0:00:28 > 0:00:33Good evening and welcome to the legendary Laguna Seca circuit in
0:00:33 > 0:00:38sunny California, around 10 of the MotoGP World Championships. You can
0:00:38 > 0:00:44see they are getting fired up, the riders are about to go out on their
0:00:44 > 0:00:54warm-up lap. Let us headed to our commentary team of Steve Parrish
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0:01:03 > 0:01:07gorgeous here in this national park. There are the guys on the grid, and
0:01:07 > 0:01:12in pole position, Jorge Lorenzo who had a massive crash here yesterday
0:01:12 > 0:01:17after a practice. Clearly doing a good jobs. He can barely walk but
0:01:17 > 0:01:22he can ride a motorcycle as he proved this morning.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Let us look through. On the front row, Jorge Lorenzo was a triumph
0:01:27 > 0:01:32getting pole position. Beside him is Casey Stoner and his team-mate
0:01:32 > 0:01:39Dani Pedrosa. The top three of the Year and the top three on the grid.
0:01:40 > 0:01:49Ben Spies is in the second row with Marco Simoncelli. In rose 3, we
0:01:50 > 0:01:58
0:01:58 > 0:02:08tell you is that only one rider in the first two Rose, Ben Spies, has
0:02:08 > 0:02:13
0:02:13 > 0:02:18gone for the softer option 4th tyres. -- for tyres. It will be
0:02:18 > 0:02:28interesting to see how that pans out. There are the standings, it is
0:02:28 > 0:02:33tight. Remember, it is 25 for a win. He could lose it all today. The
0:02:33 > 0:02:43most important thing at the start of the fourth row is Hal Crutchlow
0:02:43 > 0:02:59
0:02:59 > 0:03:09and Colin Edwards. Baptiste the Ben Bostrom making his debut at the
0:03:09 > 0:03:24
0:03:24 > 0:03:28is injured. The Pramac Racing boys are
0:03:28 > 0:03:34struggling this weekend. We are getting ready for our first
0:03:34 > 0:03:40race state side. Red flag. Last rider moving into the back, the
0:03:40 > 0:03:50safety car following them around. Perfect conditions. Put your hot
0:03:50 > 0:03:58
0:03:58 > 0:04:03dogs down, for the start of the from Jorge Lorenzo. Pedro are sir
0:04:03 > 0:04:12macro is normally the fastest. Casey Stoner tried to get around
0:04:12 > 0:04:22the outside. Jorge Lorenzo hangs on to it. Marco Simoncelli tried to go
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0:04:32 > 0:04:42them. Look what happened to Dani Pedrosa. A great start from Jorge
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0:05:03 > 0:05:13time. A launching pad. Down they go, everyone through cleaning. Jorge
0:05:13 > 0:05:14
0:05:14 > 0:05:24Lorenzo, in front of everyone else. This is Chichi into the last turn.
0:05:24 > 0:05:54
0:05:54 > 0:06:02they climb up the hill. Nicky Hayden. Jorge Lorenzo, brave on
0:06:02 > 0:06:07that first lap. Can he hang on? Valentino Rossi cut its back. He
0:06:07 > 0:06:15shuts the door on him. That was close. He is all over the place but
0:06:15 > 0:06:21clinging on. He doesn't want to drop further back. At the top end
0:06:21 > 0:06:31of the circuit, Corkscrew. Ben Spies of having another look on the
0:06:31 > 0:06:32
0:06:32 > 0:06:39outside. Rainey Curve, one of the most scary parts of the circuit.
