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Sepang makes night race top priority
2008-03-27 13:27:00 Sepang officials have made it clear that it now their top priority to ensure next year’s Malaysian Grand Prix is held at night for the first time. The track admitted earlier this year that it was keen to transform its 2009 event into a floodlit race, but said in the run-up to last weekend’s GP that no plans had yet been finalised and that it would first consult F1 personnel over the matter. However the circuit’s general manager Datuk Azmi Murad has now confirmed officials have decided to push ahead with the plan in time for next year. "After 10 successful years, we need a new challenge and this is the challenge we are looking for,” he told his country’s New Straits Times newspaper. “Efforts will now be focused towards that. "We will start working on the night race and if all goes to plan, it will be next year.” Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has tried to persuade several of the sport’s Asian venues to follow the lead of Singapore and run their races at night, s...
2008 Formula 1 ? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly after 2 races
2008-03-27 09:53:00 First two races, more than 10% of the season are behind us. Ron Dennis may claim that only Spanish GP will show the true form of the teams but why wait. Let?s look at who has been good and who has not so far. The Good BMW Sauber ? They had worrying start to their winter ...
By: F1 Wolf
GP2: Asia: Sepang: Karun Chandhok weekend summary
2008-03-25 18:44:00 CHANDHOK ‘IRRITATED’ DESPITE FRONT ROW START Sepang, Malaysia: India’s Karun Chandhok was left disappointed but not dispirited after scoring no points in the third round of the new-for-2008 GP2 Asia Series at Sepang, supporting the Malaysian Grand Prix. He only narrowly missed out on adding to his points tally, and could reflect on a superb qualifying session that put him 2nd ...
GP2: Asia: Sepang: ART weekend summary
2008-03-25 18:44:00 ART Grand Prix left the Sepang circuit in Malaysia with their driver Romain Grosjean adding another podium finish to his scorecard after taking second place in race two and as such retaining the lead in the drivers’ championship with thirty five points to his credit while the team also retain their lead with 35 points, five ahead of second ...
GP2: Asia: Sepang: Trident Racing race two report
2008-03-25 18:44:00 The trip to Malaysia of Trident Racing ended today with a troubled run. The second and final race of the Sepang event saw Harald Schlegelmilch start from the pole position. The Latvian driver suffered from an engine issue, and then surrendered to a contact after just five laps. Ho Pin Tung took off from 16th place on-grid, keeping the ...
Cronache da Sepang, 23 marzo 2008
2008-03-25 15:20:00 Neanche il tempo di godersi gli ultimi scampoli di estate australiana, che gi ora per Massa di mettere in valigia le ciabattine infradito di Britney Spears in destinazione di Sepang in Malesia, questo luogo maledetto a sud delle Cascate di Rauros, conosciuto per il gran caldo e per uno dei tanti colpi di ...
Formula 1:?Sepang di notte?.?
2008-03-25 13:30:00 Ne abbiamo parlato un’intera settimana del gp di Malesia, passato, abbiamo inneggiato i vincitori e discusso sui vinti. Invece, rieccoci qui a parlare di Sepang che dall’anno prossimo la vedremo in notturna, quindi niente pi levatacce, niente beveroni di caff, niente pi problemi con la sveglia perch la potremo vedere in pieno pomeriggio, ovviamente ...
Malaysia a full runthrough
2008-03-24 19:47:00 It was not quite the race that McLaren and Lewis were hoping for after their domination in Australia. It was however an interesting race, as it showed that the season is not going to be the two horse race that we have had in recent seasons. Ferrari shone all weekend, and where pretty much unbeatable, ...
By: F1-Blog
2009 Malaysian GP To Be Run At Night
2008-03-24 12:11:00 Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix will be run at night. The asian event is very popular, but in the wrong timezone to appeal to the main European audience. Thus, it has taken a leaf from neighbouring Singapore’s book and is having floodlights installed for night racing to take place. It will become ...
Malaysian GP: Raikkonen wins at Sepang
2008-03-24 05:57:00 Kimi Raikkonen banished the memory of last Sunday's disastrous start to the season by claiming a comfortable victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver cruised home 19.5 seconds ahead of Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber with Heikki Kovalainen finishing third for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton finished fifth behind Jarno Trulli's Toyota after a bungled pit stop cost the Brit a chance of a podium, while pole-sitter Felipe Massa saw his race end after 30 laps when he beached his Ferrari in the gravel.
