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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2022 22:12:56 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: The MotoGP falls report is out, compiled by indefatigable media manager Friné Velilla. This year's winner is MotoGP rookie Darryn Binder, who overcame stiff opposition from fellow rookies, Keminth Kubo, in Moto2, & Marco Bezzecchi, MotoGP rookie of the year. Is there a prize?
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2022 22:16:46 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Very revealing stat: Compare MotoGP class crashes in FP3 (40 mins) & FP4 (30 mins). In FP3 riders risk everything trying to go direct to Q2, because a good grid position is vital for a good result (unless you're Brad Binder). In FP4 they don't need to chase that last 100th
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Post by truenorth on Nov 29, 2022 6:34:47 GMT -8
Pol Espargaro: "It wasn't my brand, it wasn't my bike, I was just a rider they paid to ride. Getting bad results with those colors is very painful and it also affected my private life. I think Honda wasted time and money on me”.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 1, 2022 10:10:15 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 4, 2022 9:13:16 GMT -8
Rea fastest as winter testing gets underway at Jerez as Redding debuts new BMW M 1000 RR The two-day test was interrupted by wet track conditions, with only Scott Redding taking part across both days Three teams and four riders from the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship headed to the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto for two days of winter testing, with the weather interrupting the test on day one. Six-time Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) ended the test fastest as preparations for 2023 ramped up in southern Spain, while there was a debut for the new BMW M 1000 RR machine in the hands of Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team). Rea was the pacesetter during the test despite only taking part on the second day, with the six-time Champion posting the only lap in the 1’39s bracket. Completing 50 laps on his ZX-10RR, Rea posted a best time of 1’39.911s to top the timesheets by two tenths of a second as he begins his preparations for the 2023 season. Rea’s best lap time came on his 39th tour of the Jerez circuit and was his only lap time in the 1’39s as he ended the test with top spot. Only Redding took to the track on day one, with the track wet from showers in the morning, racking up 56 laps and setting his best time, a 1’45.675s, on lap 53 during his day. Redding was the first WorldSBK rider to take to the track on the second day of action too, joining the track just under an hour into the session which began at 10am Local Time (GMT+1). The track did not dry completely throughout the day, with Redding taking advantage of an empty track to test on day one. Redding was the busiest rider on day two as well as he racked up 91 laps across the eight-hour session, taking advantage of a wet track in the morning to get some mileage in wet conditions on the new-for-2023 BMW M 1000 RR machine. His best lap time on the second day was comfortably faster than on day one, lapping the circuit with a best time of 1’40.104, only two tenths down on Rea’s pacesetting time. It meant Redding racked up a total 144 laps across the two days, including in both wet and dry conditions. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) completed the joint-most laps of any Kawasaki rider on track with 50, taking to the track at around the halfway stage of the day on his ZX-10RR machine. His fastest lap time, a 1’40.342s, was set on his last flying lap of the day as he lapped around four tenths slower than teammate Rea. Lowes set 11 laps in the 1’40s bracket, ranging from 1’40.342s to 1’40.998s across his different stints on day two. The returning Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was the final rider in the classification and completed 35 laps on his return to Kawasaki machinery, only taking part in the second half of the final day of the test; the 2013 Champion left his box after around four hours had passed in the session as he waited for the track to dry. Sykes’ best time was a 1’40.949s, just over a second off Rea’s pace, which he set on his 32nd lap as he re-adjusted to the ZX-10RR machine as well as WorldSBK-spec electronics after a year in Britain. Discussing his test, and opening up on the new components, Rea said: “It has been a very worthwhile test because we had to make decisions on some ‘hard’ parts for the off season, so that we can start in a good way next year. We just had three or four of these important items to say yes or no on. Riding the 2023 bike is good. There are some areas we need to improve, because we are still doing the early work, especially from the electronics side. But step-by-step we will put the package together. The track was never in perfect shape as there were still some damp patches out there but we were able to make some decisions. I am happy to go into the off season healthy and happy. I look forward to a few weeks holiday now.”
