Bitter qualifying session for NGM Mobile Forward Racing at Brno

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Simone Corsi will start from the 15th place; unable to repeat his Indianapolis qualifying result he remains confident for tomorrow’s race. The feeling with his SpeedUp bike is good and the important thing will be to focus on the start of the race. Close to him on the starting grid will be his teammate Mattia Pasini in 16th place. Pasini was delayed during the session due to some problems during the qualifying session. Further down the grid are Alex De Angelis and Ricky Cardús, who will start from the 21st and 25th place respectively on tomorrows starting grid.

Simone Corsi – 15th

“Today things really didn’t go well and we will not be starting tomorrow from the front of the grid. Unfortunately in Moto2 it’s not easy to do a good race when you start the race this far back, it means we will have to do a really good start in order to do as many overtakes as possible. The feeling with the bike is okay and we remain confident for tomorrow’s performance.”

Mattia Pasini – 16th

“I am satisfied with today’s qualifying session but of the place on the grid. We have the potential do so much better. At the very beginning of the session I was between fourth and fifth place. We had a small problem the last time I entered the pits to make some changes making us lose some time, these things do happen in race. I am hopeful for tomorrow’s race, the feeling with the bike is good, we have a good pace and we are ready to do a good race.”

Alex De Angelis – 21st

“We have been struggling a lot to find the feeling with the bike at this track, making it very difficult for us to find the right setting. Tomorrow during the warm up we will try to find the best possible solution for the race. It will be a very complicated race for me tomorrow, I will start at the back of the grid but I will still fight for it.”

Ricky Cardús – 25th

“I am not very satisfied with my qualifying result even if I have improved during the free practice sessions. I am now closer to my teammates but still far from the front group. I was hoping to find a better setup, I feel very high up on the bike and I don’t seem to find the right feeling to push as I would like to.”

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Alex De Angelis Close to Top Ten Finish at Laguna

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It was a hot day at Laguna Seca. After a minute's silence in honor of Andrea Antonelli, who tragically lost his life at Moscow Raceway while competing in the World Supersport race, the American national anthem was played.

A few laps into the race, a determined Alex De Angelis caught up with his fellow Ducati rider Nicky Hayden, but the gap between them was unfortunately too wide to allow him to remain in his slipstream.

The 32 laps of this Californian circuit were a tough endurance test for the San Marino rider, who ran a mainly lonely race, but towards the end he was forced to defend his tenth place and he eventually lost one position on the final lap.

The Ignite Pramac Racing Team sincerely thanks Alex for the professionalism and commitment he demonstrated during this extremely positive weekend.

Alex De Angelis - Ignite Pramac Racing Team

“I am very happy. Our initial goal was not to be last, but already on Friday we saw the opportunity to try to score some points and we did it. I come back home with 5 points in the standings. It was a great race, I really tried hard and I also made contact with another rider a few times towards the end. I am very satisfied with the way it went. I’d like to thank Ducati, the Ignite Pramac Racing Team and my team (NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team) for the opportunity they gave me. I hope to have demonstrated my potential, because, as everyone knows, I would really like to come back to race in MotoGP. "

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Fifth Row Start for Alex De Angelis at Laguna Seca

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Alex De Angelis, substitute rider for Ignite Pramac Racing Team rider Ben Spies at Laguna Seca, today took part in MotoGP’s new qualifying format for the first time, finishing the day with 14th place on the starting grid.

The San Marino rider improved his time in every exit and missed advancing to the Q2 session by just a few tenths of a second. His time of 1:23.253, nearly a second better than his best from yesterday, put him on row five.

For tomorrow, De Angelis is determined to further reduce his gap to the front group, and to earn some points.

Alex De Angelis – Ignite Pramac Racing Team

“I’m really happy with how the weekend is going. In qualifying, I immediately did my best time with the first tyre; I tried to push harder with the second one, but then I made a mistake on the last lap. Our initial goal was to improve session by session, and I must say we’re managing to do that. We also just missed out on Q2 today, and that’s something I never expected; when we stsarted, it seemed truly unthinkable. The fact that I already know the track certainly helped, although I had to re-find my reference points a bit, but the race will be long tomorrow; it’s been three years since my last time in MotoGP, and I’m not used to it anymore. I’ll do my best, trying to follow the riders in front of me, and we’ll see what we can do. At this point I’ve also made it a goal to get some points.”

