PUMA News Archive
Nicky Hayden
July 2011
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Alex Hofmann: Sachsenring Preview
July 15, 2011I must say it’s great to be back at my home circuit, the Sachsenring, which became a MotoGP world championship venue back in 1998.
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Alex Hofmann: Mugello Round Up
July 04, 2011There is absolutely no getting away from it: In Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, PUMA’s MotoGP partner Ducati suffered yet another tough race, with the team performing well below expectations at a track which both riders know virtually better than any other.
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Italian MotoGP: The PUMA Perspective
July 01, 2011As Monza is to Ferrari, so Mugello is to Ducati, and this weekend PUMA’s partner MotoGP team heads to the scenic Italian circuit situated near Firenze (Florence) for the eighth round of 18 in the 2011 World Championship. The scenic circuit nestles in the Senese Clavey Hills about 30 kilometres from the historic Tuscan city.
June 2011
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Alex Hofmann: Assen Round Up
June 27, 2011Very wet weather was predicted for the Dutch TT in Assen, and the forecasters were absolutely right: it tipped down all weekend, from Thursday to Saturday. Yes, that’s right: race day was Saturday, as has become traditional for this round, a bit like F1 sticks to Thursday practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco when all others run Friday-Sunday schedules.
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Dutch MotoGP: The PUMA Perspective
June 22, 2011PUMA’s partner team Ducati travels to Assen in The Netherlands for this weekend’s seventh round (of 18 in the 2011 MotoGP Championship) with renewed confidence, having developed a whole raft of upgrades for the Ducati Desmosedici. The bike is known as the GP11.1 in recognition of its revised chassis.
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Alex Hofmann: Silverstone Round Up
June 13, 2011The British Grand Prix at Silverstone was certainly the toughest race Valentino Rossi has had for PUMA’s partner team Ducati, and it could also be the toughest MotoGP race he has ever ridden. The reason for it is a bit of a mystery to me, because Nicky Hayden on the second Ducati had a good race, probably the best he has had this year.
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Alex Hofmann: Catalunya Round Up
June 06, 2011As it turned out, Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix was not the most exciting MotoGP race in recent times, but the weather kept us guessing until the end.
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Spanish MotoGP: The PUMA Perspective
June 03, 2011This Sunday MotoGP faces its fifth round (of 18) of 2011, namely the Catalan Grand Prix at the circuit of the same name situated in Montmelo, an industrial suburb in northern Barcelona.
May 2011
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Alex Hofmann: Estoril Round Up
May 02, 2011Three races done this season – and three winners. This more than any other statistic tells the story of the 2011 MotoGP championship.