0:00:27 > 0:00:32It has been a bad week for Spanish sport with Barcelona and Real
0:00:32 > 0:00:42Madrid to crashing out, but the locals here don't care about all
0:00:42 > 0:00:42
0:00:42 > 0:01:56Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds
0:01:56 > 0:02:03The European road trip starts here. Jerez, the spiritual home of
0:02:03 > 0:02:13Spanish motorcycle racing, quite a contrast to the surroundings
0:02:13 > 0:02:15
0:02:15 > 0:02:20I don't think my a team place enough importance on how big it is,
0:02:20 > 0:02:30they just think you are fast, you can do it anyway. This guy, Lorenzo,
0:02:30 > 0:02:31
0:02:31 > 0:02:39pole position. I really enjoyed the race, normally you are struggling.
0:02:39 > 0:02:49Pushing, trying. After four laps I started getting really bad arm pump.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53
0:02:53 > 0:03:00My hand was shaking,. Is he going for the inside? He has. This
0:03:00 > 0:03:10victory, never give up. We are proving a lot of people wrong.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13
0:03:13 > 0:03:20Commander, you can do it! -- come Fantastic performance from Cal
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Crutchlow in Qatar three weeks ago. Even more impressive was his
0:03:23 > 0:03:28performance in the race, fourth- place finish, but only Casey
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Stennett managed to set a faster lap during the race. He was
0:03:33 > 0:03:38consistent throughout -- Casey Stoner. Fantastic performance from
0:03:38 > 0:03:48Karl Crutchlow. Like James Toseland before him and all the Brits, it is
0:03:48 > 0:03:52
0:03:52 > 0:03:57early days for Pal Crutchlow. -- Cal. He looks at home, such a solid
0:03:57 > 0:04:02position. Grey start to the season all round, because we expected
0:04:02 > 0:04:09cases donor to run away with it. said he had the pace, the bike was
0:04:09 > 0:04:11easy, he was going to stroll home but he had arm pump, couldn't do it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16That was really good for the championship because we all thought
0:04:16 > 0:04:21he was going to smoke it. Now the championship starts for real. We
0:04:21 > 0:04:25were hoping for better conditions than this. Grey skies, miserable
0:04:25 > 0:04:30weather all weekend, it difficult situation for the riders. It does
0:04:30 > 0:04:33look like it will dry out and maybe we will start on slick tyres but it
0:04:33 > 0:04:42has been difficult all weekend. The wet tyres are not lasting all
0:04:42 > 0:04:45weekend. A lot of people looking for some dice to roll at the moment.
0:04:45 > 0:04:52This is the situation you don't want as a rider or team manager
0:04:52 > 0:04:59because it is cloudy now. Lots of crashes in mixed conditions. In May
0:04:59 > 0:05:03to a 3 1/2 the field crash. And no day to a lot of carnage as well. If
0:05:03 > 0:05:10you are in Valentino Rossi's team you would be death spread for some
0:05:10 > 0:05:15rain. We will tell you more about that in a moment. Challenging times
0:05:15 > 0:05:20for the guys behind us. It has been miserable here all weekend. Wet
0:05:20 > 0:05:24practice on Friday, and again yesterday morning, a bit of dry
0:05:24 > 0:05:29time yesterday afternoon but a real mixed qualifying session. If there
0:05:29 > 0:05:33is anything I have learnt over 12 years is that when the weather is
0:05:33 > 0:05:43this bad you need to find a good British place to go and hide and
0:05:43 > 0:05:46
0:05:46 > 0:05:56Is the kettle on? Yes. For a tenner. Are you going to make a couple of
0:05:56 > 0:05:59
0:05:59 > 0:06:09tea? Yes. -- a cup of tea. I don't think I am the first visitor. You
0:06:09 > 0:06:15have had another guest. We found there was a mouse in here. We had a
0:06:15 > 0:06:21beget and it was maybe that long, and we could hear him ignoring at
0:06:21 > 0:06:27it in the night. We never left it out for him, we just left him out.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Half of it was there and half of it was up here. He had tried to round.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37We said we would get all the straps so we started building traps, he is
0:06:37 > 0:06:41so clever, he has taken foot from nine traps, three of them have gone
0:06:42 > 0:06:46off and he has still not got caught so this is the next thing, we think
0:06:46 > 0:06:53you might eat something and go on their and four in the water. James
0:06:53 > 0:06:59Bond of the mouse world. We had a rat catching dock came, he could
0:06:59 > 0:07:07smell him that we do know where he is. It is may have. I have heard
0:07:07 > 0:07:12the seat is the tough one in this organisation. -- Lucy. I have to
0:07:12 > 0:07:20admit, I don't like them. It scares me a bit, I did like stuff like
0:07:20 > 0:07:29that. She has been out, whenever we hear a trap come off we push her
0:07:29 > 0:07:39into see if she can see it first. Lucy obviously looks after you, at
0:07:39 > 0:07:41
0:07:41 > 0:07:46every circuit, is a fair to say? used to be quite wild and since I
0:07:46 > 0:07:50started going out with her I won a world championship the first year
0:07:50 > 0:07:58and since then it has gone OK. Quite a strong family presence.
0:07:58 > 0:08:07Your father is in the garage. Important we do have people around?
0:08:07 > 0:08:17Yes. Imported to have fleecy around. -- it is important to have Lucy
0:08:17 > 0:08:17
0:08:18 > 0:08:23around. My mum comes to European ones. My dad is all right, he
0:08:23 > 0:08:29misses a few laps every now and again. In the race in Qatar he
0:08:29 > 0:08:33missed one lap but it wasn't a crucial lap. You have got a few
0:08:33 > 0:08:43other family members, introduced us to some of your friends, there
0:08:43 > 0:08:46
0:08:46 > 0:08:56seems to be quite a lot. Those winds army and Lucy. In the front
0:08:56 > 0:09:02window, that is John. He keeps guard. He doesn't do much. Riding
0:09:02 > 0:09:06in the wet, it looks like it will be the case this weekend. But you
0:09:07 > 0:09:11enjoyed yourself here in the wet until the crash last year. This
0:09:11 > 0:09:16place is a nightmare because it doesn't rain enough, and the tries
0:09:16 > 0:09:22up within five laps, no matter how much water there is on the track,
0:09:22 > 0:09:32within five laps through track is strife. But hopefully it great at
0:09:32 > 0:09:34
0:09:34 > 0:09:39carries on rainy, or it is dry. People say you love it if wet, you
0:09:39 > 0:09:47are from England. They have been round the circuit 12 more times
0:09:47 > 0:09:55than me. Everybody wants a dry race. Whatever the weather, we wish you
0:09:55 > 0:10:01the best. If it is raining I will They still haven't found the mouse.
0:10:01 > 0:10:09They stayed in a hotel last night. If you spot it today let us know.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14How big did he say it was? We know where it is. We should say thank
0:10:15 > 0:10:18you go to them for letting us into their inner sanctum, less than an
0:10:18 > 0:10:25hour before qualifying yesterday afternoon, you can see how relaxed
0:10:25 > 0:10:32he was. He took that confidence into qualifying. He has brought
0:10:32 > 0:10:35that with him from Qatar. He had a little tumble yesterday, but
0:10:35 > 0:10:40nevertheless every time he got out there we thought he would get pole
0:10:40 > 0:10:46position. We were in the commentary booth screaming for a rain dance.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50We were as well. In the end, there was an exciting battle for pole
0:10:51 > 0:10:56position between two Spaniards. Pedrosa and Lorenzo knocking spots
0:10:56 > 0:11:00off each other. The grandstand at didn't know what to do. The
0:11:00 > 0:11:07Spaniards were going mad. The other thing about the front row of the
0:11:07 > 0:11:14great, Nicky Hayden is on the front row. Last time it Ducati started on
0:11:14 > 0:11:20the front row was 2010 in Valencia. An incredible start. Even more
0:11:20 > 0:11:27incredible, his team-mate Valentino Rossi is so far back, 3.5 seconds
0:11:27 > 0:11:31of pole position. I feel sorry for Ducati, they changed their bike
0:11:31 > 0:11:38immeasurably, Valentino knows it is in his head, he has got to sorted
0:11:38 > 0:11:42out. Desperate times. The future looks bleak at the moment. In the
0:11:42 > 0:11:47press conference yesterday he was seen he has got the same problems
0:11:47 > 0:11:51as his crew in that they have spent 30 years making motorcycles go
0:11:52 > 0:11:57faster but their tricks don't work on the Ducati. The most amazing
0:11:57 > 0:12:03thing about Rossi, wherever they land, 2004, got hold of the thing,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07what a race. They are gifted at doing that but they can't work this
0:12:07 > 0:12:12out. The only good thing is Nicky Hayden is on the front row so it is
0:12:12 > 0:12:16in the bike. They have got to transfer that to Valentino Rossi.
