:01:02. > :01:05.We are in Germany for round nine of the MotoGP World Championship. As
:01:05. > :01:10.you can see, they do things a little bit different year round
:01:10. > :01:14.here. If you were worried that MotoGP was coming in to a bit of a
:01:14. > :01:18.procession, fear not. Last time, everything got turned on its head.
:01:18. > :01:26.It looked as though the Italian Grand Prix was going to follow a
:01:26. > :01:33.familiar script. Casey Stoner gets After 17 laps, the script was torn
:01:33. > :01:40.up. Casey Stoner. He is really getting Weeldon now, big style. --
:01:40. > :01:48.real them. The world champion is back in front., Lorenzo started to
:01:48. > :01:56.pull away. Then, on the last lap, and even bigger surprise. Over the
:01:56. > :02:04.hill, into the braking zone. Dovizioso has the line. Dovizioso
:02:04. > :02:08.pulls it back better! That gave Dovizioso second place, much to the
:02:08. > :02:18.delight of the home fans and his wife. But, more importantly for the
:02:18. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:22.championship, it meant that Lorenzo had taken nine points. Yes, he
:02:22. > :02:25.managed to pull that get back. We're lucky to have the world
:02:25. > :02:29.champion and race winner from Italy with those, 20 minutes before we go
:02:29. > :02:35.out onto the track. Is that the turning point of the season for
:02:35. > :02:44.Yamaha, is it a game on? It's an important race. But, as you know,
:02:44. > :02:51.we will try to fight for the wind. But, it if we cannot not, it is
:02:51. > :02:55.good for the competition. Maybe it rains in the middle of the race,
:02:55. > :03:01.it's a difficult situation. victory two weeks ago, a real
:03:01. > :03:05.confidence boost? Yes, it's grenade -- it's been a great race. Very
:03:05. > :03:11.emotional. It gave us butterflies. The championship is very long, we
:03:11. > :03:16.have to make so many races. So, be calm, be cool and enjoy. Just over
:03:16. > :03:22.20 minutes until the race. What is your routine from now, a few
:03:22. > :03:28.minutes -- last minute changes? talked to the boss, I talked to run
:03:28. > :03:35.known to understand if we make some changes for the bike. Then I put on
:03:35. > :03:42.my iPod and here some music. What have you got on there? Linkin Park,
:03:42. > :03:50.Red Hot Chili Peppers. Phil Collins. Normally Linkin Park. I'm not sure
:03:50. > :03:55.about Phil Collins. We'll leave you to it. We will follow you through.
:03:55. > :03:58.Listening to some Phil Collins? That's a shock. A big race for him.
:03:58. > :04:02.It's round nine of 18 in the championship, the halfway stage.
:04:02. > :04:06.This circuit is one of only two on the calendar that he has never won
:04:06. > :04:10.at at any class. The other one is in Spain, where we went for the
:04:10. > :04:20.first time last year. This is the halfway stage of the season. The
:04:20. > :04:29.
:04:29. > :04:33.half-time report is that Casey Ducati are in fourth. Nicky Hayden
:04:33. > :04:39.is in fifth. He really loves this circuit. He finished on the podium
:04:39. > :04:44.four years in success in. -- succession. He likes it in Germany.
:04:44. > :04:54.He has been warming up for this one down the road with some very
:04:54. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:15.MotoGP at Sachsenring, Nicky Hayden is about to get a taste of Sam four
:05:15. > :05:19.will action in one of the fastest touring cars and the world. His
:05:19. > :05:23.challenge is to master this 500 horsepower beast. His mentor is
:05:23. > :05:27.none other than David Coulthard, who is completing his second season
:05:27. > :05:32.in the championship. After a few laps, I will be in the passenger
:05:32. > :05:36.seat to assess his performance. Welcome. You are familiar with
:05:37. > :05:41.racetracks but we have got four rails -- wheels rather than two.
:05:41. > :05:46.I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing for me. But we
:05:46. > :05:56.are going to find out. This is what he will be driving. A Mercedes C-
:05:56. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:09.class. Top speed, 300 kilometres an The understeer, it's so cold at the
:06:09. > :06:19.moment. Trying to get some heat into the brakes. We should probably
:06:19. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:24.go and put a bit of heat in the That was a good entry, we just
:06:24. > :06:30.didn't quite get the exit. Get on the care and he will get a bit more
:06:30. > :06:40.grip. -- get on that heard and he will get a bit more grip. It's
:06:40. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:50.biting on the clutch, you might At what is very clear is that he
:06:50. > :06:55.knows about finding the grip. had a couple of spins, but he never
:06:55. > :06:58.so and twice on the first corn a. Once he had done it, it was locked
:06:58. > :07:08.away. He's searching for the throttle, that is the sign of a
:07:08. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:38.That was pretty awesome for me, how was it for you? It was fun, I
:07:38. > :07:42.enjoyed it. It was... Well, when it first went out, it started to rain
:07:42. > :07:48.and it was hard to make the tyres work. The breaking was most
:07:48. > :07:54.impressive. You can brake is so deep. Obviously I love to get a few
:07:54. > :07:58.more laps in, but I'd brought the car back in one piece, barely. It
:07:58. > :08:03.was looking a little close. I brought it back with maybe a little
:08:03. > :08:07.bit of grass and the defenders. But I kept it out of the wall. That was
:08:07. > :08:11.the main objective. -- Under defender. That looked like a lot of
:08:11. > :08:17.fun, but a bit scary. It looked like you enjoy scaring the life out
:08:17. > :08:21.of hair? That was a little bit of an enjoyment. I didn't want to pick
:08:21. > :08:26.on hair too bad. She was a good sport. We had fun. No damage done,
:08:26. > :08:35.couple of doughnuts. But that is part of it. Back on two wheels here,
:08:35. > :08:37.notoriously tricky. It seems to also we did Ducati? It's been a
:08:37. > :08:42.good, solid Wigan so far. We came out strong, like you are supposed
:08:42. > :08:49.to. The team did a great job, made a lot of little improvements. It
:08:49. > :08:55.hasn't been spectacular. We will see. The races where it counts. It
:08:55. > :09:02.is a nasty little track. It's downhill, uphill, blind, tight.
:09:02. > :09:06.Very technical, with 50 a corner that drops away. -- fifth gear
:09:06. > :09:11.corner. It's not an easy track, but it's a track I've really enjoyed
:09:11. > :09:15.and it's been good to me. You know, I hope today that we put up a great
:09:15. > :09:20.fighter. Do a good job for the team. We all need it. It's not been easy
:09:20. > :09:28.these last few weeks. The motivation is there, the guys are
:09:28. > :09:37.determined. Thanks a lot, Nicky. Good luck. So, things are looking
:09:37. > :09:43.up in the Ducati garage. Over there, things that so good? The bad news
:09:44. > :09:50.at Pramac is that there is no Capirossi. In the end, the pain was
:09:50. > :09:55.too much. In the end it was a Silman Guintoli he took his spot.
:09:55. > :10:00.He had tested with the team on the Monday test. So he has had a bit of
:10:00. > :10:03.time on his bike. But Loris Capirossi has said one of the
:10:03. > :10:09.motivations for coming here is that he didn't want to see somebody else
:10:09. > :10:15.riding his bike. How does it feel now? Always, the past is to ride
:10:15. > :10:23.the bike. I tried on Friday morning, but I'm not fit enough. I decided
:10:24. > :10:28.to keep another week off. I would like to try again in Laguna.
:10:28. > :10:31.are you feeling about your future? I know you said you would make an
:10:31. > :10:35.announcement. Do things like this pursue towards retirement? Honestly,
:10:35. > :10:42.in that moment, I don't do what I want to do next year. The feeling
:10:42. > :10:46.is still really good, I still enjoy riding a bike. But after a rest and
:10:46. > :10:55.holiday, I will think what I do. look forward to hearing what you're
:10:55. > :10:59.While we await that decision with bated breath, no surprise to see
:10:59. > :11:04.that the man stepping into his place, so van Guintoli, his last on
:11:04. > :11:11.the grid. A real big ask for him. He stepped in marvellously as a
:11:11. > :11:16.pundit for us a few months ago. The thing that is a surprise is that
:11:16. > :11:21.immediately ahead of him on the grid is Valentino Rossi, serious
:11:21. > :11:24.problems for that Ducati. They are nowhere closer to sorting it out.