By: Sportworld
(GP Malasia 08) Raikonen se impuso en Sepang y Alonso consigue un 8 puesto
2008-03-23 23:00:00 Despues de 53 vueltas pudimos ver en la mañana de hoy domingo una carrera muy tranquila en la cual los ferrari marcaron unas marcas increibles, nadie los podia seguir la estela desde el principio, de esta forma Raikonen en el primer repostaje se puso por delante de su compañero Massa y a partir de ahi ...
Sepang- Cronaca dei fatti e dati?
2008-03-23 18:58:00 Dalla sauna di Sepang non poteva che essere un finlandese ad uscire vincitore. Oggi come cinque anni fa, Kimi Raikkonen detta la sua legge e si va a prendere il gradino pi alto del podio, seguito dal polacco Robert Kubica, mai cos in alto in tutta la sua carriera in Formula 1. Sul gradino pi ...
Sepang:?Sauna finlandese!?
2008-03-23 18:57:00 SEPANG (MALESIA) 23.03.2008 Bruciano tanto gli occhi di Kimi Raikkonen, fresco vincitore della 10ma edizione del Gp della Malesia, dopo le reciproche docce di champagne scambiate amorevolmente con il connazionale Kovalainen sul podio, al termine di una gara dominata in lungo e in largo. Bruciano ancora di pi, ma per rabbia, gli occhi di Felipe Massa ...
Gp2 Asia, Sepang:?Petrov si impone sotto il diluvio?
2008-03-23 18:57:00 Ecco la classifica di gara 1 della Gp2 Asia Series, che si disputata sul circuito malese di Sepang. Vittoria di Petrov sul diluvio e grande prestazione di Valsecchi che si piazzato quarto assoluto, delude Grosjean nono mentre Filippi e Bonanomi non sono stati della partita causa anche il diluvio che ha reso ...
Formula 1:?La griglia di Sepang?
2008-03-23 18:56:00 1. fila Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1?35?748 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1?36?230 2. fila Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1?36?613 Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1?36?709 (more…) Condividi (Fonte: eRace Motor Blog) Tags: Tempo Libero, Tv, In Italia, Cinema, Gossip Condividi
GP2: Asia: Sepang: Qi-Meritus.Mahara race two report
2008-03-23 16:28:00 Qi-Meritus.Mahara sets sights on stronger weekend in Bahrain Race 2 (22 laps) Luca FILIPPI (car 27): DNF Hiroki YOSHIMOTO (car Nr 26): 11th The 22-lap second race at Sepang took place in dry conditions. On the grid Hiroki Yoshimoto was 21st while Luca Filippi had to start from 22nd after the problems in the first race. The second day ended up ...
GP2: Asia: Sepang: Ho-Pin Tung weekend summary
2008-03-23 16:28:00 DIFFICULT GP2 WEEKEND FOR HO-PIN TUNG IN MALAYSIA Racing driver Ho-Pin Tung left Malaysia for traveling to Shanghai after two difficult and disappointing GP2-races at the Sepang circuit. Sunday’s race he finished 16th after a pale race. In wet conditions on Saturday it went much better than on the dry on Sunday. In the first race Ho-Pin Tung’s lap times ...
GP2: Asia: Sepang: Bridgestone weekend summary
2008-03-23 16:28:00 Bridgestone Motorsport’s GP2 Asia Series Report Russia’s Vitaly Petrov and France’s Romain Grosjean took top GP2 Asia honours this weekend, winning the Feature and Sprint races respectively of the third round of the inaugural Bridgestone supported series in Sepang, Malaysia. Bearing the brunt of Malaysia’s tropical climate, the GP2 drivers had to contend with a variety of weather ...
Gp2 Asia- Sepang, Gara 2:?Kobayashi mette le ali?
2008-03-23 13:22:00 Finalmente a Sepang splende il sole ed anche un giapponese, tale Kamui Kobayashi, che doveva anche sostituire Glock alla Toyota ma tutto si era risolto a favore del tedesco. Ritornando a gara 2, grandissima prestazione di forza del giapponese che ha fermato l’avanzata del temuto Grosjean che si dimostra sempre pi in forma. Petrov, vincitore ...
Gp2 Asia- Sepang, Prove libere:?Ottimo tempo di Grosjean?
