“A lot, but it counts for very very few,” said ‘Petrux’ when asked how pleased he was to set a new lap record at Sepang. “I’m happy, especially about yesterday, the race simulation, about how we performed in hot conditions. That, I think, was the main focus we had. This morning I only did one attempt, and it was very very fast, I didn’t believe it, I thought maybe it was wrong.” Source link
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‘Super Mario’ sublime at Sepang to beat van Eerde in Race 1
Mario Aji took his first ever Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup victory in Race 1 at Sepang International Circuit, narrowly beating Australian Bill van Eerde following a final corner attack. There was drama early on in the Cup’s first visit to Malaysia in 2018, with Cup points leader Haruki Noguchi crashing out at Turn 1 and suffering his first DNF of the season – leaving his lead under some serious attack. The mixed conditions of Saturday, as the Cup raced alongside the Malaysia Superbike Championship, made for a difficult race and it boiled down to a duel between key Cup competitors Aji and van Eerde but there was delight for home fans, too, as Malaysian Danial Sharil completed the podium from
Throwback…Monday! Rossi sports 1996 replica lid at Sepang
Way back when, there was a young rider from Tavullia just starting his career. Getting ready to take on the world, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) would go on to fight that fight and win it nine times…so far, at least. But even back then, the Italian had some distinctive signs of the personality he would become – including the sun and moon logos he still wears today. They were the basis of his 1996 helmet, and the ‘Doctor’ went back to basics at testing on Monday as he showed off an updated version of that very same lid. Source link
Sepang: ‘DesmoDovi’ on cloud nine
It was a race of attrition, with big names – and previous wet weather winners – crashing out. The likes of Marc Marquez, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Iannone all hit the deck at Sepang, and even Rossi struggled, just keeping it on the road to take second after a difficult time on his front tyre in the latter stages. Teammate Jorge Lorenzo crossed the line to take the podium, but Rossi gained just enough on the ‘Spartan’ to secure runner up in the title fight. Source link
Andi Izdihar takes first race at Sepang
Izdihar has now taken back-to-back to become the first Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup rider of the 2016 season to win more than once.
Sepang starts the 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup
The Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup enters its third year of competition with 2016 getting underway in Sepang,
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