Video: MotoGP (Casey Stoner) in Superzeitlupe (1000 Frames/sek.)
Juli 12, 2011
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Warum nur ist es so, dass man die Entscheidungen von Funktionären & Dachverbänden so oft nicht nachvollziehen kann? Und vor allem: Warum fällt niemandem aus dem Kreise der Handelnden auf, dass ihr Handeln bisweilen ans Absurde grenzt?
Nach dem Unfall in Jerez, bei dem Valentino Rossi leider Casey Stoner zu Sturz gebracht hatte, gab es ja Beschwerden über das Verhalten der Streckenposten.
Wer das Rennen gesehen hat, wird den Ärger des Australiers nachvollziehen können: Nach dem Crash kümmern sich diverse Streckenposten intensiv um den “Doctor” – und erst nachdem dieser wieder losfahren kann wird versucht, Stoner zu helfen.
Es ist zwar schon ein paar Tage her, dass Ducati mit den Fahrern Casey Stoner und Nicky Hayden die Ducati vorgestellt hat – zwischenzeitlich gibt es also nicht nur das offizielle Pressematerial von Ducati, sondern auch die eine oder andere Reaktion aus Blog und Onlinemedien.
Ich habe im folgenden aus den o.g. Quellen etwas zusammengestellt, damit man sich ein Bild von der neuen MotoGP Maschine machen kann.
Bilder der Desmosedici GP10 gibt es hier in einem anderen Artikel auf RaceMoto.com
Vorstellung / Enthüllung:
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Nicky Hayden und Casey Stoner über die 2009er Saison und, wie motomatters.com schreibt,
(…) Today’s episode features a couple of brief interviews with Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner, perhaps the most interesting part of which is Stoner’s discussion of his health. The Australian believes that he has found the key to the mystery illness that destroyed his 2009 season, with lactose intolerance the culprit. Since finding the problem, Stoner has been able to train as he wishes without suffering the devastating fatigue and illness that dogged him in 2009. (…)
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Stoner zuversichtlich
fasterandfaster.net zitiert Stoner (bzw. dessen Äusserung gegenüber motogp.com):
In dem folgenden Video spricht Casey Stoner v.a. über das MotoGP Rennen in Laguna Seca und seinen aktuellen Gesundheitszustand – was im Moment wohl Ducati Fans weltweit bewegen dürfte….
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Nur ein paar Notizen zum Free Practise der MotoGP beim Grand Prix von Japan / Motegi:
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Motorcycle | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 1’48.545 | 286.472 | |
| 2 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 1’48.601 | 284.885 | 0.056 |
| 3 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 1’48.965 | 294.117 | 0.420 |
| 4 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 1’49.382 | 291.813 | 0.837 |
| 5 | Colin EDWARDS | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1’49.697 | 289.466 | 1.152 |
| 6 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 1’49.980 | 288.615 | 1.435 |
| 7 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’50.030 | 278.350 | 1.485 |
| 8 | Marco MELANDRI | Hayate Racing Team | Kawasaki | 1’50.123 | 287.769 | 1.578 |
| 9 | Toni ELIAS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1’50.209 | 293.000 | 1.664 |
| 10 | James TOSELAND | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1’50.342 | 289.621 | 1.797 |
| 11 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’50.391 | 283.315 | 1.846 |
| 12 | Nicky HAYDEN | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 1’50.393 | 287.081 | 1.848 |
| 13 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | Honda | 1’50.404 | 286.548 | 1.859 |
| 14 | Sete GIBERNAU | Grupo Francisco Hernando | Ducati | 1’50.538 | 284.510 | 1.993 |
| 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1’50.601 | 282.648 | 2.056 |
| 16 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 1’50.669 | 285.487 | 2.124 |
| 17 | Mika KALLIO | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1’51.643 | 290.010 | 3.098 |
| 18 | Niccolo CANEPA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1’51.929 | 273.141 | 3.384 |
Beim Grand Prix von Japan in Motegi hat Valentino Rossi direkt den ersten “Matchball verwandelt” und seinen achten Titelgewinn perfekt gemacht – Gratulation!
Nach den aus Sicht des Doktors nicht ganz perfekt verlaufenen Jahren 2006 (Weltmeister: Nicky Hayden) und 2007 (Weltmeister: Casey Stoner) freut sich der Italiener naturgemäß ganz besonders über den diesjährigen Titel.
Und zur Feier des Tages darf der frisch gebackene Weltmeister auch mal im Original-Wortlaut sprechen
“I think it’s difficult to say, but maybe this is even better than the first championship with Yamaha in 2004. In 2004 I arrived after three championships in a row; the change was very big and no one expected me to win then, not even us to be honest! But this year is great too because I didn’t start as the number one favourite after losing for two years. The taste of this is something special.
