Malaysia to kick off overseas tripleheader for Ducati Team
MotoGP teams and riders now head overseas for a stretch of three races in three weekends, starting with round fourteen on the calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Having enjoyed a weekend off following the Aragón Grand Prix, the MotoGP teams and riders now head overseas for a stretch of three races in three weekends, starting with round fourteen on the calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Ducati Team has tasted victory at Sepang three times in the past, at the hands of Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner. Andrea Dovizioso has a pair of premier-class podiums in Malaysia, and Sepang is one of the few tracks this season where he’ll have had experience on the Ducati Desmosedici GP13 prior to the first free-practice session.
His American teammate, Nicky Hayden, has no fewer than six fourth-place finishes at Sepang, including one in last year’s wet race.
Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team: “Sepang is one of my favourite tracks, but the tests in February weren’t so good. It looks like our bike didn’t work very well on that track, especially because the grip is very low, but maybe the conditions now are different and we can show some improvement. Anyway we’re going there always to push 100% and try to have fun with the bike.”
Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team: “It was nice to get home for a week and attend my little sister’s wedding, but I’m very excited to get to Malaysia and move on from Aragon. This race will kick off three important weeks for me, and I really want to dig in and try to do whatever we can to get a good result somewhere along the way. We know it’ll be very difficult, starting in Malaysia, but it’s a good track that has everything—fast corners, slow corners, long straights. We’ll go there with the intention of doing better than we did in Aragon. I’m looking forward to getting back on track.”
Vittoriano Guareschi – Team Manager: “Sepang is the first leg of a very busy tripleheader. It will be important to do a good job with setup starting from the first practice session, because the weather could be unpredictable during the time that we’re there for the race. Last year’s race was affected by a storm, so anything can happen. Anyway, we’ll continue to work hard because we believe it’s still possible to do some good results before the end of the season.”
Ducati
Share Or Save This Story
Nicky Hayden: Remembering motorsport's much-loved "one-off"
MotoGP retires Hayden’s famous #69 in Austin ceremony
MotoGP to retire Hayden's number
Joan Mir to test Honda’s 2027 MotoGP bike in Brno despite impending Ducati move
Pirelli doesn't intend to make a "Marquez" tyre for MotoGP: "It is not our style"
Why Ducati has no doubts about Marc Marquez’s future
Red Bull explains FIA engine review: “No data sample indicates an advantage over Mercedes”
'No corner quite like it' - How F1 put the mad in Madring
Kevin Magnussen expects "intense introduction" to NASCAR in Cup debut
Porsche says 2030 WEC Hypercar rules mark “significant step” but no decision on comeback
Why MotoGP's latest Hungarian experiment may not last
What we learned from MotoGP’s unusual Hungarian GP
How Trackhouse is preparing for the post-Davide Brivio era
Why MotoGP's chiefs need to start listening to the riders on sprint issue
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments