MotoGP

Michelin riders ruled the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, monopolising the podium with Valentino Rossi on the top step flanked by Dani Pedrosa and Colin Edwards in front of around 132,000 fans. While this was Rossi’s first win in six races, it was also the first victory for Michelin’s new 16 in front slick, which is now used by all of their MotoGP riders.

“This victory and these 25 points are important,” said Rossi. “We worked very well with Michelin here and the tyres worked well all the way to the end of the race. It was a fast race and a great battle with Dani. I pushed hard from the beginning and built a small advantage lap by lap.”
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Australian Casey Stoner set the pace early on in second practice, sitting more than half a second faster than current World Champion Nicky Hayden, and nine tenths of a second in front of former World Champion Valentino Rossi.

On his tenth lap, The Doctor jumped from tenth place to fifth, with a time of 1′41″352, 0″181 behind pace-setter Casey Stoner. On his fourteenth lap, young Spaniard Dani Pedrosa smashed Casey Stoner’s lap record by two tenths of a second to score the fastest lap of the session with a time of 1′40″906.

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Marco Melandri will continue to ride for the Gresini Honda Team in MotoGP next season having signed a one -year deal with Fausto Gresini.

The renewal of the contract was announced yesterday morning by Fausto Gresini during the official ceremony of the 35th Anniversary of Honda Italy in Atessa (CH).
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