Buzzin MotoGP

The eagerly awaited first round of the 2010 World MotoGP Championship starts with practise on Friday April 9th at the Losail circuit in Qatar, with season long ‘live’ coverage of  both practise and qulifying from the 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP, with live coverage of the 125cc and Moto2 races.

The MotoGP races will be delayed by one hour from the actual start of the race and will broadcast in full.

Fans’ favourite commentary duo Toby Moody and Julian Ryder will be back behind the mic this year, bringing fans up to speed with all the action as the championship unfolds.

Valentino Rossi will be chasing an incredible eighth premier class title this season and Toby Moody thinks “The Doctor” is looking just as quick as ever:

“After pre-season testing, Valentino Rossi once again looks uncatchable. In my eyes Casey Stoner looks to be as strong as he has ever been this year, so that should give us a continuation of what happened two years ago in 2008, when the pair were at each others throats until Laguna Seca. Stoner has won in Qatar for the last three years so in theory this will be his race but with Rossi looking as strong as ever, the Italian will not be far behind, it’s going to be very close. Bring on the floodlights!”

Last season’s World Superbike champion Ben Spies will also be confident he can make an impact, the American has posted a series of consistently competitive lap times in pre-season tests and will be hoping to triumph in his maiden season. Moody thinks the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider could be the man to turn Superbike success into triumph at the highest level:

“This will be the opportunity for Ben Spies to show MotoGP that World Superbike champions can be the quickest; he has the opportunity to show them that World Superbike champions can win and I genuinely think he can do that. We’ve had race winners in the past but I think Spies can do it consistently.”

Britain’s Bradley Smith will start the 125cc season as a hot favourite for the title. The 19-year-old Bancaja Aspar rider finished runner-up to team mate Julian Simon last year but following Simon’s departure for Moto2, Smith will now be the man to beat:

“Bradley Smith will obviously start as championship favourite and he’s got to manage that pressure and keep it cool, but with a bit of luck we should have a British world champion this year and I really think he can do it,” said Moody.

In the new Moto2 class, which replaces 250cc, Scott Redding will fly the flag for Britain.

Round One – Qatar:
Friday 9 April
1800-1915 LIVE 125cc practice session on British Eurosport
1915-2030 LIVE Moto2 practice session on British Eurosport
2030-2130 LIVE MotoGP practice session on British Eurosport

Saturday 10 April
2000-2045 LIVE125cc qualifying on British Eurosport
2045-2210 LIVE MotoGP qualifying on British Eurosport
2210-2255 LIVE Moto2 qualifying on British Eurosport

Sunday 11 April (Race Day)
1715-1745 MotoGP warm-up on British Eurosport 2
1745-1915 LIVE125cc on British Eurosport 2
1915-2030 LIVE Moto2 on British Eurosport 2
2215-2345 MotoGP on British Eurosport 2