2008-03-21 19:57:00 Oltre alla F1, in Malesia si sono disputate anche le prove libere della Gp2 Asian Series. Romain Grosjean vola con la sua Dallara del team Art mentre Filippi dimostra il suo enorme talento con una squadra davvero inesperta, piazzandosi secondo. Ottimo quarto tempo per Bonanomi che non sembra aver problemi con queste potenti monoposto, per ...
McLaren fastest in practice round at Sepang
2008-03-21 18:49:00 McLaren is the fastest in the Friday practice round for the Sunday Malaysian Grand Prix 2008 at Sepang. I hope McLaren will succeed in getting the pole and 2nd position during the time trial today which will start in a few hours. As usual, Ferrari will be McLaren stiffest challenger. In fact Ferrari is the 2nd and ...
By: Swordie Bloggie
Hamilton Fastest In FP2 At Sepang
2008-03-21 15:01:00 Lewis Hamilton edged Ferrari’s Felipe Massa out of being fastest by just 1 tenth of a second. Kimi Raikkonen was down in 3rd again. David Coulthard did not start the session because of his crash in the morning, and Sebastien Bourdais only did a single instalation lap. Timesheets Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:35.055 32 2 F. Massa Ferrari 1:35.206 33 3 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.428 36 4 J. Button Honda 1:36.037 40 5 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:36.474 35 6 J. Trulli Toyota 1:36.493 38 7 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:36.512 30 8 R. Kubica BMW 1:36.671 33 9 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:36.756 37 10 K. Nakajima Williams 1:36.838 34 11 R. Barrichello Honda 1:36.879 38 12 N. Rosberg Williams 1:36.908 36 13 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:37.106 3 14 F. Alonso Renault 1:37.328 23 15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:37.331 42 16 M. Webber Red Bull 1:37.346 37 17 T. Glock Toyota 1:37.512 35 18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:37.614 35 19 T. Sato Super ...
Massa Fastest In FP1 At Sepang
2008-03-21 14:57:00 Felipe Massa was fastest for Ferrari at Sepang in FP1, with team mate Kimi Raikkonen just behind. Red Bull’s David Coulthard will not be running in FP2 after a huge shunt destroyed a large part of his car. Timesheets Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1 F. Massa Ferrari 1:35.392 20 2 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.459 8 3 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:36.556 21 4 N. Rosberg Williams 1:36.578 23 5 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:36.626 17 6 F. Alonso Renault 1:37.022 18 7 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:37.034 28 8 R. Kubica BMW 1:37.218 9 9 J. Button Honda 1:37.282 17 10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:37.540 24 11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:37.649 17 12 K. Nakajima Williams 1:37.649 18 13 R. Barrichello Honda 1:37.076 20 14 T. Glock Toyota 1:37.782 27 15 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.219 26 16 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:38.232 7 17 M. Webber Red Bull 1:38.707 12 18 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.798 25 19 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:39.046 21 20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:40.178 1 2...
Sepang circuit celebrates 10th anniversary
2008-03-20 09:59:00 Back in October 1999, Malaysia became only the second Asian country after Japan to host a Formula One Grand Prix race at the spanking new Sepang International Circuit, about 45 km from Kuala Lumpur and adjoining the new international airport.
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Sepang Will Be Different, Says Mokhzani
2008-03-19 17:51:00 17 March 2008, By Sepang International Circuit.Thrilled with just concluded Australian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit chairman Datuk Mokhzani Tun Dr Mahathir, however, believes that the upcoming 2008 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix this Sunday will be even more exciting.Speaking at RTM’s morning talk show, Selamat Pagi Malaysia today, Mokhzani said that Sepang was ready to deliver the best ever race in its 10-year history and that he expected the race at Sepang to be a three-cornered fight between McLaren, Ferrari and BMW Sauber for the top honours.“We saw the power of the McLaren in Australia and a convincing performance from the BMW Sauber. Ferrari did not do well; but I expect that they would be determined to bounce back in Sepang,” said Mokhzani.McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton drew first blood in the battle of world championship; winning the season’s opening race comfortably with Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber and Williams’ Nico Roseberg coming second and t...
