End of season thoughts

The 2008 season is over. It’s been a learning year due to disappointments, but I really can’t complain because in June I’d predicted the end of a life stage. I seriously risked giving up during the bad times in my […]

[read] [ 14 Comments ] 07/11/2008

Round 18 - Comunitat Valenciana GP - Race

Marco enjoyed a positive but ultimately unfortunate final race with Ducati, the Italian rider coming through from the very back of the grid to lap in tenth place, only to run off track two laps from the end - returning […]

[read] [ 3 Comments ] 27/10/2008

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Round 18 - Comunitat Valenciana GP - Qualifying
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25/10
2008
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Marco, third fastest in the wet conditions this morning, ran into problems again this afternoon and his confidence took a further blow when he ran off track.
MARCO (Ducati Marlboro Team) 18th fastest in 1′34.174
“When the times were slower on the wet track this morning I managed to lap amongst the fastest riders without even pushing […]

Round 18 - Comunitat Valenciana GP - Free Practice -Marco thirteenth-
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24/10
2008
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Free practice for the final Grand Prix of the 2008 season got underway today, with the last two days’ rain continuing at the Cheste circuit and contributing to a somewhat lethargic atmosphere that brought back memories of the final day of the school term.
There was little in the way of excitement for the riders, who […]

Round 18 - Comunitat Valenciana GP - Preview
News
21/10
2008
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The city of Valencia plays host to the final Grand Prix of the 2008 MotoGP season this Sunday, with the World Championship ‘podium’ already decided. After seventeen rounds of eighteen around the globe, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa are already assured of the top three positions in this year’s edition of motorcycle racing’s […]

Round 17 - Malaysian GP - Race- Marco 16th
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19/10
2008
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Marco paid the price for an unproductive weekend working on his set-up and the Italian could finish no higher than sixteenth today.
MARCO (Ducati Marlboro Team) 16th
“There are only negatives to take out of a race like that. We went back to the settings we used yesterday afternoon but I didn’t have the […]

Round 17 - Malaysian GP - Qualifying- Marco 14th
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18/10
2008
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The second day of the Grand Prix of Malaysia was again hit by mixed weather conditions, making for a tricky qualifying practice and a virtual lottery in the scrap for grid positions.
Marco is also satisfied with his set-up but could only manage fourteenth place on the grid.
MARCO (Ducati Marlboro Team) 14th - 2′03.835
“The conditions today […]

Round 17 - Malaysian GP - Free Practice - Marco 14th -
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17/10
2008
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It is not without good reason that the Malaysian Grand Prix is considered one of the most demanding on the calendar and the first day of free practice today demonstrated exactly why, with intense heat, humidity and mixed track conditions making life extremely difficult for the teams and riders. The gruelling heat and humidity of […]

Round 17 - Malaysian GP - Preview-Pacific tour ends in Malaysia for MotoGp
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13/10
2008
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The intercontinental tour that sees the MotoGP World Championship visit three counties - Japan, Australia and Malaysia - in just four weeks reaches its end this weekend with the penultimate round of the 2008 season taking place before the series returns to Europe for its grand finale at Valencia.
Marco is hoping to put two difficult […]