0:01:15 > 0:01:19A very warm welcome to Valencia for the final round of the MotoGP
0:01:19 > 0:01:23season, that will always be remembered for the passing of Marco
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Simoncelli at the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks ago. It has been an
0:01:27 > 0:01:32incredibly tough fortnight for the teams and everybody in the MotoGP
0:01:32 > 0:01:36paddock, who have come to Valencia to race. The best tribute to a man
0:01:36 > 0:01:46will be fondly remembered as one of the sport's brightest talents and
0:01:46 > 0:01:53
0:01:53 > 0:02:03one of its biggest characters. always knew he was colourful.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05
0:02:06 > 0:02:15hair and the way he walked. He was very funny. Marco Simoncelli was a
0:02:16 > 0:02:33
0:02:33 > 0:02:37great man. Really genuine, he was a Most of the riders, we were a
0:02:37 > 0:02:45little bit worried always when he was around because we knew that he
0:02:45 > 0:02:49would attack and we always wanted to protect our position. He was a
0:02:49 > 0:02:59really big rubber, from when we started to race, until I was eight
0:02:59 > 0:03:08
0:03:08 > 0:03:15years old, many years, I made my career with him. -- big character.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21When he decides to overtake you, in any case, he will overtake. This
0:03:21 > 0:03:28was a problem because if I brake late, and he cannot stop, we can
0:03:28 > 0:03:33crash. The he had a lot of good years ahead of him. Everybody saw
0:03:33 > 0:03:41that, he had a lot of talent. Over- zealous at times but it just showed
0:03:41 > 0:03:49his character. Here's one that will be missed. We rode a lot in the to
0:03:49 > 0:03:5450. Fighting for the World Championship. -- 250. Sometimes he
0:03:54 > 0:03:59was a little bit over the limit on the track. Most times you ride with
0:03:59 > 0:04:04your heart rather than your head. For this reason, sometimes you have
0:04:04 > 0:04:08problems with the other riders. Basically because you never want to
0:04:08 > 0:04:18fight with Simoncelli because he was very difficult and he was very
0:04:18 > 0:04:26
0:04:26 > 0:04:33big. I feel sorry because of what happened to him because we are
0:04:33 > 0:04:43close as riders, and maybe we could manage that situation. Marco
0:04:43 > 0:04:52
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Simoncelli was really hard to beat, you know? For me, he was a real man.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02I was in Italy for and I did not know so much about Italian, I do
0:05:02 > 0:05:08not speak Italian, so he looked after me and he was very kind.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13was a really good friend to me. I did not expect this situation. It
0:05:13 > 0:05:18was really hard. I went to the family on Tuesday, I went to his
0:05:18 > 0:05:23house. I never thought I would be in the House of Marco Simoncelli,
0:05:23 > 0:05:28to give this report. For I do not know how much support I could give
0:05:28 > 0:05:35to his family but that family is really strong. I am quite
0:05:35 > 0:05:40privileged to have been on the podium twice this year. He will be
0:05:40 > 0:05:50missed quite a lot -- a lot. It is most important never to forget. It
0:05:50 > 0:06:01
0:06:01 > 0:06:05is better for him to remain in my Wonderful tributes from the men who
0:06:05 > 0:06:09knew him best as a rider and arrival and I am joined by a man
0:06:09 > 0:06:16who knew him very well as a person, Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 legend.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20What are your memories? Everything he did, he did as fast and as hard
0:06:20 > 0:06:28as he could. Whether it was riding motocross or racing go-karts or
0:06:28 > 0:06:33driving around in his BMW. Living life. To the very top. Having as
0:06:33 > 0:06:37much fun as he possibly could. He raced every lap like it was the
0:06:37 > 0:06:41last. Nothing but great memories. He had the great honour this
0:06:41 > 0:06:45morning of taking his bike on the parade lap joined by the other
0:06:46 > 0:06:52riders and many from the other groups as well. It was a fitting
0:06:52 > 0:06:55tribute. To see all the excitement from the fans as he went around the
0:06:55 > 0:07:00cross and it was neat to hear all the other motorcycles behind us
0:07:00 > 0:07:05making that noise. It was what he liked, he liked to make noise. It
0:07:05 > 0:07:09was a fitting tribute. He was here to the younger guys on the grid.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Absolutely. One of the real characters of the sport, one of the
0:07:14 > 0:07:19guys who had an absolutely brilliant future. It is a shame.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23But I think everybody has fond memories. Absolutely. We could not
0:07:23 > 0:07:27have thought of a better person to be on his bike. Following that up,
0:07:27 > 0:07:36there was exactly what his father had requested from the paddock.
0:07:36 > 0:07:46There was a noisy tribute to his son. Listen to this... De ENGINES
0:07:46 > 0:07:46
0:07:46 > 0:08:32Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Actually fitting way to remember a man who thrived on spectacle.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39was always plenty of colour and movement with them but he was so
0:08:39 > 0:08:43attractive because he was cool, he was a real do it. He did not care.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47You can tell from this tributes, he might have ruffled a few feathers
0:08:47 > 0:08:53but there is a lot of respect for him, not just as a rider but a
0:08:53 > 0:08:58person. Wonderful tributes. Let's not forget what a controversial
0:08:58 > 0:09:03character he was. Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo what a 10 band a few months
0:09:03 > 0:09:08ago. It is nice to remember his clever bits. We remember him
0:09:08 > 0:09:12everywhere we look. Stephen, it has been emotional? It has been a
0:09:12 > 0:09:15terrible few weeks with Dan Wheldon as well. But with Marco Simoncelli,
0:09:15 > 0:09:21it was like we lost a member of the family. It has been very fitting,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25what has gone on. The fireworks were spectacular. And you feel very
0:09:25 > 0:09:29sorry for his family and friends. But we will move on. Loris
0:09:29 > 0:09:35Capirossi running the number 58 this week. His final every grand
0:09:35 > 0:09:41prix appearance. You saw all the riders signing that, and be well
0:09:41 > 0:09:47auction that for Children in Need. But we're here to be the ultimate
0:09:47 > 0:09:50should it, which has to do what he loved, to race. And we do that
0:09:51 > 0:09:55unfortunately without Marco Simoncelli but also Jorge Lorenzo.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01For I must remember, he isn't racing and had the championship
0:10:01 > 0:10:08been open, he would have been. He wants to get fit and well and
0:10:08 > 0:10:13they're still not sure if he will test this. His second place was
0:10:13 > 0:10:21locked up in the championship, he might as well again and see if you
0:10:21 > 0:10:26can test on the second day. Colin Edwards was involved in a crash
0:10:26 > 0:10:36with Marco Simoncelli. Still at home with a dislocated shoulder. He
0:10:36 > 0:10:36
0:10:36 > 0:10:44is replaced by Josh. A it has been raining for most of the weekend
0:10:44 > 0:10:48that he has not done badly. might not have a bad run. He was
0:10:48 > 0:10:54fastest in the warm-up. He has hardly ridden the track in the
0:10:54 > 0:10:57drive. But he is doing a good job. It has been mixed weather and the
0:10:57 > 0:11:02rain is coming down at the moment. But of course, the man who has
0:11:02 > 0:11:07dealt best with mixed conditions that better than everybody else is
0:11:07 > 0:11:12the man who won the World Championship. It has been a
0:11:12 > 0:11:16difficult season. One to remember for the wrong reasons but on the
0:11:16 > 0:11:19track, he could not have gone much better? Right from the start? We
0:11:19 > 0:11:23started off on a really good fitting and went from strength to
0:11:23 > 0:11:27strength. We knew that you are going to be in with a very good
0:11:27 > 0:11:31chance of winning the championship from the start. Putting a good
0:11:31 > 0:11:41season together is the hardest thing. We can look at some of the
0:11:41 > 0:11:48hardest bit. Under the lights in Qatar. Fighting with Dani Pedrosa.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53It doesn't matter what any manufacturer does, you have to go
0:11:53 > 0:11:57out and beat the other riders. This was the best thing that could have
0:11:57 > 0:12:05happened, starting off so well. Things and sour after a couple of
0:12:05 > 0:12:15races? For the rest to end like that, it was disappointing. It made
0:12:15 > 0:12:17
0:12:17 > 0:12:22a few headlines. You have some problems with your shoulder? Yes, I
0:12:22 > 0:12:32got some abyss for that. Moving on, this was a big moment in the
0:12:32 > 0:12:43
0:12:43 > 0:12:48very good job for me. Jorge Lorenzo had such a good season last year.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Fierce competitor on the track? Definitely, the good thing is he
0:12:52 > 0:12:57has been through the hard knocks, he can appreciate every moment he
0:12:57 > 0:13:03gets up there. He wants to win as much as everybody else. He is
0:13:03 > 0:13:07definitely a very strong competitor, very consistent. I have a very good
0:13:07 > 0:13:12relationship with them so that everybody at the top has a lot of
0:13:12 > 0:13:20respect for each other. Jorge Lorenzo is the person I have most
0:13:20 > 0:13:23respect for. I would say your career would be made on this
0:13:23 > 0:13:26because there were times when the bike has not been perfect across
0:13:26 > 0:13:31the weekend but you seem to pull something out on a Sunday morning
0:13:31 > 0:13:35and that was what happened at Laguna? Yes, all weekend we had
0:13:35 > 0:13:40only been a couple of tenths off Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo but
0:13:40 > 0:13:46that is too much on the short track and we were not comfortable. I
0:13:46 > 0:13:53still had more to push. But it was not going to be pretty, having to
0:13:53 > 0:13:56push that many laps that hard. You're pushing that one! My team is
0:13:56 > 0:14:01always there for me, they keep working until the last moment.
