Rossi expects to start 2013 as number two rider to Jorge Lorenzo

Valentino Rossi believes he can begin the 2013 MotoGP season as 'number two' to Jorge Lorenzo at Yamaha - however reckons that's AN advantageous position.

The seven-time MotoGP champion has solely 2 pulpit finishes to point out from his 2 seasons at Ducati, whereas his team-mate Lorenzo tight the 2012 title last weekend at Phillip Island.

The couple were paired at Yamaha from 2008 to '10, with Rossi winning the championships within the 1st 2 of these 3 seasons before Lorenzo claimed the 2010 crown, albeit in an exceedingly year once Rossi was quickly sidelined by a broken leg.

Rossi aforesaid earlier this season that when his recent dearth of success, he might not be assured he was as fast because the likes of Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Casey aggressor.

He told Motosprint he can begin 2013 in an exceedingly similar position to Moto2 champion brandy Marquez, UN agency can be a part of the works Honda team aboard Pedrosa as a MotoGP cub.

"Most of all I hope to become a retardant for Lorenzo," aforesaid Rossi. "I do not know concerning Marquez with Dani.

"In any case we'll be the amount twos, and typically this kind of rider has AN advantage: he has nothing to lose.

"I assume Lorenzo and Pedrosa are the strongest as a result of they're sport at such a high level. i do not nevertheless apprehend if I will go as fast as them.

"We'll see however the primary take a look at with Yamaha when the Valencia race goes."

He admitted he also will be casting a curious eye over to his former Ducati team once post-season testing begins, to check if the team's new recruits Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone honest higher on the troubled Desmosedici than he had.

Current works Yamaha rider mount Spies is additionally Ducati-bound, however is presently convalescent from injury.

"I'm terribly curious to undertake the Yamaha, rather like i am terribly curious to check however the fellows on Ducati go, however they adapt thereto bike," aforesaid Rossi.

"[But] I explore myself, at however i will be able to feel on the Yamaha."

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Cal Crutchlow hails 'perfect' MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo

Cal Crutchlow has paid tribute to fellow Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo's 'perfect' 2012 MotoGP title campaign.

The European tight his second world championship crown at Phillip Island, having finished either initial or second in each auto race bar one - at Assen, once he was tired at the primary corner.

Crutchlow, riding for Yamaha's satellite technical school three squad, aforesaid he was a massively worth champion.

"For Jorge, he created an ideal season: initial or second each race," Crutchlow aforesaid.

"You cannot take this off from him. it is the excellent championship for Yamaha and for him."

The Briton, UN agency claimed third within the Australian auto race behind Lorenzo and runaway victor Casey assaulter, aforesaid he was delighted to be finishing his campaign on a powerful note.

After threatening to land a breakthrough premier category pulpit many times within the early races, Crutchlow finally scored his initial rostrum at metropolis. Falls destroyed 3 of his next four races, before he delivered his second career top-three at the Australian circuit.

"[We've had] 2 terribly tough races, thus it's nice to finally be back, fighting close to the front as best we are able to," Crutchlow aforesaid.

"Obviously the gap to Casey was massive as a result of he was thus quick however i used to be very happy – we have a tendency to had a giant gap to the fellows behind and that i may simply ride round the previous couple of laps quite assured and comfy.

"I'm very happy for the team. we have a tendency to exerting for this, thus it's nice to be finishing the year in a very robust position.

"Casey was unbelievable [and Lorenzo sealed the title], thus congratulations to each of them."

With one race remaining, next weekend's Valencia finale, Crutchlow lies seventh within the standings, fourteen points behind fifth-placed Alvaro Bautista.

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Phillip Island MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo champion, Casey Stoner dominates

Jorge Lorenzo secured his second MotoGP world championship with second place behind runaway winner Casey assailant within the Australian auto race.

The title battle was effectively settled on lap 2, once Lorenzo's remaining championship rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out of the lead.

Polesitter assailant had fallen from initial to 3rd off the road, as Lorenzo's Yamaha burst to the front.

Determined to push for a fourth consecutive race win to undertake and shut down Lorenzo's 23-point advantage, Pedrosa thrust his Honda into the lead at the pin on the gap lap.

Lorenzo then lost bent on Stoner's sister Honda on the pits straight.

Given that assailant had dominated the complete weekend up to now, and with Honda not expected to impose team orders, it appeared solely a matter of your time before Pedrosa relinquished the lead.

Pushing onerous to undertake and keep ahead, Pedrosa then lost his Honda's forepart and crashed once carrying an excessive amount of speed into the pin on the second lap.

He picked his bike up and trundled desolately back to the pits.

There was now not a need for Lorenzo to even try to chase assailant - United Nations agency was clearly in another league anyway.