0:06:39 > 0:06:46Ben Spies is all over, he can taste that Ducati. Turn 11, down the
0:06:46 > 0:06:56straight. Down we go. Valentino Rossi had another moment.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Struggling for grip. 700 metres but there is a bend. One of the only
0:07:03 > 0:07:13places where you get into sixth gear. Pedro's urgent macro is
0:07:13 > 0:07:15
0:07:15 > 0:07:25closing in on Jorge Lorenzo. -- Pedro are sir macro -- Dani Pedrosa
0:07:25 > 0:07:26
0:07:26 > 0:07:36is closing down. Remember he was the man in Germany. Look at the gap
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0:07:40 > 0:07:50they are putting on Casey Stoner. He said yesterday... Marco
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0:07:52 > 0:08:02Simoncelli. He has gone through. He has gone for the softer tyre. There
0:08:02 > 0:08:13
0:08:13 > 0:08:21back and sides from the local boy. What a fantastic view. And dirty
0:08:21 > 0:08:28corner. -- Andretti Hairpin. This is the corner which caught a number
0:08:28 > 0:08:38of riders out yesterday. Ben Spies went down at that point in the
0:08:38 > 0:08:39
0:08:40 > 0:08:45qualifying session. Casey Stoner has set the fastest lap so far. He
0:08:45 > 0:08:55held the lap record last year. is almost a second behind the race
0:08:55 > 0:08:59
0:08:59 > 0:09:07is down. A nightmare. He was running 10th just behind that
0:09:07 > 0:09:17easter macro. That was expensive. But he looks OK. -- just behind
0:09:17 > 0:09:47
0:09:47 > 0:09:57closer. Not quite as quick the last time around. Almost an identical
0:09:57 > 0:10:10
0:10:10 > 0:10:13time for Dani Pedrosa. A fantastic the hill, under the bridge. Into
0:10:13 > 0:10:21the final corner before they go over the top, you cannot sue the
0:10:21 > 0:10:25corner, you are blind. Trying to keep it as straight as possible. If
0:10:25 > 0:10:35you get the first part of this wrong, you get the second and third
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0:10:55 > 0:11:01part as well. 65 kilometres an hour. His team-mate Steve -- Andrea
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Dovizioso. Marco Simoncelli wants to come and play. Valentino Rossi
0:11:06 > 0:11:15has a handful on. But look at the gap that Ben Spies has made on
0:11:15 > 0:11:25Valentino Rossi. Ben Spies did not get away so well. With the greatest
0:11:25 > 0:11:27
0:11:27 > 0:11:31of respect, you are holding up Nicky Hayden. Valentino Rossi is on
0:11:31 > 0:11:35the different rear suspension system. Nicky Hayden opted for the
0:11:35 > 0:11:41older system, he reckoned he would get a bit more grip, he wasn't
0:11:41 > 0:11:50comfortable with the new bike. we know, all the technology is the
0:11:50 > 0:12:00best. It is what you get used to. The one-hour of qualifying is not
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0:12:03 > 0:12:10enough time. Casey Stoner still chipping away. These two at the
0:12:10 > 0:12:20front charging hard. Half a dozen laps down now. They can see Ben
0:12:20 > 0:12:21
0:12:21 > 0:12:31Spies making headway. The team has been thinking all the time, he led
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0:12:33 > 0:12:37the race in Germany. He is having tyre at issues. It looks like he is
0:12:37 > 0:12:46overworking his tyres. Maybe Casey is tried to take things easier
0:12:46 > 0:12:56earlier on. This is a shorter circuit. Casey Stoner needs to have
0:12:56 > 0:12:58
0:12:58 > 0:13:02some tyres at the end of the race. When you listen to him, nobody gets
0:13:02 > 0:13:12on the power as early as he does out of the corners. Talking to some
0:13:12 > 0:13:14
0:13:14 > 0:13:19of the greats here, it has been a real treat. Kenny Roberts. They all
0:13:19 > 0:13:29say this circuit, the cannot afford to be aggressive. Oh no, Simon
0:13:29 > 0:14:05
0:14:05 > 0:14:15to him last year. Goes around the faster. These U2 are holding each
0:14:15 > 0:14:16
0:14:16 > 0:14:20other up at full speed. We know now the much quieter Jorge Lorenzo, the
0:14:20 > 0:14:30world champion who won last year by sheer consistency, by being very
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0:14:32 > 0:14:38solid, as he has been this year. He has got a pace he is happy with. He
0:14:38 > 0:14:47will, he is not in his best physical condition. Because of the
0:14:47 > 0:14:53crash yesterday. He will have to put a bit more weight on his arms.
0:14:53 > 0:15:03These motorbikes, you do not release it, there is not enough
0:15:03 > 0:15:34
0:15:34 > 0:15:39time. -- you do not really sit on The climb up the hill is something
0:15:39 > 0:15:47else. It is very steep. When you stand in the middle of the track,
0:15:47 > 0:15:52you do not think it is the shortest, it seems quite big. It is a weird
0:15:52 > 0:16:02experience. It is so good to watch. In certain places you can see most
0:16:02 > 0:16:02
0:16:02 > 0:16:12of the circuit. He lost a little bit of time there. On that corner.
