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Hector Barbera undergoes food intolerance testing
Nutrition and diet plays a big part of how a rider performs today. MotoGP riders have to be light (both James Toseland and Ben Spies decided to lose 5kg when they entered the MotoGP class) that helps save something on those 21 liters that the bikes consume and strong enough to handle the G forces under braking.
Dani Pedrosa suffers from gluten intolerance and stays away from anything that contains wheat, while Jorge Lorenzo eats whole grain Kamut pasta with vegetables. Casey Stoner discovered he suffered from lactose intolerance after spending half of the 2009 season sick and eats more carbs, proteins and vegetables and avoids any dairy products. Valentino Rossi likes red meat and pasta, while Nicky Hayden favours fish. We gleaned the riders dietary habits during a race weekend from hospitality cooks, like Ivan from Alpinestars, Omar from Honda, Renzo from Yamaha and Marco from Ducati.
Even Pramac Ducati’s Hector Barbera decided to review and better his diet and recently underwent food intolerance tests to find out what to cut out of his eating habits to help his diet and training regime which will avoid stomach problems and give him more energy and strength.
Barbera will be working under the guidance of CEVEP (Centro Valenciano de entrenamiento para Pilotas) trainer Rafa Olcina, who also trains Sergio Gadea and 125cc World Champion Nico Terol.
Source | motocuatro.com
Carlo Pernat becomes Pramac Ducati's sporting director
Carlo Pernat has been a presence in the GP paddock for ages, with his long wispy gray hair, permanent sunglasses, and a cigarette always between his fingers, he’s wily, shrewd, gossipy at times and knows the inner workings of teams to the perfection.
He’s primarily been a racing manager, talent scout (does the name Valentino Rossi ring a bell?) and a personal manager/consultant for his adored, but now retired Loris Capirossi and to the late Marco Simoncelli. Now the Italian manager will be returning to the 2012 paddock with another job, and it is a return to the past after running teams like Gilera in motocross, Cagiva in 500cc and Aprilia as he’ll become Pramac Ducati’s new sporting director who will field sole rider Hector Barbera.
The official announcement should be made in the following days.
Source | sportmediaset.it
Hector Barbera signs with Pramac Ducati
When Aspar Martinez announced that their deal to continue to field a Ducati fell through and they would be fielding a CRT bike in 2012, we imagined that Hector Barbera didn’t exactly take it very well, infact the Spaniard started to look for another ride and he found it with the Pramac Ducati team.
With Loris Capirossi retiring and Randy de Puniet having had horrible season and being cut loose (De Puniet has yet to announce where he’s going - more or likely back to LCR Honda) Pramac Ducati looks, at the moment like they’ve decided to field only Barbera next season.
During tomorrow’s and Wednesday’s post season test at Valencia, Barbera, along with all the other Ducati riders will be testing the GP0 or laboratory prototype, as Ducati’s Filippo Preziosi calls it, which will have a full twin spar aluminium frame, but it will not be the actual bike that will race next season.
Héctor Barberá said,“This will be my third year riding a Ducati and I want to thank the Pramac Racing Team and Paolo Campinoti who have given me this opportunity. In the last two seasons I have not achieved the results I wanted and I hope that now, after the experience I have gained, I can get better results. Both I and Pramac Racing have high aims. I am coming from one of the hardest moments of my career and I want a change. Ducati is working hard, this was a difficult year but I am sure that with the Test on Tuesday and Wednesday and especially with the winter break, where they will have time to work, they will be able to give us a very competitive bike at the beginning of next season.”
Damian Cudlin to sub for Loris Capirossi at Motegi
With Loris Capirossi out of this weekend’s Japanese GP due to the shoulder injury that he picked up at Aragon, Pramac Ducati has decided to replace him with Damian Cudlin.
The 29-year-old Australian’s only experience on a MotoGP bike has been limited to testing the BMW/Suter CRT bike and he’s never raced at the Twin Ring.
“I’ve dreamed about starting in MotoGP since I was a boy, and until now it’s been just that- a dream. Now it’s become a reality and to be honest, I’m still in shock!mI’m under no illusions about how difficult this race will be. I’ve never ridden a real MotoGP bike before and I’ve never been to Motegi either, so realistically my expectations can’t be too high. I just want to do the best job I can, enjoy the experience, and just see what happens. I’ve really got nothing to lose, so why not? I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve this. I still can’t believe I’ll be replacing Loris Capirossi - I had posters of him on my wall as a kid!”
“I just want to thank Sito Pons for recommending me, the Pramac Racing Team for giving me a chance, and also my current BMW Team for allowing me to use this opportunity. I hope I can make everyone proud that they took a chance with a guy like me.”
