The second sole event of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix arrives this weekend and Thursday’s first proceedings in the twelfth round of the year sees Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elías all talking to the media in The Brickyard’s impressive media arena.

Rossi, last season's victor of the sole Indy MotoGP event, which was influenced by Hurricane Ike, says, “It is very good to be back here, especially with some better weather and of course this place is full of history. I was on the track having another look today and it is a good circuit. We have some important data from last year, when we were fast in the dry and the wet, so we are ready to start our hard work on Friday.”

Commenting on the confirmation of colleague and championship opponent Jorge Lorenzo staying with Fiat Yamaha next year, Rossi adds, “I think he has made the right choice because our bike is very good. It is not the fastest on the straight, but it is very good on corners and it is very well balanced, we have good settings and in the end he has made the correct decision.”

Hayden speaks of his pride in competing with Ducati for the initial time at his home land circuit, three hours drive away from his home in Kentucky. The previous World hero joked about rumours that Lorenzo had been close to signing with Ducati, he says of his own future, “The biggest news is that Jorge is not taking my bike! The due date is next week for our 2010 decision so maybe we'll know something more then.”

Edwards mentions his dream to stay with his current squad Monster Yamaha Tech 3 for another season, while adding of the Indianapolis event, “To come here and race motorcycles is something really special. To run over the famous bricks is amazing and the track configuration has worked out well even though this is just such a huge stadium arena.”

Elías states his plan to stay in MotoGP next year as he strives to find a fresh squad, though it was his team-mate, fellow Honda competitor Pedrosa, who created a stir when he commented that discussions are still progressing with HRC to remain in the Repsol Honda squad, however also admits to having talks with Ducati.