World of Speed

Nov182023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Luca Marini with a pole record in Qatar

Luca Marini won the best starting position in Qatar with a track record (1:51.762). Alongside him, Gresini team racers Fabio Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez will start today's sprint race and tomorrow's main race from the front row. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1725867067725750777 World title contenders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin finished fourth and fifth respectively. The sixth time was set by Johann Zarco ahead of Marco Marquez. The top ten was completed by the Aprilia Maverick Vinales racers Raul Fernandez and Aleix Espargaro. Eleventh and twelfth place went to Brad Binder and Augusta Fernandez. The thirteenth time was set by Marco Bezzecchi ahead of Fabio Quartararo and Eneo Bastianini. Jack Miller will start the race only from sixteenth place

October212023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Martin has the best starting position in Australia with the track record

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Jorge Martin, with the track record, convincingly won the best starting position (1:27.246) before the race in Australia. The Spaniard was almost half a second faster than his nearest competitor. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1715526063860666473 Along with him, Brad Binder and Francesco Bagnaia will start the main and sprint races from the front row, who, as the fastest, made their way from the slower qualifying group. Fourth place was taken by Aleix Espargaro ahead of Johann Zarco and Fabio Di Giannantoni. Marc Marquez, who broke through the slower qualifying group as the second, took seventh place. Home ace Jack Miller pitched the eighth inning. Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi completed the top ten. The eleventh and twelfth times were set by Pol E

Jun242023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bezzecchi with the qualifying record in Assen

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With a track record (1:31.472), Marco Bezzecchi won the best starting position in the qualification in Assen, Netherlands. Francesco Bagnaia and Luca Marini will also start the sprint and main races from the front row. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1672538387322920961 Fourth time put Fabio Quartarara ahead of Brad Binder and Aprilia riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales. The top ten was completed by Johann Zarco, Alex Marquez and Jorge Martin, who were the fastest from the first part. The eleventh time was set by Miguel Oliveira ahead of Jack Miller and Fabio Di Giannantoni. Takaaki Nakagami will start from fourteenth place ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Raul Fernandez. After a collision with Eneo Bastianini, Marc Marquez finished only seventeenth, Ital

Apr152023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bagnaia: A demanding sprint race awaits us, Alex Marquez the main opponent

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Francesco Bagnaia won the best starting position in today's qualifying and became the first MotoGP rider in history to complete a lap in Austin in less than two minutes and two seconds. In the prev interview after qualifying, he said: "I feel great. We've done a very good job all weekend so far. That I managed to complete a lap under 2.02 is amazing, especially because there are a lot of bumps on the track. We're definitely going to have a hard time in the sprint race. , because Alex Marquez and I have a very similar rhythm."

Apr152023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bagnaia with pole record in Austin

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Francesco Bagnaia won the best starting position in Austin with a track record (2.01.892). Next to him, Alex Rins and Luca Marini will start the sprint and main race from the front row. Fourth place was taken by Alex Marquez ahead of overall leader Marco Bezzechi and Aleix Espargaro. Fabio Quartararo set the seventh time this time. Maverick Vinales, Johann Zarco and Jack Miller completed the top ten. The eleventh and twelfth times were set by Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. The Spaniard, who was sick all week, failed to join the fight for the top places after two falls. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1647277054570770433 Joan Mir will start the race from thirteenth place. The fourteenth time was set by Franco Morbidelli, returning from injury Miguel Oliveira p

Apr12023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Alex Marquez after the first best starting position: We put dry tires on the bike with rain settings and it worked

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Alex Marquez won his first top starting position in the elite class in today's qualifying. But the road to get there was not easy. The Spaniard first had to compete in the slower qualifying group. He qualified for the fastest class with the best time. The drama was not over for him, as he fell right at the end of the first part, and then his motorcycle caught fire. At the end of the second part, when the track started to dry, he took a risk with the spare and put dry track tires on the motorcycle. He did this at just the right time, as he managed to set the fastest time with an exceptional lap. "I am very satisfied. The first part of qualifying was very demanding. At the end, when I tried to overtake Joan Miro, I made a mistake and fell. Then the motorcycle caught fire. Despite everything, I managed to push forward.

Apr12023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Alex Marquez in Argentina to the first pole of his career

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Alex Marquez won the best starting position in qualifying in Argentina. The Spaniard's risk with dry track tires paid off right at the end of qualifying. For him, this is the first best starting position in the elite class. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1642173335814504453?t=2zB-bVSL0A4YynV10pZSVQ&s=19 Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia will start today's sprint race and tomorrow's main race alongside him. The latter also put dry track tires on the motorcycle at the end. The fourth time was set by Franco Morbidelli ahead of Maverick Vinales, Johann Zarco and Luca Marini. The top ten was completed by Jorge Martin, Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo. The eleventh and twelfth starting places were secured by the racers of the LCR Honda team. Takaaki N

Mar252023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bagnaia: 4 riders hindered me in the last lap

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Francesco Bagnaia finished today's qualifying, which counts both for the sprint and tomorrow's main race, in second place, just 0,064 seconds behind the fastest Marquez. The Italian was on the threshold of the best starting position before Marc Marquez improved his time right at the end. In the first interview immediately after qualifying, he expressed his satisfaction with his performance, but nevertheless believes that he could have improved his time in the final attempt if he had not been hindered by four racers who drove slowly on the ideal line. "I was satisfied with my first lap. In the second I was even faster, but I ran into four racers who drove slowly on the ideal line. So I lost the possibility of the best starting position. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with what I showed. We are in good position

Mar252023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marquez with lap record to best starting position in Portimao

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With a track record in Portimao (1.37.226), Marc Marquez won the best starting position before the premier sprint race in the MotoGP class. Next to him, Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin will start from the front row. The reigning world champion led all the way to the finish when Marc Marquez overtook him with the help of a wind from Eneja Bastaianini. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1639591254991470594 Home ace Miguel Oliveira will occupy the fourth starting position ahead of Jack Miller, who crashed at the end of qualifying. The third turn was fatal for the Australian. The sixth time was set by Enea Bastaianini ahead of Maverick Vinales and the Mooney VR46 Racing team. Marco Bezzecchi was faster than Luca Marini this time. French racers Johann Zarco and Fab took tenth and eleventh place

Sep242022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Disappointed Quartararo: I expected more

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Fabio Quartararo was a bit disappointed with his performance in today's qualifying. As he admitted, he expected much more than the final ninth place, but he couldn't find his way on the wet track. Despite the second place in the rainy race in Indonesia, the current world champion has never been among the best racers in wet driving. Regardless, he was ranked among the top ten in the rainy Saturday free practice. Today, however, he was far from fighting for the best starting position. His best time of 1.56.326 was 1,1 seconds worse than the fastest Marco Marquez. "Disappointed, because I expected more," the Frenchman was clear after qualifying. "I set a time of 1:56.7 in the first attempt, but then there was no significant improvement until the end of qualifying. This is some