F1- Road to Sepang:”Un giro nella terra delle tigri”
2008-03-18 19:29:00 Dopo lo spettacolare gp d’Australia, eccoci qui per fare un giro della pista di Sepang che ospiterà il gran premio di Malesia, secondo appuntamento della stagione che vede un Hamilton e la Mclaren in fuga da una Ferrari, per ora, in difficoltà. Quella di Sepang, è una delle piste più affascinanti del circus e sicuramente, uno dei più importanti progetti di Hermann Tilke, l’architetto della F1. (more…) Condividi (Fonte: eRace Motor Blog) Tags: Cinema, Musica, Economia, Nel Mondo, Gossip Condividi
Sepang International Circuit Announce Fastest Way to the F1 Race 2008
2008-03-15 18:19:00 Sepang International Circuit Announce Fastest Way to the F1 Race 2008.Express Rail Link (ERL) and Sepang International Circuit (SIC) jointly announced the KLIA Transit Formula One Transfer Package, the fastest way to the race, today at a media event held in Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal (KL CAT).At the launch ceremony, Dr Aminuddin Adnan, CEO ERL, said he was very honoured to share the stage with YBhg Dato Azmi Murad who has steadily built the Malaysian GP into its 10th year and the most prestigious world sporting event here in Malaysia successfully.He added, “ERL is now into our 6th year in supporting the Malaysian Grand Prix. Since we introduced this hassle-free transfer to the race in 2003, motor racing fans have been increasingly selecting this preferred mode of transport to the F1 race. Last year we carried close to 6,000 fans over the three days of which over 90% were foreigners. We earnestly hope to entice more Malaysians to switch to this mode of transport to the race. As...
Formula 1 tracks in the news
2008-02-12 14:43:00 Several current as well as hopeful Formula 1 tracks made the news these few days, here is a recap: Bahrain - The organizers rubbished the reports they are planning to stage the GP as a night race in the future. One wonders where these reports came from. Why would they need to run the race ...
By: F1 Wolf
Sepang Night Race Still On Agenda
2008-02-09 16:43:00 Bosses at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, have admitted that hosting a night race is still on their agenda. The popular circuit, which featured its first F1 race in 1999, has been installing lights with a view to becoming the second night race on the F1 calendar after Singapore later on this season. The timing of the ...
Jorge Lorenzo marca el mejor tiempo en Sepang, pero no logra ritmo de carre
2008-02-08 13:08:00 Hoy ha sido el turno de Jorge Lorenzo para calzar las gomas Michelin de clasificacin, y pese a los problemas en el tren delantero, se ha colado en cabeza de la tabla de tiempos con un 2:00.705. Este tiempo supone rebajar en 61 milsimas el tiempo […] Ver nota completa en Moto22 Innet Tags: Hoy, sido, turno, ...
By: Bits de autos
Moto Gp: tre giorni di test a Sepang
2008-02-08 09:58:00 Si sono svolti sul circuito di Sepang tre giorni di test con la presenza del Fiat Yamaha Team, di Nicky Hayden, del team di Fausto Gresini e dei collaudatori di Kawasaki e Yamaha. (more…) Condividi (Fonte: eRace Motor Blog) Condividi
Jorge Lorenzo marca el mejor tiempo en Sepang, pero no logra ritmo de carre
2008-02-08 07:08:00 Hoy ha sido el turno de Jorge Lorenzo para calzar las gomas Michelin de clasificacin, y pese a los problemas en el tren delantero, se ha colado en cabeza de la tabla de tiempos con un 2:00.705. Este tiempo supone rebajar en 61 milsimas el tiempo […] Ver nota completa en Moto22 Innet Tags: Hoy, sido, turno, ...
By: Bits de autos
Testing 2008 - Yamahas looking good in Sepang
2008-02-07 23:00:00 Valentino Rossi once more impressed on the third and final day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia as he finished second to team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. The Yamaha rider lapped consistently under lap record pace and also improved on his time from both January’s test and last year’s race. His best time of 2′01.190 was ...
Sepang 2 Test Day 3 - Lorenzo Takes Top Time
2008-02-07 12:59:00 The final day of testing at Sepang saw an already depleted field thin out even more, with Nicky Hayden electing to head for home yesterday. That left only the Fiat Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo and the Gresini Hondas of Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis running laps, with the Kawasaki and Yamaha test teams making up the numbers. Rossi spent much of the day concentrating on long runs on race tires, which produced evidence of significant progress in the Yamaha garage. The Italian site GPOne.com has an interesting comparison of the times set by Rossi and Casey Stoner at this test and the previous test at Sepang. For the sake of readability, I have reproduced them here: Lap no.Rossi,Feb 7thRossi,Jan 24thStoner,Jan 24th 12'56.6092'03.4852'01.940 22'03.4192'02.2902'01.865 32'02.1612'02.2012'01.584 42'01.8342'02.7412'01.910 52'01.7812'02.0732'01.693 62'01.8692'02.2192'13.140 72'01.5512'01.8792'01.570 82'01.7642'01.8522'01.510 92'01.6272'02.241 10...
