2007 FIM MotoGP World Championship Donington Park, England June 22, 2007 Free Practice Two Results (wet conditions): 1. Dani PEDROSA (Honda), Michelin, 1:43.870 2. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda), Michelin, 1:44.344 3. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:44.371 4. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:44.445 5. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:44.498 6. Casey STONER (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:44.513 7. John HOPKINS (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:44.716 8. Randy DE PUNIET (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:45.158 9. Marco MELANDRI (Honda), Michelin, 1:45.684 10. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:45.718 11. Alex BARROS (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:46.100 12. Loris CAPIROSSI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:46.811 13. Alex HOFMANN (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:46.838 14. Shinya NAKANO (Honda), Michelin, 1:46.926 15. Toni ELIAS (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:47.178 16. Carlos CHECA (Honda), Michelin, 1:47.754 17. Kurtis ROBERTS (KR-Honda), Michelin, 1:48.464 18. Makoto TAMADA (Yamaha), Dunlop, 1:53.261 19. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Yamaha), Dunlop, 1:54.026, crash Combined Practice Results: 1. Stoner, 1:43.749 2. Hayden, 1:43.781 3. Pedrosa, 1:43.870 4. De Puniet, 1:44.302 5. Vermeulen, 1:44.371 6. Edwards, 1:44.445 7. West, 1:44.498 8. Hopkins, 1:44.716 9. Melandri, 1:45.684 10. Rossi, 1:45.718 11. Barros, 1:45.774 12. Hofmann, 1:46.254 13. Elias, 1:46.777 14. Capirossi, 1:46.811 15. Nakano, 1:46.926 16. Checa, 1:47.027 17. Kurtis Roberts, 1:48.464 18. Guintoli, 1:49.604 19. Tamada, 1:51.864 More, from a press release issued by Bridgestone: Stoner takes wet honours on opening day in Donington Round 08 Great Britain – Free Practice Donington Park, Britain Friday 22 June 2007 Wet weather dictated the programme during the opening two practice sessions for this weekend’s British Grand Prix at the Donington Park circuit after persistent rain showers throughout the day prevented any dry running for the 19 MotoGP riders. With inclement conditions forecast for the remainder of the weekend, the two hours of wet running today could prove vital for Sunday’s 30-lap race. Bridgestone’s five teams and ten riders used the opportunity to evaluate the soft and medium specification wet weather tyres that are of similar specification to the tyres used during May’s French Grand Prix in which Suzuki’s Chris Vermeulen led a trio of Bridgestone-shod riders on the podium. Donington Park has been a tough track for Bridgestone in the past and some question marks remain over tyre durability and competitiveness over race distance, but, if the weather remains wet for tomorrow’s practice sessions, Bridgestone will work with its teams to ascertain tyre performance over longer runs. Tyre Talk with Tohru Ubukata Bridgestone Motorsport Manager, Motorcycle Race Tyre Development What work did Bridgestone conduct with its five teams in today’s two rain-hit sessions? “We were unable to carry out any running on slick tyres in either of today’s two practice sessions, but the rain enabled us to carry out a good initial analysis of our soft and medium specification wet weather tyres with some interesting results. It seems that the soft tyre gives a competitive lap time, but of course we need to understand if this translates over the complete race distance. The medium spec also performs quite well, but we require additional wet running to get an accurate comparison. The tyres are similar specification to what we used in the Le Mans race, but the overall performance is also related to the circuit characteristics and Donington Park is one of the toughest on the calendar for our tyres.” With no dry running on the opening day, would Bridgestone prefer rain for the rest of the weekend? “We brought a variety of slick tyres to Donington this weekend in a bid to combat the difficulties we have faced with grip levels and tyre life in previous years, so we would have preferred to have had a dry track day to assess the performance of these tyres. Now we have spent two of our four practice sessions working with wet tyres, it would certainly be easier to continue in this way. The forecast is currently for more rain all weekend, so we could find that today has been very useful, not only for tyre manufacturers but also for teams to set up their bikes. If, however, we have dry conditions tomorrow, we will have a busy day to make up for the lost ground today.” Bridgestone Combined Free Practice Session Results Pos Rider Team Session 1 (pos) Session 2 (pos) Gap P1 Casey Stoner Ducati 1m43.749s (1) 1m44.513s (6) Fastest P4 Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 1m44.302s (3) 1m45.158s (8) +0.553s P5 