:01:00. > :01:06.understand what was in his head. sorry. The mood he did, it is a
:01:06. > :01:16.disaster. It is not fair. Casey Stoner has got himself
:01:16. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:21.Casey Stoner has got himself Good morning. Just eight days after
:01:21. > :01:27.a dramatic Dutch TT, the MotoGP boys are back on track in Germany
:01:27. > :01:32.for around eight at the Sachsenring circuit. That first corner carnage
:01:32. > :01:34.eight days ago, well, it bought things tight at the top of the
:01:34. > :01:40.things tight at the top of the Championship. Casey Stoner's third
:01:40. > :01:46.win of the season moving him level with Jorge Lorenzo on 140 points.
:01:47. > :01:56.Lorenza remains on top by virtue of one extra win. He has got firm --
:01:57. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :02:11.Lorenzo managed to bounce back to remonstrate with about Easter, but
:02:11. > :02:16.it emerged that he had actually done some damage to his ankle. He
:02:16. > :02:21.had strained his ligaments. It has seen him hobbling around on
:02:21. > :02:28.crutches all weekend. But he is good to race.
:02:28. > :02:35.My ankle is getting better. I feel better. I start to put it around
:02:35. > :02:41.some signs. On the bike, I feel quite well. I need to use my upper
:02:41. > :02:51.body more. It will be difficult. A very long day. It is MotoGP. We
:02:51. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:57.have to manage the situation. So he is injured, but seems pretty
:02:57. > :03:04.fit. Alvaro Bautista, his penalty for causing the crash was to start
:03:04. > :03:10.on the back of the grid here. You can just see the shot of Bautista,
:03:10. > :03:14.and we're hoping to get a word with his chief. Some last-minute choices
:03:14. > :03:18.to be made this weekend because of the rising track temperatures, and
:03:18. > :03:24.the dry conditions. Let's have a word with Steve and Charlie about
:03:24. > :03:28.that. Chaps, we have seen four seasons in four sessions. Now the
:03:28. > :03:32.sun is out. It changes everything. We have had
:03:32. > :03:40.so much wet weather. Nobody has sorted out their dry weather tyre
:03:40. > :03:48.choices. Pedrosa has only used soft tyres. It is wide open.
:03:48. > :03:58.I think most of them will go for the wider -- harder tyres. Most of
:03:58. > :04:04.the front-runners will. That was the other big story. It
:04:04. > :04:07.wrecked the podium for Ben Spies. They will be heading for a better
:04:07. > :04:09.track here. But interesting a dry they were
:04:09. > :04:18.hard tyres. They got caught with their trousers
:04:18. > :04:21.down. One or two bits and pieces change the situation. I'm sure they
:04:21. > :04:27.have got it sorted. A real challenge for the teams to
:04:27. > :04:30.set up. You would not believe it by today's blue skies, but it has been
:04:30. > :04:37.more like Silverstone than Sachsenring. We have heard about
:04:37. > :04:40.the weather for the Formula One. This was Friday. Four seasons in
:04:40. > :04:45.four sessions. It was really like that.
:04:45. > :04:51.Look at it. The water is on the track, splashing through. The key
:04:51. > :04:57.to qualifying was not just waiting until the track dried, but also
:04:57. > :05:02.having a fresh tyre on. Drivers were going around and around, but
:05:02. > :05:06.the tyres were worn out. One of the best qualifiers I have ever seen.
:05:06. > :05:12.You have got to feel sorry for this guy, Nicky Hayden. Five minutes
:05:12. > :05:22.from the end, he was in pole position. He got unlucky. The boys
:05:22. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.that were out there for one more lap, Stoner, Spies, they got an
:05:35. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:40.extra lap. It was all about timing, just
:05:40. > :05:45.getting the lap in there at the end. We saw Spies getting second place
:05:45. > :05:48.and starting from the front row. So Casey Stoner starts from the pole
:05:48. > :05:53.position. It didn't go his way this morning.
:05:53. > :06:01.It was in turn three, and the lean out, look at this. It was 58
:06:01. > :06:05.degrees of Danby tyres said, there's no more grip left.
:06:05. > :06:09.He had the same problem a couple of years back.
:06:09. > :06:14.It happens to the best. But he will not be but -- daunted
:06:14. > :06:19.by that. Better to find the limit in the
:06:19. > :06:24.morning warm-up. Cal Crutchlow will be starting from the second row of
:06:24. > :06:30.the grid, despite challenging for pole position in the exciting end
:06:30. > :06:33.to qualifying yesterday. We are still waiting for the first podium.
:06:33. > :06:43.But his performances have been enough to convince Ducati that he
:06:43. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:01.Ducati are not getting a good reputation at the moment and they
:07:01. > :07:05.need to do something about it. They think it will take an aggressive
:07:05. > :07:08.rider to tame the beast, and that is where Cal Crutchlow comes in.
:07:08. > :07:13.They have been speaking to him about a factory ride.
:07:13. > :07:21.We are eyeing deep discussions because at the moment there's
:07:21. > :07:25.nothing for me at Yamaha. You are not going to win a world title on a
:07:25. > :07:29.factory machine, it is as simple as that. We are looking quite high,
:07:29. > :07:34.thinking we are going to win the Championship next year. If I did
:07:34. > :07:43.not went -- 1 to win the Championship, I would not be here.
:07:43. > :07:48.Next year is unrealistic, but maybe the following year. I could not be
:07:48. > :07:52.in a factory team for the next two years. But at the moment, we don't
:07:52. > :07:57.make any decisions. So he could be on his way out. But
:07:57. > :08:02.Ducati are not only interested in him. There's another British person
:08:02. > :08:08.he could be riding next year, Scott Redding. Early negotiations are
:08:08. > :08:12.taking place, but it could be in his current team's colours.
:08:12. > :08:18.Last year we spoke to Ducati, and this year there are again some
:08:18. > :08:25.people interested in him. For sure, we are talking and we will see what
:08:25. > :08:32.is the possibility and if he could Do you think he, as a rider, is
:08:32. > :08:42.ready for it MotoGP? The class is difficult. We have a
:08:42. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:50.16 Keillor difference. -- 16 kilo. We are trying to find a role for
:08:50. > :08:56.everybody about the rate. At the moment I am riding the best
:08:56. > :09:00.I can and not to worry about the future for next year. It is up to
:09:00. > :09:05.the rest of the team. I have heard things about it. It would be nice
:09:05. > :09:09.if we could get a Ducati or ride for Ducati or something, just to
:09:09. > :09:12.get into the class. Do you think you are ready for
:09:12. > :09:16.MotoGP? I think the last couple of races
:09:16. > :09:23.have been good for me, for my confidence and learning a bit more
:09:23. > :09:26.at the higher end of racing. I think by the end of the year, if we
:09:26. > :09:36.carry on in this direction, it would be nice to go that way, and I
:09:36. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:39.don't think... If we can keep riding this way, we will be up
:09:39. > :09:44.there. They are both up for the challenge,
:09:44. > :09:49.and both aggressive riders. But if it really what the bike needs?
