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Mar162013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Lorenzo on testing in Austin

The private tests that took place in Austin last week were, according to the current world champion in the royal class, very welcome and helpful. The biggest advantage of the tests, according to Lorenzot, was that they found out at what moments on the track Yamaha lagged the most compared to Honda. In general, however, Lorenzot did not like the new racetrack the most and could not get used to it. As he says, they found optimal settings with the team the second day, but he still could not compete with the first two racers. “We had the biggest problem with the rear tire grip, which gave me a bad feeling and insecurity in the corners,” Jorge added. "The tests as such were very useful" Young Marc Marquez had practically no serious competition in the tests,

Mar152013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Yamaha in new colors?

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Yamaha will shortly reveal the color combinations of motoGP class motorcycles Jorget Lorenzo and Yamaha returnee Valenint Rossi for the 2013 racing season. The revelation will be on March 22, the day before the third and final official test in Spain before the start of the season. Yamaha’s last big sponsor was Fiat in 2010, before Rossi signed a 2-year contract with Italian motorcycle brand Ducati. Rossi's return to Yamaha, with which he has won as many as 4 titles in the past, brought a new sponsor, Monster. In pre-season testing, Rossi and Lorenzo rode gray-and-black motorcycles, although Rossi’s motorcycle had some details in its protective yellow and Lorenzo’s in red. Standard blue and white motorcycle, combined with the yellow number 46

Mar142013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez is still in the lead

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On the second day of motoGP class testing in Texas, Marc Marquez retained the lead. Behind him, as the first day, were the closest Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo. On the second day of testing in Austin, they were the leading racers of the factory Honda. The young Marquez lost a small advantage over his teammate Dani Pedrosa, but still remained in first place. Behind them, Jorge Lorenzo finished in third place. The Spaniards were followed by LCR Honda racer Stefan Bradl and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha team decided to complete the tests in Austin, as they believe they have gathered enough data for the engineers, and the racer is expected to get to know the track in detail. Poor track grip continued to cause problems for racers and made it impossible for them

Mar62013 by Blaž Štremfelj50 Comments

Lorenzo’s thought of the upcoming season

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According to the current world champion in the moto GP class, Jorge Lorenzo, we are looking forward to a very interesting season, mainly due to the increasingly strong competition at the very top. He is convinced that as many as four candidates will compete for the title of champion. At the top are currently himself and also Spanish racer Dani Pedrosa. Newcomer to the royal class Marc Marquez and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi, after returning to Yamaha, are also promising this season. According to Lorenzo, the differences are getting smaller as Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, him and Pedrosa breathe more and more behind the collar in the Sepang tests.