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First practice session for Alex De Angelis at Laguna Seca

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Alex De Angelis finished his first free practice session at Laguna Seca with 13th place and a time of 1'25.133.

Alex De Angelis – Ignite Pramac Racing Team

“It was a great first session. I have to say that I never expected to go so well. The track is fantastic, I enjoyed it right from the start, I think I manage to defend myself quite well, putting a few riders behind me. We were mainly focused on putting the laps in and nothing else, the goal was to acquire data and experience. My lines are obviously different from those of the other riders, because they are still linked to my Moto2 style, but I am not afraid to open the throttle. Now I am ready for the second free practice session.”

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Scott Redding on Top FP2 Moto2 Sachsenring

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Scott Redding leads the FP2 Moto2 Sachsenring 1'25.152. Alex De Angelis on second fastest 1'25.286, while Pol Espargaro on third fastest 1'25.318

1 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 1'25.152

2 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'25.286

3 Pol ESPARGARO Tuenti HP 40 1'25.318

4 Johann ZARCO Came Iodaracing Project 1'25.331

5 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team 1'25.458

6 Xavier SIMEON Desguaces La Torre Maptaq 1'25.482

7 Randy KRUMMENACHER Technomag carXpert 1'25.533

8 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing 1'25.541

9 Julian SIMON Italtrans Racing Team 1'25.563

10 Simone CORSI NGM Mobile Racing 1'25.584

11 Esteve RABAT Tuenti HP 40 1'25.605

12 Jordi TORRES Aspar Team Moto2 1'25.650

13 Nicolas TEROL Aspar Team Moto2 1'25.734

14 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team 1'25.743

15 Marcel SCHROTTER Desguaces La Torre SAG 1'25.790

16 Ricard CARDUS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'25.882

17 Sandro CORTESE Dynavolt Intact GP 1'26.020

18 Mattia PASINI NGM Mobile Racing 1'26.145

19 Toni ELIAS Blusens Avintia 1'26.215

20 Gino REA Gino Rea Race Team 1'26.220

21 Danny KENT Tech 3 1'26.283

22 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag carXpert 1'26.336

23 Louis ROSSI Tech 3 1'26.371

24 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 1'26.494

25 Anthony WEST QMMF Racing Team 1'26.554

26 Yuki TAKAHASHI IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 1'26.642

27 Kyle SMITH Blusens Avintia 1'26.675

28 Axel PONS Tuenti HP 40 1'26.791

29 Mike DI MEGLIO JiR Moto2 1'26.959

30 Steven ODENDAAL Argiñano & Gines Racing 1'26.979

31 Alex MARIÑELARENA TargoBank Motorsport 1'27.450

32 Roman RAMOS Argiñano & Gines Racing 1'27.810

33 Doni Tata PRADITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1'28.199

34 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO QMMF Racing Team 1'30.117

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Alex De Angelis and Ignite Pramac Racing Team together at Laguna Seca

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Alex De Angelis is to step in as replacement rider for Ben Spies at Laguna Seca on the Ignite Pramac Racing Team’s Ducati Desmosedici GP13. The man from San Marino will be able to take part in the second US round this year due to the fact that the Moto2 World Championship is not scheduled to race that weekend.

Michele Pirro, Ducati’s tester and rider, will continue to replace the Texan until Sachsenring, but will not be able to take part in the American race because he is involved in a test session scheduled for Misano from 23 to 25 July.

Ben Spies is expected to return to racing at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on August 18. 

Alex is not new to the top class, having already taken part in two seasons of MotoGP in 2008 and 2009, and also in 2010 as replacement rider for the injured Hiroshi Aoyama in three rounds.

De Angelis, who currently rides for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team, will get his first opportunity to try out the Desmosedici GP13, during the forthcoming Ducati test session scheduled for Misano this coming week. Alex will test the bike on Thursday 4 July.

The Pramac Racing Team and Ducati wish to thank the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team and the San Marino rider for their availability in making possible this collaboration.

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Corsi and De Angelis in the Top 10 at Mugello

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The Mugello GP comes to an end with positive results for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Riders.

