Barcelona Archives - World of Speed

Mar232024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Razgatlıoğlu in the first race in Barcelona to the first victory for BMW

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu is the winner of the first race of the Superbike class in Barcelona. The Turk, who otherwise started the race from the best starting position, took the lead in the last lap of the race when he managed to overtake the then leader Nicola Bulego. The Italian led the majority of the race and completely gave up at the end, which Razgatlıoğlu took advantage of. Alvaro Bautista joined them on the podium. The Spaniard made it to third place from the fourteenth starting position. The best start to the race was made by Alex Lowes, who broke into the lead from the fifth starting position and already gained a second advantage over his pursuers. At the end of the fourth lap, however, he crashed, thus wasting a great opportunity for his first victory in the Superbike class. Andrea Iannone was fourth, Andrea Locatelli was fifth, Alex Lowe was sixth

Jun82022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Nakagami at the mercy of MotoGP rivals

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Japanese Takaaki Nakagami also lost the support of the racers, who were still defending him after the incident with Rins in Mugello, with a maneuver at the MotoGP race in Barcelona, in which he collided with Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaio, Johann Zarco believes. Nakagami, whose future in the MotoGP class is rumored to be in jeopardy, was too aggressive in braking in the first corner, causing him to fall and knock Rins and Bagnaio off the track. Rins suffered a fracture of his left wrist in the fall, and Nakagami, who hit Bagna's Ducati's rear wheel with his head, also remained in the hospital under observation. Rins and Nakagami collided already in the race in Italy, but a few racers sided with the LCR Honda racer, who is also known for his rather aggressive style of overtaking, but according to Zarc, Ja

May222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Leclerc: We can no longer afford such mistakes

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After resigning from the lead in the Spanish Grand Prix race, Charles Leclerc called on his Ferrari team to make sure that such mistakes do not happen again. Monacan took the lead in the race in Barcelona with apparent ease, but after a gust of wind surprised Max Verstappn, the victory seemed to be in Leclerc's pocket. But in the 28th lap of the 66-lap race, the Ferrari driver told the team that he had run out of power in the drive unit and for him the race was over. “I don’t know what happened,” he explained. "I didn't get any warning before the engine broke down." After Leclerc's resignation, the door to victory was wide open for Verstappn, which also struggled with problems with the non-functioning DRS system in the first laps of the race. With the victory, the Dutchman took the lead in the championship standings

May222022 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

Sainz is chasing his first F1 victory in front of home spectators

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Carlos Sainz believes that the start and the opening part of the race for the Spanish Grand Prix will be important from the point of view of his chances for the coveted victory in front of the home crowd. The Ferrari driver will start his home race in third place, but he may be worried about the fact that he is far behind his teammate. "Yes, it's more than an easy weekend for me," Sainz admitted after the qualifiers, adding: "The situation due to the heat and wind was not the easiest, but today we managed to make a decent lap and it allows us to fight equally tomorrow. to win. " https://twitter.com/F1/status/1528030674728501248 "I think starting and managing tires will be crucial. We'll see if I can start well. If the start is good, it will be much easier," Sainz said.

May222022 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

Verstappen: I would like to complete that second round

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Current world champion Max Verstappen was in first place before the last attempt in the third part of qualifying, and the fight for pole position was prevented by a malfunction of the DRS system in the last attempt, which led Charles Leclerc to a new best starting position. Asked if he would have taken pole position if there were no technical problems, Verstappen replied: "I mean, it's always hard to say, but I couldn't take the last part of the lap. Either the DRS didn't open or I just lost power, so that it's all a little awkward. " https://twitter.com/F1/status/1528030444092067841 "Nonetheless, I think the first starting line-up is still a good result for us, given what happened over the racing weekend. wanted to complete those

Mar92022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red Bull is hiding the most of all in testing

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Former Formula 1 racer Jolyon Palmer is convinced that Red Bull hid the actual speed of the RB18 at tests in Barcelona. The team from Milton Keynes collected 358 rounds in three days of testing in Spain, and among them they did not attack the fastest times of the day. Adviser to the team, Helmut Marko, says the team still has a lot of work to do before the start of the season, as the RB18 car is expected to be too heavy, but Palmer is confident that they have not shown everything on the track. “They seem to have been the most dedicated to gaining mileage, as Max Verstappen was driving a race car the first day that worked heavy but stable,” the Briton said. “Excessive speeds showed the last day Verstappen sat behind the wheel again and drove similar lap times in the morning as Mercedes racer George Rus

Feb212022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Haas VF22 on the track in Bracelona

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Today, the American team Haas drove their VF22 for the first time on the track in Barcelona, where they will test the operation of all systems and perform a so-called shakedown. Russian Nikita Mazepin was the first to get into the race car, and then he will leave the race car to his teammate Mick Schumacher. The race car that drove on the track, however, is quite different in appearance from the one that was revealed at the official presentation of the team. https://twitter.com/HaasF1Team/status/1495682741177827330

May92021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton praised Mercedes' tactical game

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Lewis Hamilton revealed that Mercedes had been preparing the risky tactic of an extra stop to achieve its third victory this year since the start of the race weekend in Spain, but it was not long before he followed suit. The Englishman drove 24 laps to the second stop 23 laps before the end of the race, then made up for 5 seconds behind Max Verstappn and overtook the Dutchman 20 laps before the finish. "The gap of more than XNUMX seconds was very large, but the team prepared a very good tactic, although it was a bit risky," he admitted, revealing that for such an unfolding of the race with a second stop, they started saving at the beginning of the race weekend. tires. “We had been planning this all weekend, so we made sure we had two unused medium-hard sets available

May92021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton outsmarted Red Bull in Spain and defeated Verstappn

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Lewis Hamilton is the winner of the race for the Spanish Grand Prix, in which he overtook Max Verstappn with a tactical move and increased his advantage in scoring the World Championship. The Englishman had to leave the lead in the race to the Dutchman, who he then overtook with a tactical move when he drove into the pits for the second time to change tires. Red Bull did not respond to the stop, so the current world champion overtook Verstappn five laps before the end of the race, realizing that the victory was lost, so he made another stop and went on the hunt for an extra point for the fastest lap, which he eventually caught and thus prevented the Briton from winning the maximum payout. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas finished the race on the podium this time as well. https://twitter.com/F1/status/139140908

Feb282020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bottas last test day

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Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time of the last test day in Barcelona with a time of 1: 16.196. At Mercedes, the racers shared the work again. The Finn thus completed 79 laps in the afternoon, 11 less than teammate Lewis Hamilton, who performed in the morning. The Briton set the fifth time. Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo finished just behind the fastest Bottas, both less than a tenth of a second behind. Charles Leclerc, who completed 180 laps, set the fourth time most of all. Another Renault racer, Esteban Ocon, finished in sixth place on the last day. Sergio Perez set the seventh time to complete the encouraging testing for the Racing Point team. Carlos Sainz, George Russell and Daniil Kvyat also finished in the top ten. Romain Grosjean on one