British Grand Prix - PREVIEW
Donington Park Circuit, Great Britain
JOSE LUIS CARDOSO AND IVAN SILVA: DETERMINATION
AND COMBATIVITY FOR DONINGTON PARK
 Third
and last of three consecutive races in Europe, the British
Grand Prix, that will take place at Donington Park this weekend,
will be the ninth round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship.
Real feat of strength, this appointment in England is significant
for both riders of the Team PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP. JOSE
LUIS CARDOSO wants to confirm the good result he obtained
in the incredible race of Barcelona, and the young, determinate
and promising IVAN SILVA, already wants to amaze at his second
apparition in the MotoGP class, on the DUCATI DESMOSEDICI
GP06 “Sat.”. For ALEX HOFMANN, continuity on the
Official DUCATI replacing the injured Sete Gibernau. Conviction,
engagement and tenacity are the watchwords of the Team PRAMAC
D’ANTIN MOTOGP to aim at a good performance during the
British Grand Prix
The first session of free practice will be on Friday 30th
June at 10.00 a.m., English time.
LUIS D’ANTIN (Team Manager): “ALEX
HOFMANN will still replace Sete Gibernau and we will still
have the Spanish IVAN SILVA with us. After a very positive
debut at his first ever race with a MotoGP bike, I’m
sure that he will be able to aim at a better result here in
England, he’s learning very quickly and we do trust
his capacities. About CARDOSO, our aim is to get more points
for the Championship general classification”.
JOSE LUIS CARDOSO #30: “It’s
been a very long time since I was at Donington for the last
time. I think it will be as a new track for me, with a very
different motorcycle. Anyway, I’ve got very good memories
about this track, I remember I liked it a lot. I can’t
wait to go on track, there is a lot of work to do and I’m
really motivated, I want to get some more points for the classification,
after the ones I obtained in Barcelona. My whole team deserves
it”.
 IVAN
SILVA #22: “Donington is a new track for me,
I never rode there. With the whole team, we will go on working
very hard, with a lot of motivation and engagement. I need
to learn the most possible to demonstrate what I’m worth
to everybody, I would like to have the opportunity to take
part to the next World Championship season in the MotoGP class.
In the meanwhile, I would like to thank once again everyone,
Luis d’Antín, PRAMAC, all the sponsors and the
whole Team, for this great opportunity they’re giving
to me”.
CIRCUIT DETAILS
The circuit of Donington was built in 1931 to stage motorcycle
events and closed down during the Second World War. Left derelict,
it was bought in 1971 by a local and motor sport enthusiast
businessman, Tom Wheatcroft. The circuit was reopened in 1977
after huge investment and always remained one of the best
circuits in Britain. Located in the beautiful countryside
of Leicestershire, in the English Midlands and near to the
village of Castle Donington, its natural amphitheatre facilitates
excellent viewing possibilities to the spectators.
The track is 4023 meters long and has 11 corners (7 right
and 4 left corners). It’s quite fast and has a flowing
layout broken up by a slow second-half of tight corners. A
combination of smooth racing and good corner speed that has
to be combined with last-gasp braking and hard acceleration.
Longest straight: 564m
Wide: 10m
Pole Position: left
Direction: clockwise
MotoGP - Circuit Record: 1’29.973 (Colin Edwards - 2004)
MotoGP – Fastest Lap: 1’27.897 (Valentino Rossi
- 2005)
MotoGP 2005 Race: 1° Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2° Kenny
Roberts Jr. (Suzuki) 3° Alex Barros (Honda)
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