Lorenzo wins in Valencia

Generation of Spanish gold this time after Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP coloring of the Fiat Yamaha team last won the 2010 MotoGP series which took place in Valencia on Sunday (7 / 11).

In addition to being 2010 MotoGP world champion, Lorenzo is also able to record the acquisition value of the champion. Overall Lorenzo capable of bagging 383 points.

Lorenzo as a champion figure is much better than the acquisition of Valentino Rossi's team-mate, while out as a champion of the world. Rossi is only capable of bagging 373 points, or lose 10 points from Lorenzo.

To reach the main podium in Grand Prix MotoGP Valencia, Spain, Lorenzo had to work hard to get past Casey Stoner, Australian rider of the Ducati team.

After trying almost five laps to go beyond Stoner, Lorenzo finally able to overtake Stoner when the fight is only eight laps.

"Clearly this is a very impressive fight in my life. Because, at first I had trouble entering the second corner. After being in contact with Mario Simoncelli, "said Lorenzo.

"But, after re-concentrate, I am grateful to be able to finish this fight. That, too, after a battle with Casey Stoner is very sweet, "he added.

That means, Stoner could only come out as the second rank. While all three rankings achieved will be separated by Rossi Fiat Yamaha team. Rossi will join the Ducati team in the 2011 season.

Honeymoon

Usainya honeymoon Rossi's Fiat Yamaha team visible contrast. When Rossi following a number of his crew use a yellow shirt that read "Bye Bye Baby".

Rossi even seems to stop at one corner of Valencia and then kneel in front of his Yamaha motorcycle and then stroked his Yamaha motorcycle. He can not forget the Yamaha participating magnified himself in this prestigious race.

"I want to give the best fight on the farewell performance with the Yamaha team. However, there is no power to stop my bike, that's why I can only run slowly alone, "said Rossi.

"I would also like to express my gratitude to all who joined the Yamaha team. Because, I've gained a lot of fun during seven seasons with Yamaha, "he said.

Although able to ascend the podium in third, but overall Rossi (233) remains as the third champion. He was behind Lorenzo (383) and Dani Pedrosa (245).

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Last Duet Series Rossi-Lorenzo

Duo Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo will be a show of force to defend the Yamaha for the last time on Sunday (7 / 11) tomorrow in Valencia, Spain. The story of the fierce rivalry of two teammates that was soon living a historical record.

Joined the Yamaha team since 2008, Lorenzo finally managed to get out of the shadows of Rossi after locking the 2010 MotoGP world title at Grand Prix Malaysia, last month. Rossi, who suffered a prolonged injury during the 2010 season, had to admit that Lorenzo has appeared entirely as a new force in the MotoGP scene.

After defending the Yamaha since 2004, Rossi will move to Ducati next season. Also new challenges to be faced Rossi at the Italian manufacturer.

Valencia GP, which is also the last series or series-18 of the 2010 season, beginning with Lorenzo polished performance in practice Friday. He appeared fastest in second practice session after scoring the best lap time of 1 minute 32.690 seconds. Rossi, MotoGP world champion / GP 500 seven times, had to settle for ninth place with a best lap time of 0.971 seconds adrift of Lorenzo.

Ducati rider Casey Stoner took second place. Best lap time of 0.314 seconds adrift than Lorenzo. In the next season, Stoner, MotoGP world champion 2007 season, resigned to the Honda team.

In the first practice session, the peak position is occupied by Stoner's best lap time of 1 minute 32.897 seconds. Lorenzo finished second, 0.558 seconds slower. As for Rossi in fifth place in the practice session.

A few days before the Valencia Grand Prix starts, Pedrosa was optimistic he would be in better condition than the previous series. Pedrosa optimism emerged after further medical examinations to ensure that the Honda rider has recovered from a collarbone injury suffered in Motegi, Japan, last month.

"I really wish I could feel fitter than when following the race at Estoril (Portugal)," Pedrosa said as quoted by autosport.com.

In the Portuguese GP at Estoril, Pedrosa failed to perform optimally due to the rest of the collarbone injury. His left arm was missing flavor. The result, Pedrosa could only finish eighth in Estoril. GP Portugal is the first race he attended since suffering the injury at Motegi.

Earlier this week, Pedrosa left arm also underwent a scan to check for possible nerve damage due to a collarbone injury. Examination in Barcelona did not find the nerve damage. "Health check showed that the area of ​​the nerve is not damaged. This is encouraging news, "he said

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2011 Yamaha MotoGP Team Structure

Yamaha team had prepared his team to face a new structure of the MotoGP 2011. After Valentino Rossi resigned after the Valencia GP last weekend, Japanese manufacturer is directly preparing a new composition and direct them to announce it.