:09:50. > :09:55.I don't think there's anyone riding style that works, it is the people
:09:55. > :09:59.riding it. So many people want to change the bike to suit them, and
:09:59. > :10:03.when I was with Ducati, we didn't have a new parts to make the bike
:10:03. > :10:07.different and suit us more. We had to adapt ourselves. That is the
:10:07. > :10:12.most important thing. It is nothing to do with the riding style. It is
:10:12. > :10:16.whether the rider can adapt. Casey Stoner certainly knows what
:10:16. > :10:23.it takes to make the Ducati a winner. He was the last rider to do
:10:23. > :10:27.so, back in 2010. Can he do it? I honestly think Crutchlow can do
:10:27. > :10:31.it. He has got confidence. He believes in himself. He says he
:10:31. > :10:36.wants to be on a factory bike and that is the only chance he has got.
:10:36. > :10:40.Yeah, he can do it. The bike can be sorted out and I agree with Casey
:10:40. > :10:44.Stoner, you have got to adapt yourself. Sometimes I'll docks
:10:44. > :10:48.can't get new tricks, and he is proof of that.
:10:48. > :10:53.He also does not come to it with any preconceptions. He thinks he
:10:53. > :10:59.can ride, so he probably can. I think that was the point that
:10:59. > :11:05.Casey was making. Scott Redding, he is a new dog and he is a pedigree.
:11:05. > :11:15.He is be youngest ever winner in his class. He is a real talent.
:11:15. > :11:17.
:11:18. > :11:21.A pedigree, but he is a great Dane racing against small animals. It is
:11:21. > :11:26.just nuts. I don't know why they don't change the rules and make
:11:26. > :11:30.them carry some weight. We do need youngsters in MotoGP.
:11:30. > :11:37.There's too many old guides. It would be great for him to be coming
:11:37. > :11:41.And big bikes with horsepower, that is really going to help Scott
:11:41. > :11:47.Redding. We should not forget Bradley Smith.
:11:47. > :11:52.In theory he has signed a deal to move into that tech three squad. We
:11:52. > :11:57.don't know about that. We have really got some bright talent
:11:57. > :12:02.coming through. Bradley is on the up. He has
:12:02. > :12:05.mastered his starts. He just needs a bit more consistency. But he is
:12:05. > :12:09.good. We have had a paucity of British
:12:09. > :12:13.riders in the class, and now we have got so many coming through.
:12:13. > :12:17.Talk about that. We have waited long enough in Britain for a great
:12:17. > :12:26.hope, and now in Germany they have waited a long than they have got
:12:26. > :12:32.one, this guy right behind us, Stefan Bradl. What do you make of
:12:32. > :12:38.him and all the expectation on him? They are putting it harder rear
:12:38. > :12:45.Taiwan. They are now putting one of the harder ones on. -- putting a
:12:45. > :12:51.harder rear tyre on. Those massive corners, you are
:12:51. > :12:58.really going to need something like that. He is the reigning MotoGP
:12:58. > :13:05.champion, that ain't easy. He is the real deal.
:13:06. > :13:12.There he goes. We are going to join him on the grid pretty shoo-in. --
:13:12. > :13:15.pretty soon. It is a great track. We are going to have 30 laps. The
:13:15. > :13:20.riders love it, the Young ones and the old ones.
:13:20. > :13:26.Sachsenring. I love the place. It is the second shortest track we go
:13:26. > :13:32.to. I have got to tell you, I love this place. It has got so many
:13:32. > :13:39.elevation changes. The only short part is behind me, the straight. It
:13:40. > :13:46.is 0.8 miles long. But they are still getting up to 185 mph. At the
:13:46. > :13:52.start, it is always a mess, but I'm sure that Alvaro Bautista will be
:13:52. > :14:02.keeping out of trouble at the back. This is why the past -- where the
:14:02. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:07.tired Torgeir starts. -- this is where the tyre torture starts. We
:14:07. > :14:12.talk about a symmetric tyres. They are going to get a work out this
:14:12. > :14:22.weekend. The left side has to cope with the corners. The right side
:14:22. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:28.has to be very soft because of all the heat in the other side. This is
:14:28. > :14:33.it, turn number 11. After being on the left hand of the tyre for six
:14:33. > :14:36.corners, you get to this one over the crest of the hill. It is one of
:14:36. > :14:41.the most daunting corners. You hope the tyre is warm enough on the
:14:41. > :14:47.right. Last year, so many guys got caught out and ended up in the
:14:47. > :14:53.gravel. So this is the view you get if you
:14:53. > :15:03.get around 1011 safely. The drop down to turn 12 is amazing. It is
:15:03. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:16.difficult to show on TV, but just Great stuff. I think it is still
:15:16. > :15:26.rolling, that tyre! We are on the grid. We are catching up with
:15:26. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:31.Everything that was than in qualifying does not count because
:15:31. > :15:37.we're at the back of the grid. looks like we have to play a
:15:37. > :15:46.different game. Everyone will start with the harder rear tyre, so we
:15:46. > :15:54.will start with the softer one. We have to play something different in
:15:54. > :15:59.this position. It will be difficult, but after two laps, our idea is to
:15:59. > :16:05.overtake and try to be as close as possible to the second great. The
:16:05. > :16:11.target is to take the maximum points today. Obviously a large
:16:11. > :16:17.gamble with the tyres. The way the conditions are, it is the first dry
:16:17. > :16:23.session for this race, but I guess you have to take that gamble?
:16:23. > :16:28.our situation, we never tried to the hard one. The initial potential
:16:28. > :16:35.is the most important. At the moment, in this situation, we need
:16:35. > :16:39.the initial potential. This is a recommendation from Bridgestone. I
:16:39. > :16:45.believe in the soft tyre working very well at higher temperatures.
:16:45. > :16:52.But now it has become cloudy, maybe this is a good point for us. It
:16:52. > :16:58.good luck. An unusual position for Alvaro. He
:16:58. > :17:04.was in this one a few weeks ago at Silverstone. Casey Stoner is here
:17:04. > :17:11.today. It is your third mac -- it is your third pole of this season.
:17:11. > :17:19.How come you have not come round to see me in the motor home? I came
:17:19. > :17:23.this morning but you were not there. It has been a difficult weekend.
