Daily Update MotoGP

Everyone know rossi and lorenzo, the two riders of yamaha, looks good in this season with new bike Yamaha 2008. Here the spec of that bike.
Engine
Engine type: Liquid cooled inline four-cylinder, four stroke
Maximum power: Around 154.5kw (210 horsepower)
Maximum speed: In excess of 320 km/h

Transmission
Type: Six-speed cassette-type gearbox, with alternative gear ratios available

Chassis and running gear
Frame type: Aluminium twin tube delta box, multi-adjustable steering geometry/wheelbase/ride height. Aluminium swingarm
Suspension: Ohlins upside down front forks and Ohlins rear shock, all adjustable for pre-load, high and low-speed compression and rebound damping. Alternative rear suspension links available
Front/rear wheels: Marchesini , available in a variety of rim size
Front/rear tyres: Michelin, 16.0 front, 16.5 in rear, available as slick, Intermediate and wet tyres on Jorge Lorenzo’s YZR-M1
- Bridgestone, 16.5 front, 16.5 in rear, available as slick, Intermediate and wet tyres on Valentino Rossi’s YZR-M1
Brakes: Brembo, two 320 mm carbon front discs, two four-piston callipers. Single 220 mm stainless steel rear disc, twin-piston calliper.
Weight: 148kg, in accordance with FIM regulations
Fuel capacity: 21 litres, in accordance with FIM regulations

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Loris Capirossi is encouraged by the progress Suzuki are making and believes he will soon be able to fight for the marque's first dry weather win.

The Italian finished a strong fifth at Jerez last weekend and is confident that their winter struggles are behind them and more good results are on the way.

"We lost our way a little bit in the winter but in the end we managed to take the right route towards being competitive," he told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I accepted Suzuki's offer because they guaranteed that they're ready to do anything to win, and the budget is virtually unlimited. It's different from Ducati here, the resources are infinitely more and it shows, they're developing modifications all the time.

"Now they are concentrating on this bike, we must win. I want to give them their first victory without rain, like I did with Ducati."
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The Repsol Honda rider, who started from second on the grid, took the lead right at the start and immediately opened a gap over the rest of the field.

When the gap got up to three seconds, Pedrosa was curiously shown a pit-board on lap 12 saying his advantage was only 1.1 seconds. While the gap rose to up to four and a half seconds two thirds of the way through the race, Pedrosa ultimately won by 2.8 seconds over Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi.

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 45:35.121
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) + 2.883
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 4.339
4. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 10.142
5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) + 27.524
6. James Toseland Yamaha (M) + 27.808
7. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 28.296
8. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 28.449
9. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) + 32.569
10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 35.091
11. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 42.223
12. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) + 44.498
13. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 45.807
14. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 45.871
15. Toni Elias Ducati (B) +1:09.558
16. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) +1:14.442

Retirements:

Rider Bike Laps
Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 6
Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 0
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