Rookie of the Year 2010 Ben Spies MotoGP, Rossi has been filling the place. Together with the rider in the United States, who is a former world superbike champion, there is Tom Houseworth who became boss of his crew, where they were inseparable since 2002.

Besides Houseworth, Spies crew also includes Gregory Wood (mechanic for Team Yamaha Tech3 2010), Jurij Pellegrini (mechanics from Yamaha World Superbike Team 2009) and mechanical YMR Mattia Bonera. Then, Data Engineer Erkki Olivier Boutron Siukola and mechanical equip the team, and they will begin work with Yamaha in January 2011.

Jorge Lorenzo's camp has not changed. Yamaha is still confident with the performance of the team that successfully brought the Spaniard into the 2010 MotoGP world champion.

But there is a change in the management of Yamaha Factory Racing Team for 2011. The new team director and team manager Massimo Meregalli now, Wilco Zeelenberg, to exchange the responsibility for tasks management team as a whole.

During race weekend, Zeelenberg will remain focused as a crew manager Lorenzo, while Meregalli will take a similar role for Spies and his crew.

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Spies Want bucket of Sciences Lorenzo

To achieve satisfactory progress, Ben Spies do not hesitate to gain knowledge of Jorge Lorenzo. U.S. rider said, he wanted to learn as much as possible from the Spaniard, who recently won the 2010 MotoGP world title.

Next season, Spies would be a tandem Lorenzo in Yamaha factory team, after Valentino Rossi decided to move to Ducati. Former world superbike champion the "promotion" to the factory team, after he was judged successful when it strengthens the Yamaha Tech 3 satellite team.
There are some things that he's really good, you do not always just copied, but you can try to work together in order to get it
- Ben Spies

Unlike when Rossi and Lorenzo, who was barely working together - even the garage they are separated by a wall -, Spies want to make a change. He boldly dismissed the prestige, because want to learn from the success of Lorenzo.

"There's a lot I want to do because I want to learn from him," said Spies. "There are some areas from what I last all year long, where to defend the acquisition of good points, but also there that need my fix.

"And there are some things that he's really good, you do not always only plagiarized, but you can try to work together in order to get it.

"As a rider, I need a repair, I know that. And we'll do it by doing a comparison with Jorge.

"We have different styles, but I feel better riding a GP bike and I should be better next year. It may not be experienced enormous progress, but I should be better."

Spies are also not too sure how much influence the development of Yamaha next year - especially as he still lost in the MotoGP experience compared with Lorenzo. Because, last season he was in a satellite team.

"I think, in terms of my development is not bad, but I have not much experience on a MotoGP bike," explained Spies.

"Now, after serving one year and there are staff changes, we can make changes. But the truth has not been much development. Therefore, I am looking forward to it - get some new staff, trying to do and see where we go from there."

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Rossi's Yamaha Ignore Ultimatum

Yamaha made a bold decision to answer the "challenge" Valentino Rossi. Team Japanese manufacturer is not willing to obey the ultimatum Rossi, who finally decided to move to Ducati, because Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo insisted to maintain.

Indeed, for months rumors that Rossi give you two choices to Yamaha at the French GP at Le Mans, mid-May. "The Doctor" asserted that he would extend the contract duration of two years if Lorenzo was thrown.
To Valentino, we propose a two-year contract extension, but we also made it clear from the start that the team wants Jorge and Valentino remained together.
- Lin Jarvis, Yamaha MotoGP boss

However, Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis, denied the rumors about the ultimatum of 31-year-old racer. He just said that Yamaha happier if it had the top two drivers.

"With Valentino, we propose a two-year contract extension. However, we also made it clear from the start that the team wants Jorge and Valentino remained together."

"We are aware, it must be difficult and certainly not very easy in the past three years because we also saw the development of Jorge speed. We also look at the rivalry between the two champion rider is growing. It's not easy to pass it, and everything has been given."

"I think the fact that Casey (Stoner) moved to Honda's competitors means that we have been very hungry and ultimately the decision is to go to Ducati Valentino and Jorge decided to stay."

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Lorenzo Want Favorites Called Champion

Jorge Lorenzo look stunning throughout the 2010 season, and he continued to maintain such performance in post-season test in Valencia, early last month. No wonder the 2010 MotoGP World Champion is still a favorite for the championship next season.