0:16:12 > 0:16:32
0:16:32 > 0:16:37That was where Nicky Hayden went down from the Corkscrew. A
0:16:37 > 0:16:43different corner to where he crashed last year. I guess he does
0:16:43 > 0:16:46not have many engine hours up. the teams have been saying it does
0:16:47 > 0:16:56not affect them now because they have a fortnight to get these bikes
0:16:57 > 0:16:57
0:16:57 > 0:17:02sorted out. The biggest problem is when one of these bikes crashers --
0:17:02 > 0:17:06crashes, it fills the bikes up with sand and dust. There was a lot of
0:17:06 > 0:17:10late boil burned here last night sorting out these bikes. He has
0:17:10 > 0:17:20inherited a bit of space there, especially with the Simoncelli
0:17:20 > 0:17:27
0:17:27 > 0:17:32crash. He started 12th and is now eight. -- 8th. This will be a long,
0:17:32 > 0:17:42hugely demanding physical afternoon for these guys. You do not get a
0:17:42 > 0:18:06
0:18:06 > 0:18:16breather. Casey has dropped back a this weekend. Sadly quit early.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21
0:18:21 > 0:18:24went of the track and decided that was the end of it. So poor old Ben
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Bostrom, who has not had a particularly great time will be
0:18:29 > 0:18:35this weekend, he was off the pace by about four seconds, not unusual
0:18:35 > 0:18:42never having ridden a MotoGP bike before, at the age of 27, it is a
0:18:42 > 0:18:50shock to the system. Want to tick off the list. Here's qualified
0:18:50 > 0:18:55about sixth fastest as he retires. I hope he does not used the MotoGP
0:18:55 > 0:19:05ride in his Superbike race, that would be chaos. Hope not, because
0:19:05 > 0:19:22
0:19:22 > 0:19:29these have carbon brakes. Jorge Lorenzo. Five seconds back from
0:19:29 > 0:19:39Dovizioso. He has to get his head down now. Colin Edwards, one of the
0:19:39 > 0:19:40
0:19:40 > 0:19:50family favourites. Your top Yanks are bends be used in fifth, -- Ben
0:19:50 > 0:19:57
0:19:57 > 0:20:05times, which are good. This is Ben Spies, in that same kind of time as
0:20:05 > 0:20:15the frontrunners. But he is far back, about five seconds back on
0:20:15 > 0:20:26
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Dovizioso. His time, last lap 23: a bit of a moment somewhere.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36will keep an eye on that. It is only a minute or so and they're
0:20:36 > 0:20:46back round again. This is so technical. Complicated, tricky,
0:20:46 > 0:20:53
0:20:53 > 0:21:03then it becomes very natural and much softer. That was a replay of
0:21:03 > 0:21:06
0:21:06 > 0:21:16changes sooner be Ducati, they have run out of options, they have
0:21:16 > 0:21:16
0:21:16 > 0:21:20changed every component they can. If they cannot fix the bug may be
0:21:20 > 0:21:29the best change they could do is give Valentino some binoculars so
0:21:29 > 0:21:35we could see whether front rowers. -- so he could see. The am not
0:21:35 > 0:21:40making much progress. It is always half a second off the pace. It is
0:21:40 > 0:21:45worth expanding on what they have done with this new bike. They were
0:21:45 > 0:21:49trying to use next year's set up but this year's engine but it kind
0:21:49 > 0:21:54of backfired. It has because of a set the stall out with it for next
0:21:55 > 0:22:04year it is not looking good. Jorge Lorenzo absolutely nailed it from
0:22:05 > 0:22:11
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Jorge Lorenzo. And he was so quick on the brakes. Nice and neatly
0:22:15 > 0:22:19through there. Valentino Rossi sneaking around with Ben Spies. It
0:22:19 > 0:22:29was not good for him because you can see him losing lots of ground
0:22:29 > 0:22:32
0:22:32 > 0:22:37there. That was really not a good past you. All that hard work that
0:22:37 > 0:22:42took place in the hour-long qualifying session. Ben Spies
0:22:42 > 0:22:52started in for. Ben Bostrom started last but has had to pulling what
0:22:52 > 0:22:56
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Bad luck. What happened? It it was not bad luck, but rider error. I
0:23:00 > 0:23:10was having trouble putting it back into second and first gear, going
0:23:10 > 0:23:11
0:23:11 > 0:23:17in. I kept going off the track. That his rider error. -- that is.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23The bike is the nominal, much better than me right now. I have
0:23:24 > 0:23:29never ridden something that turns so well. I cannot thank The Bhoys
0:23:29 > 0:23:39enough, they did a phenomenal job. I feel bad retiring but when you
0:23:39 > 0:23:50
0:23:50 > 0:23:59are that far back... Talking of rider error, we just saw as well...
0:23:59 > 0:24:06To they seemed to be getting it together. It helped him move up to
0:24:06 > 0:24:1013th place in the championship. The only bright light in the Suzuki
0:24:10 > 0:24:20camp at the moment is that John Hopkins is back in the next round,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22
0:24:22 > 0:24:32two riders, two bikes in the next As we listen to Dani Pedrosa, is he
0:24:32 > 0:24:46
0:24:46 > 0:24:56stalking Lorenza, just sitting in having breathers and then coming
0:24:56 > 0:25:07
0:25:07 > 0:25:17minute. Colin realises that, goes round the outside and jams it up
0:25:17 > 0:25:24
0:25:25 > 0:25:29night in our research meeting, in the bar! Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Stone
0:25:29 > 0:25:38are the three. We are getting big battles between Hayden, Rossi and
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Battista, he was out of it. Then there is Spies and Dovizioso.