Cudlin was previously a World Endurance racer and in 2010 was the IDM German Supersport Champion, and last year also took part in the Moto2 GP race at Sachsenring, filling in for injured Axle Pons, were he finished an excellent 7th.
Capirossi is expected to return for the final three rounds, before his retirement from racing at the end of the season.
Loris Capirossi to skip Motegi GP
Loris Capirossi will have to miss his last ever race in Japan.. The Pramac Ducati rider re-injured himself during last weekend’s Aragon GP when he clipped Toni Elias’s Honda in an overtaking pass and crashed out together with the Spaniard, while Elias was unhurt, Capirossi dislocated his right shoulder.
Capirex was already carrying a similar shoulder injury from his highside during qualifying at Assen, which forced him to miss the Assen, Mugello and Sachsenring GPs and now Dr. Claudio Costa has advised him that if he wants to see out the rest of the season before he retires, he should skip the Motegi round.
“I wanted to race in Japan, one of my favorite tracks where I have achieved many good results and much satisfaction, but the doctors were more than clear,” said Capirossi. “After an initial consultation in Monaco, where it was recommended I immediately undergo surgery, which would have meant three months out and the end of my career, I went to Imola to see Dr. Costa. He is used to seeing other riders in these conditions, and I thought he might have other ideas. Unfortunately, he was also quite hard about it, and I was strongly advised not to take part in the Japanese race. My shoulder hurts, and it will take at least two weeks of full rest plus a week of rehabilitation. I regret this very much, but I think this is the best choice for ending my season, and my career, in the best way possible for the last three races in Australia, Malaysia and Valencia.”
Randy de Puniet: "I'm not going to a CRT team nor to Moto2
To the more casual MotoGP fan, Randy de Puniet’s performances this season have been more than sub par, even if everyone initally expected that his riding style would suit the Ducati, but it may also be do to the fact that the only one rider has been able to constantly wring out something from that temperamental machine and he’s not even on it this year, be it that de Puniet has just had some really rotten luck this season.
De Puniet wants to stay in MotoGP, but will Pramac’s Paolo Campinoti want to keep him and will he want to continue paying the French rider’s handsome salary? De Puniet’s manager, Eric Mahe is currently making the rounds of the other satellite teams, but at the present there are not that many options open, however one thing is clear in de Puniet’s mind, that he’s not going to a Moto2 or a CRT team and he’s not be going to World Superbikes (he’s been linked to Kawasaki) unless he’s got a very competitive ride, he’d rather stay at home.
“If I go to SBKs it will be to ride in front, not in 8th or 9th. Otherwise I’ll stay at home waiting to be called in as a replacement rider, but what is crystal clear is that I will not ride for a CRT or in Moto2.”
Source | depuniet.com via motosblog.fr
Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet still carrying injuries
The Brno GP will be another tough weekend for Pramac Ducati team. Their garage will still look like a clinic for the walking wounded, because both Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet are still carrying previous injuries that will no doubt hamper their performances in the Czech Republic, and with another two races (Indy and Misano) in the next three weeks, their physical situation won’t have time to improve.
Capirossi, who should finally get around in announcing whether he’ll be retiring at the end of this season, has still persistant shoulder problems that he picked up at Assen after a qualifying crash that ruled him out of both the Mugello and Sachsenring rounds, but he was able to ride at Laguna Seca despite now admitting that he’ll need shoulder surgery.
“Unfortunately, the shoulder problem is persisting. The doctor said I should undergo surgery, but I’ll only consider that after the championship. For now I’m undergoing therapy every day. For Brno I hope to continue improving my physical condition,” said the feisty MotoGP veteran. “I’ve rested during this two-week break, which I really needed. I want to ride well and to finally have a good result. The Czech track is one of my favorites, so hopefully I’ll manage that.”
Team mate de Puniet isn’t in much better shape. The French rider who is rumored to make the move to World Superbikes next year, suffered a crash during the Laguna Seca qualifying session picking up fractures to two of his vertebrae that ruled him out of the race, however he’s now confirmed that he didn’t sustain any pelvic fractures, but still has persistant pain.
Continue reading: Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet still carrying injuries
Randy de Puniet heading to World Superbikes?
When Randy de Puniet climbed on board the Ducati Desmosedici for the first tests everyone was saying how well his loose riding style seemed suited for the beast from Borgo Panigale; which statistically has overwhelmed more riders than we can count (including a certain 9 times World Champion), but even the French rider hasn’t gelled with the machine.
De Puniet has crashed out five times in nine races so far this season (he and Marco Simoncelli are gunning for that dubious record) his previous injuries have hampered him and now he’s picked up a more serious one at Laguna Seca, but it seems that the Pramac Ducati rider may not be in MotoGP next season and may be heading to new and ‘greener’ pastures.
