Buzzin MotoGP

Thanks to Patrick Mayon for the photograph

This weekend the Moto GP heads to Italy and  here are some of the riders outlook to the coming Italian Grand Prix.

The Italian rider, Loris Capirossi will be racing at Mugello, and it’s the first time he has raced at the Tuscan track for the Rizla Suzuki team and he’s determined to do well and score points.

He said to Autosport “I love Mugello. I’m really looking forward to racing a Suzuki in Italy for the first time, it’s a big moment for me and I know there will be many fans there. The bike is getting better all the time, but still we must make improvements. Hopefully we can make big steps at Mugello and give the Italians and Suzuki fans something to cheer about. I’m very determined to do well at my home grand prix and will be doing all I can to make it happen.”

His Suzuki team-mate, Chris Vermeulen, is also confident of a good race and actually qualified on the front row of the grid at last years Moto GP.

Vermeulen said “We made some important steps in the last race at Le Mans and that’s put us in a much better position for Mugello. The potential we showed in France was a boost for the whole team, but we still have quite a bit of work to do to bridge the gap to the front guys. Mugello is quite a tough track to ride at the maximum level, but I got the hang of it in the race last year and I’m sure having Loris in the team with his home advantage will be a big help.”

James Toseland on the Tech-3 Yamaha, is aiming to improve on his qualifying at Mugello, after only having one front row start so far this season.

Toseland said to MCN “Qualifying is so important because if you lose a couple of places off the line then it is so hard to get back by. It is so close so even if you are faster than the guy in front it is only by one or two tenths a lap. So it is very difficult with the quality of riders and the bikes. Qualifying is definitely a skill you have to work on. To go two or three seconds faster than you have been going all weekend means things happen a lot quicker and your body position is crucial. You need to be in a certain position to get on the throttle that hard and get on the brakes that late and still carry the corner speed. It is incredible how fast these bikes go with that much grip. The trick is programming yourself to go that fast without ending up in a big heap.”