Two-Seater Catalunya
F1'S MARC GENE AMAZED BY MARLBORO DUCATI TWO-SEATER
Randy Mamola and the Ducati Marlboro Team two-seater gave
two more personalities a first-hand taste of the MotoGP experience
in Spain today, one from the world of F1 cars, the other from
the world of opera.
Two weeks after Michael Schumacher rode with Mamola at Mugello,
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro test driver Marc Gene rode two high-speed
laps of Catalunya this morning. The 32-year-old Spaniard was
astonished by Mamola's aggressive corner entries.
"I was pretty calm before the ride, then when I saw
the bike go down the straight from the pits, I realised the
speed," he said. "It was going into the corners
that impressed me most, I couldn't understand the physics
of how the bike could go into the turns at such a high lean
angle. Every time I thought ‘that's it', the front end
is going to go, we're on the ground, but it was okay. Randy
was trying pretty hard, I could feel the bike moving around
when the rear was spinning coming out of the turns, but going
into the corners was for me the most impressive thing."
Jennie Engstroem, daughter of opera singer Barbara and classic-bike-racing
father Martin, found Catalunya's 1km main straight the most
impressive part of her outing. "We're all big fans of
MotoGP,"said the 21-year-old from Sweden. "Randy
was amazing and the speed was amazing. I definitely enjoyed
the straight line the most, I could feel myself flying!"
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