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Strong Result For Ducati In Malaysia

In a MotoGP race that was most affected, with delays, crashes and eventually a premature finish, Ducati riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden finished fourth and fifth at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.

Rossi, who has two more races to go with the Ducati team before returning to the Yamaha Factory team, had an excellent start from row four and until eleven laps from the end of the race, the Italian was involved in a battle with Stoner and Dovizioso for the third position. With the rain increasing in intensity, Rossi ran long in Turn 7, dropping back to ninth. From there, 'the Doctor' battled his way through the field and advanced as high as fifth place, when the red flag fell with seven laps remaining. With the weather conditions not improving, the decision was made not to restart the race.

Hayden also had a good start, but lost some positions before steadily fighting his way through the field. The American had hoped for more, with his Ducati performing better in rainy conditions. He lost the chance to catch Stoner in the final stage of the race after the race was red flagged with seven laps remaining.

Nicky Hayden
“Those were really tough conditions. I got a good launch, but when Dovizioso got sideways in front of me, I shut off the throttle and lost positions. I was able to recover, but I lost some confidence when the rear tried to come around a couple times. I had to be really patient in the beginning, but once I got rolling, I had good rhythm. It was clearly the right decision to call the race. There was a lot of water those last couple of laps, and it was almost impossible to see, although the rear lights on the bikes helped a lot. In dry conditions, I would’ve been thrilled with fourth, but I know our potential is higher in the wet. It would’ve been amazing to give my guys a podium today, but it’s a decent result. Hopefully, it can help me come out of the difficult period and give us something to build on.”

Valentino Rossi
“Our race wasn’t bad because I got a great start despite being so far back, on the fourth row, and then I managed to be pretty fast. I was riding with Dovizioso and Stoner, when unfortunately I started having some problems with my visor fogging, and in those extreme conditions, with low light and a lot of water, it was very difficult. I made a mistake in turn 7, and I was lucky not to crash because it was the same point where Dovizioso, Spies and then Bradl went down. Without that mistake, I could have finished fourth because honestly, Stoner was a bit faster than I was, especially in T2. In general though, it didn’t go bad. Of course I would’ve liked to finish the full race, but there was really too much water. I think the decision to stop was correct because in these conditions, the bikes can aquaplane and you can go down in any corner.”

Press release courtesy of Ducati Team.

N Games


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