Simone Corsi and Alex De Angelis finish the race in the Top10 in seventh and eighth place respectively with their SpeedUp bike in a vey disputed race. Good start for the Spanish rider Ricky Cardús who after a very difficult qualifying session yesterday has managed a nineteenth place.  A complicated beginning of the race for Mattia Pasini who jump-started the race and was penalized with a drive through.

The NGM Mobile Forward Riders finish the home race at Mugello taking many points and will and will stay one more day at the Italian track for an official day of testing.

Simone Corsi – 7th – 40.04.660

“I am not at all satisfied of the today’s results, we could have done better. I had a good start of the race managing to gain many positions but the front four were already gone and it became complicated to catch up with them. I suffered on the third sector losing four tenths but the feeling with the bike was good. I am sorry for the end of race position I wanted to do better at the home race. Our goal is to be in the top positions and for that we have to work more and take full advantage of tomorrow’s test day to find the right solutions.”   

Alex De Angelis – 8th – 40.04.786

“We could have done better but it was a good race. The battle with Simone Corsi definitely made me lose some positions and at the very end stuck in traffic in the group in which we were both in and found myself having to fight again to regain positions. Its a real shame because my race pace was good, my lap times are 1´53s, very close to the lap times of the head of the race. Overall it was a positive race, the best so far this season and the gap at the end of the race is the best one so far. I take this as the restart of the season with this new chassis. I am only sorry that I wasn’t able to do a bit better.” 

Ricky Cardús – 19th – 40.36.087

“I started the race very concentrated, I really wanted to have a good start after all the difficulties that we have encountered during the weekend but it was complicated to be fast after al the problems we have had. It is a track that I really enjoy but I was not able to do good lap times. I made a good start but was held back battling in the first corners going on the gravel and making it difficult to get a good pace. Knowing that the race was over for me I focused on gaining confidence with the bike. We have a testing program for tomorrow in which we will be trying several modifications that we hope will help us at the Montmelo GP. I have to regain the concentration in order to be fast with this bike.” 

Mattia Pasini – 25th – 41.05.837

“I am disappointed, after the Le Mans GP and Friday’s positive start I was expecting to do better for our home race.  Today I have paid a high price for a little mistake at the start of the race and after yesterday’s two crashes I lost a bit of feeling with the bike. Fortunately tomorrow we test: we have an important day ahead of us, we have to go over everything we have done this weekend in order to be competitive at Barcelona. The Spaniards have won in our territory and it will be our turn to do the same in their territory at the next GP.”

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NGM Mobile Forward Racing riders await the fourth round at Le Mans

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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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Bitter Jerez race for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Moto2 riders

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The Jerez Grand Prix of Spain at the Circuito de Jerez comes to an end for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing riders and their SpeedUp bike.

Simone Corsi, slowed down due to the grip problems of the rear tire, managing to arrive in fourteenth position. Right behind him were Alex De Angelis and Mattia Pasini, unable to repeat their Austin race performance and finishing in today’s race in fifteenth and sixteenth position. Closing the forward ranking today was Ricky Cardús, who had a lack of feeling with the bike during the Spanish racing weekend.

Difficult race for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team, who is now looking forward to the two day testing this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday at Estoril in order to test new parts before the GP of France at Le Mans.

Simone Corsi – 14th

“I was expecting something more of today’s race. We used a new setting for the race; maybe it was a bit of a gamble with which I was not able to get the right feeling with the bike. Right at the beginning of the race I gained positions but was sliding a lot with the rear tire. I am not happy with today’s results; the gap with the Rabat and the fourteenth place from today is not a position that I want to be in. We have two testing days ahead of us at Estoril where we will continue working. Lets hope that Le Mans will be better for us.”

Alex De Angelis – 15th

“We were able to get one point today. After this morning’s warm up I can honestly say that I would have never imagined being able to get in the points at the end of this race. If we compare the race results to the free practices it was a good result, even if making a good result has a different meaning for me. We were not able to make the comebacks that we have done in past races and I didn’t have the same pace as the top guys. I knew from the IRTA test during preseason that it would be a though race here and I hope that this problems we had this weekend is only due to the type of track. I hope we will be able to be back in the front group where we have already seen we have the potential to be in.”

