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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 6:53:47 GMT -8
Mat Oxley MM's front-tyre rubber after their sprint contact at Turn 6. Martin ran the medium front which he doesn't think was the best choice. Thinks he can win the hard tomorrow. Even then, to retain the title Bagnaia 'only' needs to be fifth. Sounds easy but won't be if there's a big pack.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 6:55:41 GMT -8
MotoGP Sprint
1 12 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 19'38.827 159.0 2 9 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 19'39.017 158.9 0.190 3 7 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 19'40.949 158.7 2.122 4 6 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 19'41.933 158.5 3.106 5 5 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 19'43.080 158.4 4.253 6 4 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 19'43.227 158.4 4.400 7 3 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 19'43.329 158.3 4.502 8 2 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 19'44.405 158.2 5.578 9 1 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 19'44.737 158.2 5.910 10 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 19'44.922 158.1 6.095 11 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 19'46.501 157.9 7.674 12 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 19'46.925 157.9 8.098 13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 19'48.340 157.7 9.513 14 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 19'49.714 157.5 10.887 15 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 19'50.770 157.4 11.943 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 19'51.280 157.3 12.453 17 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 19'51.426 157.3 12.599 18 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 19'52.614 157.1 13.787 19 42 Alex RINS SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 19'59.205 156.2 20.378 20 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 20'03.844 155.6 25.017 Not classified 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 6'08.031 156.7 9 laps Sprint
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 6:57:59 GMT -8
Look at the emotion. Marc Marquez The next Honda was in 18th place.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 6:58:58 GMT -8
Peter Bom Sprintrace result: all 4 manufacturers in the top 4. Martin did what was needed. Bagnaia too, but only just and helped by a 'no firing' agreement behind him.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 7:00:25 GMT -8
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Post by kidrybot on Nov 25, 2023 8:05:33 GMT -8
Who's number 1?
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:37:59 GMT -8
Martin is fast but Baggy isn't out yet.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:44:46 GMT -8
14 points, one to go: Martin sprints to victory as Bagnaia claims P5 The Spaniard beats Binder and Marc Marquez to Tissot Sprint victory as a Sunday title showdown awaits in Valencia The 2023 MotoGP™ World Championship will be decided on Sunday at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana after Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) claimed Tissot Sprint victory to cut Francesco Bagnaia’s (Ducati Lenovo Team) title advantage down to 14 points. The Italian finished P5 to pick up important points, while Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) earned podiums in the final Sprint of 2023. Martin produces the magic when he needs it most Bagnaia got a dream launch from P2 to grab the holeshot into Turn 1 as Martin also got away well. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) immediately bit back at Turn 2 with a late lunge on Pecco though as Brad Binder nearly slipped up the inside of Martin. Lap 1, Turn 11 was where Martin made his move on Pecco. Binder, on the cutback, managed to squeeze up the inside of the pair of them and heading into Turn 12, so did the fast-starting Marc Marquez. Suddenly, Bagnaia went from P2 to P5 in the space of two corners. Martin soon got back past Marquez as we watched Bagnaia drop into the clutches of the group behind that included Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) – the Frenchman making a phenomenal start. With nine to go though, Quartararo’s Sprint was over as he attempted to overtake Pecco at Turn 6. The front of his Yamaha let go and that was all she wrote for El Diablo on Saturday. Up front, the top four were locked together – Viñales, Binder, Martin and Marc Marquez. Binder and Viñales were getting very busy with eight laps left and lurking just behind was Martin. At this stage, Bagnaia was 1.6s off the fight – and the Italian had Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) climbing all over his tailpipes. Seven to go. Now, Binder was leading. Marquez showed a wheel to Martin at Turn 6 as the two made slight contact. Unfazed, Martin then carved his way past Viñales for P2 at Turn 1 with six laps to go and as expected, Marquez wasted little time in following Binder and Martin through. With five and a half laps to go, a huge moment occurred – Martin was P1. Binder went wide at Turn 10 and left the door wide open, with Martin walking through with ease. Five to go. As things stood, the gap in the Championship was 14 points between Sprint leader Martin and fifth place Pecco. Di Giannantonio had passed Bezzecchi and was looking menacing behind Bagnaia, with Martin still holding Binder at bay. Three to go. Binder wasn’t close enough to make a move on Martin but he was still too close for comfort. Marquez was half a second further back, and Viñales was being caught by Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi. LAST LAP! Martin led Binder by 0.3s with Bagnaia still holding Di Giannantonio behind him. Halfway around the lap, Binder still wasn’t close enough. Turn 10 passed by with Martin still leading and the KTM wasn’t close enough into the final corner either. Martin rode brilliantly to secure the most important 12 points of his career, as Binder and the impressive Marc Marquez bagged Valencia Sprint rostrums. 14 points with one to go Viñales had to settle for P4 after setting the early pace, as Bagnaia came home P5 to collect five points. Not the result the Italian was searching for as the Championship chase goes down to the final day, but it could still yet prove to be a huge five points. Di Giannantonio couldn’t find a way past Pecco and claimed P6, with Bezzecchi, Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) picking up the final points-paying positions in the Sprint.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:47:24 GMT -8
What do Bagnaia and Martin need to do to lift the crown? We run through all the different scenarios that would allow Pecco Bagnaia or Jorge Martin to be crowned MotoGP™ World Champion this Sunday in Valencia The fight for the 2023 title has been a rollercoaster ride that has remained unpredictable throughout, and with the possibility of being crowned the 75th MotoGP™ Champion, the stakes are as high as ever. Today's action in the Tissot Sprint has turned up the heat in the title race with the gap now down to just 14 points after Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) lost on crucial points as he could only manage P5 with Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) taking the victory. Either rider could take it on Sunday so let's take a look at the permutations heading in the final Grand Prix of 2023. Bagnaia is 2023 MotoGP™ World Champion if: • He finishes in the top five, • He finishes P6, P7, P8, P9, P10 and Martin doesn’t win, • He finishes P11, P12, P13, P14 and Martin doesn’t finish better than P3 • He finishes P15 or fails to score any points and Martin doesn’t finish on the podium. Martin is 2023 MotoGP™ World Champion if: • He wins and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P6 • He finishes P2 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P11 • He finishes P3 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P15