:17:23. > :17:29.Weather conditions have been playing havoc. It ended up working
:17:29. > :17:33.out for us in the wet and now we have got to race in the drive. I
:17:33. > :17:42.had a slept this morning but it was on the slow as part of the tracks
:17:42. > :17:49.so it is all good. Have you got a bit of a cold, you sound blocked
:17:49. > :17:58.up? Yes, this is me much better today! On Thursday I was not
:17:58. > :18:04.feeling very flash at all. Three we have good hopes. I had better leave
:18:04. > :18:14.you before I catch something. Good luck. Casey Stoner, the top man on
:18:14. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:25.the grid today. You have the best grid position so
:18:25. > :18:32.far. How are you feeling for the race? We did a great qualifying
:18:32. > :18:38.yesterday. I feel comfortable with the bike. But this is different, it
:18:38. > :18:43.is dry. We will have to work hard to finish again. Last time you had
:18:43. > :18:49.problems with the engine. You lost eight points in the CRT
:18:49. > :18:59.championship. You will need to gain that back? Yes, we did well at the
:18:59. > :19:01.
:19:02. > :19:09.beginning of this season. But he brought his engine in Spain, and I
:19:09. > :19:15.broke mine last week. Good luck. We will go some rows back to Mattia
:19:15. > :19:20.Pasini who had a very strange crash. He was coming into the pit lane
:19:20. > :19:27.slowly and a mechanic actually stepped out and knocked him out.
:19:27. > :19:33.Both of them went down. Mattia Pasini was knocked out for a little
:19:33. > :19:39.bit but he was back for qualifying two. We are with him now on the
:19:39. > :19:49.grid. We saw the crash that he had but no lasting injuries from that?
:19:49. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :20:01.No serious injuries, but some pain. The but we will see the race now,
:20:01. > :20:07.it is long. You have one here in 125 cc before, but this is a
:20:07. > :20:12.completely different ball game. What is the plan for the race?
:20:12. > :20:22.plan for the race is attack and try to fight for her at winning the CRT.
:20:22. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:30.We will see. We do not ride much on dry conditions, it is new for us.
:20:30. > :20:34.We will see during the race the conditions with the bike. Thank you,
:20:34. > :20:40.good luck. That will be an interesting battle,
:20:40. > :20:45.the fight around this twisty circuit. Dani Pedrosa on the front
:20:45. > :20:50.row, the winner at this circuit for the past two years, yet to win this
:20:50. > :20:56.season, but this is the fifth time he has had a front-row start in
:20:56. > :21:01.2012. I will grab a word with his manager. How is he looking, we have
:21:01. > :21:06.not had much a dry track time but he has looked strong? It has been
:21:06. > :21:10.the same track time as all the other guys. It was difficult in
:21:10. > :21:15.qualifying, but we are looking pretty good and we are confident
:21:15. > :21:20.for the race. We have had good experiences in the past but we will
:21:20. > :21:29.go for the victory. He has won in the past two years. What does he
:21:29. > :21:34.like about the circuit? I do not know. It will be difficult with all
:21:34. > :21:38.these riders. Casey Stoner and Jorge will push, but we will try.
:21:38. > :21:43.am sure that you will not be able to tell us anything for certain,
:21:43. > :21:48.but we're hoping to hear something with Dani and Repsol handed in the
:21:48. > :21:57.future, are you close to a deal? Yes, I think we will close the deal
:21:57. > :22:03.soon and we are happy with that. -- Repsol Hondas. One of my favourite
:22:04. > :22:08.people to speak to on the grid. Colin Edwards, not a bad grid
:22:08. > :22:15.position. You were struggling in the dry conditions but OK in the
:22:15. > :22:22.wet. Yes, we had good pace in the dry conditions, but massive
:22:22. > :22:30.problems on the wet. I think we're going to be all right. I got that
:22:30. > :22:35.the wrong way around, then! Nick you have been struggling a little
:22:35. > :22:45.on this bike, but you seem to have found something. Oh OK, I will
:22:45. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:50.agree with you! On this track, that you are on one side of the tyre for
:22:50. > :22:57.a long time. This track has a tendency to pull people tighter
:22:57. > :23:02.than reality, but we are looking OK. On to the second row with Jorge
:23:02. > :23:05.Lorenzo. Here are his final pre- race preparations. He has told us
:23:06. > :23:11.that he likes to listen to Phil Collins or the Red Hot chilli
:23:11. > :23:18.peppers. What do you reckon? I am going with Phil Collins, he is
:23:18. > :23:25.chilled out. Let's move on to the second row. That is Jorge's lowest
:23:25. > :23:30.grid position of the season. Ahead of 10 in fourth place is Cal
:23:30. > :23:35.Crutchlow. I am normally way of speaking to him because he normally
:23:35. > :23:42.has something lined up for me. I am going to catch him by surprise
:23:42. > :23:46.today. Let's see if we can get a quick word. My mum told me that I
:23:46. > :23:53.am not to speak to you on the grid before but just a quick word. You
:23:53. > :23:58.are close to the top three guys again today? Yes, it is nice to be
:23:58. > :24:01.up there at a circuit where you were useless at last year. We will
:24:01. > :24:11.see in the race, because we have all been forced to use the hard
:24:11. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:19.tyre. I look forward to it. How is your day going? It is pretty good
:24:19. > :24:24.so far. Blue, brown, blue and orange. You know me, I bring
:24:24. > :24:31.something for every occasion. may need it because it is raining
:24:31. > :24:36.already. I have got aback up. Let's hope that Cal Crutchlow has a back-
:24:36. > :24:43.up as well. We could end up with a flag to fly grace, and we have not
:24:43. > :24:53.had one of those since 2009. That is what will have been that if
:24:53. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:02.these clips are to break. -- flag to flag race. James Ellison is
:25:02. > :25:07.another British rider who has had a good weekend.
:25:07. > :25:14.Yes, very nearly atop finish in the rain yesterday. But it is trying
:25:14. > :25:18.now, what is the feeling? We had a disaster recession in qualifying.
:25:18. > :25:25.In the wet we were going really well, but we had technical problems
:25:25. > :25:30.with the bikes and we just missed out. I went from 12th place into
:25:30. > :25:35.20th, so it is a bit depressing. We have not had much time in dry
:25:35. > :25:41.conditions, but the lads have given me a good bike. I will do my best
:25:41. > :25:47.and see what happens. Your team were doing a bit of a rain dance,
:25:47. > :25:51.is that on your mind? I would prefer it to stay dry. We go well
:25:51. > :25:58.in the wet conditions, but I need to get some decent dry conditions
:25:58. > :26:08.time. We are about to clear the grid so I will let you get on. Good
:26:08. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:13.luck. Good luck to the British boys today.
:26:13. > :26:19.All the eyes at Sachsenring are on that man there, Stefan Bradl, who
:26:19. > :26:24.starts from the second row for the second race in succession. Everyone
:26:24. > :26:28.is expecting a big performance from Stefan Bradl but with no set up
:26:28. > :26:35.time and the clouds over the top, it is one of these days when
:26:35. > :26:43.anything could happen. Here is the track. It is tight and twisting.
