| Following a promising test after the race
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| | Health Day of Champions on Thursday. The
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| in Spain, Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa
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| | target for the weekend will obviously be
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| arrived at Donington confident of putting
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| | to repeat last year's win, I'd be very
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| in strong performances for the upcoming
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| | happy with that."
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| British Grand Prix.
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| | "We always knew Barcelona would be one of
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| Pedrosa, third in the riders' point
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| | the hardest circuits for us. Now we are
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| standings, was quite dominant last year
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| | at Donington, which in theory should be
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| at Donington. The Spanish phenomenon was
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| | much more favorable because it's more
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| fastest in all but one of the dry
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| | suited to the characteristics of our
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| practice sessions. He also set pole
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| | bike. If it rains I think us Bridgestone
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| position and won the race at ease, having
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| | riders will have a good chance," said
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| opened up a gap of seven seconds at one
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| | Melandri of Honda Gresini team.
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| point. The 21-year-old Spaniard also set
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| | There is pressure on both Pedrosa and
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| the fastest lap of the race to record a
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| | Melandri, but not quite on the reigning
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| new lap record of 1m 28.714s, over a
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| | World Champion Nicky Hayden who has not
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| second inside the previous lap record.
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| | hit top form so far this season. Hayden
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| The record is 0.450 seconds quicker than
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| | has endured some poor luck while trying
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| the fastest lap of any other rider.
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| | to defend his title but his never-say-die
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| The Spaniard arrived in a confident mood
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| | attitude could guide the Repsol Champion
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| following his strong third-place finish
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| | like the Honda Accord mirror. His notable
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| in the Catalunya race two weeks ago.
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| | attitude and racing skills coupled with
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| Pedrosa's Honda RC212V crossed the line
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| | right driving conditions could work
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| less than half a second behind the
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| | wonders.
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| winner. "Last year I had a very good time
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| | "I can't wait to get on the track on
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| at Donington Park so I'm really looking
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| | Friday morning to find out if I made as
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| forward to going back there and trying
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| | much progress as I think I did on the
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| for a repeat performance. We had a
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| | Monday and Tuesday test in Spain. I
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| positive test in Barcelona after the last
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| | really hope it will all carry over and
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| race and found a few things that should
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| | that I haven't just been fooling myself -
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| help us, particularly some tyres that we
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| | anyway and we'll find out soon! Plus I'm
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| tested for Michelin, so this gives us
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| | fully over my injuries from the Le Mans
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| more confidence for the upcoming races,"
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| | crash so I feel ready to push really
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| Pedrosa noted.
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| | hard. Donington is a pretty good track,"
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| He added, "The Donington Park track is
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| | said Hayden.
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| quite good, with two quite distinct
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| | "On the Thursday before the race the
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| sections, the flowing first half of the
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| | Riders for Health charity does some good
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| lap and the stop-and-go second part. This
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| | fundraising work and we're bringing a few
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| makes engine performance quite critical
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| | kids from the Make-a-Wish Foundation for
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| to getting a good lap time. It can rain
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| | the weekend too, so I'm looking forward
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| here too so I hope we get the same good
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| | to that. Also we've got a few British
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| weather we enjoyed last year. The crowd
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| | 'lads' in my team and this is their home
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| is unbelievable here, especially in the
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| | track, so it would be nice to give them a
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| last few years, and it's always good to
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| | good result here at 'Paradise Island' as
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| see so many people at the Riders for
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| | they call it," added Hayden.
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