0:25:41 > 0:25:50Disclosing into these really interesting groups. They do not
0:25:50 > 0:26:00fail to disappoint. The elder Three Musketeers, as such. To bits here
0:26:00 > 0:26:14
0:26:14 > 0:26:24and Spies are just clinging in Puniet was a non-starter through
0:26:24 > 0:26:28
0:26:28 > 0:26:34speeds here. It is so tight. final corner, turn 11, they come
0:26:34 > 0:26:44out of that, then a drag race up and over the hill and a slow corner
0:26:44 > 0:26:48
0:26:48 > 0:26:58at the bottom. One of the shortest the bike from first up to sixth
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Gear. Possibly the bike is coming back to him a bit. 21 litres, these
0:27:02 > 0:27:07bikes, it is all they are allowed to carry. They would like to use
0:27:07 > 0:27:11more because it would be faster but those are the rules. We are going
0:27:11 > 0:27:20to see whether Pedrosa is falling back to Stoner, or Lorenzo is
0:27:20 > 0:27:28clearing up. I think Stoner was the faster Guy last time round. Lorenzo
0:27:28 > 0:27:38has responded. Lorenzo has the hammer down. Last time he dropped
0:27:38 > 0:27:51
0:27:51 > 0:27:58up a bit now. It looks like Stoner circuit like this the Yamaha is so
0:27:58 > 0:28:04competitive. That Honda has so much squirt, it was a big problem early
0:28:04 > 0:28:11in the season but with recent form it has been a match. We are over
0:28:11 > 0:28:19half race distance. I personally believe for me get to the next
0:28:19 > 0:28:25is no coming back from the Corkscrew. Slap-bang in there, no
0:28:25 > 0:28:35dilly-dallying there from Casey Stoner. He got himself committed,
0:28:35 > 0:28:41
0:28:41 > 0:28:45had Dani Pedrosa waiting in there. their from Casey Stoner. He has
0:28:45 > 0:28:51decided he will go and see if he can play with the Spaniard as his
0:28:51 > 0:28:57dear wife watches on. The whole crew will be impressed with that.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Championship leader is in second place there. If they finish as they
0:29:02 > 0:29:07are now he will still go away from here leading the championship, but
0:29:07 > 0:29:17only by 10. This is the championship we are watching here.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20
0:29:20 > 0:29:24moment, they should do, all three of them have gone for the harder
0:29:24 > 0:29:30option. The suspension and work that has gone into the rear is
0:29:30 > 0:29:37phenomenal. The way they grip and develop, you were talking to London
0:29:37 > 0:29:4430 brake horsepower, and that is limited. It could be more. That is
0:29:44 > 0:29:54what the power is when they give it maximum. There are lower gears
0:29:54 > 0:29:59
0:29:59 > 0:30:09there with and he's been and traction control. -- and to spin. -
0:30:09 > 0:30:23
0:30:23 > 0:30:30weekend. Generally it has been 10 the rear tyres and eight front
0:30:30 > 0:30:38tyres for every rider. There is Karel Abraham having a fairly
0:30:38 > 0:30:48reasonable run, in tenth position. He has been a giant slayer, Karel
0:30:48 > 0:30:50
0:30:50 > 0:31:00Abraham. He is developing a habit of popping off the bike before he
0:31:00 > 0:31:12
0:31:12 > 0:31:18has finished. He will be a force to accident on the Repsol Honda
0:31:18 > 0:31:28machine. His first time here, having missed this race last year.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34
0:31:34 > 0:31:39Because of his injury. Loris Capirossi is in pain. Meanwhile,
0:31:39 > 0:31:48back at the front, Casey Stoner is on the warpath. He sure is. He is
0:31:48 > 0:31:57really pressing on. Casey Stoner said yesterday, he thought he had a
0:31:57 > 0:32:07race pace. But look at the statistics. Jorge Lorenzo will be
0:32:07 > 0:32:07
0:32:07 > 0:32:12thinking he kept it up his sleeve. When we get to the faster circuits,
0:32:12 > 0:32:22to the next one in the Czech Republic, it is a more high-speed
0:32:22 > 0:32:22
0:32:22 > 0:32:29flowing circuit, and Indianapolis witches and in between one. Honda
0:32:29 > 0:32:37is still the horsepower machine. It still proves it was very hard when
0:32:37 > 0:32:46Jorge Lorenzo was chasing. When you get more horsepower which he seemed
0:32:46 > 0:32:54in a house, it floats at that point. It is in mid- air, you are changing
0:32:54 > 0:33:01direction. A I do not know how they do it. Extraordinary. Over this
0:33:01 > 0:33:06flat section of the circuit. Peculiar how the corners
0:33:06 > 0:33:16drastically changed. When you start climbing the hill back around, 5
0:33:16 > 0:33:17
0:33:17 > 0:33:22and 6, you can carry a lot more corner speed. 11 laps remaining.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28Then, up the hill, it is like a road circuit, at a mountain circuit,
0:33:28 > 0:33:33really tough. We have sadly lost Simon chilly.