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1m45.064s (4) 1m44.371s (3) +0.622s P7 Anthony West Kawasaki 1m45.922s (8) 1m44.498s (5) +0.749s P8 John Hopkins Suzuki 1m46.048s (9) 1m44.716s (7) +0.967s P9 Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1m48.831s (17) 1m45.684s (9) +1.935s P11 Alex Barros Pramac d’Antin 1m45.774s (6) 1m46.100s (11) +2.025s P12 Alex Hofmann Pramac d’Antin 1m46.254s (10) 1m46.838s (13) +2.505s P13 Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1m46.777s (11) 1m47.178s (15) +3.028s P14 Loris Capirossi Ducati 1m47.727s (15) 1m46.811s (12) +3.062s Weather: Wet track – Air 14°C, Track 18°C, Humidity 96% (Session 1) Wet track Air 14°C, Track 17°C, Humidity 97% (Session 2) More, from a press release issued by Konica Minolta Honda: KONICA MINOLTA Honda endures a damp day at Donington Park The KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team splashed their way around the 2.5mile Donington Park circuit today, enduring treacherously wet conditions which are likely to continue all through the race weekend at the Derbyshire circuit. Shinya Nakano finished the day in 15th overall, following a busy first day’s practice, in which he spent the sessions testing four rear Michelin tyres in anticipation for Sunday’s 30-lap British Grand Prix. Tomorrow the Team will make further adjustments to the front suspension of the 800cc Honda RC212V machine and try a different front Michelin tyre in a bid to give the 29-year old Japanese rider increased feedback from the front-end of his machine. Gianluca Montiron Team Manager KONICA MINOLTA Honda “It’s been another exciting practice session, thanks to the conditions and this means we have an exciting race in prospect for Sunday, as anything can happen. It’s been good to see a new MotoGP rider Anthony West doing well in the wet conditions. Tomorrow we need Shinya to better understand his Honda RC212V in the wet conditions and this is what we shall be looking at improving in the sessions tomorrow. This means the Team also has to analyse the data and make some adjustments to help Shinya get the feeling that he’s looking for so that we can improve our performance. It’s looking like we have the same weather conditions in for the whole weekend, which to be honest is better than one wet session, one damp session and one dry, which is what we’ve had to deal with in recent races. “ Shinya Nakano Rider, KONICA MINOLTA Honda (50 laps 1′ 46.926″) “The conditions are not so good, but I think the weather forecast is for more of the same all weekend, so at least we know that these are the conditions we will be dealing with tomorrow and on race day. We still have a little chatter from the front-end, but it’s not so bad. I want to try and get more braking stability on the bike during the final sector: The Fogarty Esses, Melbourne Hairpin and Goddards and also improve our corner entry feeling, so that’s what we will be working hard to do tomorrow.” Giulio Bernardelle Technical Director, KONICA MINOLTA Honda “We did some work on suspension today and tried four different rear tyres. This afternoon both the tyres we tried in these wet conditions felt good, so the choice should be positive for us if the race is held in similar conditions, which is what we expect. Our difficulty is that Shinya still feels that he lacks a little confidence when in the first part of the corner, so for this reason we will be trying a different front tyre tomorrow and also making some adjustments to the front forks. We need to improve the front contact feeling for Shinya, so this is what we will do our best to accomplish tomorrow. Despite the conditions, we’re happy as it looks like it will be wet all weekend, so at least we know what to expect and that we’re not constantly trying to guess what the weather will be like for the next session.” More, from a press release issued by Marlboro Ducati: STONER FASTEST AT DANK DONINGTON, CAPIROSSI 14TH Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner ended a soaking first day of practice here with the fastest lap time, the World Championship leader in superb form despite a treacherously slippery track surface. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a harder time in the difficult conditions but is confident he will do better tomorrow after a more promising afternoon session. Rain fell on and off throughout the day, Stoner riding his fastest lap at the end of the morning session. Capirossi rode his best lap at the end of the afternoon outing. CASEY STONER, fastest, 1m 43.749s “I think everyone is running pretty much the softest wets. I used the same tyres for the whole day today and they still looked pretty new. It’s ridiculous really, I don’t think any other British track is this bad in the wet, and to have a world championship race here with bikes doing these speeds is just a little bit wrong. Since they resurfaced the track it’s got worse than what it was