Mattia Pasini – 16th

“I knew today’s race would be difficult but I was hoping to have a better second half of the race like I did at Austin. I was able to maintain a good pace throughout the race but had a forty seconds gap with the fastest rider, a gap that is close to the one the other SpeedUp bikes have, of thirty-five seconds. We have ended another race and take with us data to analyze that will be useful for the next race. We have the potential to win and we have to take full advantage of it.”

Ricky Cardùs – 21st

“It has been a tough weekend, the toughest so far this season. We knew this track wouldn’t be an easy one for us. My mechanics have worked very hard this weekend and we know that we still have a lot more to do really competitive at all the race tracks. I want to turn a page and think about the up coming race.”

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NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team headed to Jerez for first European GP

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The third round of the 2013 seasontakes the championship to Jerez de la Frontera the first European race of theseason. The first Spanish race could be the turning point for the team’s CRTriders and a further improvement our riders in the Moto2 category.

Colin Edwards, unable to cross thefinish line in the first two races of the season sees Jerez as the perfectopportunity to show the potential for the FTR-Kawasaki package. His teammateClaudio Corti looks forward to racing at Jerez, a track that he knows betterand allows him to be confident in improving his results. 

In Moto2 Simone Corsi looks forwardto putting up a good fight among the fastest riders. Alex de Angelis wants thefocus on a better performance during qualifying, which seems to be the mainweakness for him and his crew. Mattia Pasini hopes to maintain the momentumfrom Austin and make another step forward and Ricky Cardús looks forward to thefirst Spanish race.

ColinEdwards – 5

“I am really looking forward toJerez, obviously after our last couple of races it would be nice to get afinish and it has been a race at which I had a podium at before, had some goodmemories there. Obviously being the first European race everybody kind of getsin the grove and settles in and starts working. Looking forward to it!” 

ClaudioCorti – 71

“We come back to Jerez after two very tough races.We have some data from Jerez because of the test we did during pre season andwith a few more kilometers, a few improvements and an evolution since that lasttest, we can surely hope for slightly better results. This circuit is not oneof my favorites but I have done relatively well here in the past.”

SimoneCorsi – 3

“On Sunday we will race at Jerez, a circuit atwhich we have tested a lot during the pre season. I expected something morefrom the first two races, we got only a few points but I am hopeful and remainoptimistic for this next race at Jerez because during the weekend in Texas weproved to be fast during all weekend. We have to work in order to reduce thegap with the front guys. The team is doing a great job!”

AlexDe Angelis – 15

“After the comeback during the Texas GP both theteam and I hope that the setup used during the American race can be adapted tothe Jerez circuit. We have to work a lot in order to be ready for thequalifying session, which at the moment seems to be our weak spot, we areworking towards it and look forward to prove it in the near future.”

Mattia Pasini – 54

“We are ready forJerez after a very good performance in Austin that allows us to hope for goodresults. I was able to have a good race pace with the bike in Texas and a goodfeeling with the bike, ideal conditions for us to make another step forward.”

Ricky Cardús - 88

“It’s an importantrace for me, the first European race and I can’t wait to be there with all theSpanish fans. Right now I feel much better physically even if I am stillrecovering. I know it will not be easy for us to be in the front group but thefeeling with the bike has improved and I want to race!”

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Texas welcomes Colin Edwards and NGM Mobile Forward Racing teammates

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The second race of the season takes NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team to the Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) in Texas. The inaugural GP race in Texas will have a very special connotation for our MotoGP rider Colin Edwards. The American rider, also known as the “Texas Tornado” will be attending his very first home race.

The Moto2 riders look forward to improving their results with their SpeedUp bike from the first season race in Qatar; Simone Corsi is aiming to fight for the podium positions, Alex De Angelis is hoping for a quick adaptation process to be competitive, Mattia Pasini will aim to place better in qualifying to have a good race in Texas and Ricky Cardús is very enthusiastic about this first race at the COTA and show what he is made of.

The Texas Tornado and teammate Claudio Corti are in turn, eager to arrive at the Texan circuit. Both Edwards and Corti will be experiencing the track for the first time with their FTR-Kawasaki as of Friday. Both riders look forward to this second race of the season.

