Round 1 Moto GP Qatar.

**Rcktfsh** · 10th April 2010, 08:43

FP1 just run,

Stoner
Lorenzo
Rossi
Dovi
hayden
spies
bautista
de puniet
kallio
barbera
pedrosa
edwards
capirossi
simocelli
espargo
melandri
aoyama

Stoner put his fast lap in on lap 7 whilst all other top riders put theirs in at end of session. Early days but looks like Dovi has carried his good form in testing on and a big suprise to see Bautista right up Spies arse. Hayden's also looking impressive in 5th showing the new Duc big banger has been civilised this season. Qualifying is live on sky sport 3 at 8.00am tomorrow.

**denill** · 10th April 2010, 08:50

Originally Posted by denill

There won't be many as nervous going into this season as the Honda racing hierachy.

Could be a good old fasioned 'fall on the Samuri' if they don't do the business?

This (long) interview with Jeremy Burgess is a reminder of how Honda first started emulating the fall of the Roman Empire by deciding they were bigger than a few individuals. Whoever made the decision to 'let them go' must be having terrible dreams now!

That event coincided withe rise of the Yamaha factory in the racing world.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 10th April 2010, 09:15

Originally Posted by denill

Yep, I'll have a bit of that too.

Going to be a good season, yee haa............

Here ya go then...
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Apr/100409mgp1.htm

**pritch** · 10th April 2010, 09:21

Originally Posted by Cleve

Now is Stoner really lactose intolerant or is the reason he and wifey disappeared mid season because a certain Italian was trying to get into her knickers??!!

Wow! Is that from out of left field or what? Have bling for the most salacious explanation I've yet seen for Stoner's mid season vcation.

**denill** · 10th April 2010, 10:32

Originally Posted by Movistar

And finally we get to see some qualifying/practice on the telly!

Sunday morning 7.55am SS3 - as long as the plan doesn't change!

Hey thanks for the 'Heads Up'.

I would NEVER have picked Sky would show that...................

**Cleve** · 10th April 2010, 17:10

Originally Posted by pritch

Wow! Is that from out of left field or what? Have bling for the most salacious explanation I've yet seen for Stoner's mid season vcation.

Cheers... but is it unbelievable?!

**shafty** · 10th April 2010, 19:19

Picked up the tickets, watched some practice under lights last night - it's ALL GOOD. Pity they don't have programmes for the Public yet, but after my stir up yesterday, am hopeful they will send some over from the VIP Stand!!

**Movistar** · 10th April 2010, 22:16

Originally Posted by shafty

Picked up the tickets, watched some practice under lights last night - it's ALL GOOD. Pity they don't have programmes for the Public yet, but after my stir up yesterday, am hopeful they will send some over from the VIP Stand!!

Beautiful...the track I mean!

What's the weather forecast there? Much night time wind whipping up to test those fancy new Bridgestones?

**shafty** · 10th April 2010, 23:59

Originally Posted by Movistar

Beautiful...the track I mean!

What's the weather forecast there? Much night time wind whipping up to test those fancy new Bridgestones?

Yeah, the track too.

Sundays Forecast in todays local rag says: " Mostly clear, 22-33 degrees"

It's up to 35C today - bloody hot!

And dusty today as well, which appears in the sky as a "smoggy" look, when it is actually dust - that could be a challenge for the lads, though I'm sure they "know what they're doing"

**Warr** · 11th April 2010, 00:24

Have amended the Moto GP Racing. Its now on Sky 2 with Race 8.00-9.30am Monday morning

Originally Posted by cmoore

you lucky bastard!! for the rest of us....

MOTOGP __Round 1__Race______SkySport 2____Monday 12th April___5.00am---9.30am

125ccRAC__05:00, Moto2RAC__06:15, MotoGPRAC__08:00

WSBK_____Round 3__Race 1 _____SkySport 3____Sunday 11th April__9.30pm ---12.25am
WSBK_____Round 3__Race 2 _____SkySport 3____Monday 12th April__12.55am--3.00am

**racefactory** · 11th April 2010, 07:27

Thanks heaps, I would never have picked up on the qualifying on sky sport this morning.

**Wingnut** · 11th April 2010, 09:32

Qualifying times: Go old Loris!!!!

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 55.007s
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.362s
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.52s
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 55.831s
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 55.899s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.963s
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.99s
8. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.005s
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.163s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1m 56.227s
11. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.271s
12. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1m 56.283s
13. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 56.45s
14. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1m 56.652s
15. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.957s
16. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1m 57.13s
17. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 57.325s

**roogazza** · 11th April 2010, 11:51

Originally Posted by Wingnut

Qualifying times: Go old Loris!!!!

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 55.007s
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.362s
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.52s
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 55.831s
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 55.899s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.963s
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.99s
8. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.005s
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.163s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1m 56.227s
11. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.271s
12. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1m 56.283s
13. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 56.45s
14. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1m 56.652s
15. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.957s
16. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1m 57.13s
17. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 57.325s

I thought Horhay might be foxing, but then he might just be tough ? Repsol Hondas improved, and the old guys Capirossi/ Edwards did ok. The new guys dropped back when it got serious, but who knows how they'll race ? G.

**denill** · 11th April 2010, 12:52

And the factory Honda's woes are following them into 2010:

The factory Hondas continue to puzzle. Dovizioso has been respectably fast all weekend without being convincing, while Pedrosa's bike has new bits thrown at it in what looks like an effort to stiffen it up. There was one TV shot this morning that showed the RCV shimmying down the front straight in a quite frightening manner. Dani started qualifying well but was pushed back to the front of the third row. The best Honda was the satellite LCR team bike of Randy de Puniet, and this was no one-lap wonder. He's been quick all weekend and was also the fastest Honda in free practice.

De Puniet's only rival for stand-out rider in qualifying—excepting the three Aliens at the front—had to be Hiro Aoyama. To be top rookie and only 0.4sec slower than the best Honda is pretty impressive. Watch Hiro, he is that contradiction in terms, a thinking racer.