before in the wet, it’s become dangerous. For tomorrow we’re going to see if we can make the tyres work a bit harder and hopefully pick up a few tenths. We’d already made a few improvements for the wet at Mugello – we changed something in the geometry to help me get more weight transfer on the rear, that’s why we were pretty fast and confident in the wet there. It doesn’t really matter if it’s wet or dry on Sunday, we’ve all got to race in the same conditions. But the way this circuit is at the moment, I think a dry race would be a better option for everyone.” LORIS CAPIROSSI, 14th fastest, 1m 46.811s “This morning was really bad. We had some trouble with the engine set-up and we’ve not been able to find the right settings. This afternoon we started with a different electronics set-up and although it was a bit better it’s still not right. I can’t ride well because the bike feels too aggressive, so we need to analyse the data and understand why. We don’t have so many of the rain tyres we want to use here, so I used the same front and rear for both sessions. They aren’t perfect but they are pretty good and their endurance is beyond doubt, given that I used the same tyres for the whole day! Joking apart, I was really worried this morning but now I’m feeling better, even if I’m not totally happy yet. The track conditions are the same as usual when it rains here – slippery, with a lot of water onto the track, but still manageable because it didn’t rain too hard.” More, from a press release issued by Rizla Suzuki: Vermeulen splashes to fifth at a soaking Donington Chris Vermeulen recorded the fifth fastest time of the day onboard his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R at a near flooded Donington Park circuit on the first day of practice for the British Grand Prix. Vermeulen (1’44.371, 43 laps) again showed his wet weather class, as he consistently posted competitive times around the 4km-long English track. It was not all easy going for the Australian as he did have a small crash on only his second lap of the day, as he tried to become accustomed to the slippery surface. John Hopkins (P8, 1’44.716, 48 laps) had a productive day as he used both sessions to test the wet weather capabilities of his bike to the limit. He tried a new compound Bridgestone rain tyre today and was very pleased with the durability results, so much so that he like team-mate Vermeulen only used one set of tyres to cover both practice sessions! Today’s torrential downpour is similar to what is forecast for the rest of the weekend at Donington and both riders will be looking to get a good position in tomorrow’s qualifying session, in readiness for the race, to avoid getting lost in the poor visibility further down the field when the 30-lap event gets underway at 13.00 local time (12.00GMT) on Sunday. Today’s fastest time was set by championship leader Casey Stoner on his Bridgestone-shod Ducati. Chris Vermeulen: “It’s great to be back here at Donington but not in these conditions! I spent a few years in Britain doing the British Championship and I used to live here, so this is really like a second home GP for me. Today’s conditions weren’t the greatest as it’s been raining all day and the water was at different levels all over the surface – so it was difficult to get a consistent lap out there. My team have worked really hard on the chassis and we have made some improvements there, but we now have to see what the weather is going to do for the rest of the weekend.” John Hopkins: “Well the whole day has gone well considering the rain. We just wanted to put some laps together and try a new tyre from Bridgestone. We managed to do both of those and more. I didn’t want to push that hard today as you can so easily make a mistake in the rain and Sunday’s race is more important than a fast time in a wet practice session and we know we can be in a better position whether it is wet or dry! We have a few things to try tomorrow, but I am eager to get out there on a dry track and see what the GSV-R800 can do around here!” Paul Denning Team Manager: “Last year at Donington the track temperature reached 50°C and above this year the more typical British summer has arrived! Having said that we managed to get some valuable wet weather testing done and come Sunday, if it is raining, we will certainly be prepared. Today must have been one of the least expensive days Bridgestone has ever experienced with Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, as both Chris and John used the same set of tyres for both sessions! This shows that front and rear tyres will have plenty of durability if the weather stays the same. We are hoping that the weather will break tomorrow and we will finally get some dry track time, because if we do I am sure that the new generation 800cc GSV-R will lap this circuit a fair bit quicker than the old 990!” More, from a press release issued by Gresini