:11:24. > :11:31.They are without their CRU teeth once again, Gerry Burgess. Things
:11:31. > :11:35.were not helped on Friday morning by a cash -- crash. It was a heavy
:11:35. > :11:39.one. They lost the front. As he slides towards the gravel he
:11:39. > :11:45.catches his elbow quite badly. A lot of wear and tear on the inside
:11:45. > :11:49.of his elbow. He also jerks his previously injured shoulder. That
:11:49. > :11:54.took the skin off the inside of the elbow. He's been riding in a lot of
:11:55. > :11:58.pain for the rest of the weekend. Steve, Charnley, joining me at the
:11:58. > :12:02.back of the grid, that's not the sole reason why he is at the back
:12:02. > :12:06.of the grid? They still can't sort out the bike. They still haven't
:12:06. > :12:09.found the key. Speaking to Alex, who is working things out, they say
:12:09. > :12:13.they have gone back to testing. They'd given up on this season,
:12:13. > :12:17.pretty much. I think they are trying to sort out for next year.
:12:17. > :12:22.It's not much fun for the spectators or for him. He will
:12:22. > :12:26.definitely go forward. So far, it's not promising for next year either.
:12:26. > :12:31.Charlie, we saw a lot of crashes in that corner, particularly in
:12:31. > :12:35.practice. I know you're have your own theory? What is going on is
:12:35. > :12:39.that the rear tyres have gone softer. If you go a little bit
:12:39. > :12:44.softer, you get a little bit more grip on the rear. If you think
:12:44. > :12:54.about pacy -- Casey Stoner, he said with in qualifying, I was in at a
:12:54. > :12:55.tenth of my best time on hard tyres. They are soft at the rear and that
:12:55. > :13:01.gives more push. We saw Casey Stoner crash. It was cold on Friday
:13:01. > :13:06.morning? It was cold, it had a head wind, everything going for crashes.
:13:06. > :13:11.One of the other situations is that the gravel was high and it was
:13:11. > :13:18.bouncing people up in the air. It was a very awkward situation. Look
:13:18. > :13:22.at Marco Simoncelli. He goes down so gently. His air pack does off
:13:22. > :13:26.now, as he gets away from the bike. We are very lucky we haven't got
:13:26. > :13:30.more injuries and that we have actually got a full grid. That was
:13:30. > :13:33.yesterday morning in sunny conditions. The track was warm. A
:13:33. > :13:37.lot of cloud cover today, it will be tricky on the first lap? We have
:13:37. > :13:43.been watching this, 23 degrees half an hour ago. The cloud is building.
:13:43. > :13:48.Another thing that that crash, it's windy. It's like putting in a
:13:48. > :13:52.tackle on a yacht. It's going to be really difficult. They need to be
:13:52. > :13:57.careful for the first two or three laps. There's no point going to the
:13:57. > :14:01.Moon on the first lap, you've got to finish the race. Charlie is used
:14:01. > :14:08.to being at the back of the grid. We've never lost a commentator!
:14:08. > :14:15.only has the tyres been a big issue, also a matter that has been
:14:15. > :14:18.everybody's lips is the subject of Japan. I want to show you a quote
:14:18. > :14:22.from Casey Stoner. The Japanese Grand Prix was postponed in April
:14:22. > :14:26.because of the catastrophe out there with the earthquake and the
:14:26. > :14:32.subsequent tsunami. The riders are now worried about radiation. This
:14:32. > :14:38.is what Casey Stoner had to say yesterday. I will not go. That is
:14:38. > :14:43.my opinion. I've had it now for some time. Not as long as Jorge
:14:43. > :14:50.Lorenzo. I took more time to take my decision, but I will not go
:14:50. > :14:55.there. I'm sure most riders are of the same opinion. If you know, that
:14:55. > :15:05.is my decision. You know, I guess it is up to the organisers to
:15:05. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:16.As I said, we do have the organiser with us. What is going to happen?
:15:16. > :15:22.In principle we have had several meetings during the last Grand Prix.
:15:22. > :15:27.We have decided to make an investigation with a private
:15:27. > :15:37.company as to the level of radiation. We did it last week.
:15:37. > :15:42.They have investigated. We will have the results by 24th July.
:15:42. > :15:49.There will the results again on the 31st, with confirmation if there is
:15:49. > :15:53.any level of radiation that it will be problematic. We have agreed that
:15:53. > :15:58.depending on the results, we will go or not. They have seen as the
:15:58. > :16:03.riders, if you believe Casey Stoner, they are not going? It is not my
:16:03. > :16:09.problem. We have an agreement to make the race. We have an agreement
:16:09. > :16:18.to bring the teams and drivers. The teams have an agreement with the
:16:18. > :16:23.drivers. It is up to the team's whether they fulfil this agreement.
:16:23. > :16:29.If the investigation is OK, the race will happen. Just to confirm,
:16:29. > :16:37.we saw the quote from Casey Stoner, but he said it is all of the riders,
:16:37. > :16:42.as far as we believe apart from Hiroshi Aoyama? I don't think all
:16:42. > :16:47.of the riders have this opinion. It is the teams that need to resolve
:16:47. > :16:51.that. Thanks for talking to us. Hopefully we will get a positive
:16:51. > :16:57.resolution. We have seen how the riders line up at the back of the
:16:57. > :17:00.grid, let's see how they line up at the front.
:17:00. > :17:10.After the crash is in practice, things have calmed down for
:17:10. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:24.qualifying. Although his Karel Abraham was gutted. With less than
:17:24. > :17:31.20 minutes of the session remaining Casey Stoner set a benchmark taint.
:17:31. > :17:41.Hot on his heels or was a Pedrosa. It was looking like being an All
:17:41. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:53.Honda front row with Simoncelli completing the front three. This is
:17:53. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:25.Her Edwards is feeling under the Casey Stoner, sixth pole position
:18:25. > :18:30.of the season. How are you feeling? Temperature looks to be a bit down
:18:30. > :18:34.on yesterday? This wind will be hard work because it cools the
:18:34. > :18:40.right hand side of the tyres and we are going around a lot of left-hand
:18:40. > :18:45.turns. We will have to be cautious and it will be a long, hard race. I
:18:45. > :18:49.would prefer it to be warmer, but this is what we have got to ride in.
:18:49. > :18:52.All the best today. That is the thought of the man at the front of
:18:52. > :19:00.the grid, let's hear from the man at the back.
:19:00. > :19:05.Sylvain Guintoli, 2008 the last time you're on the Pramac Racing
:19:05. > :19:12.Ducati. Things have changed since then? It is great to be back. It
:19:12. > :19:19.has been a difficult weekend so far. I am enjoying it, riding these
:19:19. > :19:26.bikes is like riding a Formula One on a go-kart track. And next to
:19:26. > :19:31.Valentino Rossi on the grid so I will enjoy that race. Best accent
:19:31. > :19:36.in MotoGP. Let's go to Cal Crutchlow. He has had a bit of a
:19:36. > :19:42.torrid weekend. It is another new track for him, difficult for him to
:19:42. > :19:47.learn it being so technical. Not helped with two crashes. You are
:19:47. > :19:51.talking a lot about the set-up, the front end feeling, now you have
:19:51. > :19:56.gone for a drastic change? thought I might as well gamble, we
:19:56. > :20:03.have nothing to lose. We have not had a good week in crash macro we
:20:03. > :20:07.can so far. It is not my preferred style of riding, but we will see
:20:07. > :20:13.how it goes. Hopefully it will pay off, I would tell you after the
:20:13. > :20:19.race. The position not good, but statistics, from Casey Stoner at
:20:19. > :20:29.the top to Cal Crutchlow in 12, just one second separating those
:20:29. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:32.riders. I want too quickly show you
:20:32. > :20:36.Bautista for start he went quicker this morning and he managed
:20:36. > :20:45.yesterday? If he had made it round that complete lap he would have
:20:45. > :20:51.made it quicker a game. We will have a look at the crashes as you
:20:52. > :20:56.are talking. Just pushing the limits. We had seen all year, these
:20:56. > :21:00.guys push limits when the confidence is there and they will
:21:00. > :21:05.fall down now and again. His confidence is just coming back. It
:21:05. > :21:15.is the first time he has jumped off the bike since he broke his leg so
:21:15. > :21:20.badly. He is ready to go. We will quickly walk off the front Wade. I
:21:20. > :21:27.want to show you Nicky Hayden. Crouching by the side of his bike.
