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Negotiations with Red Bull have fallen by the wayside

Negotiations with Red Bull have fallen by the wayside

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Kimi Raikkonen's manager, Steve Robertson, told the Finnish media that negotiations with the Red Bull team had proved unsuccessful, opening the door wide to the seat in the Red Bull race car to Daniel Ricciard. Raikkonen and rival Toro Rossa were the main candidates for the seat, which will remain vacant after the end of this season, when Mark Webber says goodbye to Formula One. Although the Finn was the biggest favorite for the Australian deputy, Robertson explained: "Negotiations with Red Bull have been unsuccessful and have already ended." Ricciardo is expected to be confirmed as a Red Bull racer in Belgium, this weekend. Want to discuss this turn of events? Visit our Forum!
Marquez with a track record easily to pole position

Marquez with a track record easily to pole position

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Repsol Honda racer Marc Marquez secured the best starting position for the race in Indianapolis with an incredible lap of 1: 37.958. Even closer to him came Jorge Lorenzo, who was more than half a second slower. The third fastest was Dani Pedrosa. Marquez got all the free practice and was considered the favorite for the best starting position in the qualifiers. He also confirmed his role as the favorite and finished fourth in the pole position of the season, improving the track record by 0.374 seconds. Stefan Bradl was among the fastest all weekend, but in qualifying the German fell at high speed and as he could not continue, he will start the race from eighth place. Valentino Rossi finished ninth in most of the qualifiers. The Italian failed to break through against