Racing Honda: RAIN STRIKES ON DAY ONE AT DONINGTON PARK Heavy rain dominated the proceedings on the first day of the British Grand Prix, the eighth round of the MotoGP World Championship. The Team Honda Gresini riders splashed their way through standing water on the track as they worked hard on chassis and suspension settings, as well as evaluating Bridgestone’s wet tyres, trying to adapt them to the challenging demands of Donington Park. Melandri again concentrated on the cycle part of his bike as he slashed three seconds off his best lap time between the morning and afternoon sessions. Local weather forecasts are predicting similar conditions for the rest of the weekend, leaving Melandri and Elias with no option but to continue working hard on their wet set-up in tomorrow’s final free practice and qualifying sessions. MARCO MELANDRI (9th, 1’45.684): “It’s been a difficult day. This morning we started out with the setting from Le Mans but the track conditions were actually very different. The track surface is really slippery and the bike was difficult to ride. In the afternoon we went back to the standard chassis, which we had already tested in the wet. I managed to knock three seconds off my best time from the morning but we still have work to do. I’m fast in the first half of the track, where I can let the bike run, but I’m struggling in the slower final section, where the power comes on a little more briskly. We’ll try and improve that area tomorrow.” TONI ELIAS (15th, 1’47.178): “The rain made life difficult for us in free practices today. The track was really slippery and I didn’t feel comfortable on my bike. I can’t say I’m happy because I’m down on the time sheets, three seconds off the top. We’re struggling but we’ll keep working on the chassis and suspension to see if we can find a better setting for this difficult and technical circuit.” More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki Racing Team: KAWASAKI BUOYANT AT DRENCHED DONINGTON The Nickel and Dime British Grand Prix got off to a particularly soggy start today as continuous rain poured down on the Midlands circuit. However, the day went well for the Kawasaki team with both Randy de Puniet and new teammate, Anthony West, finishing the timed sessions well within the top ten. Randy claimed fourth place on the leaderboard on combined times with a fastest lap of 1’44.302 in the first session of the day. This put him just 0.553 seconds behind current championship leader and today’s pacesetter, Casey Stoner. The 26-year-old Frenchman sat out half of the second session as the morning’s activities had taken their toll on his injured knee but, once back out on track, he put in another 16 productive laps. A brief foray through the gravel at Redgate failed to topple him over, in conditions that saw the likes of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa either crashing or veering off onto the grass. Hoping to build on his positive performance at the last race in Catalunya, where he gained fifth place, de Puniet’s looking strong and confident: a fact reflected in his notable lap times despite the conditions. New team rider, Anthony West, put in a similarly robust performance in his first MotoGP practice session on the 800cc Ninja ZX-RR. Despite having never ridden in the company of these riders at this level, he more than held his own, finishing seventh fastest on combined times and spending much of the second practice dicing with Hopkins and Stoner for first place. Fast and consistent, the 25-year-old Australian put in his fastest lap of the day,1’44.498, right at the end of the last session and the team were impressed, not only with his riding but with the expertise with which he managed to communicate his needs to his technicians. It’s early days but things are gelling nicely. Both riders appeared happy with the day’s work, the bikes and the Bridgestone tyres they were running, resulting in a positive mood in the Kawasaki camp. A smattering of fans braved the horrendous conditions as, in legendary English style, the clouds opened over Donington and then refused to close again. However, with more bad weather forecast for the weekend, a wet practice could well prove particularly fruitful for the team, enabling them to fine tune a good wet set up. Randy De Puniet #14 – 4th – Best Lap 1’44.302 “The conditions were bad and vision wasn’t great but I’m happy about the bike: I had a good feeling and I’m confident. We’ve been working on the tyres and the mapping, which are the most important things here. My knee’s been painful but after this weekend there’s a break, so I hope it will be completely better for the Sachsenring. Tomorrow, we will work on more of the same, especially tyre choice, depending on the weather.” Anthony West #13 – 7th – Best Lap 1’44.498 “We had a few problems with the rear this morning but now it’s a lot better. And it’s really odd but the bike’s