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Sep102015 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Vettel: F1 must not lose the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Sebastian Vettel has joined many advocates for Monza, as he cannot imagine Formula One without an Italian race in King's Park: "If we lose Monza for money, we will all have broken hearts. Being here is amazing, we are racing, but in doing so there are a lot of people who come to be a part of everything. Everything is very simple, a lot of emotions are foreign, the support for Ferrari is enormous and I don't think we can lose this race. " Massa has a similar opinion, saying: "The history of Formula One is here, it's part of what we say Formula 1. The fact that Formula 1 has grown is also due to these races here. We race for people and when we see under the stage for the winners of so many people shouting and crying, I don't think we can lose a race of this type. " On the other hand, Bernie Ecclestone

Mar242014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Maruqezu tense fight to win with Rossi

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Marc Marquez started the season with a victory, after beating the latter by less than three tenths of a second in a few rounds of a tense fight with Valentino Rossi. Dani Pedrosa, Marquez’s teammate was third, and Jorge Lorenzo fell in the first lap of the race. The race was best started by Jorge Lorenzo, who took the lead before the first turn. The Spaniard tried to escape the rivals and made a mistake in the tenth turn and fell before the end of the first lap. “I made a mistake,” Lorenzo said after the race, who was not injured in the fall. "The tires are different and the temperatures were lower, which I didn't take into account. I took a risk and drove too fast. Unfortunately, we ran out of points." After Lorenzo's mistake, Stefan Bradl took the lead

Mar222014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez's best starting position in Qatar

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Current world champion Marc Marquez started the defense of his title as best he could, as he won the best starting position in the qualifiers for the race in Qatar. The Spaniard narrowly beat Alvaro Bautista and Bradley Smith. Jorge Lorenzo will start the race in fifth place, with Marquez teammate Dani Pedrosa one place behind him. Valentino Rossi was only tenth with a good half a second behind.

Mar192014 by Nika ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Yamaha unveiled this year’s painting of its YZR-M1

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The Yamaha team has revealed the color scheme of their motorcycles for this year's season of the MotoGP series, which also includes the logos of the new main or title sponsor Movistar, which will remain with the team for the next five years. The M1 has not been a major sponsor since 2010, when the team parted ways with Italy’s FIAT. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will be racing for the team again this year, and the season starts this weekend in Qatar.

Apr92013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Crutchlow excited about Rossi's performance

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In the first race of this season, racing doctor Valentino Rossi proved once again that he is not yet "retired". Despite a poor start to the race, in the second half he started to set record times and started to overtake his rivals as if for a bet. In the end, he was only behind the current world champion and teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Valentino Rossi started the race for the Qatar Grand Prix from the seventh starting place and thus broke through to the fifth place. He made two minor mistakes in the first rounds and then went on the hunt for the leaders. Meanwhile, he also overtook Briton Cal Crutchlow, who made a minor mistake and drove off the track. In the end, an exciting fight followed with the talented newcomer Marco Marquez, in which the latter lost. "Valentino was amazing. After a long time, he was racing this one again

Apr62013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Lorenzo will start the race from the leading starting position

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In today's royal class qualifiers, the current world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the best starting position for the Qatar Grand Prix. In the first qualifiers this year at the racetrack in Losail, the Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo excellently "took" the qualifications and won the best starting position for the race in Qatar. The second place was secured by the Briton Cal Crutchlow, and the third place was won by Dani Pedrosa. In contrast to the excellent results in training, the young Marquez and the nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi disappointed, winning only the sixth and seventh time behind the leader. For the first time, a new qualifications system was also used. Qualifications have been and will be divided into two groups in the future and will last twice for 15 minutes. The 10 fastest from free practice are ranked in

Apr62013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez overtook Lorenzo by a hair

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After the third free practice, the young Spaniard Marc Marquez finished as the fastest. He was followed by Yamaha racers Jorge Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow. Most of the free practice before the Qatar Grand Prix was led by Yamaha, and then a rookie in the royal class, Marco Marquez, managed a great lap and consequently took the lead. He was behind Marquez Lorenzo in the overall standings, followed by Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi. Dani Pedrosa had bigger problems, as he could not match the mentioned racers, and he took only the eighth place. Results in the second free practice: 1. Marc Marquez (Spa / Honda) 1: 56,477 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa / Yamaha) +0,268 3. Valentino Rossi (Ita / Yamaha) +0,328 4. Stefan Bradl (Nem / LCR Honda) +0,780 5. Cal Crutchlow (VB / Tech 3 Yamah

Apr42013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Yamaha again the fastest

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The first race of this year’s racing season will take place on Sunday. The race for the Qatar Grand Prix will be as usual at night and will take place under the spotlight. In the first free practice, the best Yamaha racers were Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, British Cal Crutchlow and Yamaha returnee Valentino Rossi. In the first free practice on the Losail track, the fastest current world champion was Jorge Lorenzo, who set his best time at the end of training. In second place was the Briton Cal Crutchlow, and in third place was the nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi, who was in the lead for most of the training. Promising Honda racer Marc Marquez took fourth place. Results: 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa / Yamaha) 1: 56.685 2. Cal Crutchlow (VBr / Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +0.058 3. Valentino Rossi