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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 to finish the race in sixteenth.
MARCO (Ducati Marlboro Team) 16th
“Despite everything that was a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It has been another tough Grand Prix for Marco Melandri. The winner of this race in 2006 has been unable to get close to that kind of form this season and he wasn’t helped by a series of crashes this weekend, eventually crossing the line out of the points in 16th place today.
MARCO [...]
Marco has been unable to adapt his bike to this demanding circuit layout.
MARCO (Ducati Marlboro Team) 17th: 1′31.939
“I’m really disappointed because this was supposed to be a good track for us but it’s turned out to be even more difficult than the rest. After the problem we had this morning and the crash, which [...]