Buzzin MotoGP

This weekend the teams and riders of the Moto GP are in Jerez for the Spanish Grand Prix.

The Jerez circuit is famous for it’s narrow track of only 11 metres in width making it difficult for overtaking, but it’s what the expected 240,000 spectators are there for.

James Toseland is feeling confident for the coming race after starting in second on the grid at Qatar and finishing in sixth place on the Yamaha Tech-3.  He said “I’ve already tested the Moto GP Yamaha at Jerez and I’m really looking forward to carrying on where I left off in Qatar.”

In the 125cc series, ‘The ginger ninja’, Bradley Smith is hoping for a better race than he had in Qatar.  The young rider took pole position at the floodlit event but a steering dampner broke on his Polaris World Aprilia, leaving him to finish in 16th spot.  However, it was at the Jerez track that Smith broke the lap record earlier in the year and he said “Despite having to ride to catch-up after scoring no points in Qatar, we are taking all the positives from that opening weekend.  I led all the practice and qualifying sessions and also the race.  I’ve also led the two pre-season testing sessions at Jerez this year and so we are going into the race with plenty of confidence and just looking for that change of luck.”

The Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden, are also confident for the most spectacular event of the Moto GP season.

Last year, Pedrosa qualified in pole position and went on to finish in a close second place and Hayden took a podium place in 2006 at the track that the Honda has always done well on.

Casey Stoner, the reigning World Champion feels that Dani Pedrosa will be his main rival for this season as he continues to play mind games with Valentino Rossi.  He said “Valentino Rossi didn’t finish second but third in 2007, therefore I should fear Pedrosa more.  Anyway, it’s better to be chased than to chase.”