Tuesday, 25 September 2012
The Ducati Team is preparing to return to the track at the
Spanish Aragón circuit for the fourteenth round on the championship calendar,
where it hopes to cement its new found form it showed last time out in Misano.
In the final five races, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden
will look for confirmation on the recent progress made with the development of
the Desmosedici, as they’ll put the new chassis to the test on a series of very
diverse tracks within a relatively short period of time. The American, who
finished on the podium at Aragón in 2010, will be able to more thoroughly
analyse the new components, having had the opportunity to allow the injury to
his right hand to recuperate more than had been possible for the post-race test
at Misano. Rossi on the other hand, will be hoping to repeat his Misano podium,
with Aragón one of only two current tracks on the calendar where he has not
finished on the podium; the other being Silverstone.
Valentino Rossi
“We come to Aragón with a positive outlook after the Misano
result, even if we also know that every race has its own story. It will be our
first chance to check if the progress we’ve made will also be confirmed at this
track, which is very different from Misano. It’s fast and challenging, and
managing the tyres at lean angle is very important. Concerning that, during the
test after the last race, we tried a swingarm that I liked as it provides a bit
more grip with the bike leaned over and stresses the tyres less. Anyway, we’ll
see. It will be a chance to understand if we’ve really improved.”
Nicky Hayden
“For me, Aragón is a fun circuit. I like tracks that have a
bit of elevation change, and Aragón definitely has some ups and downs. There
are also some blind parts that make it technical but also enjoyable, as well as
some good places to pass. I’m looking forward to seeing how much better my hand
will be than it was at Misano, and also to having the new chassis. I definitely
had a little bit better feeling with it at the test, so it will be nice to go
there and start with it. I’m sure we’ll need to make a couple of adjustments to
the set-up, but I’ll be interested to see how we can get on there.”
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