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Post by truenorth on Dec 6, 2022 6:23:14 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Talking about grip... The so-called traction circle came from cars but applies equally to #MotoGP & all motorcycle racing. The circle edge is the traction limit in all directions, ie you can combine acceleration & turning, but only to the edge of the circle the circle is the simple way to explain the general concept. This shows the concept in reality - and it's Senna! Peter Bom:From my latest article for GPMag :" these forces act on the tires from varies angles, making the shape of the contact surface changes on the way. How the shape of the contact patch changes determines the all-important feedback the rider feels"
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Post by truenorth on Dec 9, 2022 16:23:33 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 11, 2022 10:33:19 GMT -8
"70 million Euros if you want to be ahead in MotoGP" Stefan Pierer, head of the KTM company, talks about the great investment that it means for the company to be present in MotoGP. However, for the Austrian factory the investment is worth it . For several years after they arrived in the world championship they had some concessions that they lost in 2020 when Pol Espargaró and Brad Binder gave KTM a total of six podium finishes. Without those valuable concessions that allowed him to test with the drivers of the official team without restrictions and to use four more engines per season and driver, this 2021 has experienced a pretty bad period , although Brad Binder finished the season with a podium at the Grand Prix of Valencia taking a second position behind Álex Rins. « We entered MotoGP in 2017 as an off-road brand and we had to pay dearly for it. We were always aware that different periods of time would pass before we could fight for the MotoGP World Championship title . But we did it well, for sure, dealing first with the smaller Moto3 class from 2012. Then Moto2 from 2017 to 2019 was also very important because we learned a lot. Now, we have been in MotoGP for six years and we can take stock: MotoGP's decision has been the best we could have made for the brand ", begins by saying Pierer. However, a project of this magnitude does not finance itself and the budget is not exactly low. « We are talking about 70 million gross for the MotoGP category if you want to be ahead. Moto2 is actually the cheapest category. In terms of chassis, Kalex has become almost the only manufacturer in Moto2 , although Boscoscuro does not do badly either ”, confesses the KTM boss in an exclusive interview on SPEEDWEEK One of the board members, Hubert Trunkenpolz , explains what it means to be present in the premier class. « If we finish in the top 3 of the premier category, the advertising impact corresponds to a multiple of the investment . 'Brand awareness' is then enormously profitable for the brand. Our plan to recoup MotoGP costs through additional sales has worked ", he exposes. It is still good and sensible that we introduce young talents to MotoGP through the two small categories ”, he maintains. « You only get media attention as a manufacturer in MotoGP », says Trunkenpolz .
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Post by truenorth on Dec 12, 2022 13:16:58 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 12, 2022 13:38:48 GMT -8
David Emmett: Fabio Quartararo fractured his left hand riding MX yesterday. No surgery needed.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2022 9:10:42 GMT -8
WSBK: Vierge "made steps forward" in wet conditions: "we improved the feeling a lot so we can go faster" Spanish rider Vierge utilised the two days of testing at Jerez to find a better feeling in wet conditions on his Honda machine Some of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship paddock descended on the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto for testing and, along with teams and riders, so did the rain in southern Spain. Speaking on the second day of testing, Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) revealed what he had been working on in wet conditions during the test as he embarks on his second campaign with the team after his arrival in 2022. With the rain conditions soaking the track, Vierge used the time to improve his feeling in wet conditions as well as test some upgrades on the engine side, something Team Manager Leon Camier revealed on Tuesday. With a short turnaround between the Australian Round that ended the 2022 season and the one that will start the 2023 season in February, Vierge was keen to make use of the track time available to him despite the wet weather conditions. Reflecting on his test so far, with plans to test on Friday providing the conditions are right, Vierge said: “Unfortunately, the conditions were all days raining. Even with that, we used the track time, we tried some new items, obviously we focused on the rain conditions as this year we don’t have as much time and our feeling in wet conditions was not especially good. It has been a good opportunity for us to focus on improving that feeling. We made some steps forward. Happy about that. “In the last races, we got the opportunity to adjust the chassis setup more. At Mandalika and in Australia, the weather conditions were not helping us but, also, in a race weekend it’s difficult because you don’t have the track time. We tried to understand that here even if the conditions are not the best. There were also some new items on the engine spec to help us a little bit. I’m happy because Japan are working so hard. The only thing is we don’t really have the good weather to make a good test. We have some positives and we hope, in the next test in the last weeks of January, we have the time to try it in a good way.” Vierge also went into further detail about his testing programme and what he had been looking to improve on, specifically in wet conditions. There was very little fully wet running in WorldSBK throughout the 2022 season, Vierge’s rookie campaign, with the season-ending Australian Round giving out most of the rain-affected track time; and, even then, when it stopped raining the track dried up very quickly. Expanding on the test programme, Vierge said: “We have been struggling with rear grip, especially the rear contact on entry, and this is a difficult thing because when you don’t have a good feeling with the front or on the throttle with the rear, you can compensate. But when you are going into the corner and the rear doesn’t have contact, there’s not a lot you can do. We focused on that point. We improved the feeling a lot so we can go faster and have a better feeling in wet conditions that will be really important for our season. We go to some places where there is a lot of possibilities of rain, so we need to be ready for any conditions.”
