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MotoGP
2005 - Round 7 - Assen MotoGP Qualifying - Ducati Report June 24th, 2005
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MotoGP
2005 - Round 7 - Assen MotoGP Qualifying - Ducati Report June 24th, 2005
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| Ducati Marlboro Team
riders Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa had a tough second
day at Assen, placing seventh and 13th fastest in this
afternoon's qualifying session at the sun-drenched Dutch
track. The pair will therefore start tomorrow's 75th Dutch
TT from the third and fifth rows of the grid.
"Definitely a difficult day,"
said Ducati MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo. "We are
working very hard with Bridgestone to find the best
compromise between performance and endurance, but we don't
seem to have it here. This year they have produced a new
generation of tyres with improved construction, but they are
still working to find the ideal combination of construction
and compound at some tracks. At Mugello earlier this month
the tyres worked really well but here we don't have such a
good rear. The front is fine, but we are struggling with the
rear. Nevertheless, we are very confident in Bridgestone's
potential and we know they are working very hard to keep
improving." "I'm a good rider, I want to win, and I know what I can do when everything is working well," said the Italian Ducati Marlboro Team man. "Here it seems we're not able to run up front. We are in a better situation than we were in at Barcelona, but not much better. It seems like the high-speed changes of direction affect the rear tyre, which then starts to move around. Also, I'm lacking traction into the corners, so I wouldn't be unhappy if it rains tomorrow! "On another matter,
yesterday we had a riders' meeting to discuss the new
chicane and we told the organisers that we want it modified,
so that a rider who runs off through the right-hander won't
collide with other riders when he regains the track through
the left-hander." "We are struggling with race tyres and I didn't make the best of my qualifying tyres either," said the Spanish Ducati Marlboro Team rider. "I was almost a second faster with my qualifier but that's not enough around here. I did do 14 or 15 laps with the same rear today but the performance wasn't so great. So, that's why I think a little rain wouldn't be so bad."
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