0:12:16 > 0:12:26mistake to bring an Italian -- an Australian crew into an Italian
0:12:26 > 0:12:31factory? It isn't, you can sort that out. Valentino has got to get
0:12:31 > 0:12:36his head round it and sort himself out. He must be able to do that.
0:12:36 > 0:12:46You mentioned the pole position for cases donor in Valencia in 2010, he
0:12:46 > 0:12:48
0:12:48 > 0:12:53is fifth on the grid -- pacy Stoner. -- Casey. He is 5th, I don't know
0:12:53 > 0:12:58whether he has got health issues, he pulled him early holding his arm.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03Did not get out in the warm-up this morning. He was in his garage
0:13:03 > 0:13:08nursing his hand. Interesting decision not to go out in the warm-
0:13:08 > 0:13:16up. I think he is saving his wet tyres but I think we might get a
0:13:16 > 0:13:20dry race now. Even fought the best guys in the world it is difficult
0:13:20 > 0:13:27to ride in these conditions. Difficult enough to rise eat in the
0:13:27 > 0:13:35dry conditions, just ask Steve. -- to ride in the dry conditions.
0:13:35 > 0:13:44is the most biddable motorcycle in the world. -- beautiful. This will
0:13:44 > 0:13:48produce 240 brake horsepower, some of the faster circuits, 220 mph. An
0:13:48 > 0:13:54absolute projectile. The meanest Honda that has ever been built.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Would I like to get a ride on this? It is glorious. You have got to be
0:13:57 > 0:14:03a world champion to get on one of these but sometimes it is not what
0:14:03 > 0:14:08you know, it is he you know. Any chance of has been? No way.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15really my colour anyway. Fortunately I haven't brought all
0:14:15 > 0:14:18this for nothing, lots of new teams this year, and a very nice here
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Paul Bird Motorsport from the UK, James and his inner being the rider.
0:14:24 > 0:14:31I can't believe you're letting me do this. The bikes are really
0:14:31 > 0:14:39special. The chassis has been changed, lighter, 157 kilos, carbon
0:14:39 > 0:14:44brakes. They can run 24 litres of fuel as it posted 21 and 12 engines
0:14:44 > 0:14:48but I don't think they will need that. Very intricate, beautiful
0:14:48 > 0:14:51motorcycle, it looks right in his paddock. It does look the part.
0:14:51 > 0:15:01James, what a great machine you have got this year, I am really
0:15:01 > 0:15:05
0:15:05 > 0:15:11looking forward to riding it. Paul You can't getting a PIN. This is
0:15:11 > 0:15:18worth �500,000, you could buy a couple of houses for that! This
0:15:18 > 0:15:24thing is like a little 250. It has a load of torque. They have put the
0:15:24 > 0:15:34anti-wheelie system on, because the front wheel keeps going up. Let's
0:15:34 > 0:15:35
0:15:35 > 0:15:41front wheel keeps going up. Let's check it out! You have to use the
0:15:41 > 0:15:51inner torque, it has incredible torque. The traction control, that
0:15:51 > 0:15:53
0:15:53 > 0:16:03scared me. Ah! Wow! The brakes are phenomenal. I'm not talking a lot,
0:16:03 > 0:16:04
0:16:04 > 0:16:14because I'm concentrating! It is so light and nimble. Amazing. I love
0:16:14 > 0:16:20this! It is absolutely glorious. This time I've got nothing to say.
0:16:20 > 0:16:27I need a breather. Physically so demanding, the distance between the
0:16:27 > 0:16:32seat is minute. But tarms -- the arms get you with these big carbon
0:16:32 > 0:16:37brakes. But I will do one more lap. What a treat that was. I can't
0:16:37 > 0:16:43What a treat that was. I can't believe I was on this bike. Thank
0:16:43 > 0:16:48you boys. It is very nimble, it wheelies a lot. But I have to say I
0:16:48 > 0:16:54have enjoyed that. When you put those big carbon brakes on, it
0:16:54 > 0:17:01shoves your arms into your shoulder and then when it accelerates it
0:17:01 > 0:17:05pulls your arms out. I need to go to the gym more. That film was,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10that stuff was filmed at the test over a month ago. How much progress
0:17:10 > 0:17:15have you made? It still wheelies a lot. That is something we have been
0:17:15 > 0:17:21struggling with. It is getting more. It is lack of testing time and the
0:17:21 > 0:17:25first session was written off. Went out on the second session and found
0:17:25 > 0:17:30an electrical problem. We are down on time. In the wet today, the
0:17:30 > 0:17:35times weren't that bad and I thought we can get some dry time on
0:17:35 > 0:17:42the slicks, which we hadn't had, to test the front tyre and we never
0:17:42 > 0:17:45run it. It was a mistake. So we never got to try that. But it is a
0:17:45 > 0:17:50massive advantage apparently. You're running that today? Yes we
0:17:50 > 0:17:56went out for two or three laps in the iffy conditions, but there were
0:17:56 > 0:18:06only two corners that were dry. You're not going as fast, but
0:18:06 > 0:18:07
0:18:07 > 0:18:17fingers crossed it will work. luck today. Here is how the grid
0:18:17 > 0:18:55
0:18:55 > 0:19:01So Jorge Lorenzo on pole for second race and looking to become the
0:19:01 > 0:19:07first ride tore win the opening round of any season since Valentino
0:19:07 > 0:19:12Rossi in 2001. Dani Pedrosa in second on the grid, making his
0:19:12 > 0:19:17100th start at his home Grand Prix. In his previous six appearances
0:19:17 > 0:19:26here, he has never finished outside the top two. You would think that
0:19:26 > 0:19:32it will be a battle between the two Spaniards. Look very relaxed is
0:19:32 > 0:19:40Nicky Hayden. We will try and get a word with him. Excuse me fellas.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Nicky, we spoke to you in Qatar. Great for you to be up here?
0:19:44 > 0:19:50great to be opt front row and to raise a couple of tight corners and
0:19:50 > 0:19:54try to get things going our way and to capitalise on the good starting
0:19:54 > 0:20:01spot and turn it into a result. You're looking very relaxed. It
0:20:01 > 0:20:06must be nerve wracking? It's my poker face! We went out with wet
0:20:06 > 0:20:11tyres and obviously the bike needs to be switched to dry. So my seat's
0:20:11 > 0:20:18taken at the moment. It is definitely nerve wrack on one hand,
0:20:18 > 0:20:24but it is cool on the other hand. I like the action, like the chaos of
0:20:24 > 0:20:29it. So we will see what happens here. You said the other night, if
0:20:29 > 0:20:39there was no pressure, then it wouldn't mean anything. Yes pretty
0:20:39 > 0:20:39
0:20:39 > 0:20:47much. Have a good one today. Nicky Hayden on the front row. So what is
0:20:47 > 0:20:51up with his team mate? Azi. What is going on with Rossi, 3.5 seconds
0:20:51 > 0:20:57off the pace. He said that nothing him and the team are trying is
0:20:57 > 0:21:02working. Where does that leave the project? It is a tricky situation.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06We have been struggling all the weekend. For sure, this is not our
0:21:06 > 0:21:11position and as well it's not his position. He is strong and I'm sure
0:21:11 > 0:21:16he has inside the strength to be back. Another thing he said is that
0:21:16 > 0:21:22he can't change his riding style for this bike. Where does that
0:21:22 > 0:21:29leave this? Is there cause to say iters more Valentino and not the
0:21:29 > 0:21:35bike? No it is the feeling of the bike, the rider, the tyres, it is
0:21:35 > 0:21:39the most important things. Unfortunately we're a little behind
0:21:39 > 0:21:44our schedule and we're still struggling. But we only, the only
0:21:44 > 0:21:51way we know is to work and hope to find a solution. We're hoping you
0:21:51 > 0:21:57do find one. Thank you. The sport needs a solution for Valentino, we
0:21:57 > 0:22:03want to see him. He has had some great victorys here. We will have a
0:22:03 > 0:22:10word with the third Spanish rider on the grid, the third fastest on
0:22:10 > 0:22:16the third row, it is Alvaro Bautista. Making his 150th start.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22You have great memories from 2006. But a big and different challenge
0:22:22 > 0:22:26this year? Yes very different. The weather conditions today is
0:22:26 > 0:22:32difficult, because half of the track is wet and half dry. So we
0:22:32 > 0:22:37will see what happens and try to be calm during the first laps and try
0:22:37 > 0:22:45to finish the race. You missed the race here last year, through injury,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49but you have moved on to Honda. How are you finding the transition to