Testing 2008 - Rossi sets Sepang pace
2008-02-07 00:00:00 Valentino Rossi saw his name at the top of the timesheets for the first time in 2008 on the opening day of Moto GP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. The five-time world champion has struggled so far this winter with Yamaha’s updated M1, crashing last time he visited Sepang and taking time to adapt to Bridgestone ...
Sepang 2 Test Day 2 - Rossi Fastest, Hayden Closer
2008-02-06 13:27:00 On the second day of testing at Sepang, it was once again Valentino Rossi who was fastest, dipping below the official pole record for the second day running, although not as fast as the time he set yesterday. Rossi was also fast on race tires, dipping into the 2'01 bracket for 19 of the 70 laps he put in today. Until Rossi set his fast flying lap, it was Nicky Hayden who had his name at the top of the timesheets, trying out some qualifiers earlier in the day, recording a fastest time of 2'00.900. Hayden was his usual hard-working self, racking up a total of over 300 miles riding at full intensity. His times on race tires were less encouraging, running in the high 2'02 bracket for the most part. Shinya Nakano was the fastest of the rest aboard the Gresini Honda, ahead of Rossi's team mate Jorge Lorenzo and Nakano's own team mate Alex de Angelis. The test teams followed at some distance, with only Olivier Jacque getting close to the race riders teams. The three-day test at Sep...
Sepang 2 Test Day 1 - Rossi Shatters Pole Time Again
2008-02-05 13:24:00 Testing resumed at Sepang today with a much-depleted field, with only the Fiat Yamaha team and the Gresini and Repsol Honda teams testing, along with test teams from Yamaha and Kawasaki. Honda was further restricted by the temporary absence of Dani Pedrosa, currently recovering from a broken hand in Spain, and forced to leave the development work of the 2008 RC212V to Nicky Hayden, a fact Pedrosa has been complaining bitterly about. After all, the last time Nicky Hayden developed a bike, it won a championship. In the morning, it was the young Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo who was fastest, but the rivalry in the Fiat Yamaha garage meant that this result was unlikely to stand for long. By the end of the day, Valentino Rossi had smashed his own circuit pole record by 3/10ths of a second, edging close to the magic 2 minute barrier at the Malaysian track. Even on race tires, The Doctor was flying, setting a sequence of laps under the 2'02 mark. Nicky Hayden was also quick, setting his fastes...
Sepang Jan '08 Test Day 3 Times - Hayden Smashes Circuit Record
2008-01-24 13:03:00 The final day of testing at Sepang threw up a few surprises to add to the drama of the first two days. The biggest surprise was the return of Nicky Hayden to the top of the timesheets, after a couple of days ending mid-pack. The Kentucky Kid's was back with a vengeance, shattering Valentino Rossi's circuit lap record by nearly 3/10ths of a second. Hayden wasn't the only rider to smash records, both Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner went faster than the race lap record on race tires today, proving beyond any doubt that the 800s are already faster than the old 990s were. Casey Stoner also came close to Rossi's circuit lap record on qualifiers, setting the 2nd fastest time of the day, after being blisteringly fast on race tires. Behind Stoner, the Yamahas continued their strong form, with rookie and 250 world champion Jorge Lorenzo putting in yet another strong time to take 3rd fastest, ahead of Colin Edwards on the Tech 3 M1. John Hopkins was 5th fastest, getting the Kawasaki u...
Sepang Day 3 Comparison - Rossi vs Stoner
2008-01-24 11:09:00 The resumption of MotoGP testing brings welcome relief to fans starved of news over the long winter break, but it usually causes more questions than answers. For although the fans finally have some times to pore over and speculate about, the published times are usually just for a single lap for each rider, with no indication of whether the times were set on race or qualifying tires, with a full or nearly empty tank, with the bike in race trim or not. Genuinely useful times, which include long sequences of laps are hard to come by, and like all rare commodities, highly prized. Fortunately for MotoGP fans, sites like the Italian stalwart GPOne.com manage on occasion to lay their hands on more detailed timesheets. As they have today: GPOne has a comparison between long runs by Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner. Rossi's 21 lap run was done with the new Yamaha M1 engine with pneumatic valves, running 2'02 second laps consistently, with a couple inside the 2'01 bracket, which is well i...