0:14:01 > 0:14:11After that, it is my job to go and do the best I can. That was a great
0:14:11 > 0:14:13
0:14:13 > 0:14:17weekend for us. That shot says it all! Christian grabbed his hand and
0:14:17 > 0:14:21pitted on to his heart. It was trying to pop out of his chest!
0:14:21 > 0:14:27They're my boys and we are like family. All building up to this
0:14:27 > 0:14:31incredible homecoming. And an amazing weekend for you all round?
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Everything built up to the season and Anne Forde Shibby Jorge Lorenzo
0:14:36 > 0:14:39had the crash and damaged and self. That really opened things up for us,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I was not expecting to be even close to winning the championship
0:14:43 > 0:14:49at that race. But to go out and know that we had the championship
0:14:49 > 0:14:52in the bag was great. But I wanted to win that race. I was not going
0:14:52 > 0:14:56out just to win the championship, I wanted to win that race and if I
0:14:56 > 0:15:00did not, the championship was still there. To get everything like that
0:15:00 > 0:15:10in one day on my birthday, five in a row and everything, that was
0:15:10 > 0:15:16
0:15:16 > 0:15:24something special. Not too many their feet! We have had some
0:15:25 > 0:15:33moments over the years, how did this compare? This was fantastic.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36In 2007, he took a while to sink in, we had become world champions
0:15:36 > 0:15:41before and we did not get the credit that we deserve for that
0:15:41 > 0:15:46championship, but we know that we went out and won races and deserved
0:15:46 > 0:15:49the championship and it felt great from the beginning. When you have
0:15:49 > 0:15:52experience with a world championship, the second one sinks
0:15:52 > 0:15:59in quicker and Juno what has happened, so that was a fantastic
0:15:59 > 0:16:03feeling that date. It has been a pleasure to talk to you. Thank you.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09We spoke about this in Malaysia, Casey Stoner, a deserving world
0:16:09 > 0:16:13champion. Yes, it was Valentino Rossi, he was the best rider on the
0:16:13 > 0:16:19best bike, the combination of Honda and Casey Stoner, unbeatable this
0:16:19 > 0:16:25year. The records will show Casey Stoner was the most successful guy
0:16:25 > 0:16:31in the 800 cc time, and he won most of his races on Ducati. A perfect
0:16:31 > 0:16:36time for Casey Stoner, but for Cal Crutchlow, it has been up and down.
0:16:36 > 0:16:44Cal Crutchlow is through! Putting a new van Dani Pedrosa at! He does
0:16:44 > 0:16:50not look comfortable. -- putting a move on a Dani Pedrosa at! Cal
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Crutchlow! Won for the album! has been a tough year, no doubt
0:16:55 > 0:17:01about it, it was enjoyable, we have learnt a lot, now coming to the
0:17:01 > 0:17:05last race of 2011, hopefully we can go into next season and get some
0:17:05 > 0:17:11consistency and more speed. Hopefully we will continue to learn
0:17:11 > 0:17:16to ride these MotoGP bikes, because it has not been easy. No, but what
0:17:16 > 0:17:20has been the high point and the low point of this season? A high points
0:17:20 > 0:17:25were that we showed good speed at the start of the year. We qualified
0:17:26 > 0:17:31in the top six in a few places. The low point, probably breaking a
0:17:31 > 0:17:35collarbone and not racing in the home Grand Prix. Is it fair to say
0:17:35 > 0:17:40about your confidence was rattled after that? No, I really don't
0:17:40 > 0:17:46think so, because I came back and I nearly qualified on the front row
0:17:46 > 0:17:50and it was dry. There was nothing I could have done better that weekend.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55We had an issue with the front tyre, and I was running fourth, so from
0:17:55 > 0:17:59my point of view, that was one of my strongest weekends. After that's,
0:17:59 > 0:18:05we had a problem in the race when I pulled in because I felt like there
0:18:05 > 0:18:08is going to crash. After that, racing was tough, because we went a
0:18:08 > 0:18:12lot of circuits that I didn't know and it looks like my confidence had
0:18:12 > 0:18:17gone backwards, but really, I stayed the same, and that is one I
0:18:17 > 0:18:22felt that the gap from the factory guys to the privateers got bigger,
0:18:22 > 0:18:31because there was the test and then everything got different be on that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37Next year, Eddie think things will go? It is good to have a new person
0:18:37 > 0:18:41coming over from Hyundai. Yamaha will not change the bike. For him,
0:18:41 > 0:18:46it will be the same bike, but the experience of knowing what the
0:18:46 > 0:18:51Honda does and what Yamaha does, that will be crucial. We have not
0:18:51 > 0:18:57had that transition of somebody coming from a competitor. I am
0:18:57 > 0:19:00looking forward to him coming across. What about Bradley? His
0:19:00 > 0:19:08contract for 2013, does that put pressure on you for what you do
0:19:08 > 0:19:13next year? Definitely. It is difficult for me, because I have
0:19:13 > 0:19:18got to essentially, to be at the fast end of it. If there are six
0:19:18 > 0:19:26Brits in the 125, what you think of them? What we used even them in the
0:19:26 > 0:19:31future? It is tough. We have got some great guys, they are talented,
0:19:31 > 0:19:36it is nice they are in the 125, but his is a different kettle of fish
0:19:36 > 0:19:41in the Grand Prix. Thank you for talking to us and good luck this
0:19:41 > 0:19:47weekend. It would be an interesting and
0:19:47 > 0:19:53important year for Cal Crutchlow. The rest of the grid for 2012,
0:19:53 > 0:20:01looking a bit sketchy at the moment. Still some seeds left and a few
0:20:01 > 0:20:08riders left to fill them. I want to show you Alvaro Bautista, he was
0:20:08 > 0:20:11talking to the tax-free before or the seat was taken. He would prefer
0:20:11 > 0:20:16to stay at Suzuki and they would prefer rare him to stay there as
0:20:16 > 0:20:20well. If they have a second bike, that could be filled by John
0:20:21 > 0:20:29Hopkins or Randy de Puniet. They have been talking to Elsie or as
0:20:29 > 0:20:39well. There is also the issue of Marco Simoncelli's bike needed to
0:20:39 > 0:20:40
0:20:40 > 0:20:44be filled. They would like to have Alvaro Bautista. But the sponsors
0:20:44 > 0:20:52would like an Italian bike, and that is where we might see one of
0:20:52 > 0:20:59the Italians. He was previously links to another rider having
0:20:59 > 0:21:07tested with them earlier this year. The seat has now gone to Hector
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Barbera. They will only run one by tomorrow. That bike will be Hector
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Barbera. That will be announced after the race today. Testing is
0:21:15 > 0:21:19starting on Tuesday, so there isn't a lot of time for the rest of the
0:21:19 > 0:21:25signatures to be put down. We will expect a few announcements today
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and tomorrow before the testing starts. We know that's Hiroshi
0:21:28 > 0:21:37Aoyama will not be on the grid next year, he is moving to the World
0:21:37 > 0:21:43Superbikes. He will appear next year. Let's look at the rest of the
0:21:43 > 0:21:47grid. Hiroshi Aoyama is far back, but at the front, Casey Stoner
0:21:47 > 0:21:57starting from pole position for the first time this season equalling
0:21:57 > 0:22:25
0:22:25 > 0:22:29us now. It is an emotional weekend for everyone at this weekend. Not
0:22:29 > 0:22:37the ideal circumstances for a final appearance in MotoGP, but very
0:22:37 > 0:22:45important that you do your best. Yes, last time we lost Marco, we
0:22:45 > 0:22:50decided to race to show our respect for market. This is my last race in
0:22:50 > 0:22:56MotoGP so I want to do my best. I want to finish in a good way.