0:22:49 > 0:22:57this bike? This year is so different from last year and with
0:22:57 > 0:23:03this bike, I feel more comfortable than with sue Suzy, we struggled to
0:23:03 > 0:23:07get a good result. But this bike is totally different and we have to
0:23:07 > 0:23:16fix everything, to that I like, but I think we are on the way. Thank
0:23:16 > 0:23:22you, all the best today. Difficult for him and like many, trying to
0:23:22 > 0:23:26test the bike in mixed conditions is difficult. He had a heavy crash
0:23:26 > 0:23:30during practice in the wet. Watch how the bike vibrates. He is trying
0:23:30 > 0:23:35to get load on the front, but it is skipping around and he loses the
0:23:35 > 0:23:41front. But thankfully, no injuries to report and he is going to be fit
0:23:41 > 0:23:47to take his place in seventh place. The news that everyone wants to
0:23:47 > 0:23:54know and I will fiemed out from the horse's mouth. Did you find that
0:23:54 > 0:24:01mouse yet? No he is back. But we stayed in the hotel and Cal's
0:24:01 > 0:24:08manager did that for us. We will look for him later. Azi's at the
0:24:08 > 0:24:14back with co-inEdwards. At the back of the grid, Colin, it is not often
0:24:14 > 0:24:19we see you at the back of the grid. Iona I'm so far away, I don't know
0:24:19 > 0:24:24if the five minute bard came up. What is the game plan from back
0:24:24 > 0:24:30here. -- board. The track, it is atrocious conditions, we have had
0:24:30 > 0:24:33issues with set up. But the the red light will to out and we will see
0:24:33 > 0:24:38what happens. What have the issues been, we saw the big crash
0:24:38 > 0:24:48yesterday. That was one of the issues. I don't know. We push and
0:24:48 > 0:24:48
0:24:48 > 0:24:52do what we can do. Good luck. Thanks. Colin, so leading CRT rider,
0:24:52 > 0:24:58the top seat on the grid today, Randy De Puniet, a great
0:24:58 > 0:25:02performance in qualifying? Yes it was a great beginning of the
0:25:02 > 0:25:09weekend. Now we need to achieve this weekend and I'm confident even
0:25:09 > 0:25:16if the track is a bit tricky. But it is for the track will be for
0:25:16 > 0:25:22everybody the same. I need to be in position after the first lap.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26will be hard to be patient. It is an opportunity for you? Yes it is a
0:25:26 > 0:25:32good opportunity, but it is also easy to lose something. That is why
0:25:32 > 0:25:42I need to wait. Everybody will be quiet during the first lap. Thank
0:25:42 > 0:25:43
0:25:43 > 0:25:49you. We're getting kicked off the grid. He was fourth in 2009. Steve,
0:25:49 > 0:25:54Charlie, I was saying, these are the conditions, it is dry but we
0:25:54 > 0:25:59have some heavy clouds and if it does spit with rain, Randy De
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Puniet is the kind of guy who may take a chance. Yes, one of the
0:26:03 > 0:26:09problems of course is that it rains on some parts of the circuits and
0:26:09 > 0:26:13other. It is a big old place and it can be raining in the top corner
0:26:13 > 0:26:19and not on the pit straights. You can see blue sky to the south and
0:26:19 > 0:26:24to the west side. It lack like it is going to rain. Who knows? The
0:26:24 > 0:26:30teams don't know either. That is one reason we have flag to flag
0:26:30 > 0:26:34racing, they will all start with slicks. But the bikes will be sat
0:26:34 > 0:26:39there and ready with wet tyres and if it starts raining and rains
0:26:39 > 0:26:48enough, they will be in and changing bikes. But the wet tyres
0:26:48 > 0:26:54only last five or six laps if it is drying out. It is a real gamble. I
0:26:54 > 0:27:04have a feeling we will have a dry race and Jorge Lorenzo will be
0:27:04 > 0:27:06
0:27:07 > 0:27:16praying for dry one. -- a dry one. We have got the visual paperwork
0:27:16 > 0:27:19out of the way and it is time to get ready for a race here. It will
0:27:19 > 0:27:27be terrifying, looking at the clouds, feeling the wind, the wind
0:27:27 > 0:27:30is picking up, like there is another weather front coming.
0:27:30 > 0:27:38De Puniet said we have got to be patient. I think that should be
0:27:38 > 0:27:43interesting. We're looking at the grid and honestly it's going to be
0:27:43 > 0:27:49an interesting run. You have got to get that first lap out of the way.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54The track temperature is cold and the tyres have to get up to
0:27:54 > 0:28:03temperature. It should be fast and furious those first laps. 27 laps
0:28:03 > 0:28:11around here. 2.74 miles, the length of the track. The longest straight
0:28:11 > 0:28:17there. One of the beauties of circuit it flows so nicely. Not the
0:28:17 > 0:28:23great big straight you have in Qatar. A different characteristic.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29As we see them move away, down into turn one. Remember this time a year
0:28:29 > 0:28:36ago, it was this turn which caught out Valentino Rossi and his skitled,
0:28:36 > 0:28:45Casey Stoner has been on the podium since. 16 podiums in a row. Let's
0:28:45 > 0:28:51hope everyone keeps it clean into row one. That same corner,
0:28:51 > 0:29:01Valentino Rossi got skittled by Tony Ellis. That is Mr Bautista. He
0:29:01 > 0:29:02
0:29:02 > 0:29:07has switched from sue suebgy to Honda. I'm not sure if there was a
0:29:07 > 0:29:11lot wrong with that bike and it is a tragedy they're not in the Grand
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Prix Championship. They're sorely missed. And you're right I remember
0:29:15 > 0:29:21Casey Stoner saying I'm sure I could podium with that thing if I
0:29:21 > 0:29:31got my hands on it. Alvaro Bautista will be feeling pressure. That bike
0:29:31 > 0:29:38
0:29:38 > 0:29:48was intended for the late Marco si Monday chely. -- Simoncelli. A lot
0:29:48 > 0:29:49
0:29:49 > 0:29:54of people have gone for the new front speck tyre. But the other
0:29:55 > 0:30:04tire is being used by the driver. The rest have gone for the new
0:30:05 > 0:30:10
0:30:10 > 0:30:15cold out there that it will get hot, provided it stays dry.
0:30:15 > 0:30:25In qualifying the slick tyres will work on the grid, but they will not
0:30:25 > 0:30:28be hot enough for the first few turns. There is the championship
0:30:28 > 0:30:35and it reflects what happened in our first and only race.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41A leash in the power, the traction control, at the launch control, --
0:30:41 > 0:30:49unleashing the power. Betrays a, a normally number 26, the one that
0:30:49 > 0:30:57does that -- Dani Pedrosa. The regulations are having their
0:30:57 > 0:31:06effect. Bit of an issue right at the back. Slight overshoot. Bit of
0:31:06 > 0:31:12optimism there. He has stalled it, unfortunately. You would think
0:31:12 > 0:31:18somebody would help him. They don't want to be sitting here too long on
0:31:18 > 0:31:24the grid. They are making him go off the grid which is unfortunate.
0:31:24 > 0:31:31He was on row six. That is Hernandez. He will have to start in
0:31:31 > 0:31:40the pit lane. That is not ideal. He we go. Ready for a race. We are
0:31:40 > 0:31:48away. Casey Stoner looking pretty threatening. Look at Dani Pedrosa.
0:31:48 > 0:31:58Crutchlow going to go through third. Cal Crutchlow picks up a place in
0:31:58 > 0:32:05
0:32:05 > 0:32:12to turn one. It will not be so disastrous for M&S. -- Hernandez.
0:32:12 > 0:32:22Nicky Hayden has the look on the inside. Left the door open for the
0:32:22 > 0:32:22
0:32:22 > 0:32:32Ducati. Cal Crutchlow, down the hill. Not in a good place, but he
0:32:32 > 0:32:36
0:32:36 > 0:32:43moves straight across. Nicky Hayden came adrift there. They are all
0:32:43 > 0:32:53free there but it was tough in a bottom corner. Nicky Hayden high
0:32:53 > 0:32:54
0:32:54 > 0:33:01and wide, it looks good dry enough out there. Nicky Hayden trying to
0:33:01 > 0:33:11find grip, absolutely terrifying. They need at least one lap before
0:33:11 > 0:33:15
0:33:15 > 0:33:23the temperatures are at their optimum. Dovizioso doing well there.
0:33:23 > 0:33:33Stefan Bradl nearly T-bone that Valentino Rossi. Down the straight
0:33:33 > 0:33:36
0:33:36 > 0:33:46we go. Dani Pedrosa oh,. Casey Stoner has gone wide. Nicky Hayden,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48
0:33:48 > 0:33:55second best. There is Valentino Rossi now, he is in tenth place.
