Bagnaia, who recently signed a deal to step-up to MotoGP™ with Alma Pramac Racing in 2019, topped the first Moto2™ session and was the only rider in the 1:42 bracket before the rain came down. When the intermediate class returned to the track in the afternoon, the 2017 Moto2™ Rookie of the Year went quicker still, making use of the resurfaced Jerez circuit to dip under the lap record and head the times from the impressive Iker Lecuona (Swiss Innovative Investors). The rain returned during the afternoon, preventing anyone from bettering their times. Source link
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Yamaha and Tech 3 to part ways in 2019
Team Manager Herve Poncharal echoes many of those sentiments, and adds: “To summarize 20 years of an incredible partnership between Tech3 and Yamaha in a few words is a very difficult mission. Since I first met Mr. Iio in 1998, where he gave me the opportunity to join Yamaha Motor Corporation, it has been an extraordinary journey together. All I remember are fantastic memories, great results, an awesome atmosphere and astonishing feelings we shared with the Yamaha family, which will always be in my mind and in my heart. Clearly, to end that kind of partnership is a big decision for me. All I want to say is more than a huge thank you to Yamaha, to Mr. Tsuji, Mr.
Porsche Previews Upcoming Tesla Rival With All-Electric Cayman Concept
Porsche is trying to build excitement around its upcoming rival for the Tesla Model S. On Monday at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche revealed the Cayman e-volution, an all-electric research car that previews the Mission E, which is set to launch in 2019. Although Porsche didn’t release any information regarding the e-volution’s power output, it revealed that the battery-powered Cayman can accelerate from zero to 100 kph (62 mph) in 3.3 seconds. The gasoline-powered 718 Cayman, for perspective, takes 3.9 seconds just to reach 60 mph, even with Porsche’s available PDK automatic transmission. In addition to previewing t... NESN.com
2019 U21 EURO qualifying: the road to Italy
Qualifying for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, which started in March and continued in June, resumes in earnest on Thursday. How qualifying works• Italy have a bye to the finals in summer 2019 but co-hosts San Marino must qualify.• Kosovo and Gibraltar are making debuts among a record 54 teams competing in qualifying.• The nine group winners qualify automatically for the finals.• The four runners-up with the best records against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group go into the play-offs, where a pair of two-legged ties will decide the last two... UEFA.com - News