0:22:56 > 0:23:02looks like the rain might be coming, do you prefer a wet race? I want to
0:23:02 > 0:23:06enjoy my last race, but I will try my best and I will try to enjoy my
0:23:06 > 0:23:13last MotoGP experience. The good luck here and good luck next year
0:23:14 > 0:23:19as well. Thank you. And now, Loris Capriossi, we will try and get a
0:23:20 > 0:23:26quick word from him. This is his spare helmet. His many factors are
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Dan a lovely tribute to him. He was eight to 50 world champion, A 125
0:23:31 > 0:23:36world champion. -- he was a 250 world champion. And riding for
0:23:36 > 0:23:43Ducati this year, it was not a great cheer for Loris Capriossi. He
0:23:43 > 0:23:47is in demand. Everybody wants to talk to Loris Capriossi today,
0:23:47 > 0:23:54including the, so women remove through and be a little bit rude. -
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- including the, so we will move in three. A very emotional day, how
0:23:58 > 0:24:05will you feeling on your final Grand Prix experience? Not an easy
0:24:05 > 0:24:13weekend. We want to have a great day for Marco and have a great race
0:24:13 > 0:24:21today. At great career and have a great Dated E. -- had a great day
0:24:21 > 0:24:24today. This is a Randy de Puniet's best qualifying, he is fourth here
0:24:24 > 0:24:29today, you had been fast in all conditions, given the conditions
0:24:29 > 0:24:32today, I guess it gives you confidence for the race? Yes, I am
0:24:32 > 0:24:38confident. It will be difficult because the track is not completely
0:24:38 > 0:24:43dry. I would do my best. We will see what happens in the race. You
0:24:43 > 0:24:51take a good start and that is it, you will have to see. But hopefully
0:24:51 > 0:24:57I did do a good race. Thank you. Let's have a word with Ben Spies.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01He has got a good record here at Valencia. He came here as a wild
0:25:01 > 0:25:05card in 2009. He finished in seventh place. Last year he
0:25:05 > 0:25:15finished fourth. He has that is how much on so why do not think he will
0:25:15 > 0:25:16
0:25:16 > 0:25:22talk to us. I was hoping to get the words.... Get a word. A Ben Spies,
0:25:22 > 0:25:32battered and bruised after the qualifying round. Just waiting to
0:25:32 > 0:25:35
0:25:35 > 0:25:39have a chat with Gerry Burgess. I do not want to interrupt him. 11
0:25:39 > 0:25:45world titles. Let's have a look at Valentino Rossi making his last
0:25:45 > 0:25:48preparations. There is 0.4 seconds between Valentino and Ben Spies.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54The victory fight looks to be between Dani Pedrosa and Casey
0:25:54 > 0:26:03Stoner. The fight for the podium is wide open. When going to go and try
0:26:03 > 0:26:07and catch Jerry. Others just saying, the gap to third place with them on
0:26:07 > 0:26:13the grid is 0.4 seconds, perhaps a protean talents today? You would
0:26:13 > 0:26:20like to think so. It would be nice. Casey Stoner being one seconds
0:26:20 > 0:26:26quicker than second place, we know how strong the Honda is. We have
0:26:26 > 0:26:31got to get ready for next year. glad to see the back of the 800?
0:26:32 > 0:26:39provided the other is better! Testing is on Tuesday. Anything you
0:26:39 > 0:26:44for that? Not a lot, Valentino has ridden that. It is far more
0:26:44 > 0:26:48interesting than what we will use Iran Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank
0:26:48 > 0:26:53you for Torquay to us, good luck. Just to have a look at the front
0:26:53 > 0:27:00row, Ben Spies looking for his first podium since Indianapolis
0:27:00 > 0:27:10this year. Dani Pedrosa a winner here in 2007 and 2009, and Casey
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Stoner, 12 polls for him. The world record set by Mick Doohan. Casey
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Stoner has so far has the 15th, that is why he is world champion
0:27:18 > 0:27:23and the favourite to win this race today. He would have to say so. He
0:27:23 > 0:27:27will need to keep it clean. It is reasonable to think that Dani
0:27:27 > 0:27:36Pedrosa will meet him in the first corner, but he is very sharp of the
0:27:36 > 0:27:40take-off. Casey Stoner did its lap after lap. I cannot think of any
0:27:40 > 0:27:48worse conditions. It is not a wet enough because they will need slick
0:27:48 > 0:27:53tyres. It is going to be so awkward seeing how much he'd you have got
0:27:53 > 0:28:00in the tyres. They will get colder rather than hotter. You cannot get
0:28:00 > 0:28:10a lot of a load on them. The motor to raise was a crash test in
0:28:10 > 0:28:18
0:28:18 > 0:28:24similar conditions. -- the molto two race. I imagine Casey Stoner is
0:28:24 > 0:28:34pleased that he is that this championship wrapped up. -- he has
0:28:34 > 0:28:46
0:28:46 > 0:28:54we had no downpour her, we did in the City last night. There was this
0:28:54 > 0:29:04drizzle all day long. Psychological rain. Yes, when you're travelling
0:29:04 > 0:29:04
0:29:04 > 0:29:11that fast, it seems like a lot of rain, that drizzle on your adviser.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16-- visor. It would be about keeping some heat in the tyres, keeping
0:29:16 > 0:29:22away from the kerbs because they are very slippery, the wide curves.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24It would be extremely awkward at there. Nobody will want to lead any
0:29:24 > 0:29:31silly because you were the first one to find the bad weather
0:29:31 > 0:29:39conditions. Ben Spies does not particularly like these conditions.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Just Hayes filling in for a Colin Edwards might enjoy this. This is
0:29:43 > 0:29:51the sort of condition that favours the brave but it can also catch you
0:29:51 > 0:29:56out. It will keep this interesting for all of us. Loris Capriossi,
0:29:56 > 0:30:02looking for the next Apax, what can you say about him? The matter of
0:30:02 > 0:30:07races he has done, 29 wins over 22 years. The only good thing about
0:30:07 > 0:30:14this race is simply, you're about to see their concentration and
0:30:14 > 0:30:24there are raised through the clear helmets. Staring at the track, dry
0:30:24 > 0:30:29
0:30:29 > 0:30:38grubby bits that they can possibly catches many a good ride right. And
0:30:38 > 0:30:48the point scores. Done and dusted, but it's all to play for between
0:30:48 > 0:30:48
0:30:48 > 0:30:53both boys from Honda. Dovizioso and Pedrosa. Four points in it. It is
0:30:53 > 0:30:59whoever is in front of it. That will sort it out. They have wet
0:30:59 > 0:31:04bikes in the pit lane, it rains and a harder, they can change. Ready to
0:31:04 > 0:31:09start... And that was a great start from Stoner. Pretty good for
0:31:09 > 0:31:17Pedrosa as well. And right at the front, I do believe Ben Spies made
0:31:17 > 0:31:23a reasonable start. Oh, no! He has taken down Rossi! That has taken
0:31:23 > 0:31:31down a Nicky Hayden! It looked like it started with the blue Suzuki.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35They are all out. Will they stop this? 30 laps to go. That wiped out
0:31:35 > 0:31:40for riders. What a bad start their having in this conditions, they're
0:31:40 > 0:31:47all full. They have carbon brakes on, it would have been a difficult
0:31:47 > 0:31:53situation into that corner. Suzuki down and out. Valentino Rossi up
0:31:53 > 0:32:00and walking. Nicky Hayden, Down and Out. And Randy de Puniet, the 4th
0:32:00 > 0:32:06one. You said in the car this morning, it is just horrible. When
0:32:06 > 0:32:14did we last see something like that in turn number one in MotoGP? It
0:32:14 > 0:32:21was just horrendous. Casey Stoner is at the front. Making hay while
0:32:21 > 0:32:28the sun shines. The battle between Crutchlow Andy Abraham, the rookie
0:32:28 > 0:32:34of the year. They will not let sight of each other go. Forget this,
0:32:34 > 0:32:44I have done 328 of the starts, I will not fall off now. Number 27,
0:32:44 > 0:32:44
0:32:44 > 0:32:48you can see the slick tyres. Putting down 215 brake horse power.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52The yellow flag is being shown. No passing can take place going into
0:32:52 > 0:33:01this corner. You have to hold station or otherwise you get the
0:33:01 > 0:33:06penalty. He has just overtaken. let's look at this. Give me the
0:33:06 > 0:33:12terminal speed? Still 150? And all the way up into 4th gear. Just as
0:33:12 > 0:33:17you see the front end of those bikes dipping. It was Alvaro
0:33:17 > 0:33:23Bautista. He literally took out Randy de Puniet and all three of
0:33:23 > 0:33:29them. It was that skittle effect. Alvaro Bautista. You can see the
0:33:30 > 0:33:34front tyre locking up. As he tries to take it in, not enough heat on
0:33:34 > 0:33:40the tyres and a just wiped everyone out. Fortunately, everyone is OK
0:33:40 > 0:33:47but what a nasty way to end the season. That Marco Simoncelli
0:33:47 > 0:33:51helmet is looking on in disgust. That has really shot the fox. Casey
0:33:51 > 0:33:59Stoner, disappearing into the distance. And some ugly gaps, there
0:33:59 > 0:34:09is a great big void behind Honda. Pedrosa, then Ben Spies. The next
0:34:09 > 0:34:14slab of the field is missing. Riding at Ben Spies. You can see
0:34:14 > 0:34:19the bikes scrambling for group at the top of turn 13. They have to be
0:34:19 > 0:34:26so careful going in. Anti-clockwise circuit, the right hand is whether
0:34:26 > 0:34:33tyre tends to be cooler. Dovizioso, straight back past Ben Spies. His
0:34:33 > 0:34:40target is in his sight. He needs to beat number 28. Dani Pedrosa that
0:34:40 > 0:34:47needs to keep in front of him. Pedrosa! Straight through! That was
0:34:47 > 0:34:56gutsy stuff. Can you hold it? He has. Dovizioso in second place. Ben
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Spies having a look on the outside. You can see Rhian on the camera.
