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Dec232014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Honda: Pedrosa is still a top racer

Honda boss Livio Suppo claims that Dani Pedrosa, despite not yet becoming a world champion in the elite class, is one of MotoGP’s top racers. The Spaniard has won 26 races in the Honda factory team in nine seasons, but has not yet won the world title, and has been overshadowed by teammate Marc Maruqez in the last two seasons. Pedrosa was the first to beat Marquez this season. This happened at the Czech Grand Prix in Brno, and later the Spaniard slipped to fourth place in the championship, behind both Yamaha racers, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Suppo claims that it is not only Dani who is to blame for the lack of points, but he cited the collision with Andrea Iannone in Australia as an example. "Denmark is a bit sorry for me as he was in second place in the overall standings almost all season," he said.

Dec222014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Kubica continues in the WRC

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Robert Kubica will also be racing in the WRC World Rally Championship next season. The former Formula One racer, winner of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, toyed with the idea of returning from the speed trials of rallies to the racetracks, but the Pole has already registered for the first rally of the new championship season, which will take place next month in Monte Carlo. The 30-year-old Kubica will continue to race with the Ford Fiesta RS, which will be prepared by either the M-Sport team or the Italian A-Style team, and in his camp they remain stingy with statements about the decision about the future. They only said they would announce a formal decision next week. Kubica delayed the application until the last minute, as the deadline for submitting it expired on Friday evening, and the Pole submitted it late in the afternoon.

October112014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton’s first best starting position in Russia

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Lewis Hamilton will start the first Formula One race in Russia with the best starting position, primarily accompanied by his teammate and competitor for this year's title, Nico Rosberg. Third was again Finn Valtteri Bottas with Williams. Hmilton was exactly two tenths of a second faster than Rosberg with a time of 1: 38.513, and Bottas was 4 tenths of a second slower than the Briton, despite the fastest times in the first two sectors. Jenson Button managed to reach a solid fourth place with McLarn, followed by the local Daniil Kvjat with Toro Ross, who also recorded his best career ranking in fifth place. Kevin Magnussen was sixth, but he will move five places lower before the start, as the mechanics had to install a new gearbox in his car. Dan

Sep72014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg gave the victory to Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton is the winner of the Italian Grand Prix after Nico Rosberg left the lead to him after a mistake on braking in the first turn. Rosberg and Hamilton were joined on the podium by Felipe Massa. Rosberg started the race very well, but Hamilton was a bit worse as he immediately lost two places against Kevin Magnussen and Felipe Massa. The Briton managed to make up for lost time until the first stops and came completely close to his teammate. He again made a mistake on braking on the start-finish plane and had to drive past the first chicane, with which Hamilton managed to overtake him, and from there the German drove behind Hamilton all the way to the end of the race. They led to the finish line by three seconds, and Rosberg's lead in the championship was reduced to 22 points. Bot also started the race poorly

Jul242014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Kimi: Next season, the car will suit me better

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Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Ferrari’s racing car for next season will better suit his driving style. The champion from the 2007 season, returning to Maranello, is experiencing a difficult season, as after half of the season, due to problems with the car, he has not yet managed to finish higher than seventh place. In total, he is in twelfth place, eight places and 78 points lower than teammate Fernando Alonso, but the Finn expects better times next season. "The team knows what kind of car I need. The designers are already drawing a new car and I trust them completely that they will be able to make a car that suits me better," Raikkonen explained. "We need to improve and we are working hard. This season is really bad and we are not where we should be. We have a lot of work to do, but I am sure we have

Apr182014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Alonso got his first practice

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Fernando Alonso was the fastest in the first free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spanish Ferrari racer was a little less than four tenths faster than Nic Rosberg with Mercedes with a time of 1: 39.783. The third fastest was Daniel Ricciardo in Red Bull, who was almost a second behind Alonso. Alonso's teammate Kimi Raikkonen spent most of the training in the garage due to technical problems. He only drove the setting lap and finished the training without time. Chinese GP; 1st Free Training: Racer Team Time Laps 1. F. Alonso Ferrari 01: 39.783 20 2. N. Rosberg Mercedes 01: 40.181 16 3. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01: 40.772 23 4. J. Button McLaren 01: 40.970 23 5. N. Hulkenberg Force India 01: 41.175 16 6