:26:43. > :26:48.There is the first turn. It drops all the way down the hill to the
:26:48. > :26:58.third turn. The bottom end of that corner, that is where Casey Stoner
:26:58. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:02.tipped it over. That is where all the left-hand turns go. Left, left,
:27:02. > :27:08.the left-hand turns go. Left, left, left, then there is the right hand
:27:08. > :27:12.corner and it plummets down the hill. Three the plummet down hill
:27:12. > :27:18.is enormous and then it is another corner. There is an uphill drag to
:27:18. > :27:25.the line. It is a monster circuit. Lots of action on that last corner
:27:25. > :27:30.as well. The finish line is a long way back from the corner. You have
:27:30. > :27:36.got to watch for that first turn as well, because it tightens and
:27:36. > :27:40.tightens further. Here is the grade. It is a great spot for Cal
:27:40. > :27:46.Crutchlow. Disappointing for a Nicky Hayden on road three because
:27:46. > :27:53.he was out of luck yesterday. He was faster than his team-mate. He
:27:53. > :28:01.was the fastest Ducatis. Espargaro is in very good touch indeed. Then
:28:01. > :28:08.the rest of the boys are lining up. I tell you what, this weather looks
:28:08. > :28:13.dodgy. It is scary times for the riders, it is horrible. It has
:28:14. > :28:18.started to rain as you have when tide. If it starts raining and the
:28:18. > :28:22.riders decide that the track is too slippery and they are losing too
:28:22. > :28:29.much time with slick tyres, they can come into the pit lane and
:28:29. > :28:34.their spare bike will be sat there with wet tyres on it. The teams are
:28:34. > :28:40.out there now changing their bikes. It will take about 10 minutes to
:28:40. > :28:44.get back to wet settings. Those bikes will be lined up outside the
:28:44. > :28:48.garage in readiness in case it garage in readiness in case it
:28:48. > :28:53.starts to rain heavily. At the moment, it is slick tyres, but it
:28:53. > :28:57.is a tricky situation. We will see a white flag with a Red Cross and
:28:57. > :29:01.it from the marshals if it starts to rain to indicate that they can
:29:02. > :29:11.change their bikes. We have seen the elevation change which is
:29:12. > :29:17.
:29:17. > :29:22.significant. Third this is Alvaro Bautista. Watch for him coming
:29:22. > :29:30.through because he is a MotoGP rider. He is normally starting from
:29:30. > :29:36.the back. I think he will be tiptoeing past people. I think he
:29:36. > :29:43.will on turn 1. Look at the crowds, lots of people coming from Eastern
:29:43. > :29:51.Europe. Bautista, for him, passing the CRT bike should not be too much
:29:51. > :30:01.of an issue. I would expect Bautista to be our been to 12th
:30:01. > :30:05.
:30:05. > :30:09.position by lap two. It is a Mike teased circuit. -- a mighty. It is
:30:09. > :30:15.very hard for people to shake each other off. You often get a close
:30:15. > :30:25.race. That is the start line and it is some way up the track from where
:30:25. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:35.the finishing line is, so they do not have added run until the first
:30:35. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :30:53.much. They are way. A good start from
:30:53. > :30:57.
:30:57. > :31:07.Spies. Speed is looking good. Stoner could be hung out to drive.
:31:07. > :31:23.
:31:23. > :31:31.Stoner just got in front of Spies. That was where the left-hand side
:31:32. > :31:41.of the tyres got tortured. Up the hill, and keep your fingers
:31:42. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:07.crossed for the first right hand. A bit of a bumpy one. It really is
:32:07. > :32:17.steep. Crutchlow started fourth, say he is
:32:17. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:38.behind a couple of guys. He is Valentino Rossi.
:32:38. > :32:48.A lot of talk about who is going to ride what bike. Spies has not done
:32:48. > :32:57.
:32:57. > :33:07.his deal yet, but it looks like he traditional passing place, but he
:33:07. > :33:10.
:33:10. > :33:15.has done it. Job done. Charlie, that was very impressive. He got
:33:15. > :33:24.the grip. He charged down the inside of Dani Pedrosa. Pretty
:33:24. > :33:34.impressive stuff from the world champion, who wants to retire this
:33:34. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:45.year with the number one position. It is Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies still
:33:45. > :33:47.
:33:47. > :33:57.holding off Lorenzo, and then Dovizioso behind.
:33:57. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:07.The fastest lap was from Casey Stoner. He is looking good at the
:34:07. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:30.team-mate, Michele Pirro, has got some problems. That is another one
:34:30. > :34:38.out of James Ellison's way. You can't do justice to that corner. It
:34:38. > :34:45.is so scary to watch. Stoner is trying to break everybody early.
:34:45. > :34:50.Stefan Bradl, the local hero, is under a lot of pressure. Everybody
:34:50. > :35:00.wants a piece of the action from him. A lot of talk about to catty
:35:00. > :35:02.
:35:03. > :35:09.wanting him, not this year. -- Ducati wanting him.
:35:09. > :35:14.He will be OK now. The butterflies will have simmered down. He can
:35:14. > :35:24.forget all the pressure and try to get some good laps in. He is
:35:24. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:39.holding his own. The start by Dovizioso was good. Not a bad job.
:35:39. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:06.Already the two Honda guys are but he is where you would expect.
:36:06. > :36:12.Stoner is nailing his laps. The lap record here was said by Dani
:36:12. > :36:22.Pedrosa. They have not had the practice time to get these bikes
:36:22. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:41.at riding one of these bikes. It looks like Honda has addressed the
:36:41. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :36:51.chatter issue -- chassis issue. Every time I walk past their garage,
:36:51. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :37:30.-- the scary one. I always have a sense of foreboding
:37:30. > :37:40.here, because it is such a circuit that can really suck you in.
:37:40. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:51.Lorenzo has dispatched Spies, so normal order has been resumed.
:37:51. > :37:55.
:37:55. > :38:00.Looks like when, not if, for the throttle connection on the
:38:00. > :38:10.bikes sounds and feels so good. That is what it is all about with a
:38:10. > :38:14.motorcycle. That is where it all happened. Ben
:38:14. > :38:19.Spies, he had a nightmare. What is going on?
:38:19. > :38:24.Mattia Pasini, he said he was going to go hard. He certainly did. He
:38:24. > :38:28.has attacked the ground. You can't win doing that. It is a circuit
:38:28. > :38:35.that sucks people in. You can have the most astonishing crashes near
:38:35. > :38:43.the end of the race. Watching these people, you forget
:38:43. > :38:51.how much they are on the limit. The bike is sliding around. Back to
:38:51. > :38:58.these Hondas, it has... You have only got to be out on the circuit
:38:58. > :39:00.listening to know that the throttle connection is so good. The
:39:00. > :39:10.transition is so good with the Honda.
