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Nov82014 by Blaž Štremfelj50 Comments

Rossi after four years from first place

Valentino Rossi achieved the fastest qualifying time with Yamaha in the race in Valencia and will thus start the race for the grand prize for the first time since 2010 from the first starting place. The Italian's time of 1: 30.843 was 0.132 seconds better than the time of Andrea Ianone in second place, and Dani Pedrosa managed to place in the first starting line at the last minute. Jorge Lorenzo, Rossi’s teammate, was fourth, while Marc Marquez set up only fifth. In the last attempt, the Spaniard predicted an excellent time with the best time of the first sector, but before the end of the lap, his front end dropped and he finished the qualifications in the sand by the track. Pol Espargaro was sixth, with Bradley Smith, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso behind him in ninth place. Ste finished ten

October112014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton’s first best starting position in Russia

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Lewis Hamilton will start the first Formula One race in Russia with the best starting position, primarily accompanied by his teammate and competitor for this year's title, Nico Rosberg. Third was again Finn Valtteri Bottas with Williams. Hmilton was exactly two tenths of a second faster than Rosberg with a time of 1: 38.513, and Bottas was 4 tenths of a second slower than the Briton, despite the fastest times in the first two sectors. Jenson Button managed to reach a solid fourth place with McLarn, followed by the local Daniil Kvjat with Toro Ross, who also recorded his best career ranking in fifth place. Kevin Magnussen was sixth, but he will move five places lower before the start, as the mechanics had to install a new gearbox in his car. Dan

Mar292014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton soaked qualifiers

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Lewis Hamilton got the best starting position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in changing conditions with a lap time of 1: 59.431. The Mercedes racer overtook reigning champion Sebastian Vettl by just 0-055 seconds, while his teammate Nico Rosberg set the third qualifying time. Fernando Alonso, who broke the front suspension in a collision with Daniil Kvyat in the second part of the qualifiers, was fourth. Australia’s eighth-grader in the race, Daniel Ricciardo, was fifth and Kimi Raikkonen was sixth, more than a second behind Alonso.

Sep292013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez's third consecutive pole

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Marc Marquez will start today's race in Aragon from the best starting position. The Spaniard drove the lap in the last moments of qualifying with a record time of 1: 47.804. This is his third consecutive and seventh pole position this season. Jorge Lorenzo was the first to break the lap record set by Casey Stoner in 2011, but Stefan Bradl and Marquez soon overtook him, and with Yamaha he was only one hundredth of a second away from Marquez's time. Marquez and Lorenzo will be accompanied in the first start line by Dani Pedrosa, who also got the last free practice, which shows that he will also be dangerous in the race. Valentino Rossi was fourth next to Bradle and sixth was Alvaro Bautista. The third starting lineup was filled by Cal Crutchlow, Bradley Smith and Andrea Dovizioso.

Jul212013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bradl surprised with the best starting position

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Stefan Bradl will start the race for the United States Grand Prix from the best starting position. The German won at the expense of the fall of Marco Marquez. With a time of 1: 21.176, he was two hundredths of a second better than the Spaniard. Bradl set his fastest time thirty seconds before the end, although it looked like Marquez would easily get to qualifying as well. Racer Repsol Honde tried to improve his best time 1: 21.193, but fell. The Spaniard didn’t have time for another quick lap and so Bradl won his first pole position in the MotoGP series. Alvaro Bautista, who was 1: 21.373 better than Valentino Rossi 1: 21.418, made sure that the first starting line was entirely Honda. Cal Crutchlow, who fell in fourth practice, was only able to drive the fifth time as he is fast