Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso in MotoGP, and Marc Márquez in Moto2 will travel to Silverstone Circuit determined to keep the momentum of the last two races
With very little time to enjoy Casey Stoner’s victory and Marc Márquez’s second position achieved two days ago at the Catalunya Grand Prix, the Continental Circus is already moving to UK, where this weekend will take place another round of the Motorcycling World Championship. In the most intense period of the season, with another five races in the next seven weeks, the Repsol riders will try to keep the upward trend of the two last rounds, despite the confirmed absence of Dani Pedrosa, who will not be replaced by any other rider in the Repsol Honda Team’s garage.
His team mates Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso will try to take another step to the lead of the premiere category. After the last two wins, the Australian rider is now only seven behind Jorge Lorenzo, and in the second visit to Silverstone’s track, he will try to keep reducing the distance in the overall standings. Andrea Dovizioso, who finished second last season in Silverstone, hopes to be able to gather some valuable points and reduce the difference with the overall leaders.
In the intermediate class, Marc Márquez will face again the challenge to rediscover with his Moto2 a track he already knows from his time in 125cc. The Repsol rider won last year and, after a victory and a second position in the last two races, he wants to leave behind once and for all his uneven start of the season and keep improving in the overall classification, where he is now only four points behind third position and fourteen behind the second place.
Andrea Dovizioso:
“I like Silverstone, it’ s a good track for us and now that it has been resurfaced in the parts where there were more bumps it should be even better. The layout is beautiful and we go there to fight for the podium. In terms of race pace, in Catalunya we made a step forward compared to Le Mans, where we finished second. In Catalunya we were 4th as I couldn’t make use of the bike’s full potential due to tricky track conditions, but we were fast, finishing five seconds behind Casey. I’m very motivated to race in UK, in Donington I won my first MotoGP race and last year I took second position at Silverstone, where we raced for the first time. It will be important to work well from the first session and to be focused to get the best set up. I’m sorry to hear that Dani won’t race in Silverstone. I wish him a good recovery and I hope he will return soon”.
Casey Stoner:
“After a great last few races we’re looking forward to going to Silverstone, last year wasn’t so good for us after being unlucky off the start which prevented us from having a stronger race. I think this year with the Honda and the way things are going we can hope for a good performance, so long as everything goes smoothly. We need to stay focused and watch those around us as we know our biggest Championship rival at the moment, Jorge, is extremely fast there. Silverstone is a circuit I really enjoy, so we’ll see how the weekend pans out. It’s very disappointing not to have Dani present again this weekend, but this is his decision and I just wish him all the best at this difficult time”.
Marc Márquez:
“Now we face the period of the year with more back-to-back races and we have to be ready both physically and mentally. After the Catalan Grand Prix, the team and I are very optimistic for Silverstone. It is a circuit that suit me perfectly with the 125cc bike; it is a lot of fun and I liked it very much.The first part of the layout I would say is the most difficult, with several chicanes, but also with a rather long straight, alternating fast corners with slower ones. This variety makes it difficult to find a perfect set-up, so we will need to make the most of our time on track to get a good set-up and a fast race pace for Sunday”.
