"Pedrosa wins at home unparalleled in screen"

Dani Pedrosa won the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya with a magnificent ride, taking the holeshot and never look back.

A plan secessionist Dani Pedrosa worked to perfection in the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, as they took the holeshot to his home race and never looked back. The victory ended a long-term first-class without a local winner in Barcelona, which dates back to 1999 and a triumph of popular Alex Crivillé in the 500cc category.

Keen to avoid a battle between him and predicted podium finishers Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi, Repsol Honda Pilot rupture of the blocks and was devoted to put space between him and the rest of the field. A new record for the circuit was carried out by Pedrosa in the second round, and he maintained the pace throughout the race around 25.

A fourth consecutive victory proved to be a wish too far for Fiat Yamaha stars Rossi, who nevertheless meets the expectations of their fighting until ninth on the grid. A penultimate lap Stoner gave slipstream of the second, sixth consecutive podium and, most importantly, the advantage needed to maintain the lead in the MotoGP World Championship.

Andrea Dovizioso was counted Saturday in his prediction, noting that all three of last year the podium finishers repeat his form in 2008. What the Jiro Team Scot rider was not so sure is his own form, but fourth-place equals his previous best finish of Qatar MotoGP was a remarkable performance to the highest placing satellites rider.

As in qualifying, the Tech 3 Yamaha pairing of Colin Edwards and James Toseland took fifth and sixth place, respectively, with the latter holding off Rizla Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen. In a sprint to the line. Nicky Hayden, John Hopkins and Shinya Nakano completed the first ten past the chequered flag.

The race was filled with retirements at the halfway point, with Alex de Angelis, Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet all crashes in quick succession. Toni Elias had only a few laps earlier had shown the black flag for not obeying an order from a stroll through a penalty.


Rossi-Stoner battle suffers a new twist in Catalunya

Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner had a repeat of their 2007 battle in Catalunya on Sunday afternoon, although there were some notable differences between the two races…

Another MotoGP race at the Circuit de Catalunya, and another podium battle between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner. However, history is not so simple. While the twosome fought tooth and nail in the final stages of Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, eventual racewinner Dani Pedrosa was already ido long, and Stoner did not even see Rossi as the toughest of his opponents…

"The biggest battle was with myself, the bike was moving a lot and that not only could arrive at a good pace, especially at the outset, 'a bemused wheel Stoner, his immediate post-race emotions contrasted with the more Rossi optimistic.

"I think this was pretty good race! It is a long time since we had a good fight for the top positions as today and was like last year with Stoner, but for the second place in the first place! I had the opportunity to go out on top this year and I am sincerely happy with the result today ', transmitted the Fiat Yamaha rider and current series leader, whose ninth place on the grid put him far behind the man who finally beat for a second.

"I want to see the race on TV now because I had a lot of fun today and made some good overcomes with my M1 and my Bridgestone tyres working very well until the end. After Stoner tried to go outside but it was not possible, so then I knew it would be a great battle until the end '.

Both runners are back on track for testing in Barcelona on Monday, although what Stoner stands for Tuesday will create the greatest interest. He has a possible date with the Ducati Desmosedici GP9, next year's MotoGP prototype.

"Let's try some things in trials, including possibly a new bike with the chassis 2009 at the end of Tuesday. We will be doing everything we can to avoid the kind of problems we have had today '.