Ducati Night: Hero Welcome to the Vale

 30.000 cheered and chanted rhythmically Vale, Vale, Vale ... H Piazza Maggiore in Bologna city center turned into a big a sea of faces, with more than 30.000 fans of Ducati and Rossi to dance to the rhythms of rock band opened the show. After an Italian comedian took to spread laughter and got a lot of applause. After some hours of music, around 11 pm local time, began to climb on stage the members of Team Ducati, with Filippo Praziosi to get the biggest applause. When the two got Desmosedici GP11 before the crowd began to be in ecstasies, as Hayden and Rossi came on the scene in their racing bikes. When Valentino took his helmet was bedlam, with people loudly «Vale, Vale, Vale ...» In the end after the customary greetings and questions, the Vale took the shirt and threw it into the crowd. This is how he finished the great celebration of Ducati with the Italians to celebrate the arrival of Rossi on the red team, but to expect much in them, trying to be patient!

Ducati Night: Rossi: day by day I feel better

Ducati Night: Rossi: day by day I feel better



 The Valentino the face of the event "It was nice feeling that I went this morning at the factory. It is different from previous years. Now I work with Italians. Day by day I feel better with the bike. The Filippo (Preziosi) is a genius and I want to become competitive as soon as possible. Should be improved because the moment I'm not 100%. The Desmosedici is very different from other bikes and I'm curious to see how we go. In the first races this year we're going defensively, "was the main statements of Valentino Rossi in press conference on the occasion of the feast of the Ducati, the Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. "The Desmosedici is very fast, very strong acceleration. You work in electronics and will work with the context and weight distribution, the more we understand the bike. I feel more responsibility to win the championship and I want to turn this liability into energy to do better. I will use this extra pressure to win. Opponents are now stronger than ever, but I have motivation, "added in response to questions. The Nicky Hayden on his part said: "I have great expectations for this year. I know that the season will be difficult, especially after the second test in Sepang, which did not go well. I respect the Valentino Rossi and I want to deal with the track. The GP11 is a little better all the GP10, but I did not go very well in Malaysia and others have made great progress. " At this point, our envoy Dimitri Diatsidis (the only Greek who was invited to this celebration), Filippo Preziosi asked whether he fears that it may "spoil" a recipe to Stoner hands win to make it more evloodigiti for the sake of Valentino, to get a response: "Our challenge is to make the bike to win again, with another driver! We are not afraid to do tests with the fork of 42 mm. The Nicky already tried but did not see any difference. We want to try and Valentino. But anyway no big difference in the stiffness of the whole. We want to have that in the circumstances and some tracks that suit, drivers have the option to use it. " Asked colleague in relation to the competition the big head of Ducati said: «H Honda is a big step forward. The Honda is a major manufacturer with a tradition and 500cc and MotoGP, where he was a protagonist. Our job is to try to reach. " These were the main points of the interview, followed by a sumptuous dinner at the palace «Re Enzo». Soon after came the big party in the square, which was attended by more than 30.000 fans of Ducati and Rossi! At some time pictures from this party!