![]() All three of them have lauded the greatly improved corner entry of the new chassis, Dovizioso doing so despite having crashed out of the last two races. The new engine comes in addition to the revised chassis the Repsol Honda riders and Toni Elias have been using recently, Pedrosa and Dovizioso since Barcelona, Elias since Assen. Both Pedrosa and especially team mate Andrea Dovizioso have complained all year that the Honda was too peaky, with Dovizioso being most vocal of the power delivery, labeling it as "too aggressive." We want to try and avoid this and get better drive out of the corners," Pedrosa said. It is to improve the delivery of the power, because our engine is always very peaky and we have a lot of spinning in low gears. The Spaniard told the press conference at the German track that Honda had built a new engine to tame the power delivery of the RC212V. Scott Redding is just a fraction off the pace in Germanyĭani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso will have a new engine to test at the Sachsenring. Marco Simoncelli is another exponent of the Rossi school of looking at the pavement, not through the cornerĪlex Debon, the Spanish veteran just keeps plugging awayĭanny Webb, getting closer to the top 3 all the timeĪmerican Cameron Beaubier has yet to match the pace of his incredible team mate Marquezīradley Smith on his way to another Aspar whitewash of practice Mattia Pasini is on the grid, and riding, after another last minute payment by his team to Aprilia Hiroshi Aoyama bidding to be the next Japanese rider in MotoGP Hector Barbera - determined to make it into the MotoGP class, and going about it the right wayĪleix Espargaro, taking Talmacsi's 250, and his number Nicky Hayden found where he left his mojoĪprilia racing. Marco Melandri, because black is the new black ![]() Rossi, almost as fast on rain tires as on slicks Loris Capirossi - lasts longer than the Duracell bunnyĬolin Edwards, looking through the corner after the corner after this one Toni Elias demonstrating that you only need to use the first inch or so of the handlebarsĭani Pedrosa leads Niccolo Canepa, by a long wayĪlex de Angelis showing that he can hang off the bike further than his team mate In case Marco forgets what number he runsĬasey Stoner may be ill, but that doesn't stop him from being fast Nicky Hayden and Chris Vermeulen on damp German asphalt Valentino Rossi, not looking through the corner ![]() There'll be plenty more to come over the next few days. The first batch of images are in from Scott Jones, here at the Sachsenring, and once again, they are real gems. Mike di Meglio chased a little too hard, and crashed out with three to go This was mostly what Alex Debon saw of Marco Simoncelli Hiroshi Aoyama proved an incredibly tough man to pass Marco Simoncelli, Hector Barbera, Alex Debon - the 250cc race battle Marco Melandri's German fans cheer him on in Italian The crowds who braved the miserable weather were rewarded with a thrilling MotoGP race ![]() Jorge Lorenzo is a student of the "second is just first loser" school of competitivenessĪlex Debon - because powder blue means airports AND sat nav If only it was more than just a couple of times a year. ![]() The Suzuki didn't live up to expectations in GermanyĪlex de Angelis - a couple of times a year, he's brilliant. Jules Cluzel, Roberto Locatelli, and Lukas Pesek - it's as tough mid-pack as it is at the front Tool chest, whiteboard, scarecrow - redefining multi-purpose Marco Simoncelli tasted victory once again in Germany, and it was as sweet as ever If you want more after that, you'll have to wait until Donington, like the rest of us. If you enjoyed the previous instalments of photos from the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, you'll love the final collection from Scott Jones. ![]()
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