Label: Jonas Folger

The injured Espargaro will be replaced by Folger

The injured Espargaro will be replaced by Folger

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The Tech3 GASGAS team has confirmed that the injured Pol Espargaro will be replaced by Jonas Folger. The German racer, who, in addition to Dani Pedrosa and Mike Kallio, performs the role of test rider for the KTM team, will replace the injured Spanish racer in the third race of the season in Austin. https://twitter.com/Tech3Racing/status/1641765272905187328?t=iVh3LMNyK4Wy5B8Vy8KYCg&s=19 This will be his first appearance in the elite class after 2017, when he also competed for the Tech3 team, but then still on a Yamaha motorcycle. In the aforementioned season, he won second place at his home race at the Sachsenring. He then missed the last four races of the season due to illness. However, after one year, his career in the elite class ended. In 2021, he competed in the Superbike championship, and before this season he became a test driver
Rossi "studied" last year's Folger ride

Rossi "studied" last year's Folger ride

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Valentino Rossi said that before this year’s race at the Sachsenring, he studied Jonas Folger’s ride in detail at last year’s race, when the German almost won in front of home spectators. Folger is not competing in MotoGP races this year due to illness, but last year he overshadowed Rossi and Maverick Vinales on factory M3s on a Tech1 Yamaha motorcycle, and Marc Marquez breathed a sigh of relief for the rest of the race, settling for second place. Second this time was Rossi, who achieved his best ranking at the German Grand Prix this year, and Marquez, who celebrated his victory on this track for the ninth season in a row, was too strong for him. “Last year’s folger race helped me a lot,” Rossi admitted. "So on the psychological side, because last year I didn't have a good feeling on the motorcycle and with that I wasn't enough
Jonas Folger will not be racing this year due to health issues

Jonas Folger will not be racing this year due to health issues

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The French team Tech3 announced that we will not see their German racer with Slovenian roots, Jonas Folger, as his health problems are obviously continuing. Folger has already missed the last four races of last season, as well as the tests that followed after the end of the season. Doctors diagnosed the 24-year-old racer with Gilbert's syndrome and predicted that he would recover completely. But the team has now sent a statement to the public that Folger will not be racing this year. “I’m very sad, but I’m not going to race in the MotoGP class this year,” Folger explained. "I haven't been able to get my health back to the level I want and at the moment I don't feel able to drive. I hope to come back one day, but until then I would like to thank everyone for their support." The Tech3 team did just that
Folger and Zarco in the fight for Rossi's Yamaha

Folger and Zarco in the fight for Rossi's Yamaha

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Jonas Folger believes the prize for the winner of the duel between him and teammate Johann Zarc will be an opportunity to replace Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha factory team. Both Folger and Zarco are newcomers to the MotoGP class this year, but both have placed themselves in the role of established racers in the forefront, even though they are racing on last year’s Tech3 team’s Yamaha. The French team has confirmed that both racers will stay with them next season as well, and then there is a chance that the spot will be vacated at Yamaha if the 38-year-old Rossi decides to end his career. "The duel between us and Zarc is also a duel for Rossi's seat," Folger is convinced. "Johann is a two-time world champion, but I know I can do everything he can. I don't know how far he can go, but I've come to the level he was at the start of the season,
Defeats against Tech3 Rossi racers don’t worry

Defeats against Tech3 Rossi racers don’t worry

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Valentino Rossi claims he doesn’t care about defeats against Yamaha’s Tech3 satellite team, even though Johann Zarco and Joans Folger race last year’s Yamaha motorcycles. At the German Grand Prix, the Tech3 racers finished second in the last three races ahead of Maverick Vinales and Rossi, but the experienced Italian claims that he is not worried about the situation, as he believes it is the talent of the Tech3 racers and not the advantages of last year's motorcycle. “Over the course of the season, both Tech3 racers showed that they have a very good feeling on last year’s motorcycle,” says Rossi. "The reason for this is also that they are good racers. Zarco drove great in Le Mans and Folger in Germany. Folger is always fast, he takes good care of the rear tire, so the racers are responsible for the good results and we have to congratulate them for that. , "he adds, explaining," No.
Warm-up: Folger fastest, Marquez fifth on the floor

Warm-up: Folger fastest, Marquez fifth on the floor

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Tech 3 racer Jonas Folger was the fastest in the morning warm-ups ahead of the Catalan GP. The highest-ranked Yamaha racer in the qualifiers took the 1: 45.004 lap to the top of the time table, with Scott Redding, the Pramac Ducati racer, coming closest to him. Aleix Espargaro was third ahead of Jack Miller and Johann Zarco. Andrea Dovizioso was sixth and the seventh time was taken by Valentino Rossi, who will start the race from thirteenth starting place. The last places in the top ten were shared by Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Iannone, and Marc Marquez, who fell in front of the home spectators for the fifth time this weekend. He was followed by Maverick Vinales, who once again experienced a close encounter with team rival Valentino Rossi. They both sing