0:33:55 > 0:34:05Crutchlow on the white line, a real kind of late entry corner. He has
0:34:05 > 0:34:05
0:34:06 > 0:34:15gone too wide. It is one of those corners where you have to go in
0:34:16 > 0:34:19
0:34:19 > 0:34:27pretty late and somebody can Janet up the inside. -- jam it. Lorenzo
0:34:27 > 0:34:37not at all impressed, waves his arm there. Nicky Hayden absolutely
0:34:37 > 0:34:43
0:34:43 > 0:34:53storming. Fighting back hard. conditions stay this way, I am sure
0:34:53 > 0:35:01he will be a force to be reckoned with. Dani Pedrosa or has just got
0:35:01 > 0:35:09to get his head down and make a gap well he can. Casey Stoner has got
0:35:09 > 0:35:13to deal with Lorenzo. We have got a long way to go. Three of 27 as they
0:35:13 > 0:35:20cross the line now. They will all be hoping and praying that the rain
0:35:20 > 0:35:30does not arrive. Drivers either want full dry conditions awful wet
0:35:30 > 0:35:36
0:35:36 > 0:35:46conditions. -- or Full wet conditions. Casey Stoner has never
0:35:46 > 0:35:48
0:35:48 > 0:35:57won a race here, hates the track. Three Dani Pedrosa's team-mate
0:35:57 > 0:36:01behind it. Through this is a belter. That was late on the brakes,
0:36:01 > 0:36:11managed to squeeze through. James Ellison had a good start, up into
0:36:11 > 0:36:13
0:36:13 > 0:36:2014th place. Casey Stoner, he is not going to work it out this weekend.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26He has been exercising hard, having therapy for his arm. At the moment
0:36:27 > 0:36:34he will be the man, and at the test here he was by far and away the
0:36:34 > 0:36:44stand-out performer. He doesn't like it here though. There is
0:36:44 > 0:36:45
0:36:45 > 0:36:55Lorenzo. He got his knee on the ground and waved it away. Was it an
0:36:55 > 0:37:10
0:37:10 > 0:37:20apology? I did think so. 27 laps is doing very strongly in seventh. Ben
0:37:20 > 0:37:21
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Spies is no way to be seen. They will be looking at this in the
0:37:26 > 0:37:34Ducati garage, are trying to work out why Valentino is not enjoying
0:37:34 > 0:37:41what Nicky Hayden is. Lap record around here, 39.7. The conditions
0:37:41 > 0:37:51were an awful lot better when that time was set in 2000 and send --
0:37:51 > 0:37:59
0:37:59 > 0:38:072010. You only use sick get up one point, some are not even using it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:17Maybe the CRT has got a better shot here. No doubt it has less of a
0:38:17 > 0:38:19
0:38:19 > 0:38:24disadvantage. I don't know what is going on with Dani Pedrosa but the
0:38:24 > 0:38:34he is falling back. Cal Crutchlow was all over his team-mate a moment
0:38:34 > 0:38:45
0:38:45 > 0:38:51ago. Dani Pedrosa or is fast in the straight line. Fastest lap that
0:38:51 > 0:39:01time, Casey Stoner. It is a mystery what has been going on with Dani
0:39:01 > 0:39:06
0:39:06 > 0:39:12Pedrosa. We will have a look. See if he has had a bit of a moment.
0:39:12 > 0:39:22Lorenzo did even better, very close. The front two clearing off a little
0:39:22 > 0:39:24
0:39:24 > 0:39:34bit. Nicky Hayden still in touch. The Honda has got so much punch in
0:39:34 > 0:39:37
0:39:38 > 0:39:47a straight line. Crutchlow has regrouped. Look at the big, black
0:39:48 > 0:39:53
0:39:53 > 0:40:03lines. For a breast, that is not going to work. -- four. Nice and
0:40:03 > 0:40:15
0:40:15 > 0:40:19generally. Real option, rear tyre. Could be fun at the end of this
0:40:19 > 0:40:23race, the tyres will have an awful lot of life left in there.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Generally after three laps they have used up the best. They are
0:40:27 > 0:40:37past the optimum for a soft highlight this, it would be lap
0:40:37 > 0:40:41
0:40:41 > 0:40:50three, lap four. Arthur fantastic stuff for Crutchlow. I think the
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Honda, Dani Pedrosa, I think you will get going again, he is not
0:40:54 > 0:41:00done for. I think he had a moment, lost a bit of confidence. I can't
0:41:00 > 0:41:06believe he would not be able to pick the pace up. Crutchlow carries
0:41:06 > 0:41:16so much malt corner speed. Casey Stoner and Lorenzo in the lead, and
0:41:16 > 0:41:28
0:41:28 > 0:41:34then is cracking battle with the next four. Nicky Hayden is just in
0:41:34 > 0:41:43front of the group. Ben Spies has gone back to tenth. Ellison in 14th,
0:41:43 > 0:41:48a really good run for him. Spare a thought for Hernandez, he didn't
0:41:48 > 0:41:54finish the first lap. He started from the pit lane and it is all
0:41:54 > 0:42:04over. Never mind, these things happen. Back across the front we go.
0:42:04 > 0:42:04
0:42:04 > 0:42:14These are laps are just tumbling. Already through half a dozen laps.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20Casey Stoner set the fastest lap. Lorenzo is not letting him go. The
0:42:20 > 0:42:28gap is being extended between him and Nicky Hayden. Dovizioso got to
0:42:28 > 0:42:36find a way through. Having to run a little bit wide to save losing
0:42:36 > 0:42:40momentum as he comes so close to the back of Nicky Hayden.
0:42:40 > 0:42:50fastest part there, the helicopter will show the concertina effect as
0:42:50 > 0:42:52
0:42:52 > 0:42:57they get on the brakes. I think they are all being held up by Nicky
0:42:57 > 0:43:03Hayden. This is the battle for third, all of them. Dani Pedrosa
0:43:03 > 0:43:10takes the white line, it comes to the inside. Surely, not quite! Just
0:43:10 > 0:43:20compromise the line into the corner. The battle for third place, Nicky
0:43:20 > 0:43:21
0:43:21 > 0:43:31Hayden slowing them up. They sound so sweet. The Denmark growl. --
0:43:31 > 0:43:39
0:43:39 > 0:43:46Yamaha. Look at the speed of the Honda. Dani Pedrosa said powering
0:43:46 > 0:43:56out of that final corner. They've got their man to come through the
0:43:56 > 0:43:57
0:43:57 > 0:44:03back. Nicky Hayden just lost two spots. He will be metaphorically
0:44:03 > 0:44:08scratching his head. Dani Pedrosa getting his head down now. He is
0:44:08 > 0:44:18getting a move on. Cal Crutchlow trying to find a way past Nicky
0:44:18 > 0:44:29
0:44:29 > 0:44:37Hayden. Everybody has gone wide. Crutchlow has just mugged him.
0:44:37 > 0:44:45Nicky Hayden trying to fight back. Cal Crutchlow has got through.
0:44:45 > 0:44:51Nicky Hayden was the slowest of the bunch. Still got 20 laps of the
0:44:51 > 0:44:56race remaining. It will be about to has a rear tyre left at the end.
0:44:56 > 0:45:06That is the Hondas speed and lightness of Dani at that point.
0:45:06 > 0:45:16
0:45:16 > 0:45:21You can see the rear of the up in and daylight back to Dani Pedrosa.
0:45:21 > 0:45:31That is 2.8 seconds from Dani Pedrosa to Jorge Lorenzo. You have
0:45:31 > 0:45:32
0:45:32 > 0:45:42Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden. OK. Cal Crutchlow.
0:45:42 > 0:45:49There he is. He Paz he He has passed his team mate. He is the
0:45:49 > 0:45:59fastest of the Yamahas. He putting a move on and they're having a
0:45:59 > 0:46:04
0:46:04 > 0:46:14great scrap and Alvaro Bautista has to deliver on this bike. That is a
0:46:14 > 0:46:17
0:46:17 > 0:46:23proper bike he is on. The weight of Germany on his shoulders. This is a
0:46:23 > 0:46:30barnstorming second race for him. He is really starting well. He won
0:46:31 > 0:46:36Moto 2 last year. He was eighth in Qatar. His first ever MotoGP race.
