MotoGP – Preview Indianapolis – Melandri hopes for a good qualifying

The 2008 season will be remembered by Marco Melandri as one of the worst in terms of expectations/results. The move to the official Ducati was in fact supposed to launch "Macho" to the top of MotoGP and instead the man from Ravenna after thirteen tests collected only 48 points, 139 less than teammate Casey Stoner. Now comes Indianapolis, a legendary and new circuit for everyone where Melandri will try to gain some satisfaction. He has the microphone.

“I'm really happy to go to Indy, because it's a new track for everyone and because America is a country that I love very much, where I always feel at ease. Indianapolis is an area of ​​the United States that I have never seen and it also attracts me for this reason. However, I believe it will be a challenging race from many points of view. It is said that the asphalt, for example, changes a lot during the lap and that the "grip" is very difficult. Other opinions I've heard talk about a somewhat dangerous layout but until we get there and see it in person it's useless to make predictions. However, I am motivated because in the last few races we have made progress and managed to improve the feeling even in the first laps of the race. So I hope to do some good qualifying so I can start a little further up the grid.”