Jerez de la Frontera - Spain
 CASEY
STONER AND MARCO MELANDRI JOIN BRIDGESTONE TYRE LAUNCH IN
JEREZ
A few days after the opening MotoGP event of 2008 in Qatar,
Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri attended the international
media launch of the new Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 tyre, which
uses tyre technology derived from MotoGP to produce a tyre
that gives high-level grip performance in braking, cornering
and acceleration.
Stoner, fresh from his race win at the Qatar GP and Melandri
completed a handful of laps of the Circuit de Jerez in southern
Spain using a Ducati 848 equipped with the new BT-016 hypersport
tyres, together with former GP rider Jeremy McWilliams, who
has been working for Bridgestone to set up the bikes at the
track.
Both said they have been impressed with the performance of
the 848 and the new BT-016 hypersport.
"Riding on track with Marco and Jeremy, for once without
the pressure of the chronometer was good fun", said the
World Champion. "My initial impressions of the tyre were
good and so was my feeling with the 848 which has impressed
me with the handling, the power delivery and the stability
in braking. It has been a good relax after the excitement
of the GP. Bridgestone has played an important part in my
MotoGP career, they listened to me from the beginning, even
if I was still young and I hadn't won MotoGP races, they gave
back what I was putting in, so it has been a pleasure to join
them at this event."
"It truly was a very fun event," echoed Melandri.
"I went out to make five laps with my 848 and I just
didn't stop lapping. After two hours they had to stop me or
I would miss my plane! The tyre offered a fantastic grip,
the bike was amazing in every aspect: the front precise in
the changes of direction, the power simply great, the rear
enjoyable when sliding entering the corners. Now I need some
days of relax but not too many. I really look forward to get
back working with my team in order to be able to get the maximum
from my GP8".
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