:39:10. > :39:13.
:39:13. > :39:23.You are on a role to date, mate. -- on a roll today. Pirro was having a
:39:23. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:51.Alvaro Bautista or has come right through the bikes. That is
:39:51. > :39:58.ostensibly a factory bike. But the interesting thing, to me, is it is
:39:59. > :40:05.the only one of the customer satellite bikes with that
:40:05. > :40:10.suspension. It is a bit of a test by, as far as I can see, to try out
:40:10. > :40:19.a different braking system. -- a test bike.
:40:19. > :40:24.It has not really worked for him. His best chance was last weekend,
:40:24. > :40:30.when he was looking to be good. It all went wrong. He has been a
:40:30. > :40:40.naughty boy and was penalised. That is now over and done with four-star
:40:40. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:56.Cal Crutchlow has closed the gap on people being a naughty boy. This is
:40:56. > :41:03.Cal Crutchlow, trying, trying, trying. Boy, that was close. They
:41:03. > :41:13.do tend to wear each other out, though his team mates. -- with
:41:13. > :41:19.those team-mates. So, the speculation on Crutchlow.
:41:19. > :41:26.I think it is a good move, and it is a done deal. He can't sit around
:41:26. > :41:36.waiting for Yamaha. He might as well have a shot on a factory
:41:36. > :41:38.
:41:38. > :41:44.machine. It should be well sorted out. It
:41:44. > :41:50.took BMW a while in Superbikes, but they got there. The fight is still
:41:50. > :42:00.going on. We saw Dovizioso go past Crutchlow. It is all shuffling
:42:00. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:20.around. They have caught Ben Spies space over Cal Crutchlow, who has
:42:20. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:46.got to deal with Ben Spies. It is saw from Casey Stoner. Annoyed that
:42:46. > :42:55.Dovizioso has got through. It is a hard place to pass. There
:42:55. > :43:01.are a couple of obvious spots. But the fiddly stuff, it is tricky.
:43:01. > :43:08.He has got his leg out, watch the bumps. He has kept it nice and
:43:08. > :43:17.tight. He has done its. Crutchlow is through.
:43:17. > :43:23.He just carried it there. It was close but he managed to get it up.
:43:23. > :43:33.Spies was not caught napping, but the bits you caught him out. --
:43:33. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:01.You have got to feel for Ben Spies. for him. He has got to try to stay
:44:01. > :44:07.in touch. He has to hope they don't drive away from him. Stoner is not
:44:07. > :44:11.driving away from Pedrosa, either. Pedrosa is doing a great job.
:44:11. > :44:15.Stoner is trying to break him, and it has not worked.
:44:15. > :44:21.If we were to rewind one week, Pedrosa led the race until about
:44:21. > :44:31.four laps from the end. He said he wore himself out trying to stay in
:44:31. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:45.front. Stoner came in fresh. So now he is trying to save energy.
:44:45. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :44:55.Casey was saying that... Oh, I bit of a moment there. He said he does
:44:55. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:18.not find it quite as taxing. But will be comfortably leading the
:45:18. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:28.points Championship by more than Crutchlow down the bottom of this
:45:28. > :45:38.circuit. This is where we saw Casey Stoner line-up Dani Pedrosa, but it
:45:38. > :45:45.is no mean feat to get it through there. It looks like he has really
:45:45. > :45:55.got his eyes on this, this time. Crutchlow can taste it but he just
:45:55. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:04.It is about getting out if you, getting to the front, doing
:46:04. > :46:12.everything you can. The more you keeper down, the less the engine
:46:12. > :46:19.will cut back. If you make a mess of a pass and get it wrong, it
:46:19. > :46:24.murders you, because it is up hills. You can lose four bike lengths. He
:46:24. > :46:34.wisely fell back and can think about it again. This is the battle
:46:34. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:41.for fourth place. Cal Crutchlow is in fourth place, Dovizioso is fit.
:46:41. > :46:49.-- Dovizioso is in position number five. Dovizioso is so fast through
:46:49. > :46:59.these left-handers. My goodness! He was so close. All the factory bikes
:46:59. > :47:06.
:47:06. > :47:10.are run the same compound tyres. He has got the run, as he has got the
:47:10. > :47:16.inside line, but he does not have the brakes are the confidence to do
:47:16. > :47:21.it going into the corner. You have got to be late on the brakes,
:47:21. > :47:27.because Dovizioso is a master of jamming the brakes on Lake. Going
:47:27. > :47:33.back to the tyres, they do not all run the same settings. They do not
:47:33. > :47:43.have the same riding style. Some had tier issues at Assen and others
:47:43. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:53.did not. The 18 laps remaining in this race. -- 18 laps. We just off
:47:53. > :48:00.Hector Barbera, as he is in front of Nicky Hayden. He is having a
:48:00. > :48:09.jolly good run indeed. He is making the factory boys look silly. James
:48:09. > :48:14.Ellison in fifth position. That is good, as he has made some headway.
:48:14. > :48:19.Colin Edwards, as he was speaking about the fact that he was having a
:48:19. > :48:25.nightmare at Assen. It was just terrible, but all of a sudden, as
:48:25. > :48:30.he is comfortable with the bike, and it is all to do with the brand
:48:30. > :48:34.new mapping programme they have got. I think they sorted some of the
:48:34. > :48:38.mapping programme and eight in the wet conditions. When you turn the
:48:38. > :48:48.throttle on, you do not need massive power coming out as it
:48:48. > :48:51.
:48:51. > :48:55.fires up. A nothing much in it, 0.5 seconds. They are virtually setting
:48:55. > :49:01.the same times. About one-tenth of a second faster for Casey Stoner
:49:01. > :49:07.that time. This battle between Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow is
:49:07. > :49:15.allowing Ben Spies to close up on the Yamahas. The second one is very
:49:15. > :49:25.much in that battle again. It is great to see these independent
:49:25. > :49:29.teams doing so well. Pramac are in front of the factory Ducatis.
:49:29. > :49:36.Ducatis are doing a reasonable job, hanging on, they are closing the
:49:36. > :49:46.gap. At the start of the year, they were finishing further back.
:49:46. > :49:59.
:49:59. > :50:03.any more. You are riding with the He makes it ever so hard.
:50:03. > :50:09.Crutchlow has the corner speed, but there is a bike that looks like a
:50:09. > :50:13.mirror in front of him, because it is the same as his. Cal Crutchlow
:50:13. > :50:22.has either got to force Dovizioso into a mistake, but he is unlikely
:50:22. > :50:29.to do that. For Cal Crutchlow can carry the corner speed, but it does
:50:29. > :50:35.not help. That time around, as he was laid on the apex of the corner.
