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Hayden determined for better weekend
22 June 2009Nicky Hayden is hoping to place well in Holland this weekend after a top ten finish in Catalonia eight days ago. The American, who has struggled to get to grips with the Ducati bike so far this year, is looking to make progress on what is one of his favourite tracks of the calendar.
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Although Casey Stoner shares the joint lead of the championship with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, the apparent curse of Ducati's second rider has struck Hayden this year in the same way it did with Marco Melandri in last season. "Assen is a special circuit for me," said 2006 Champion Hayden. "The final split is my favourite because you have a run of fast corners that are crucial to a fast lap. The weather can change from one minute to the next so it will be important to make the most of all the track time available to us.
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| Hayden has failed to match team-mate Stoner so far this year |
"I've had some of the best races of my career at Assen, like the fight for the win with Colin (Edwards) in 2006, which is my favourite. In 2007 I finished third and last year I had the heart break to lose the podium in the last corner!"
After scoring just 19 points from the championship's first six races and lying 15th in the standings as a result, American Nicky is more optimistic as the MotoGP circus heads to The Netherlands: "We know that we have a lot of work to do but myself and the team are hoping that the Catalunya race was the start of a major turnaround that we can continue to build on until the end of the season."
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