:21:27. > :21:36.It was quite positive for him at this track. We are getting thrown
:21:36. > :21:44.up the grid now. We would just have a quick look at the front two.
:21:44. > :21:49.Dovizioso, and round three for him. On the front row, Jorge Lorenzo,
:21:49. > :21:55.the Dani Pedrosa, it is the first time he has been back on the front
:21:55. > :22:04.row since Portugal in round three. Casey Stoner starts from pole
:22:04. > :22:11.position. 13 laps ahead of us. As I said earlier, this is going to be a
:22:11. > :22:19.big one, especially the blind turn big one, especially the blind turn
:22:19. > :22:26.on the first lap. They also have to get around to her
:22:26. > :22:31.No 1. The it is one of those corners that it sucks you into it.
:22:31. > :22:36.So you cannot test way you want to break. It it will be busy in their.
:22:36. > :22:40.Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo will be having a glance to make sure
:22:40. > :22:50.nobody is charging down the inside. The whole first section is
:22:50. > :22:56.difficult. Nicky Hayden, there are two ways to do this. Hang out wide
:22:56. > :23:02.and cuts in late or make for the apex. We will see the rest of his
:23:02. > :23:12.credit with Valentino Rossi at the back. He should made good progress?
:23:12. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:20.He should do, and not sure if this is a ploy of his. A massive crowd,
:23:20. > :23:25.there were something like a quarter of a million tickets sold. Watched
:23:26. > :23:32.a man in the middle, Pedrosa back with us. If you don't always watch
:23:32. > :23:42.MotoGP, a reminder Pedrosa is the fast starter on the planet. Lorenzo
:23:42. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:49.has stalled his bike. He won't need that. We have lift-off. He is
:23:49. > :23:56.getting pushed. You are allowed to give riders assistance to get off
:23:56. > :24:01.the grid. I am sure he will catch all these guys up. You'll probably
:24:01. > :24:08.see Casey Stoner hang back because he likes to get towards the back
:24:08. > :24:18.wells he goes round. That is the last of the right handers. It goes
:24:18. > :24:28.left at four, left at five, left at six. He can now pick up his pace
:24:28. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.and get back to the grid. It is now 21 degrees. It is significant.
:24:40. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:47.Everyone it will have to be cautious. This is the infamous turn.
:24:47. > :24:57.So we had a great Moto to raise. In matters raised, that turn 11 is so
:24:57. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:17.deep of the hill is. The pit straight is an absolute nightmare.
:25:17. > :25:22.Moving up to the start of the grid. Casey Stoner in pole position on
:25:22. > :25:27.the left Tyneside. The decision he has is whether he will move
:25:27. > :25:32.straight to the apex. If someone is on the inside, you have the next
:25:32. > :25:37.lap so you have the chance to squeeze someone out. We know the
:25:37. > :25:43.whole race will be tight. Lorenzo had a problem getting his bike
:25:43. > :25:50.started, but he is there. It is a cracker of a place. But fingers
:25:50. > :25:56.crossed for this one. This is Germany, we are starting. A good
:25:56. > :26:05.start from Stoner. Pedrosa is leading. Stoner has gone for the
:26:05. > :26:10.apex. Lorenzo going round the outside, nice stuff from him.
:26:10. > :26:17.Stoner in third place. As forecast, the fastest man on the planet off
:26:17. > :26:27.the line. He did exactly that, went round they have - Mac Beth -- left
:26:27. > :26:42.
:26:42. > :26:47.time. Lorenzo does not want his team mates to get his head down.
:26:48. > :26:55.Pedrosa is a bit of a specialist. This is the moment, close your
:26:55. > :27:05.eyes! They are Kerbel through it this time. Some of the guys have
:27:05. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:27:47. > :27:54.having a go at each other. It was the one who got muscled out by
:27:54. > :28:02.Dovizioso. Dovizioso very brave it down the outside. That is Bautista
:28:02. > :28:06.who spoke on the grid, he said he has his confidence back. We were
:28:07. > :28:14.talking about this yesterday in qualifying. It is not a horsepower
:28:14. > :28:24.circuit. If there was one to naturally favour the Yamaha, it is
:28:24. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :28:49.this place. For when they did I think I would ever say, Stoner the
:28:49. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :29:01.third of the factory Ducati. A non it's out of pole position. They are
:29:01. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.Lorenzo. He is on a bit of a role at the moment, Dovizioso. You have
:29:28. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :29:45.Yamaha, Honda, hombre, Honda, Edwards is at the back. Jorge
:29:45. > :29:55.Lorenzo is the man who now has a couple of lengths ahead. Stoner
:29:55. > :29:55.
:29:55. > :29:58.trying to find a way through. Dovizioso, the first of the three
:29:58. > :30:08.hombres. Bautista is not deterred by his high jump this morning. He
:30:08. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :30:20.Rossi is through. He's working his way through. Valentino Rossi, as
:30:20. > :30:25.you know, started at the stern of the ship. He's now 10th. He's
:30:25. > :30:30.almost up to midship, as we head into this long run. Rossi crashed
:30:30. > :30:35.right there only a few months ago. Not today. He's on the move. His
:30:35. > :30:39.lap time is not too bad. The tyres are up to temperature, I'm sure the
:30:39. > :30:44.times will start dropping off. A bit more confident on the right-
:30:44. > :30:51.hand side. There we are, the same shot. Through on the inside, he
:30:51. > :30:55.holds Nicky Hayden out on the inside. He has to watch the bits of
:30:55. > :31:00.rolled-up rubber from the earlier races. He's through to the right
:31:01. > :31:06.hand. Edwards is very much a part of this. It's so fast. Stoner is
:31:06. > :31:10.hamming up through the inside. absolutely, a nice move for him.
:31:10. > :31:17.Will he have a look up the inside of the Dovizioso? Here we are,
:31:17. > :31:20.riding with Pedrosa. That is Stoner in front of us. He's up through
:31:21. > :31:25.third, fourth, fifth, quick as you like. The fastest part of the
:31:25. > :31:33.surface. But Rose is looking down the inside. Stoner has got
:31:33. > :31:39.Dovizioso! He's back where he ought to be. What can he do about Jorge
:31:39. > :31:43.Lorenzo? Stoner was the only guy that could get through. This entire
:31:43. > :31:48.field, the first 12 guys, was separated by about the second. It
:31:48. > :31:56.was that type. These guys are proving a point. It's going to be
:31:56. > :31:59.about time degradation, the left- hand side of the tyre. Laguna is
:31:59. > :32:09.the shortest, but this is going to be such a workout for the left-hand
:32:09. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:31.Australian. Unlovely down the inside. Just enough to shut
:32:31. > :32:31.
:32:31. > :32:36.everybody out. Here he goes! He's past Lorenzo. This is where Richard
:32:36. > :32:46.tell, the last corner. The big drag up the hill. The Honda has more
:32:46. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :33:03.squirt than a Emma Harle. Look at He kept it nice and tight. On board
:33:03. > :33:08.
:33:08. > :33:18.Lorenzo was not in the hunt, once they got out of the corner. Stoner,
:33:18. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:23.straight away, 22.173. Wonderful to watch him moving his body weight,
:33:23. > :33:29.his head, his shoulders, every little bit. It looks like he is
:33:29. > :33:39.tiptoeing, on a tight rope. He's using his body weight the whole
:33:39. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:46.time to keep it in the perfect then the right, down the hill again.
