Label: argentinagp

Mar312023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rins got a Marquez chassis for the race in Argentina

Alex Rins said after the first race of the 2023 MotoGP season in Portugal that he would like some innovations from the Honda factory in Argentina. His wishes were granted, as the LCR Honda race will be able to use the latest Honda chassis, which was used by Marc Marquez with Portimao. "Because Marc won't be here, Honda is letting me use his so I'll have new parts available this weekend," explained Rins. "Otherwise, I won't have much time to test the new things, because unfortunately the weather forecast is not the best. It will be very important to plan Friday's work well. There will be one engine like the one I had in Portugal and one with a new chassis. I will change during training motorcycle, because on Friday due to the small differences between the racers, I can guarantee a direct placement in the Q2 part of the qualifications."

Mar262023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez is penalized with a double long lap penalty for the collision with Oliveira

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Due to the collision with Miguel Oliveira at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Marc Marquez will have to drive two extended laps at the next race in Argentina. The Honda racer started both the sprint race and Sunday's Grand Prix from the best starting position. But if he managed to turn the best starting position into third place in Saturday's sprint race, it came to a halt in Sunday's race, when he made a braking error in the third lap and touched Jorge Martin, then collided heavily with Miguel Oliveira. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1640014793003106307 Oliveria was uninjured in the crash, while Marquez broke a bone in his right thumb and will undergo a further examination in Barcelona. The commissioners called the Honda racer in for questioning and judged that he was "excessively aggressive

Apr42022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: The opening rounds of the race without grip are a real disaster

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Fabio Quartararo optimistically expected a good result in the race after good performances in free practice and the morning warm-up. The Frenchman showed a very good rhythm with used tires. Still, he failed to transfer that to the race. After the introductory rounds, which he described as a real disaster, he slipped from sixth to thirteenth. In addition to the already known lack of final speed of his Yamaha M1, this time he had a lot of problems due to the lack of grip on the rear tire. "The biggest problem today was our final speed and extremely poor grip on the rear tire. At first we knew that we would have such grip problems, but we were surprised," the Frenchman admitted after the race. "In the introduction, I was losing city after city. When I saw how much we were losing in the sixth turn,

Apr42022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP scoring after the Argentine GP: Espargaro, Suzuki and Ducati new leaders

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Aleix Espargaro crowned his 200th race appearance with his first victory in MotoGP, which also topped the MotoGP World Championships, where he is seven points ahead of Brad Binder after three races in the 2022 season. After tenth place at the Termas de Rio Hondo and eleventh at the race in Indonesia, Enea Bastianini has now slipped to third place, where he is 36 points behind Suzuki racer Alex Rins. They are nine points behind the leader Aleix Espargaro, but they only have one point ahead of the current world champion Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman added only eight points to his total with eighth place, but has a two-point advantage over another Suzuki racer, Joan Mir. Miguel Oliveira, the winner of Indonesia, is with a modest t

Apr32022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

A.Espargaro in Argentina to the premiere victory and the lead in the overall standings

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Aleix Espargaro celebrated his premier victory in the elite class after a tense duel with Jorge Martin in Argentina. The Aprilia racer also took the lead in the overall standings. Alex Rins finished in third place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1510690718657961991 Just below the winning podium concluded his teammate Joan Mir. Francesco Bagnaia broke through from thirteenth place to fifth. Just behind him were Brad Binder and Maverick Vinales. Current world champion Fabio Quartararo, after a bad start, finally managed to break through to eighth place. Marco Bezzecchi and Enea Bastianini also finished in the top ten. Luca Marini failed to take advantage of third place and slipped all the way to eleventh. The race was best started by Jorge Martin, who led in

Apr32022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

A.Espargaro: We have a golden chance to win

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Aleix Espargaro believes that today he has a golden opportunity to bring the team and himself the first victory in the elite class. Yesterday, the Spaniard secured the team the first best starting position in the modern MotoGP era with a brilliant lap. In addition to the exceptional lap, he also impressed in the second free practice with a very good rhythm for the race. After bringing his first place on the winning podium in more than twenty years in Silverstone last year in Silverstone, today he has the opportunity to have his first career victory. "Today is a crucial day. We did a good job yesterday. The best starting position is a very good incentive, but the most important action awaits us today," Espargaro said. "We have a good rhythm, which we proved in the second training session. The first starting place makes things a little easier. I can focus better on what

Apr32022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

P.Espargaro: Two-day racing weekends are dangerous

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Pol Espargaro believes that two-day racing weekends like this have no future in Argentina, as he says they are very stressful for racers and consequently dangerous. Due to delays in cargo delivery, this racing weekend was shortened by one day. Friday's free practice was postponed to Saturday, and the third and fourth training sessions were canceled. Given the growing number of races on the calendar, there has been a lot of talk about whether this shortened racing weekend would serve as a test of such a concept for the future. The younger Espargaro believes that only two days are not enough, and that this should also affect the safety of racers. "Today was already stressful. The day was stressful in itself and then we dug ourselves problems. In the second training session I fell, so I had to go to Q1, to dr.

Apr32022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia with no penalty for a dangerous maneuver in training

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Francesco Bagnaia apologized to the judges at the Argentine Grand Prix for braking on the plane and avoided punishment. The Ducati racer was looking for a free path on the track in the second free practice, as he wanted to set up a fast lap that would ensure him a direct place in the second part of the qualifications. But the Italian caught up with a few rivals in the last part of the lap, which visibly angered him, and then he slowed down between the thirteenth and fourteenth turns to allow the racing train to pass. Bagnaia eventually landed in the first part of the qualifiers, where the fight for the cities also ended. He will start the race from thirteenth place after escaping punishment after talking to the judges. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1510342887187353602 "I would like to apologize to the other racers," Bagnaia said. "But when you're nervous, d

Apr32022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jack Miller punished for incident with Quartararo

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Australian Jack Miller was punished by losing three starting places for obstructing Fabio Quartararo in qualifying for the Argentine Grand Prix. The Yamaha racer fell in the final moments of qualifying, then returned to the track and caught up with Miller in a fast lap preparing for his fast lap. The Ducati racer drove on an ideal line and thus severely hampered the current world champion, who visibly angry had to give up the fast lap and consequently finished in sixth place. “It’s not fair to ride like that on a racing line,” the Frenchman said. “I did my best, but the second starting line was not the most we could achieve,” he added. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1510490042099191812 Miller, who was involved in an incident with Quartararo at a race in Indonesia, where he was

Apr22022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Aleix Espargaro won the best starting position in Argentina

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Spaniard Aleix Espargaro will start the MotoGP race for the Argentine Grand Prix from the best starting position. For Aprilia, this is the first pole position in the MotoGP class and Espargaro's first since 2015. Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) and Italian Luca Marini (Mooney VR46) are also starting the race from the first starting line. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1510358639202250753 In the first part of the qualifiers, the fastest racers were Honda, Pol Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda), where Pecco Bagnaia surprisingly finished the fight for the seats and the winners were eliminated. previous races, Miguel Oliveira and Enea Bastianini, otherwise leaders in MotoGP scoring. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1510351592398241798