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2022 9:13:03 GMT -8
WSBK: Honda returns to WorldSSP with MIE MS Honda team, Mackenzie and Norrodin to compete in 2023 The Japanese manufacturer will return to WorldSSP in 2023 with a collaboration of the MIE Honda Racing Team and MS Racing Team A sixth manufacturer will join the FIM Supersport World Championship grid in 2023 as Honda returns to the Championship with the CBR6000RR machine, which will be fielded by the MIE MS Racing Honda Team with riders Tarran Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin. The newly-created WorldSSP outfit will feature the MIE Racing Honda Team that competes in WorldSBK combined with the MS Racing Team which has enjoyed success within the paddock. The MS Racing Team outfit have had a presence inside the WorldSBK paddock since 2018, including in WorldSSP and WorldSSP300, and will now link up with the MIE Racing outfit which competes in WorldSBK, using the CBR6000RR machine from Honda. It marks Honda’s return to the Championship for the first time since 2020. The Japanese manufacturer is one of the most successful factories in WorldSSP, winning ten titles and has 104 wins, 283 podiums and 98 pole positions in the Championship. The MS Racing outfit joined WorldSSP300 in the 2018 season and were instantly a front running team and they were fighting for the title as recently as the 2022 season when they fought for the Championship with Marc Garcia. In 2019, they expanded into WorldSSP, using Yamaha machinery in both WorldSSP300 and WorldSSP, winning Race 1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Andy Verdoia in remarkable circumstances. The two riders for the team will be 2021 British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie and Malaysian rider Adam Norrodin. Mackenzie, who made his WorldSBK debut in 2022 with a wildcard appearance at Donington Park, won the 2016 British Supersport championship with five wins to his name. 27-year-old Mackenzie also has experience in the Red Bull Rookies, where he competed for two seasons in 2012 and 2013, as well as in British Superbike where he made his debut in 2018. The Stirling-born rider took 16 wins and 43 podiums in his native Britain, winning the title in 2021. Discussing his move onto the world stage, Mackenzie said: “I’m really excited to join the MIE MS Racing Honda Team! It has been a big goal of mine to return to World Championship level and I think that competing in World Supersport is the perfect way to learn and move forward. I just want to say a big thank you to Midori and the whole team for giving me this opportunity. I can’t wait to begin!” Mackenzie will be joined by 24-year-old Norrodin on the CBR6000RR machine for 2023. Malaysian rider Norrodin competed in Moto3™ for three seasons and finished with a best of 17th in the Championship in 2017. He does have experience of Moto2™ machinery, having made seven starts in the Moto2™ World Championship, although he did not score a point in any of his seven appearances. In 2022, he competed with BMW in the Asia Superbike championship and finished eighth in the standings, taking two third-place finishes at his home circuit of Sepang. Norrodin said: “It’s an honour and a privilege to be able to join the MIE MS Racing Honda Team and I would like to thank Midori Moriwaki very much for giving me the opportunity to race on the world stage. I fully intend to give it my all, as this is a great opportunity for my future. I can’t wait to join the team, to take part in our first tests and, of course, to start racing when the season kicks off in February.” Midori Moriwaki, Team Principal and owner of MIE said: “Just do it. This has been a motto of mine ever since I started my racing activities and this is why I’m very happy and proud to announce that MIE Racing will debut in WorldSSP in 2023 with two riders of the calibre of Tarran Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin, and with the Honda family of course, competing with CBR600RR machines. Forming a partnership with the MS Racing Team means that we can start racing already next season. I’m sure that our combined strength and expertise will be instrumental in what will be an ongoing project, which will include an initial phase of development work that only the challenges posed by high-level racing can help with. We warmly welcome Tarran and Adam to the MIE and Honda family and we look forward to getting started!” Felix Garrido, Team Owner at MS Racing added: “We at MS Racing are super happy to be involved in this project together with Midori and Honda and want to thank them very much for choosing us. We are aware of the challenges involved when starting a project of this magnitude, but we are willing to give it everything and more in order for the project to be successful. We are eager to start testing with the CBR600RR and the riders.”