0:35:00 > 0:35:09Who would chance their arm? This left hander. This is very
0:35:09 > 0:35:15treacherous. That was a big move from Ben Spies. Not enjoying the
0:35:15 > 0:35:22conditions. That was another tricky part of the circuit. Flecking left
0:35:22 > 0:35:26and right. The airbag will have gone off. He is asking what
0:35:26 > 0:35:33happened and the engineers are telling him. Bautista it took the
0:35:33 > 0:35:38whole lot of them out. I do not know if there was any contact but
0:35:38 > 0:35:44just having Dovizioso there as well somehow cramped is braking little.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48This is the net result. This three- way scrap. Pedrosa isn't done. He
0:35:48 > 0:35:54is boxing clever at the moment. Staying in Touch to see what
0:35:54 > 0:35:59happens. 30 laps is the journey and we have only had two of them.
0:35:59 > 0:36:08one of the longest races. 75 miles long. Dani Pedrosa will make sure
0:36:08 > 0:36:14that he is finding out whether group is. Oh! Way too hot. Will
0:36:14 > 0:36:21Pedrosa make a move? Up into the left hand. Plenty of slithering and
0:36:21 > 0:36:25sliding. Ben Spies thinks, man, I have to do that again! It was very
0:36:25 > 0:36:33easy to get onto the white line, he crashed in the first practice there
0:36:33 > 0:36:39at the weekend. He looks over his shoulder. Crutchlow, having a look.
0:36:39 > 0:36:46Followed by the man chasing for the championship. Carol Abraham. This
0:36:46 > 0:36:53is a real scrap, Abraham. Crutchlow. These boys are going to play for
0:36:53 > 0:36:56keeps. That is really what they're chasing four. Crutchlow. 13th place.
0:36:56 > 0:37:03That was a little bit hot from Dovizioso. He just lost the front
0:37:04 > 0:37:13end. Well, his body language says, we touched. It did not look like it
0:37:13 > 0:37:16to me. We will get another look. Nobody wants to do that. It is just
0:37:16 > 0:37:23getting into the corner and everybody goes for the same spot,
0:37:23 > 0:37:27particularly in these conditions. The Kers have to be avoided. What
0:37:27 > 0:37:36is the try-line? It is dry because there are hot tyres coving over the
0:37:36 > 0:37:41same patch. -- going over. This is the third race of the day. Plenty
0:37:41 > 0:37:51of marbles and rolled up bits of black rubber. Riding as fast as you
0:37:51 > 0:37:59
0:37:59 > 0:38:03like. The third gear, corner... Quickly up to third place. Then as
0:38:03 > 0:38:07the first to the right, always tricky. Be careful that the right-
0:38:07 > 0:38:17hand side. Asymmetric tyres, they're softer on the right-hand
0:38:17 > 0:38:23side. But you're never too sure how much rain has come down. I think
0:38:23 > 0:38:29Nicky Hayden has put his hand up. He reckons that he touched him.
0:38:29 > 0:38:39have a look. It looked like Dovizioso, right there... Valentino
0:38:39 > 0:38:41
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Rossi. You are right. It was the rear of Dovizioso. They were trying
0:38:46 > 0:38:51to tap into the corner. The front tyre just clipped the back of the
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Honda. And that was the end of it. That was all it needed. From on
0:38:56 > 0:39:00board it did not look like it. He cannot believe what is going on.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04All the airbags have gone off. They have done the job and poor old
0:39:04 > 0:39:11Nicky Hayden. The case for he won his World Championship. It has gone
0:39:11 > 0:39:17horribly wrong. Yes. It certainly has. Here is a poignant thought.
0:39:17 > 0:39:24Marco Simoncelli, records which are that he finished in front of Rossi
0:39:24 > 0:39:30and Hayden. Otherwise, he would have gone past him. Back at the
0:39:30 > 0:39:36front, the kids at play. Pedrosa has got you. He is too hot. Another
0:39:36 > 0:39:40left-hander. This is the right hander that Dovizioso will remember
0:39:40 > 0:39:45very well from yesterday. If I work this out correctly, 20 points for a
0:39:45 > 0:39:50second, which is what we are looking at, Dovizioso being fair,
0:39:50 > 0:39:54there are four points in it. And there would end on the same points.
0:39:54 > 0:40:00Our I always get scared when you do mathematics but I think you are
0:40:00 > 0:40:06absolutely right. Dovizioso. It will then go back to race wins.
0:40:06 > 0:40:13and you know who that is, Dani Pedrosa. It is tight as you like.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Plenty of honour at stake. Dovizioso has dropped. Three Repsol
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Honda bikes and Honda think there is one too many anti- unfortunately
0:40:22 > 0:40:30is surplus to requirements so he is off to Yamaha. And he will end on a
0:40:30 > 0:40:33high note, coming second in this race. Casey Stoner is a man in
0:40:33 > 0:40:37front, he has put in the fastest lap. He has the hardest job because
0:40:37 > 0:40:47he is the one fighting the conditions. But it has stopped
0:40:47 > 0:40:47
0:40:47 > 0:40:51raining. We were check the lap times. Dovizioso. He could not
0:40:51 > 0:41:00accelerate as hard. Dovizioso comes right back and Dani Pedrosa stays
0:41:00 > 0:41:05on the white line. The lap times, down to 1.34. It was down to 1.31.
0:41:06 > 0:41:1332 is quite feasible during the race. That is enough drizzle. But I
0:41:13 > 0:41:17reckon it has stopped out there. It has completely stopped in the pits.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22When you are in these conditions, every lap is a voyage of discovery.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27As we ride with Dovizioso. Trying to find a way past. But it is going
0:41:27 > 0:41:34to be an issue. He has understandably gone for super soft
0:41:34 > 0:41:39tyres. Try to make these things group in these arduous conditions.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45You could arguably say we already have six of collapse underway and
0:41:45 > 0:41:55that Tak -- track temperature is higher. Cal Crutchlow, still doing
0:41:55 > 0:42:03
0:42:03 > 0:42:12a great job. In front of the Abraham. His duties to that end
0:42:12 > 0:42:17with the stress, he is testing during the week. -- this race.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22That'll do nicely, thank you, says Dovizioso. No one is faster down
0:42:22 > 0:42:26the straight and Pedrosa, he will not be held in the air. I would
0:42:26 > 0:42:35keep going when the race has finished. There are four blokes sat
0:42:35 > 0:42:40in the garage you will probably come after him! That was a brave
0:42:40 > 0:42:46move, down into 14. Nice to squeeze down the inside. You never know if
0:42:46 > 0:42:52you're going to do it until it is all done. It is all very exciting
0:42:52 > 0:42:59until the end. Stonor, at Dovizioso. Ben Spies hanging in there. Very
0:42:59 > 0:43:09much in touch with the guys and second and third. Karl Abraham, Cal
0:43:09 > 0:43:11
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Crutchlow. That is nice to say. Abraham, on Ducati. And this is all
0:43:15 > 0:43:21about the rookie of the year. Very important. This could be Cal
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Crutchlow's best result of the year. Although arguably we lost a few
0:43:26 > 0:43:31riders inter number one. He is running six. I do not think he has
0:43:31 > 0:43:36given up on Abraham at the moment. Abraham is of course the world
0:43:36 > 0:43:40champion in Supersport. I record your pretty impressed as he watched
0:43:41 > 0:43:49Abraham starting the year because we did not think it would amount to
0:43:49 > 0:43:59much and he has surprised. I recall you were pretty impressed. He has
0:43:59 > 0:44:00
0:44:00 > 0:44:08done a good job with the MotoGP bike. Can you stay a fat white lie?