:33:46. > :33:53.We saw so many people, as you said earlier, chuck it away in the first
:33:53. > :34:00.practice. Lorenzo is really in the thick of things now. 1 Yamaha and a
:34:00. > :34:06.sea of Hondas. Through turn 11, what you have to do is very
:34:06. > :34:16.difficult. You just have to roll it a touch, use a bit of back brake to
:34:16. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:31.make sure the front tyre makes going on, you've got this sweating
:34:31. > :34:39.gelignite in the form of Simoncelli. We know that Simons Chile is very
:34:39. > :34:43.fast. -- Simoncelli. He keeps getting those terrific positions on
:34:43. > :34:51.the grid, but converting it is another issue. It's very much like
:34:51. > :35:01.tyre management, just look at A* it looks like crisis-management! Such
:35:01. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:10.fantastic. Engines love this thick, chilly, cold air. And the riders
:35:10. > :35:17.love not being too hot. We have been here when it has been 33
:35:17. > :35:21.degrees at times. Still on board with Dani Pedrosa, up to turn 13.
:35:21. > :35:25.Doing a great job staying in touch with these boys, not getting beaten
:35:25. > :35:33.up too much by the Honda. There is the start of the hill. You go up
:35:33. > :35:42.and over, a bit of a plateau. Then we go uphill again. He wants to
:35:42. > :35:49.push on. Absolutely, how the guys get a chance to see it, I have no
:35:49. > :35:59.idea, there is no time. Their lap times? Yes, there is nothing really
:35:59. > :36:07.in it. Ben Spies is good, and as tyre degradation works in. You
:36:07. > :36:14.fancy Bautista coming through. Hayden did 22.909. Behind him his
:36:14. > :36:24.collar head woods and Valentino Rossi, followed by Cal Crutchlow.
:36:24. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:36.to do. Interestingly, Colin Edwards is sandwiched between the two
:36:36. > :36:41.Ducatis. Nicky Hayden has his front home race next week. He's got to
:36:41. > :36:46.decide if his guide to the GP 11 -- Rossi is riding in, or will he
:36:46. > :36:50.stick with the one he is running at the moment? It looks like Valentino
:36:50. > :36:55.Rossi isn't making a huge amount of progress. He has certainly not
:36:55. > :37:02.transform and the bike. Data always helps. If he checks the time sheets
:37:02. > :37:09.for the last two qualifying... As a look at Lorenzo making a move. That
:37:09. > :37:14.is the order you would expect the Honda team to be in. Lorenzo was
:37:14. > :37:19.spoiling the party a little bit for them. Nicky Hayden... Here is the
:37:19. > :37:25.past. That was pretty neat. Nice and tidy again. If you can just get
:37:25. > :37:32.yourself on the inside, there was no way for Dovizioso to turn. At
:37:32. > :37:37.the Griffi confident stuff. Watched by... How many people? They sold
:37:38. > :37:41.240,000 tickets for the weekend. They answered at the love their
:37:41. > :37:45.motor racing. It's the biggest event of the year. Such a lot of
:37:45. > :37:49.heritage around. You've got to remember all of the motorcycle
:37:49. > :37:53.companies in this area. The two- stroke engine that we used last
:37:53. > :38:00.year was designed and engineered in this area. Most importantly, it's
:38:00. > :38:05.the home of the two-stroke paper mache car! But I digress. These
:38:05. > :38:12.boys are as tight as you like. I'll tell you why, if you look at
:38:12. > :38:21.qualifying, Stoner managed to do a 22.1. Everybody else was on 22.6.
:38:21. > :38:25.21.6, rather. Then it was 21.9, 21.9, 21.9. It is so tight together.
:38:25. > :38:30.Or of these front-runners have gone for the harder option, front and
:38:30. > :38:32.rear tyres. They are going to need it at the end of the race. One or
:38:32. > :38:36.two of the slower guys have gone for the softer option, if you're
:38:36. > :38:43.not going as hard you will not get the temperatures into the tyres. As
:38:43. > :38:53.one of the big issues we have with the Bridgestone tyres. You can see
:38:53. > :39:01.
:39:01. > :39:09.that in 2010 because 21.882. It goes downhill. And then it falls
:39:09. > :39:19.off comeback the bottom. Look at backed by power slide! -- Look at
:39:19. > :39:22.that palace slide. Look at Rossi, certainly got some confidence.
:39:22. > :39:30.Colin Edwards has not crashed on this corner, but now we see the
:39:30. > :39:34.speed. It's got to be. Colin is not silly. Colin Edwards has a lot to
:39:34. > :39:39.do trying to fight back, he goes through the motions but that is it.
:39:39. > :39:47.The next guy on Rossi's list is his team-mate. That going to be
:39:47. > :39:53.interesting. Nicky Hayden, fighting back. Bautista looks like he has
:39:53. > :39:58.made it stick. A little blue Barth before Rossi gets up his tail pipe.
:39:58. > :40:03.This will be very interesting for Hayden if he gets up to his tail
:40:03. > :40:13.pipe. A first-hand view of what do bikers like. It is a completely
:40:13. > :40:18.different rear end. You can see that great big swing, the carbon
:40:18. > :40:23.fibre on Nicky Hayden's machine. A Valentino Rossi has more like the
:40:23. > :40:27.Yamaha system. We are on board with Bautista, the sole Suzuki. They
:40:27. > :40:32.said to me that they wished they had got it working with two riders
:40:32. > :40:36.and the team, so it makes it easier to get it sorted. Cardinal Sin this
:40:36. > :40:39.morning, crashing by going faster than he did in qualifying. As his
:40:39. > :40:46.boss said, it didn't dent his confidence but it was rather
:40:46. > :40:50.foolish. An expensive way of starting your Sunday morning.
:40:50. > :40:55.has still got his pecker up. He's not defeated by what he did. But
:40:55. > :41:02.I'm sure the guys in the garage were not best pleased. Really
:41:02. > :41:10.torpedoed the bike. Casey Stoner. He's not braking, what is going on?
:41:10. > :41:15.It's a hard job. Is that 2007 champion Casey Stoner fighting of
:41:15. > :41:19.Jorge Lorenzo, with the number one plate. Look at this, through here.
:41:19. > :41:23.The way they fire themselves, jump from one side of the bike to the
:41:23. > :41:27.other. He doesn't want a change direction. We are talking one had
:41:27. > :41:32.and 20 mph. The gyroscopic effect of the wheels, they want to go
:41:32. > :41:36.straight. The young man on top of it wants to turn the corner. It's
:41:36. > :41:43.amazing, standing down on the grid, the ground moves under your feet
:41:43. > :41:52.when they ride past you. Terrifying. It is terrifying, then always, the
:41:52. > :41:57.growl of these 230 brake horsepower machines. All 800s. It has been 900,
:41:57. > :42:02.up to 1000 next year, of course. No lack of confidence with Jorge
:42:03. > :42:12.Lorenzo. He was right on the wheel of Stoner through that. That is the
:42:13. > :42:17.
:42:17. > :42:21.audio mix you want to hear. Yamaha have a little bit more on the entry.
:42:21. > :42:27.A little bit more comfortable. This might actually be Pedrosa's moment.
:42:27. > :42:33.You are with Pedrosa. There is Lorenzo. You've got to say, over
:42:33. > :42:38.Dani Pedrosa's career, we know what a brilliant rider he is, if he's
:42:38. > :42:46.got a weakness it in the braking. If he's not careful, he'll Palace
:42:46. > :42:54.lied again. Everywhere we go, the legions of Rossi fans are here. He
:42:54. > :43:02.started at the blunt end, 16. He is up to nineth. He's been out-
:43:02. > :43:12.qualified by Nicky Hayden. At an update on Cal Crutchlow, he is
:43:12. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:23.second per lap off. Useful experience for him but it will be a
:43:23. > :43:27.waste of time if he doesn't get another run next weekend. Casey
:43:27. > :43:34.Stoner, Repsol Honda. Jorge Lorenzo on began a heart. His team-mate,
:43:34. > :43:44.Dani Pedrosa or. -- on began aha. Straight through, Simoncelli gets
:43:44. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:02.but it has worked. Marco Simoncelli, still to have a podium. This is the
:44:02. > :44:07.battle for 4th. He's got more work to do, but can he close the gap on
:44:07. > :44:17.the diminutive Spanish rider, Dani Pedrosa? He's running third. We
:44:17. > :44:22.
:44:22. > :44:26.know how fast Danny is around the because we can see them. Stoner is
:44:27. > :44:30.working so hard to try and break these guys. The best chance he's
:44:30. > :44:40.got his if Dani Pedrosa starts to interfere with him, slow him down
:44:40. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:57.at it. Then the Yamaha, you can see live! Are there any questions?
