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Go Lorenzo but Shiit me thought JT was gonna do it tho! Rossi 7th second bridgestone should make an interesting race! Things maybe different when qually goes back to times when its hot! Marco m hahahah!

Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 2nd Time: 1'55.453 Laps: 46 "I'm happy tonight because we started working from where we left off at the test and things were very good again. Honestly though I didn't really expect to be second on my very first day at a MotoGP race! The track seems dirtier because the wind has been blowing the sand on to it lately, so I think that tomorrow, once the bikes have cleaned it a bit, it will be better and we will be able to push more. I am completely comfortable with the light situation and I'm not even thinking anymore about the fact that we're riding at night, it seems normal. We're still lacking a bit of feeling in the front and need a bit more grip, but things are improving step by step. We've tried a few different tyres and it seems that the Michelin's are working well here; overall I'm feeling good and I'm very pleased with my pace. Despite my position tonight, I'm not thinking about the result at all, I just want to concentrate on doing the best I can do." Valentino Rossi - Position: 8th Time: 1'56.269 Laps: 44 "Earlier this evening it was a bit warmer than at the last test and it was helping us quite a lot, because we were already faster and lapping close to the leaders. Unfortunately later on in the second practice the track seemed more slippery and we suffered a lot. We just didn't have enough grip and we weren't able to improve on our time from the previous session. We weren't able to completely sort out the problem tonight but we will have a good look at the data and try to find the right step for tomorrow, I think we need a slightly harder setting. I'm really sorry that Pedrosa fell, and I hope that he is okay. I was riding normally, if not at lap record pace, but I think he was travelling faster behind me and wasn't able to stop when he exited the turn and hit me from behind. It was unlucky. Finally, I want to say again that the lighting is very good and now honestly I am not really thinking about it, it seems like normal!" James Toseland - Position: 3rd Time: 1'55.812 Laps: 21 "I've got to admit that I was a bit nervous before the first session and I don't know why. I've been fine in testing but all of a sudden it dawned on me that this is it - the start of my MotoGP career. I was thinking too much about the unfamiliar things of being in a MotoGP weekend, and after the first session I just needed half-an-hour to chill out. I'm happy with my times and I'm just pleased that I have done similar things to what I did in the test. There was a lot of hype coming into the first race after my testing results and its nice to back it up when everybody is watching and its all official. It proves I can do well in this class. The track was dusty and dirty in the first session and I was using softer compound tyres just to get a feeling for the conditions. When I put the better tyres in I instantly had a good feeling, but I wanted to do a 1.55 on my second lap. I went into the corner too hard and should have waited a bit longer to build up my speed. I just lost the front. I've got to say hats off to Michelin and Yamaha. I don't know how much Michelin improved from last year, but I know how much they have improved since I started in November and it has been a massive step. And for Yamaha to have three bikes in the top four shows they are working very hard." Colin Edwards - Position: 4th Time: 1'55.942 Laps: 24 "Tonight was pretty good. I haven't even touched the bike from the test and it is working great. The temperature was a bit higher than at the test in the first session and to be honest it was hard to learn a lot or get good information because the temperature will be a lot cooler at race time. The second session I tried three tyres. I was pretty sure I'd found a good race tyre but now I'm not so sure. I put the last of the three in at the end and I didn't have high hopes for it all. But you can never discount anything until you try it. It ended up being the best tyre I tried and I did my best time on it, so I'm pleased with the way the bike is working. The goal is to get on the front row. My bike excels in turning and we've really got to be fast in the first three sections, because we are just lacking a little bit of speed on the straight. If we can start from the front row then we have a chance of getting a good result." Free Practice Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 1'55.442 2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'55.453 3 James Toseland Yamaha GBR 1'55.812 4 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1'55.942 5 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 1'55.963 6 Alex De Angelis Honda SMR 1'56.120 7 Randy De Puniet Honda FRA 1'56.234 8 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 1'56.269 9 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 1'56.279 10 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1'56.478 11 Loris Capirossi Suzuki ITA 1'56.922 12 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 1'57.011 13 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 1'57.045 14 John Hopkins Kawasaki USA 1'57.085 15 Marco Melandri Ducati ITA 1'57.091

Nah just over the hill!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NuE99ZNmXv0

and 3rd in moto gp!!

Think the yams are the best looking bikes the way the seat unit arcs with the wheels!!

Rossi slowest yam! Bridgestones are shit, Go Lorenzo!!!

Is anyone surprised by JT?

How good do those bikes look under the lights!!

The michellins will definatly have an advantage when the qualifiers go in and rossi may miss that this year.

125's 1 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Polaris World APRILIA 2'06.904 15 15 229.0 2 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport DERBI 2'07.053 16 16 0.149 0.149 224.3 3 45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior APRILIA 2'07.168 14 14 0.264 0.115 222.7 4 1 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team APRILIA 2'07.188 14 14 0.284 0.020 224.5 5 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB APRILIA 2'07.200 17 17 0.296 0.012 222.6 6 51 Stevie BONSEY USA Degraff Grand Prix APRILIA 2'07.346 17 17 0.442 0.146 224.1 7 99 Danny WEBB GBR Arie Molenaar Racing APRILIA 2'07.606 17 17 0.702 0.260 222.4 8 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior APRILIA 2'07.804 16 16 0.900 0.198 223.3 9 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM KTM 2'07.842 15 17 0.938 0.038 221.9 10 27 Stefano BIANCO ITA S3+ WTR San Marino Team APRILIA 2'07.977 13 13 1.073 0.135 221.3

FP1 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.870 secs 2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 55.924 secs 3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Scot Team (M) 1min 56.221 secs 4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 56.269 secs 5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 56.478 secs 6. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 56.525 secs 7. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 56.574 secs 8. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 56.950 secs 9. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 57.069 secs 10. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 57.085 secs 11. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 57.137 secs 12. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 57.287 secs 13. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 57.561 secs 14. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 57.588 secs 15. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 57.639 secs 16. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 58.130 secs 17. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 58.912 secs 18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 59.006 secs

I always cut my nose off to spite my face too!

