Nicky Hayden - Chasin' a Dream » GP of Catalunya

Nicky Hayden: I was hoping for a little more

Sandra — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:32:39 +0000

“I was hoping for a little more than this but realistically at the moment it was the best I could manage.

I started from near the back but kept passing people and made progress throughout the race. I got close to Kallio and tried my best to pass him but made a couple of mistakes and he beat me.

All in all it’s not a spectacular result but it is definitely a step forward. I’ve been close to the front guys all weekend, we’ve worked well and we’ve learnt a lot about the bike. I’m already looking forward to getting back on the bike for the test tomorrow and continuing to work down this path, which we think is the right one.”

MotoGP Race Results – GP of Catalunya

Sandra — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:44:33 +0000

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 43’11.897
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 43’11.992
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 43’20.781
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 43’20.833
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 43’31.728
6. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 43’34.079
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 43’35.444
8. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 43’37.162
9. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 43’43.694
10. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 43’45.490
11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 43’48.560
12. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 43’48.771
13. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 43’51.330
14. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 43’56.685
15. Sete Gibernau SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 43’58.651
16. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 44’7.770
17. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 44’39.537

DNF:
Yuki Takahashi JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP
Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 15min 45.214

MotoGP Results Qualifying Session – GP of Catalunya

Sandra — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:54:31 +0000

1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1’41.974
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1’41.987
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1’42.426
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1’42.594
5. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1’43.139
6. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’43.168
7. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1’43.175
8. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1’43.207
9. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’43.233
10. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1’43.336
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’43.365
12. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’43.411
13. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1’43.414
14. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 1’43.422
15. Sete Gibernau SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 1’43.714
16. Yuki Takahashi JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 1’43.777
17. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 1’43.792
18. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 1’43.991
19. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 1’45.833

Nicky Hayden: The position is what counts

Sandra — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:37:44 +0000

“Today we weren’t quite able to pick up where we left off yesterday but I went half a second quicker this morning – unfortunately it wasn’t enough to close the gap on the guys in front because they improved too. I shaved another couple of tenths off again this afternoon but on my last run I crashed in turn two and that was pretty much that. The position isn’t great but on the other hand with just a couple more tenths I’d have been a lot further up.

I know I’m talking a lot of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ here and at the end of the day the position is what counts and we’re not high enough up. It’s just a shame that on the lap when I’m sure I would have found those extra couple of tenths the rear stepped out in turn one and when I flicked it over into turn two it put me down pretty good. I smacked my left wrist quite hard but I don’t think it’s a big issue and other than that I seem to be okay so we’re looking forward to trying for more tomorrow. ”

Nicky Hayden: I’m pretty happy with sixth position

Sandra — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:28 +0000

“I know it’s only sixth position but still I’m pretty happy because I was running up front throughout the session and having fun, which is what racing is supposed to be about!

Basically “Vitto” (Guareschi) stayed on in Mugello and tested a lot and we have changed almost everything on the bike other than the handgrips! We’ve altered the electronics and the geometry a lot to help me get the bike turning and we’ve taken a big step. I don’t want to get too excited because it’s only Friday and we’ve got to keep working hard but I want to say that I am very grateful to the team and to “Vitto”, Filippo (Preziosi) and “Pippi” (Cristhian Pupulin) and the Test Team in particular.

Nobody here has given up on me even after a few bad races and I have always made it clear I won’t give up on them. We have had to stay mentally strong and keep positive, even though that hasn’t been easy. Hopefully we’re on to something here and all the hard work will start paying off.”

MotoGP Results Free Practice – GP of Catalunya

Sandra — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:55:25 +0000

1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 1’43.038
2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1’43.340
3 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 1’43.636
4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 1’43.684
5 Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 1’43.871
6 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 1’44.152
7 Loris Capirossi Suzuki ITA 1’44.340
8 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1’44.419
9 Yuki Takahashi Honda JPN 1’44.484
10 James Toseland Yamaha GBR 1’44.580
11 Marco Melandri Kawasaki ITA 1’44.649
12 Sete Gibernau Ducati ESP 1’44.678
13 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 1’44.744
14 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1’45.043
15 Toni Elias Honda ESP 1’45.101