0:33:33 > 0:33:43The another disappointing race, what happened?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45
0:33:45 > 0:33:54I was pushing a lot, to try to stay with the leading rider. I do not
0:33:54 > 0:34:04know, I lost it. There was no warning. I am sorry and
0:34:04 > 0:34:10
0:34:10 > 0:34:17disappointed. But we will come back in Brno. I will give 100%. Casey
0:34:17 > 0:34:26Stoner is giving us 100%. There is something fundamental with the
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Marco Simoncelli's riding staff. is a big guy. He calls the bike
0:34:32 > 0:34:38around. He is still learning and try to stay with the leaders. I
0:34:39 > 0:34:43would say he is in a bit too much of a rush. These guys, every single
0:34:43 > 0:34:48lap, every corner, they are at the limit. Going know there is such an
0:34:48 > 0:34:54easy job. Trying to stay with them and not fall off is nearly
0:34:54 > 0:35:04impossible. They have so much ability and talent. Marco is on a
0:35:04 > 0:35:06
0:35:06 > 0:35:11similar bike. It is a factory speck bike. Of course, he hasn't quite
0:35:11 > 0:35:18got the experience of these riders. The he is ever so enthusiastic.
0:35:18 > 0:35:28Very enthusiastic. This is one of the best chances that Casey Stoner
0:35:28 > 0:35:29
0:35:29 > 0:35:35has got, getting out of there. Using the Hondas advantage. They
0:35:35 > 0:35:42have a lot of respect, the crowd here. Standing up. I was expecting
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Dani to be on the pace. Maybe he is still sore. He is the only person
0:35:46 > 0:35:51who knows whether he is tight but he looks like he has given up the
0:35:52 > 0:35:56fight with nine laps remaining. Casey Stoner is on the back wheel.
0:35:57 > 0:36:04Casey Stoner has got to get past or he will drop another five points.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10Jorge Lorenzo, coming in a round Casey Stoner. Jorge Lorenzo has
0:36:10 > 0:36:16been chipping away. Only 15 points. That gap has evaporated. He had a
0:36:16 > 0:36:26healthy lead after that Silverstone crash for Jorge Lorenzo. It has
0:36:26 > 0:36:28
0:36:28 > 0:36:32been chipped away. Yamaha one with another rider, Ben Spies. 25 points
0:36:32 > 0:36:40would be neat for him. What a series it has been for him. Winning
0:36:40 > 0:36:48in Qatar. First in France. In the UK. Second in Netherlands, third in
0:36:49 > 0:36:56Italy and Germany. He has been so solid. Casey Stoner is really
0:36:56 > 0:37:05starting to wind this up, over that crazy left-hander. There is Dani
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Pedrosa. He is really quick around here as a rule. In third place.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Andrea Dovizioso is 15 seconds back from the guys at the front.
0:37:15 > 0:37:24Spies is looking at the timing board. He had been a long way back.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27He has come back four seconds. He has been lapping faster. A
0:37:27 > 0:37:35wonderful shot there, the Bridgestone have been forced into
0:37:35 > 0:37:40the ground. It has to be. A lot of the riders have said, coming here,
0:37:40 > 0:37:50riding the MotoGP for the first time, they cannot get over pushing
0:37:50 > 0:37:51
0:37:51 > 0:38:00the tyres hard enough to get the heat. A horrible situation. How
0:38:00 > 0:38:09hard is he trying and working? really rings it out like a rag.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15Where is Casey Stoner? Going up the hill, at Casey Stoner was really.
0:38:15 > 0:38:25The Corkscrew. It is about horsepower, and getting around the
0:38:25 > 0:38:26
0:38:26 > 0:38:36corner. Managing to get the bike stood up, up right. Letting go just
0:38:36 > 0:38:37
0:38:37 > 0:38:47a tiny little bit. One of his passes will almost certainly be
0:38:47 > 0:38:49
0:38:49 > 0:38:55instigated the corner before. and a half laps. Jorge Lorenzo will
0:38:55 > 0:39:03be on maximum defence. How about that? Ben Spies just making his way
0:39:03 > 0:39:13past. Over the top of the hole. Casey Stoner is really close at
0:39:13 > 0:39:13
0:39:13 > 0:39:18that point. -- the top of the hill. The to make a pass around here, we
0:39:18 > 0:39:25have seen it at the top of the Corkscrew. The majority of passes
0:39:25 > 0:39:30will be on the final corner. The Yamaha is good in the corner, so it
0:39:30 > 0:39:40is Jorge Lorenzo. Casey Stoner has the drive. He has to go higher and
0:39:40 > 0:39:44
0:39:44 > 0:39:54wide. Trying to politician. He is carried so much more speed. --
0:39:54 > 0:40:10
0:40:10 > 0:40:20move over the top. Out of turn 11. I tell you what, that is a
0:40:20 > 0:40:27
0:40:27 > 0:40:33frighteningly fast corner. And he blind. The most surprised person
0:40:33 > 0:40:43out there will be Casey Stoner. He said this morning he looked more
0:40:43 > 0:40:54
0:40:54 > 0:40:57There are still six laps remaining. The crowd stand again. You remember
0:40:57 > 0:41:05when we were talking about Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, when
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Jorge Lorenzo really got his eye in, of Valentino Rossi raised his game.
