MotoGP Australia: PIC: Nicky Hayden back at Repsol Honda
Nicky Hayden rode a Repsol Honda for the first ti꧙me since 2008 during this morning's wet o🌺pening practice session for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
Hayden spent the🍰 opening six years of his MotoGP career at the factory Honda team, from 2003-2008, winning the world championship in 2006.
After riding for Ducati and then Aspar, the 35-year-old American swiꦇtched to World Superbi♛ke at the end of last season. He has been called-up by his old team following Dani Pedrosa's collarbone injury last weekend at Motegi.
The American was tenth fastest in FP1, 2.055s from pace setter Cal Crutc൩hlow and within 1.5s of team-mate and newly crowned trip💞le world champion Marc Marquez.
Hayden has already made one previous MotoGP s🧸tart this season, standing in at Marc VDS for Aragon, where he finished 15th in his first race on the new generation Michelin tyres and unified ECU.
The #69 will expect to b⛎eat that result at one of his favourite circuits this weekend.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. H𒅌e is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit s🌸tory and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