But Lorenzo reject these assumptions. Former double world champion 250cc class this feeling, next season all riders have the same opportunities, because both started the fight with a value of zero.
I do not like with this favorite. All riders start with zero points before the first series, and if you want to continue to be a winner and stay on top, then you need to work and work
- Jorge Lorenzo

Indeed, no one to sue if the last season as the stage action in the arena of MotoGP Lorenzo. He stole the world's attention through nine wins from a total of 18 series that acted, coupled with seven podium finishes and never finished lower than fourth position. An astonishing achievement.

In fact, before his team mate who is also a legendary rider, Valentino Rossi, a broken leg injury due to accidents at Mugello, Italy, in early June, Lorenzo has also menggunggulinya. In the standings, Lorenzo was on "The Doctor".

To demonstrate the superiority, Lorenzo completing the circuit with his success took pole position seven times and four fastest laps. After that, he crowned himself as the champion of the world when it finished third in Malaysia, three series before the end of the season. All of that is a reflection of, 2010 to be the most beautiful season for Lorenzo.

"I do not expect to have an amazing season," said the Fiat Yamaha star, told Crash.net Radio. "It was almost perfect, because the end the competition with nine victories and almost always on the podium in each series, of course you could not have asked for more. Every rider in the world would want to be a world champion in each category, but particularly in MotoGP. That is the attainment of the maximum you can achieve in the world of motorcycles, and we did it. "

When asked about the big opportunity to win the title again and the circuit which remains reliable, Lorenzo said only that his job would be hard to do so.

"Fortunately, this year we have a lot of things," said 23-year-old rider Spaniard. "I would say probably Jerez, where I achieved an amazing victory, Silverstone, which for me is technically the best races all year and Valencia as well, because it is the final race in the country, and I have to show the best."

About charming appearance in post-season test in Valencia, Lorenzo admitted that preparations to defend the title has already begun. However, he dismissed the notion that what he showed at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo - where Lorenzo became the fastest in the test - an indication will be dominant again in the 2011 season, so deserve to be favorites to win.

"The test has been started properly. We tried a new motor, and seems to work fine. We just need to work on the machine, because we need a big power and also a bit on the traction. But the Yamaha is a motorcycle champion and I am happy to continue with them for two more years.

"I do not like the 'favorite' it. All riders start with zero points before the first series, and if you want to continue to be a winner and stay on top, then you need to work and work. If you stop trying, everyone will pass you. We have to keep working! "

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Lorenzo More Suitable One team with Spies

2010 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo believes its relationship with team-mate a new friend, Ben Spies, will be easier than the previous relationship with his teammate, Valentino Rossi.

It was announced by Lorenzo in a special interview with Crash.net Radio on Tuesday (7 / 12).

"Ben looks like a good man. Our relationship is good. We sometimes exchange joke and I think it would be a bit easier than with Valentino. We are rivals, our competitors, and we will fight to outdo each other. That's the reality, but our relationship will be good, "said Lorenzo.

He added, in his first year in MotoGP, Ben has put pressure on the rider in MotoGP. "Next year with a motor production factory and with more experience, to be sure he will fight to win, and possibly win the world title," said Lorenzo.

Throughout the racing season 2010, the relationship between Lorenzo and Rossi was cool, even they are often involved in racing that hard as it did at Motegi Circuit in October. At that time, Rossi is also Yamaha's already asked the management to choose between him or Lorenzo, but it was ignored by the management of Rossi's Yamaha and eventually move to Ducati.

Although never a Superbike world champion, Lorenzo felt Spies will not be a big challenge for him. The main challenge is coming from and the team Ducatinya Rossi, Stoner and his Honda team.

"It depends. On the one hand, it is true that Valentino and Casey, for example, will ride a new bike that they do not have enough previous experience. However, both have very high motivation and it will definitely make them faster. Valentino is an Italian, and Ducati is Italian, so this is a big challenge for them. I think they will struggle to win the first race, "said 23-year-old Spaniard was.

Ben Spies told Crash.net Radio says happy to be paired with Lorenzo. "Hopefully I can learn something because new talent is always doing something new and different. Many people are interested in becoming a teammate he is because he is very fast. If I must choose my teammates, but Colin (Edwards), I would vote for him (Lorenzo), "said U.S. rider.

Spies, who never thought could be on the podium twice in his first year in MotoGP with Tech 3 Yamaha team, the more convinced that his goal to reconcile MotoGP world title with the Superbike world champion who has been achieved will be achieved. His achievements in racing season 2010, which was in sixth position, the initial stock for Spies.

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