0:46:36 > 0:46:43The front two have sprit. They're three and a half seconds in front
0:46:43 > 0:46:49of Dani Pedrosa. -- have split. Do not discount Dani Pedrosa. He seems
0:46:49 > 0:46:59to save his tyres and he is always consistent. He is three and a half
0:46:59 > 0:46:59
0:46:59 > 0:47:05second back, but that is not insurmountable. OK, it was 2.9. But
0:47:05 > 0:47:10Ben Spies is back in 12th. What is that about? He is having a might
0:47:10 > 0:47:18mare. He is fending off Karel Abraham and he is behind Valentino
0:47:18 > 0:47:24Rossi. They are 14 seconds down from Casey Stoner. I could see a Mr
0:47:24 > 0:47:29Crutchlow having a look at that, Mr Crutchlow having at look at that
0:47:29 > 0:47:35factory Yamaha if he carries on like this. There is no reason he
0:47:35 > 0:47:42couldn't progress into a factory team. How about Randy De Puniet on
0:47:42 > 0:47:51the CRT machine. He is rate up with these boys. It is a bike you ride.
0:47:51 > 0:48:01It is the same as the bake I rode of James Ellisoners. It is a CRT
0:48:01 > 0:48:05
0:48:05 > 0:48:10machine, a derived road engine. It's got plenty of mumbo. Ducati
0:48:10 > 0:48:16plays Ducati there. Valentino will get the significance of needing to
0:48:16 > 0:48:21get past that satellite bike and then Ben Spies and then Karel
0:48:21 > 0:48:28Abraham on another Ducati and Randy De Puniet, giant-killing as he is,
0:48:28 > 0:48:33on the ART bike. Dani Pedrosa, I toll you what. Cal's given this a
0:48:33 > 0:48:39proper old shake. Cal Crutchlow, could he get a podium today and
0:48:39 > 0:48:47close the gap on Dani Pedrosa? The last time we had it was McWilliams
0:48:47 > 0:48:57on the podium. Cal Crutchlow is rooking -- looking stronger. This
0:48:57 > 0:48:57
0:48:57 > 0:49:06is the battle for third place. is right in the hunt. Dani Pedrosa,
0:49:06 > 0:49:12world 125 champion in 2003. Some sed degree he has got. -- pedigree.
0:49:12 > 0:49:19He is very much in touch. The last lap, interestingly, Dani Pedrosa
0:49:19 > 0:49:24was almost a second slower than Jorge Lorenzo. So I don't know if
0:49:25 > 0:49:34he has had a moment and fallen back into the lands of the two yap has,
0:49:34 > 0:49:41or he is running ot of -- lands of the two -- hands of the two Yamahas.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45I was going to say Cal Crutchlow is running the new modified
0:49:45 > 0:49:49Bridgestone front tyre, Dani Pedrosa has the softer of the
0:49:49 > 0:49:53compounds, the white band on the front tyre. At the front, that is
0:49:53 > 0:49:58the combination that this man has got, Casey Stoner, current world
0:49:58 > 0:50:03champion. He has gone for the softer front tyre with that white
0:50:03 > 0:50:08band on it. It is a great scrap between these two. Jorge Lorenzo is
0:50:08 > 0:50:13not letting this go. You have 0.8 of a second between them. Jorge
0:50:13 > 0:50:20Lorenzo is thinking I'm going to sit here and wait for the last five
0:50:20 > 0:50:24laps. How's our arm buddie? I think it is who has got maybe riding
0:50:24 > 0:50:31style or set up style, but who has got some tyres left of the when
0:50:31 > 0:50:38that comes up at the top of the screen, 22 of 27, that is when we
0:50:38 > 0:50:45will find who has any rubber left. Ben Spies having a moment there.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48Ben Spies, talk about rock and roll. Just about sending him off.
0:50:48 > 0:50:56Valentino Rossi is past Hector Barbera. That is the significance
0:50:56 > 0:51:02of this shot. Valentino into the top ten in ninth. So that is
0:51:02 > 0:51:08something, next on the list is Stefan Bradl. He is eight seconds
0:51:08 > 0:51:15further down the road. 16 laps to go. This is the battle for ninth.
0:51:15 > 0:51:20Different Ducatis, Hector Barbera is on the old chassis. Valentino
0:51:21 > 0:51:25Rossi is on mark 27, or whatever you want to call it. They have
0:51:25 > 0:51:29modified it so much. Of course at the start of the season, there is
0:51:29 > 0:51:34all the team wishing and praying that he has a race that he is going
0:51:34 > 0:51:40to enjoy. Bauv you have to enjoy it to go fast. -- because. At the
0:51:40 > 0:51:47moment, I don't think he is enjoying it. Oddly enough,
0:51:47 > 0:51:51Valentino is 17 seconds behind pole and Nicky Hayden's nine. So eight
0:51:51 > 0:51:59seconds between Valentino and Nicky Hayden. Even though they're only a
0:51:59 > 0:52:03couple of spots apart. Cal Crutchlow, the Yamaha, still
0:52:04 > 0:52:08harrying that Honda of Dani Pedrosa. Not letting him out of his sight.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12Lap times identical. Cal was a tenth quicker last time. Let's
0:52:12 > 0:52:16listen to this thing. Whatever that mouse is doing to him. It's not
0:52:16 > 0:52:23doing him any harm. Even if he has some sleep deprivation. He is
0:52:24 > 0:52:30riding the wheels off of that tech three Yamaha. My favourite part of
0:52:30 > 0:52:34the story is that Lucy is the minder. There is your gap, buddie.
0:52:34 > 0:52:39That is as close as that has been. That is what a tenth looks like.
0:52:39 > 0:52:44The big issue for Cal, he has to get him on the brakes. The problem
0:52:44 > 0:52:50is getting Dani Pedrosa on the brake is he has usually stretched
0:52:50 > 0:52:54out an advantage on the straight before you put the brakes on. So
0:52:54 > 0:52:57you want to be on someone's back wheel when you get to the braking
0:52:57 > 0:53:01area and everyone has had this problem with Dani Pedrosa, the
0:53:01 > 0:53:07Honda is so fast and he is so light that, situation stops you being on
0:53:07 > 0:53:12his back wheel. As I was joking, he has the frontal area of a golf ball
0:53:12 > 0:53:20and he is light. So that is less mass to pull up, so he can brake
0:53:20 > 0:53:24later. In the renowned for his late braking. But got to say that these
0:53:24 > 0:53:31thousand CC machines are making racing more interesting, you can
0:53:31 > 0:53:35make a mistake and get awhich with it. With the 800 you had to nail it.
0:53:35 > 0:53:40The electronics had to be right, with the more torque they have,
0:53:40 > 0:53:45different riding styles can work. That Honda just jumps out of the
0:53:45 > 0:53:50corner. Stoner made a good job of that. Cal appears to be having to
0:53:50 > 0:53:56ride that Yamaha harder to keep in touch. Still pushing, 14 laps to go.
0:53:56 > 0:54:02His team mate, Andrea Dovizioso, you can see in the middle of the
0:54:02 > 0:54:08screen is closing these two down a touch. He finished third in the
0:54:08 > 0:54:11World Championship last year. But riegd Hondas for most of his career.
0:54:11 > 0:54:16That tells you how well Cal Crutchlow is doing. He is in front
0:54:16 > 0:54:22of the guy that finished third on the same bike. Very much so. Down
0:54:22 > 0:54:28the hill we go. That fastest part of circuit into Dry Sac. This
0:54:28 > 0:54:32circuit peels off and pours its way down the hill. It is so physically
0:54:32 > 0:54:41demanding. There is not a straight that you're not climbing up the
0:54:41 > 0:54:45front of the briebg to keep the front wheel down. -- bike. You are
0:54:45 > 0:54:51jamming it through the gears and as soon as you get into fifth, you're
0:54:51 > 0:54:59back on the brakes into turn six at Dry Sac. It is hugely demanding I
0:54:59 > 0:55:07cannot tell you how athletic these guys are. How physically demanding
0:55:07 > 0:55:11it is. Jorge Lorenzo very much in touch. That gap is as constant as
0:55:11 > 0:55:16you like. He is matching him and sitting there, waiting, probably
0:55:16 > 0:55:20not hassling him too much. I don't think he has anything up his sleeve.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23I think No 99, Jorge Lorenzo, he is clinging on there. But he is hoping
0:55:23 > 0:55:30he will see what Honda come back towards him. That is what happened
0:55:30 > 0:55:40six laps to go in round one in Qatar. Let's have a ride with him.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43
0:55:44 > 0:55:53A short shift there. This is Dry Sac on to the hill and to the
0:55:53 > 0:56:02longest straight. The late apex there. Front wheel up in the air.
0:56:02 > 0:56:09Just grabbing sixth gear, but for seconds. Missed the cornary bit
0:56:09 > 0:56:15there. Just got in there a bit too fast. -- missed the corner a bit
0:56:15 > 0:56:24there. Just got in too fast. Look at the lines, the black lines being
0:56:24 > 0:56:33left by everyone through that corner. The double right here. The
0:56:33 > 0:56:43Nieto corner. And then you have the fast ones. Fourth gear. I reckon he
0:56:43 > 0:56:43
0:56:43 > 0:56:48is a bit closer. Last time around he was 0.79. I'm sure he is closer.
