Label: record

Sep132023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Organizers in India are expecting a new speed record

The organizers of the MotoGP race in India expect a new speed record to be broken at the end of the month. It is currently owned by the racetrack in Mugello, where Brad Binder reached a speed of 366,1 km/h at the end of the start-finish straight in June of this year. The back straight at the Buddh International Circuit is 1006 meters long, which could allow the world's best racers to approach the 370 km/h mark. In addition, the section before the straight is laid out in such a way that it will allow the racers to maintain a high speed even before entering the straight. "We think the circuit has tremendous potential to put a new gearbox in top speed," Carlos Ezpeleta said recently. In recent times, there have been many updates to the safety equipment at the racetrack. New guardrails have been added

Sep42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Wolff: Verstappen's record just a statistic for Wikipedia

formula 1

After the Formula 1 race in Italy, where Max Verstappen won for the tenth time in a row, setting a new record for consecutive victories, Toto Wolff said that the Dutchman's achievement is just a statistic for Wikipedia, which no one reads anyway. "We didn't break those records, because we had a different situation, when our drivers were fighting each other for victories," Wolff answered when asked why he thinks Mercedes, despite their dominance in the past years, didn't break those records. "I don't know if these records mean anything to Max, but I personally wouldn't. These numbers are only for Wikipedia, which no one reads anyway," added Wolff. In Monza, the Red Bull Racing team also set a new record for the longest streak, which they have not beaten for fifteen races in a row. ...

Avg292023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The Formula One race in Zandvoort set a new milestone

formula 1

The last F1 race for the Dutch Grand Prix set a new statistical milestone. The Zandvoort track is considered one of the least favorable for overtaking, as evidenced by the fact that last year we saw a total of 23 overtakings in the race there. But this time the racers were exposed to variable conditions as the track first dried out before being drenched again by rain and the 305.000 spectators in the sold-out stands saw a record 188 overtakes. The previous record was held by the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, where the drivers changed positions on the track 170 times, and this statistic does not include changes of places due to pit stops, overtaking for a lap, or overtaking in the first lap of the race.

October302022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen celebrated a record 14th victory of the season in Mexico

formula 1

Max Verstappen easily converted the best starting position at the Mexican Grand Prix into his fourteenth victory of the year, his 34th in F1, setting a new record for the number of wins in a season. Lewis Hamilton and the local hero, Sergio Perez, finished on the podium of a very calm race, which after the resignation of Fernando Alonso due to an engine failure, was additionally calmed down by the virtual safety car for a short time, next to the Dutchman with a gap of almost fifteen seconds. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1586835884741201922 They were followed by George Russell, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo, almost a minute behind Verstappen. The Australian at the wheel of the McLaren race car caused a collision with Yuki Tsunoda, for which he was penalized with a 10-second penalty, but he had enough

May292021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP, Mugello: Bagnaia set a new lap record at FP3

MotoGP News

Francesco Bagnaia, who was the fastest after the second practice on Friday, was again the fastest in the third free practice for the Italian GP in Mugello. The Ducati racer improved the race lap record by 0.063 seconds and thus placed himself in the role of the favorite to win. At FP3, however, another record would almost fall. Brad Binder reached 263.4km / h with KTM, which is the highest recorded speed of MotoGP, and he equaled the record with Ducati racer Johann Zarc, who reached a new milestone weeks ago in Qatar, at the Losail racetrack. After the fall, Maverick Vinales was left without a direct place in the second part of the qualifiers, where he will face Marc Marquez, Aleix Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami, among others. Results MotoGP FP3, Mugello: Scale of combined times of the first three free

Feb72021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

A cup of tea and then race at 480km / h - a challenge worth dying for!

MotoGP News

Guy Martin is a living legend among racers and motorcycling enthusiasts, and the Briton has set himself a new challenge, namely to reach 300 miles per hour, or 482.8 kilometers per hour on his Suzuki Hayabusa. Martin bought the engine in rather poor condition from a friend three years ago, at which time he paid less than 6000 euros for it. Although the motorcycle itself is very fast, Martin has completely redesigned it so that it is virtually unrecognizable. Among other things, he upgraded the powertrain with a turbine, so that he now develops 830 horsepower, and with the redesigned armor, the motorcycle has already reached a speed of 454km / h from a standing start. Guy Martin is a living racing legend who has a romantic attitude towards his dangerous hobby, as if revived from history books. For this daredevil, however, this is not enough, as he wants to drive more

October112020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

EIFLA GP: Hamilton equaled the legendary Schumacher’s record with a 91st win

formula 1

Behind us is an exciting Formula 1 race for the Eiffel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, which served with interesting fights, resignations and new members on the podium this season. As expected, the victory roamed the Mercedes camp, won by Lewis Hamilton, who equaled Michael Schumacher in the number of victories (91). Second place was won by Max Verstappen with a point for the fastest lap of the race, and third was to the "delight" of Cyril Abiteboul Daniel Ricciardo. The head of the Renault team will now have to get a tattoo. And another “man of the race” Nico Hülkenberg, who started the race from the start and finished in an excellent eighth place. Lewis Hamilton started the race better, but teammate Bottas did not give up in the second turn and regained the lead. For both Mercedes, s

Apr142020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Kimi Raikkonen and Keke Rosberg share a very interesting record

formula 1

Formula 1 veteran Kimi Raikkonen holds quite a few records. One of these is that he is the only racer to win in the V10, V8 and V6 engine periods. In addition, he shares another very special record with his compatriot Keke Rosberg. Namely, they are the only racers in history who won more races in the season when they did not win the world title than in the season when they managed to conquer the competition. In terms of the number of victories in the season, the most successful season for Raikkonen is 2005, when he won as many as seven times, but was still not looking forward to the title. It belonged to Fernando Alonso. In the 2007 season, when he managed to become world champion, he recorded six victories. Keke Rosberg, on the other hand, recorded two wins in 1985 and was left without a title. In his 1982 championship, however, only one.

Jun12019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Dovizioso set a new speed milestone

MotoGP News

Andrea Dovizioso set a new speed record in today's third free practice after being set at 356,7 kilometers per hour at the end of the start-finish plane. With that, he broke his previous record from last year's second free practice at this venue by 0,2 kilometers. Despite the superiority in speed, this was not enough for more than ninth place in the qualifications today. His achievement also means that all seven top final speeds are owned by Ducati on their home track. The start-finish plane at this racetrack measures 1,141 kilometers and is the second longest in the calendar, behind the back plane in Austin - 1,2 kilometers. However, the Italian racetrack allows higher speeds to be achieved due to the long last turn compared to Austin, where it is already in front of the plane.

May32018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marquez chases Hailwood’s win record in Jerez

MotoGP News

Marc Marquez recorded his sixth consecutive win at this race in Austin, achieving his fourth longest consecutive win at the same venue. Casey Stoner, who celebrated in Phillip Island between 2007 and 2012, Mick Doohan in Mugello between 1993 and 1998, and Giacomo Agostini, who was undefeated at the Sachsenring between 2967 and 1972, also achieved six victories at the same racetrack better is Valentino Rossi, who won every race in Mugello between 2002 and 2008, and even better was Agostini, who won the Spa eight times in a row (1966 to 1973), and the legendary racer also holds the absolute record of nine consecutive victories, when he ruled at the Finnish Imatra racetrack from 1965 to 1973. But Marquez recorded his 36th victory in the MotoGP class with a victory in Texas, and so with