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2022 10:13:14 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2022 10:20:44 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 15, 2022 10:45:27 GMT -8
"Quite a lot of material" for Yamaha at Jerez test in search for "increased rear grip and acceleration" Thursday, 15 December 2022 Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli both took part in the wet-weather test at Jerez on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday The three-day test at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto came to a close on Thursday with the Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK team taking advantage of the difficult conditions across all three days to test some “hardware” and “evolution of the software platform” on the Yamaha YZF-R1 for 2023. Toprak Razgatlioglu took part in the test on Tuesday and Wednesday while teammate Andrea Locatelli stayed to test on Thursday as well, with the sun making a rare appearance at the test on Thursday afternoon. Rain had been an issue throughout all three days of testing but both Razgatlioglu and Locatelli were keen to test some new components as well as working on their wet weather performance; something which has been a weakness for Razgatlioglu in the past although, in recent wet-weather races, he has been quicker and more consistent. The pair were also joined by Yamaha Endurance World Championship competitor and test rider Niccolo Canepa, who helped put the Yamaha YZF-R1 machine through its paces. Looking back on the test, where Razgatlioglu only took part on Tuesday and Wednesday, he said: “It was a bit too much rain in Jerez, it would have been good to have had some dry time, but it was still fun for me. In the last part of this season, we have made some progress in the rain, and we could see that during this test in Jerez, where I felt much more comfortable in the wet. We have improved, which is a good way to close the season, so I am very happy about that.” Reviewing the test for the team as a whole, Team Manager Paul Denning said: “There was quite a lot of material and developments that Yamaha needed to be shaken down and ideally decisions made on for the 2023 season. Even if the wet conditions didn’t allow us to evaluate these fully, we still got some very valuable kilometres and found out some interesting directions both in hardware, with the main target looking for increased rear grip, and acceleration and with the electronic settings and evolution of the software platform. “One very positive point was to confirm Toprak’s development of speed in the wet conditions. It was his weak point in the past, but he’s improved a lot over the course of the last two years and the test, on day one, re-confirmed that position again. He completed a lot of laps and every single lap had a very good pace and was considerably faster than the other riders attending the test. This was a positive to take away from it and, for Locatelli, who’s running on the final day of the test whereas Toprak went back home after a day and a half’s running, Loka’s taken some good steps on the final day particularly working in the wet conditions with some electronic strategy developments and, again, re-confirming the direction in terms of searching for rear grip with the hardware development. In contrast to Razgatlioglu, Locatelli took part in all three days and waited on Thursday to see if the track would dry out during a rare break in the wet weather conditions. Locatelli’s running was completed in wet and, despite a “small crash” during the test, was able to test some new components on the Yamaha machine as the Japanese manufacturer goes in search of a step forward in order to re-gain the Championships they lost in 2022. Discussing his test, Locatelli said: “We tried some new parts and we tried to compare it to the old ones to understand, in the wet, if we have good things. In general, the last day of testing was positive, I think. We understood some more things and we are riding fast. In general, we have a lot of data. Unfortunately, it’s just in the wet, but we have some data to look at during the winter to understand things. In the end, I am not really happy because we were riding only in wet conditions and we can’t do anything in the dry. We don’t understand everything, and we don’t try every single part to see if it’s better or not. It’s important for the guys to have a lot of data to look at. It’s a good experience to ride in the wet for the future. In the end, it’s positive. Just one small crash but this is normal