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Avg162014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez narrowly beat Dovizioso

Current world champion Marc Marquez has beaten Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Adrea Iannone by a hair in Brno, Czech Republic. In his second fast lap, the Spaniard had to overtake Iannone on the track, who took advantage of the lee and took the initiative for only 0.003 seconds, despite the fact that Marquez also improved his lap time. The Spaniard did not give up. In the next lap, he recorded a time of 1: 55.585, which no one could beat. The closest came Dovizioso, 0.129 seconds behind the Repsol Honda racer. Iannone had to settle for third place, and Bradley Smith jumped from twelfth place to fourth. Dani Pedrosa was only fifth, and Yamaha racers Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Eighth was Stefan Bradl, ahead of Brothers Paul Espargaro and Aleix Esp

Jul262014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg first, Hamilton on fire

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Nico Rosberg won the third consecutive best starting position, while his teammate Lewis Hamilton was eliminated again in the first half. Hamilton set the best time in all three free practice, but his car caught fire in the first part of the qualifications and ended the British fight for the top places prematurely. đ The loss of Rosberg's (only) competitor for this year's title did not make it easier for the German to reach the best starting point for tomorrow's race, as the last part of the qualifications was marked by rain. This one soaked the track just enough to make it slippery, but not enough for rain tires. Tough conditions surprised McLarn rookie Kevin Magnussen, who flew into the guardrail in the first corner and suspended qualifying. When the traffic light came on, the green light came on

May132014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

At Marussii found 3 seconds!

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Max Chilton and the Marussia team were surprised today, as the Englishman achieved the fastest time of the day, which was three seconds better than his best time in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, which took place on the same track two days ago. Chilton explained that they achieved so much better time just by improving the settings, which means that only with better settings could the Marussie race car even start in fourth place at the start in Spain, ahead of Valtteri Bottas with Williams, who is in the last part on Saturday qualifiers set a time of 1: 26.632. "It's a successful day behind us. Finishing it as the fastest is an added bonus," Chilton said. “We’ve been improving all day and the fact that we’ve improved the car so much with the settings is a very big step away from what we

May132014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Chilton surprised with the fastest time

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Max Chilton surprised with the fastest time of the first of two days of testing in Barcelona. Racer Marussie overtook Lotus reserve racer Charles Pico by 0.227 seconds and 13 thousandths of a second more, Lewis Hamilton. The question of how Chilton managed to drive such a time is likely to remain unanswered and will only be the subject of much speculation, as his best time at the Spanish Grand Prix on the same track was more than three seconds slower. The Englishman drove a total of 60 laps. Lewis Hamilton completed 79 laps throughout the day, followed by Kimi Raikkonen, who has a difficult day behind him. In the morning, his power unit failed, and in the afternoon he flew off the track once, so he drove only 21 laps, which is the least of all participants. Testing will be when

Nov22013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Raikkonen disqualified

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Commissioners in Abu Dhabi have found that the bottom of Kimi Raikkonen’s race car bends by more than 5 millimeters, which is against the rules. The same problem appeared in the Lotus garage already at the race in Hungary, namely at the Romain Grosjean race car. The Finn reached the fifth time in the qualifications for tomorrow's race, but because the car is not in accordance with the rules, his time will be deleted and he will have to start the race from the beginning or from the pits. The team's engineers presented evidence to the commissioners that excessive bottom bending was due to a broken bracket, as in the case of Romain Grosjean's race car in Hungary, but the commissioners opted for a penalty because the team did not prevent a recurrence after Grosjean's problems.

Nov22013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Webber to the best starting position

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Red Bull racer Mark Webber has earned the best starting position for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. With a time of 1: 39.957, he overtook his teammate, Sebastian Vettl, by a good tenth of a second, while Mercedes racers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton came in second. Q3 Racer Team Time Rounds 1. Mark Webber Red Bull 01: 39.957 17 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01: 40.075 12 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01: 40.419 18 4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01: 40.501 19 5. Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 01: 40.542 20 6. Nico Hülkenberg Sauber 01: 40.576 21 7. Romain Grosjean Lotus 01: 40.997 21 8. Felipe Massa Ferrari

Avg242013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Belgian GP: Hamilton's best starting position

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Q1 Just before the start of the first part of qualifying, it started to rain lightly on the track in Spa, as a result of which the racers immediately used light rain tires for this opening part. Many racers lined up at the exit of the pits, and due to the forecasted increasingly heavy rain, almost everyone drove out of the pits soon. Practically all the racers were carried away on the track and many from the track as well. Hamilton was the first to reach the top, soon to be pushed out by Rosberg, but these times were just the beginning. After the opening five minutes, the situation around the rain calmed down. Alonso was at the top ahead of Vettel and Webber, but with the track drying out, the real qualifying had only just begun. Of course, the times dropped quickly, interestingly both Mercedes swung to the top, Rosberg ahead of Hamilton, but from round to round the situation changed.

Jun272013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Loeb dominated the Pikes Peak qualifiers

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Sebastien Loeb easily swept the competition on a qualifying run at Pikes Peak. The Frenchman ran the 8.2-kilometer course with a time of three minutes and 26.728 seconds and was 23 seconds better than the second fastest, Romain Dumas. Loeb will be the first to head to the top of Pikes Peak on Sunday, but Peugeot claims that despite the big advantage, they remain cautious in their predictions. “Sebastien drove two qualifying runs with no problems at all,” said Peugeot’s Jean-Christophe Pallier. "We are happy with the settings of the car, but we do not take anything for granted. I am sure that the competitors did not show their true speed. Now we need to focus on achieving the set goals. To start the race first gives us a little advantage. ride not bod

Jun82013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

In Canada Vettel

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Q1 The first part of the qualifiers started on a slightly wet track. The racers ran to the track with tires without a profile, ie for a dry track, but they soon brought them back to the pits, where they changed their tires for those for light rain. Already in the introductory warm-up lap, the racers had problems with grip, and then it started to rain again. Vettel soon came to the top, followed by Rosberg and Alonso. Webber also drove very fast, coming to second place for a teammate right at the start of the even heavier rain. After the introductory five minutes, it seemed that we would not see any faster times, as all the racers were carried away on and off the track. They all had problems with the rain track, but six minutes before the end of the first part of the qualifications, Vettel proved that it is still possible to drive

May252013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg still has monastic qualifications

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Q1 Lotus racers were the first to take to the streets of Monaco, and of course many other racers immediately took to the track. Jules Bianchi parked the car on the slightly wet track in the opening lap at the Maseme turn (at the jewelry store). At the Marussie team, the Cosworth engine most likely failed, but of course we don't have an official confirmation yet. After the introductory lap, when the racers had to drive slowly also because of the yellow flag, the qualifications finally started. Everyone was aware that they had to drive a fast lap fast, but the track is getting faster and faster, which is why we saw quite a bit of action. It was interesting to monitor the drying of certain areas of the track, which caused the times to constantly improve. Of course, in the first part of the qualifications, we are not interested in the fastest, but the last one, who izp