Sepang Jan '08 Test Day 2 Times - De Puniet Fastest Once Again
2008-01-23 13:38:00 After the drama of Day 1, the second day of testing at Sepang got off to a much more normal start. Adding to the sense of normality was Casey Stoner, performing his usual trick of being fast right out of the gate and setting the fastest time early. But Stoner would not sit atop the timesheets for too long. By midday, Colin Edwards had taken over top spot on the Tech 3 Yamaha, only to pass the baton on to Randy de Puniet in the afternoon. The Frenchman was once again the fastest rider of the day, taking 2/10ths off his fastest time from yesterday. How much we can read into his time is hard to say, as De Puniet's LCR Honda was almost certainly running qualifiers at the time. Encouragingly for Yamaha, the next three fastest times were all set by M1s, with Colin Edwards leading the Fiat Yamaha team mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, leaving Casey Stoner's Ducati down in 5th. Stoner was followed by the Kawasaki of John Hopkins and the Suzuki of Loris Capirossi. Despite the fa...
Sepang Vying To Be Second Night Race
2008-01-22 18:26:00 Malaysian GP bosses at the Sepang Circuit are hoping to become the second night race on the F1 calendar for 2009. The owners are currently having high quality lighting systems installed at the popular track, which entered F1 in 1999. The lights are being constructed by the same firm that is making the ones for the ...
Pedrosa Out Of Sepang Test, Likely To Miss Phillip Island
2008-01-22 16:02:00 Dani Pedrosa's ill fortune at Sepang continues. His fiery crash at the end of testing on Tuesday resulted in a fractured hand, and is on his way home. As expected, the Repsol Honda rider will miss the remainder of the test in Malaysia, but the situation is looking bleak, as Pedrosa is also highly likely to miss out on the Phillip Island test next week, with the next test at Sepang in the first week of February also looking doubtful. Sepang has been cruel to Pedrosa over the years, as he injured himself badly there in a practice crash during his rookie season. The excruciating pain from the gaping hole in his leg did not prevent the tough little Spaniard from finishing on the podium, however.
Sepang Test Day 1 - 2008 Pre-Season Off To A Tumultuous Start
2008-01-22 13:34:00 Testing resumed after the long winter layoff for the official test ban, and the so eagerly-awaited first day of testing proved to be a tumultuous and drama-ridden affair. From the start, it was clear that the riders were having a tough first day back at work, with several crashes throughout the day. Valentino Rossi was the first faller, crashing out around 10 am, having only just gotten started. Rossi later put his fall down to a lack of concentration, a remarkable confession from the Doctor, who appeared at the M1 launch just days previously with a new hair cut and an air of gritty determination. Rossi was lucky to escape comparatively uninjured, as the crash was a fairly nasty highside, as the images from SportsMalaysia.net show: Rossi was followed into the dirt later in the day by his team mate Jorge Lorenzo, the 250 champion also getting away relatively unscathed. But the big story was Dani Pedrosa's crash at the end of the day. The young Spaniard, who had crashed earlie...
MotoGP Gets Back To Work - Testing Resumes At Sepang
2008-01-21 22:54:00 The seemingly interminable drought of the MotoGP winter test ban is about to come to an end, and masses of die-hard MotoGP fans will draw a collective sigh of relief. For testing resumes at Sepang in Malaysia on Tuesday, with all of the teams slated to attend the 3 day test. The test will also be the first chance all of the teams get to focus more closely on their 2008 machinery. All of the new bikes should be there, and the teams will be working on getting the bikes up to speed as quickly as possible. One interesting detail was revealed by the Italian site MotoGrandPrix.it this week: According to Masahiko Nakajima and Lin Jarvis of Yamaha, barring insurmountable reliability problems, the M1 will use pneumatic valves at the first race at Qatar. Nakajima and Jarvis told MotoGrandPrix.it that work on the pneumatic valve engine is complete, and it will be tested alongside the engine using conventional steel springs at Sepang. This will mean that the entire field has abandoned conve...