:50:35. > :50:45.You can see how much it has cost him, a couple of bright light -- a
:50:45. > :50:46.
:50:46. > :50:56.couple of bike lengths. Dani Pedrosa is like a limpet. Here is
:50:56. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:05.the start again. Later at Dovizioso. He switches to the inside. It is a
:51:05. > :51:13.good move from Dovizioso. A bit of experience down the inside. So,
:51:13. > :51:22.Dani Pedrosa. We look back from pole position, certainly from Dani
:51:22. > :51:30.Pedrosa. He comes out of their straight past everyone. That was a
:51:30. > :51:36.good move from Casey Stoner. Casey Stoner will be looking at his pit
:51:36. > :51:46.board every lap around. It is 0.3 of the second, but that equates to
:51:46. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:54.plus nothing on a bit bored. Back to these two guys and their riding
:51:54. > :52:01.style. Casey Stoner tends to suffer more because of his riding style.
:52:01. > :52:05.Dani Pedrosa does not hang off the bike quite as much. A lot of it is
:52:05. > :52:11.down to a engine management systems. There are all sorts of issues and
:52:11. > :52:18.all sorts of chatter around. It can start at the rear or the front.
:52:18. > :52:26.Look at the bike, trying to change direction at 130 mph. There is so
:52:26. > :52:32.much jarring effect from the wheels that the bike wants to go straight.
:52:32. > :52:42.15 laps to go, have race distance and we have a race on. These two
:52:42. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:53.are the class at Eck -- these two are the class act in the field. I
:52:53. > :53:02.love the sound of them, listen to them echoing off each other.
:53:02. > :53:12.ENGINES ROAR. While you're doing all of that, you have got to read
:53:12. > :53:26.
:53:26. > :53:34.there being flung by Casey Stoner. You can see the angle there, it is
:53:34. > :53:38.about 57 degrees. There was a tiny contact there. Casey Stoner is
:53:38. > :53:48.using the inside cars. He just likes to make a little bit of that
:53:48. > :53:54.
:53:54. > :54:02.curve to open it up a tiny bit more. -- nick a little bit. We are going
:54:02. > :54:10.to have to speak soon, we have to. It is just too good to watch, I do
:54:10. > :54:14.not want to spoil it. Dani Pedrosa appears to be holding his line,
:54:14. > :54:20.which is often an indication that he is cruising. It looks like he
:54:20. > :54:24.has the job weighed up. But lots of things change, the amount of fuel
:54:24. > :54:30.changes, they start with 21 litres but they are probably down to a
:54:30. > :54:36.living at this point in the race. There is tired degradation, they
:54:36. > :54:42.will not be as hot as they were earlier on. In terms of consumables,
:54:42. > :54:47.Casey Stoner will always be heavier run them den Pedrosa. He will
:54:47. > :54:57.finish with less tyre for certain because he pushes the bike so hard.
:54:57. > :55:02.
:55:02. > :55:07.He is only one-tenth of a second behind at Pedrosa knife. -- now. Do
:55:07. > :55:14.not forget, Pedrosa is good around the circuit. The only man who has
:55:14. > :55:19.done more winning him at -- a more winning than hem is Valentino Rossi.
:55:19. > :55:25.They have a bit bored telling them that they are plus six seconds in
:55:25. > :55:32.front of third place, Jorge Lorenzo. If he wanted to, Casey Stoner could
:55:32. > :55:37.back Pedrosa down. You were saying about consumables, and of course,
:55:37. > :55:44.Dani Pedrosa is light, so he tends to lay less rubber down on the
:55:44. > :55:52.track. He is having a look! It is this a dress rehearsal on the real
:55:52. > :55:56.deal? Casey Stoner tries to cut back. We will find out whether
:55:56. > :56:03.Casey Stoner things, you lead from here and I will have a rest, if he
:56:03. > :56:09.has just had to give best. I think Casey Stoner has decided that this
:56:09. > :56:19.work last week. But we do not know, nobody knows. Only Casey Stoner
:56:19. > :56:20.
:56:20. > :56:25.knows. I reckon it looks like Pedrosa has got this nailed. We are
:56:25. > :56:31.looking at the right hand side of the tyre, the soft side. He is
:56:31. > :56:36.trying. We will see what sort of lap time Dani Pedrosa can lay down.
:56:36. > :56:43.He will not have seen that moment Casey Stoner hand. It will be very
:56:43. > :56:48.much in Casey Stoner's mind. That gap will be four-tenths of a second
:56:48. > :56:52.by the time we get across the finish line. Can Casey Stoner bring
:56:52. > :57:02.it back are has a Dani Pedrosa hit the sweet spot yet again at
:57:02. > :57:07.
:57:07. > :57:14.Sachsenring? Gear the championship points are 25 for victory, 16 for a
:57:14. > :57:18.second and 10 for third. Casey Stoner has regrouped. I do not know
:57:18. > :57:28.whether he has just relax, but the bike tried to jump out from
:57:28. > :57:29.
:57:29. > :57:34.underneath him. -- at relaxed. Pedrosa, this would really close to
:57:34. > :57:44.him up as well. This would really bring him into touch with those two
:57:44. > :57:49.league guys. There is nothing in it. Pedrosa just put in a fast lap.
:57:49. > :57:55.Casey Stoner has now responded and he is right with him. I do not
:57:55. > :58:01.think that either of them will know what the other one has got. Come on,
:58:01. > :58:05.what is going to happen? Now I have seen Casey Stoner poll that back, I
:58:05. > :58:10.think Casey Stoner has slowed it down and let Dani Pedrosa to go
:58:10. > :58:14.through to see what he had, and Casey Stoner is now going to
:58:14. > :58:20.regroup and four laps from the end, as he will have another push.
:58:20. > :58:27.you can give me the lottery numbers, I would appreciate that as well! We
:58:27. > :58:35.are into the last third of the race now. Casey Stoner is probing, but
:58:35. > :58:40.not quite close enough. He looked like he braked early there. That is
:58:40. > :58:50.one of those corners that a few going wide, you get a better exit I
:58:50. > :58:53.
:58:53. > :58:59.to fit. It is a strange double apex. -- a better exit from it. This is
:58:59. > :59:04.the start of the left-handers. the time these guys finish the race,
:59:04. > :59:10.the left-hand side of the tyre looks like it has been attacked by
:59:10. > :59:17.an angle grinder. You can see the right hand side of the tyre when
:59:17. > :59:20.you look closely at the rear tyre. It is stuffed up more, and that is
:59:20. > :59:30.the soft compound. It only gets used at three corners around this
:59:30. > :59:40.track. The body language says I might come past year I can. Further
:59:40. > :59:41.
