The weather forecasts are not good, but also the Ducati try from tomorrow until Friday at Jerez. A three-day ... to explore new frontiers, as told by Vittoriano Guareschi, the team manager of Red, who will play the suit for the occasion and the role of test driver.
"There's a lot to do, then I'll drive, along with Franco Battaini, so as to divide the work. The weather tomorrow should be good, but we are counting on an improvement Thursday and Friday. The time will not be much, because in Jerez before eleven in the morning you can not enter the track for the cold, but let us see enough. "
It will be a test a little 'special, at least to feel Vitto.
"Yes, there are actually new songs to try, we would not even had time to do it. The work will consist mainly in the verification of various trims in order to run the bike according to the information he gave us Valentino Rossi in the test Valencia. Then we will raise and lower the bike, we will move the weights, get up alternately back and forth, we will change the geometry ...".
How does a similar job for a test?
"Well, we start dall'assetto that I use regularly. In these cases, the bike is working or not working ... and at worst you nsbatte ground. It is not very pleasant."
There are also some details to be proved ergonomics.
"Yes, to feel more comfortable doing Valentino and sweat less. The new pieces, however, will arrive in time for Sepang, but I do not know yet what it will."
On the track should be there at the engineer Filippo Preziosi, to supervise the work. One good thing is that the Ducati is not alone: in addition to some Moto2, there will be Karel Abraham that being a rookie in MotoGP could exploit three additional days of testing to make miles, so a little 'rubber on the asphalt will be
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Valentino Rossi jerez for help
bye bye yamaha
"This is a very emotional day but I'm very happy as well because I don't have any regrets and there have been no bad moments or thoughts throughout these seven seasons together with Yamaha. From the beginning it was something great and we worked very well together. Like in life, in sport the results are crucial but just as important is the enjoyment and we had this at Yamaha. We had a great fusion in my team - the Australians, the Italians, the Japanese, the English and many more...a lot of people all together having fun. If in 2004 somebody had told me that I would win four world championships with Yamaha and 46 Grand Prix I would have signed in blood! I am happy. I have to thank first of all Masao Furusawa because we went through some difficult moments but we were able to improve the bike and make it the best machine, then I just have to say a big thank you to everybody who helped me in these seven seasons, and wish everyone good luck."
Masao Furusawa
"I would like to thank Valentino very much, I started in MotoGP in 2003 and it was a terrible year, it was almost like I was in hell! I really wanted to make the YZR-M1 a better bike but the more investigated it, the more I realised I needed something else, more than the bike. So we found Valentino Rossi. First of all I didn't believe Valentino would come to Yamaha because the bike wasn't great but somehow it worked. After South Africa in 2004 I felt like I was in heaven, it was a very exciting and memorable year. In 2004 Valentino was the only one who could win on the YZR-M1 so he contributed a lot to developing the bike. This year not only Valentino but also three other riders were fast so it's clear that our YZR-M1 is a pretty good bike. This is mainly because of Valentino's contributions over the years so I really appreciate that and I want to wish him all the best in the future."
Lin Jarvis
"In 2003 when we had our worst year ever in GP racing and finally we said that whatever we were going to do, without Valentino Rossi on the seat it wasn't going to work! That was the point where we decided that we needed him. There were some exciting and secretive negotiations with Valentino and it was a very important decision but, with the backing of Masao Furusawa and the President of Yamaha Motor Company, we made it happen. It was ‘do or die'. With a huge commitment from Yamaha, the engineers and everybody in the team we made it work. We are very, very grateful because Valentino's arrival really turned things around for Yamaha and we came back to victorious ways. We are incredibly thankful and grateful to him for that. We've had so many exciting and enjoyable moments with him and with the crew that he brought with him, who are great guys. Today we will be saying goodbye to a great number of people including Davide Brivio, Jerry Burgess and the whole crew. We've had a super time, it's been a really excellent team and we will miss them tomorrow, it will be a strange day."
goodbye yamaha m1
It is hard for me to put into words how I'm feeling as I come to these last two races for Yamaha. It has been a beautiful seven years and I am sad to say goodbye to my M1! More than anything I want to have good final races and I want to thank Yamaha by helping them to win the Manufacturers' title. They are not two of my best tracks but anyway we will do our best! My shoulder is okay, I will have the operation immediately after Valencia and I hope to be okay for next season. I think Valencia will be an emotional time for me and my team, and we will do everything we can to make it the best possible 'goodbye'".