Colin Edwards – 5

“I´m really excited about the Austin GP, it will be the first GP I´ve ever driven to which is awesome. As far as expanding the audience we´ve had one out west side, one on the east side and now we get to have one south. I´ve got a lot of friends, a lot of family coming and I am looking forward to it. It should be good!”

Claudio Corti -71

“I always look forward to going to a new circuit, its like entering into a brand new playground when you are a little kid. I expect it to be s tought weekend since we have no data on this new track but will the experience adquired in Qatar I go into this race cold headed and confident about the team´s potential and my own.”

Simone Corsi - 3

“After the positive start in Qatar I am optimistic for the race in Austin! Its a new circuit for everyone and it will be key to find the best possible setting right away and memorize the track and the best line to follow. I had a good feeling with the bike on the first race and I hope to make a bigger step this weekend to be able to fight for the podium.”

Alex De Angelis - 15

"Its hard to make any assesments on how the race will go at Austin, Its a new circuit for all of us but in the past I have always been able to adapt to new tracks rapidly. I will do my best to improve the results from the first race in Qatar.”

Mattia Pasini - 54

“After an unlucky weekend in Doha I go very motivated into this second race of the season at Austin. We have to fix a few little problems in order to be  as fast as we would want this weekend. With the work plan we have set with the team  I believe we can be very competitive."

Ricky Cardùs - 88

“I am happy to be riding for the first time at this circuit. Its a race track that I have only seen photos of  and so far has impressed me. Its a shame that I am not completely recovered from the Qatar crash but I hope that this last few days before the race will do the trick. It will be a fun race, I´m lookign forward to racing in America, a country that I really enjoy visiting and where I hope to improve my race results from Qatar.”

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First points for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team Moto2 in Qatar

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The tenth edition of the Qatar GP has come to an end under the floodlight in Qatar where the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team has taken the first points of the season.

Simone Corsi and Alex De Angelis have both finished within the points with their SpeedUp finishing seventh and eight respectively.

Unfortunately Mattia Pasini and Ricky Cardús were not able to cross the finish line today; Pasini touched with Mike Di Meglio, causing him to crash and a high side stopped Cardús. After a medical checkup at the Circuit Clinic with the assistance of the Clinica Mobile, the possibility of having Cardús sustain fractures after his crash was discarded.

Simone Corsi – 7th 

“We disserved the fourth place after being with the front group. I started the race really well and gained many positions during the start of the race but the front guys were catchable, they had a different pace. The fourth place was within our reach and it was also important for us in terms of the points for the championship. Throughout the weekend I’ve had a problem on my forearm that got accentuated during the last few laps making me unable to push, as I would have wanted. The feeling with the bike for Austin is very good, a new circuit for all of us.”

Alex De Angelis – 8th

“The eighth place is a good placement for being the first race. I struggled a bit with the full tank during the first few laps, making me lose a few positions. I tried my best to remain close to the front group and when the others started having problems with the tires that’s when I decided to attack. I came back and take positions to get close to the fast guys and could have possibly finished the race in a better position. My last lap time was my fastest. We have data to work with, we have to keep working.”

Mattia Pasini – Not Classified

“We had an unfortunate weekend, didn’t achieve what we expected but we have to look think and think towards the upcoming next race. We have to place better in qualifying. We are a very united team and I thank my crew for the work they have done these last few days. We have to hold on tight and think about Austin.”

Ricky Cardùs – Not Classified

“Before my crash I had a good pace and was going really fast. I could have gotten a good result today but I made a mistake and crashed. In this moment I am a bit banged up because of the crash but thankfully the doctors have excluded any possible fractures.”

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NGM Forward Racing Ready to Ride at Qatar

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The 2013 MotoGP season kicks-off at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing team.

The MotoGP objectives are clear, have the Colin Edwatds and Claudio Corti to fight among the best CRTs for the first CRT podium of the season with their FTR-Kawasaki bike. The Moto2 objective for Simone Corsi, Alex de Angelis and Mattia Pasini and Ricky Cardús is clear, fight for the title with the SpeedUp factory support.

After a short but intense pre season the six NGM Mobile Forward rides are ready to ride. MotoGP testing will begin Thursday at 19:55 local time, preceded exactly one hour before by Moto2´s first free practice session, followed by the second free practice at 21:50 also for Moto2.

