MotoGP star to tinkle the ivories but he's focused on getting a podium during the race
YAMAHA MotoGP rookie and twice World Superbike Champion, James Toseland, has confirmed that he will be once again playing with his band Crash at next Thursday’s Day of Champions at Donington Park.
The 27-year-old Yorkshireman said: “I played the piano for the guests in the Barcelona paddock on the night before the Grand Prix of Catalunya last week and I was more nervous than before the start of MotoGP qualifying earlier in the afternoon.
“I was classically trained to play the piano and I still read music which is a great advantage. I still practice as much as I can and really enjoy just playing.”
The following Sunday there will be no time to relax for Toseland though as he returns home to race for the first time as a MotoGP star.
“It’s going be a very special weekend for all of us and I can’t wait. The last five grands prix have been at circuits I’ve never raced on before but now I arrive home at Donington which I know so well. I can start setting up the bike from the very first minute of practice and not spend so much time learning the track. A podium finish in front of those fans is my objective.”
The last British rider to finish on the podium in the MotoGP class was Ulsterman Jeremy McWilliams eight years ago and he can’t play the piano.