0:44:08 > 0:44:16It freaks me out every time he does that. -- off that white line.
0:44:16 > 0:44:23managing 190 mph. Riding with Ben Spies. Let's watch this. I love
0:44:23 > 0:44:33hearing that, one exhaust through the Speaker of the following bike.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37
0:44:37 > 0:44:41Capirossi in 7th. Mixed conditions. Ben Spies, who I did not think
0:44:41 > 0:44:47would be relishing these conditions, has got it all together. He is
0:44:47 > 0:44:53trying all the time. Pretty stable at the moment. Similar times, 34,
0:44:53 > 0:44:5935. It is all about just working out were the group is and where it
0:44:59 > 0:45:05isn't. Once you have worked that out, talking about what you're
0:45:05 > 0:45:08saying, the track changes, and they run on Dunlop tyres. Some of these
0:45:08 > 0:45:18guys will go out on race day and it could be completely different to
0:45:18 > 0:45:20
0:45:20 > 0:45:25how it was in qualifying. Here is Loris Capirossi. I am not falling
0:45:25 > 0:45:35off, I am just saying thanks! has entertained us over the past
0:45:35 > 0:45:52
0:45:52 > 0:45:58Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa. Nicky Hayes and was
0:45:58 > 0:46:08first and victim, he will struggle to beat his normal self-. -- Nicky
0:46:08 > 0:46:10
0:46:10 > 0:46:14Hayden. A disappointing way to win the race, make the, what happens?
0:46:14 > 0:46:23Andrea Dovizioso came over on them. It is bad to embassies are like
0:46:23 > 0:46:28that. Everyone wants to have fun. Those conditions at the difficult.
0:46:28 > 0:46:34Heat is being generated in the tyres. It is easy to say now, but
0:46:34 > 0:46:40we like to put up a decent fight today and anything can happen. The
0:46:40 > 0:46:48first corner, a wet track, it happens. Pretty frustrating at the
0:46:48 > 0:46:54same crime. -- same time. It is a let down, not just for me, I took
0:46:54 > 0:47:04four guys out of the race. A tough season, he did not end and a
0:47:04 > 0:47:06
0:47:06 > 0:47:14battered. You can see the concentration in their eyes. Quite
0:47:14 > 0:47:24extraordinary. The difficulty with slick tyres, look at Ben Spies
0:47:24 > 0:47:30
0:47:30 > 0:47:35breaking! He made up so much ground. Getting back to Nicky Hayden, you
0:47:35 > 0:47:43have got to say, we thought Ducati would not have a good show here.
0:47:43 > 0:47:50Tricky conditions. I think what is happening, he went on to break too
0:47:50 > 0:48:00late. Then there were there difficult temperatures. Carbon
0:48:00 > 0:48:01
0:48:01 > 0:48:11discs need he'd been numb. -- need heat in them. In these conditions,
0:48:11 > 0:48:11
0:48:11 > 0:48:21there is shrouds over the front discs de Keepin the heat. -- to
0:48:21 > 0:48:23
0:48:23 > 0:48:28keep in the heat. And as the flat is unfolding, what his Alvaro
0:48:28 > 0:48:36Bautista saying. We have only heard it with sign language so far.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41Alvaro, not the way you want to end, what happened? Not the way to end
0:48:41 > 0:48:49this season. The first corner, we are ride with too many riders
0:48:49 > 0:48:55together. Bat we arrived. Andrea Dovizioso move to the estimate and
0:48:55 > 0:49:00touched of May. I could not do anything to save the crash. I hit
0:49:00 > 0:49:09the other three riders, that was the bad thing. Bigger thing is,
0:49:09 > 0:49:16nobody is injured. These things happen in a race. For sure, that is
0:49:16 > 0:49:23not the way you want to finish. After a good qualifying yesterday,
0:49:23 > 0:49:31all of the work we did during the year with Suzuki. Next time.
0:49:31 > 0:49:41luck. Thank you.. He would like to look at that again. Maybe he moved
0:49:41 > 0:49:45
0:49:45 > 0:49:50a fraction. I think he was getting in habits too hot. -- a bit too hot.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55I think Alvaro Bautista is going to break a bit earlier than Andrea
0:49:55 > 0:50:05Dovizioso was going to. Their wheels hit and down they went. An
0:50:05 > 0:50:05
0:50:05 > 0:50:10awkward situation. Nobody knows where to stop because you do not
0:50:10 > 0:50:15practise from the start lines, they are not allowed to. Cal Crutchlow
0:50:16 > 0:50:21is back in front of Karel Abraham, so that is all going on. And there
0:50:21 > 0:50:27is this battle for second. They're having a great battle. Andrea
0:50:27 > 0:50:37Dovizioso coming down the inside. Ben Spies still in the background
0:50:37 > 0:50:37
0:50:37 > 0:50:42on the hammer at thinking about what happened before. Look at the
0:50:42 > 0:50:52focus. They are not looking at the track, they are looking at the next
0:50:52 > 0:50:53
0:50:53 > 0:50:59corner. It is still going on. Ben Spies, a grandstand view! That cost
0:50:59 > 0:51:05Andrea Dovizioso a few metres of track. He was trying to defend. Ben
0:51:05 > 0:51:12Spies is about to pounce again. This is like square dancing on
0:51:12 > 0:51:22Hondas. Squaring the temperature, they will want to have continuity
0:51:22 > 0:51:24
0:51:24 > 0:51:34and consistency in their braking. There is a shovel going on with the
0:51:34 > 0:51:44Ducati and Karel Abraham and the Yamaha of Cal Crutchlow. 12 laps
0:51:44 > 0:51:58
0:51:58 > 0:52:02last year between Marco Simoncelli and you're the Lorenzo. Some damp
0:52:02 > 0:52:12conditions. Looking like the breaking has been sorted out here
0:52:12 > 0:52:13
0:52:13 > 0:52:19this time. Need to get some heat into the brakes before you need it.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22You're trying to focus on lots of things. It is so difficult with a
0:52:22 > 0:52:32motorcycle because you have the suspension travel which is really
0:52:32 > 0:52:37
0:52:37 > 0:52:42of fierce here. -- obvious here. Much harder to do on a motorcycle.
0:52:42 > 0:52:50They have different sized front desks, so with conditions like this,
0:52:50 > 0:53:00if you go with the smaller the disc, and if it tries, then you have got
0:53:00 > 0:53:21
0:53:21 > 0:53:31wife will give birth to his first child in February. Backed down the
0:53:31 > 0:53:48
0:53:48 > 0:53:55almost had that tight enough. There is great trust between these two.
0:53:55 > 0:54:05And hate! Yes, but they will not take each other out! They are
0:54:05 > 0:54:12
0:54:12 > 0:54:21competent, saved riders. -- safe. He wants to go out on a high and
0:54:21 > 0:54:29beats Dani Pedrosa. He had a sad year and is cholera bone injury
0:54:29 > 0:54:39that took him out for so long. -- his collarbone injury. Dani Pedrosa
0:54:39 > 0:54:40
0:54:40 > 0:54:46will be the faster of the two. looks after the tyres will be a big
0:54:46 > 0:54:56part of this. It is a pretty big workout. This is the battle of the
0:54:56 > 0:55:08
0:55:08 > 0:55:14Philippines. Abbate pass by Andrea he was just coming here to test a
0:55:14 > 0:55:24bygone Tuesday, that was his present. He was asked to earlier to
0:55:24 > 0:55:26
0:55:26 > 0:55:31take out a Grand Prix bride on Friday. -- bike on Friday. The rain
0:55:31 > 0:55:41is keeping down the lap times. They are up and down. The rain has been
0:55:41 > 0:55:47
0:55:47 > 0:55:51coming down like this. So awkward the second year. We are half race
0:55:51 > 0:56:00distance as Andrea Dovizioso has a couple of three bike length
0:56:00 > 0:56:05advantages here. Every town we see rain on the clamour, it is Dani
0:56:05 > 0:56:15Pedrosa said that is more cautious and prudent and backs of the bed. -
0:56:15 > 0:56:32
0:56:32 > 0:56:37- whenever we see rain on the fragile and does not want to end up
0:56:37 > 0:56:42with any injury over the winter. He knows he has missed a few races
0:56:42 > 0:56:52through this season because of his collarbone injury. Andreea divvied
0:56:52 > 0:57:16
0:57:16 > 0:57:24Co so is the hungrier of the two. - one that is encountering the
0:57:24 > 0:57:33weather for the first time. -- the guy out in front. Ben Spies needs a
0:57:33 > 0:57:42good result. The Amarah have had an atrocious centre this season. --
0:57:42 > 0:57:47Yamaha have had an atrocious end to the season. This season, if you
0:57:47 > 0:57:56look back, we had some inspired riding and some inspired races, but
0:57:56 > 0:58:01in many ways, it has boiled by their lack of Dani Pedrosa that. --
0:58:01 > 0:58:06it was spoiled. The disappearance of Lorenzo for the last few races.