:44:57. > :45:02.was brave. Confidence and bravery. It looked like the Yamaha of Jorge
:45:02. > :45:06.Lorenzo, began a heart combination, run out of the corner. Just sticks
:45:06. > :45:12.it down the inside. As Casey Stoner has now led to go, he can't turn
:45:12. > :45:22.into the side of the Yamaha. We are not even yet up to half raised
:45:22. > :45:26.
:45:26. > :45:34.another five points if they finish in this order. That would be
:45:34. > :45:39.getting uncomfortable for him. There is a great example of pure
:45:39. > :45:42.two racers, the three boys at the front. What harm there will be
:45:42. > :45:52.aware of, if Jorge Lorenzo wins this race, three wins to Yamaha in
:45:52. > :45:56.
:45:56. > :46:05.the last three races. If he was to nail it here, it would be building
:46:05. > :46:11.their confidence. They are using the 2010 chassis with new
:46:11. > :46:19.components bold and around it. Stoner is being closed down by
:46:19. > :46:29.Pedrosa now. He does not have the pace that Lorenzo can run at. If
:46:29. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :46:38.this is a Yamaha circuits, so it is Laguna Seca. When they got up, the
:46:38. > :46:43.tyres they got out, but pressure and the grip or went. It is spain,
:46:43. > :46:53.Spain and Australia. Pedrosa is a demon around here and is showing it
:46:53. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:05.now. Qualifying is one thing and racing is another. 170 miles per
:47:05. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:15.hour. Just a fraction later on the brakes. Casey Stoner is probably
:47:15. > :47:25.thinking he will let Dani Pedrosa chase the Yamaha down. It is all
:47:25. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:39.about tyres and who has the grip. This is an interesting turn.
:47:40. > :47:44.Lorenzo, lack, a great time around here. Jorge Lorenzo was a were when
:47:44. > :47:48.he lost the Championship at Silverstone, he said OK I am the
:47:48. > :47:55.dog, I am the hunter and the man who has to go out and get it. He
:47:55. > :48:03.knows he has to win races. The hammer is down and he comes over
:48:03. > :48:13.the finish line and he was saying it is 0.2, when it was actually 0.4,
:48:13. > :48:14.
:48:14. > :48:24.but you always like a little bit. Rossi has dropped off. This is a
:48:24. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:46.belting scrapped. That is the Pramac Racing machine of de Puniet.
:48:46. > :48:54.Cal Crutchlow has closed down de Puniet. At the front, there are the
:48:54. > :48:58.two rock salt Honda machines. The gap is looking bigger now. Stoner
:48:58. > :49:03.wants to be able to see the quarry and that is his team mate. It is
:49:03. > :49:10.all very well being smoke by a Yamaha, but all three of these guys
:49:10. > :49:19.are desperate to get there. Pedrosa is looking comfortable at the
:49:19. > :49:22.moment. It is 0.6, now that gap. Pit boards are a bit late, they
:49:22. > :49:32.have on board timers, but they won't have a lot of time to be
:49:32. > :49:45.
:49:45. > :49:51.Casey Stoner's White does also. Stoner is quicker winding down the
:49:51. > :50:01.infield. Pedrosa is much quicker through the last term and up the
:50:01. > :50:05.
:50:05. > :50:12.hill. Pedrosa used a bit of the kerb on the inside. That was my
:50:12. > :50:22.eyes from Simoncelli. A fee was paid enormous compliments from Ben
:50:22. > :50:35.
:50:35. > :50:42.know how much effort the Honda are putting into taking this
:50:42. > :50:49.Championship. They have all of their three rock salt Honda riders
:50:49. > :50:58.out there but the party is being spoiled at the moment by Yamaha.
:50:58. > :51:02.Casey Stoner was in pole position now he is in third. His leg went
:51:02. > :51:12.down and that stopped the Blue machine of Bautista getting through.
:51:12. > :51:13.
:51:13. > :51:17.This is an absolute belter. Rossi could not get it together.
:51:17. > :51:21.Valentino Rossi they still say he has no confidence in the front end
:51:21. > :51:30.of the bike. What would he be like if they could sort it out? We don't
:51:30. > :51:35.know when they are going to be able to do it. You have got to say come
:51:35. > :51:38.out Rossi is having a nightmare in a bubble car with that bike. But it
:51:38. > :51:46.will be a better motorbike when they have finished with it.
:51:46. > :51:54.doubt about it, but we wonder if Ducati will have to train - Mark --
:51:54. > :52:04.changed their chain of thought. Dick cannot make it more flexible.
:52:04. > :52:12.Rossi is on the inside. Where is Bautista? He is trying to have a
:52:12. > :52:19.bit of theirs as well! Welcome back Suzuki and welcome back to the
:52:19. > :52:23.middle of the field for Valentino Rossi. Valentino Rossi got down the
:52:23. > :52:28.inside, got the breaks on and then have to run deep in the corner
:52:29. > :52:38.taking Nicky Hayden out. Fortunately for him he got back up
:52:39. > :52:39.
:52:39. > :52:45.the inside. They are scrapping it out for 11th place. That battle
:52:45. > :52:54.with Rossi is the next fight down the track. A Valentino Rossi was
:52:54. > :53:04.thinking, I have gone into hot. He had to run to date. It was a great
:53:04. > :53:05.
:53:05. > :53:09.bit of racing. I was worried for Bautista. He sacrificed his career
:53:09. > :53:16.on that to catty with some difficult times. But the bike is
:53:16. > :53:20.getting quicker. He is in really getting on the pace and loving it.
:53:20. > :53:25.As his say, it is confidence. They are a great team and we know how
:53:25. > :53:31.good the Suzuki team is. Then there is the dynamic the battle at the
:53:31. > :53:38.front between Spain. What has been happening is Dani Pedrosa has said
:53:38. > :53:46.goodbye to his team-mate and is giving Lorenzo a workout. Ten laps
:53:46. > :53:56.remaining. Dani Pedrosa has another new lap record. Pedrosa is the man
:53:56. > :54:12.
:54:13. > :54:19.doing that in qualifying so they have lost some grip. If he gets it
:54:20. > :54:29.right he will grab two beers a very, very quickly. Sixth gear, bury
:54:30. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:53.yourself down there. Best macro good racing. The front wheel came
:54:53. > :54:59.
:54:59. > :55:09.up in the air. He did not get the drive of the corner. It look to me
:55:09. > :55:10.
:55:10. > :55:15.like Pedrosa does not need to be asked twice. A saw the front wheel
:55:15. > :55:22.come up and unfortunately for Lorenzo, the programming system
:55:22. > :55:32.will just have backed it down a little bit. This is good news for
:55:32. > :55:37.Casey Stoner. He does not want Jorge Lorenzo to take the points.
:55:37. > :55:45.Dani Pedrosa his way back in the Championship because we have missed
:55:45. > :55:50.him for so many rounds. He this is the part of the track where the
:55:50. > :55:56.Yamaha is good. It is stable and smooth. Good on the corner entry,
:55:56. > :56:02.that is what the Yamaha seems to be at its best. It is a combination of
:56:02. > :56:06.the Yamaha and the fabulous and rider of Jorge Lorenzo. It is the
:56:06. > :56:16.exits were the Honda is strong and also the power. It is able to get
:56:16. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:24.the power down a little bit earlier. By the time he gets there to do it
:56:24. > :56:34.again if that is the only place he can try it on, there will be a gap
:56:34. > :56:37.
:56:37. > :56:43.and it might be hard to close down. This is how close it is. This is
:56:43. > :56:50.the start. There goes the Pedrosa data off the line. Extraordinary
:56:50. > :57:00.how he takes out up to three bike lense straight away. Rossi has
:57:00. > :57:02.
:57:02. > :57:06.picked up one, two, 3, four into the first turn. This was a lovely
:57:06. > :57:16.move from Lorenzo. Round the outside and then jams it down the
:57:16. > :57:31.
