Daily Update MotoGP

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi beat crowd favourite Nicky Hayden to win the inaugural, rain-shortened Indianapolis Grand Prix.
The rain that shortened the 125cc race, and forced a rescheduling of the 250cc round, came back with 16 laps of the 28-lap MotoGP race gone, and caused the red flag to be shown on lap 22.
By then Rossi, who had a major moment with his Fiat Yamaha on lap 17 but managed to save it, had already overtaken Hayden's Repsol Honda on lap 14 and kept edging away from him, after the Kentucky rider took the lead at the end of lap two.

Rossi didn't have the best of starts from pole as he dropped to fourth, with title rival Casey Stoner taking the lead immediately with his Ducati Marlboro and followed by Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso.
In the space of a few corners the JiR Honda rider, who started in seventh, overtook both men ahead, but Hayden was soon back on his tail and from the beginning of third lap he was ahead and chased by Rossi.
Rossi and Hayden exchanged fastest laps for ten consecutive laps, while the rest of the field, led by the Italian's teammate Jorge Lorenzo, dropped back. The Spaniard, however, opened up a wide gap over a fighting trio composed of Stoner, Dovizioso, and Rizla Suzuki wild card Ben Spies.
In the end, the top six positions were classified exactly in that order, which was taken at the end of lap 20.
Sylvain Guintoli finished seventh with his Alice Ducati, ahead of Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, eighth in his racing debut with Bridgestone tyres, Chris Vermeulen's Rizla Suzuki, and Alex de Angelis's Honda Gresini.
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 37:20.095
2. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 5.972
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 7.858
4. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 28.162
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 28.824
6. Ben Spies Suzuki (B) + 29.645
7. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) + 36.223
8. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) + 37.258
9. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 38.442
10. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 42.437
11. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 47.179
12. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 55.962
13. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 57.366
14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 58.353
15. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +1:00.613
16. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +1:05.620
17. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +1:05.854
18. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +1:07.968
19. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:21.023
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Returning after a race out on the sidelines, Jorge Lorenzo is pioneering a more cautious approach to riding at Donington Park.
Whilst it can rarely be said that fearless rookie Jorge Lorenzo is a rider lacking in confidence, a concussion-inducing crash in Catalunya means that the Fiat Yamaha rider will be looking to regain self belief and World Championship points at Donington Park.
According to his team, results will not be the main focus of the Spaniard´s weekend, with physical and mental recovery top of the list of priorities. Visible signs of the former will be apparent through Lorenzo´s use of special silk glove, protecting the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand recently treated with a skin graft.
`It has been a tough couple of weeks for me and watching the Barcelona race from my hospital bed wasn´t much fun,´ admits Lorenzo, who is contemplating modifying his racing approach in order to avoid the spate of crashes that have plagued his rookie MotoGP season.
`I´m looking forward to getting back on the bike, although I think I have to ride a little more cautiously this weekend! It is like starting again from scratch so I have to change my approach. What I can say about Donington is that I have got great memories from there – I took 250cc victory in 2006 and last year I was riding really well in the wet. It is a fast circuit, other than the final section, and it will be interesting to ride there on a MotoGP bike for the first time.´
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Valentino Rossi broke his winless 'drought' with victory over Dani Pedrosa in the Chinese round of the MotoGP world championship at Shanghai.
Rossi, whose last victory was eight rounds ago at Portugal last year, battled in the lead group in the opening laps, taking second position from Colin Edwards as he chased leader Dani Pedrosa.
Pedrosa and Rossi pulled away from the rest of the field, being led by Casey Stoner, before Rossi took the lead from Pedrosa on lap 5. Rossi and Pedrosa ran in tandem as they continued to pull away, Pedrosa able to keep up with Rossi but unable to make a pass.
On lap 17 and 18 Rossi set consecutive fastest laps, and this proved too much for Pedrosa who began to slowly fall away over the closing laps as Rossi took a comfortable victory.
Casey Stoner had a lonely race in third place on his Ducati, over 15 seconds behind Rossi at the chequered flag, a surprising result after showing competitive pace throughout the weekend.
Jorge Lorenzo's remarkable weekend continued, taking fourth place after dropping down the order at the start of the race, having to fight his way back past the other riders during the race while continuing to ride injured.
After a terrible start to the season, fifth for Marco Melandri must almost feel like a win, having run as high as fourth in the second half of the race before being passed by Lorenzo.
He was under pressure at the finish however, just holding off Nicky Hayden who had an up and down race, Colin Edwards who made two mistakes at the hairpin, Toni Elias and Loris Capirossi.
Pos Rider Bike Tyre Gap
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 44:08.061
2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) +3.890
3. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) +15.928
4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) +22.494
5. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +26.957
6. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) +28.369
7. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +29.780
8. Toni Elías Ducati (B) +30.225
9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +31.440
10. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +35.969
11. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) +36.246
12. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +43.191
13. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) +43.442
14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) +45.855
15. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) +46.330
16. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) +50.593
17. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) +1:05.593

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May 1st, 2005. The heavens open in Shanghai, and the first ever MotoGP race in China is a wet affair. At the height of his form, Valentino Rossi shows his mastery of the 990cc Yamaha M1 to take a memorable victory from wildcard Olivier Jacque and continue his leadership of the MotoGP World Championship.
Jump forward three years, and things look very different for the Italian star. Rossi is now on his longest winless streak in the premier class since his maiden victory in 2000, and has seen rookie teammate Jorge Lorenzo outshine him thus far in the present season. The five-time MotoGP World Champion is, however, still a potent force as proved by his first Bridgestone-assisted podiums in Jerez and Estoril, and the Fiat Yamaha package is assumed by many to be favourable to the odds of victory in Shanghai.
One of those predicting a Rossi resurgence is the rider himself, who came close to taking the win last year in a jaw dropping battle with Casey Stoner. Another Bridgestone rider, John Hopkins, completed the rostrum.
`Last year in China we weren´t quite able to win, but this year our bike is working very well and, together with our tyre package, I think we should be fighting for the victory,´ proclaims Rossi. `The race in 2007 was very exciting I think, a long battle with Stoner; this year I hope for a similar battle with my rivals but with a different outcome!´

The 29 year-old´s decision to switch from Michelin rubber to his current associates brought him in for some flack, and the jury is still out over the success of the change as the French manufacturer post some impressive results in early 2008. Rossi, who experienced a freak front tyre problem in the 2006 Chinese visit, is hopeful that the critics can be silenced this weekend.
`After Estoril we had a test and the primary focus was tyre testing with Bridgestone, working on material for Shanghai. We found some good things and I hope that we´ll be starting in good shape. We´ve had three races together now and I think the last two podiums, especially in Estoril which isn´t such a good track for Bridgestone, have shown that we´re making good progress in our relationship,´ continues Rossi.
`I hope that Shanghai is going to be the place where it finally all comes together. We´re not in such a bad place in the championship and there is a very long way to go, but our rivals are very strong so we can't afford to make mistakes and we need to try to take as many points as possible from now on.
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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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