0:58:06 > 0:58:11Valentino Rossi, not expecting to be beaten. All the usual runners
0:58:11 > 0:58:17and riders had been missing, it has not been the championship we have
0:58:17 > 0:58:22usually been used to, but next year will be Wide Open. I am looking
0:58:22 > 0:58:28forward to the new rules. You can see the lap times because of the
0:58:28 > 0:58:38spots of rain. This battle is still going on for rookie of the year and
0:58:38 > 0:58:40
0:58:40 > 0:58:44Loris Capriossi... He seems to be closing them down. The new 1,000
0:58:44 > 0:58:49rule, the new rules with the new team bikes coming end, more
0:58:49 > 0:58:58interesting British skies, with the British motor sport coming in,
0:58:58 > 0:59:07these conditions, there is nothing to say that a new bike will not be
0:59:07 > 0:59:16as good as an addendum at Honda, Yamaha or de Cassie for that matter.
0:59:16 > 0:59:26-- or Ducati. These MotoGP bikes will atop the top riders. --
0:59:26 > 0:59:27
0:59:27 > 0:59:33attract the top riders. For bikes will be faster. Top speed will be
0:59:33 > 0:59:43faster, the lap speed will be faster. They will hold 21 litres
0:59:43 > 0:59:43
0:59:43 > 0:59:52but will move from 800 cc to 1,000 cc. The rev thing will be slower.
0:59:52 > 0:59:58The new configuration. It will be harder on the tyres and everything
0:59:58 > 1:00:08else. Loris Capriossi, back in seventh position. If we finish as
1:00:08 > 1:00:14
1:00:14 > 1:00:19we are, it will be Andrea Dovizioso it will be with two laps to go, I
1:00:19 > 1:00:24suspect. But he has to be careful because there is the am I has
1:00:24 > 1:00:29snapping at his heels. And rain falling again on that camera.
1:00:29 > 1:00:38Spies, who has been around this pallid... He makes the move! He
1:00:38 > 1:00:48gives him racing and and yes, he was a gent. He could not quite make
1:00:48 > 1:00:50
1:00:50 > 1:00:58it stick. Ben Spies sits in 5th place in the championship. Too many
1:00:58 > 1:01:02not finish as for him. He was more striking last time. Down in 6th
1:01:03 > 1:01:07place. Absolutely right, give him too much room and did not like to
1:01:07 > 1:01:13squeeze Dani Pedrosa. He went on to that paid a little bit so what does
1:01:13 > 1:01:18prove there is a reasonable amount of group out there. You don't let
1:01:18 > 1:01:23Dani Pedrosa off lightly! Straightaway, Dovizioso tries to
1:01:23 > 1:01:29cut back. Down the straight, side by side, Dovizioso had the better
1:01:29 > 1:01:34line because he was able to get there faster exit. This is a
1:01:34 > 1:01:40fantastic bit of play. And there is a lot at stake, third and 4th in
1:01:40 > 1:01:49the championship. Particularly for Dovizioso. He would love to take
1:01:49 > 1:01:54away that number three position to Tech 3 Yamaha. These guys are in
1:01:54 > 1:01:59this order. Dovizioso third, Dani Pedrosa old 4th, Ben Spies and 5th
1:01:59 > 1:02:07place. He will not improve on that. But he definitely needs to get onto
1:02:07 > 1:02:10the podium. Call me the one race when. I don't think his results
1:02:11 > 1:02:18reflect how well he seems to have driven, especially in his first
1:02:18 > 1:02:22year? I completely agree. Ben Spies is going to win a lot more races.
1:02:22 > 1:02:26At the start of the year, his luck went against them. I know you make
1:02:26 > 1:02:29your own luck but sometimes things conspire against you and he is
1:02:29 > 1:02:39still here, fighting away. Of course, he would like to be in
1:02:39 > 1:02:48front of the two Honda bikes. The 11 laps remaining. The track must
1:02:48 > 1:02:54be trying again. It just seems to fluctuate, 34, 35, 34, 35. Abraham,
1:02:54 > 1:02:58Crutchlow, still neck-and-neck. Casey Stoner is the most accurate
1:02:58 > 1:03:04barometer because he is having a very lonely ride up in front. These
1:03:04 > 1:03:10tyres are tripping each other up a little bit. All the same, this time
1:03:10 > 1:03:16around. Still Dovizioso, he fends off his team-mate, Ben Spies still
1:03:16 > 1:03:24hunting. Abraham, this will be a stonking was all for him. There is
1:03:24 > 1:03:34only have other seconds in this. Tony Ellis in eighth place. And
1:03:34 > 1:03:36
1:03:36 > 1:03:45here are the guests. Josh Hayes can go back to America and say, yes,
1:03:45 > 1:03:49all and Tino Rossi, I saw him off! -- Valentino Rossi. We know that he
1:03:49 > 1:03:57is off to Pramac for the next season. You can see the tyre marks
1:03:57 > 1:04:05down the side of Hector Barbera's bike. Some early tangles. Hiroshi
1:04:06 > 1:04:08Aoyama. What is your report car? Not good. He was fabulous in 250
1:04:08 > 1:04:16but he not to suffer round at Silverstone in the warm-up. He just
1:04:16 > 1:04:26has not gelled. Is it still going on here? Yes. After you, no, after
1:04:26 > 1:04:31
1:04:31 > 1:04:37me! Pedrosa was fastest over the hill. I was a chequered flag would
1:04:37 > 1:04:42come out! Will somebody please help me! They're not nice conditions. I
1:04:42 > 1:04:45quite enjoyed riding in the rain at times. Proper tyres. These
1:04:45 > 1:04:48conditions are just horrible and it is worse for Casey Stoner, who
1:04:48 > 1:04:52wants to get another when because that is what he likes doing but it
1:04:52 > 1:04:57will be awkward out there. Every time you come around, you do not
1:04:57 > 1:05:06know what is going to happen because normally it either gets
1:05:06 > 1:05:16wetter or a trier. Excuse me! Squeeze me! Strictly Come Dancing
1:05:16 > 1:05:17
1:05:17 > 1:05:27beckons for these boys! Who would be Dani Pedrosa's partner?!
1:05:27 > 1:05:28
1:05:28 > 1:05:33Spies thinking, you guys are nuts. Go wide just so I can get past.
1:05:33 > 1:05:37Making the dive up the inside. There is still a long way to go.
1:05:38 > 1:05:47Again to 34 confident it. Casey Stoner is. Still, he has extended
1:05:47 > 1:05:54that lead. Back up to 10. Enjoy the sound of these rents. It will not
1:05:54 > 1:06:00be quite as screaming next year. These Honda bikes, particularly,
1:06:00 > 1:06:10sound like ripping iron. They will sound better next year. There will
1:06:10 > 1:06:19be the rumble of 1000 cc. And down we go. Counting the laps. This will
1:06:19 > 1:06:24go any which way. Cal Crutchlow will want to beat Abraham but if he
1:06:24 > 1:06:32stays where he is, it will still be the best result of this season, the
1:06:32 > 1:06:41previous best being 7th place. will be the first to say, I just
1:06:41 > 1:06:47did a few more finishes. And things will look a lot rosier for me.
1:06:47 > 1:06:52is putting in his fastest lap of the race, colour Crutchlow. He will
1:06:52 > 1:06:57have Dovizioso as his team-mate. -- Cal Crutchlow. That is a pretty
1:06:57 > 1:07:07formidable team-mate. But he does not stay close to Dovizioso, he
1:07:07 > 1:07:07
1:07:07 > 1:07:12will not be there any longer. 1000 cc will help. Dovizioso, surely...
1:07:12 > 1:07:21He did not really come across. would have to come across to take
1:07:21 > 1:07:29the racing line. I think a taster was just a little bit hot in there.