:59:41. > :59:45.down the road, Cal Crutchlow is one-tenth behind Dovizioso. That
:59:45. > :59:52.was very strong. Casey Stoner is now pressing on, trying to find a
:59:52. > :59:57.way past. He has decided that following does not suit. It is
:59:57. > :00:04.dress rehearsals every single time. Casey Stoner is normally stronger
:00:04. > :00:14.of the two on the brakes. Did you see the LAT port? Plus seven
:00:14. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:26.Jorge Lorenzo and you are seven seconds down the road from the
:00:26. > :00:32.Hondas? You going to feel a bit cross.
:00:32. > :00:39.I think he was cross with his manager. He fired him. The Yamaha
:00:39. > :00:44.should be suited to this track. We know how agile the bike is. He has
:00:44. > :00:53.just signed another contract with Yamaha. Seven seconds back is a
:00:53. > :00:59.long way. He has been lapping 0.5 seconds slower than the Hondas. I
:00:59. > :01:05.had a feeling the Hondas are not going to their limit.
:01:05. > :01:15.That is pretty disappointing. They are the class in the field. Lorenzo
:01:15. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:25.is the class of the Yamaha riders. Just looking across the pit lane, I
:01:25. > :01:31.can see some bikes being warmed up with the wet tyres. It would have
:01:31. > :01:41.to rain heavily to warrant them coming in. But they keep them warm
:01:41. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:59.up in case they have to come in and This is where Pedrosa did it.
:01:59. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:08.I think Casey Stoner... It was a nip and tuck. I think it was a lead
:02:08. > :02:18.through, myself. He is monitoring the situation. Former prolapse for
:02:18. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:28.your property to come true. -- four laps. Lots of bombs there. Still
:02:28. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:44.rolling downhill. -- lot of bumps The clouds are coming in from the
:02:44. > :02:54.West. They will be abreast of that. If it starts to rain, you can lose
:02:54. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :02:58.it. Lorenzo leading the world Championship on the same points as
:02:58. > :03:02.Casey Stoner, who is currently in second.
:03:02. > :03:12.If they finish in their current order, he will only drop four
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:24.points. Dovizioso is still holding Crutchlow at bay. Crutchlow is
:03:24. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:29.containing the efforts of Ben Spies. Really, really, really quick is Cal
:03:29. > :03:37.Crutchlow through this. Oh, that was big. He has got the corner
:03:37. > :03:44.speed. There's a bike in the middle of the
:03:44. > :03:54.apex for Crutchlow every time. If he could get past Dovizioso, he
:03:54. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:03.could get past it. This is the best opportunity. Ben Spies wants a bit
:04:03. > :04:13.more of this. He could be a real spoiler in this battle. Bear in
:04:13. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:44.mind, Steve, Cal Crutchlow leads the left, Chrysler has the
:04:44. > :04:51.advantage. -- Crutchlow. The fact that bike
:04:51. > :04:57.number 11 has closed up on those two bikes shows that Dovizioso is
:04:57. > :05:05.holding up Cal Crutchlow. Pedrosa is doing a mean job of holding off
:05:05. > :05:12.the reigning world champion, Stoner. He is in the same machinery. You
:05:12. > :05:18.can hardly see Crutchlow. It looks like one bike. Maybe this time...
:05:18. > :05:28.Come on, come on! Not quite close enough.
:05:28. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :05:58.He needs that like a third armpit. He has lost a spot to Spies.
:05:58. > :06:04.his tyres are dirty. He has just blown that one.
:06:04. > :06:09.That was a huge penalty. The back wheel came up in the end.
:06:09. > :06:14.He nearly ran into the back of Dovizioso at the final corner. He
:06:14. > :06:23.can't believe what he has just seen. It was a big move to try to make up
:06:23. > :06:27.a bit of room. The real will just popped up in the air, had to just
:06:27. > :06:31.ease the brakes a touch, missed the apex and ran deep. Now he is way
:06:31. > :06:41.back down there. That was Carsley. But fair play to
:06:41. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:56.him, you have got to try. -- that enough to carry him into the debt.
:06:56. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:16.scratching his head, thinking about the performance of the Hondas.
:07:16. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:45.Stone-age trying to get through the that Australians leave? --
:07:45. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:00.the limit. Close through the bottom left hander. Pedrosa was great out
:08:00. > :08:10.of here. This is where you have got to try
:08:10. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:22.something up his sleeve. Even his insouciant wife is looking
:08:22. > :08:32.mildly concerned about the job he has got to do. This is great for
:08:32. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:43.Stoner if he can get past his team- mate. The long, long series of
:08:43. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.downhill corners. Plenty of wants to close, close, close. He
:09:11. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:32.lost ground, so it is not going to got out of the way. That right hand
:09:32. > :09:42.truck from Stoner, it had real attitude about it. Pedrosa is
:09:42. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:52.holding him at bay. The tyres are spent now. Stoner,
:09:52. > :10:09.
:10:10. > :10:17.you would say, is better at running Barbera. He is up into seventh.
:10:17. > :10:22.That is a right old pack of trouble there. I don't know what Nicky
:10:23. > :10:29.Hayden has done wrong, but he is at the back of the pack that he led.
:10:29. > :10:35.Rossi now trying to spoil the parade. Can Stefan Bradl hang on
:10:35. > :10:39.for a top-six finish? It would be a huge result for him. Rossi, a
:10:40. > :10:49.master at tactics at the end of the race, will have something left.
:10:49. > :10:58.It is a Herculean effort from Valentino Rossi. Oh, boy.
:10:58. > :11:08.My prediction was wrong. Valentino Rossi...
:11:08. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:26.A Stefan Bradl comes back! came out of there 35 too-tight and
:11:26. > :11:31.will not have the pace up the hill. Impressive stuff. It looks like
:11:31. > :11:37.Dani Pedrosa has got it. I think Stoner thought he had more tyre
:11:37. > :11:47.left. That shows how hard Pedrosa is
:11:47. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:57.pushing. If Honda haven't signed him, they want to sign him now.
:11:57. > :12:03.Just a few more corners, not laps. Stoner is down! That has torn it!
:12:03. > :12:09.Unbelievable acts like I told do this place sucks people in! --
:12:09. > :12:15.unbelievable! I told you this place that people in! Lorenzo moves back
:12:15. > :12:21.in the lead. Pedrosa gets his first win of the season. He will not
:12:21. > :12:28.realise Christmas has come early yet. That is just unbelievable.
:12:28. > :12:38.Phenomenal, really. Stoner is walking back. No points for him.
:12:38. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:47.How about that? It is just starting to rain, too. Boy, oh boy, look,
:12:47. > :12:57.Stefan Bradl has finished fifth. Was there a few spots of rain on
:12:57. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:11.the corner? The rain is coming down. Stoner and Lorenzo, mate, they are
:13:11. > :13:15.