:57:31. > :57:40.the outside. Dani Pedrosa has stretched out a bit more of an
:57:40. > :57:44.advantage. The first turn. It is absolutely terrifying. We have no
:57:44. > :57:52.idea, they cannot reverse it. It is a matter of looking for a gap and
:57:52. > :57:58.then going for it. As I was saying, this is exactly what Stoner didn't
:57:58. > :58:04.need to have happened. His little team mate is disappearing into the
:58:04. > :58:13.distance. Pedrosa on his way down the hill. This is the Championship
:58:13. > :58:19.fight at we are talking about. I'm no Casey Stoner has a 19. Advantage,
:58:19. > :58:25.but you have to look to play seven in the championships. Dani Pedrosa
:58:25. > :58:29.has missed out. The body language of Stoner, he is all over the place
:58:29. > :58:35.trying to get past. We will see that again but the almost ruined
:58:35. > :58:40.his entry down the hill and he is not close enough. On the brakes,
:58:40. > :58:50.that is where the Yamaha is so good. He is fidgeting. All the way
:58:50. > :58:51.
:58:51. > :58:58.through the bottom of the hill where there is no real room to pass.
:58:58. > :59:04.Can he get close enough? He is their! He is there. Another good
:59:04. > :59:11.move down the inside. He was in all sorts of trouble, the back wheel of
:59:11. > :59:21.that Honda was up in the air. can Stoner do? Can he close down
:59:21. > :59:31.
:59:31. > :59:36.Stoner, look at the right hand side of the tier, the soft side of it.
:59:36. > :59:41.The back wheel comes up in the air but just managed to get it down. No
:59:42. > :59:49.work for the Yamaha or Jorge Lorenzo to go. That was him through.
:59:49. > :59:56.But the right hand side of those tyres looking sued up. It's they
:59:56. > :00:03.are super soft, it is the official category. Rossi got himself into
:00:03. > :00:13.eighth place. And he has come now and is sitting in front of
:00:13. > :00:23.Simoncelli. Simoncelli is only five seconds behind Pedrosa leading the
:00:23. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:44.Dan Nicky Hayden... Well, he did have! -- Bautista and Nicky Hayden.
:00:45. > :00:54.Once again, having a go, getting back past Bautista for the 11
:00:55. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:07.more independent Ducatis. Barbera and Abraham. And Abraham on the
:01:07. > :01:11.inside! Unfortunate, just went in a little bit too hot down the front.
:01:11. > :01:16.He is having front tyre issues. He's always saying he doesn't have
:01:16. > :01:21.any confidence in it. That was right down in turn three, just a
:01:21. > :01:25.little bit too wide. It's still going on, 5 laps to go. Jorge
:01:26. > :01:29.Lorenzo has regrouped. He certainly has. This isn't the best part of
:01:29. > :01:34.the track for him. He's trying to stay in touch as he goes up the
:01:34. > :01:43.hill. The Honda puts on the power. Not fast enough. The gap between
:01:43. > :01:48.him and Stoner is 0.613. So it's not very much. It will go right
:01:49. > :01:58.down to the wire unless Pedrosa can sorted out early. He's giving it
:01:59. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:06.is fastest in places where he cannot pass. Here, turn 1 is the
:02:06. > :02:16.obvious. Other than that, very few places where you have a chance to
:02:16. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:23.really nasty to me. You know, people like Abraham, he's got a
:02:23. > :02:29.gravel magnet on his bike. He's been dratted net twice just in
:02:29. > :02:36.qualifying. An easy place to crash. The Honda guys cannot watch. They
:02:36. > :02:41.got two shots. At that Lorenzo, so quick. Turn 11. You know why, he
:02:41. > :02:46.hasn't crashed there. That's one of the places, it's actually one of
:02:46. > :02:56.the riders, it is more who has not crashed there. Lorenzo was one that
:02:56. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.hasn't done. De Yamaha team have kept those wheels on. Still, that
:03:07. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:13.advantage is 0.8 seconds. Here is trouble. Look at this, Dovizioso.
:03:13. > :03:23.Simoncelli forced out. As you said, Ben Spies is really going to get
:03:23. > :03:29.hooked up in his. Ben Spies is only in fifth place. Two really tight
:03:29. > :03:33.battles. 27 and one, that is the championship battle. It will go
:03:33. > :03:38.right down to the wire. If Stoner can put another five points between
:03:38. > :03:47.himself and Lorenzo, he'll breathe a sigh of relief. It leader the A14
:03:47. > :03:57.point advantage away 24 point. Look at the black lines. -- it is either
:03:57. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:13.going to be a 14 point advantage or and the championship. We are about
:04:13. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:28.to go to America for the 9th round got enough energy to power a small
:04:28. > :04:38.town, Simoncelli. A band over the crest we go. Mike Number 11, Ben
:04:38. > :04:48.Spies, he wants to play. He's happy to play. Always smooth, trying to
:04:48. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.be smooth again. You've got Pedrosa, Stoner Lorenzo. Hayden, Rossi,
:04:58. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:05.Bautista, Edwards, that his dear and break the number one machine.
:05:05. > :05:10.19 points is a nice advantage, but not enough. He's slipping and
:05:10. > :05:18.sliding around. Who says that electronics stop them sliding? They
:05:18. > :05:21.are not today. 20 points is what he will get if you get across the line
:05:21. > :05:31.where he is forced up but if Casey Stoner gets a long, he won't be
:05:31. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:03.Simoncelli fan. He's coming back to lap. But it's all about the race
:06:03. > :06:11.for second place. Stoner, what can he do? I would say that the Yamaha
:06:11. > :06:15.will have a look at him into turn 12. Tyre degradation, not much left
:06:15. > :06:23.of that tyre now. Stoner will be doing everything he can to ride the
:06:23. > :06:33.wheels of that. It will all but -- will be all about over the top on
:06:33. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:38.turn 11. We have seen Stoner mug Valentino Rossi. That was a mistake
:06:38. > :06:46.from Jorge Lorenzo. That has worked for Stoner. All-over? As long as
:06:46. > :06:53.Stoner doesn't try to out-brake himself. Now it is the final corner.
:06:53. > :06:57.Well, if he is having a look. He's going! Can he held it? This is the
:06:57. > :07:06.race for the championship! Stoner has tried to come back. Who will
:07:06. > :07:13.come across second? It's a Lorenzo! By 900ths of a second! This is the
:07:13. > :07:19.second battle! Spies, having a kick at Simoncelli. Man, oh, man. It all
:07:19. > :07:27.goes. I told you it was three races. Rossi is wanting to come off the
:07:27. > :07:35.table. Bautista finds... Yes, he's going to do it! Bautista smokes but
:07:35. > :07:45.two Ducatis. Everybody is a winner in Germany. Jorge Lorenzo, a class
:07:45. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:54.He couldn't quite do it. Great stuff from Pedrosa. But that move
:07:54. > :07:59.by Lorenzo, he had blown it, it was all over. But he made so much up to
:07:59. > :08:05.turn 12. Then he was close enough to Janet up the inside. Terrific
:08:05. > :08:10.ride, the last lap. I tell you, I thought that at turn 11 it was all
:08:10. > :08:15.gone. Where is my water? I'm exhausted. I'll tell you what, have
:08:15. > :08:25.we got a championship on our hands? Lorenzo has just taken another five
:08:25. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:35.points out of Casey Stoner. Its absolute scream and by Dani Pedrosa.
:08:35. > :08:42.What a finish, what a result for Dani Pedrosa. I've got his group
:08:42. > :08:52.chief down here. How does it feel? After all the problems we had, and
:08:52. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:01.Excuse your French. Or your German! It's just wonderful to win this
:09:01. > :09:09.race. I thought for the last 10, 15 laps, maybe he cannot have the
:09:09. > :09:11.power to stay in the his lap times. But he hit it, unbelievable. 22.1,
:09:11. > :09:21.just sensational. Where does he get the fitness and strength from?
:09:21. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:28.don't know, you'll have to ask him What about that? Fantastic scenes
:09:28. > :09:31.down in Honda. After such a difficult few weeks, he got a punch
:09:31. > :09:37.on the collarbone from Kasey Cadd to test it out, but it stood up to
:09:37. > :09:40.the test? The sad thing for him is that he is 5th in the championship.
