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Monza: it was an unbelievable day for me.

Result Race 1: 1st / Result Race 2: 2nd “It was an unbelievable day for me. To finish first and second here in Monza is just awesome and it feels great after we had a difficult start to the season. Race one was unbelievable. I knew that my race pace was quite good, even if [...]

Assen: it was an awful weekend

Result Race 1: DNS / Result Race 2: 8th “It was an awful weekend and today, it was an unlucky day. In race one I did not even start, while in race 2 it seemed that a sensor failed so the bike could not work with the right electronic strategies. I had to slow down [...]

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“My shoulder was feeling ok in Aragón for most of the weekend. Only towards the end of race two did I start struggling. The shoulder was a bit inflamed so to compensate I stressed the other arm more and as a result I got some cramps. Anyhow, I am quite calm because I have enough [...]

Aragon: it wasn’t the best weekend for me.

Result Race 1: 3rd / Result Race 2: 5th “For me, it wasn’t the best weekend. After race one I was still pretty happy. At the start I wasn’t very comfortable with the front end and I made a big mistake trying to catch the guys in front of me at the end of the [...]

Phillip Island: good and bad.

Result Race 1: DNF / Race 2: 3rd. “In race one I was working my way towards the front and had improved to third place, when I was hit from behind by Carlos and unfortunately I fell on my right shoulder. I don’t know why it happened, maybe he made a mistake or he had [...]

Winter testing –Jerez, 22nd to 23rd January 2013.

I am happy with this test. Today was a very good day and we could work a lot. As over the winter break I was struggling with a shoulder injury, it was not too bad that we had wet conditions yesterday because I could do some laps and train the shoulder without too much pressure. [...]

Magny Cours: a big ‘Thank You’.

Final postion: race 1, 2nd – race 2, crash. “It felt good to finish a race on the podium again after the last two unfortunate race weekends. My BMW S 1000 RR was working very well. In the first couple of laps of race one I was still struggling a bit with warming up the [...]

Update on Marco Melandri.

BMW Motorrad Motorsport PRESS RELEASE After returning home, injured BMW Motorrad factory rider Marco Melandri underwent further examinations in Italy. After his heavy crash in Sunday’s first race at Portimão (POR) and preliminary examinations at the local hospital, BMW Motorrad factory rider Marco Melandri returned home to Italy on Monday. During the last few days [...]

Portimao: very bad day for me.

Final postion: race 1, crash – race 2, DNS. “Once more it was a very bad day for me. When Max Biaggi passed me I kept my inside line and I did not really see him. I just heard the sound of somebody touching the front of my bike and I went down and I [...]

Nurburgring: double zero.

Final postion: race 1, crash – race 2, crash. “Today was my first time to have a double zero. It was two different races, but with the same result. I am very disappointed for the team, which is working so hard. In race one I struggled a lot with rear grip and was losing a [...]