:13:15. > :13:21.all square now. Everything goes is just as damaging, Steve. Like I
:13:21. > :13:27.said, there's the points. Stoner is now back in third in the
:13:27. > :13:32.Championship. Go figure. How about that? It will be
:13:32. > :13:41.interesting to talk to Casey Stoner. I wonder if a few spots of rain on
:13:41. > :13:49.the corner... It looked like he had given up. Just coming in there, the
:13:49. > :13:57.front just fault out from underneath. -- folds out.
:13:57. > :14:07.He had four corners left. Four corners for 20 points. Five points
:14:07. > :14:09.
:14:10. > :14:16.per corner. Gone. He ends with nothing. Extraordinary.
:14:16. > :14:24.The bike did not even begin. No words for that. That is astounding.
:14:24. > :14:32.But it is the nature of this circuit. Pedrosa or, that is a hat-
:14:32. > :14:38.trick for him. Fair play to him. Good stuff. He was not given that.
:14:38. > :14:45.He won it fair and square. The guys are waiting for Casey Stoner to
:14:45. > :14:51.come around. Their jaws nearly hit the floor.
:14:51. > :14:55.Jorge Lorenzo's jaws are going to hit the floor.
:14:55. > :15:05.That was lucky for him. Valentino Rossi, be congratulations.
:15:05. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:10.He had a be left. But what about Dovizioso? On the podium again.
:15:10. > :15:18.Crutchlow will be kicking himself. He could have been on the podium if
:15:18. > :15:22.he had got past Dovizioso. But it never fails to surprise, this
:15:22. > :15:32.Championship. As I said before, something always happens at this
:15:32. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:41.The rain just came at the end. The last lap of the race. Do you think
:15:41. > :15:46.it caught him? I think it probably did. Casey Stoner rides to the
:15:46. > :15:52.limit and I think there were a few spots of rain there. I'm sure we
:15:52. > :15:57.will find out in the interview. Lorenzo having proof positive that
:15:57. > :16:06.there is agog. Taking out a week ago, now he gets the present return
:16:06. > :16:14.but by the man who was leading the championship, was about to. This is
:16:14. > :16:24.with four corners left. On the hill, he was solo. He almost caressed the
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:28.ground he was so far over. Stefan Bradl, Nice Work. A in the top five,
:16:28. > :16:35.as he will be pleased with that. It will give the local fans something
:16:35. > :16:40.to cheer about that. That will improve the trade index of Dani
:16:40. > :16:43.Pedrosa value. We heard from his manager that they are about to sort
:16:43. > :16:50.out the contract and I heard that that will happen at the start of
:16:50. > :16:55.the weekend. Everyone crowding around Stefan Bradl. Nice to see
:16:55. > :17:00.anyone doing well at their home Grand Prix. He has a lovely crew
:17:00. > :17:09.around him, a great bunch of people. It is good to see them deliver a
:17:09. > :17:14.good result at their home Grand Prix.
:17:14. > :17:21.He has just told me it was raining towards the end. Danny, you were
:17:22. > :17:27.pushing all the way, the fastest lap coming at the end. Yes, I knew
:17:28. > :17:31.I had the pace for the race. We changed many things on the bike. I
:17:31. > :17:37.was not very comfortable at the beginning, because of all the
:17:37. > :17:42.changes. A little later, I saw I was getting more comfortable on the
:17:42. > :17:47.bike and I could understand more what it was doing. Then I decided
:17:47. > :17:54.to pass Casey Stoner in the middle of the race. I tried to pull back,
:17:54. > :18:00.he was completely behind, as he was full-on today. We have to fight for
:18:00. > :18:06.the victory here, but I knew that I had good braking. So it was not
:18:06. > :18:14.easy for him to match me. At the end, I tried to block the inside
:18:14. > :18:16.and the victory came, finally. So I am happy. Congratulations.
:18:16. > :18:20.am happy. Congratulations. That was a great ride from him and
:18:20. > :18:29.Lorenzo, who we can see in the foreground, will just be chuffed to
:18:29. > :18:39.bits. I of the doldrums. Now she can think to himself, OK, I have
:18:39. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:49.still got the championship in my pocket. Yes. That was an early
:18:49. > :18:59.Christmas present, what a surprise. Jorge, congratulations, how things
:18:59. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:08.can change in one race. Yes, things can change completely in two races.
:19:08. > :19:14.We lost an engine and we lost. Last week. We were very disappointed.
:19:14. > :19:19.Today we have had luck from Casey Stoner's crash. Today I was lucky
:19:19. > :19:25.to finish because the bike and the rear tyre was not so good.
:19:25. > :19:29.Congratulations. He is 20 points lucky. He now leads
:19:29. > :19:35.He is 20 points lucky. He now leads the championship with 160 points.
:19:35. > :19:42.Pedrosa moving in front of his team mate in second place. Casey Stoner
:19:42. > :19:48.stays on 140. Talk about swings and roundabouts. It was so close. I
:19:48. > :19:53.would be really interested to get a chance to speak to Casey Stoner.
:19:53. > :19:56.would not want to be trying to console him at the moment. There is
:19:56. > :20:03.nothing you can say. There is nothing you can say. There is
:20:03. > :20:06.absolutely nothing you can say. podium position for Dovizioso. That
:20:06. > :20:12.podium position for Dovizioso. That was a bit of a surprise. Yes, the
:20:12. > :20:17.third one of the season. Congratulations. It was nervous out
:20:17. > :20:22.there with the guys behind you and the rain. Yes, especially when you
:20:22. > :20:28.have to finish the race with Ben Spies and Cal Crutchlow. They try
:20:28. > :20:32.to overtake you. I was trying to concentrate to keep the same lap
:20:32. > :20:40.time. I knew everyone was struggling at the end so it was
:20:40. > :20:45.difficult for me. This result is really important for us. I cannot
:20:45. > :20:48.remember if I have even made a podium at this circuit. It is
:20:48. > :20:54.important for the championship for next year and now we're going to
:20:54. > :20:59.Italy, so why am happy. Congratulations.
:20:59. > :21:04.Fantastic work from Dovizioso, who saw them off. But as you say,
:21:04. > :21:08.partner, you never know what is going to happen in motor-racing. I
:21:08. > :21:13.could not have forecast that for all the money in the world.
:21:13. > :21:17.You have got to wonder, Casey Stoner would have been 20 points in
:21:17. > :21:23.the lead at the top of the championship, and now he will be 20
:21:23. > :21:28.points behind. You wonder, when we get to Valencia, how much he will
:21:28. > :21:34.regret that moment. We do not know if there was water
:21:34. > :21:41.on the track. Randy De Puniet, a great job from him. Knocking on the
:21:41. > :21:46.door of the top 10 places. That was the move. A great victory for
:21:46. > :21:51.Pedrosa. His certainly was. We're going to
:21:51. > :21:57.have to leave at the Sachsenring to join the Formula One team at