Binder is one of the new recruits of the CIP – Green Power Team for the 2019 season. Aged 21, he has raced in the Grand Prix paddock since 2015. After finishing 17th place in the overall standings in 2018, while picking up a third place at the Japanese GP, the South African really wants to continue on this path and to add more podiums to his list. His knowledge of the category and the bike will be a strong argument for him to fight in the leading group, with the aim to be in the top five of the Championship at the end of the season. Source link
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Sepang Test and the GP19: high expectations
But there is, of course, still work to do. Speaking at the Mission Winnow Ducati Team launch, Ducati Corse General Manager Luigi Dall’Inga said: “In Sepang, we would like to test something different than we did in Jerez. On the engine point of view, we would like to improve the performance, and the Sepang Test will be the deadline where we have to take some decisions regarding the engine.” Source link
Dörflinger and “Aspar” Martinez to become MotoGP™ Legends
Dörflinger and Martinez now join a long list of greats that have been made MotoGP™ Legends that includes Giacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Geoff Duke, Wayne Gardner, Mike Hailwood, Daijiro Kato, Eddie Lawson, Anton Mang, Angel Nieto, Wayne Rainey, Phil Read, Jim Redman, Kenny Roberts, Jarno Saarinen, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Marco Simoncelli, Freddie Spencer, Casey Stoner, John Surtees, Carlo Ubbiali, Alex Crivillé, Franco Uncini, Marco Lucchinelli, Randy Mamola, Kork Ballington, Dani Pedrosa and the late, great Nicky Hayden. Source link
Petronas Yamaha SRT: the birth of a team in under six months
With the countdown to the first Valencia test underway, Stigefelt and Zeelenberg went to work on the sporting side and, as the Team Director himself recalls: “Yamaha’s help during the team’s first steps was fundamental. If they didn’t help us out in the way they did for the Valencia test, with the engineers, technicians, material… we wouldn’t have been able to do that test or even Jerez.” The other key to those early stages, according to Stigefelt, was to create ‘a good group.’ “You can have the biggest budget and the best material but you need a good human group. If you don’t have that, the team spirit and the team itself will never be the same.” Source link
Ducati evolution gallery: 2003-2019
The Bologna factory made their Grand Prix racing debut in 2003, with their journey experiencing both highs and lows. To have a look at their history in greater detail, motogp.com have made a small gallery which looks at each Ducati, stretching from their debut season to today. Riders like Loris Capirossi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi and Cal Crutchlow have all climbed aboard a Desmosedici during their careers. So, take a look at the bikes they were riding, among other MotoGP™ stars that have attempted to tame the Italian beast throughout the years. Source link
2019 MotoGP™ calendar confirmed!
After the summer break, the paddock returns to action in the Czech Republic, before heading to Austria and then the UK. The San Marino GP hosts Round 13, before a trip to Aragon comes before the four flyaway trips: Thailand, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. Then, for the 18th consecutive year, the season finale sees the MotoGP™ circus head to Valencia - will we have a title showdown to look forward to? Source link
The 2019 Mission Winnow Ducati team presented at Neuchâtel
Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Motor Holding CEO, added: "Racing has always been part of Ducati's DNA. The solutions and expertise gathered on track represent an asset that is directly tied to our product line, and the MotoGP project is crucial for us to produce models that are more performing, exciting and safe to ride for all our passionate fans. Looking back at the results achieved in 2018 on track, we can be proud because our Desmosedici GP proved to be one of the most competitive bikes, but we cannot settle and we want to make another, decisive step forward. I believe our know-how and the spirit that characterizes the people of Ducati Corse are an extra value compared with our rivals. I