According to the lowdown from our French cousins at Motosblog, de Puniet has been offered a Kawasaki to ride in the World Superbikes championship in lieu of the constantly injured Chris Vermeulen. De Puniet debuted in MotoGP in 2006 with Kawasaki, spending two seasons with them and his best result was a 2nd place in 2007 at a very wet Motegi.
Whether de Puniet will go to WSBK’s remains to be seen but judging from the results that MotoGP refugees have been having in the series (Checa, Biaggi, Melandri) it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to think about it.
Randy de Puniet suffers vertebrae fracture - will try to ride at Laguna Seca
Pramac Ducati’s garage will look like a clinic for the walking wounded when they start warm-up practice at Laguna Seca.
Randy de Puniet who has had a horrid season so far with the Ducati GP11 (he’s finished 4 races out of 9), suffered an early session qualifying crash at turn 5 and despite getting up and limping away from the incident it was immediately suspected that he had sustained some sort of fracture and follow up tests have unfortunately confirmed it.
The French rider has been diagnosed with a fracture of the transverse process at L3 and L4 on the right side and and has a suspected fracture of the pelvis on the right side, and despite these injuries, he has been given permission to try to test out his fitness during warm-up practice and then he’ll decide if he can hold up for the long 32 lap race.
Continue reading: Randy de Puniet suffers vertebrae fracture - will try to ride at Laguna Seca
Loris Capirossi returns for Sachsenring GP
Loris Capirossi will be making an ahead of schedule return to take part in the upcoming German GP at Sachsenring, despite not being totally fit.
The Italian rider missed the Assen and Mugello races after sustaining rib and shoulder injuries during qualifying at Assen, and was expected to also miss the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca rounds after Pramac Ducati announced that they were going to field Superbike rider Sylvain Guintoli as his replacement rider and even giving their former rider an opportunity to test the GP11 during the official MotoGP tests at Mugello last Monday.
“I feel better, but my physical condition is still not acceptable,” said Capirex. “I’m doing daily physical therapy sessions at the medical center IM2S of Monaco. I already missed two races, that Mugello the most important for me. I want to ride my bike as soon as possible.”
Capirossi will still have to pass the medical commission’s physical and if he’ll actually be able to ride remains to be seen, so Guintoli will probably remain on standby.
Pramac Ducati talks about Mugello test
Yesterday’s MotoGP test at the Mugello didn’t leave Pramac Ducati’s Randy de Puniet very satisfied, despite the fact that with his best time of 1:49.384, he was almost one second faster than his best lap during the actual race. The French rider, who many thought could master the Ducati due to his rather loose and aggressive riding style is currently only 17th in the standings and yesterday compared his current Desmosedici chassis against the updated ‘step 1’ version.
Here’s what De Puniet after the test, “I turned a lot today, after yesterday’s race there was a lot problems. At the end I can’t be satisfied, the others riders are always faster than me.We made some progress on the bike used in this weekend, but not enough”.
Sylvain Guintoli who is to be Loris Capirossi’s replacement rider in case the Italian can’t be ready in time for the Sachsenring round, got reacquainted with the Ducati GP11; his last time on a Ducati prototype was back in 2008. The WSBK rider ended his day three seconds slower than Randy de Puniet and five seconds off pace from Casey Stoner, and just slightly faster than Moto2 rider Andrea Iannone who put in a few laps to get a feel of what it’s like to ride a MotoGP machine and even ran off track at the San Donato on his first lap out.
Andrea Iannone to test Pramac Ducati at Mugello
Pramac Ducati has confirmed that WSBK rider Sylvain Guintoli will be testing for the team at Mugello tomorrow (which will not see any 2012 factory bike testing) in the event that Loris Capirossi is unable to recover from his injuries in time for the upcoming Sachsenring and Laguna Seca rounds, and they’ve also announced that Andrea Iannone will also be getting a chance to test the GP11 tomorrow.
Ducati has often allowed lower class riders to test their GP bikes in order to get a taste of MotoGP (while checking them out as potential material), and since Iannone is expected to make the big switch to the premier class with his own CRT team next season, the test will give him some interesting comparisons to make with his future bike.
“I’m sorry that Loris wasn’t able to be with us this weekend at Mugello. Sylvain Guintoli, an old acquaintance of the Pramac Racing Team, will take his place tomorrow,” said Pramac boss, Paolo Campinoti. “The test will help Sylvain in case Capirex isn’t recovered in time to race at the Sachsenring or Laguna Seca, but we’re hopeful that Loris will return soon.We’re also pleased to welcome Andrea Iannone, who will test our bike in order to get used to the MotoGP class.”
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