A Glimpse of Mugello’s Golden History

This weekend MotoGP is coming to Mugello, Italy that has been hosting the GPs since 1976 and on Sunday it will be the 29th time that a Grand Prix will be taking place at the circuit. Interesting thing about Mugello circuit is that its layout has been same since 1976, as official length of the track that is 5.245km is still unchanged. In this period numerous teams had won races at the Italian circuit, but the most successful manufacturer on this track is Yamaha, as so far it has remained victorious in eight races. Of these eight victories, five came in quick succession from 2004 to 2008. Then, from 2011 to 2013 Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo won three races in the premier class racing at Mugello.

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Repsol Honda Team, on the other hand, had managed to won just one race at the Italian circuit from 2004 to 2013, when DaniPedrosa finished first in 2010. Ducati Team has also been able to win a race at Mugello, but that was in 2009 when Casey Stoner took them to the podium. When it comes to the most successful rider then, no one has been able to beat the home boy Valentino Rossi, as till this day he has won nine races at this venue of which seven were in MotoGP class, while one each in the 250 and 125cc classes.

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However, it’s been five years now since Rossi has won a race at his home circuit, so it remains to be seen how well he will perform on this Sunday, June 1. Still one can say that Rossi’s chances of winning the Italian Grand Prix are not too bad, as he has been performing well during this season. He reached the podium in three of the five previous races. Nonetheless, he still failed to beat Pedrosa’s maximum speed record at Mugella, as the Honda rider achieved 349 kilometres per hour (217 mph) speed during the free practice session of 2009 MotoGP.

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In fact, no other rider has able to break this record because it was the maximum official speed that was achieved by any MotoGP rider at any venue. That’s not all Mugello also hold the record of hosting the shortest Grand Prix in the history of motorcycle racing, when in 2004as a premier class race was limited to few laps after rain. The rain rules used to be effectiveat that time. However, you will not have to cancel your programme due to rain, as J&S Accessories offers a decent range of water resistant jackets at its store along with other motorcycle accessories and clothing.

Bradley Smith Says Pol Espargaro’s Fourth Position is Irritating Him

The Monster Yamaha Tech3 team’s Pol Espargaro put up a solid performance at Le Mans, when he finished in the fourth place gave his team some valuable points. Indeed, those were truly valuable points as Espargaro had really fight hard with top riders, including Stefan Bradl, in order to secure fourth place. However, Pol’s teammate Bradley Smith was not able to impress the fans too much, as he finished 10th in the race. Reviewing his performance in the last race, Smith has written in his latest column that one gets to learn a lot from poor results rather than from good results.

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Bradley also wrote that he believe that he will be able to improve his game by learning a lot from his colleague Espargaro, who made a superb effort at Le Mans. The 23-year old rider added that they also need to go through all the data. In order to find out why he is having grip issues and finished 10th, whereas his teammatewas able to have a great weekend. The British rider admitted that of course Espargaro’s fourth position annoys him because they both are using the same machines. The rider from Oxford said that he knows that both he and his bike have the capability to be competitive, but at the moment they are little off the track.

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Thus, they need to make things right quickly because its already two weekends now that he has not been able to finish well, said Bradley in his column. Smith said having a fast partner gives you the advantage to see what exactly is going wrong with you. The Yamaha Tech3 rider said he needs to be on track, so they can have at least four good races before the break in the summer. These thoughts clearly reflects that Bradley is not pleased with his performance and he knows what he needs to do in order to make things right.

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DaniPedrosa Successfully Emerges from Arm Pump Surgery

The 2014 MotoGP World Championship has remained extremely successful for the Repsol Honda Team, as its star rider Marc Marquez won all four races of the season. The best thing that had happened for Honda team is that Marquez’s teammate DaniPedrosa was also able to show solid performance in the current season. The dynamic rider managed to reach the podium in all four Grand Prix and now he has successfully emerged from arm pump surgery. Pedrosa underwent the knife on Tuesday May 6, 2014 to address the problem with is right forearm. The operation was performed by Dr. Xavier Mirat the QuironDexeus University Hospitalin Barcelona.

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Pedrosa went for the surgery after he started feeling arm pump effects a few days ago. Now after the successful operation Dani will take a few days off in order to get fully fit before the fifth round of 2014 MotoGP that will take place in France on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The 28-year old Spanish rider has a great run in the 2014 season, as he was one of the front leaders in all four rounds of the MotoGP. The solid performance from Pedrosa showed that he had started the season from where he left in 2013, as he reached the rostrum in Malaysia in last October.

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Dani is also right behind his teammate Marquez in overall standings with 72 points. The Honda rider finished third in Qatar, second in Austin and Argentina, while in Jerez, he again managed to cross the chequered flag in third place. In fact, before undergoing the surgery, Pedrosa took part in the first post-race test session in Jerez on Monday, May 5, 2014 along with his partner Marquez. The two Honda riders had a busy time in that test session, as they worked really hard on testing programmes that were conceived by HRC.

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During the session, Marquez focused on the electronics of his bike and also tried out different suspensions. Pedrosa, on the other hand, also tested various suspensions apart from bringing changes to the chassis of his machine. According to Dani, they had made all these changes to gain better balance so they can give better performance in the upcoming races. Pedrosa also said that though they had done some good testing in Jerez, but they will only be able to confirm whether the changes are positive or not only after arriving at La Mans in France.

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Adding to it, the Spaniard said that they have to see whether the changes that they had made in Jerez can acclimatize on different track and weather condition, as it was quite hot in Spain. Whereas in France the temperature is pretty cold, so they will see how well the tyres will do in Le Mans, said Pedrosa. His colleague Marquez was also pretty pleased with the testing session, as according to him they were able to draw some positive conclusions from the session.

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Marc Marquez Says He Knows Pedrosa and Lorenzo are Solid at Jerez

The youngest MotoGP World Champion and Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez is still unbeatable in the 2014 season of Grand Prix, as he goes to the south of Spain to take part in the fourth round of competition. The 21-year old Spaniard has already made it clear after winning his third consecutive race of this season that now he is aiming to continue his winning streak in Jerez. That will be Marc’s 100th Grand Prix, but this does not mean that Marquez is underestimating his challengers at the Gran Premio bwin de España. The Honda rider said that last weekend was pretty good for him, as he secured another valuable 25 points for his side, but now they are going to Jerez where his teammate DaniPedrosa and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo have shown solid performances.

Marquez said so because Pedrosa won the last race which he competed in Jerez. Lorenzo, on the other hand, gave Marc a tough time in the same race, but eventually Marquez end up outstripping Jorge.Therefore, the young champion realizes that both Pedrosa and Lorenzo can again give him a good run in Jerez this year as well. Given that both riders have a good track record at this Europeancircuit. Particularly, Dani as he had managed to reach the podium every time he had race at Gran Premio bwin de España. More importantly, Marquez has not won a race at Jerez during World Championship.

Besides talking about his rivals, Marquez also shared his thoughts on the Spanish circuit, as he said that both atmosphere and crowd at Gran Premio bwin de España are always exceptional, which extraordinarily motivates a rider to give his 100 percent. Adding to it, Marc said that after winning three races he is feeling great to arrive again in Europe for some ‘normal’ races and he will try to take some rest before getting prepared for the FP1 on this Friday.

Pedrosa also shared his thoughts on the third and upcoming round of MotoGP, as he said that he had a great time in Argentina though he would love to get involved in fight for victory, but he enjoyed the trajectory and the race. In addition, he also said that there is no gap between the third and the fourth round, so they have race in Jerez. That is his favourite track, as it’s a treat for him to watch all the racing and fans in Spain again.

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