In 2006 I lost because of bad luck; I still won the most races and was the fastest on track for most of the time, but in 2007 Stoner was a lot faster than us and so we got to the end with a big of disadvantage. Winning this championship was very difficult but also very, very important.
The decision to change to Bridgestone tyres, which I took together with Jeremy, my team and all the Yamaha crew, was very important, as were the changes to the bike because the first 800cc M1 last year was not competitive enough. We spoke a lot during last season and I remember a strange meeting in Valencia last year, me with a broken hand, speaking with Furusawa about 2008. From then we started to work on the improvements for this season. It’s also been important to have the right people in the right place and this year everything has been correct. It’s been step-by-step.
I think I have made a lot of good decisions this year and we have been competitive from the start. Qatar was the worst race of the season but I knew our potential was good so, although we were a bit worried at that point, we weren’t desperate because we knew if we fixed a few problems we could try to win.
I grew up a lot in the last two years, because at the end of 2005 I had a great career and I had won all the important targets so far. 125, 250 and then five titles in a row in MotoGP with two different bikes – I felt unbeatable. But in 2006 and 2007 I learnt to lose and this has been very important. I came out much stronger and my level of concentration and effort to win this championship has been higher than ever before.
This season has had some different periods. At the beginning of the year we had some important results when Bridgestone wasn’t the strongest: Jerez, Portugal and others, and in that period we took a big advantage from Stoner. After Barcelona Casey started to ride like a demon and dominated three races in a row, and then we went to Laguna which was the turning point of the season. Laguna was a real battle and from then on we have flown.
The show after the race was one of my friends pretending to be a ‘notary’, signing and certificating the eighth championship ‘deed’. It was very exciting to be planning the championship t-shirt and celebration once again with my friends and fan club and the one we came up with is funny I think, it says ‘I’m sorry for the delay!’
I am very content at Yamaha and this is why I signed for two more years. I had some good offers at other factories, but I already changed bike once and proved everything I wanted to and so there is no need to do that again. Also I am no longer 20 years old and I need a good atmosphere in my team in order to keep me focused and happy, and I have this at Yamaha. The atmosphere in our team, from the Japanese all the way down to the garage is fantastic and this is what makes me want to stay.
I think 2009 will be even more difficult than this year. Now I am the world champion again and I have demonstrated that I am still very fast; I think I rode the best of my career this year apart from the mistake in Assen, but next year is another story, it depends on how the winter is and how Stoner, Pedrosa and also Lorenzo are next year, as well as the other riders because there are many fast people in this championship. I think it will be a great championship and I’m looking forward to it, but first I want to finish this year and try to win the final three races!
As I said, there are many strong riders but of course I hope that in the future nobody will win like Valentino Rossi! Maybe my brother Luca will be as strong as me…I wanted to take him on my bike on the celebration lap, but they did not allow it. Maybe I will wait for him to be a MotoGP rider before quitting, then I will beat him in the first year, and then I will stop riding!
When you are 20 or 22 yrs old, you live everything in a different way. It’s different… In 2000, maybe, I could have won on my debut, but I underestimated myself! In 2001 it was the last chance for me to win in 500, so I gave it my best and did that. In 2001 it was the year of the battle with Biaggi, in 2002 it was the year when everybody said that I won because of my bike, then 2003 was the year of Gibernau, it was hard until the end. They were fantastic years but with Yamaha it is different. I enjoy it more.
During 2003 I started thinking about Yamaha. Of course I was scared about the new challenge, it was a big question mark. This year, when I tested the new bike and the new tyres, I understood that I could win. In 2004, however, when I tested the new bike I understood we had to work a lot. Sincerely, the feeling of winning in Welkom in 2004 was the strongest emotion of my career; more so than in Laguna Seca this year. The 2005 the M1 was very fast and that one and the 2008 one are the best Yamaha bikes ever.
I think Stoner next year will be back stronger again, so maybe he is the hardest rival I have ever had, more than Gibernau and all the others I fought against in the past. Last year I was sorry that after so many successful years, some people thought Valentino was finished and Casey was the new Valentino. As I said, until I stop riding a bike, my objective will always be to win. I like this life and I always try to do my best in it.”
Dass Valentino Rossi ein Ausnahmetalent ist, stellt fürwahr keine Neuigkeit dar – und trotz des langen Schattens, den ein Giacomo Agostini mit seinen historischen Erfolgen wirft, schaut es bei Rossi auch statistisch sehr beeindruckend aus:
Schade daran ist allenfalls, dass die Spannung aus der WM nun wohl endgültig raus ist – was aber letztes Jahr in Motegi nicht anders war…
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