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Nov42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

New changes to the F1 sprint weekend

F1 is considering new changes to the sprint weekends for the 2024 season, with qualifying sessions for the Sunday race and Saturday's sprint to be swapped. The format of the sprint weekends was already changed before this year's season, as last year the sprint race determined the starting order of the Sunday race, and this year the mini race got its qualifications instead of the second free practice, which took place on Saturday. So the sprint shootout qualifying and the sprint race are completely separate from the rest of the action during the race weekend, as on Friday the drivers qualify for Sunday's Grand Prix race, which according to Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff, causes some confusion among spectators, in addition however, the teams are dissatisfied with the fact that after Friday's only t

Sep302023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

By winning the Japanese MotoGP sprint race, Martin is just one step away from leading the championship

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Jorge Martin won the MotoGP sprint race in Motegi, Japan, and once again closed the gap in the championship classification. Leader Francesco Bagnaia was third after passing Jack Miller with three laps to go, with Brad Binder finishing the race ahead of him. The difference between him and Martin before Sunday's race is only eight points. Johann Zarco finished fifth after Marco Bezzecchi aggressively attacked Marco Marquez with five laps to go, pushing the Honda rider off the line and costing them both places. Bezzecchi then overtook Marquez for sixth place with two laps to go. Fabi di Giannantonio was eighth, ahead of Maverick Vinales and Raul Fernandez. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1708003228292358256

Sep232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jorge Martin celebrates at the MotoGP sprint race in India, Marquez impresses with third place

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Jorge Martin celebrated victory over championship points leader Francesco Bagnaio in Saturday's MotoGP sprint race in India. Spain's Marc Marquez surprised with third place, fending off all the attacks of Brad Binder on KTM. The race was marked by a double collision between racers in the first corner, where Luca Marini overestimated the braking point and collided with his teammate, Marco Bezzecchi. The latter continued the race from behind, but made it to fifth place by the finish of the race. A few meters behind him there was another collision, which the commissioners will examine after the race. Stefan Bradl, Pol Espargaro, and Augusto Fernandez were involved.

Avg52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Alex Marquez in a sprint race at Silverstone to his first victory in MotoGP

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Spain's Alex Marquez excelled in the changing conditions of the drying track at Silverstone and celebrated his first victory in the elite class of the motorcycle championship in the MotoGP sprint race. The second was Marco Bezzecchi, who in the last lap almost completely eliminated the advantage of the Spaniard, but he was unable to prepare an attack for the lead. Maverick Vinales and Johann Zarco finished the race behind the pair of Ducati racers. Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished the race in thirteenth place.

Jul292023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen is only 0.011 seconds ahead of Piastri in qualifying for the sprint race

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Max Verstappen will start today's sprint race in Belgium from the best starting position, after he managed to beat McLaren driver Oscar Piastri's fastest lap by just 0.011 seconds at the last moment. The newcomer will thus start the race right next to the current world champion, and from the second row of the starting row, the Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start the 100 kilometer race ahead of Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1685250564274475008 Fifth was Lando Norris in the second McLaren, sixth was Pierre Gasly ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon and George Russell. Today's sprint race is scheduled for 16:30.

Jun172023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Martin to a superb victory in the MotoGP sprint race in Germany

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Spaniard Jorge Martin is the winner of Saturday's MotoGP sprint race in Germany. Francesco Bagnaia finished the race in second place, and Jack Miller in third. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1670059658738909186 Luca Marini was more successful in the three-way battle for fourth place, while Johann Zarco passed Brad Binder to fifth place with aggressive overtaking, and the overtaking was also scrutinized by the stewards after the race . Martin broke into the race lead with a brave and risky double overtake on the fourth lap of the race. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1670055831285407745 Marc Marquez finished the race in eleventh place and Fabio Quartararo in thirteenth.

Apr292023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

KTM celebrated victory in Jerez with Binder, and Pedrosa completed his success with 6th place

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Brad Binder celebrated his second sprint win of the year at the Jerez MotoGP race after winning a duel with team rival Jack Miller in the closing laps. In the fight with Binder, the Australian also lost a place to the current world champion Francesco Bagna and had to settle for third place. The success of the Austrian manufacturer was completed with the sixth place, after a year and a half absence from MotoGP races, by local Dani Pedrosa, who is competing as KTM's wildcard rider this weekend. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1652305818375667712 Jack Miller took the lead at the start, followed by his teammate Brad Binder, but the KTM riders' double lead did not last long as the race was stopped after collision of four racers in the second corner

Apr252023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Formula 1 adds another "sprint shootout" qualification to the sprint race weekends

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The sprint racing weekends have undergone changes before the first sprint of the year, as on Saturday, instead of the second free practice, we will watch another qualification, which will determine the starting row of Saturday's sprint race. Qualifying for Sunday's race will take place on Friday. New sprint weekend schedule: Friday: FP1 and qualifying for Sunday's main race Saturday: Sprint shootout qualifying and sprint race Sunday: Grand Prix race Saturday's sprint shoot out will be held in three parts, like the main qualifying, except that the first part, called SQ1, will last 12 minutes, SQ2 part 10 minutes, and the last, SQ3 part, eight minutes. The racers will have to use medium hard tires in the first two stages and the softest compound in the last stage. Possible penalties for engine and gearbox changes will be n

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Joan Mir was not seriously injured in the fall

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After falling at the MotoGP sprint race in Argentina, Joan Mir underwent an examination at the medical center, where no serious injuries were found. The Repsol Honda rider was transported to a hospital in Santiago, where additional tests will be performed due to ankle pain. The Repsol Honda team is fielding only Miro this weekend in Argentina as the team's other rider, Marc Marquez, is recovering from surgery on a broken thumb. If the Spaniard is unable to continue with the race weekend, the Honda factory team will not enter Sunday's Grand Prix. https://twitter.com/HRC_MotoGP/status/1642241068136579075

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 is planning additional qualifying for the sprint race

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The F1 race weekend format, which features a Saturday sprint race, could get a novelty in Azerbaijan. This year, there are as many as six weekends on the race calendar, when we will watch the Saturday sprint race, and another qualification, separate from the Saturday ones, for the Sunday race should be added to the schedule. Currently qualifying for the sprint race takes place on Friday, while Saturday's race determines the grid for Sunday's test. The leaders would now like to separate Saturday's sprint race from the rest of the race weekend, and the changes could come into effect as early as the race in Baku. Under the new proposal, drivers would still have free practice on Friday and then qualify, which would determine the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. Saturday's second free practice would be replaced by another qualification, these