the carbon frame has improved stability and I’m happy with the carbon swingarm too, even though we have only tried it in the last two tests and it still needs a little more work before we full understand it. So testing has been positive but we know that racing is another story and we simply cannot afford to drop our guard at any point – we have to keep working hard to make sure we don’t make the same mistakes as last season, which we went into with too much confidence. Qatar is not a particularly exciting track, it is very flat, but it’s not too bad. We’re just hoping the temperature is higher than it was for the test.”

Nicky Hayden
“It’s nice to be going racing again. The season is starting out much later than usual this year even though we haven’t been doing much testing. To be honest with you I’d like to have had a little more time with the bike in preseason but this is what we’ve got to deal with and now it’s time to get serious. If I could have chosen anywhere to be making my debut on the Ducati I would have chosen Qatar, where we had a good test session a few weeks ago, so I guess I’m lucky in that respect! I can’t hide the fact that I’d like to be closer to the front than where we’re at right now and further down the road in terms of the work we’ve got to do with the team but I’m still really pleased that the season is starting because I love the races, I love racing and I love competing against those other guys. I’m looking forward to getting out to Qatar, where the temperature should be a bit higher than it was in the test, and we’ll try to start out the season on the right foot by getting a decent result and enjoying myself as much as possible. I can’t believe it’s already been a hundred GP starts - I have really enjoyed them all… well some a lot more than others! But it’s been an honour to race in Grand Prix with all these great riders, sweet tracks, and the awesome fans all over the world! I know it won’t be easy but I really hope my best GPs are ahead of me. Its seems only fitting to start my 100th race with a new bike and team!”

 

[Axxexs]

Simoncelli oppererade sin hand idag som han skadade när han körde cross. Eventuellt kör han på testerna imorgon och om han känner han behöver fler dagar att vila läkningen med så kan han hoppa över fredagsträningen. Men köra racet har han planerat iaf.

 

[P€RRA]

Hur var det nu, har man ändrat något i reglerna för hur 125 och 250 kvalar eller är det likadant som förra året?

 

[Axxexs]

Hur var det nu, har man ändrat något i reglerna för hur 125 och 250 kvalar eller är det likadant som förra året?

Det är ändrat till ett kval var per klass.

 

[Axxexs]

Pedrosa kommer köra.

http://www.repsol.com/es_en/competicion/motociclismo/declaraciones/blogDani09.aspx

 

[Macke]

Pedrosa kommer köra.

http://www.repsol.com/es_en/competicion/motociclismo/declaraciones/blogDani09.aspx

Hoppas han inte står på öronen igen och skadar samma ställe, då kan ju säsongen vara över...

 

[PuttePK]

vilka kanaler ?

Var kan man se GP ? Vilka kanaler ere nån som vet ?

Hoppas han inte står på öronen igen och skadar samma ställe, då kan ju säsongen vara över...

 

[Aryey]

Var kan man se GP ? Vilka kanaler ere nån som vet ?

Är det någon som vet om någon sportbar etc. sänder MGP i Sthlm?

Nej jag vill inte titta via motogp.com!

 

[PuttePK]

Ja

Ja de var de jag oxså tänkte ! Vore ju kanon kul om man blev några ta ett par bira å njuta av reacet

Är det någon som vet om någon sportbar etc. sänder MGP i Sthlm?

Nej jag vill inte titta via motogp.com!

 

[Nrober]

Var kan man se GP ? Vilka kanaler ere nån som vet ?

Det enda jag vet med mig är att Visat Motor sagt att dom kommer visa hela race helgen i sin helhet. Samtliga tidsträningar, kval och race. Tummen upp för det!

Tummen ner för att Eurosport, som garanterat fler Roadracing fluktare som jag, har i kanalutbudet än viasat motor, inte längre visar MotoGP.

Och btw.

