Confident Can Pursue Honda Yamaha

Yamaha rider is optimistic they can cut the gap with Honda, following the results of tests at Losail, Qatar, on Sunday (13.03.11). Although Honda is still dominant by placing three pebalapnya in positions 1-3, but the Yamaha can compensate for Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards, filling the next three positions.

In two previous pre-season test at Sepang, Malaysia, Yamaha difficulty keeping pace with Honda. At that time, the champions, said that, based on what the pebalapnya, they still have a problem in engine power.

But the team is optimistic, that at the track with the colder conditions, they proved to be more competitive. The result, Spies and Lorenzo are in positions four and five, behind the trio of Honda. Spies 0.292 seconds adrift of Dani Pedrosa, who recorded the best time.

"We made the bike towards a better today and hopefully we can get a little better," said Spies. "Tomorrow, we wanted to try another tire, which has never been used.

"Motor looks already much closer than that in the future than the time in Malaysia and I have great hopes after the first day. The track here is more flowing, which fits with our motors; I think it's a good track for us."

Similar disclosed by Lorenzo. The defending champion is agreed, that his team is progressing.

"We tried some new things in some corners today, to try to make the bike much more stable when I started mengegas; including all his teeth," said the Spaniard rider.

"It seems we are closer to the rider than the current Honda in Sepang, so I'm happy. We will try to forward it and try some new things tomorrow, to try to find some grip."

Wilco Zeelenberg team boss welcomes the pebalapnya optimism. He also admitted, Losail Circuit is likely to be a good place for Yamaha.

"The test of our first nice day and I'm happy," he said. "Jorge completed 60 laps and a lot different than in Sepang. As we expected, when the temperature is colder, we benefit.

"We have reached a fairly long distance and the speed is good, a little more slowly than the pace during the race last year so that the track might be a bit cleaner. We confirm that we need this test so that everything's under control."

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Lorenzo Pessimistic, Optimistic Spies

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo admitted that he was not too competitive to fight for the victory on the opening series this season in Qatar on Sunday (20/03/2011). The Yamaha rider looked pessimistic after the second day of diving practice at Losail, Qatar, on Monday (3/14/2011).

In recent tests the pre-season, Lorenzo slumped in the seventh. He was unable to break the dominance of the Repsol Honda duo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, who mastered the position 1-2, and not compete with his teammate, Ben Spies, who is ranked third.

"I do not feel ready to compete to win," said Lorenzo told the official MotoGP website. "It would be difficult to fight on the podium, but we'll try."

Lorenzo said the tests on Monday showed he had a setback because of the difficulty to achieve the best results.

"I have such great expectations after yesterday. However, we just have not changed, either record the best time or feelings, because that still is far worse than yesterday," added the Spanish rider.

"We created a simulated race with soft tires on the rear, and from mid to end of the race, I have even more slowly. So, setting the motor is not good, and we hope to try setting used last year on a race weekend. We'll see what will happen. "

The reverse is actually delivered teammate Lorenzo, Spies. This Texas-based rider said he was happy and ready for the series premiere at Losail.

"It's a good test, and I'm happy," said Spies. "Today we tried some new things and bike also had a lot of progress."

"I am very confident when it comes back here after the race at Sepang. Hopefully we can make a better bike again before the race. Last year we saw the M1 works well on this track as a strong point for the Yamaha. I think the same thing can also occur in this year. "

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team feels very good position

Massimo Meregalli said he was enjoying his new role as director of the Yamaha MotoGP team. According to him, the atmosphere laid back team after its structure, was very great.

Former rider plays a role as director of team after a restructuring in the body Yamaha, following the departure of Valentino Rossi to Ducati at the end of last season. Meregalli appointed, because before he became manager of the World Superbike team, which successfully brought Ben Spies won the world title in 2009.

With Spies was promoted into the factory team to join with Jorge Lorenzo of the season, Meregalli sure he is given a pair of riders who have potential. Therefore, he was enjoying his first season in MotoGP arena.

"This is the best thing that happened to me, because working with them of course fun," said Meregalli. "The atmosphere in the team is great. I can not say anything about the bad things about them, because everything works very well.

"I still want to know personally about Jorge, but I get the impression he was a good boy, very professional and very fast. I know Ben is much better, so I can judge it more.

"I must say that in the last two years he's been growing well, and in 2009 he was very focused, but I see now he is even more powerful, quiet and of course very dedicated to achieving what he wants."

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