Label: Herve Poncharal

Mar92024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Poncharal on Acosta: I've never had a driver like that in my team

After an extremely encouraging first day in Qatar, the GasGas team leader was full of praise for his protégé Pedro Acosta. The newcomer to the elite class was fast from the start and finished both Friday's practice sessions third fastest. Not only with his speed, the young Spaniard also impressed by the fact that he saved an almost certain fall twice in the first training in an impressive way. "A lot has already been said about Pedro, so I don't want to repeat it all. I can only speak about him with selected words. To enter the elite class at such a young age and do what he does is truly incredible," said Poncharal about Acosta. "We all still remember the first test in Valencia after the end of the season, when he sat on a MotoGP class motorcycle for the first time. For a rookie, he was extremely sovereign. We saw how

Mar312023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Pol Espargaro left intensive care

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The recovery of Pol Espargaro after a serious fall in the second free practice in Portimao is going very well. As the manager of the Tech3 GASGAS team confided, the Spaniard has already left the intensive care unit and is already able to walk. "I have very good news about Polo's condition. Today he was transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular room. He has already managed to get out of bed and take a few steps. He is doing well." "During the past few days, when he was alone in intensive care, his mood was much worse. But now it has improved a lot, as progress in his recovery is visible. As he said, he wants to get back on the motorcycle as soon as possible. Meanwhile, he is sending a lot to the team positive energy. He is very pleased that he will replace Jonas Folger in the team, as they get along very well." "Only yesterday we were worried, because

Feb132021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Tech3 or Petronas SRT: Can the semi-factory team become a MotoGP champion this year?

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Herve Poncharal, head of the Tech3 team, believes that the semi-factory or satellite team can win the title of world champion this year, as almost all motorcycles are the same as the factory ones. Last year, the semi-factory teams recorded as many as eight victories in fourteen races, two of which were celebrated by the Tech3 team, for which these were the first victories in the MotoGP class. This year, all semi-factory racers except Avintie and Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha will be sitting on factory-backed motorcycles, and Poncharal believes they could see the victory of any of them. “To be fair, yes,” he said when asked if the non-team team could win the final victory. "Almost all racers of satellite teams have the same motorcycles as the factory, the same support and the same speed of development. Already last year we saw

Jun302020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Poncharal: Pol knows he can beat Marquez

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Herve Poncharal talked in a recent interview about his former protégé Paul Espargaro, who is said to be on the verge of switching to Honda. Pol is also said to firmly believe that he can be a serious competitor to Marquez. “Pol certainly believes in himself that he can seriously compete with Marquez,” Poncharal said. Espargaro has been in the Austrian team since their entry into the elite class in 2017. Currently, with third place in the chaotic race in Valencia in 2018, they also hold their best ranking. In general, the Spaniard established himself during this time as a very constant racer, who also contributed a lot to the development of the motorcycle. All of this has caught the attention of the Honda team, which is set to offer him a seat next season alongside former great rival Marco Marquez. “Half is remarkable, so

Jan52019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Poncharal: Bezzecchi reminds me of Rossi

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KTM team leader Herve Poncharal said newcomer to his Moto 2 class team Marco Bezzecchi reminds him of Valentino Rossi in his younger years. Last season, Bezzecchi struggled for a long time to win the world title in the Moto 3 class, his second in this class, but in the end he still finished third behind Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio. As the best racer on a KTM motorcycle, he is now moving to the Moto 2 class, where he will still compete with the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer. Poncharal said in an interview a few days ago that he wanted to bring Bezzecchi to the team since the beginning of the second part of last season. As he added, he sees in it many comparisons with Valentino Rossi, when he climbed to the top. "I was in Argentina before the race