:09:40. > :09:50.And a distance one at that. But there were three great scraps. Look
:09:50. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :09:59.the middle of that battle. There were three fantastic race is going
:09:59. > :10:02.on. Left the door open, up comes Number 11, Ben Spies. He's
:10:02. > :10:08.absolutely delighted that he is in the hunt, finished in fifth place.
:10:08. > :10:18.That blinding battle. What about the scrap between about Easter and
:10:18. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:35.Nicky Hayden, with Valentino Rossi? 15 points is all that separates
:10:35. > :10:39.Stoner and Lorenzo. That is really, really close. Dovizioso was third,
:10:39. > :10:44.Rossi his third. Pedrosa was four points behind him. Dovizioso had a
:10:44. > :10:48.really good race. He was in the thick of it with Simoncelli. He won
:10:48. > :10:56.that particular battle. At the end of that, he was only 10 seconds
:10:56. > :11:02.behind the winning rider, Dani Pedrosa. But Pedrosa, 22.1 on the
:11:02. > :11:07.second last lap, 22.3 on the last lap. Stoner was at 22.7. That tells
:11:07. > :11:13.you the whole story. He will be gutted. He was slightly out-raced
:11:13. > :11:19.by Jorge Lorenzo. He regrouped at the bottom of the hill. Absolute
:11:19. > :11:26.belter. He's delighted, that was the real rates for the championship.
:11:26. > :11:30.-- race. He was willing that little guy on, trying to make him go
:11:30. > :11:40.faster. He did well. He's good here. But that was a proper race. He's
:11:40. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:48.annoyed with himself. But he had a great race. He was enjoying himself
:11:48. > :11:52.and he did very well. He did very well indeed. He finished 14th
:11:52. > :11:58.because of the mistake at the end. He was in the hunt, having a good
:11:58. > :12:06.race. The thing he's got to get his head around is the front. Look at
:12:06. > :12:10.that, Pedrosa. He gets past Lorenzo and bent that really made the
:12:10. > :12:16.difference. He absolutely pressed on. I can't tell you how hard. This
:12:16. > :12:19.boy here, when did we last see Suzuki in the thick of it? He
:12:19. > :12:27.finished 7th, he didn't inherit it, he battled his way through. An
:12:27. > :12:32.absolute blinder. How is Cal You didn't look too happy, you
:12:32. > :12:38.looked disappointed with the race. But it such a tough circuit? I may
:12:38. > :12:42.as well have stayed at home. Two points is two points, but I'd been
:12:42. > :12:45.going round in circles each weekend. Same every session, the bike is
:12:45. > :12:52.completely different to when we first started the weekend. It feels
:12:53. > :12:56.the same. The guys can see it on the data. We have to go from here.
:12:56. > :13:00.Colin was struggling as well, he got the gap at the start of the
:13:00. > :13:05.race with the guys that went. I think we pretty much stayed quite
:13:05. > :13:13.consistent in terms of lap times. We got mugged at the end. I tried
:13:13. > :13:16.to go past De Puniet, I ran wide, and three guys came past me. I
:13:16. > :13:19.couldn't get it back. At least we finished the race. But it's not
:13:20. > :13:24.where I want to be finishing, definitely. We could see were
:13:24. > :13:30.trying your best, as always. Better luck next time. Disappointment, but
:13:30. > :13:34.I guess there will be mixed feelings for Casey?
:13:34. > :13:38.Congratulations on the podium. I think you will not be too thrilled
:13:38. > :13:47.with the final result? You are right there. I struggled throughout
:13:47. > :13:54.the race. We felt we didn't want to overheat the tyres. Came through
:13:54. > :13:59.when I felt I was faster. Unless we were pushing too hard it would have
:13:59. > :14:03.been difficult to make an advantage. Jorge came past and I wanted to sit
:14:03. > :14:08.behind him. Pedrosa came past and I didn't want to push my pace too
:14:08. > :14:12.much more. I knew that we had a bit of race left. I knew that I wanted
:14:12. > :14:15.some tyre left for the end. When I felt I was getting too far ahead I
:14:16. > :14:19.started to push more. We had the pace but we didn't have any
:14:19. > :14:24.confidence. As soon as the tyre started to get a little bit old, we
:14:24. > :14:28.were struggling for grip. Any time I went into the corner, I would be
:14:28. > :14:32.of the trouble. It wanted to come round from too much brake, if we
:14:32. > :14:36.tried to minimise that then it would push the front. We tried to
:14:36. > :14:41.get the bike set up perfectly. But we had a tough fight and we lost
:14:41. > :14:51.out. But there was always next week. Still haven't lost your sense of
:14:51. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:00.Thanks for that. And er you could not hear that, but he said he was
:15:00. > :15:04.struggling for edge grip. On a circuit like this when there are so
:15:04. > :15:08.many fast left handers, it is a difficulty? He was moving himself a
:15:08. > :15:14.round. The only thing he will be cross with himself, he did not
:15:14. > :15:19.block enough into the final corner. Jorge Lorenzo managed to slip up
:15:19. > :15:25.the corner. Jorge Lorenzo, that last lap was special. Big mistake
:15:25. > :15:30.at Ten. Nearly ran into the back of Casey Stoner. Then he made it so
:15:30. > :15:34.much ground on the final two corners. Pedrosa was talking about
:15:34. > :15:39.his fitness. It is hard to keep full fitness, when you come back
:15:39. > :15:47.from an injury? You come back from injury and the rest of your body is
:15:47. > :15:51.not race-fit either. Let's find out how he is feeling now?
:15:51. > :15:57.Congratulating us, two races back to take your first win since coming
:15:57. > :16:02.back, what a tough race? Unbelievable. The pace was so high
:16:02. > :16:06.all of the time. The bikes were speeding all of the time. I had a
:16:06. > :16:13.good rhythm at the end and the bike was working better at the end than
:16:14. > :16:20.in the beginning. A perfect result, I did not expect it at all. Very,
:16:20. > :16:26.very happy. I have to thank all of my fans, the doctors and my family
:16:26. > :16:30.and people around me. They know how hard it was for me this time and to
:16:30. > :16:37.come back and not win a race is an unbelievable feeling. Thanks to
:16:38. > :16:43.them, I hope I can continue like this.
:16:43. > :16:48.This is a Pedrosa circuit, he has done it here before? Last year.
:16:48. > :16:54.Very professional performance from him. The lap record, and another
:16:54. > :17:00.one, he went for it today. Now we can speak to Jorge Lorenzo.
:17:00. > :17:06.Not a win, but one of your best races so far this season? It has
:17:06. > :17:14.been a fantastic race. From the middle of the race I was very tired
:17:14. > :17:22.in my left hand. I didn't know where I could find the force to
:17:22. > :17:28.keep pushing until the end. Then Casey Stoner stopped the bike two
:17:28. > :17:32.corners before the end and I made that profit. I think I made it a
:17:32. > :17:39.miracle. This race is very important and we are so proud and
:17:39. > :17:43.happy. A miracle finish for Jorge Lorenzo.
:17:43. > :17:48.What he was getting at I think is that Casey Stoner was a bit too
:17:48. > :17:56.defensive and it gave him the opportunity? I was hard on Lorenzo
:17:56. > :18:00.because he did not make a mistake. It was one of those perfect brake
:18:00. > :18:05.tests which I thought would have worked, but those last two corners,
:18:06. > :18:09.the amount of room he made. Talk us the amount of room he made. Talk us
:18:09. > :18:15.through it. This it was about the top and the back end of the circuit.
:18:15. > :18:19.When we get at the top, Jorge Lorenzo wants to jam it up the
:18:19. > :18:24.inside and he smacks it through from the inside. Perfect on the
:18:24. > :18:29.last corner, nothing Stoner could last corner, nothing Stoner could
:18:29. > :18:35.do about it. I bet he was cross with not blocking that off. He made
:18:35. > :18:41.a bit of a mistake there. That is his longest success of podiums, and
:18:41. > :18:44.if you cannot win the races, you have to get on the podium?
:18:44. > :18:50.Unfortunately for him, Jorge Lorenzo is getting lots of points.
:18:50. > :18:55.I think we have got a Championship on. We are going into Laguna Seca
:18:55. > :18:59.next weekend and it is all on! Maybe they can close it down before
:18:59. > :19:05.the summer break? You cannot afford to crash and get no points
:19:05. > :19:11.whatsoever. It is about finishing and we have a long way to go.