in the rain. Sometimes this happens.” Locatelli’s crew chief, two-time WorldSSP Champion Andrew Pitt, was happy with the test despite the conditions. He said: “It’s always a question in winter testing, when it’s cold, whether to do a lot of mileage in the rain and we normally don’t do it. We’re kind of forced to here due to the weather, it was never going to brighten up. I think it’s been good for Loka, he’s worked through a lot of things and we found a better wet base. We explored a few options that we never get to do during a race weekend, where you have to just throw a wet setting at it and go. We got some good direction there and I think today, the final day, we made some really good steps with the software. Hopefully it transfers to the dry, but we’ve got a much better wet bike than we had before. Next time we need a wet bike, we know what to use.”
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Post by truenorth on Dec 16, 2022 10:16:15 GMT -8
2023 WorldSBK silly season and rumour mill: all you need to know about next year’s grid Monday, 12 December 2022 The annual game of musical chairs is well underway and with plenty of contracts up, room for movement and the potential for new stars to join the WorldSBK paddock, it’s been busy already With the 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Champion in the history books, the 2023 rider line-up is getting more and more complete. Plenty of seats have been snatched already, with all factory seats now being taken. As always, there’s potential for new additions from MotoGP™ and graduations from WorldSSP, so we put the gossip, rumours and hard facts in one place. DONE DEALS: all factory seats locked in As the usual jockeying for a seat in WorldSBK gets underway, others have grabbed the holeshot into next year; starting with 2021 World Champions Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK, their line-up will remain unchanged for a third season with Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli inking new deals. Razgatlioglu had been rumoured for a MotoGP™ seat but with the factory team their likewise remaining unchanged (Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli), that seems unlikely until the earliest of 2024, as stated by Lin Jarvis. For Kawasaki, Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) signed a multi-year deal in 2021 taking him into 2023, so he’s secured, and Jonathan Rea will remain in green until the end of 2024 following an announcement after Donington Park. Iker Lecuona confirmed exclusively to WorldSBK.com in a feature interview that he’s remaining with Team HRC for 2023, whilst Xavi Vierge was announced immediately after the Barcelona summer test. Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) is also in the first of a multi-year deal and he’ll be joined by Michael van der Mark who goes into his third season in BMW white. With Alvaro Bautista back in Ducati red again for 2023, he’ll be joined by Michael Ruben Rinaldi once again, following the Italian’s renewal and fending off pressure from Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing). Ducati were the last manufacturer to confirm their factory line-up, meaning that all the factory seats are now taken. INDEPENDENT SEATS: few remain, with majority taken For Independent teams, Ducati rookie Philipp Oettl (Team Goeleven) will remain where he is, with the German on the grid until at least 2023. Elsewhere on the grid, the arrival of Remy Gardner joining the line-up at GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team brings an exciting prospect, whilst Garrett Gerloff moves over to the Bonovo Action BMW team. Gardner will be partnered by double WorldSSP Champion Dominique Aegerter as the Swiss rider makes the step to WorldSBK, whilst Loris Baz has re-signed with Bonovo Action BMW for 2023, announced before the Catalunya Round. On Friday at Portimao, Axel Bassani became the latest rider to sign for 2023, with him remaining at Motocorsa Racing. Before San Juan, it was confirmed that the GMT94 Yamaha team would graduate from WorldSSP to WorldSBK, with Lorenzo Baldassarri being their rider on the YZF-R1. 