Nicky Hayden “This is a very different circuit to Le Mans and to be honest I was hoping that coming here, to the track where this bike was born, we would be on the pace. Unfortunately we’re not and the truth is we’re struggling again – it’s pretty demoralising because every track we go to [...]
Ducati Marlboro’s former World Champions review the first day of action at the Grand Prix de France. Day one at Le Mans saw Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden at opposite ends of the MotoGP FP1 timesheets, with the American set to play catch up on Saturday. Casey Stoner – 2nd “In the first part of [...]
From all of us here at the Ducati Blog, we wish you all the best on your 21st birthday! Good luck in Mugello! The Pramac Racing team surprised Niccolo as he was lured to the Ducati satellite team’s weekend base under the guise of a routine pre-GP interview, before other members of the squadron emerged [...]
The test session that saw Troy Bayliss ride the Desmosedici GP9 together with official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi has today concluded at the Italian track of Mugello. Bayliss enjoyed his time on track and has got back into the riding, six months after his retirement from Superbike racing and having not ridden a bike since [...]
Ducati is taking several steps to improve the performances of Nicky Hayden and their satellite riders. Since the Gran Premio bwin.com de España, where there were disappointing results for Ducati other than Casey Stoner’s best ever Jerez result, the Italian factory has taken several steps to improve their overall competitiveness. A three-day test commences on [...]
Troy Bayliss completed his first day of testing on board the Desmosedici GP9 at Mugello today alongside regular factory test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. It was a first outing for the Australian on a MotoGP bike since the final round of 2006, when he followed up his second World Superbike title by competing in the final [...]
Troy Bayliss returns to the track on a Ducati race bike The Australian rider, who will follow this weekend’s Superbike action at Monza from the Ducati garage, will test the Desmosedici GP9 from May 12th to 14th at the Italian circuit of Mugello, alongside the team’s official MotoGP test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. The test has [...]
Casey Stoner backed up his best ever MotoGP qualifying performance at Jerez with his best ever result in any class here today, sealing third place at his bogey circuit with a superb performance. The Ducati Marlboro rider got an ideal start from third on the grid, chasing early leader and home favourite Dani Pedrosa over [...]
Casey Stoner recorded his best ever MotoGP qualifying performance at the Jerez circuit to secure a front row spot for what promises to be a scintillating Spanish Grand Prix tomorrow. The Ducati MotoGP rider clocked the third fastest time in this afternoon’s qualifying session behind local pair Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, with his team-mate [...]
Australian experiences lack of confidence with front end slippage. The standout rider of the Official Test at Jerez, Casey Stoner encountered some early difficulties as the 2009 race weekend began at the track. The first practice session, in which the Australian finished third with a time of 1’40.268, was dedicated to finding a solution to [...]
