Surgery successful At 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Ducati Xerox rider Noriyuki Haga underwent successful surgery at the Derby City Hospital. Having fractured the ulna in his right arm in yesterday’s crash at Donington Park, Noriyuki today had a plate and screws inserted to set the bone. The surgical team deemed the surgery a success and [...]
After his costly late crash at Assen, Mika Kallio will miss the Laguna Seca round, with Niccolò Canepa to ride solo for Pramac Racing this weekend. Damage to one of the fingers on his left hand means the Finnish rider will be unable to ride his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Satellite this weekend at the Red [...]
Noriyuki Haga, Ducati Xerox Team rider and current leader of the World Superbike Championship, was transported to the Emergency department of Derby City Hospital by helicopter at about 5pm yesterday afternoon, after having been victim of a massive high-side during Race 2 at Donington Park. The Japanese rider, accompanied by doctors from the Clinica Mobile, [...]
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…says Ducati Project manager Livio Suppo Australian Casey Stoner has been experiencing dips in physical fitness over the last two races. Although the mysterious did not Casey from getting on the podium, Ducati’s MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo was convinced that he would have been closer to the Yamaha boys, particularly Jorge Lorenzo who finished [...]
Casey Stoner was once again totally physically exhausted after finishing a third-place race, this time at Assen. Casey was unable to attend post-race media briefings, because he had to receive treatment from Clinica Mobile staff in his motorhome. The Ducati Marlboro team has been doing everything they can to help former World Champion Casey Stoner [...]
Hayden finishes 8th; best result in 2009 Nicky reflects on tough Assen race. “When you start from 13th you are always going to have a lot of work to do but that was the best bike I’ve had underneath me all season so I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the team for [...]
Fully recovered from his Barcelona illness, Casey Stoner was back on near-best form in Thursday’s practice session for the Alice TT Assen. The Ducati Marlboro rider placed third fastest in the tight timesheet, and insists that there is more to come from him at the Dutch track. “The first day’s been quite positive for us. [...]
Running the number 69 on his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 and the number 22 on his helmet, Nicky Hayden placed twelfth in the opening practice session for the Alice TT Assen on Thursday. He now looks to improve transmission troubles in time for MotoGP qualifying. “We had some different ideas to try here with the electronics [...]
Ducati UK to host the World’s Largest Gathering of Desmosedici’s at Donington Park – June 30, 2009 Donington Park will reverberate to the sound of Desmosedici RR’s as the Derbyshire circuit hosts the World’s first Desmosedici only track day on Tuesday 30th June. This most exclusive of all track days is open solely to Desmosedici [...]
