Stoner confess bad start at Assen

Casey Stoner start from third position at the Dutch MotoGP, but was thrown back several positions after the start. He admitted that he got a bad start.

Stoner had to settle for finishing in second in the Dutch MotoGP race. Still, Stoner was reached it after a bad start that cost him his position. Repsol Honda rider was immediately dropped into seventh position right after the start.
"I lost a position and my clutch slipping pretty bad, so I really messed at the start. Entering Turn 1 i really worried about falling," said Stoner in Autosport. Fortunately, not long after an incident involving Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli. Stoner takes advantage from it that make both drivers were dropped, and in the end successfully finished in second position. "I tried to go as quickly as possible, and when I reached the first corner, I saw Jorge and Marco fall, and from the minute I knew I had to finish the race."
"We did not spend the effort in the last three weeks only to lose points again today," said Stoner. Finished in second place behind Spies makes him will continue to lead the MotoGP World Championship standings with 136 points, 28 points from defending champion Lorenzo.

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WSBK FP1 Aragon Live Streaming Spain June 17, 2011

World Superbike Aragon 2011 Live Streaming

Spanish Round at Motorland Aragon is the seventh from thirteen of the 2011 FIM Superbike World Championship. Carlos Checa lead 72 points from Max Biaggi, 245 and 173 respectively. The Superbike FP1 running at 11.30 Local Time.

 
This weekend programs in Aragon takes place at this afternoon with an exciting race, to see who can cut local ham "Jamón de Teruel " well and quickly.  Riders who come to the difficult but delicate task is Carlos Checa, Max Biaggi, Ruben Xaus, Michel Fabrizio, Eugene Laverty, Troy Corser, Chris Vermeulen and David Salom. At the end of the event, the excellent Spanish 'Jamón' given free to the riders, media and team managers that involved. Ruben Xaus is the fastest slicer, to please both of his daughters who attended at the event.

Jonathan Rea set to miss more than just this weekend WSBK races at Aragon following surgery in the UK. Rea crashed during warm up last Sunday at Misano in Italy, with the most serious initial diagnosis - following x-rays at the Ospetale Bufalini in Cesena - being a fractured radius near his right wrist.

WSBK Aragon Live Streaming at VIPBOX TV

WSBK Motorland Aragon 2011 Event Timetable

Supersport               Free Practice 1st Session     17/06/2011 10.00.00
Superstock 1000      Free Practice 1st Session     17/06/2011 10.45.00
Superbike                 Free Practice 1st Session     17/06/2011 11.30.00
Superstock 600        Qualifying 1st Session     17/06/2011 12.45.00
Supersport                Qualifying 1st Session     17/06/2011 13.45.00
Superstock 1000       Qualifying 1st Session     17/06/2011 14.45.00
Superbike                  Qualifying 1st Session     17/06/2011 15.30.00
European Junior Cup  Free Practice     17/06/2011 16.45.00
Superstock 1000       Free Practice 2nd Session     18/06/2011 9.00.00
Supersport                 Free Practice 2nd Session     18/06/2011 9.45.00
Superbike                  Qualifying 2nd Session     18/06/2011 10.45.00
Superstock 600         Qualifying 2nd Session     18/06/2011 11.45.00
Superbike                  Free Practice 2nd Session     18/06/2011 13.45.00
Superbike                  TISSOT-SUPERPOLE 1     18/06/2011 15.00.00
Superbike                  TISSOT-SUPERPOLE 2     18/06/2011 15.21.00
Superbike                  TISSOT-SUPERPOLE 3     18/06/2011 15.40.00
Supersport                 Qualifying 2nd Session     18/06/2011 16.05.00
Superstock 1000        Qualifying 2nd Session     18/06/2011 17.05.00
Superstock 600          Race     18/06/2011 18.00.00
European Junior Cup  Qualifying     18/06/2011 18.40.00
Superstock 1000        Warm Up     19/06/2011 9.00.00
Superbike                   Warm Up     19/06/2011 9.20.00
Supersport                  Warm Up     19/06/2011 9.45.00
Superstock 1000         Race     19/06/2011 10.30.00
Superbike                    Race 1     19/06/2011 12.00.00
Supersport                   Race     19/06/2011 13.30.00
European Junior Cup    Race     19/06/2011 14.35.00
Superbike                     Race 2     19/06/2011 15.30.00

