April 2009 Archive

Gibernau: Jerez return feels ’special’

April 30, 2009

Spanish Grand Prix crowd favourite Sete Gibernau has described returning to his home race after a two-year absence as a 'special' moment in his career. The Hernandez Ducati rider, who won ...

Lorenzo fired up for home victory

April 30, 2009

Japanese Grand Prix winner Jorge Lorenzo says he can't wait to start his home grand prix at Jerez this weekend, secure in the knowledge that he can fight for victory. The ...

Q and A with Valentino Rossi

April 30, 2009

Valentino Rossi starts the European MotoGP season still chasing his first win of the year, having finished second to Casey Stoner in Qatar and his own Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo ...

Rossi: No qualms about racing Lorenzo

April 30, 2009

Valentino Rossi says he would have no qualms about racing team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the same controversial manner he did on Sete Gibernau at Jerez in 2005. Four years ago the ...

Spain preview quotes: BMW

April 30, 2009

Robert Kubica: "I am looking forward to the race in Barcelona. After a block of four overseas races Formula One comes back to Europe, which I am happy about. As ...

Stoner bullish ahead of Jerez race

April 30, 2009

Casey Stoner is more confident of his championship challenge than he was at the same time last year, despite a front brake vibration consigning him to a distant fourth place ...

Q and A with Casey Stoner

April 30, 2009

Despite a brake problem consigning him to fourth in the Japanese Grand Prix, Casey Stoner remains confident of the potential of the Ducati GP09 and his chances of regaining the ...

Williams also against two-tier series

April 30, 2009

Team boss Frank Williams says Formula 1 should operate under a single set of rules and not become a two-tier series. The FIA on Thursday confirmed the introduction of an optional ...

FIA increases minimum car weight

April 30, 2009

The weight of Formula 1 cars will be increased from the 2010 season under new technical regulations, the FIA announced on Thursday. The ruling body said the minimum weight for cars ...

McLaren reluctant about two-tier series

April 30, 2009

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says Formula 1 teams would like to find a solution to reduce the budgets through dialogue between them and the FIA. The governing body confirmed on ...

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