Colin Edwards

“Looking forward to get to this first race with a new package (FTR-Kawasaki) Qatar is always a little bit special to me, being a night race and having had good results here in the past. Looking forward to it, ready to get the year underway.”

Claudio Corti

“Finally the season begins! We have worked very hard from the very first test to the last one and I can ´t wait to get on track and see where we are at in terms of the other CRTs. We know we still have a lot of work ahead of us but right now I want to feel the adrenalin rush that you only get during a race!”

Simone Corsi

“I am very happy to get this new season started. We have tested many things this winter in order to find the best possible setup. I am satisfied of the work we have done on the new bike and I can’t wait to get to Doha!” 

Alex De Angelis

“ I am very curious to see how this first race goes. Qatar is a circuit that I like a lot; it’s always a pleasure for me to ride here. We have the new chassis for this race and we hope it will give us a little something extra to get closer to the top guys. As always I will do my best to get the season started in the best possible way!”

Mattia Pasini

“I can’t wait to get to race with the new bike on Qatar. I am extremely motivated and so is my team.”

Ricky Cardus

“We have a long season ahead of us and Qatar is the starting point. This race will help me fully understand where we are at with the bike and its development at this particular circuit and gain confidence with my bike. I am calm and hopeful because I know results will come.”

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NGM Mobile Forward Racing presents their 2013 team in Milan

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The NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team presents its  2013 team last night in Milan. The team presented its six riders; Colin Edwards, Claudio Corti in MotoGP and Simone Corsi, Alex De Angelis, Mattia Pasini and Ricky Cardús in Moto2.

Giovanni Cuzari, Forward Racing and Media Action CEO unveiled the 2013 look for both MotoGP and Moto2 bikes alongside title sponsor Stefano Nesi, NGM Mobile CEO. Also present at the event Moto2 constructor SpeedUp Factory CEO Luca Boscoscuro. The riders expressed their eagerness to begin the season and commented on the winter tests at Valencia, Jerez and Sepang.

Giovanni Cuzari – CEO/ Team Owner

“The same way that NGM has become famous for having doubled the SIM on the cell phones, we will like to do the same doubling the number of riders in our team! In the case of the CRT the long-term goal is to maintain the visibility on track even in the case of suffering “inconveniences” and creating a team that has an appealing format for a prospect constructor that might eventually become interested. It is obvious that having two riders allows the team to develop the CRT prototypes at a faster pace. In the Moto2 category our expectations are others, we want to see our visibility double, which would be otherwise difficult to do in such a crowded category, where the results are the key factor to visibility. This is how we arrived to having six riders; 2 riders in CRT and 4 in Moto2, riding with the same colors under the hope of providing satisfaction to those that believe in us.”

Marco Curioni – Managing Director

“Its a great feeling to get a new season started. We are a young team and every year has been a new challenge that has lead to a constant growth by following the opportunities that have been presented to us. We believe in a sustainable economical system in which our sponsors support the team economically but are guaranteed a return of their investment in terms of visibility. A system in which our riders, true leading characters of this sport, can concentrate on training and being performing instead of being on the constant lookout for personal sponsors. A system in which out technicians, can rely on the security/tranquility provided by the continuity that allow us to make of this common passion a professional job other than only concentrating prestige and visibility.”  

Stefano Nesi - CEO President of NGM Italia  

"NGM Mobile is synonymous of research and innovation in a challenging industry. Our main goal has been to introduce the Dual SIM system in a mature and complex market. We have been able to do so by differentiating ourselves from our competitors in such a way that it has allowed us the chance of conquering top position in the Italian market. Today we are proud of presenting the six riders and bikes of the team ready to ride with the NGM colors for the second year in a row for both the Moto2 and the MotoGP categories. Colin Edwards and Claudio Corti will represent the team in MotoGP and this season Alex De Angelis will be joined by; Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini and Ricky Cradús for a very exciting season. The presence of our team with four ambitious riders in the Moto2 class will surely increase the visibility of our brand throughout the season not only in Italy but also around the world, allowing NGM to reach other parts of the globe.”