:19:11. > :19:20.guess it with Pedrosa back to form, some good circuits for him and that
:19:20. > :19:23.could be points taken away from his team mate? He said he was going to
:19:23. > :19:26.help Dani Pedrosa then he would help Casey Stoner, so he is all
:19:26. > :19:31.help Casey Stoner, so he is all about himself first. Let's talk
:19:31. > :19:36.about this. Up the straight, we have often said he is not that hot
:19:36. > :19:40.on the brakes, but today he was fabulous. Remember he had an
:19:40. > :19:44.accident in the rain which is what accident in the rain which is what
:19:44. > :19:47.put him out for a few races about two or three years ago. He was
:19:47. > :19:51.perfect today and his like bodyweight helps him on
:19:51. > :20:01.acceleration. There was the battle for fourth place and a further back
:20:01. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:10.a scrap between the two Ducati bikes and Bautista.
:20:10. > :20:15.Terrific stuff. Great to see the Suzuki back in it. And Valentino
:20:16. > :20:20.Rossi was absolutely in the mix a bit. He is running out wide,
:20:20. > :20:24.running Nicky Hayden out a wide. Bautista was like a rat up a
:20:24. > :20:30.drainpipe. Great scrap going on there, Colin Edwards watching it
:20:30. > :20:37.all. It looks like the riders are coming onto the podium. The Dani
:20:37. > :20:43.Pedrosa it is his first podium since Portugal.
:20:43. > :20:46.As he said, Dani Pedrosa is no slouch around the circuit. We saw
:20:46. > :20:51.him ruin our lives career chances a few years back with a crash. But he
:20:51. > :21:00.is nimble around here and the pace he put on in the last couple of
:21:00. > :21:08.laps was extraordinary. Up to 94 points now. Valentino Rossi is four
:21:08. > :21:18.ahead of him with 98 points. You could expect on his current project
:21:18. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:35.to read - -- trajectory. Casey Stoner will be very aware of this.
:21:36. > :21:41.This is the local Prime Minister, they have lots of them here. Dani
:21:41. > :21:51.Pedrosa. I can tell you what is going through his mind. He feels
:21:51. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :22:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:22:40. > :22:44.fantastic about winning. He knows I hope for Dani Pedrosa this isn't
:22:44. > :22:48.a Stirling Moss moment, the greatest rider never to win the
:22:48. > :22:53.World Championship. It is unlikely he will win it this year. It is
:22:53. > :23:00.most likely to be between the man on the right, Stoner and the man on
:23:00. > :23:06.the left in blue, Lorenzo, who starts first. He jumped the gun.
:23:06. > :23:14.Giving Dani Pedrosa a soaking. They are smartly wearing sunglasses,
:23:15. > :23:19.they are smart, experience podium boys. This is much harder to
:23:19. > :23:23.commentate and aim raised. Great to see Dani Pedrosa back. From Casey
:23:23. > :23:33.Stoner's point of view, not a disaster, but four points closer to
:23:33. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:41.having to work harder. Does this give us any clues for Laguna Seca?
:23:41. > :23:47.I think it does. I think it does because Laguna Seca
:23:47. > :23:54.like this one is an anti-clockwise circuit. It is also the shortest
:23:54. > :24:01.track. Pedrosa goes well at there as well Alsop can we expect a
:24:01. > :24:06.similar outcome? Pedrosa has turned it up, he came here after having
:24:06. > :24:10.unlawful race last time. He did not look on form and said he was sore.
:24:10. > :24:19.But came out here and he was on it. Qualifying was OK but the race was
:24:19. > :24:29.stunning. We saw the third race, here is the second race. Ben Spies
:24:29. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:35.after fighting with Marco towards market Simon Kelly after
:24:35. > :24:42.towards market Simon Kelly after raising him in Italy. But
:24:42. > :24:47.Simoncelli still to get a podium. We did not see what went on in the
:24:47. > :24:52.previous corners. You would imagine there were a few elbows, they don't
:24:52. > :24:56.call him Ben Spies elbows for nothing? I bet it was a lot of fun
:24:56. > :24:59.out there, but unfortunately there was such a race going on at the
:25:00. > :25:02.front we did not get to see that. front we did not get to see that.
:25:02. > :25:06.Charlie said he could not wait to see another replay at the start, so
:25:06. > :25:13.let's just do that. You can take us through it because it was a
:25:13. > :25:17.thriller? It was. Dani Pedrosa, like a dart off the line. There
:25:17. > :25:22.could move was from Jorge Lorenzo. Round the outside. He has it nicely
:25:22. > :25:27.jammed for the left to coming up. Not a brilliant start, but very
:25:27. > :25:33.brave around the outside. Been round the outside, if someone falls
:25:33. > :25:37.and takes you out, it is risky, but it paid off for him today. As he
:25:37. > :25:43.watched Rossi at the back, he sneaks through into the first term.
:25:43. > :25:50.He picks up by spots, brilliant He picks up by spots, brilliant
:25:50. > :25:55.stuff. As you said Charlie, it is hard to imagine what it is like,
:25:55. > :26:01.all of those bikes going into a tight corner together off the line.
:26:01. > :26:07.The other raised it was worse than that, 38 bikes will stop you can
:26:07. > :26:11.join us on the red button later for that. We have seen some amazing
:26:11. > :26:16.finishers in his corner. Almost behind us you can get an idea of
:26:16. > :26:22.how steep it is. You can see the horizon within 20 yards of where we
:26:22. > :26:27.are standing. That is the exit from the final turn. We have seen some
:26:27. > :26:33.great finishes there, none more so than today? Last year, it you
:26:33. > :26:38.remember Valentino Rossi early was back after his broken leg. Stoner
:26:38. > :26:41.John dig up the inside sued just get ahead of him for that mastiff
:26:41. > :26:46.will stop the champagne moments for its Dani Pedrosa or as well as
:26:46. > :26:51.Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. Also on the BBC we have a tribute
:26:51. > :26:55.to a man who knows all about champagne moments.
:26:55. > :27:05.He was the Marlon Brando, James Dean of the cricket world. And he
:27:05. > :27:10.was very wild. He enraged the old guard. 1981 was a tough year.
:27:10. > :27:18.England's weren't any good at anything. He was written off.
:27:18. > :27:28.History tells this remarkable story. Six, he is out. He was unbelievable.
:27:28. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:39.He did change my life. Most of it Ian Botham, the Legend of 1981. It
:27:39. > :27:49.was Dani Pedrosa who hit everybody for six. I think we are about to
:27:49. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :27:56.get hit for six as well! Now he will start closing positions in the
:27:57. > :28:00.Championship because the Ducati of Nicky Hayden and Valentino, whilst
:28:00. > :28:05.they have been getting away with it a little bit, they will be closed
:28:05. > :28:09.in? Pedrosa is the next one of the aliens who will come up in the
:28:09. > :28:16.Championship but he would just have to keep chipping away. I reckon
:28:16. > :28:20.Pedrosa will be going what ever happens. In Japan. What do you
:28:20. > :28:25.think about the Japan situation? Do you understand the riders
:28:26. > :28:29.perspective? Not really, I think they have probably got enough to
:28:29. > :28:33.much horsepower. But the teams are want them to go there they should
:28:33. > :28:37.go. It will be the teams that will have to put the riders under
:28:37. > :28:42.pressure. They are under contract and they will get fined if they
:28:42. > :28:48.don't go. I remember being involved in strikes, but there was never a
:28:48. > :28:53.unanimous decision. It was just that half of the grid started. But
:28:53. > :28:57.if half of the grid start nowadays, it is not enough. What do you think
:28:57. > :29:03.the outcome will be? I think there will all end up going. I don't see
:29:03. > :29:07.how they can get out of it. I will be very surprised if the riders say,
:29:07. > :29:10.we're not going to go and then the team has just say OK. There will be
:29:10. > :29:16.a definite outcome when the final report comes in about the radiation
:29:16. > :29:20.in Japan. That will be next week at Laguna Seca. After that we have a
:29:20. > :29:27.summer break to assimilate all of that information and get it all