2007 MotoGP of Britain - Donington park

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:50 am

Valentino Rossi and Championship leader Casey Stoner commence round eight of their titanic MotoGP battle at the eagerly anticipated Donington Park event this coming Sunday.

Rossi loves the place and has been adopted by the British fans. He has won seven times at Donington, including five premier class victories and his first ever premier class victory seven years ago. It promises to be another classic encounter between ‘the master of Donington' and the young pretender who has shown no respect for Rossi's formidable reputation and in the opening seven rounds.

Former 125 and 250cc World Champion Loris Capirossi won his very first grand prix at Donington 17 years ago and since then has gone on to win 27 more races including two more at Donington. He partners Stoner at Ducati and lies eighth in the Championship just six points in front of another veteran, Brazilian Alex Barros who's returned from the World Superbike Championship to ride the Pramac d'Antin Ducati.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:54 am

1 - Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 43.749 *
2 - Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 43.781 *
3 - Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 43.870
4 - Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 44.302*
5 - Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 44.371
6 - Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 44.475
7 - Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 44.498
8 - John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 44.716
9 - Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 45.684
10 - Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 45.718
11 - Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 45.774 *
12 - Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 46.254 *
13 - Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 46.777 *
14 - Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 46.811
15 - Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 46.926
16 - Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 47.027 *
17 - Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 48.464
18 - Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 49.604 *
19 - Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 51.864

* time set in FP1

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:01 am

After a number of crashes this season, which resulted in numerous injuries and missed races, former 250cc world champion Jacque will return to the role of Kawasaki test and development rider. Istead Anthony West will be taking over his race seat...

The 25-year-old Australian has previously won in the wet on both 250cc GP machinery and, more recently, in the World Supersport championship. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ant more than held his own today, spending much of the second practice session dicing with John Hopkins and Casey Stoner for first place.

West put in his fastest lap of the day right at the end of the afternoon to take fifth position - seventh on combined times - and believes there's plenty more to come.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:06 am

Casey Stoner

It's ridiculous really, I don't think any other British track is this bad in the wet, and to have a world championship race here with bikes doing these speeds is just a little bit wrong," said Stoner. "Since they resurfaced the track it's got worse than what it was before in the wet, it's become dangerous.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:03 am

Hayden
Edwards
Hopkins

Maybe not all is lost for the Kentucky Kid this year...........

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:16 pm

maybe

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:37 pm

Stoner
Rossi
Ant
................unless Ant is on a mission.
then it will be
Stoner
Pedrosa
Melandri

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:19 pm

1. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 43.837
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 43.973
3. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 44.095
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 44.591
5. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 44.597
6. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 45.056
7. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 45.389
8. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 45.469
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 45.768
10. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 45.771
11. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 45.786
12. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 45.949
13. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 45.992
14. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 46.104
15. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 46.146
16. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 46.193 s
17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 52.635
18. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 52.769
19. Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 53.340

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:36 pm

In the Warm-up?

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:19 am

Julian Mayo wrote:In the Warm-up?

Sorry...yes...the warm up....

Thought I had typed that much...was in a bit of a rush

Good race I thought.....

Good ride by Stoner...

Another good ride by Ant....

Capirossi

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:49 am

<T-K> wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:In the Warm-up?
Sorry...yes...the warm up....

Thought I had typed that much...was in a bit of a rush

Good race I thought.....

Good ride by Stoner...

Another good ride by Ant....

Capirossi

Loris just wants to be loved,.......by any team
" for Stoner it is easy.......for me it is not so easy...........I just want to be loved.....by any team"

Yup

Snowy · Post by **Snowy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:25 am

I say

That Casey Stoner bloke is a bit good

isn't he?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:29 am

Snowy wrote:I say That Casey Stoner bloke is a bit good isn't he?

A tad

Bundy · Post by **Bundy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:14 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
Snowy wrote:I say That Casey Stoner bloke is a bit good isn't he?
A tad

& its not like he is on a dominant bike. His teamate would struggle to ride out of sight in a dust storm.