Andrea Dovizioso New Contract On Repsol Honda 2011

HRC has confirms that Andrea Dovizioso will still on Repsol Honda line up for 2011 MotoGP. It means, after Casey Stoner join with Repsol Honda, there will be three rider on next year MotoGP for Repsol Honda team. This contract was announced after HRC and Repsol signed more two year contract. Previously Honda Racing Coorp ever had three riders on their line up while Mick Doohan, Alex Criville and Shinichi Ito rider for Honda at 1995.

“We are delighted to announce that our valued partners at Repsol will once again join us in our quest for the MotoGP World Championship next year,” comments team President Tetsuo Suzuki. 

“Honda’s partnership with Repsol has been long and successful and we are very proud to be together again for this challenge into the future. We are also very pleased to expand the Repsol Honda Team to once again include three riders next year. 

“Our current riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso will be joined by Casey Stoner, all racing in Repsol Honda colours, to form a truly formidable line-up that we believe can fight for victory at every race and achieve our joint goals, recapturing all three MotoGP World Championship titles.”

Andrea Dovizioso finished 5th on this season 2010 MotoGP, up one place from 2009 MotoGP season.

One Heart On Left, Satu Hati On Right

This is the new tagline on HRC riders. Both Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso were supported by Astra Honda Motor Indonesia. Their riding suite was supported by new tag, One Heart on the front side and left hand side, and Satu Hati, on the right right side. This tagline also appear on the bottom of the RC212V, both One Heart and Satu Hati were placed on the right and left side.

This is a psywar from Honda Indonesia against Yamaha Indonesia that already used Indonesian tagline on Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Is Indonesia will be the MotoGP Host for future? Let's wait and see.

Picture source: MotoGP.com

New HRC Tagline: One Heart

Not to be outdone from Yamaha Indonesia, Astra Honda Motor Indonesia will sponsoring Honda Racing Team for next 2011 with new tagline One Heart and Satu Hati. Satu Hati is an Indonesian translate for One Heart. Satu mean One, and Hati means Heart. Yamaha Indonesia was earlier wrote an Indonesian text in Fiat Yamaha Team motor and riders racing suite with "Semakin Di Depan" which means "Getting In Front Of"

"For Honda, the dream was the encouragement and strength of spirit is very strong. Therefore we call The Power of the Dream, "said President Director AHM Yusuke Hori.

"AHM tried to share the dream together won racing's victory in the MotoGP world. In the spirit of One Heart, togetherness one heart is a powerful force to achieve dreams, including dreams of even the most high, "said Executive Vice President Director AHM Loman.

This new tagline and logo will appear at first free practice for Valencia's MotoGP next Friday. So for Indonesian fans of HRC, Dani Pedrosa, and Andrea Dovizioso, don't miss this first appearance of One Heart and Satu Hati.

This is the Indonesian television commercial break from AHM (Honda)

Final Decision: Pedrosa Absence On Sepang

Finally the rumors was answered. Dani Pedrosa absence on Sepang MotoGP this weekend. It means that Jorege Lorenzo chance to win the title for this season is bigger. Pedrosa lost his points from last 2 grand prix series, Motegi, and next race at Sepang. 

Quoted from MotoGP.com

It has been confirmed today that Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa will not take part in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Pedrosa underwent surgery on Saturday to fix a titanium plate to the collarbone he broke during practice for last weekend’s Grand Prix of Japan. After the successful operation, there was a very slim chance that the Spaniard would be fit enough to make the journey from Barcelona to Malaysia and attempt to take part in this weekend’s MotoGP race.

Pedrosa will race again at Australian grand prix, October 17th. It means that the last prediction about Pedrosa was correct. So once again, Andrea Dovizioso will be a single racer for HRC. Last season, Dovizioso did not finished at Sepang. This weekend, Dovizioso will fight after some good progress result by wins on 2nd place at Motegi, Japan. Let see how HRC can survive in the middle of Ducati and Yamaha's pressure.