MotoGP 2007 Round 1: Qatar

[spy622]

the front is worst

just look at the number's font

 

http://www.crashpa.net/dbpics/preview/271178.jpg

[skiddie_67]

aiyah, why they never go JR... got more better looking suit for Dainese...

Anyway, I went to see a gypsy... and after staring into her magic ball... she reckons Rossi will win this yr... and Pesky Pedrosa will give him a hard time, but not hard enuff for the DOCTOR!!!

Yippie..

[slider]

Lets have some fun here n guess the results for qualifying and race..

 

1) Slider - Colin Edwards on Pole and Rossi win the Race

 

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Please add on..

[william_liu]

Lets have some fun here n guess the results for qualifying and race..

 

1) Slider - Colin Edwards on Pole and Rossi win the Race

 

2) William_liu - Rossi on pole and wins (Stoner 2nd in Qualifying, Edwards 2nd in race)

 

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[Pauche]

FP3 results:

 

1) edwards

2) rossi

3) stoner

4) hopkins

5) pederosa

6) melandri

7) capirossi

8) hayden

[william_liu]

Results from FP3:

 

1. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 56.057 secs

2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 56.272 secs

3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 56.540 secs

4. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.569 secs

5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 56.686 secs

6. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 56.690 secs

7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 56.844 secs

8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 56.918 secs

9. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.940 secs

10. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 56.996 secs

11. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 57.027 secs

12. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 57.158 secs

13. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 57.316 secs

14. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 57.444 secs

15. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 57.600 secs

16. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 57.716 secs

17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 57.849 secs

18. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 58.393 secs

19. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 58.979 secs

20. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP (M) 1min 59.266 secs

21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M) 2min 0.045 secs

[wacko]

edwards and stoner is looking good..

yamaha 1-2 and stoner on podium maybe..

:smile:

[myxilplix]

Stoner might podium it.....provided he doesn't crash out.

[ahboon]

Rossi on pole

[Guest deganduss]

tomorrow

 

1. Rossi

2. Pedrosa

3. Stoner

 

Edward good but don't last above 30++

[william_liu]

Results from Qualifying Practise and tomorrow's starting grid:

 

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 55.002 secs

2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.007 secs

3. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 55.233 secs

4. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 55.358 secs

5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 55.361 secs

6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 55.833 secs

7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.851 secs

8. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 55.933 secs

9. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 56.041 secs

10. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 56.222 secs

11. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 56.306 secs

12. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 56.609 secs

13. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.639 secs

14. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 56.754 secs

15. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 56.814 secs

16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 57.257 secs

17. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 57.274 secs

18. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 57.495 secs

19. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 58.024 secs

20. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP (M) 1min 59.606 secs

21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M) 1min 59.725 secs

[Terrible One]

BBC SPORT

 

Rossi takes dramatic Qatar pole

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi grabbed a dramatic pole position for Saturday's season-opening Qatar MotoGP.

 

Ducati rider Casey Stoner was on course for pole before Rossi edged him in the closing moments of qualifying.

 

Rossi's Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards starts from third on the grid, with world champion Nicky Hayden down in ninth on the Repsol Honda.

 

Rossi's last lap time of one minute, 55.002 seconds beat the 1:55.683 set by Stoner last year.

 

The front row will be completed by Tony Elias of Spain, with Hayden's Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa of Spain starting from fifth.

 

Northern Ireland's Jeremy McWilliams crashed during the session and ended with a best time of 1:59.606 that leaves him 20th on the grid.

 

An X-ray later revealed no break to the femur McWilliams broke in a crash last year.

 

Qatar sees the new 800cc bikes replacing the 990cc versions, but lap times did not suffer.

 

We're expecting a good performance for the race as the bikes seem to have a good grip

Valentino Rossi

 

Frenchman Randy de Puniet came up with a stunning performance for Kawasaki, topping the time sheets for much of the qualifying session.

 

But in a frantic final few minutes, Australian Stoner produced a brilliant last-gasp effort to edge Edwards into second.

 

The stage was set for five-time world champion Rossi to strike and the Italian did not disappoint.

 

As the final seconds of the session ticked away, Rossi seized pole with a blistering last lap that lay down a marker to the rest of the grid.

 

"It was a great qualifying session," said the 28-year-old.

 

"I was not sure if I had finished on top as all the riders - Casey, Colin and me were very fast.

 

"Now we're expecting a good performance for the race as the bikes seem to have a good grip on the track with the tyres."

 

Rossi is chasing a hat-trick of wins in Qatar and the pole was the 46th of his career - matching his racing number.

 

"It's extra special for me," he added. "I hope this is a good omen for Saturday."

 

# Sixteen year-old Briton Bradley Smith equalled his best-ever qualifying position to start on the third row of the grid for the opening 125cc Grand Prix.

