Sunday,
18 July 2010 - Valentino Rossi Fourth
Valentino Rossi missed out on a podium finish
on his return from a broken leg as Dani Pedrosa
breathed life back into the MotoGP title race with
victory in the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
A fourth-placed finish capped an amazing comeback
weekend from Rossi.
Valentino Rossi, who has only been able to walk
around the paddock with a crutch, could not quite
match the pace of title contenders Pedrosa and Jorge
Lorenzo, but the Fiat Yamaha rider was more than
a match for the rest of the field, enjoying a superb
battle with old foe Casey Stoner during the closing
laps trying for third place.
Friday,
09 July 2010 - Casey Stoner Move
It has been announced that as of the end
of the 2010 season the Australian’s four-year association
with Ducati will end. For the 2011 season Stoner
will become a factory Honda rider.
Casey Stoner will ride for HRC next season after
confirmation this morning (Friday, July 9th) that
the 24 year-old Australian will end his association
with Ducati, a relationship that lasted four years
and delivered a MotoGP World Championship title
in his first season with the Italian factory.
Ducati announced that after “four years of extraordinary
collaboration” the final race of the 2010 season
at Valencia on November 7th would signal the end
of a partnership that started in 2007, the season
in which the Desmosedici GP7 made its debut in the
new 800cc category and in which Stoner won the MotoGP
title.
Wednesday,
07 July 2010 - Valentino Rossi Testing
Valentino Rossi today rode a motorcycle for
the first time since breaking his right leg at Mugello
on 5th June.
Rossi rode a total of 26 laps at Misano on a YZF-R1
WSB machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike
Team, and recorded a best time of 1'38.200. Rossi
did an initial run of 11 laps with a best time of
1'41.000, then a second run of 15 laps with a best
time of 1'38.200.
The reigning World Champion was able to ride well
but said he had some pain in his leg and his shoulder.
He will now continue with an updated rehabilitation
programme and make a decision within the next week
as to whether he will ride at the German Grand Prix
at Sachsenring, which is only in ten days time.
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