1. Stöner
2. Valle
3. Jörgen L

 

[Axxexs]

MotoGP
Podium 2008: 1. Casey Stoner - 2. Jorge Lorenzo - 3. Dani Pedrosa
Banrekord: Casey Stoner [2008] 1:55: 153


250GP
Podium 2008: 1. Mattia Pasini - 2. Hector Barbera - 3. Mika Kallio
Banrekord: Alex Debon [2008] 1:59: 379



125GP
Podium 2008: 1. Sergio Gadea - 2. Joan olive - 3. Stefan Bradl
Banrekord: Scott Redding [2008] 2:05: 695

 

[Masonit]

Löjligt bra sändningar på Viasat motor. Nästan bara motogp både på lördag och söndag.

\Masonit

 

[Gröön]

Ser fram emot racet! Otroligt svårtippat, som vanligt inför första racet eller i stort sett inför alla race, allting kan ju hända!

Kan fortfarande inte släppa att det bara är Viasat som visar det! Jag hoppas på bättre kommentatorer och inga jävla reklamavbrott! I så fall är jag nog ändå nöjd!

1. Rossi
2. Stoner
3. Dovi

4. Capirex
5. Hayden

 

[Nrober]

Mjo...förra årets reklam avbrott på Laguna Seca när typ 11 varv återstod...fick mig att gå i taket. Sen när man kom tillbaka till racet (9,5 varv kvar) gick Stoner omkull efter typ 20 sek.

"Under reklamavbrottet missade ni några rejäla omkörningsförsök av Stoner! Men Rossi svarade direkt aggresivt"

 

[GuW]

Det billigaste sättet att få se årets MotoGP hemma är för mig att beställa Comhem paket small (39:-/mån) + viasat sport-paket (+99:-/mån)

Jag har egen parabol (canaldigital), eftersom kabelutbudet aldrig har lockat mig förut, men nu ser det ut som att det blir en box till kabeltv också...

 

[Nicane]

250GP
Podium 2008: 1. Mattia Pasini - 2. Hector Barbera - 3. Mika Kallio?
Banrekord: Alex Debon [2008] 1:59: 379

Kallio ska väl inte köra med sin Pramac GP9:a i 250 klassen? eta

Hoppas det går bra för honom, han hade ju bra tider på testerna

 

[nIKOLa]

Kallio ska väl inte köra med sin Pramac GP9:a i 250 klassen? eta

Hoppas det går bra för honom, han hade ju bra tider på testerna

Om du tittar noga med dina kvälls/morgontrötta ögon, så ska du se att det står 2008 och inte 2009

Peta peta

 

[Maverick_ou812]

Löjligt bra sändningar på Viasat motor. Nästan bara motogp både på lördag och söndag.

\Masonit

Löjligt bra är nästan ett understatement
Gissa om den inspelningsbara digitalboxen skall programeras...

MOTOR
Fredag 10 april
19.25, Viasat Motor: Moto GP, Qatar, 125 cc, träning 1
20.25, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 250 cc, träning 1
21.25, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, Moto GP, träning 1

Lördag 11 april
17.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 125 cc, träning 2
18.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, Moto GP, träning 2
19.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 250 cc, träning 2
21.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 125 cc, träning 2
22.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, Moto GP, träning 2
23.00, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 250 cc, träning 2

Söndag 12 april
14.45, Viasat Motor, A1 GP, Algarve, race 1
16.55, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 125 cc, warm-up
17.25, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 250 cc, warm-up
17.55, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, Moto GP, warm-up
18.45, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 125 cc, race
20.05, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, 250 cc, race
21.35, Viasat Motor, Moto GP, Qatar, Moto GP, race

 

[Benny C]

Efter vad Stoner visat där innan och i försäsongstesterna så lär han ju vinna med ca 15 sekunder.....

1 Stoner
2 Rossi
3 Hayden...?

Ja Viasat motors sändningar är svårslaget. Tyvärr fick man ju skaffa det trots att jag har haft dålig erfarenhet av Viasat tidigare och lovade mig själv att aldrig ha med dom att göra igen. Nu är man både F1, MotoGP och STCC/Pro SB fantast så valet av tv kanal blev man "tvingad" till. Dom har extremt bra sändningar dock, visar allt..