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The curtain falls on this 2012 season for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team

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The MotoGP world championship in coming to an end but not quite yet, the now classic end of season Valencia GP has yet to take place this weekend. In the MotoGP category Colin Edwards will be fighting for the fourth place in the CRT standing: the American rider has to gain 3 points over James Ellison and the absent Yonny Heranndez to achieve it.

In Moto2 there is yet to be determined if Alex De Angelis will be able to ride this weekend. The rider from San Marino is recovering rapidly from the injury on his left hand suffered in Australia. We will have to wait until Thursday morning after the visit to the Clinica Mobile in order to know if he will be declared fit to race this weekend at the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana. On the other hand the participation of his teammate Yuki Takahashi is guaranteed, the Japanese rider will be aiming this weekend to get in the points.

Colin Edwards -5

"With the struggles we’ve had this season I’ve been pretty happy these last few races. 

It’s been a tough year and we have worked our way through it. I look forward to this weekend, I have always liked Valencia, I’m just hoping that the weather doesn’t get too cold. Some good weather would be nice for this last race."

Alex De Angelis - 15

"I like the Valencia circuit, I have won races here in the past. It will be very difficult to get back out on the track after my crash from Philip Island and the injury that it caused me on my left hand. I am currently doing everything that the doctors are telling me in order to be ready for this weekend’s GP but it will need a long time for my hand to heal and be as it was. I will not be participating on the test on Monday after the Valencia GP." 

Yuki Takahashi - 72

“This is our last opportunity this season to get in the points and we will do out best to get them. From the moment we started working with FTR we improved a lot but the race results do not do justice all the hard work and effort put in. We go to Valencia with high expectations.”

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Alex De Angelis Wins Dramatic Moto2 Sepang

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Alex De Angelis wins the sepang Moto2 wet race after red flagged due to bad weather. Anthony West from QMMF on second place, while Gino Rea on third place. Surprise came from Malaysian wild card rider Hafizh Syahrin on fourth place finish from 27th position start.

1 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing

2 Anthony WEST QMMF Racing Team

3 Gino REA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2

4 Hafizh SYAHRIN Petronas Raceline Malaysia

5 Julian SIMON Blusens Avintia

6 Andrea IANNONE Speed Master

7 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team

8 Bradley SMITH Tech 3 Racing

9 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag-CIP

10 Esteve RABAT Tuenti Movil HP 40

11 Pol ESPARGARO Tuenti Movil HP 40

12 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team

13 Toni ELIAS Italtrans Racing Team

14 Axel PONS Tuenti Movil HP 40

15 Ricard CARDUS Arguiñano Racing Team

16 Yuki TAKAHASHI NGM Mobile Forward Racing

17 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA Technomag-CIP

18 Marcel SCHROTTER Desguaces La Torre SAG

19 Jesko RAFFIN GP Team Switzerland

20 Elena ROSELL QMMF Racing Team

21 Marco COLANDREA SAG Team

22 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2

23 Simone CORSI Came IodaRacing Project

  

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 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten-Paddock

 Mike DI MEGLIO Kiefer Racing

 Marc MARQUEZ Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol

 Nicolas TEROL Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2

 Jordi TORRES Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2

 Eric GRANADO JIR Moto2

 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team

 Johann ZARCO JIR Moto2

 Xavier SIMEON Tech 3 Racing

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De Angelis back in the Top10 at Sepang

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Good qualifying session for Alex De Angelis who during this second day at Sepang has recovered faith and improves his lap times at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The rider from San Marino ends the qualifying session in ninth position at only eight tenths from the pole and at only .23 from the Top4.

Yuki Takahashi on the other hand has had an unfortunate qualifying session. The Japanese rider finds himself starting from the twenty-third position on the grid after not being able to find the right feeling during the session with his FTR.

Alex de Angelis – 9th (2´07.849)

“I am satisfied with today’s result, we come back to the positions I should be more or less in. Halfway through the session we made an important modification on the rear that made us improve considerably. We still have work ahead of us because the top riders are very fast but we are surely working in the right direction. My back still hurts from yesterday’s crash in the rain but between today an tomorrow we will work along with the Clinical Mobile to be at my best for the race.”

