MotoGP title this weekend continue to France. For Ducati Le Mans circuit that became the site of a race in the land mode, not a favorite track.
"On paper, the Le Mans circuit is not the most favorite for us, but we never achieve good results while still amplified Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner. As for Nicky Hayden, last year he almost took the podium," said Vittoriano Guareschi Ducati team manager as quoted from the official site of MotoGP.
In line with the manager, Hayden revealed that the Le Mans circuit is also not bringing hockey for him. He added that the question of braking a major factor here.
"Le Mans circuit demands a lot of hard braking. Traditionally, the grip is not too good here, so it might be something we should do. One positive thing I see is our motor is now more stable when the conditions of hard braking," Hayden said .
For Ducati, Le Mans is a hard place. But for Valentino Rossi, Le Mans is an area of "conquered" in which the seven-time world champion had won three times 500cc/MotoGP.
"Le Mans is a historic circuit and I always liked the places rich in history in motor racing," said Rossi.
The Doctor said that the results of tests at Estoril a few weeks ago made him optimistic in reaching a positive result at the weekend. "We have been undergoing tests in which the test was to confirm that we have been on the right track and, although this new stage, we hope to get a good set-ups and can be faster in the qualifying session."
Drivers are identical with the number 46 was added that the key to conquering Le Mans is to maintain a rhythm. "In this circuit does not require something that is technical in particular, but keep a good rhythm to keep it is difficult. Many of the point where we had to do braking so hard, so it's important to be able to have a strong acceleration when leaving the corner," he finished.