0:41:08 > 0:41:18These are two opponents, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo are taking
0:41:18 > 0:41:21
0:41:21 > 0:41:27each other to a new level. I am wondering, has Jorge Lorenzo said,
0:41:27 > 0:41:33I am beaten up, I cannot go faster. He can barely walk. Maybe he has
0:41:33 > 0:41:41ever done things. Fair play, he will still end up with 20 points.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47What to a move from Casey Stoner, around the top. Into the Andretti
0:41:47 > 0:41:54Hairpin, look at the body move, he flings himself into the right.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00Where they pleased or angry? I can't make it out. Jorge said, I
0:42:00 > 0:42:05can hardly walk, but I am fine on the bike. It is the difference
0:42:05 > 0:42:12between getting a fast lap in... The pit crew need to see how much
0:42:12 > 0:42:18he has pulled out. He is still pushing really hard. Toni Elias
0:42:18 > 0:42:25letting anyone past. The difference between a really fast that and
0:42:25 > 0:42:31hanging out for a race distance. We only have four laps left. That is a
0:42:31 > 0:42:41lot of punishment. In a lap and a half... Look at this. This is for
0:42:41 > 0:42:50
0:42:50 > 0:42:54fourth position. At front, Jorge Lorenzo needs to settle the pace.
0:42:54 > 0:43:01These two have been having a belting race, but in each other
0:43:01 > 0:43:11under enormous pressure. Andrea Dovizioso. And Ben Spies on the
0:43:11 > 0:43:15
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Yamaha. Dani Pedrosa somewhere in the middle. Still under pressure
0:43:19 > 0:43:29from Nicky Hayden. It looked as though Nicky Hayden was going to
0:43:29 > 0:43:31
0:43:31 > 0:43:37monster him a little while ago. Yamaha verses Honda. What has Ben
0:43:37 > 0:43:47Spies got? He has caught Andrea Dovizioso. And he has local
0:43:47 > 0:43:57knowledge. He was racing Superbikes here only a handful of years ago.
0:43:57 > 0:44:09
0:44:09 > 0:44:16Spies could not get close. Spies is known for his ability to
0:44:16 > 0:44:24ride on will warn tyres. Interestingly, Ben Spies has the
0:44:24 > 0:44:29softer option rear tyres. He was debating what to use. He was in a
0:44:29 > 0:44:3550-50 situation but whatever he has used has the durability because he
0:44:35 > 0:44:45is still very much on the pace and looking like he is going to pass.
0:44:45 > 0:44:57
0:44:57 > 0:45:04You are right. Casey Stoner has a Casey Stoner put on Jorge Lorenzo.
0:45:04 > 0:45:13If he is going to make a move, this is a good time. At eight Ben it is
0:45:13 > 0:45:23more likely to do it into turn 11. Is this the move? He has done it,
0:45:23 > 0:45:34
0:45:35 > 0:45:40Ben Spies has done it. A big there. In to turn 11, Ben Spies is
0:45:41 > 0:45:45good on the brakes. Jammed it on the inside. Once you have it in the
0:45:45 > 0:45:49inside there is no way Dovizioso could go round from that stage. A
0:45:49 > 0:45:54perfect racing move down the inside of someone, even though you
0:45:54 > 0:45:58compromise your race by going into the corner, it does not matter.
0:45:58 > 0:46:04There is your race leader. Remember him, we have not seen him for a
0:46:04 > 0:46:10while. 3.5 seconds in front now of Jorge Lorenzo, eight seconds in
0:46:10 > 0:46:17front of Dani Pedrosa. All we have to do is roll it around from here.
0:46:17 > 0:46:23What a beautiful place. Casey Stoner now coming into that left
0:46:23 > 0:46:30hand side. He will be counting down because we are about to go on the
0:46:30 > 0:46:39last lap. Jorge Lorenzo said there is nothing more I could do, you
0:46:39 > 0:46:43could see the body language from him. It is still within a race win.