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Spies admitted lucky not to get injured

Ben Spies become one of the riders who fell in the race at Silverstone. Yamaha rider admitted he was lucky because no injuries from the accident. Spies should leave the race when it is still going on eight laps. He crashed in a race that took place on wet tracks.

Rider from the United States, said the wet track was difficult for him to halt. Impact, the tyre becomes easy to slip and this is what started the accident itself. One lap later, teammate Jorge Lorenzo also crashes. So, Yamaha saw their both riders failed to finish the race.

"My back hit hard. Back Guard is broken, but it was doing a good job," he said in Autosport. Spies might take a little time to recover his condition. However, he promised that he would return to race and perform better in the Dutch MotoGP. "It felt very ill and may need a cushion for the next few days. But, I am glad it is not severe." "We'll take a few days to relax and recuperate, and then we'll be back fighting at Assen," he said.

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Lorenzo ready for fight back at Assen

Jorge Lorenzo failed to finish at Silverstone after a crash at the beginning of the ninth lap. Realizing he was in position behind, he was ready to return at Assen. Lorenzo fell off when it was competing with Andrea Dovizioso to sit in second position. At that time,he had in mind was that he failed to pass Dovizioso and Casey Stoner was in front of the increasingly far away.

The impact, the Yamaha rider was losing focus. Lorenzo also falls and loss of value in the race this time. "I think I can compete to win the race against Casey. I'm not worried with Marco Simoncelli chasing me." "I'm afraid if I did not pass Andrea, then Casey will increasing gap, then I fell down!" he explained in Autosport. The position in the standings changed. Stoner now leads with 18 points advantage over him. Lorenzo is determined to pursue his rival was in the race in the Netherlands. "Previously, Casey continues to pursue me like a dog chasing a rabbit. But now the situation is reversed." "Now, we must pursue victory at Assen," he said.

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Formula 1 Race Montreal Grand Prix du Canada Live June 12, 2011

Sebastian Vettel remains the strongest candidate to win the Canadian GP. Still, he predicts race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will be very tight. Vettel won his sixth pole this season in the qualifying session that was held yesterday.

Vettel outperformed the Ferrari duo, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. "We know it's not our strongest circuit, we love fast corners. But, we have the fastest package today. So, we can be confident," said Vettel in Autosport. Vettel predict the race will be very tight. Racer nicknamed Baby Schumi is also ready to deal with it. 

Meanwhile, Alonso became the best racer to record a second time after the final moments of qualifying session sharpened his time to go beyond their own colleagues, Massa, who will start in third position.
Vettel's teammate at Red Bull, Mark Webber, will start the race from fourth starting position from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton starts in fifth position. followed by Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher.

Despite failing to reach 107 per cent of the best Q1 time on the qualifying session, Virgin-Cosworth driver, Jarome D'Ambrosio still allowed to go in Canadian GP. The decision was taken by the Stewards after considering he had set a time in FP1 which was quick enough to persuade stewards to allow him to take his place on the grid.

Starting Position:

01. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.014s
02. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m13.199s + 0.185
03. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m13.217s + 0.203
04. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m13.429s + 0.415
05. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.565s + 0.551
06. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.814s + 0.800
07. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.838s + 0.824
08. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m13.864s + 0.850
09. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m14.062s + 1.048
10. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m14.085s + 1.071
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m14.752s
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m15.043s
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.285s
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.287s
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.334s
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m15.361s
17. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.587s
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.294s
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m16.745s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m16.786s
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m18.424s
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m18.537s
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m18.574s
24. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m19.414s

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