Dani Pedrosa had the fastest motorcycle in the rain and was even quicker on a dry track.
It’s still not good enough for the 23-year-old Spaniard.
So Pedrosa has asked his Repsol Honda team to make more adjustments after outdueling his top two rivals Saturday to take the Indianapolis MotoGP pole with a fast lap of 1 minute, 39.730 seconds. Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo was second at 1:40.236, with six-time world champ Valentino Rossi third in 1:40.609.
“I’m happy,†Pedrosa said. “I think we have to look for something else. I think we always should have to work and try to improve for tomorrow.â€
Most expected Rossi and Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha teammates, to continue their season-long dominance…Â Details
Motorcycle racers are hoping clear weather will give Indianapolis fans a better look at their sport.
The forecast for Sunday’s Indianapolis GP race includes cool temperatures and no rain.
A year ago, the event was stopped early because of heavy rain and gusty winds that sent debris onto the street course and blew down tents in the infield…Â Details
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It’s been a rough season for Nicky Hayden, who arrives to this weekend’s Red Bull Indianapolis GP in the unfamiliar territory of 14th in the MotoGP World Championship. Hayden has never finished worse than eighth in six previous years in the world’s premier motorcycle road racing series, and was its champion in 2006.
Hayden, from Owensboro, Ky., closed out a 10-year relationship with Honda — the last six with the Repsol team based in Barcelona, Spain — following 2008 to move to the Ducati Marlboro Team, based in Bologna, Italy. Transitions are never easy, but Hayden’s has been particularly problematic. The motorcycles were …Â Details