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Apr142024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Acosta: Marquez and Martin were smarter

Acosta: Marquez and Martin were smarter

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Pedro Acosta admitted after the sprint race at COTA that Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin outfoxed him, but ahead of Sunday's main race he warns that he has learned a lesson from them that he will try to use against them. The GasGas Tech3 rider won the second starting position in qualifying behind Maverick Vinales and ahead of Marco Marquez. Although he spent most of the race in third place after being overtaken by Marquez, he lost another place to Martin by the end of the sprint test and had to settle for fourth place. "Marc and Jorge were smarter," he admitted after the race. "The engine is good, the tires weren't too bad either, maybe just a bit worse than we expected. Marc and Jorge were smarter than me, so they were able to overtake me, but I remembered the lessons and
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Mar262024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Miller: We must learn from Acosta

Miller: We must learn from Acosta

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After the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, Jack Miller also spoke about the sensational rookie Pedro Acosta, who scored his first elite class podium on the same Tech3 GasGas KTM bike. Only Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini were too strong for the rookie, and the 19-year-old Spaniard attracted a lot of attention with his driving style. Factory KTM racers Miller and Brad Binder got a first-hand taste of the mastery, passing Acosta in the first corners of laps five and seven, and Miller was asked after the race what made Acosta so special. "Murder doesn't sit on a motorcycle, he hangs from it all the time," said the Australian, who could be forced to give up his place in the factory team's garage to Acosta at the end of the season. "He touches with most of his body
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Nov292023 by PRNo Comments
Pedro Acosta impressed by the speed of the MotoGP motorcycle

Pedro Acosta impressed by the speed of the MotoGP motorcycle

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Pedro Acosta was impressed by the raw speed of the MotoGP bike after his first test day. The rookie in the MotoGP class, who will race next season on a KTM bike for the GasGas Tech3 team, was 1.2 seconds behind the best time of the day set by Maverick Vinales, but at the end of the day he was delighted: "Super satisfied. From the first photo shoot at nine in the morning to the fall at five in the afternoon, I really enjoyed it. I saw how a MotoGP bike works, how the carbon brakes behave, the tires, and what the difference is between riding with a full or empty tank of fuel. The engine is really fast.At first I rode without the height adjustment device to help me get used to the weight transfer, but with the device the ride was completely different again.I started driving
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Mar312023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
The injured Espargaro will be replaced by Folger

The injured Espargaro will be replaced by Folger

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The Tech3 GASGAS team has confirmed that the injured Pol Espargaro will be replaced by Jonas Folger. The German racer, who, in addition to Dani Pedrosa and Mike Kallio, performs the role of test rider for the KTM team, will replace the injured Spanish racer in the third race of the season in Austin. https://twitter.com/Tech3Racing/status/1641765272905187328?t=iVh3LMNyK4Wy5B8Vy8KYCg&s=19 This will be his first appearance in the elite class after 2017, when he also competed for the Tech3 team, but then still on a Yamaha motorcycle. In the aforementioned season, he won second place at his home race at the Sachsenring. He then missed the last four races of the season due to illness. However, after one year, his career in the elite class ended. In 2021, he competed in the Superbike championship, and before this season he became a test driver
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Mar262023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
The Tech3 GASGAS team has no plans to replace Pol Espargaro

The Tech3 GASGAS team has no plans to replace Pol Espargaro

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In the Tech3 GASGAS team, as a sign of respect, there are no plans to replace the injured Pol Espargaro in the next two races. Let us remind you that the Spaniard suffered a serious injury during the second free practice when he fell in the tenth turn. In the process, he suffered a fractured jaw, cervical vertebra and lung damage. At least today, he will remain under observation in the hospital in Faro. But when he gets permission from the doctors, he will be transferred to a hospital in Barcelona, ​​where further interventions await him. Although it is not yet entirely clear how long the recovery will take, it is certain that Espargaro will be released at least for the races in Argentina (next weekend) and Austin in mid-April. At least for the first three races in the Tech3 GASGAS team, they will not look for a replacement for him. "Out of respect for Polo, we decided to race in the first three
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Avg192022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Pol Espargaro will race for the Tech 2023 KTM team in 3

Pol Espargaro will race for the Tech 2023 KTM team in 3

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Pol Espargaro will join the Tech 2022 KTM team at the end of the 3 season, where he will race for at least two seasons. The Spaniard already confirmed at the race for the British Grand Prix that he had signed a two-year contract and that he would be riding a motorcycle he was familiar with, and before KTM's home race at the Red Bull Ring, the Austrian manufacturer confirmed that the Honda racer is coming back to the their camp, with which he debuted in the MotoGP championship in 2014. Tech3 KTM breaks up with sponsor Red Bull, and in its place in the 2023 season comes KTM's GasGas brand. receives full factory support from KTM. For now, it remains an open question who will race alongside Espargaro.
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May312022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Oliveira turned down Tech3. Will the Portuguese leave KTM?

Oliveira turned down Tech3. Will the Portuguese leave KTM?

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The future of Miguel Oliveira at KTM is in great question after the Portuguese allegedly rejected the offer of the Austrian manufacturer to return to the Tech3 team next season. Oliveira is their most successful racer with four victories. He was the only one to sign in Indonesia this year. Nevertheless, the four-year cooperation could end soon. Ahead of the Mugello race, KTM sporting director Pit Beirer told reporters that they are currently in talks with three racers. Alex Rins, Jack Miller and Pol Espargaro are expected to be in talks with the Austrian manufacturer to participate in the 2023 season. He added that Miguel Oliveira must be ready to return to the Tech3 team. However, the Portuguese do not agree with this. As he pointed out after Sunday's race, he will definitely not return to mo
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Feb132022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Newcomer Fernandez beaten after the "first real" fall in MotoGP

Newcomer Fernandez beaten after the "first real" fall in MotoGP

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Newcomer Raul Fernandez ended preparations for this season in Indonesia prematurely, as he had vision problems after Saturday's fall. Fernandez, who will be racing for the Tech3 KTM team this year, fell and suffered a concussion on Saturday in the 12th corner at a speed of around 200km / h. The Spaniard described the fall as his first real in MotoGP, and after the blow to the head he had problems with double vision for some time, but the condition gradually improved, and only a bruise on his head remained from the fall. Despite the blow to the head, the doctors allowed him to continue testing, but after seven laps he fell again, this time in the eighth corner, where he braked about 20 meters too late. https://twitter.com/25RaulFernandez/status/1492822812804931587 "It was very strange, I didn't have a sense of speed at all," he said.
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October42021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Deniz Oncu punished with two non-stop races

Deniz Oncu punished with two non-stop races

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Moto3 class racer Deniz Oncu was severely punished for causing a dangerous accident in Austin that fortunately did not end in serious injuries. The Turkish racer of the Tech3 team drove at high speed in front of Jeremy Alcoba, who fell, and Andrea Migno and the leader in scoring the championship, Pedro Acosta, also collided with his motorcycle. Despite being blown up by both, all three participants left the scene of the accident on their own, which could quickly end much more tragically. The commissioners assessed that Oncu was driving dangerously and punished him by banning him from competing in two races in San Marino and Portugal.
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