Yes!!

eurosport makes Paying for sky worth every penny!!

Oh yes beers and 2.5 hours of practice!!! "ave it!!"

Rossi umm been struggling a little but can never count him out!

So is anyone brave enough to suggest anyone other than stoner for the win?

Had both my bikes dynoed never paid!! Oh and the cbr lost 4bhp while i had it!!

Who and why is someone buying you a ticket?

I might be out apart from the thunderstorms!

Aint that the plan anyhoo...?

drew have you sorted ya ticket??

2.5 hours on friday night FIAT Yamaha Pair Plan Impressive Opening Night in Qatar Losail International Circuit The all-new Fiat Yamaha pairing of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo begin their assault on the 2008 MotoGP World Championship firmly in the spotlight this weekend as the new season gets underway beneath the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar. The 60th season of the world's oldest motorsport series kicks off with an historic night race, the first in Grand Prix history, and Rossi and Lorenzo will be amongst no fewer than eleven past and present FIM World Champions looking to claim motorcycling's biggest prize. For Rossi the new campaign represents a second opportunity to reclaim the crown he held for five consecutive seasons until 2006, with the Italian having undergone an intense winter programme of physical training and MotoGP testing. As well as working on improvements with the engine of his Yamaha YZR-M1, Rossi has also been adapting to a change of tyre manufacturer and he is hoping to reap the fruit of his hard work in the dark desert landscape of Doha, where he has already celebrated victory on two previous occasions. A repeat on Sunday night would be a good omen for the 29-year-old, who has won the opening race on each of the five occasions he has won the title. A top three finish would make him the first rider ever to reach 100 premier-class podiums. At just 20 years of age Lorenzo will be the youngest rider on the grid in Qatar, although he is unlikely to be fazed. The 250cc World Champion has been on pole position for the quarter-litre race there for the past three years and has taken victory for the last two - a clean sweep he had already managed as a precocious teenager in the 125cc class in 2004. The Mallorcan will also be buoyed by some impressive winter form on his new 800cc Yamaha, culminating with the fastest overall lap time at the final preseason test at Losail just a few days ago. That crucial two-night session also provided the circuit organizers with the opportunity to try out their incredible lighting system with the full complement of MotoGP riders on track. With 3,600 light fixtures using 250, 1500 and 2500-watt bulbs, the system needs 13 megawatt generators to produce the required 5.4 million watts of power - creating enough light to cover an area equivalent to 70 football pitches. The bulbs are fixed on 1000 poles with mounting heights from 3-36 metres, all linked together by almost 500 kilometres of wire and supported by 300,000 kilos of concrete. Valentino Rossi - "Relaxed and Ready" "Firstly speaking about the night race, after the last test I am quite relaxed about this. I think they have done an excellent job with the lights and it's really true that you can ride just the same as you can by day. The biggest problem is of course the temperature, because it's very cold by night and this makes our work, especially with the tyres, much harder. Generally I'm very happy and excited that we have finally reached the first race. It's been a long time since Valencia and I am definitely ready to start a new challenge. Yamaha have worked very hard over the winter and our new bike is very good; of course there are some things still to work on and we did have some issues to contend with at the last test, but I am confident that we are in good shape overall. I am very happy with my tyres as well and now I just want to get started. We have a big task ahead of us but I know that my team and everyone at Yamaha are up to the job." Jorge Lorenzo - "A New Challenge" "I was very excited before the last test to see what it was like racing at night, and to start with it was quite strange, as I expected! After a short time however I was used to it and really there is hardly any difference from the day. I did find that riding at night makes you feel strangely 'alone' with your bike and therefore you have to be extra alert and concentrated. I think the one thing that might be difficult in the race is the shadows, and not becoming confused by other riders' ones, but I think it's going to be fun. In Qatar I was very happy with the work we did and this was the perfect way to end a long winter of testing. Compared to how I was when I first rode the M1 in Valencia, I think I have really improved a lot. It's been hard work and of course I still have a lot to learn, but I think we're starting the season in as good a shape as I hoped. I am new to this and I don't know what to expect from the first race, but I just hope to do my best and then I will be happy." Davide Brivio - "Let's Get Started!" "As far as the light is concerned, after one hour testing things seemed to be normal. We got used to the new conditions very quickly and everything worked well so we are not expecting problems for the race. As Valentino said, the biggest problem for us is the temperature but this is the same for everyone so we just have to do our best in the circumstances. Our pre-season in general has gone very well; Valentino was very fast in Sepang and Jerez and he has improved as expected each test as we become more used to working with the tyres and as we have improved the settings for the new bike. We had some unexpected problems in Qatar and therefore we will have to make the most of the four hours of practice to fix those, but we have some ideas and I am confident we will be ready. The practice is finally over and everyone is looking forward now to getting started." Daniele Romagnoli - "An Exciting Debut" "Jorge adapted very quickly to the different conditions and he rode very well in Qatar. To finish the test fastest has given him a lot of confidence and I think he's in the best possible shape to start the season. He has worked very hard over this winter and has improved a huge amount from when he first started. At times it's been hard for him as expected but he has always worked at 100% so well done to him. In Qatar he was very consistent and his race simulation was also good, so there is no question that he is ready to compete in his first ever MotoGP race. All of us in the team are really excited about finally seeing him race on his Yamaha debut."