0:46:43 > 0:46:49I spoke to Lin Jarvis yesterday after the accident we were talking
0:46:49 > 0:46:57about and he thought it was season over. He has not had a sudden spurt
0:46:57 > 0:47:07of speed. Two riders lap to there. It is not helpful on a trap this
0:47:07 > 0:47:14
0:47:14 > 0:47:24on, give me a break! Are wonder if he will have a hometown hero dive
0:47:24 > 0:47:28
0:47:28 > 0:47:38won the final corner, just bring it for you, probably! And absolutely
0:47:38 > 0:47:49
0:47:49 > 0:47:57and the team already. Casey Stoner across the line! Brilliant ride
0:47:57 > 0:48:07from the Australian. The Jorge Lorenzo, great staff. One poll,
0:48:07 > 0:48:14
0:48:14 > 0:48:20carrying his injuries through. -- in fourth, ahead of Dovizioso.
0:48:20 > 0:48:30Valentino Rossi beats his team-mate Nicky Hayden. You would have
0:48:30 > 0:48:35
0:48:35 > 0:48:43Casey Stoner, can you? It looks like his year. Bowe was his best
0:48:43 > 0:48:53lap. -- that was his best lap. There is Barbara, getting across
0:48:53 > 0:48:54
0:48:54 > 0:49:04the line in ninth. He will be the... A Colin Edwards made it eight. --
0:49:04 > 0:49:21
0:49:21 > 0:49:27Colin Edwards made it eightth. -- and will be best pleased with
0:49:28 > 0:49:31themselves. He did a fantastic job under trying circumstances. We all
0:49:31 > 0:49:37thought it was over yesterday. thought he had broken his leg, the
0:49:37 > 0:49:47way he landed. But he dusted himself off and hobbled over to the
0:49:47 > 0:49:59
0:49:59 > 0:50:09bike, went out and it knew he would fourth place in the championship,
0:50:09 > 0:50:12
0:50:12 > 0:50:17displacing Valentino Rossi by two Casey Stoner has finished on the
0:50:17 > 0:50:23podium in every race except for one where volunteer out --, where
0:50:23 > 0:50:28Valentino Rossi knocked him off. thought we were entering up the
0:50:28 > 0:50:35exhaust pipe of the Yamaha there, fortunately it has a silencer on to
0:50:35 > 0:50:43stop that happening. He could smell the blood of, I think. They will
0:50:43 > 0:50:48have to lift him off. That was a belting ride. Certainly was.
0:50:48 > 0:50:54Sensational for Casey. Maybe finally closure for 2008, that
0:50:54 > 0:50:59defeat to Valentino Rossi, that famous accident on the Corkscrew,
0:50:59 > 0:51:09he returned the favour. Here he takes the congratulations of his
0:51:09 > 0:51:11
0:51:11 > 0:51:16was in the race. He put in one lap, called himself a one-lap wonder in
0:51:16 > 0:51:26the press conference yesterday. His race pace has been nothing like all
0:51:26 > 0:51:27
0:51:27 > 0:51:31weekend, so I leave it with you Ben Spies will be disappointed. If
0:51:31 > 0:51:35he had not got swamped at turn one it would have been a different
0:51:35 > 0:51:40story. If he got off the line I think he would have run with the
0:51:40 > 0:51:50guys. He would have had a chance with Dani Pedrosa there, for third
0:51:50 > 0:51:54place. I feel for him. He did a good job, it was useful. He has a
0:51:54 > 0:52:04nice Gabba now, maybe a holiday and some Californian sunshine to sort
0:52:04 > 0:52:26
0:52:26 > 0:52:30himself out. He might go for some The Mannheim that victory is with
0:52:31 > 0:52:40me now. We spoke to Casey last night Eddie said he did not feel
0:52:41 > 0:52:44
0:52:44 > 0:52:48the had the race pace yesterday, so He probably found the rhythm are
0:52:48 > 0:52:55more and more to make a race like this. In the end he did a wonderful
0:52:55 > 0:53:00race. What was it that you found? We know his action ring was a
0:53:00 > 0:53:06problem. Were you concerned? At the general he struggled a bit with the
0:53:06 > 0:53:16front because it is bumpy. worked mainly on this problem.
0:53:16 > 0:53:24
0:53:24 > 0:53:29* owner did a fantastic job. -- Stoner. Congratulations.
0:53:29 > 0:53:36Disappointing not to take the win, what was it in the end? The injury?
