For the fourth time this season, Nickey Hayden finished fourth. It looked like he would secure his first podium finish of the season as he went into the final lap in third place, but a small mistake from the American allowed compatriot Ben Spies through at Abbey Corner, missing out on the podium at Silverstone. [...]
Nicky Hayden missed on third in Qatar by only 0.011 seconds, but he is very happy to once again battle front-of-pack. “After qualifying in ninth I’d have taken fourth place in the race and been quite happy with it, but to have the bike working so well in the race and to get beat like [...]
Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden were both pleased with what they achieved across the two days of testing in Malaysia, despite the weather making Friday difficult. Casey Stoner “We are quite happy with the test. Today didn’t start really well because of the rain and the wet track, which set us back a few hours, [...]
Oh boy, things are really starting to get exciting—yesterday (January 13, 2010), Ducati unveiled the GP10 at Wrooom 2010, a yearly festvival held at Madonna di Campiglio. Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Motor’s General Manager, together with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden presented the bike against the dramatic backdrop of the Dolomites from Patascoss slope. Claudio Domenicali [...]
Ducati Marlboro completed their test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Wednesday with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden having made good progress on their Desmosedici prototypes. Both were pleased with the changes made to their machines by Filippo Preziosi, with Stoner’s best lap of 1’31.900 the fastest of all riders across the three days, as [...]
Ahead of his second appearance for Ducati on Italian soil this weekend it has been confirmed that Nicky Hayden will ride for the factory team again in 2010. Ducati Corse announced on Thursday that Nicky Hayden will sign a one year extension to his current agreement and will line up alongside Casey Stoner in the [...]
Getting his first Ducati podium last weekend in his home race was an ideal preparation for Nicky Hayden ahead of his second GP on Italian soil for the Bologna-based team. A determined run to third place on Sunday at Indianapolis was a big plus for Nicky Hayden ahead of this weekend’s visit to Italy for [...]
It has finally came for Nicky—his best performance of the season, a third-place podium finish in Indianapolis—a glimpse of his 2006 world championship-winning form, and proving that it is not only Casey Stoner who can ride the Desmosedici. It has been a tough season for Nicky, but his determination and perseverance to improve made this [...]
Nicky Hayden pulled off a surprising but excellent Free Practice 1 result in a rainy Friday afternoon in Indianapolis—his best result so far in any race-related session. Last year, in somewhat similar weather conditions, he finished second. “The bike felt pretty good from the beginning and after trying something new on the other bike, which [...]
Cardion AB Grand Prix Ceske Repupliky Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’56.595 294.599 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’56.994 293.000 0.399 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’57.584 297.684 0.989 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’57.741 290.556 1.146 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’58.172 294.037 1.577 Toni Elias San Carlo [...]