In his penultimate MotoGP begin before retiring, assailant was ready to secure his sixth consecutive home ending by a snug margin, as Lorenzo simply took the second place he needed.

Cal Crutchlow created associate degree early break from the pack behind to secure a lonely third.

His school three Yamaha team-mate Andrea Dovizioso had to fight a lot of more durable for fourth, solely defeating Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl once an enormous race-long dice.

Valentino Rossi semiconductor diode the noncompetitive Ducatis direct seventh.

Aleix Espargaro terribly narrowly beat Aspar team-mate sexy Delaware Puniet to high gas-discharge tube honours in tenth place.

Results - 27 laps:

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike                Time/Gap
 1.  Casey Stoner      Honda                  41m01.324s
 2.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha                   + 9.223s
 3.  Cal Crutchlow     Tech 3 Yamaha           + 14.570s
 4.  Andrea Dovizioso  Tech 3 Yamaha           + 23.303s
 5.  Alvaro Bautista   Gresini Honda           + 23.432s
 6.  Stefan Bradl      LCR Honda               + 23.467s
 7.  Valentino Rossi   Ducati                  + 37.113s
 8.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati                  + 38.387s
 9.  Karel Abraham     Cardion Ducati          + 52.613s
10.  Aleix Espargaro   Aspar Aprilia         + 1m00.299s
11.  Randy de Puniet   Aspar Aprilia         + 1m00.342s
12.  Hector Barbera    Pramac Ducati         + 1m21.951s
13.  Danilo Petrucci   Ioda Suter-BMW        + 1m27.857s
14.  Michele Pirro     Gresini FTR-Honda         + 1 lap
15.  Ivan Silva        Avintia BQR-Kawasaki      + 1 lap

Retirements:

     Roberto Rolfo     Speed Master Aprilia      18 laps
     Colin Edwards     Forward Suter-BMW          6 laps
     James Ellison     Paul Bird Aprilia          5 laps
     Dani Pedrosa      Honda                       1 lap

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Phillip Island MotoGP: Casey Stoner thrilled to win again before exit

An enraptured Casey attacker expressed his relief at managing to win a minimum of another time before retiring from MotoGP, as he dominated his home race in Australia.

With the articulatio talocruralis he blistered at state capital still ill  full perform once he came back to the grid at Motegi, it gave the look of he would be in trouble to come back to the highest step of the arena in his remaining races before quitting the game.

But he dominated all weekend in Australia, winning from pole by 9 seconds.

Stoner has currently won each MotoGP race at Phillip Island since 2007.

"My time's count down currently," he said.

"In the last 3 races we've gone from the front of the third row, to the front of the second row, to the front row, and also the same with results: we have a tendency to went fifth, third, and currently initial.

"It's been an amazing build-up. it absolutely was vital to Maine to win another race before I retire, and to try and do it at my home automobile race here was simply a fairytale."

A record crowd of 122,470 clothed  at Phillip Island over the weekend. moreover as Stoner's triumph, they conjointly ought to see Australians Arthur Sissis and Anthony West on the arena in Moto3 and Moto2.

"This whole weekend here has gone virtually ideally," aforesaid attacker.

"The crowd, the fans, everything has simply been wonderful. I've ne'er seen Cowes therefore busy and that i grasp a giant a part of that's individuals here to look at Maine ride. It provides Maine nice|an excellent|a good} feeling ANd great pride to be out there as an dweller creating everyone proud.

"It was an amazing day these days. We've lidded off the top of a tough year, however there is not any higher thanks to make love than before of your home crowd, and a crowd this massive and passionate was extremely one thing else."

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Phillip Island MotoGP: Defeated Dani Pedrosa proud of title chase

Dani Pedrosa apologised to his team and supporters when his MotoGP championship defeat, however aforementioned he was still pleased with his title campaign.

Jorge Lorenzo clenched the 2012 championship at Phillip Island on Sunday with second place behind Casey assaulter, as Pedrosa crashed out of the lead on lap 2.

"Maybe it absolutely was too early to push," aforementioned Pedrosa. "I went a trifle bit wider thereon corner. I lost the front."

Pedrosa had a muted begin to the season. when six races he trailed Lorenzo by thirty-nine points and was solely third within the standings.

Lorenzo's Assen retirement revived Honda's title chase, and Pedrosa took his initial wins of the season in European nation and also the European nation, before being taken out at Misano.

That incident place Lorenzo thirty eight points clear and perceived to signal the top of the title fight, just for Pedrosa to travel on a three-race streak and find the gap all the way down to twenty three points before his Australian automobile race disaster.

"I'm pleased with however I've competed," aforementioned Pedrosa.

"I feel dangerous for those that support Maine, my family and my fans.

"I tried to present it everything all year."(dm/)

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