becoming more comfortable even though the back tyre’s done both sessions, so with a new tyre I’m sure we could go even quicker and get more traction. At the moment, I’m really happy. I’m excited to be here and today was a good day. I was worried about the rain this morning but it’s turned out well and I like working with this team: they seem to understand what I want. We’ve been trying things out and playing around, seeing what I like and what I don’t like. A lot of testing in a short time.” Naoya Kaneko Kawasaki Technical Manager “Both riders did a good job to set up the machine today for a wet race but we must wait and see what happens tomorrow as we haven’t got a dry set up. We’ve adjusted the throttle to be more precise and gentle and sorted out the engine mapping and tyres. We’ve been very impressed with Anthony on his first time out. He was fast and really consistent and when he came in, he made good progress improving the set up. As for Randy, we know he mustn’t stress his knee too much but we’ll see how he’ll cope. It’s all good. We’re really happy.” More, from a press release issued by Dorna Communications: Stoner starts over at Donington Park Nickel & Dime British Grand Prix – Friday 22nd June Report Day 1 MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner was the fastest rider of the opening day of practice for the Nickel & Dime British Grand Prix at Donington Park, clocking his quickest time of 1’43.749 in the morning practice session. The Australian who began his Grand Prix career at the Leicestershire track at the turn of the millennium- was unable to better his time in the afternoon appearance on track, but still impressed with his balance and poise on a slippery circuit. The Ducati factory rider was only marginally quicker than the second fastest rider on track, reigning MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden. The American also did better in the morning than in the afternoon, and could perhaps be on the way to a real breakthrough in a difficult title defence using the information gathered at the post race test in Catalunya. Last year’s Donington race winner Dani Pedrosa was less than a tenth of a second slower than the duo of his former 250cc rival and current Honda factory team-mate. The Spaniard’s featuring in the upper reaches of the day’s standings could perhaps be considered a surprise, bearing in mind his previous tendencies in the wet on a MotoGP bike, however since a positive result at Le Mans in the damp conditions, he now looks a more comfortable rider in adverse weather. Although he struggled more as the day went on, recently operated on Randy de Puniet still managed to carry his fine form from Spain over to Northern Europe in the first practice session. He was just quicker than wet weather specialist Chris Vermeulen and Yamaha factory rider Colin Edwards. Making his debut for Kawasaki on the 800cc Ninja ZX-RR, Anthony West had a fabulous start to his season with the green team. The Australian is renowned for his amphibious ability on slippery surfaces, and didn’t disappoint with his first excursion to the drenched MotoGP ‘lions den’. West was just outside the top six on unfamiliar machinery, quicker than John Hopkins, Marco Melandri and five time MotoGP World Champion and seven time Donington race winner Valentino Rossi. 250cc The rain came down thick and fast during the second MotoGP session, but eased off considerably for the 250cc riders’ opening qualifying outing for Sunday’s race. The track was, however, still treacherous ground for the quarter litre riders, as provisional poleman Alex de Angelis found out with five minutes to go in the session. After clocking a 1’46.582 lap that put him in the early driving seat for Sunday’s race, De Angelis had a spectacular crash that threw him from his Aprilia. He was unharmed by the fall, and able to look back happily on his opening day of practice at Donington Park. The provisional front row also consists of Andrea Dovizioso, late crasher Alvaro Bautista and reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will be glad to have been amongst the frontrunners this time round after technically failing to make the qualifying cut at the last wet qualifying session at Mugello. Marco Simoncelli, Thomas Luthi, Julian Simon and Hiroshi Aoyama make up the provisional second line of attack, thanks to their times in a veritable highside fest. Luthi, Simon, Shuhei Aoyama and Bautista all hit the deck during the 45 minutes, along with numerous other riders literally struggling to ‘get to grips’ with Donington Park. 125cc 125cc World Championship leader Gabor Talmacsi braved the soaking wet Donington Park track to take provisional pole for Sunday’s race, courtesy of a 1’55.921 lap of the historic track. The Hungarian was less than seven hundredths of a second quicker than team-mate and title rival Hector Faubel on the Aspar Aprilia. Both riders are joined by