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September 29, 2005 |
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QATAR - FREE PRACTICE |
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Ducati MotoGP Team riders Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa finished today's opening practice sessions for the Qatar Grand Prix a promising fourth and fifth fastest. Fresh from their hugely popular double podium at Sepang last Sunday, the pair are once again looking very competitive, Capirossi leading much of the afternoon session, Checa not far behind. Biggest change this weekend is a batch of new Bridgestone front tyres for Losail's hot, sandy and abrasive surface.
"It looks like the new tyres are a step forward," said Ducati MotoGP Team technical director Corrado Cecchinelli. "When we tested here in March we had big problems with front tyre wear, that's no longer a major worry, though at the moment front grip is still the limiting factor to our performance. However, as the track gets cleaner our tyres become more competitive compared to our rivals', so we expect better tomorrow. At the moment we are not really playing around with set-up because it's easy to lose your way if you make adjustments when the track is changing every session."
With two victories from the last two weekends, Ducati MotoGP Team man Loris Capirossi is definitely the man of the moment. And he's fast here too, finishing today less than half a second off 'pole position'.
"Things are going well," smiled the Italian, now chasing second overall in the 2005 MotoGP World Championship. "The track is much better now than it was at this stage last year, it's already in pretty good shape. We've tried quite a few tyres today and it seems Bridgestone has made a big step forward with its front tyres, compared to when we tested here. The new fronts are better into the corners and through the corners."
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