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May132022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pol Espargaro is the fastest in the 1st training session of the French GP in Le Mans

Honda racer, Pol Espargaro, who was a good tenth of a second faster than Alex Rins (Suzuki) with a time of 1: 31.771, and Francesca Bagnaie (Ducati). Home ace Fabio Quartararo set the fourth time of training with 0.141 seconds behind. The training was marked by Miguel Oliveira, who fell in front of Pacco Bagnaio, but fortunately the Italian managed to get around him. The Portuguese was not injured in the fall, which was one of two. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1525031911843840000 We also saw a glimpse of "old" Marco Marquez, who did not shine according to the times in training, but in one of his fast laps he successfully saved the fall in the eighth corner. . The Spaniard finished training in thirteenth place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1525029939656941568

Jun182021 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

F1: Verstappen at FP2 close ahead of Bottas and Hamilton

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The second free practice started in even hotter weather than the first, as temperatures in Le Castellet rose all the way to 46 degrees Celsius, which is of course a challenge for racers as well as for teams and tires. Speaking of the latter, let’s mention that Pirelli has prepared a mix of C2, C3 and C4 for the French racing weekend. The first to drive out of the garages was George Russell, who missed the first practice as he had to lend his car to test racer Roy Nissany, and the Briton in Williams was followed by virtually the entire caravan, with the exception of Charles Leclerc, who decided to have a second free practice. started a little later. Valtteri Bottas managed to show a good performance in both trainings and gain confidence before tomorrow's qualifiers. - Photo: HB Press Valtteri Botta

Jun182021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Bottas and Hamilton fastest in France

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The Mercedes racers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were the fastest racers of the first free practice of the French Grand Prix. The Finn was a good three tenths of a second faster than his teammate, and almost half a second faster than Max Verstappn, in third place. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1405836408456089600 The fourth time was set by another Red Bull racer, Sergio Perez, the winner of the last race in Baku. Fifth was home side Esteban Ocon ahead of Daniel Ricciard, Fernando Alonso and Frenchman Pierre Gasly. Lando Norris and Juki Tsunoda also finished training in the top ten.

May162021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez is angry with himself for the "unnecessary" resignation

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Marc Marquez said after the race for the French Grand Prix that he was angry with himself for the second fall in the race at Le Mans, which ended his race, as it happened completely unnecessarily due to lack of concentration. At the end of the fifth lap, when the racers changed their motorcycles due to rain, the Honda racer took the lead in the race, but hopes of a sensational victory in the third race after his nine-month absence fell into the water when he fell in the ninth lap. The Spaniard picked up the motorcycle and returned to the race, and at a good pace he made it to the eleventh place by the 18th lap, when he fell again and finished the race. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393982370773143552 The six-time MotoGP world champion said that before the fall he was thinking of driving to the pits again to get tires for the dry track, while

May152021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP racers hit the cold Le Mans: "Are we idiots?"

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Some MotoGP racers were quite critical until the chosen date of the race in Le Mans, France, after recording a total of 77 falls on Friday and Saturday due to cold conditions. The race leaders in the championship are calling for change. “We talk about safety all the time, and then we get to that racetrack at that time,” said Aleix Espargaro, Aprilie’s racer. "The tires just don't work, we've seen over 70 falls and one of the Moto2 racers broke his wrist. In Le Mans we can't race at 12 degrees because the tires brought to us by Michelin and Dunlop just don't work. I don't know, is it funny to someone when we fall but we definitely don't.Everyone falls.Are we idiots? We're not, but I'm very angry about it.I don't have a problem racing on a wet track, that's my job, but no

May152021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP, Le Mans: Quartararo in the home race from first place

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Fabio Quartararo won the best starting position in the tense qualifiers at his home race in Le Mans, and his teammates Maverick Vinales and Jack Miller will start the race from the first row. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393550137457270792 Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco also finished in the top five, with Honda racers in sixth to eighth place. held the first three places. Marc Marquez will start the race in sixth place, followed by Takaaki Nakagami and teammate Pol Espargaro. Valentino Rossi will look forward to something more from the race on Sunday, starting in ninth place and Miguel Oliveira in tenth.

May152021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP, Le Mans: Marquez's third practice

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Marc Marquez was the fastest in free practice for the first time since an injury in Jerez last year. The Honda racer set the fastest time of the third free practice for the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, and the rain made sure that the combined training time scale remained unchanged. Marquez is nonetheless one of ten racers to have a guaranteed appearance in the final part of the qualifiers. Second was Lorenzo Savadori with Aprilia, and third was Francesco Bagnaia at Ducati. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393487570861019138 During the training, the riders practiced changing motorcycles, and Franco Morbidelli, who twisted his left knee, was obviously slightly injured, but the performance is not in question later in the weekend. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393488622972776449

May152021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rossi found better form at Le Mans after hard work at Jerez

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Valentino Rossi recorded one of the better starts of the race weekend before the French Grand Prix, as he found himself in the top ten after the first free practice after a long time. The nine-time world champion set a ninth time in Le Mans after two training sessions, tying Friday’s Qatar rankings at the start of the season, and the Italian made sure Yamaha had all four of its racers in the top ten. The fact that the Petronas SRT racer is in the top ten on the combined time scale before the third free practice could prove to be a significant improvement, as the rain is expected to continue over the weekend, which would make it harder to catch faster time on FP3 and to be placed directly in the faster qualifying group. Rossi had stakes this year

May152021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Is France promised a double victory at Le Mans?

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Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco were the fastest racers after Friday's free practice, and the duo, who won a double victory at the Doha Grand Prix in Qatar, could also conjure up a dream outcome for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. For the Frenchman, the joint podium in Doha was something special, and Quartararo said it is also a special feeling when the only French racers are the fastest in free practice. "The fact that there are two French racers at the top is something special, because there are not six or seven of us in the MotoGP class, but there are only two of us and we are both at the top. It's a great feeling for all French people and I think we showed our potential on different motorcycles. " https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393189029181595652 Zarco and Quartararo could shape the outcome of the race to the top on Sunday

May142021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP, GP of France: At the top two Frenchmen, Zarco in front of Quartararo

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Johann Zarco delighted the home fans at the Le Mans circuit with the fastest time of the second free practice, and Fabio Quartararo provided even more joy, who was only 0.095 seconds behind his compatriot. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1393189029181595652 Quartararo's Yamaha teammate, Maverick Vinales, was third, around three-tenths of a second behind the French duo. Pol Espargaro on Honda achieved only a thousandth of a worse time, while Franco Morbidelli was fifth. Solid training gave hope to Valentino Rossi, who set the ninth time, 0.922 seconds behind. In front of him were Miguel Oliveira with KTM, Jack Miller, the fastest rider of the first practice, and Marc Marquez, for whom this will be the third racing weekend after a nine-month absence