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Nicky finished the first practice session of the 2010 MotoGP season in a superb 5th place! It was here in Qatar, a year ago that he was well down the timesheets on his first GP weekend onboard the Desmosedici, so you can see the difference a year has made for the Kentucky Kid!
Well done Nick [...]
Nicky finished the first practice session of the 2010 MotoGP season in a superb 5th place! It was here in Qatar, a year ago that he was well down the timesheets on his first GP weekend onboard the Desmosedici, so you can see the difference a year has made for the Kentucky Kid!
Well done Nick and keep it upright!
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 317.7 1′55.500
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 314.3 1′56.026 0.526 / 0.526
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 315.2 1′56.028 0.528 / 0.002
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 319.1 1′56.698 1.198 / 0.670
5 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 315.1 1′56.793 1.293 / 0.095
6 11 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 312.9 1′56.818 1.318 / 0.025
7 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 315.2 1′56.998 1.498 / 0.180
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 311.8 1′57.031 1.531 / 0.033
9 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 318.6 1′57.059 1.559 / 0.028
10 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 318.2 1′57.105 1.605 / 0.046
11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 317.3 1′57.133 1.633 / 0.028
12 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 311.3 1′57.167 1.667 / 0.034
13 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 317.2 1′57.363 1.863 / 0.196
14 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 312.5 1′57.535 2.035 / 0.172
15 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 314.2 1′57.605 2.105 / 0.070
16 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 316.4 1′58.035 2.535 / 0.430
17 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 316.6 1′58.082 2.582 / 0.047
Watch the video of the World Championship stars on a boat ride in Qatar.
Nicky was one of seven of the MotoGP riders who took part in a pre-race publicity boat ride event.
The final day before the start of the 2010 MotoGP season saw seven World Championship riders enjoy a trip in a traditional wooden [...]
Watch the video of the World Championship stars on a boat ride in Qatar.
Nicky was one of seven of the MotoGP riders who took part in a pre-race publicity boat ride event.
The final day before the start of the 2010 MotoGP season saw seven World Championship riders enjoy a trip in a traditional wooden Dhow boat, as MotoGP stars Nicky Hayden, Loris Capirossi and Héctor Barberá, Moto2 riders Kenny Noyes and Mashel Al Naimi, and 125cc title hopefuls Marc Márquez and Pol Espargaró all took in the fantastic Doha skyline ahead of the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar.
Stopping off at the Islamic Museum in Doha, the riders posed for photographs in front of the Qatar skyline following their voyage on the Dhow boat, which was used by pearl collectors in the past.
It was a fitting start to the Grand Prix event, in which Rizla Suzuki rider Capirossi will start a landmark 300th Grand Prix, whilst Barberá (Páginas Amarillas Aspar) and Hayden were also both in excited moods as the action gets even closer. Ducati Marlboro man Hayden explained his aim for the season, and said he is “still not as close to the frontrunners as I want to be, but am happier going into the race. Last year’s 13th was not good enough, but I’m more confident now”.
Watch Nicky’s interview to MotoGP.com
The 62nd edition of the MotoGP World Championship fires up on the 11th April and for the third consecutive season the curtain raiser will take place at night, under floodlights, in Qatar. The Ducati MotoGP Team head to Losail confident in the work they have done during winter testing but well aware that the competition [...]
The 62nd edition of the MotoGP World Championship fires up on the 11th April and for the third consecutive season the curtain raiser will take place at night, under floodlights, in Qatar. The Ducati MotoGP Team head to Losail confident in the work they have done during winter testing but well aware that the competition is tough and the level even higher than ever.
Both Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden have shown their appreciation for the technical modifications brought to the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 by Filippo Preziosi, in particular the new “big bang” engine. Both riders are looking to repeat their excellent preseason form when they take to the Losail circuit for the first time on Friday evening, as the 2010 season finally roars into life.
Nicky Hayden, Ducati MotoGP Team
“Finally the first race is here! We seem to have started later than everybody else and I don’t know if I could have waited any longer! Testing went fairly well – we met some of our objectives and still have a lot of work to do in other areas but overall I’m satisfied. We established a good base setting in Qatar and hopefully we can use that for the first race. It has been a couple of years since I made a good start to the season but I feel in good shape, the team are fully behind me and I can’t wait to get started.”
Click here to watch Nicky’s interview with MotoGP.com after testing.
Despite still feeling the slight after effects of arm surgery from two weeks ago, Nicky Hayden made impressive progress on the Desmosedici GP10 of the Ducati Marlboro team at the Sepang test.
Not entirely happy with how things went on the opening day, Friday was a far more satisfying session for Hayden as he set a time of 2’00.703 – the third fastest of the test as the new engine in his GP10 prototype showed its competitiveness.
“I am obviously really happy because the changes we made yesterday afternoon that enabled me to go a couple of tenths faster despite the heat have proved to work even better today with the track in improved condition,” said Hayden. “After making small steps for the last few test sessions today we have finally taken a big leap forward and I was able to ride fast.”
He added: “The arm wasn’t too bad but it still isn’t as strong as before, which I can feel more than anything in the hard braking, and it was hard work today. Anyway, I am recovering well and now we move on from Sepang feeling really happy.”
Hayden’s team-mate Casey Stoner was second on the timesheet behind Valentino Rossi, as both the Ducati machines came inside the top three times of the test.
Day 2 of the Sepang pre-season test saw Nicky set the third fastest time, just under two tenths behind his Ducati team mate, Casey Stoner!
Congrats Nicky, we know its only testing, but things are looking great for the start of the season!
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Prev. Gap Lead. Gap Laps
1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 2:00.271 - - 39
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 2:00.512 +0.241 +0.241 33
3 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 2:00.703 +0.191 +0.432 42
4 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.988 +0.285 +0.717 35
5 Ben Spies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:01.014 +0.026 +0.743 44
6 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:01.320 +0.306 +1.049 50
7 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 2:01.439 +0.119 +1.168 46
8 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 2:01.478 +0.039 +1.207 57
9 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten-Honda MotoGP 2:01.692 +0.214 +1.421 50
10 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:01.732 +0.040 +1.461 25
11 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 2:01.980 +0.248 +1.709 58
12 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.078 +0.098 +1.807 60
13 Hector Barbera Aspar Team 2:02.080 +0.002 +1.809 52
14 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Team 2:02.082 +0.002 +1.811 66
15 Yamaha T Yamaha T 2:02.287 +0.205 +2.016 18
16 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Team 2:02.367 +0.080 +2.096 49
17 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:03.689 +1.322 +3.418 2
18 Yamaha O Yamaha O 2:04.500 +0.811 +4.229 43
