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Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis, acknowledged that the departure of Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha makes the “fresh”. The reason, in the body of the team no longer shocks because of Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies are believed to be more along in their cooperation started the 2011 season in MotoGP this.

After seven successful years with Yamaha, Rossi decided to leave and join the Ducati at the end of last season. Losing “The Doctor”, Yamaha promotes Spies from the Tech 3 satellite team, to be a companion Lorenzo, the world champion.

When Rossi left, most of the crew, too, so that Spies also have to carry the team mechanics. This is what makes many new faces in the team Yamaha 2011. However, Jarvis believes these changes will be good for the team.

“Of course, along with Vale for the past seven years to an amazing era. Now, we stepped into a new time,” he said.

“The whole team is more fresh and classified again. We have Meregalli Maio, who joined us from World Superbike, as director of team and we also have Zeleenberg Wilco, who remain in the ranks of our management for a second season. So, we have the management team tough.

“Although Ben Spies in the team camp is still new, most of them have worked with Ben for several years and many of them last year been working with Yamaha. So, this is just the gathering of Ben’s team back in the garage.

“In Jorge stronghold no change. They say you should not need to change the composition of a championship team so we can not change it one bit. I thought we were in good condition and I could see teamwork as a whole this year.”

In the last three years, Yamaha dominate MotoGP. However, Jarvis did not want that title because he thought all their dazzling it means nothing when it enters this new season in 2011.

“In racing, you have to be realistic: in the beginning of the season you will not be nothing because everyone start with zero points,” he said.

“What we’re reaching out with a hat-trick world title is a fantastic thing and has become a historical record. If we could just reach for the fourth time, of course very encouraging. To be sure, we will fight the maximum.”

Jarvis also is not worried about motivation Lorenzo, who had to realize his ambition to become world champion. According to him, the Spanish rider will remain maximum.

Already half a century (50 years) competing in the Champions Yamaha motorcycle Grand Prix (now MotoGP). Celebrations commemorated by attaching a 50-year logo on the motor Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha and Ben Spies, “champ” MotoGP team Yamaha Motor Racing (YMR).

President YMR Shigeto Kitagawa in an official statement received Kompas.com, Thursday (24 / 2), expressed his pride for what they have endured Yamaha and of course a number of major achievements that the team achieved 500 cc / MotoGP. “50 years ago we decided to race in this competition. This is our dream that characterized the long history and hopefully will get the achievement again in the future,” said Kitagawa.

Related preparations in the event MotoGP Yamaha, Yamaha states Lorenzo and Spies became the primary support for the present title this season. The optimism conveyed Managing Director of Yamaha Factory Racing, Lin Jarvis and general manager, Yamaha, Nakajima. “Every season starts with the exciting because it started again from scratch. This season we have a super young team and a top athlete. We do not need to change this winning team,” said Jarvis.

“We hope this year is stronger with the young talents who are able to make significant progress. To support the rider, we have to improve motor endurance (durability), focus on acceleration, engine systems and increase the traction motor,” added Nakajima.

Defending champion Lorenzo vowed to work harder than usual. “This year’s celebration of 50 years and last year using 800 cc engine (1,000 cc switch to next year), it feels more special if you get the title,” said Lorenzo.

The best rookie of 2010, Spies said began at home together with Yamaha. “The first season went well despite difficult. I gain valuable experience and pressure heavier burden this year with the team of the manufacturer. But, the pressure is slowly fading as a new mechanic with the team and I felt the atmosphere was in a large family of Yamaha,” Spies said.

Jorge Lorenzo admitted, “power” is still the main obstacle to deal with the Yamaha MotoGP 2011. Therefore, the Spanish world champion said, they have to wait for various improvements for the Yamaha can approach the achievement of Honda, which appear very dominant during pre-season test.

“What am I thinking right now is the engine problem, which is the main issue is that we lose power,” said Lorenzo to Motosprint.

“We need to get more power again and this is a job for Yamaha to do. We need a machine that can be lauched as closely as possible to produce big power.

“Everyone must have known how our rivals have made a big step forward and they have a machine with more power.”

Nevertheless, the former double world champion claimed the 250cc class was not too worried about the situation now. Only he admitted, his struggle to retain his hard work.

“I know that Yamaha did not like this situation, so of course the mechanics will react,” said Lorenzo. “I’m calm, because in this case I can not do anything to the machine: I need to wait for the mechanics.”

Answering a question whether he asked for an upgraded power to deal with the series opener in Qatar on 20 March, Lorenzo said: “No, because it is not possible. I hope not too long to wait until a few series.”

Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, so furious with their performance at practice last official MotoGP pre-season 2011 in Losail, Qatar, on Monday (3/14/2011). In the final trial before the series opener at the Losail Circuit on Sunday (03/20/2011), Lorenzo slumped in seventh position with a record time of 1 minute 56.707 seconds best.

Raihan is still slower than what he gained on Sunday (13/03/2011) night. He’s also more than a second adrift with Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner, who recorded the fastest time on the last night. Stoner also lost to teammate, Ben Spies, who was in third position.

Therefore, do not be surprised if Lorenzo was very disappointed with the preparation to defend his title. Former double world champion 250 cc class was also felt pessimistic about his chances of winning the series opener in Qatar.

“This is not the best day throughout my career,” said Lorenzo, who won the ninth series of the 2010 season and make a new record in the arena of MotoGP, when collecting a total of 383 points. “When I raced with my bad to admit it and say that I do not look good. I raced well. However, setting the motor is not exactly so we lost a lot of time because the rear tires.”

“My grandmother could probably faster with a better setting.”

Lorenzo admits, his bike is very difficult to change in the right direction. That’s because he feels very uncomfortable when braking and attractions are also bad. Therefore, this Spanish rider said that they would try setting last year after setting in Sepang is not suitable for use in Losail.