2013 Champion Tom Sykes will return to the WorldSBK grid after a year in Great Britain, reuniting with Kawasaki machinery with Kawasaki Puccetti Racing. There’s also Danilo Petrucci’s arrival into WorldSBK in 2023 to take one of the Independent Ducati seats, as he’ll race with the BARNI Spark Racing Team next season. Reigning British champion Bradley Ray will join the WorldSBK paddock next season with the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team, taking part in the European rounds. The latest rider to sign-up for 2023 is Hafizh Syahrin (MIE Racing Honda Team), remaining with MIE Honda. He’ll have a new teammate as Leandro Mercado departs, making way for Brazilian rider Eric Granado. This means that only Orelac Racing VerdNatura and TPR Team Pedercini Racing have to confirm their riders. Summarised 2023 rider line-up so far with 22 riders confirmed. TBA = to be announced: Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes Aruba.it Racing – Ducati: Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: Scott Redding and Michael van der Mark Team HRC: Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team: Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter Motocorsa Racing: Axel Bassani Team Goeleven: Philipp Oettl Kawasaki Puccetti Racing: Tom Sykes BARNI Spark Racing Team: Danilo Petrucci Bonovo Action BMW: Garrett Gerloff and Loris Baz MIE Racing Honda Team: Eric Granado and Hafizh Syahrin Orelac Racing VerdNatura: TBA TPR Team Pedercini Racing: TBA GMT94 Yamaha: Lorenzo Baldassarri Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team: Bradley Ray
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Post by truenorth on Dec 16, 2022 10:21:31 GMT -8
MotoGP: 2022 crash report: the findings Which corner saw the most crashes this season, and which class had the highest tally? That and more right here As we do at the end of every season, we’re taking a closer look at the ever-interesting MotoGP™ crash report. See below for some of the crash stats from a compelling year of Grand Prix racing: 1,106 crashes in total The recently published report shows us there were 1,106 crashes in total. In the last 12 years, the only campaign that has witnessed a larger number of crashes was the 2017 season – in that year, the total was 1,126. In the MotoGP™ class this season 335 crashes occurred, making it an average of 16.7 crashes per Grand Prix. The Moto2™ class was the one we saw the most crashes in with a total of 428 across the 20 rounds. This reflects an average of 21.4 crashes per Grand Prix, while in Moto3™, there were fewer crashes than we’ve seen in recent years – 343 altogether, 17.5 per GP. One fact that rings true across the three classes is this: the session with the most crashes was the race. 346 crashes were seen in total. Riders with the most crashes MotoGP™ rookie Darryn Binder notched up the most crashes across the three classes in 2022, as the South African slid down the road 27 times. Fellow rookie Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) wasn’t far behind, the Italian going down 23 times, while Honda’s Pol Espargaro and Alex Marquez both crashed 21 times last season. At the other end of the table, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) crashed jus twice all season – impressive from the number 12. In the Moto2™ class, Keminth Kubo led the rankings with 25 crashes, while Niccolo Antonelli tallied 22 and Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) and Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) both crashed 20 times. Eventual World Champion and new Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing recruit, Augusto Fernandez, accumulated a total of 13 crashes on his way to glory. In Moto3™, Elia Bartolini (22 crashes), Kaito Toba (20) and Lorenzo Fellon (16) made up the top three fallers, while new lightweight class King, Izan Guevara, crashed just five times. From Portimao to the Sachsenring When having a closer look at the specific circuits, the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve played host to the most crashes of the venues we raced at last season. 105 crashes were seen at the Portuguese GP, with Le Mans (87) and Misano (71) the second and third most crashed at Grands Prix in 2022. In terms of specific corners, Le Mans’ Turn 3 left-hander normally tops the crash tally table. Not this year! Turn 1 at the Sachsenring was the most crashed at corner with a total of 21 riders going down at the tight right-hander – including MotoGP™ World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team). Turn 7 at Le Mans (20) and Turn 4 at Misano (17) make it inside the top three.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 17, 2022 10:57:23 GMT -8
A very standard shot of Marc Marquez on the 2023 Honda at the Valencia test but it shows the new aero fairing.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 21, 2022 8:58:51 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 22, 2022 4:11:38 GMT -8
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