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:49:18 GMT -8
Rookie of the Year and MotoGP™ Independent Team prizes awarded in Valencia Martin, Prima Pramac, Augusto Fernandez, Garcia and Alonso celebrated their 2023 titles in front of a bumper crowd On Saturday evening at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the 2023 MotoGP™, Moto2™ and Moto3™ Rookie of the Year awards, plus the MotoGP™ Independent Team and Rider titles, were handed out in front of a passionate Spanish crowd in a packed out fanzone. The EG 0,0 stage hosted the prize giving, with Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team’s David Alonso the first to receive his Moto3™ Rookie of the Year prize, handed to him by Herve Poncharal. Home hero Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40) took home the Moto2™ ROTY trophy, with Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) picking up the prized MotoGP™ award that was given to him by Paolo Simoncelli. Then it was time to celebrate the brilliant achievements of Jorge Martin and Prima Pramac Racing. The Spaniard was greeted with a rapturous reception before Team Manager Gino Borsoi collected the Independent Team’s trophy, as videos projected on the big screen celebrated their seasons.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:52:16 GMT -8
Canet caps off the year with pole position on home turf The Valencian snatched pole position from Aldeguer's grasp ahead of his team's final race weekend Aron Canet gave the Pons Wegow Los40 team a worthy present to celebrate their final weekend in Moto2™. The local rider waited until the final moments to top the timesheets at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, with his 1:33.314 beating the on-form Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Toold Speedup) by 0.174s as the Boscoscuro rider was forced to settle for second. Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing) then made it a Spanish rider lock-out in the top three as he fell just 0.020s shy of Aldeguer ahead of him. The late lap from Canet denied Sam Lowes (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) a front-row start in his final race in the category. The Brit has looked strong all weekend however and will be eager to end the year on a high as he prepares to start from the front of row two in P4. Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) rounded out the top five to join his compatriot on the second row. Dixon finds himself with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) on the other side of him after the newly-crowned Champion took his triumph-powered Kalex KTM to 6th place on the grid before he moves up. He'll be aiming a lot higher when the lights go out. The third row of the grid went to Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) who fought his way through Q1 to finish in P7 ahead of Filip Salac (Gresini Racing Moto2™) and Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) rounding out the top ten.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 11:55:15 GMT -8
Veijer takes pole ahead of Moto3™ finale The Dutchman put on a relentless display to snatch the top spot with Sasaki and Öncü on the front row Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) capped off the final qualifying of the year with the perfect present for his Husqvarna Intact GP team. The Dutchman's 1:38.311 put him 0.048s clear of his teammate Ayumu Sasaki who will be ready for a fight from the middle of the front row. With the top three covered by just 0.052s it was Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) who bagged the final front-row spot as the Turk eyes up a solid finish to his Moto3™ career. Row two went the way of Joel Kelso (CFMoto Racing PruestelGP), and he was three tenths shy of the front row. The Aussie will be joined by David Alonso (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team), who despite a tough weekend so far with a number of crashes, pulled it together in Q2 to impress and to round out the top five. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) takes the final spot on row two in P6. Rookie Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is set to head row three after finding Veijer at the end of a pole-threatening lap, so he could be one to watch on Sunday. The Spaniard will start ahead of newly crowned Champion Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) as the pair took 7th and 8th respectively. Their compatriot David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) takes ninth to round out that row. The fourth row features Ryusei Yamanaka (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) at the head of it, and he has Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) for company in 11th and 12th. So where's Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3)? After dominating on Friday, the number 96 highsided in Q2 and didn't set a lap, so he'll be looking for a comeback from P18 if he's declared fit in a review before the race.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:06:15 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:07:48 GMT -8
David Emmett "The decision for Razlan Razali not to be part of the RNF Team management was not only from yesterday, but was taken more than 1 month ago, due the pressure made by the shareholders following poor performance and financial decisions."
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:08:31 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Aleix E: "In the safety commission yesterday there was one topic: the tyre pressure rule. We pushed Carlos [Ezpeleta} because next year it will ruin the championship. [With instant disqualification for every infraction] It will decide the championship."
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:12:34 GMT -8
Honda Racing Global Signing off his last Tissot Sprint for Honda with a brilliant podium. Congratulations
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:27:09 GMT -8
David Emmett Marini, Morbidelli, Diggia hit with tyre pressure penalties. Morbidelli and Marini 2nd offences, so a 3 second penalty for both
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:32:32 GMT -8
Ayumu Sasaki: I'm a little disappointed because I wanted to take pole in the last Moto3 qualifying, but I hope I can finish the race with a win, so I'll do my best tomorrow without thinking about anything and just aim for the win like a rookie. I would like to enjoy the Moto3 race.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 12:42:02 GMT -8
Akira Nishimura(西村章)/『スポーツウォッシング』(集英社新書)23/11/17発売 Five minutes before Sprint and five minutes after Sprint.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 25, 2023 13:43:53 GMT -8
David Emmett Nice shot of the KTM's short exhaust
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