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Gresini riders ready for exciting Grand Prix

MotoGP will travel to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, this weekend for the second round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. The Gresini riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elias are looking forward to race in front of the many fans at the Spanish track.

Jerez has been host to the MotoGP World Championship since 1987 and is one of the favourite tracks among the riders.

Marco Melandri is looking forward to travel to Spain for the next round of the championship. "There is a lot of expectation for this first race in Europe and it's sure to be a great show," said Melandri. "Jerez is a circuit I like a lot because it is so technical and complete. To ride fast there you need to have a well-balanced bike."

"The track is characterised by long corners that require a stable front end set-up that gives you plenty of confidence. There isn't a long straight like in Qatar, so that is an advantage for us at this moment. Personally I feel good and can't wait to get back on track. We prepared well for this race during testing in terms of setting up the cycle part of the bike and choosing the tyres".

Melandri's team-mate, Toni Elias, is also looking forward to race at Jerez - his home Grand Prix. "I can't wait to ride in front of my home fans," he said. "Racing here is always an incredible emotion, especially when you enter the stadium section through the Nieto- Peluqui - Senna corners. You can feel the heat of the fans, it's really amazing."

"We took a major step forward at the test here with the Bridgestone tyres and in Qatar we made more progress, qualifying fourth fastest, although we need to work on the durability of the tyres. I'm confident - together with the guys in the team and the Bridgestone technicians we are working well so I'm hoping for another improvement in the second race. We are working to find a good base set-up, which is particularly important for Jerez, which combines fast and slow corners. There are some hard braking areas too and this is important for the set-up because you have to deal with that without losing any time through the corners."

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