Label: Sprint race

Mar312023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Pablo Simoncelli: I know someone who would love sprint racing

Pablo Simoncelli, the father of Marco Simoncelli, gave his view on the new format of the race weekend after the premiere sprint race. Sam was very pleased with what he saw. "It is a very interesting, atypical format that aims to create a show for the spectators," he wrote in his blog after the race in Portimao. "Every sport has to develop. I think this is a step in the right direction in the development of the MotoGP class, especially in the area of attracting new spectators. This way it also maintains its attention throughout the weekend, because there is already more interest on Saturday." "There are certainly things that can be improved, but the concept itself is very well designed." Some racers loudly criticized such a format (mainly because of the greater aggressiveness of the other racers, which led to falls and injuries).

Apr242022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Brawn wants six sprint races for 2023

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Ross Brawn wants to re-submit a plan to run six sprint races next season. This is expected to be discussed with the teams next week. Brawn wanted to run six sprint races this year, but his proposal was rejected by the team due to budget constraints. Nevertheless, this is supposed to be a topic that will be discussed in the future. Brawn wants to convince teams of more such races. "Talks will be held on Tuesday to increase the number of sprint races to six for next season." "I think teams see the success that races like this bring. Last year, with last year's race cars, we didn't know exactly how things were going. Now we can see that this philosophy coincides with the new race cars." “I optimistically expect the others to too

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Sainz believes in victory after a successful sprint race

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Carlos Sainz believes he can even reach victory tomorrow. After an error in the second part of the qualifications, the Spaniard started today's sprint race from the tenth place and in the end broke through to the fourth, which is also his starting point for tomorrow. "Yesterday was a very demanding day for me. But that's the way it is in this sport. I also learned marskiaj from my mistakes." "Today, the most important thing was to win as many places as possible. I did that and got involved in the fight for the top again. Tomorrow we have a challenging race ahead of us in which many things can happen." I still have a chance to win or be on the podium. If I succeed, I will leave the racetracks in an extremely good mood. The most important thing is to learn from my own mistakes.

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

The first statements of the best three from the sprint race

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Max Verstappen is the winner of this year's first sprint race in Imola. The Dutchman lost the first place at the start, but in the end he managed to overtake Charles Leclerc, who had much greater tire wear. Third place went to Sergio Perez. The first statements of the top three were: 1st place Max Verstappen: "I am very pleased that we managed a very good sprint race. Despite a bad start, I managed to overtake Charles in the end, who seems to have had more problems with tires. Tomorrow he will otherwise, there will be other mixes in the game. " 2nd place Charles Leclerc: "In the end, we had problems with the tires, which needs to be carefully analyzed. We will definitely be even better tomorrow." 3rd place Sergio Perez: "Today it was important to make up for what we lost in yesterday's qualifiers. Im

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen won the sprint race in Imola

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Max Verstappen won the sprint race to secure the best starting position before tomorrow's main race. Second and third place went to Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1517881997124853767 Carlos Sainz was fourth ahead of Norris, Ricciard and Bottas. Kevim Magnussen finished last with eighth place. Fernando Alonso and Mick Schumacher finished in the top ten. The best was started by Charles Leclerc, who took the lead in the first turn. Pierre Gasly and Zhou Guanyu collided in the background. The Chinese resigned, and the Frenchman slipped on the rear after changing tires and the front wing. In the end, Verstappen took advantage of less tire wear on his Red Bull and overtook Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1517875372922228