The fourth round of the season will take place onFrench soil at the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans thisnext weekend.
Colin Edwards is no stranger to the podium at Le Mans;both in 2005 and 2008 he finished in third place. The American rider enjoysriding at Le Mans and looks forward to riding on his FTR-Kawasaki bike thisweekend. Teammate Claudio Corti also knows what it feels like to be on thepodium here. The Italian rider had a podium finish last year while riding inthe Moto2 category and would like to take his first MotoGP points at the thisvery same track.
In Moto2, our NGM riders Simone Corsi, Alex DeAngelis and Mattia Pasini have previously been on the podium at Le Mans, all ofthem managing a third place in 2010, 2007 and 2008 respectively. All threeItalians are eager to repeat their results at Le Mans. Their Spanish teammateRicky Cardús was unable to finish the race in his previous visits to Le Mansbut hopes that this year will be the turning point for him at the French track.
Colin Edwards -5
“Looking forward to Le Mans, I can’t say Jerezwas perfect but we at least got on the score board and looking to build on thatmomentum. We have a few new things that we want to try with FTR. Le Mans is atrack that for some reason I have always gone good at so lets get rolling!”
Claudio Corti –71
“During the two-day test we found a few thingsthat work well, allowing us to have a faster pace and allowing me to ride thebike a little better. Le Mans is a track at which I was able to come in secondlast year in rain conditions so I have good memories there. Its probably notone of my favorite tracks but I enjoy riding there and the warmth of the Frenchfans. Look forward to being out on track there.”
Simone Corsi – 3
“After this last race I expect to dobetter at Le Mans. We have definitely struggled at Jerez but knowing that LeMans is a completely different track we hope to do better. We had a two-daytest at Estoril after Jerez that has allowed us to come up with new solutionsfor our bike. I have high expectations for this race.”
Alex De Angelis - 15
“TheGrand Prix of Le Mans has always been on the most difficult ones giving itsweather conditions. The cold and the rain are recurring visitors at this track.We will start the weekend with a different setting that we tested last week onat Estoril and that we hope will be convenient for the French circuit.”
Mattia Pasini –54
“We are ready for the Le Mans race. Since lastweek’s test at Estoril we can’t wait to get out on track again. With the teamand SpeedUp we have done important improvements that allow us to believe in thepossibility of making a big step. We are focused and feel ready for the race onSunday and we hope to improve our results from Jerez, which were under ourexpectations.”
Ricky Cardús - 88
“Iam very concentrated for the Le Mans race. After the results I had in Jerez Ijust want to go out on track and get started on work. I believe that Le Manscan be a good track for our bike.”
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