Ducati Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden reported a more upbeat Friday at Misano and believe they can hope for greater amounts of positivity this weekend than at recent races.
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Ducati Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden reported a more upbeat Friday at Misano and believe they can hope for greater amounts of positivity this weekend than at recent races.
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On an event-filled day at the GP di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini, Valentino Rossi had his best race so far aboard the Desmosedici. In sunny and warm conditions, the Italian made it to the second step of the podium, having ridden at a pace that was second only to that of the winner, Jorge Lorenzo. The first start was cancelled, but Rossi enjoyed a great getaway when the red lights went out for the second time, and he exited the first turn in second place. From there, he held off attacks from first Stefan Bradl and then Alvaro Bautista before taking the chequered flag.
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The 2006 world champion is still suffering with his broken hand...
Ducati's Nicky Hayden will make a decision whether to race in tomorrow's Misano MotoGP round after morning warm-up as he discovered during qualifying today he doesn't have much strength in his broken hand.
The 2006 World Champion is still suffering the effects of the Indianapolis highside which broke some metacarpals and knocked him spark out. During the damp free practice sessions in Italy, Hayden felt OK but in the first dry session this afternoon, he struggled.
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Nicky Hayden says he will not be able to judge if he is fit to compete at Misano this weekend until he gets some dry running...
The American was one of the few factory riders to take to the track on Friday as rain showers, cold temperatures and strong winds blighted the opening day of MotoGP's San Marino Grand Prix.
Hayden completed five laps in the morning, having missed the Czech GP due to the hand injuries he sustained in his Indianapolis qualifying crash.
He was pleased with his physical condition, but acknowledged that the tentative laps in the wet told him little.
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The Ducati Team is preparing for its second home race of the season, which will take place on Sunday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. The GP di San Marino e della Riviera Rimini is also an important round for Valentino Rossi, who lives near the circuit at which he has posted two wins and an additional podium finish. Nicky Hayden will return to the track after incurring an injury at Indianapolis that also forced him to miss the following Grand Prix, at Brno. The American has been undergoing rehabilitation in the United States, and Friday he’ll test the strength and endurance of his right hand, which had suffered two fractures. As usual at Misano, the Ducati Team will be supported by Ducati fans in the “Variante del Parco” grandstand, which is situated near the first corner.
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Marlboro Ducati's Valentino Rossi wrapped up his two-day test at Misano today, the Italian turning in some 80 laps while continuing to work with a new frame and swingarm - updates he'd first sampled during the post-MotoGP test at Mugello on July 15 - with the new components slated to be on the Desmosedici at the next round.
"We carried out a series of tests with the chassis, and the results were interesting, though they still have to be checked against the other riders," Rossi said in a team release. "We also worked on the bike's setup, with the goal of trying to limit the drop in performance that we usually suffer after some laps, as the tires wear. We had some promising signs there as well, and we'll check them again in a race context."
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