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Mar202022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez: The fall was perhaps the worst of my entire career

Spaniard Marc Marquez had to miss the race for the Indonesian Grand Prix after he fell badly in the morning warm-ups at 186km / h and suffered a concussion, which forced him to miss the race in accordance with this year's instructions for such cases. For the Honda racer, this was the fourth fall of this racing weekend, but fortunately it did not end in serious consequences. "What can I say? This weekend was not ours as we had problems from the very beginning," he said. "The fall was severe, perhaps the worst of my career. They took me to the hospital where they found no serious problems, but decided not to take part in the race. Of course I'm sorry for the lost opportunity, but the decision is was correct. " https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505501768842633216

Mar202022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Oliveira is the sovereign winner of the rainy race in Mandalika

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Miguel Oliveira is the winner of the second race of the season in Mandalika. He was joined on the podium by Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco. In fourth place was Jack Miller ahead of Suzuki racers, Rins ahead of Mir. Franco Morbidelli finished in seventh place ahead of Brad Binder, Aleix Espargaro and Darryn Binder, who finished in the top ten to score his first points in the elite class. Eleventh this time was the winner of the inaugural race Enea Bastianini ahead of Paul Espargaro, Alex Marquez and Luc Marini. The last point was won by Francesco Bagnaia. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505466707141447682 The race, which started with more than an hour of delay due to heavy rain, was best started by Fabio Quartararo, who retained first place in the start of the race. Weak

Mar202022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP: Quartararo fastest in warm-ups, another ugly fall for Marquez

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Fabio Quartararo, who will start the race for the Indonesian GP from the best starting position, was also the fastest in the morning warm-ups before the race, which was marked by a new ugly fall of Marco Marquez. The Honda racer set the fourth time, but in the seventh turn he fell at high speed and flew high into the air. But fortunately he was not injured and was taken for an additional medical examination. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505379333208252422 Maverick Vinales finished second in the warm-up ahead of Miguel Oliveiro, and Takaaki Nakagami finished second in the top five. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505380396602740743 Marquez saved himself once before the fall ... https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505376654830542850

Mar192022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

At Honda outraged over Michelin: The decision is not fair

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Pol Espargaro expressed the anger of his team over the decision of Michelin, which brought a special tire specification to Indonesia for the weekend. As he pointed out, their move is not fair. Due to the extremely high temperatures, Michelin brought a special tire specification to the race in Indonesia. This was last used in Thailand in 2018. The reason for such a decision was the problems the racers had with this year’s version of the tire in pre-season testing here in Indonesia. With the old version of the tires, some teams have a lot of trouble this race ending, especially Honda. None of their four racers managed to break into the faster group in the qualifications. Marc Marquez has fallen twice in qualifying and will start the race with four points after Morbidelli's penalty.

Mar192022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Morbidelli was sentenced to three starting places

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The race commissioners fined Franco Morbidelli three starting places for failing to follow the starting procedure training. Due to the dirtiness of the race track in Mandalika, the racers were allowed to test the start procedure at the end of the third free practice and thus clean the starting places. At a meeting with the safety committee, it was agreed that the racers would be placed at the starting position and trained to start the race. However, they must wait for the racers in front of them to start from the starting point and not change their starting point. Morbidelli arrived at the start-finish plane and stood in front of a group of racers who were already at the starting positions and ready for the start training. The Italian wanted to change the starting lineup at the last minute

Mar192022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo got a qualification in Mandalika, a disaster for Honda

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Fabio Quartararo won the best starting position before the race in Mandalika with a time of 1: 31.067. Along with him, Pramac racers Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco will start the race from the first starting line. The fourth time was put in front of Brad Binder in front of the winner of the inaugural race Eneo Bastianini. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505093846140661760 Francesco Bagnaia, who secured a place in Q2 through a slower group, will start the race in sixth place. KTM's good form was confirmed by Miguel Oliveira in seventh place. The honor of Suzuki was saved by Alex Rins in eighth place. Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro finished in the top ten. Fabio Di Giannantonio secured a place in Q2 for the first time in his second race in the elite class and set the eleventh time. Franco Morbidelli fell to the heels right at the start of Q2

Mar192022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Morbidelli fastest before qualifying

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Franco Morbidelli set the fastest time of the fourth free practice in Mandalika. Marco Bezzecchi came closest to him. Johann Zarco finished third ahead of current world champion Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins and Jorge Martin. The winner of the inaugural race, Enea Bastianini, finished seventh. Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira and Luca Marini also finished in the top ten. Marc Marquez, who was the fastest in the third practice, set the eleventh time ahead of Francesco Bagnaio and Paul Espargro. All three mentioned racers will compete in Q1 Training was interrupted after seven minutes after Alex Rins' Suzuki caught fire due to an oil leak between the tenth and thirteenth turns. The oil on the track surprised Johann Zarca, who is on slippery asphalt in the tenth z

Mar192022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez is the fastest in the 3rd run, but still goes to Q1

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Marc Marquez was the fastest in the third free practice of MotoGP for the Grand Prix of Indonesia, but he will still compete with his rivals in the qualifications in the first part. Due to the downpour before the third practice, the track was wet, and as a result, the racers failed to improve their lap times and shuffle the order of the combined times of all three practice, which automatically takes the top ten to Q2 of qualifying. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1505026163894362112 In the first part, from which only two places lead in Q2, Marc Marquez, as well as Repsol Honda teammate Pol Espargaro, Francesco Bagnaia and Joan will compete. Peace. Despite repeated problems with Yamaha, entry into Q2 is guaranteed for Fabio Quartararo, who was the fastest on FP2 and such

Mar182022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marquez and Espargaro are facing a performance in Q1 after a difficult Friday

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Marc Marquez is pinning all his hopes on favorable weather conditions for Saturday morning in Mandalika after finishing his second free practice after falling in the eleventh turn only in the overall XNUMXnd place. Given the unfavorable weather forecast - rain is forecast during the third free practice, it may well be that it has already wasted the opportunity for direct placement in the faster qualifying group. "I fell at the most inopportune moment. But when you drive at the limit this can happen. Today's goal was to secure a place in the faster group, which we failed to do. Now we can only pray that the weather will endure even during the third free practice . " There is nothing better on the other side of the garage. Pol Espargaro won the introductory training, but in the second, where times fell sharply, he had a t

Mar182022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Schedule of the MotoGP GP of Indonesia 2022

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Petek, 18.3.2022 2:00 - 2:40 FP1 Moto32:55 - 3:35 FP1 Moto23:50 - 4:35 FP1 MotoGP 6:15 - 6:55 FP2 Moto37:10 - 7:50 FP2 Moto28:05 - 8:50 FP2 MotoGP Sobota, 19.3.2022 2:00 - 2:40 FP3 Moto32:55 - 3:35 FP3 Moto23:50 - 4:35 FP3 MotoGP5:35 - 5:50 Q1 Moto36:00 - 6:15 Q2 Moto36:30 - 6:45 Q1 Moto26:55 - 7:10 Q2 Moto27:25 - 7:55 FP4 MotoGP8:05 - 8:20 Q1 MotoGP8:30 - 8:45 Q2 MotoGP Nedelja, 20.3.2022 3:00- 3:10 Ogrevanje Moto33:20 - 3:30 Ogrevanje Moto23:40 - 4:00 Ogrevanje MotoGP5:00 Dirka Moto36:20 Dirka Moto28:00 Dirka MotoGP