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Introducing the Insight Concept
Honda is gearing up to launch its all-new hybrid in spring 2009. Affordable, efficient and environmentally responsible, the Insight promises to be a truly revolutionary vehicle. And with the "ECON" feature, it will even help optimize fuel economy in specific driving conditions-all with the push of a button.
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Spanish GP: Honda race report
Racing series MOTOGP
Date 2009-05-03
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) led more than half today's Spanish Grand Prix, finally finishing the race in a strong second place behind reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) to go third equal on points after three of 17 rounds.
Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) was Honda's next best MotoGP finisher at Jerez, the satellite team rider taking a magnificent fourth-place finish, 2.8 seconds ahead of eighth-placed Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) who might have been in the hunt for a podium result if he hadn't run off the track in the early stages. Conditions were perfect for racing, with ambient temperature at 27 degrees. Track temperature was the hottest it had been all weekend at 45 degrees.
Watched by more than 120,000 sun-blessed fans, Pedrosa led from the start, all the way to lap 18 of 27, when he was passed by Rossi. The Spaniard kept his head down to finish just 2.7 seconds behind the race winner and more than eight seconds ahead of third-placed Casey Stoner (Ducati). It was Pedrosa's second podium finish in a single week, the former 125 and 250 World Champion taking third in last Sunday's Japanese GP. Both results are minor miracles, Pedrosa having battled a multitude of injury problems during the past six months. The knee and wrist injuries he suffered in early March meant that he was also the only rider to go into today's race without having attended the two-day preseason tests session at Jerez |
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