1:07:29 > 1:07:37-- Alvaro Bautista. You could see at the last moment, Alvaro Bautista
1:07:37 > 1:07:44had to Rapple -- grapple with the brake. Expensive, as well. Hundreds
1:07:44 > 1:07:49of thousands of dollars. We hear that Suzuki are certain to run next
1:07:49 > 1:07:54year and start the season without rebuilding. They will be testing
1:07:54 > 1:08:04and Tuesday as well so fingers crossed there will be toot Suzuki
1:08:04 > 1:08:04
1:08:04 > 1:08:08bikes on the grid next year, which would be brilliant. It's
1:08:08 > 1:08:13uncomfortable for him to go week in, week out without his factory
1:08:13 > 1:08:23explaining what they're going to do. We had just had a pass, at last!
1:08:23 > 1:08:30Ben Spies, yes, I have finally got these Honda bikes! Dovizioso just
1:08:30 > 1:08:35removes his visor. The this will help Dovizioso because that would
1:08:35 > 1:08:41seal the job quite nicely. Look at the focus on those eyes. The man
1:08:41 > 1:08:51born in Memphis, living in Texas. Down the inside, that was a brave
1:08:51 > 1:08:52
1:08:52 > 1:08:59move. There is a lot of rain on a camera lens. Casey Stoner is back
1:08:59 > 1:09:09to 1.37. He had a proper lap last time. Seven seconds, that is more
1:09:09 > 1:09:11
1:09:11 > 1:09:16than he can afford. So, Jorge Lorenzo, sitting there. Feeling
1:09:16 > 1:09:26quite smug. I could be out there but I'm pretty OK right here now.
1:09:26 > 1:09:27
1:09:27 > 1:09:35He made the right decision. Spies potentially on the podium. He
1:09:35 > 1:09:41has to hang on for six laps. The gap is closing. He has got the
1:09:41 > 1:09:51magnet onto Cal Crutchlow. To tenths behind. And Loris Capirossi
1:09:51 > 1:09:52
1:09:52 > 1:09:58is a few seconds down the road. Rating on the commentary booth
1:09:58 > 1:10:03window again. 37 lap times have dropped so they are now three
1:10:03 > 1:10:07seconds slower. Thank you indeed, Loris Capirossi. You have been a
1:10:07 > 1:10:12great entertainer. He has done a pretty good job. And by anybody's
1:10:12 > 1:10:22measure, he was the best Ducati team-mate that Stoner had... That
1:10:22 > 1:10:26
1:10:26 > 1:10:31was hot! The same deal. Ben Spies going for the second. Dovizioso
1:10:31 > 1:10:35will know that there is a bike behind them. He will it is at the
1:10:35 > 1:10:39Yamaha Honda. He will try to be as wide as he possibly can. As soon as
1:10:39 > 1:10:44the rain starts to come down, and it is, quite a bit heavier out
1:10:44 > 1:10:51there. The lap times have really plummeted. Ben Spies over the top
1:10:51 > 1:10:55of the hill. The white line. I am scared to look! Maybe he can get a
1:10:55 > 1:10:59better drive out of the exit for the run down the hill. The only
1:10:59 > 1:11:08trouble is, I have a feeling he isn't at ease with the braking
1:11:08 > 1:11:14going into the bottom. The squirt of that Honda. That was a better
1:11:14 > 1:11:19exit by Ben Spies than Dovizioso. These to look like they have really
1:11:19 > 1:11:24dropped off Dani Pedrosa, who has decided he does not want to
1:11:24 > 1:11:32encounter... Look at the rain! This is horrible. Casey Stoner will not
1:11:32 > 1:11:36know what to do. Ben Spies! If they finish like this, at Dovizioso will
1:11:36 > 1:11:40still beat Pedrosa in the championship. He will not be
1:11:40 > 1:11:46stopping for the rest like. Unless there is an insolent because they
1:11:46 > 1:11:52had the choice are coming in. You cannot do that with five laps. You
1:11:52 > 1:11:55have to model your way around. Look at the gap. 2.5 seconds. Casey
1:11:55 > 1:12:02Stoner is in countering the dodgy weather. Still murdered 43 last
1:12:02 > 1:12:09time. He is two seconds ahead of these guys. Two laps to go.
1:12:09 > 1:12:13Dovizioso. Ben Spies. Stoner. He has shed eight seconds into laps.
1:12:13 > 1:12:18He must have had a moment but it is coming down or it was coming down
1:12:18 > 1:12:23fairly heavy anti- has to be the one that takes the place up. You
1:12:23 > 1:12:28look like a mug if you fall off whilst leading the race. But even
1:12:28 > 1:12:34more after a ten-second lead. Still five laps remaining. They days the
1:12:34 > 1:12:44mugs choice! It seems that way. Ben Spies, he has won when this year,
1:12:44 > 1:12:45
1:12:45 > 1:12:51can he take another? -- he has one win. 39.9. Ben Spies has taken
1:12:51 > 1:12:55another second. 1.6 seconds behind Casey Stoner. All these bikes
1:12:55 > 1:13:02getting warmed up. I would not bother. They are not going to come
1:13:02 > 1:13:12in. It isn't a long pit lane. would still lose one quarter of a
1:13:12 > 1:13:12
1:13:12 > 1:13:17lap. Ben Spies, his partner isn't so hot about this. He surprised me.
1:13:17 > 1:13:27He always says he does not like tough conditions but he has ridden
1:13:27 > 1:13:28
1:13:28 > 1:13:34an absolute Stoner. Looking at the timing... Cal Crutchlow is back in
1:13:34 > 1:13:43front of Abraham. He will be grabbing that Ricky of the year
1:13:43 > 1:13:48with both hands, if you can possibly have it. Casey Stoner has
1:13:48 > 1:13:54responded. The rain has stopped or it's not as heavy. There was some
1:13:54 > 1:14:01horrible spots and that was nasty and horrible on the low-paid. --
1:14:01 > 1:14:11yellow paint. He will extend this one more time. Yes, we shall see.
1:14:11 > 1:14:17He will also get one more lap with Yamaha pressing right up into your
1:14:17 > 1:14:23exhaust pipe. The traction control is working. It was 1.6, it is now
1:14:23 > 1:14:281.3. It has stabilised. Ben Spies, keeper of those white lines. He has
1:14:28 > 1:14:32to stop this time. He is at ease with those brakes. This is
1:14:32 > 1:14:35something else from Ben Spies to come through like this. Dovizioso
1:14:35 > 1:14:43still be in front of the do so because he has four seconds and
1:14:43 > 1:14:49fund. That will take the third place in the championship. -- in
1:14:49 > 1:14:56front of Dovizioso. The rain is still falling. They and space has
1:14:56 > 1:15:03taken another big chunk. That is down to not 0.3 a the second. He
1:15:03 > 1:15:07has gone wide! Whoa! On the outside. Ben Spies is in the lead! Boy,
1:15:07 > 1:15:12would that be a Christmas bonus for the kids in the Armagh had garage!
1:15:12 > 1:15:18After the trying times they have had. We will get another look. That
1:15:18 > 1:15:22was extraordinary. Nothing he could do. Ben Spies leading this race.
1:15:22 > 1:15:32Could you take the second when during the season? That would be
1:15:32 > 1:15:39
1:15:39 > 1:15:47have to say, very encouraging. I am scratching my head. He didn't
1:15:47 > 1:15:52decide to let him go. He is having thoughts now about trying to get it
1:15:52 > 1:15:59stopped as well. Teetering, tiptoeing, it's getting wetter not
1:15:59 > 1:16:09drier. Two laps left as we go across the line. Ben Spies is in
1:16:09 > 1:16:15the lead. Casey Stoner is behind. There was the moment. He must have
1:16:15 > 1:16:21tried to lock up on him about point. Did not feel he had the confidence.
1:16:21 > 1:16:26Back on the rear wheel, Casey Stoner going for a tenth win if he
1:16:26 > 1:16:34can do it. What has he got to lose? Fears that the championship, pretty
1:16:34 > 1:16:38much everything. He does not want a broken collarbone. Casey Stoner is
1:16:38 > 1:16:45still hungry. He said it all year long, the championship would be
1:16:45 > 1:16:51nice but I like winning races. Nevertheless, all his protestations
1:16:51 > 1:16:54had been about winning races, that is what he wants to do. Dani
1:16:54 > 1:16:59Pedrosa has slowed down so much that Cal Crutchlow is only a few
1:16:59 > 1:17:04seconds behind him now. He has decided he is not interested in
1:17:04 > 1:17:09these type of conditions. Number 11 is interested in these conditions.
