Cadalora gets knee down - on two-seater!

Former 125 and 250 World Champion Luca Cadalora returned to action at Mugello this morning - as passenger to former rival Randy Mamola on the Ducati Marlboro Team Desmosedici two-seater MotoGP bike.

The pair rode two laps of the track, with Cadalora - renowned for his crashes - claiming the honour of becoming the first ever two-seater guest to get his knee down.

"That was great, you just need to place total trust in the rider, which was difficult because it was Randy!" joked the Italian, who raced 500 GPs for Marlboro Team Roberts and 250s for Marlboro Team Agostini. "After half a lap we both shifted forward and then the fun really began, that's when I started to get my knee down. It was great!"

Ducati aerodynamics consultant Alan Jenkins also took a ride - on the machine he helped design.

"I spend quite a lot of time in wind tunnels," said the Briton. "But I really had to fight to stay on down the straights. And it's so physical on the brakes, you kind of lose your focus because you're trying not to end up in the grandstand!"