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At the official press conference in Brno, there was confirmed start of Karel Abraham in MotoGP in 2011
Karel Abraham becomes the first ever Czech rider who enters the royal MotoGP class next season. But, as attested to by his father while racing team owner Cardion AB path to a prestigious cubature was not easy, but it was a complicated process. "To the Grand Prix of course, we went years ago with the fact that once we head into the royal class of MotoGP. This is the dream of every team and driver. But it is not that someone buys a bike and joining the MotoGP. There are waiting for this chance a lot of riders and teams and we are pleased that we actually opened up this possibility. Even the test at Mugello had previously approved the company Dorna Sports. On the circuit was twenty-two engineers of Ducati, who watched both - times of the rider and his behavior toward the machine. I do not know if it was because Karel liked the settings of motorcycle, or he was lucky, but that first day he made just four thousandths of time of inferior race lap than the current number one of Ducati Aussie Stoner. After testing, Ducati officially confirmed that Karel is absolutely ready for the MotoGP class. And because the drivers did not comment on or IRTA members are representatives of riders, so we could sign a contract on our participation in the Royal class. It is closed for one year, but with more options. What awaits us in preparation for the new season has not really known yet. We have not thought about it. We begin until after the Grand Prix in Brno.
Karel Abraham confirmed that the team should remain unchanged in the new season, only to expand, with three members of the Ducati-chief engineer, electronics engineer and logistics manager. Ducati undergo training will be ready for the mechanics of the current team Cardion AB. For the first time Karel Abraham try the factory machine after the last World Cup race in Valencia. Headquarters of team will remain in Automotodrom Brno. At the same time Karel Abraham pointed out that although in Brno we organize one of the best Grand Prix of World Motorcycle Championship, but with only minimal assistance from the state. "We don´t earning on the Grand Prix. All around us are earning. My firm holds this sport with all my strength. We want him to keep well away, but the next World Championships, which hosted this year in Brno Automotodrom if things change, so we leave in the coming years, "said Karl Abraham.
Carmelo Ezpeleta confirmed that he is glad that the Czech rider entry into the MotoGP. Moreover, the pilot, who went from a world championship gradually over from 125cc, 250cc and Moto2 and confirmed his qualities as an official test. According Ezpelety it's the only way to pave the way for the elite cubature and eventually succeed there. Current President of Dorna Sports praised Karel Abraham not only as a team owner Cardion AB, but also as representative of Cardion AB, which is the titular sponsor of one of the most successful Grand Prix of World Championship.
To cooperate with the team Cardion AB is anticipated the project manager of Team Ducati MotoGP Alessandro Cicognani, whom the performance of Karel Abraham in Mugello loved and believes that the Czech rider with Ducati will thrive even in MotoGP. "With Karel Abraham in Mugello, we were satisfied, and so I am glad that he eventually signed a contract on his Ducati at the start of next year's World Championship in the MotoGP class. Otherwise, next year we plan six factory bikes. It's actually the maximum we can offer, because each machine, we give our team the three experts and their preparation is not easy, "said Cicognani.
Over Sunday's start of Karel Abraham hangs a question. Originally he was to attend the meeting also - rider Karel Abraham younger, but after two falls in the afternoon on Saturday´s qualification he passed the examination in the mobile medical clinic and rested. His father, Karel Abraham said to journalists: "Karel definitely did not think about the podium at home Grand Prix, but he wanted to perform the best job. But once again it confirms that the home race is very specific. On Friday, Karel has shown that he is fit, but the power outage meant that no data was retrieved from the first free practice. On Saturday and started from nothing. Start was not bad, but it was not a good setup later. The qualifications, therefore, he first just tried, how it will work. But now in the fourth round at high speed he commuted one of the riders, who unexpectedly changed direction and closed the gas. Charles then put in a thousandth of a second to decide whether to roll it back, or fold it myself. Opted for the latter. In the fall, he hit his head. In the pit box, he was not the best, but he wanted to go on track, although we discourage him from it. Finally, although the mechanics really stoped repairing of the machine, after all he rode to the track. Unfortunately, the second fall came. Now he must sleep, and doctors tomorrow decide together with him, whether going or not. If he take a morning warm up, so he will start the race.