In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday (3/16/2011), 2010 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo, claiming to be underdogs in the race to maintain his performance in season 2011. However, the Spanish rider claims is still better than Valentino Rossi today.

“Favourites this year is Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, the new me, my colleague Ben Spies, Marco (Simoncelli), and Andrea (Dovizioso),” said Lorenzo via international telephone from Doha, Qatar. For him, Dani and Stoner is a strong rider, very tough, and has a fast motor.

Mallorca-born rider 23 years ago this did not look down upon Simoncelli and Dovizioso equally from Honda. However, Dani and Stoner was showing when the awesomeness Honda RC212V at Sepang (Malaysia) in the test session, including in Losail (Qatar), recently.

About Ducati, Lorenzo judge them not in peak condition even though it can get maximum results. When asked about the possibility Ducati win, “Maybe yes, maybe not. What is clear, he (Rossi) would experience a difficult competition, maybe more than ever before in his career,” said Lorenzo.

Former 500cc world champion, Kevin Schwantz, to comment on competition Repsol Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner. According to him, the rivalry between the two riders in a team is very potential to cause turbulence, which can give negative effects to the rider.

Stoner, 2007 world champion, leaving Ducati to joining Honda at the end of last season. The presence of Australian rider is of course disturbed “establishment” Dani Pedrosa, who in recent years has become the number one Honda rider.

Well, this is the condition which, according to Schwantz, very risky would be a “civil war”. With the Honda’s policy to let them fight in a fair, it is not impossible that mistakes will happen if one of them tried to show that he is the team leader.

“This is a new team, a new motor, everything will be a little different,” said Schwantz told Autosport, when asked for his comments before the series debut in 2011 in Qatar MotoGP this weekend.

“The pressure is, when Pedrosa has long been on your team than you, then they might listen to his direction, not yours.

“All this may just be playing in the mind of Casey. If Casey just go race and ignored the political side that bothered him, I think Casey will be fierce. It is certain.

“I think, when Pedrosa and Stoner battle continues, one of them will let the others get it. Hopefully this is not like when Dani and Nicky Hayden in 2006, but tried to show ‘my dominant here in your Honda and other necessary follow me and listen to me ‘.

Even so, remain a candidate Stoner Schwantz. Former American rider said, if Stoner in the best performance so no one can beat him.

“Based on test results, can not be denied Honda had the right thing. There are more than one fast rider in the Honda,” he said.

“You have to think that if Casey can find top form, as shown with Ducati in the 2007 season, then the other driver need luck to keep up. He will appear so fast …”

Valentino Rossi admitted he seems to take more than two months to get back in the condition of 100 per cent fit. So far, “The Doctor” is still very annoyed with his shoulder injury, though had surgery in mid-November of 2010.

Actually, Rossi was able to drive a motorcycle to go compete at the beginning of the MotoGP 2011. Only seven times MotoGP world champion is feeling not comfortable because of interference with the shoulder Motocross accident nearly a year ago.

“The problem is braking and when it turned right,” explained Rossi, after the third free practice Qatar GP, Friday (18/3/11) night.

“In this area I have not been maximized. If I had too much brake, I do not have enough power, my bike slid and I am still upset with the way this setting.

“I need one or two months time to be fit.”

However, if not his name Rossi desperate before engaging in actual combat. After attending two free practice on Friday, the Ducati rider is still optimistic face inaugural race on Sunday (20/3/11).

“Mainly, I’m afraid with 22 laps, because after 15 laps, I started losing a lot of energy and it certainly will be more severe,” said winning nine world championship motorcycle racing in all classes.

“But this is still on Friday – the race on Sunday, so tomorrow there is still a workout, so maybe I have the time to recovery.”

In the third free practice, Repsol Honda team still appeared dominant. In fact, this time they put three pebalapnya once in the front position with Casey Stoner became the leader, followed by Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. Behind the trio of Honda’s existing Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies. Meanwhile, Rossi was in eighth position.

WAG Yamaha optimistic they could cut the gap to the Honda, following the results of tests at Losail, Qatar, on Sunday (13/3/11). Although Honda is still dominant by placing three rides in positions 1-3, but the Yamaha can compensate for Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards, filling the next three positions.

In the two previous pre-season test at Sepang, Malaysia, Yamaha Honda velocity offset difficulties. At that time, defending champion team, said that, based on what was said by their riders, they still have a problem in engine power.

But the team is optimistic, that at the track with the colder conditions, they proved to be more competitive. As a result, Spies and Lorenzo are in positions four and five, behind the trio of Honda. Spies 0.292 seconds adrift of Dani Pedrosa, who recorded the best time.

“We make motorcycles headed toward a better today and hopefully we can get a little better,” said Spies. “Tomorrow, we want to try another tire, which has never been used.

“Motor looks already much closer than before, compared to when in Malaysia and I have great expectations after the first day. The track here is more flowing, which fits with our motors, I think it’s a good track for us.”

The defending champions are agreed, that his team had made progress.

“We tried some new things in some corners today, to try to create for the motor is much more stable when I started ; including all his teeth,” the Spanish rider said this.

“It seems we are closer to the rider than the current Honda in Sepang, so I’m happy. We will try to pass it and try some new things tomorrow, to try to find some grip.”

Wilco Zeelenberg team boss welcomes the their riders optimism. He also admitted, Losail Circuit is likely to be a good place for Yamaha.

“Test first day we were good and I am happy,” he said.”Jorge completed 60 laps and a lot different than in Sepang. As we expected, when the temperature is cooler, we get the advantage.

“We’ve reached a fairly long distance and velocity is good, a little more slowly than the speed during the race last year so that the track might be a bit cleaner. We confirm that we need this test so that everything under control.”

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