MotoGP
Gresini Racing's MotoGP Friday German GP Report
Sachsenring Circuit
Edited: Jul 16, 2011, 7:55 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Simoncelli roars into Sachsenring
Marco Simoncelli stated his clear intentions for the the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland round with a display of dominance on the opening day of free practice at the German circuit.
The Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider was on the pace at a circuit that he loves from the opening stages of the morning session, when track temperatures were particularly cool and claimed several crash victims. 'Super Sic' is happy with his performance today, although not completely satisfied with grip levels through the numerous left-hand corners. That will be the main focus of his and the team's work tomorrow. Hiroshi Aoyama is still searching for confidence and full fitness following his crash at Assen last month and the Japanese will be looking for more grip tomorrow as well.
Hiroshi Aoyama, San Carlo Honda Gresini
Photo by: Bridgestone Corporation
Marco Simoncelli: “Everything is going well, although I am not totally happy because we have some rear traction problems on the left side that we are struggling to resolve. It seems everybody is in the same boat, but we will be working mainly on this area tomorrow to try and improve the situation. Our other main goal is to get a clear idea about tyre choice for Sunday's race. Thirty laps is a lot here, especially because there is barely a single straight for you to relax on.”
Hiroshi Aoyama: “I had never ridden a MotoGP bike at Sachsenring before but I quite like the track. Unfortunately, I am still in quite a lot of pain from the Assen crash, but little by little I am gaining confidence. Grip levels are not high, so we will have to try and work in this area as much as possible to make up ground and positions tomorrow.”
by: san carlo gresini racing
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Suzuki German GP Friday Report
Next article Ducati German GP Friday Report
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Hiroshi Aoyama
Honda tester Aoyama gets Moto2 team manager role
Moto2
Moto2
Honda tester Aoyama gets Moto2 team manager role
Aoyama to replace injured Miller at Motegi
MotoGP
MotoGP
Japanese GP
Aoyama to replace injured Miller at Motegi
Malaysian MotoGP: Motorsport.com's rider ratings
MotoGP
MotoGP
Malaysian GP
Malaysian MotoGP: Motorsport.com's rider ratings
Latest news
Yamaha boss on MotoGP changes under Liberty: 'We must be careful not to lose our fans'
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Japanese GP
21 min
Yamaha boss on MotoGP changes under Liberty: 'We must be careful not to lose our fans'
Kyle Busch remembered: Rowdy’s most notable Phoenix moments
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
46 min
Kyle Busch remembered: Rowdy’s most notable Phoenix moments
How Geri Halliwell helped Christian Horner deal with fan hate
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 2 h
How Geri Halliwell helped Christian Horner deal with fan hate
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe