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Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden ready to return to action with the Ducati GP12 | 2 comment(s)

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden ready to return to action with the Ducati GP12

The Ducati Team riders were the stars of the first day of Wrooom 2012 at Madonna di Campiglio, with Nicky Hayden first to ā€œtake to the trackā€ and answer questions from the international press in attendance. The American, who is recovering well enough from his injured left scapula that he has already removed his sling, then passed the baton to a pleased Valentino Rossi, who is motivated to get back in the saddle and start winter testing in just over two weeks.

ā€œIā€™m much better,ā€ confirmed Nicky Hayden, ā€œso Iā€™ve been able to remove the sling right on schedule. Here at Madonna di Campiglio, Iā€™m starting to do a little training on a stationary bicycle under the supervision of the team physiotherapist, with the goal of being ready for the Sepang test (31 January ā€“ 2 February) as strong as possible. I canā€™t wait to ride the GP12, because it will be my first time ever. I wasnā€™t able to try it in the post-race test at Valencia, and I definitely wonā€™t miss the next chance. I never made any secret that I prefer the new displacement to the 800s, although I think things will be much different than in 2006, beginning with the tyres, and the electronics have also come a long way. Weā€™ll have more power, and weā€™ll have to find the right balance between controlling it while still taking as much advantage of it as we can. Iā€™ve stayed in contact with Filippo (Preziosi) and the guys in the Ducati Corse department over the winter, and I know theyā€™ve worked really hard. Weā€™ll have a lot of things to try at Sepang. I know it wonā€™t be easy, but Iā€™m also confident that we can start to reduce the gap between now and the first race at Qatar. I believe in Ducati, this project and Filippo, and I want to get back on my Ducati as soon as possible.ā€

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