Mike di Meglio and Simone Corsi on the provisional front row, and concluded the incident strewn opening qualifying session without experiencing any close contact with the British asphalt. Amongst those to take a tumble in the session were World Championship challenger Lukas Pesek and pole position specialist Mattia Pasini; the latter also pulling off the track with what seemed to be a mechanical problem late on in the session and failing to meet the 107% qualifying cut-off. Behind the top four, another crashee in Randy Krummenacher leads the second row, ahed of team-mate and Catalunya race winner Tomoyoshi Koyama, Sergio Gadea and Joan Olive. More, from a press release issued by Fiat Yamaha: EDWARDS AND ROSSI SIXTH AND TENTH IN DONINGTON DOWNPOUR After enjoying a brief respite in Catalunya from the bad weather that has plagued several races this season, the opening day of the British Grand Prix saw yet more rain for the MotoGP paddock as business got underway at Donington Park. The eighth round of the season kicked off this morning with an action-packed first practice that saw several riders, including Rossi, on the floor as they struggled to adapt to a wet track after enjoying more summery conditions last time out Spain. Rossi slid off his M1 into the gravel trap early on and suffered some bruising to his arm, although he was able to complete the session on his second bike. This afternoon’s second practice saw even wetter conditions and some standing water on the track, but Edwards especially made significant improvements to his performance during the afternoon. After struggling to find his form in the wet at Le Mans and Mugello, the Texan made a huge step forward this afternoon and enjoyed a brief spell at the top of the time sheets towards the end of the session, eventually finishing sixth overall. Rossi struggled a little more than his team-mate as he searched for the right setting and tyre combination, eventually running out tenth in the combined standings. The time sheets were topped today by Casey Stoner after he set a lap of 1’43.749 in this morning’s session. Colin Edwards Position: 6th Time: 1’44.445 Laps: 41 “Today was very adventurous! We started this morning with a set-up we had used before and it wasn’t terrible, but when it started to dry out towards the end we couldn’t go any faster and ended up several seconds off the pace. I knew that wasn’t right; despite the recent results I know I’m good in the wet, I always have been, so there had to be an answer! This afternoon Michelin came to us with a trick up their sleeve, we tried it and it worked. We were suddenly five seconds faster and things felt good again. We’ve tried so many different things over the last few races and nothing has worked, but this little change seems to have solved it. I was a lot more comfortable going fast today than I have been going slowly lately! So finally I want to say thank you to Michelin for coming up with the solution, and to all my guys who’ve been working very hard. The conditions weren’t great today and there was a bit of hydroplaning going on, I wanted to push harder this afternoon but to be honest it wasn’t worth risking the gravel for a couple of tenths, we’ll save it for tomorrow!” Valentino rossi Position: 10th Time: 1’45.718 Laps: 38 laps “For sure we haven’t seen the best of the English weather today and we have had two days with a lot of rain! This track is very difficult like this and there isn’t much grip when there’s a lot of water; it’s hard to ride. This morning I crashed very early on but luckily I was ok, although I have a little bit of swelling in my arm. Then we used a tyre which was a little bit too hard for the conditions, to be honest we only did a few laps with everything right today! This afternoon again we didn’t have a lot of grip and it was very wet, but I can see that Colin is much faster this afternoon and this has given me a lot of hope for tomorrow. I’ve talked to him and we have some things to try tomorrow. Overall I’m positive, we have some things to improve and today wasn’t perfect but I think we have good potential.” Davide Brivio Fiat Yamaha Team Director “The conditions were very difficult today with the rain but on one side it was time well spent because it meant we got a lot of work done with wet tyres. The problem will be if it’s wet again tomorrow and then dry on Sunday because we’ll have had no time to work on our dry set-up and dry race tyres, so it could be a little bit of a gamble. As usual however we can’t do anything about the weather and we just have to make the most of the situation and carry on working as hard as we can. Colin made a good step forward this afternoon and this is encouraging for him after some difficult races lately. Valentino struggled more today but now we’ll make some changes tonight and then tomorrow he can follow the same direction as Colin and hopefully it will work also for him.”