 

Qatar MotoGP qualifying:

 

1. Valentino Rossi (Italy), Yamaha, 1:55.002

2. Casey Stoner (Australia), Ducati, 1:55.007

3. Colin Edwards (US), Yamaha, 1:55.233

4. Toni Elias (Spain), Honda, 1:55.358

5. Dani Pedrosa (Spain), Honda, 1:55.361

6. John Hopkins (US), Suzuki, 1:55.833

7. Loris Capirossi (Italy), Ducati, 1:55.851

8. Randy de Puniet (France), Kawasaki, 1:55.933

9. Nicky Hayden (US), Honda, 1:56.041

10. Marco Melandri (Italy), Honda, 1:56.222

 

Selected Others:

20. Jeremy McWilliams (GB), Ilmor, 1:59.606

Story from BBC SPORT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi...kes/6430229.stm

 

Published: 2007/03/09 11:54:51 GMT

[bOtzZ]

Stoner's Ducati and Pedrosa's Honda are more powerful on the straights.... Can overtake Rossi's Yamaha easily.. only Rossi's superb late braking and fast cornering handling is saving him

[BlackHonda]

Ducati looks very wicked on the straight

and stoner handles it very well

[Tourer]

The straightline power of the Ducati was exhilarating... If only the Yamaha had more power.

[FoOLs]

Rossi is this still far too Skillfull for Pedrosa & Stoner but unfortunately Ducati had developed a real Powerful bike.

 

I can see this season is much more competitive then last year due to the cc reduce.

 

Moreover, it is impressive when CC Reduces and still broke the circuit record!

[william_liu]

Ducati Power wins the day! Stoner sets the fastest lap of the race on the final lap.

 

[Guest XBOX80]

rossi best liao......yamaha so weak in straights......ducati sheer power haha as wat the commentator said..... rossi tio tia leh haha honda also power.....yamaha mechanics got a lot to do ........ haha check on their weight.....rossi 67kg leh stoner 58kg only......maybe thats why ducati so fast.....

[Wayang]

stoner was unbelieveable.. we can see at the beginin rossi was playin mind games wif him oredi.. piling the pressure.. i tot stoner wld not be able to take it.. but how wrong cld i be.. he was so cool.. kept his wits and rode like the wind.. stoner

 

rossi was juz as good as ever.. those overtakin moves were amazin.. he makes it LOOK so easy.. too bad for him the yamaha is juz not powerful enuff to keep the competition at bay on the straights.. but for him as well.. a lesser man wld have been left in the dust oredi..

 

wat an opening to the motogp season.. :thumb:

[william_liu]

Final Results from Qatar:

 

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 43min 2.788 secs

2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 43min 5.626 secs

3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 43min 11.318 secs

4. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 43min 11.859 secs

5. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 43min 20.221 secs

6. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 43min 21.435 secs

7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 43min 25.704 secs

8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 43min 25.845 secs

9. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 43min 28.749 secs

10. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 43min 31.244 secs

11. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 43min 37.817 secs

12. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 43min 45.736 secs

13. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 43min 45.765 secs

14. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 43min 45.777 secs

15. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 43min 54.427 secs

16. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 44min 0.641 secs

 

Did not finish:

Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B)

Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M)

Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B)

Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M)

 

See you guys in 2 weeks' time at Jerez!

[MrLau]

The reason why the Yamaha acceleration is slow....

 

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7834/fatrossi05io2.jpg

[Guest xanc]

hahhaha!!

tats a gd one..

 

anyway if stoner keeps his cool all thruout the season, he's gonna be rite on top where he belongs..

 

PS: anybody saw the dark clouds n thunder hanging over hayden's head??

[FoOLs]

Originally posted by MrLau@March 10, 2007 09:25 pm

The reason why the Yamaha acceleration is slow....

 

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7834/fatrossi05io2.jpg

Nice Pics...

[Lass]

Originally posted by XBOX80@March 10, 2007 09:20 pm

rossi best liao......yamaha so weak in straights......ducati sheer power haha as wat the commentator said..... rossi tio tia leh haha honda also power.....yamaha mechanics got a lot to do ........ haha check on their weight.....rossi 67kg leh stoner 58kg only......maybe thats why ducati so fast.....

haha not all tracks r like qatar. am sure rossi will pick up more points along e way

[Sankar73]

IMO ... Hayden is no match for the GP bred riders(riders who came through the ranks) ... although he is a very good rider... last year's win is more like luck was on his side ... i doubt he can maintain that this year....

 

anyway... I thought they had installed a rocket engine in Stoner's Ducati ... it just kept pulling in the straight.... the tire would also make a difference... the Bridgestone tires seem to performare great in very hot climates but the tires could struggle in cooler climates... so I think once the race goes to Europe Rossi will become more competitive...