1:17:09 > 1:17:17Ben Spies going for his second MotoGP wind. Think of the odds he
1:17:17 > 1:17:22would have got on Ben Spies winning today. He had a tumble in Malaysia,
1:17:22 > 1:17:31a tumble here this week. We will find out who is serious and by how
1:17:31 > 1:17:36much, because we go over the top. A nasty, difficult turn 14. Back down
1:17:36 > 1:17:41the hill Lago and we are on the last lap. There is Cal Crutchlow
1:17:41 > 1:17:47challenging Dani Pedrosa are and right behind him, Carole Abraham.
1:17:47 > 1:17:54We are getting a treat with 12 riders left. Cal Crutchlow needs to
1:17:54 > 1:17:59get past Dani Pedrosa. We're on the last lap, number 11, Ben Spies from
1:17:59 > 1:18:02Memphis Tennessee, he has had one win this year and is a world
1:18:02 > 1:18:09Superbike champion bad going for a second win in these horrible
1:18:10 > 1:18:15conditions. It is difficult to lookouts the commentary box window.
1:18:15 > 1:18:24It looks very difficult. slipping and sliding around, but I
1:18:24 > 1:18:30think he has got out. My not many overtaking spots left. He looks
1:18:30 > 1:18:36over his shoulder, keep your head down, Ben Spies. This is
1:18:36 > 1:18:42extraordinary. Counting down the corners, not many left. They get
1:18:42 > 1:18:46their money's worth out of the real-estate here. It doubles back
1:18:46 > 1:18:55again and back again and if you treacherous corners. Everyone says
1:18:55 > 1:18:58this track is hideously slippery, so they need to be careful. Just a
1:18:59 > 1:19:08couple of more corners remaining as they move over the top of their
1:19:09 > 1:19:09
1:19:09 > 1:19:16help. Been to 14. And Carl Abrahams is out. Cal Crutchlow, a rookie of
1:19:16 > 1:19:24the year with a few corners to go. Ben Spies with his head down, can
1:19:24 > 1:19:31Casey Stoner gets close enough? Casey Stoner has done it! He has
1:19:32 > 1:19:41damaged by 15 hundredths of a second! The drive he got! Cal
1:19:42 > 1:19:57
1:19:57 > 1:20:07Crutchlow comes in fourth position. and a half the second. -- one-tenth
1:20:07 > 1:20:08
1:20:08 > 1:20:13and a half of a second. It is great is the Cal Crutchlow get up there.
1:20:13 > 1:20:23Loris Capriossi, understandably upset, crossing the line. Inside
1:20:23 > 1:20:24
1:20:24 > 1:20:33the top 10 for his last race in MotoGP. He had an amazing career.
1:20:33 > 1:20:41328 starts, 29 wins over 23 years. I could not a Maj-Gen come I can
1:20:41 > 1:20:51only assume how a Ben Spies. -- I could not imagine, I can only
1:20:51 > 1:20:57assume how Ben Spies got across there. He won that race, Casey
1:20:57 > 1:21:06Stoner won bat raised by 0.015 of a second false start -- won of that
1:21:06 > 1:21:12race. I am disappointed for Ben Spies. Casey Stoner had a
1:21:12 > 1:21:18marvellous win. I do not understand. He must have missed a gear or
1:21:18 > 1:21:22something happened or the traction control cuts in too hard. That
1:21:22 > 1:21:32Honda does not accelerate that much more than the Amarah. I cannot
1:21:32 > 1:21:34
1:21:34 > 1:21:39believe it. -- more than the Yamaha. It doesn't seem possible. I do not
1:21:39 > 1:21:49know what went on. The electronics cut in. Something slowed it down.
1:21:49 > 1:22:01
1:22:01 > 1:22:11There is no way that the Honda added to accelerate it.
1:22:11 > 1:22:17
1:22:17 > 1:22:24Thank you very much for your great hasn't been said about Marco
1:22:24 > 1:22:30Simoncelli. All of the words had been said by the people here today.
1:22:30 > 1:22:35They said that he wrote it like he's still let, he got on with it.
1:22:35 > 1:22:40Will be in memory for a long time. I feel sorry for Ben Spies, that
1:22:40 > 1:22:50was extraordinary, those last 300 metres of arrays that I have ever
1:22:50 > 1:22:50
1:22:50 > 1:23:00seen in my life. Best of a race. had a fair lead NT would not have
1:23:00 > 1:23:14
1:23:14 > 1:23:23thought it possible. Bus and he enormous scoreboard and see how
1:23:23 > 1:23:30many race wins that is. Casey Stoner. Cal Crutchlow was three
1:23:30 > 1:23:39seconds from the podium. That is fantastic. I cannot wait to hear
1:23:39 > 1:23:43what went on. That was astonishing. Well ridden, Cal Crutchlow. A great
1:23:43 > 1:23:48finish to a good year. He has that testing and a lot of things going
1:23:48 > 1:23:58on, but that will cement his position in this team. Yes, he
1:23:58 > 1:24:11
1:24:12 > 1:24:21adopted when it was difficult, and that we look really good. Bus that
1:24:22 > 1:24:34
1:24:34 > 1:24:42race and his 10th win. His 10th win this season. Plenty more where they
1:24:42 > 1:24:49came from, I believe. That is 33 MotoGP wins. Wins for Casey Stoner,
1:24:49 > 1:24:54very interesting. Fourth place for Cal Crutchlow is even hotter news!
1:24:54 > 1:24:59Yes, great scenes down here, a fantastic race for Cal Crutchlow,
1:24:59 > 1:25:02and the rookie of the year, an incredible race. It was a top race.
1:25:02 > 1:25:10It would have been more difficult without the crash at the first
1:25:10 > 1:25:15corner, but you have days like that. I am pleased. It is nice to end the
1:25:15 > 1:25:20year on a high note and we have tried for this all year. It was a
1:25:20 > 1:25:28good battle at the end with Karel Abraham, but EVERTON was going to
1:25:28 > 1:25:34be a drizzle race or a wet race, then it was close on the last few
1:25:34 > 1:25:38laps. -- but if it was going to be. I was at too interested in Rob Key
1:25:38 > 1:25:44of the year, I just wanted to keep my position as much as I could.
1:25:44 > 1:25:51can smile, you know! I am smiling! But you are in front of me, and you
1:25:51 > 1:25:56are ugly! So I am not going to smile at you! A so close to being a
1:25:56 > 1:26:01race winner today. Disappointing tour lose out on the photo finish,
1:26:01 > 1:26:07but what a way to end the season. am happy, we made a huge surge at
1:26:07 > 1:26:10the end. We made a bunch of ground on Casey Stoner, and when we got
1:26:11 > 1:26:16ahead it was hard to understand how wet the track was because there was
1:26:16 > 1:26:20no one in front of us. It started to rain quite heavily and Casey
1:26:20 > 1:26:27Stoner took some risks in the last few corner hours and had more
1:26:28 > 1:26:31moderate than me down the front. Thank you. Congratulations. We can
1:26:31 > 1:26:41confirm the result. You have to scratch yourself about this. Casey
1:26:41 > 1:26:55
1:26:55 > 1:27:00Stoner wins but by the smallest with Dani Pedrosa in the early
1:27:00 > 1:27:04stages, but the third in the championship! Yes, in the end, I
1:27:04 > 1:27:08wanted to take more risks and win the race, because there were good
1:27:08 > 1:27:15conditions for me. But their position in the championships was
1:27:15 > 1:27:20so important, and with the rain coming, it was impossible to see
1:27:20 > 1:27:26where was wet and there was bright. To many risks when Danny reduced
1:27:26 > 1:27:31the speed. It was OK. I am happy with my strategy because the only
1:27:31 > 1:27:36way to beat Dani Pedrosa a year in this track was to make a strategy
1:27:36 > 1:27:40because he is faster here and I made a good strategy. I want to say
1:27:40 > 1:27:50thank you to the team because it is a really good team and I am sorry
1:27:50 > 1:27:50
1:27:50 > 1:27:54to go away, butts thank you. Thank you. It is a shame to be losing him.
1:27:54 > 1:28:01There is no doubt. Cal Crutchlow moved up one in the championship up
1:28:01 > 1:28:04to 12, that is useful. Yes, a good way to finish the season for Cal
1:28:04 > 1:28:09Crutchlow, editor got rid the season but a big year for him next
1:28:09 > 1:28:14year as we said in the programme. The perfect way to end a very, very
1:28:14 > 1:28:21difficult season. Casey Stoner, the Welsh champion, press the red
1:28:21 > 1:28:24button to join us for more reaction. -- the world's champion. It is
1:28:24 > 1:28:34goodbye from every one here in Valencia at the end of the season
1:28:34 > 1:29:04