0:56:48 > 0:56:54You just think that because you're riding so hard. He has got his knee
0:56:54 > 0:57:02down. It was 0.72 last time. Coming up to the line and Stoner goes
0:57:02 > 0:57:06through 0.... Well OK it was a 100th closer. Well ridden. Speaking
0:57:06 > 0:57:11of the devil, that is the other Yamaha, ridden by Cal Crutchlow and
0:57:11 > 0:57:16he is still in fourth. Dani Pedrosa has banged in the fastest lap and
0:57:16 > 0:57:23who banged in right behind him? Cal Crutchlow. Even quicker. You're not
0:57:23 > 0:57:31supposed to do him. That is due caty, Ducati, and Yamaha. How about
0:57:31 > 0:57:36that a 40.01, crutch. Fastest lap there. -- Cal Crutchlow. The
0:57:36 > 0:57:44fastest lap of the race that I think. That was Aleix Espargaro.
0:57:44 > 0:57:52There is James Ellison. Ore my son, don't do that Wen we're looking at
0:57:52 > 0:57:57you. He made way there. Bike No 51, team mate to Alvaro Bautista,
0:57:57 > 0:58:03slides through there. James was blushing a little as he knew he was
0:58:03 > 0:58:09on cam RSPCA they're racing through field. Colin Edwards is still last.
0:58:09 > 0:58:14Whatever ailed him is still ailing him. He is lapping at four seconds
0:58:14 > 0:58:22off the pace. Whatever they have got, and they have tested a lot,
0:58:22 > 0:58:29the big test was here three weeks before the start of the season. 0.7
0:58:29 > 0:58:35of a second the last time. 12 laps remaining of this. Front wheel
0:58:35 > 0:58:43comes up. Just pouring over there as he nails it over the line and it
0:58:43 > 0:58:47is 0.9. They have stretched a fraction out. Last year we joked
0:58:47 > 0:58:51about the Honda lane and the fact that it was back. The Yamaha had
0:58:51 > 0:58:57all sorts of issues, particularly in terms of getting out of corners,
0:58:57 > 0:59:01but not any more. I think the change from 800, what will we see
0:59:01 > 0:59:05here? Come back to that. We will have a look at that. Dani Pedrosa,
0:59:05 > 0:59:10the man always seems to squeeze a bit more out of it. Cal Crutchlow
0:59:10 > 0:59:14is on the outside, but he gets squeezed. Nicely into third place.
0:59:14 > 0:59:20It wasn't the start where it went on. It was down the bottom of the
0:59:20 > 0:59:28corner, Dry Sac is where the action seemed to take place. Oh! Tough
0:59:28 > 0:59:31stuff there! There was an excuse me on the way through. That didn't
0:59:31 > 0:59:36really cost Nicky Hayden, even though he got a hip and shoulder.
0:59:36 > 0:59:42He got back on term and led the group. But he has run out of tyres
0:59:42 > 0:59:49or whatever it is. Stefan Bradl is now in front of Nicky Hayden.
0:59:49 > 0:59:53Pleasing for Cal Crutchlow, dv dove got dropped off and his pace has
0:59:53 > 1:00:00dropped off a bit. -- Andrea Dovizioso. You can see the whole
1:00:00 > 1:00:10front four there and third and fourth battle between Dani Pedrosa
1:00:10 > 1:00:14
1:00:14 > 1:00:24and crutch, they have dropped off a We saw him run wide -- James
1:00:24 > 1:00:28Ellison. That is where you are, that is the Lapper board for
1:00:28 > 1:00:38Lorenzo. No worry from behind, three seconds back. Get your head
1:00:38 > 1:00:44
1:00:44 > 1:00:53down in front. Did its year so, behind his team-mate. -- did it CSO.
1:00:53 > 1:00:58This shows you the real or been. See how hard you have to work. You
1:00:58 > 1:01:05or are just standing on the foot dressed, sliding your weight around.
1:01:06 > 1:01:13The bikes way 157 kilos, the riders around 65 unless you are Dani
1:01:13 > 1:01:21Pedrosa and you are 51. He squeezes himself under the screener, trying
1:01:21 > 1:01:31to produce the frontal area, make a huge difference on top speed.
1:01:31 > 1:01:33
1:01:33 > 1:01:40kilometres per hour. Hundred and 75, and good nature? Yes. Casey Stoner
1:01:40 > 1:01:50had a good moment. The last time they went over the start-finish 20
1:01:50 > 1:01:53
1:01:54 > 1:02:01was 0.863. That was less than half a second. Double right hand. I
1:02:01 > 1:02:11don't know what went on with Casey Stoner. Everybody is standing up
1:02:11 > 1:02:17
1:02:17 > 1:02:27here. Nine laps to go. Have we got tyre problems? Valentino Rossi
1:02:27 > 1:02:31
1:02:31 > 1:02:37sitting in 19th position. -- ninth position. What is happening? Hector
1:02:37 > 1:02:43Barbera was an old team-mate off Lorenzo. Apparently they hated each
1:02:43 > 1:02:48other so much they wouldn't get the same point. Casey Stoner leads the
1:02:48 > 1:02:55race but Lorenzo can smell the exhaust fumes, he can sense there
1:02:55 > 1:03:05is an issue in front of him. Was it just a slight mistake, or has he
1:03:05 > 1:03:08
1:03:08 > 1:03:13got a problem? It is still closer 0.37. Less than that now. This is
1:03:13 > 1:03:23replicating round one. They might as well just have on the lap board,
1:03:23 > 1:03:32
1:03:32 > 1:03:38look behind you! Last time round Stennett did -- Casey Stoner did.
1:03:38 > 1:03:48My axeman pressure on the reigning world championship, the stands are
1:03:48 > 1:03:51
1:03:51 > 1:03:58going berserk. Look at the gap now. It wasn't as bad. He is chewing
1:03:58 > 1:04:06faster, you can tell he is worried. Casey Stoner, can he be group?
1:04:06 > 1:04:13Eight laps remaining. We are into arm pumping time if you are going
1:04:13 > 1:04:23to get it. We are definitely into Tyre time with that stuffed rear
1:04:23 > 1:04:36
1:04:36 > 1:04:46take a lot of time out of Casey Stoner there. I would like to get a
1:04:46 > 1:04:48
1:04:48 > 1:04:58replay of where the mistake was. Michele Pirro has entered the pits.
1:04:58 > 1:05:05
1:05:05 > 1:05:13There he comes. Carol Abraham has crashed out now. -- Karel. Rider OK,
1:05:13 > 1:05:22that is the good news there. Lorenzo having a look, this is not
1:05:23 > 1:05:29maths, this is opportunism. The Yamaha is all over it. I wonder if
1:05:29 > 1:05:34it is a front tyre issue. He has gone for the softer of the options,
1:05:34 > 1:05:39as has Lorenzo, be different motorcycles do different things.
1:05:39 > 1:05:43They will both be having issues. If it had been perfectly dry they
1:05:43 > 1:05:53would have gone for the harder option. No good having the right
1:05:53 > 1:05:54
1:05:54 > 1:06:04tie at the end if you crash on lap one. They didn't really help him a
1:06:04 > 1:06:09
1:06:09 > 1:06:19lot. The lead at the front is see lot. The lead at the front is see
1:06:19 > 1:06:34
1:06:34 > 1:06:40faster than the guys at the front. We have had word from the pits,
1:06:40 > 1:06:50Michele Pirro, it was an engine problem. That is him out of the
1:06:50 > 1:06:51
1:06:51 > 1:07:01race. Dani Pedrosa is on the hunt. There he is. So quick through the
1:07:01 > 1:07:03
1:07:03 > 1:07:07end of the slack. That corner where Rossi made that move in 2005. A
1:07:07 > 1:07:11defensive line from Casey Stoner, moves in forward a little bit from
1:07:11 > 1:07:16the outside of the track, their actual racing line. He has read the
1:07:16 > 1:07:20board. Having what happened, he pushed the front too much, the tyre
1:07:20 > 1:07:25would have had enough, still got six laps to go. I think that is
1:07:25 > 1:07:35what the mistake was. Dani Pedrosa is usually the light on the ties,
1:07:35 > 1:07:41he is the one who doesn't wear his tie is as much. -- a lighter.