Sepang November 2007 Testing Times - Day 3
2007-11-17 16:43:00 Testing finished on Saturday at Sepang in cooler, but still hot, tropical conditions, and thankfully without any of the rain which had plagued the two previous days.. At the end of the three-day test, it was Nicky Hayden who came out fastest, shaving one hundredth of a second off Valentino Rossi's pole record, set on the 990 cc Yamaha M1. Next fastest man was Colin Edwards on the Tech 3 Yamaha, down 1.2 seconds, but as the Texan's time was set on race rubber, still 0.2 seconds faster than Casey Stoner's lap record set during the race here in October. Andrea Dovizioso was the fastest rookie, setting an impressive 4th fastest time, keeping the Suzuki veterans of Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi behind him. Jorge Lorenzo significantly improved his time on Saturday, as did the other Yamaha rookie James Toseland, despite setting the slowest time of the day on his first outing on the Yamaha M1. Testing continues in 10 days time at Jerez in Southern Spain, where Dani Pedrosa will o...
Sepang November 2007 Testing Times - Day 2
2007-11-16 13:53:00 Conditions started wet on the second day of testing at Sepang, much as they did yesterday. Times were a little improved from yesterday, with John Hopkins being fastest on Friday on the Kawasaki, ahead of his former team mate Chris Vermeulen on the Suzuki. The two Yamaha newcomers, Jorge Lorenzo and James Toseland, both improved their times from yesterday, Lorenzo by 0.4 of a second, and Toseland by 1.2 seconds. Meanwhile, Lorenzo's archrival in the 250 class, Andrea Dovizioso, is settling in extremely well at JiR Team Scot, and continues to set fast times. Testing finishes tomorrow, in the hope that the weather will improve. Pos.RiderTeamFastest LapNo. of Laps 1John HopkinsKawasaki Racing02'02.20063 2Chris VermeulenRizla Suzuki02'02.34470 3Randy de PunietHonda LCR02'02.55071 4Andrea DoviziosoJiR Team Scot02'02.59155 5Loris CapirossiRizla Suzuki02'02.69865 6Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda02'02.80065 7Colin EdwardsYamaha Tech302'02.83152 8Anthony WestKawasaki Racing02'03.09371 9J...
De Puniet Puncaki Tes di Sepang
2007-11-15 23:10:00 Randy De Puniet (AFP/Tengku Bahar) Sepang - Pembalap tim LCR Honda Randy De Puniet jadi yang tercepat dalam tes MotoGP yang dihelat di Sirkuit Sepang, Malaysia, Kamis (15/11/2007). Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) kedua. De Puniet baru saja hijrah dari Kawasaki ke LCR Honda di akhir musim ini. Selain itu, faktor ban Michelin yang dipakai LCR juga masih asing ...
Sepang November 2007 Testing Times - Day 1
2007-11-15 12:20:00 1De PunietHonda2'03.033 2VermeulenSuzuki2'03.357 3EdwardsYamaha2'03.406 4DoviziosoHonda2'03.607 5CapirossiSuzuki2'03.478 6WestKawasaki2'04.068 7HaydenHonda2'04.164 8HopkinsKawasaki2'04.316 9LorenzoYamaha2'04.433 10ToselandYamaha2'05.438
2007 Sepang MotoGP Race Report - The Show Must Go On
2007-10-23 00:11:00 Is the MotoGP series sport or entertainment? That's the question which has gripped and divided the world of MotoGP, both inside and outside the paddock, since roughly the end of July. At Laguna Seca, Casey Stoner had humiliated the rest of the field, beating 2nd placed Chris Vermeulen by nearly 10 seconds and 3rd place man Marco Melandri by over 25 seconds. The week before Laguna, Dani Pedrosa had given the field an even worse drubbing, Loris Capirossi finishin
Spies Test At Sepang A Washout
2007-10-22 18:31:00 The weather at Sepang, which had held off for Sunday's MotoGP race, has scuppered Ben Spies plans to test the Suzuki GSV-R 800 MotoGP bike. Spies, who won the AMA Superbike title aboard a GSX-R 1000, had flown to Malaysia for his first outing on the Suzuki, to acquaint himself with the bike, with a view to taking a couple of wildcard rides in 2008 before possibly making the switch to MotoGP in 2009. The weather had different ideas, however. The rain was a double dose of bad news for Spies, as Sepang was probably his last chance to test the GSV-R this season. Ordinarily, Spies might have had another chance to ride the bike after the traditional MotoGP season finale at Valencia, but that looks very unlikely to happen now, as it will also mark Loris Capirossi's first test on the bike, which is much more important to Rizla Suzuki's 2008 plans than Spies' test. To cap it all, Spies overcome his deep revulsion of flying to travel all the way from Texas to Malaysia, and for no result... |
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