Yuki Takahashi – 23rd (2´09.053)

“At the beginning of qualifying session I had a good pace and had a good feeling with the bike. Even if the feeling I had with the tires I was already using I still decided to change and try the hard ones and exited on the last 10 minutes of the session. I saw a big group with Pol Espargaro and Simone Corsi and thought that I could get to them and push but couldn’t.  At the moment I feel the bike is quite good and tomorrow during the warm up I will just concentrate on the race pace.”

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Unexpected results at Motegi for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team Moto2

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Yuki Takahashi and Alex De Angelis did not succeed in their set goal of being in the points at the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan after a complicated qualifying session and equally challenging race.

The Japanese finished the race in 16th position at only a few thousandths from the getting the first points of the season, while for Alex De Angelis the grip problems condemn his weekend.

Yuki Takahashi – 16th

“Today was the home Grand Prix for Japan and I wanted to do my best. The start was not so bad and after three laps I made a mistake and did an overland and lost some positions and after that I concentrated on keeping a good pace and recover those positions but it was difficult.This weekend we tried many different settings and during the race we gathered important data. I am happy because I know that if I had not made that mistake I could have taken points and we can see now the potential we really have. I will continue working in this direction in Sepang.”

Alex de Angelis - 20th

“We worked very hard this weekend to try and find the best possible solution but in the race the bike moved a lot because we had no grip what so ever. I tried to push and even changed my riding style during the race but it didn’t make a difference. We have to go over the data from this weekend and try to understand why. The grip on track was non existent and it’s a problems that we need to solve.”  

Pietro Caprara – Moto2 Technical Director

“An unfortunate race for Yuki Takahashi who went straight losing many positions after a very good start. Difficult conditions for both of our riders due to the lack of grip. For Alex  there was also a lack of grip. He goes to Malaysia with a new take on things, going to a track in which he has been on the podium before in Moto2. We have positive expectations.”

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The NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team riders determined for Japan

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The 15th round of the world championship takes the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team to Japan. The Twin Ring Motegi circuit will be the first of the three back-to-back Asian races. The team’s goal is clear, start this first race improving the results from the last GP.

In MotoGP Colin Edwards will strive to be in the points and with the setup work done so far, get closer to the best bikes in his category. In Moto2 great expectations for Yuki Takahashi, who at his home race wants to take the opportunity to comeback among the top riders: same for Alex De Angelis who has a score to settle after finishing 6th during last years race at this very circuit. 

Yuki Takahashi

“It is always great to race here in Motegi, its home! I look forward to having my family and friends here this weekend and I’m sure that this weekend we will be within the points. We have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Alex De Angelis

“After the last race in Aragon I see Motegi as the opportunity to get back to work after a more than unlucky beginning of the race at the last race and have the chance to fight with the lead group.”

  

Colin Edwards

“We have made several improvements in the last few races, lets hope they come in handy and allow us to find the right setup of the bike to be able to be with the top CRTs.”

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Unfortunate weekend for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team

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Today concluded a difficult and unfortunate weekend for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing, with Yuki Takahashi not getting in the points and losing Alex De Angelis in the first lap of the race.

For the Japanese rider the qualifying session and the weather condition change have made it harder for him to find the right race pace. For the rider from San Marino it was Nakagami´s action that sealed his fate by first pushing him off the track and later on hitting him with his bike causing him to crash.

Yuki Takahashi – 23rd

“It has been a tough race specially because we have tried many different things. It has all been a learning process in order to find the right solution for this very complicated race. It was difficult to maintain the position but it has been important to do so to be able to collect data and keep working.”

Alex de Angelis – Not Classified

“We have chosen to use a combination of tires that we have never tried before during the free practices this weekend and that is why we did two laps with them during the warm up before the race. I didn’t feel any chatter and therefore I started the race aggressively. I gained a few positions but then Nakagami made me go long and later his bike took me out. I am sorry because the bike had the right setup, such a shame.”

Pietro Caprara – Moto2 Technical Director

“Complicated comeback race for Yuki. He fought to maintain his position but starting the race so far down on grid makes it harder to find a good pace because of traffic. Given today’s temperature he chose to race with hard tires. Alex on the other hand was satisfied with the modifications made during the morning warm up but bad luck struck again during the first lap of the race. He could have been among the top contenders if only the riders had been calmer at the beginning of the race in order to avoid mistakes like the one Nakagami made today.”

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