1:07:41 > 1:07:51Stoner rides it like he has still won it, all over the bike, moving
1:07:51 > 1:07:56to the inside. Big mistake there. Lorenzo, exactly the same thing,
1:07:56 > 1:08:00ran into the corner, I think the front tyres are saying, listen,
1:08:00 > 1:08:10sunshine, I would like this race to finish. That is the feeling the
1:08:10 > 1:08:12
1:08:12 > 1:08:18riders are getting. Running into that corner, you cannot pull the
1:08:18 > 1:08:25break any more. Use an earlier breaking point. But you don't know
1:08:25 > 1:08:35you need that until it has already gone wrong. The front tyres look
1:08:35 > 1:08:38
1:08:38 > 1:08:47absolutely, can't say the word. They do look well worn, Steve.
1:08:47 > 1:08:57Crutchlow, still just behind Pedrosa. Honda, Yamaha, Honda comic
1:08:57 > 1:09:07
1:09:07 > 1:09:14can cling on, maybe something in the last laugh. That is Hector
1:09:14 > 1:09:24Barbera. They are in a battle a few seconds down the road from Nicky
1:09:24 > 1:09:32
1:09:32 > 1:09:37best? Casey Stoner tends to be more aggressive, but Lorenzo likes to
1:09:37 > 1:09:42keep the wheels in line. He is not sliding around. When your tyres are
1:09:42 > 1:09:50worn around it is difficult to ride smoothly. We have got two races, we
1:09:50 > 1:10:00have a race for third, and race for third. This is a credit to the
1:10:00 > 1:10:01
1:10:01 > 1:10:11Yamaha take three team. The guy who lapped fastest? Cal Crutchlow.
1:10:11 > 1:10:11
1:10:11 > 1:10:18Three-tenths faster than Lorenzo. We have finally got a British rider.
1:10:18 > 1:10:23Those are tyres, they have had it. Look at the shoulder on the left
1:10:23 > 1:10:28side, the degradation is heavier and heavier. Watch Lorenzo, Cal
1:10:28 > 1:10:33Crutchlow rather, he was all over Dani Pedrosa right at the end of
1:10:33 > 1:10:38that lap. It will be feeling like you were running on wet tyres. When
1:10:38 > 1:10:45the ties start rolling around, you get no how much you have got. A
1:10:45 > 1:10:55horrible feeling. You have just got to write it and do your best, --
1:10:55 > 1:10:59
1:10:59 > 1:11:08ride it. That is the line he takes, he tends to take the wider entry
1:11:08 > 1:11:12into that top corner. There they are, it is all coming together.
1:11:12 > 1:11:22Again, Cal Crutchlow, last time around was two-tenths faster than
1:11:22 > 1:11:28
1:11:28 > 1:11:38any other of the front guys. Randy is right in amongst the factory
1:11:38 > 1:11:41
1:11:41 > 1:11:49machines. James Ellis and his third in that lap -- James Ellis and his
1:11:49 > 1:11:55third in that lot. -- Ellison. The electronics will be working
1:11:55 > 1:12:03overtime, trying to fathom out what is going on. The Tigers are way
1:12:04 > 1:12:13past their sell-by date. The crowd stands. -- the Tigers. Three laps
1:12:14 > 1:12:20
1:12:20 > 1:12:27shillings on a rare day doing this, it is not impossible. -- Lorenzo.
1:12:27 > 1:12:37The crowd will be willing him to do it. I think we can safely say Casey
1:12:37 > 1:12:42
1:12:42 > 1:12:48Stoner doesn't have arm pump issues. I think he has tyre issues.
1:12:48 > 1:12:54Lorenzo is seriously close now. This is where he overcooked it
1:12:54 > 1:13:02before. Both struggling to get into the apex. Both absolutely on the
1:13:02 > 1:13:07ragged edge on the optimum line. This will seem like an eternity for
1:13:07 > 1:13:15Casey Stoner and he will know very well Lorenzo is there. When you're
1:13:15 > 1:13:18in the straight line and a bike is a bright the brakes will work the
1:13:18 > 1:13:21same say you did know until you try and take it in and that is where
1:13:21 > 1:13:27the issue comes. You have got to work it out before you get there.
1:13:27 > 1:13:33The next lap is even worse. contact patch is getting smaller
1:13:33 > 1:13:42and smaller. He is good through here, down into a last turn. Is
1:13:42 > 1:13:50this a dress-rehearsal? The crowd can smell something going on. We
1:13:50 > 1:14:00are about to start the penultimate. Just checking that out, if I do
1:14:00 > 1:14:01
1:14:01 > 1:14:07this... They will go mad here. are still closing them down. Dani
1:14:07 > 1:14:14Pedrosa can see them, can see that gap diminishing. Cal Crutchlow it
1:14:14 > 1:14:20in fourth place. Crutchlow is seriously established as a
1:14:20 > 1:14:26frontrunner now. Absolutely. over everybody, fantastic. From the
1:14:26 > 1:14:33qualifying. Just missed pole position. Interestingly, different
1:14:33 > 1:14:37lines, Casey Stoner to the wide entry. We talk about this move
1:14:37 > 1:14:43lines. When your tyres are worn out you have got to stop in the middle
1:14:43 > 1:14:49of the corner, fire it out and it is all about changing your riding
1:14:49 > 1:14:56style, changing your approach to the corners. It is so diminished in
1:14:56 > 1:15:06its effect. You just have to get it stood up as fast as you possibly
1:15:06 > 1:15:12
1:15:12 > 1:15:17can. The tyres will be triangular Pedrosa got anything left. Is that
1:15:17 > 1:15:25Ellison pulling in? OK guys, here we go, sit back and turn your clars
1:15:25 > 1:15:30up. This is the last lap. -- collars. Stoner has eased down. He
1:15:30 > 1:15:39has got half a second. One mistake and he will have the laughing
1:15:39 > 1:15:47Spaniard all over him. Elson has entered the pits. -- Ellison. Last
1:15:47 > 1:15:53time Crutchlow was the fastest. But he wasn't, Stoner nailed it a
1:15:53 > 1:15:5940.for Stoner. Oh no Randy De Puniet. He has run out of fuel.
1:15:59 > 1:16:06utter... That is so unfair. I'm sorry that is a nightmare. He was
1:16:06 > 1:16:15behind Ben Spies. Stoner must have had something up his slaev. Look at
1:16:15 > 1:16:22the gap he has got. -- sleeve. Look at the rubber on the track, they're
1:16:22 > 1:16:27called marbles. The other thing it is the slowest guy of the front
1:16:27 > 1:16:31four was Jorge Lorenzo, he is falling back. In fact Crutchlow is
1:16:31 > 1:16:36nearer Stoner's time. Jorge Lorenzo has run out of puff. He doesn't
1:16:36 > 1:16:43have a radio. He doesen know he has pulled away. Jorge Lorenzo is
1:16:43 > 1:16:49closer to these boys now. Boy oh boy, its Jorge Lorenzo going south.
1:16:49 > 1:16:54They can taste it. We're coming to the last corner. Nobody behind you
1:16:54 > 1:16:59Casey. He doesn't know. He's got it. Keep our eyes peeled for what
1:16:59 > 1:17:06happens with P3. Back and across the line and Stoner wins in Spain,
1:17:06 > 1:17:10his first one. Jorge Lorenzo, nice work, Dani Pedrosa just holds off
1:17:10 > 1:17:15Cal Crutchlow for the last place on the podium. But Cal Crutchlow
1:17:15 > 1:17:20smokes this guy, his team mate, Andrea Dovizioso. What a ride from
1:17:20 > 1:17:25Cal Crutchlow heed that winner in view. He was only four seconds back.
1:17:25 > 1:17:32That was a terrific ride for Cal Crutchlow for the man from the Isle
1:17:32 > 1:17:36of Man. The best MotoGP ride he has had. Better than Qatar. And there
1:17:37 > 1:17:41is more. How about this, Alvaro Bautista got up for sixth, Stefan
1:17:41 > 1:17:49Bradl is seventh, Nicky Hayden eighth in front of Valentino Rossi
1:17:49 > 1:17:54who saw off that pesky Hector Barbera for tenth. They had a good
1:17:54 > 1:17:59old scrap there. There were scraps all the way through field. I do, do
1:17:59 > 1:18:04feel sorry for Randy De Puniet. sure he has run out of fuel. That
1:18:04 > 1:18:10is a nightmare. He was braerting down the neck of Ben feez. There is
1:18:10 > 1:18:16Aleix Espargaro, remember him? He is back and he is the leading CRT
1:18:16 > 1:18:23and he finish in the top dozen. He has got to improve. What happened
1:18:23 > 1:18:31to Ben Spies? That was one heck of a race between these guys. That was
1:18:31 > 1:18:34an extraordinary, extraordinary duel. Valentino Rossi was six
1:18:34 > 1:18:42seconds from Nicky Hayden and Nicky Hayden had a belting run, but he
1:18:42 > 1:18:49seemed to lose it. I think a lot of it was about having soft tyres.
