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2011 MotoGP: Capirossi to Pramac Ducati

The 2010 MotoGP Championship was not the best for Pramac Racing Ducati, or Loris Capirossi on the Rizla Suzuki GSV-R.

But in 2011, both Pramac and Capirossi are hoping this changes, considering they will be united. Pramac announced Thursday that the Italian will join the Ducati satellite team for next year.

This will be Capirossi's first return to riding a Ducati since 2007 when he finished seventh in the championship competing on the Ducati Corse GP7. The following year Capirossi joined Suzuki, and remained there until the news of him joining Pramac in 2011; in his Suzuki years, he finished 10th in 2008, ninth in 2009 and is currently 17th in this year's championship.

Next year, Capirossi will be back on the 800cc Ducati with Pramac, which will be the team's 10th year in MotoGP.

Pramac says Capirossi is considered one of the icon of the MotoGP World Championship in which he has regularly taken part from more than twenty years: he has the record of Grand Prix, until today he have raced 313 Grand Prixs.

In his long career, the Italian rider has won 29 Grand Prix and had conquer 99 podiums and three World Championship, two in the 125 cc class, in which he holds the record of youngest rider to conquer a World Championship, and one in the 250 cc category.

Capirossi will start on the Pramace Ducati at the Valencia Test in November. 

As for Capirossi's teammate Alvaro Bautista, nothing official has been released, but he will likely be on the one-man Rizla Suzuki team for 2011.

As for Capirossi's teammate for 2011, the current rider, Aleix Espargaro, is expected to the one. But Pramac hasn't made an official statement. But rumors are circulating that Randy de Puniet, the current LCR Honda rider, may be taking the seat.

Next year, current Moto2 champion Toni Elias is taking de Puniet's spot on LCR; Elias was at one point rumored to be joining Pramac also, but now that he's on LCR, there's a strong possibility that de Puniet may join Pramac.

Loris Capirossi says: "This return on a Ducati bike make me feel like a child. I do not feel my 37 years! I have a great desire to start this new adventure, I'm enormously pleased about this new agreement that was reached with the Pramac Racing Team, this will allow me to ride and be part of an Italian Team."

"I would like to thank the Team Principal of the Pramac Racing Team, Paolo Campinoti, for giving me this great opportunity and for the confidence placed in me. I'll find again the Ducati, with whom I had very good results over the past years and that I was able to develop in the 2007, this is an unique sensation for me."

"I thank Suzuki for the years we spent together and thanks also to the excellent relationship maintained with them, they had give me the possibility to race with my new Team since Valencia's test of next month."

Paolo Campinoti (Pramac Racing Team Principal) says: "We are very pleased to have closed an agreement with one of the most experienced riders and one of the most titled of the current MotoGP World Championship. The deal between us was very simple because Pramac Racing Team, and him, always aim to try to fight for important results."

"We do not need to talk about Loris, we all know him, we know his value and we are sure that thanks to his quality, we'll have fun next year on all the tracks, taking also some satisfaction. With Loris we will celebrate our tenth anniversary in the World Championship and this is a real honor for us. We know that Loris had conquer in his career 99 podiums and we hope to achieve together the triple digits. I would like to thank our partners who have welcomed our choice and we hope that Loris's and Pramac Racing Team fans will follow us with passion during next season."

Loris Capirossi GP Racing History:

2010 - MotoGP - not finished yet
2009 - MotoGP - 9th
2008 - MotoGP - 10th
2007 - MotoGP - 7th
2006 - MotoGP - 3rd
2005 - MotoGP - 6th
2004 - MotoGP - 9th
2003 - MotoGP - 4th
2002 - MotoGP - 8th
2001 - 500cc - 3rd
2000 - 500cc - 7th
1999 - 250cc - 3rd
1998 - 250cc - 1st
1997 - 250cc - 6th
1996 - 500cc - 10th
1995 - 500cc - 6th
1994 - 250cc - 3rd
1993 - 250cc - 2nd
1992 - 250cc - 12th
1991 - 125cc - 1st
1990 - 125cc - 1st

Capirossi Stats:

29 victories
99 podium 
41 pole positions
2 times World 125 cc Champion
1 times World 250 cc Champion 
313 Grand Prix

Estoril MotoGP: Injured Capirossi to Race

Although two separate MotoGP crashes resulted in some damage to Loris Capirossi, the Rizla Suzuki rider will still compete at this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.

The Italian Capirossi reported being in discomfort, but is still determined to compete at the Estoril MotoGP. The injuries that are affecting the Suzuki GSVR rider Capirossi are from Malaysia and Australia.

At the Malaysian MotoGP, Caprirossi crashed out on his Suzuki, injuring his right foot. He would attempt to race at the Australian MotoGP, but he injured his groin during a qualifying crash, and would not start.

Upon returning home, Capirossi visited the clinic to have his groin injury checked, and also his right foot, which was causing him much pain. Tests revealed a compound fracture of the Cuboid bone, two micro-fractures of the fourth Metatarsal and severe bruising to the Calcaneus and lateral Cuneiform bones.

Loris Capirossi says: "It was disappointing to find out I had got some small fractures in my foot, but it won't stop me riding, because I was OK in Australia and it didn' t cause me too many problems there; in fact it is easier to ride the bike than it is to walk!"

"I have had some intensive treatment on the thigh muscle and that is also a lot better. I can't wait to get back on my bike and give the guys something back for all their patience and hard-work over the season, especially after the tough three-week tour we had on the other side of the world which gave us nothing but pain and bike damage."

"Suzuki and the team have always been good to me and I want to show them that I am here to do my best and compete with the best riders."

As for Capirossi's partner, Alvaro Bautista, he had three strong MotoGP performances in the last three races aboard his Suzuki, and is looking forward to competing at another track close to his native Spain. He has also won at Estoril three times (two in former 250cc Class, one in 125cc MotoGP Class).

Alvaro Bautista says: "I really like it at Estoril, I have had lots of success there and it is a track I like to race at - it is as close to my home town as some of the Spanish tracks so it feels like a 'home' GP to me, especially because I know many of my family, friends and fans will be there to support me."

"I went there with the Suzuki GSV-R last year so I will have a bit of an idea of the reference points on a MotoGP bike, similar to what I had at Sepang, so hopefully we can be as competitive right from the start in Portugal as we were there. We had a couple of problems at Phillip Island and they have all now been sorted and won't happen again, so we will be able to go right from the start and try to get back into that top-six, where I know we are capable of being."

Rizla Suzuki takes to the track on Friday morning for the first practice session, as MotoGP again returns to four practice sessions in a weekend - instead of the usual three.

The second and third sessions will take place on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning respectively, with MotoGP qualifying taking place on Saturday afternoon. Sunday's 26-lap race is the penultimate Grand Prix of the 2010 season with the riders taking to the grid at the earlier time of 13 hrs local time (13.00hrs GMT).

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2011 will be flooded with "Naked's". That's the new trend. As larger city emerged, the manufacturer had come out with new strategies in making their bike 'reachable'. Naked, stylish, powerful and sporty are all blend together for city folks. The 2011 Suzuki GSR750 are among the hot pick, just deep into your pocket and grab on to ride.

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