0:53:36 > 0:53:40I am disappointed because I waited for victory. Casey has been faster
0:53:40 > 0:53:47than last. Mainly at the end, he was more fresh, so he deserved the
0:53:47 > 0:53:54victory. The pain in the back, in my arms was not good for us at the
0:53:54 > 0:53:59end of the race. When I saw Casey going so fast I just threw in the
0:53:59 > 0:54:03towel and finished second. It is fair to say that Lorenzo was at
0:54:03 > 0:54:10least 10 feet of the ground at the height of that. He landed very hard
0:54:10 > 0:54:15indeed. On his back, on his side really. It looked like he was more
0:54:15 > 0:54:19hurt than he was. It was terrifying fall in Jarvis. Paul Dani Pedrosa
0:54:19 > 0:54:24will be thinking what am I going to do? Congratulations. You could not
0:54:24 > 0:54:34keep up with the others in the end. In the middle of the race I was
0:54:34 > 0:54:38
0:54:38 > 0:54:44very tired. Physically I could not It was hard for me physically. The
0:54:45 > 0:54:48bike was speeding on the rear. Basically I dropped because I was
0:54:48 > 0:54:53not ready physically. But I am happy to be back on the podium
0:54:53 > 0:54:58again, just after might come back. It is great to keep up the pace
0:54:58 > 0:55:03with these guys. I'm just hoping to get something us back for the next
0:55:03 > 0:55:08race. His fitness is still coming back. Obviously it is a very
0:55:08 > 0:55:18physical circuit. Much more so than it was in Germany last time. That
0:55:18 > 0:55:43
0:55:43 > 0:55:53was an easier circuit. In terms of Not happening at the moment for Cal
0:55:53 > 0:55:58
0:55:58 > 0:56:02Crutchlow. It is the antithesis of Three beautiful looking motorcycles
0:56:02 > 0:56:09there. That is the last time will see those red and black colours on
0:56:09 > 0:56:19the other half. They look absolutely stunning. -- on at the
0:56:19 > 0:56:25
0:56:25 > 0:56:30We saw almost top bikes have the same compound tyres. Ben Spies ran
0:56:30 > 0:56:34a soft option. A decent over lap there from a bridge don't point of
0:56:34 > 0:56:37view, who have been under stick recently for having tyres that do
0:56:37 > 0:56:46not see the temperature of the circuit. That is being addressed
0:56:46 > 0:56:52from the next race. There is the poor old Simoncelli dust field bike.
0:56:52 > 0:56:57Ben Spies may well have been the top American but the top Australian
0:56:57 > 0:57:01is Casey Stoner. Congratulations. You really did it today and learnt
0:57:01 > 0:57:05that win. We have had a tough weekend. The last few races were
0:57:05 > 0:57:09tough, we have had the pace but not pulled it off. This weekend we
0:57:09 > 0:57:15never had the pace until warm-up, then we found something we were
0:57:15 > 0:57:20more happy with. I went into the race with more confidence. At the
0:57:20 > 0:57:24start we decided to be patient, but I did not feel good at the
0:57:24 > 0:57:29beginning, so I was happy to make most of my time up on the brakes. I
0:57:29 > 0:57:35want to get the bike towing as good as I could. Slowly the bike started
0:57:35 > 0:57:41to get better, I got better feeling. I saw everybody else struggling a
0:57:41 > 0:57:47bit. That is when I decided to move forward, try to get to Jorge
0:57:47 > 0:57:53Lorenzo, once I was behind him I want to see what he was able to do.
0:57:53 > 0:57:59For me it was a few laps to go, I decided to go and try to make a
0:57:59 > 0:58:03gapped. It was a great weekend for us to come from such a disaster,
0:58:03 > 0:58:10yesterday, qualifying looked good but the race pace was not there. So
0:58:10 > 0:58:14today was a big turnaround. Thank you. It was the bike coming his way,
0:58:14 > 0:58:19that fuel load making the bike more manageable. Some times even a tyre
0:58:19 > 0:58:23going away from you makes the bike more stable, I know it sounds
0:58:23 > 0:58:27ridiculous but sometimes too much grip can harm you. Once the fuel
0:58:27 > 0:58:33load drops off and the suspension has settled in nicely and you get
0:58:33 > 0:58:42used to the track, it can come back more. A lot of it was going away
0:58:42 > 0:58:50from Jorge Lorenzo. We have still got it really tight at the top. But
0:58:50 > 0:58:55we also have it tight between Honda and Yamaha. The brawl they were
0:58:55 > 0:59:05having all year continues. They were level with 65 victory siege,
0:59:05 > 0:59:12
0:59:12 > 0:59:22now Honda moves in front. -- 65 victories each. They are talking.
0:59:22 > 0:59:23
0:59:23 > 0:59:27They did not used to like each There you go, Casey Stoner breathes
0:59:27 > 0:59:31a sigh of relief as he gets on to the podium. Lucky Lorenzo did not
0:59:31 > 0:59:40win because it would have been a step too far to climb with that
0:59:40 > 0:59:50The Constructors' Championship is still red hot and is being led by
0:59:50 > 0:59:59
0:59:59 > 1:00:08One more trophy to go. He has been waiting for this. Casey Stoner on
1:00:08 > 1:00:12the top step of the podium. A fantastic result. Five wins from 10
1:00:12 > 1:00:16for Casey Stoner so far this weekend. Six races in the space of
1:00:17 > 1:00:23eight weekends. A couple of weekends off now but back in Europe
1:00:23 > 1:00:27on 14th August for around 11 of 18. See you then. From the US Grand