1:18:49 > 1:18:58Everything was good at the start, but not a at -- but not at the end.
1:18:58 > 1:19:06Stoner with his times he had extra. Also look at that, he Daid 40.5, so
1:19:06 > 1:19:10did Cal Crutchlow. So did Dani Pedrosa. But Jorge Lorenzo was a
1:19:10 > 1:19:1340.9. Jorge Lorenzo kind of ran out of it. Jorge Lorenzo will still
1:19:13 > 1:19:16lead the World Championship, because Stoner had a third in Qatar.
1:19:16 > 1:19:26He has a first and a third and Jorge Lorenzo has a first and a
1:19:26 > 1:19:33
1:19:33 > 1:19:37second. Well that wasn't wah they wanted. But not bad. You have still
1:19:37 > 1:19:41got two Spaniards on the podium and Stoner, he said in quat a I have
1:19:41 > 1:19:47got this bike buttoned down, it was just my arm. I think that is what
1:19:47 > 1:19:53it was. He will be relieved. Stoner, he taps the Honda, but most part of
1:19:53 > 1:19:57him will be relieved that arm pump issue has gone. A lot can come from
1:19:57 > 1:20:04the winter season, you're not riding as much. Well ridden, Dani
1:20:04 > 1:20:12Pedrosa. Et he was right on it -- he was right on it and he had a bad
1:20:12 > 1:20:16moment. But he came back strongly. OK so Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani
1:20:16 > 1:20:26Pedrosa, but let's not forget the first satellite, a great job for
1:20:26 > 1:20:29
1:20:29 > 1:20:34Cal Crutchlow and a great job by kech three. Yes I was on the wall
1:20:34 > 1:20:39through there. You were having problems through the race. What a
1:20:39 > 1:20:45fantastic performance from Cal. Yeah. I think clearly even much
1:20:45 > 1:20:50stronger result and much, you know, exciting race than Qatar. You know,
1:20:50 > 1:20:56at the end of the race him and Dani were really quicker than the first
1:20:56 > 1:21:00two and I don't want to reflay race, but with much, with a slightly
1:21:00 > 1:21:05better start, I mean in the first two laps, maybe something was
1:21:05 > 1:21:14possible. But it was a great race. I was scared he would try something
1:21:14 > 1:21:18too difficult on Dani. Was -- but he did a sensible race. Yeah I'm
1:21:18 > 1:21:26very happy. Perhaps you can watch the race late we are a drink.
1:21:26 > 1:21:32will injoy it a lot more. Thank you. Well done Cal. At the end of the
1:21:32 > 1:21:38race he was 2.4 seconds off Stoner who won it. That is how close he
1:21:38 > 1:21:45was. This boy is world class. have an alien in our midsts.
1:21:45 > 1:21:51started brilliantly last year. But luck went against him. He got
1:21:51 > 1:21:57beaten up a bit the first couple of laps. Sometimes it is being unlucky.
1:21:57 > 1:22:06But without that he could have been on the podium. Stoner is overjoyed
1:22:06 > 1:22:12by this. So is the man that dragged him from Ducati. I'm sure he got a
1:22:12 > 1:22:21bonus for that. That was a good idea as it happens. So Jorge
1:22:21 > 1:22:29Lorenzo still maintains his Championship lead. Look at that
1:22:29 > 1:22:35tyre. He got a bit of pick up on it. The shoulder. He looks across, why
1:22:35 > 1:22:42does the Honda look all right still. That is set up. Stoner is hard on
1:22:42 > 1:22:52the machinery. But it just was there. So Jorge Lorenzo can leave
1:22:52 > 1:22:57here absolutely delighted. Azi, he must be a happy boy. AZI FARNI:
1:22:57 > 1:23:02Well done. We thought it was tyres, but you told me it was your arm.
1:23:02 > 1:23:08The tyres were spinning a bit. The bike was fantastic. We improved it
1:23:08 > 1:23:12from yesterday and conditions were tricky at the start. But I was
1:23:12 > 1:23:18probably, that was probably the greatest race I have done. We had a
1:23:18 > 1:23:22terrible start and got boxed in. I made my way through the pack. I got
1:23:22 > 1:23:28to the front and tried to realise some laps. Felt the arm pump come
1:23:28 > 1:23:32on, I thought the last one I tries tried to ease off and save myself
1:23:32 > 1:23:41and it didn't work. Today, I gave it everything and when I saw two
1:23:41 > 1:23:47laps to go. My arm got a bit better. I held on for last two laps.
1:23:47 > 1:23:51went hard for it. Well done. Thank you. The best race of his career.
1:23:51 > 1:23:57That is saying something. But what about Cal Crutchlow? He can't have
1:23:57 > 1:24:04been far off the best race of his career. Where does that rank? Two
1:24:04 > 1:24:07seconds off the race winner? Yes. It was a tough race. But I'm happy
1:24:07 > 1:24:14enough. Well I'm happy, considering I don't like the track and I don't
1:24:14 > 1:24:19like this track, it is too tight for my style. But Yamaha's done a
1:24:19 > 1:24:24good job. We have worked hard, you know? There noise reason why we
1:24:24 > 1:24:29can't be up there. -- there is no reason why we can't be up there. It
1:24:29 > 1:24:34will be a difficult year, but a good performance from the team and
1:24:34 > 1:24:41we weren't far from a podium I tried my best. A great performance
1:24:41 > 1:24:47from yourself. Well done. Back to you Charlie. CHARLIE COX: Jorge
1:24:47 > 1:24:53Lorenzo is still leading the Championship. Storn has closed up.
1:24:53 > 1:25:01Dani Pedrosa in third. -- Stoner. Jorge Lorenzo that is not bad,
1:25:01 > 1:25:09still leading. AZI FARNI: You wanted to get a win, but that a
1:25:09 > 1:25:16good race. I try to win this race. In front of my people. But today it
1:25:16 > 1:25:21is too much fast for me. Also the front tyre was a little destroyed.
1:25:21 > 1:25:30I couldn't do more. Second place, was a position for the Championship.
1:25:30 > 1:25:37Well done. CHARLIE COX: He pushed so hard. I thought he was closing
1:25:37 > 1:25:45down storn. When that arm pump issue came up, that was backing him
1:25:45 > 1:25:51up. But this guy didn't run out of puff. Nor did Dani Pedrosa.
1:25:51 > 1:25:57FARNI: You worked hard for it? I made, I was too careful in the
1:25:57 > 1:26:04beginning. I thought the race would be more cautious in the beginning.
1:26:04 > 1:26:08But instead Casey pulled out a big rhythm. When I cowl get past Nicky
1:26:08 > 1:26:16and the other, they were gone. So it was difficult to get the rhythm.
1:26:16 > 1:26:20After that it was hard to get back. But I was making time back. And I
1:26:20 > 1:26:27was all the time next to me and behind me. But you know, not really
1:26:27 > 1:26:31enough to get with them in the last lap. I was close. And unfortunately
1:26:31 > 1:26:40not enough. But volume is good and I hope to continue like this and do
1:26:40 > 1:26:47good in the next one. Thank you. CHARLIE COX: That was a great ride
1:26:47 > 1:26:50from Dani Pedrosa. But it went wrong for a couple of laps. MATT
1:26:50 > 1:26:56ROBERTS: You felt if there was a couple of laps more, they could
1:26:56 > 1:27:01have closed that gap and we could have had a four-way scrap. But we
1:27:01 > 1:27:06can't be too fussy, we saw racing all the way through pack. This was
1:27:06 > 1:27:11a great battle between Stefan Bradl and Nicky Hayden. The first couple
1:27:11 > 1:27:14of laps, it has been a while since we have racing like that. Yes it
1:27:14 > 1:27:19was tight. I noticed Nicky Hayden back in the garage there, shaking
1:27:19 > 1:27:26his head. He was really in touch for a while. He was running third
1:27:26 > 1:27:33for ages. Pressing on and the whole thing fell away. He has ridden well.
1:27:33 > 1:27:37But that is about the extent of it. Those tyres are chewed to bits. The
1:27:37 > 1:27:41shoulder's nailed. Whatever they did with that Ducati, it wasn't
1:27:41 > 1:27:45enough to hold for a race distance. They will be scratching their heads
1:27:45 > 1:27:49about that. Well the next race is in Portugal next week and we're all
1:27:50 > 1:27:55going to be scratching our heads and pushing to find out more, to
1:27:55 > 1:28:01see what happened. There at Ducati this week. It has been a difficult
1:28:01 > 1:28:04weekend for Italian factory. But for Honda, no problems so far this
1:28:04 > 1:28:08season. Casey Stoner wins the Spanish Grand Prix. But Jorge
1:28:08 > 1:28:11Lorenzo still leads the Championship. Stay with us and