“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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Alex Marquez returns to home territory
Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was in a class of his own at the Catalan GP in 2017. The rider from Cervera, 100km inland from Barcelona, finished 4.452 seconds clear of second place Tom Lüthi in a dominant display. This was the younger Marquez brother’s second Grand Prix victory at the circuit, with the 22-year-old also claiming victory in his Moto3™ title winning year by 3.236 seconds. So, with the number 73 having a habit of convincingly beating the rest of the field in Barcelona, can he repeat his success for a third time in 2018. Source link
Moto2™ back on track at the Red Bull Ring
Championship leader Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) had two bikes in the garage to run back-to-back Öhlins comparisons, with teammate Alex Marquez also working on the suspension, as well as setup. Their key rivals Italtrans Racing Team worked on geometry and settings, as did Isaac Viñales (BE-A-VIP SAG Team). Teluru SAG Team rider Tetsuta Nagashima was more concentrating on ergonomics, as the Japanese rider settles into racing the 2017 Kalex chassis – which he has now had since Brno, meaning every Kalex rider is now on the new chassis. Source link