“I’m happy to make it official that we’ve come to an agreement with Alex Marquez to continue in the team next season,” adds Marc van der Straten. “We want Alex to remain our benchmark and the rider with whom we’ll fight for the Moto2 World Championship, as we are doing this year. Alex has shown he has the potential and talent to be at the front, fighting for wins and getting on the podium. With this renewal we continue a project, along with Estrella Galicia 0,0, that gives riders the chance to develop their sporting career in an atmosphere that’s familial and human, but at the same time at professional and highly competitive.” Source link
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Martin pulls the pin to perfection as the standings shuffle
Marcos Ramirez took fourth as he beat Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) by less than a tenth, with Masia completing his impressive weekend – despite a huge highside on Saturday – to complete the top six. Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PruestelGP) took seventh ahead of an improved weekend for Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) in P8, with Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) completing the top ten. Source link
Bradl to replace injured Morbidelli at the Sachsenring
Bradl continued: "I was prepared, I took all my equipment from home and, well, it’s really last minute so I just took my bag and everything from the car and now we have to organise everything, sit down with the guys. It’s nice because Diego, the Crew Chief, I know him from Aprilia, so it’s not that bad. Also, I have some HRC technicians that I was working for last time I was working on the bike, so I know the people quite well and so this was another reason I said ‘hey I have nothing to lose’ and I’ll try to enjoy myself and do a good job for HRC and help develop the bike for the future." Source link
Folger on the 2017 German GP, Moto2™ testing and the future
“In Brno I was riding with Alex Marquez, he was on the Honda and I was on the Triumph. The lines are really different, with the Triumph you have to be more on the MotoGP line. You enter straighter, you have a bit less corner speed and you exit tighter. You’re able to do it because the Triumph has more torque, and you can play a bit more with the electronics. It will make the gap between Moto2 and MotoGP smaller for sure. And the teams have more options to play with the bike, it will be more interesting on the technical side and on the rider side, because you’re closer to a MotoGP bike and the preparation for riders
Repsol and Honda extend their contract through to 2020
The Spanish energy company and the Japanese manufacturer renew MotoGP alliance to reach 25 year anniversary in 2019 Repsol and Honda have extended their contract in MotoGP for a further two years, thus consolidating an alliance based on technological collaboration and commemorating its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2019. In 1995, Repsol and Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) joined forces for a project that will be next year celebrating a quarter-century in motorcycle racing. Since then, the energy company and vehicle manufacturer have won 13 rider World Championships in the premier class and taken 163 Grand Prix wins, the most recent coming two weekends ago at the Dutch GP through Marc Márquez. Repsol’s Executive Managing Director of Communications and the Chairman’s Office, Begoña Elices, and HRC President
Scania: MotoGP™ Sustainable Truck Supplier in 2018 and 2019
Dorna Sports is delighted to announce a new two-year contract with Scania, confirming the world-leading company as the Sustainable Truck Supplier of MotoGP™ in 2018 and 2019. Scania, headquartered in Södertälje, Sweden, first came on board with MotoGP™ in 2015 and this new deal sees the vehicle manufacturer continue to supply 14 tractor units for MotoGP™ operations. Source link
Assen 2018: the best race of all time? Vote!
With a Championship title on the line for Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi and Honda’s Nicky Hayden, the penultimate race of the 2006 season was a true classic. Dani Pedrosa took out teammate Hayden in dramatic fashion with Rossi leading the race, only for Kenny Roberts Jr and the satellite Honda of Toni Elias to catch Rossi and Colin Edwards to produce a stunning four-rider battle, in which Elias incredibly beat Rossi to the line by 0.002 seconds. Source link