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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:32:37 GMT -8
Marquez: "It's the worst result of the season, removing the falls, but it's good. Ducati had more speed and more braking, there was no space and we managed. In the right curves I could not defend but hey... we have increased the advantage in the championship " "Today was my 100th race in MotoGP, and I used the experience that comes with that; if it had been my second or third MotoGP race, I probably would have tried for the win and either got it or crashed, but it was the 100th and I used wisdom" I set aside my heart and used my head: "I started with the idea of winning, but the Duchies were stronger in acceleration and braking, plus Rossi was behind. In the test important news "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:34:08 GMT -8
Dovizioso: "Perfect race because we were on the edge, we have exhausted the energy and tires. The strategy I have been adapting during the race, the good exit helps a lot. The last laps have been strange, with Jorge struggling in the direction changes "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:35:00 GMT -8
Lorenzo: "Very worked weekend. It has been a race to manage, the low temperature has helped us. I've been booking, something I've hardly ever used in MotoGP. I missed a couple of laps for the final attack, because every time I was better "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:35:40 GMT -8
Constructores 2018 MotoGP 1. Honda 216 pts 2. Ducati 183 3. Yamaha 173 4. Suzuki 112 5. KTM 39 6. Aprilia 27
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:36:55 GMT -8
Today he did not podium but Valentino Rossi46 carries 50% of his brand in 2018, being the best driver of Yamaha in 60% of the races. At 39 years old, with a bike that does not have at 100% in its place, without victories... and continues second in the championship! Very big. I am in great shape, the Yamaha no: "With a faster bike we would have everything to win. Tomorrow, we will not have big news, only detail modifications "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:37:57 GMT -8
Celebrating his 100th MotoGP race with a strong podium finish! Brilliant job
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:39:21 GMT -8
The closest finish between podium finishers in MotoGP since Elias, Rossi & Roberts Jr in Estoril 2006!
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:40:51 GMT -8
Of his 113 podiums in MotoGP, only 20 times Jorge Lorenzo99 has achieved without being in the front row, 17.70%. Without a doubt, a fact that reflects again how Jorge has reinvented himself and has managed in a different and very valid way. It's 99 for a while!
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:41:38 GMT -8
MONSTER ENERGY GRAND PRIX ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY MotoGP Race Classification 2018
Brno, Sunday, August 05, 2018
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap 1 25 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 165.5 41'07.728 2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 165.5 +0.178 3 16 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 165.4 +0.368 4 13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 165.3 +2.902 5 11 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 165.3 +2.958 6 10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 165.2 +3.768 7 9 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 165.1 +6.159 8 8 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 165.0 +7.479 9 7 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 165.0 +7.575 10 6 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 164.9 +8.326 11 5 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 164.9 +8.653 12 4 43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 164.4 +16.549 13 3 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 164.2 +19.603 14 2 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.1 +21.381 15 1 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 163.9 +23.159 16 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 163.6 +27.673 17 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 163.6 +28.311 18 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 162.8 +41.172 19 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 162.7 +42.411 20 10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 162.1 +50.941 Not Classified 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 164.2 13 Laps 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 162.1 16 Laps 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 36.7 20 Laps Not Finished 1st Lap 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0 Lap 6 Stefan BRADL GER HRC Honda Team Honda 0 Lap
2018 Brno MotoGP Race Result: More War Than Peace
Zara Daniela on Sun, 2018-08-05
There were whisperings of rain around the premier class race but no liquid was to be seen until the usual suspects poured cava over the gathered crowd. And Andrea Dovizioso had the most reason to celebrate as the Italian took a tense victory on his 100th race for the Borgo Panigale squad. Jorge Lorenzo did his best to interfere but eventually settled for second, while resisting Marc Marquez’s attacks. The reigning world champion celebrated his 100th start in the class with a third place, ensuring that another couple of precious points went towards this year’s tally.
Poleman Dovizioso did not get to enjoy clear air for long at the start as Valentino Rossi made it first into turn one and the two compatriots continued to trade blows at the front for the first few laps as Lorenzo was harassing Marquez right behind. The Spaniards swapped places by lap two but they lost nearly half a second in the process.
Dovizioso was back in front by lap three and Rossi halted his charge but the challengers were getting nearer. Marquez bided his time to attack Lorenzo, with Danilo Petrucci two tenths back. The rest of the pack was led by Cal Crutchlow, who brought Johann Zarco, Alex Rins, Andrea Iannone and Dani Pedrosa to the party, although they didn’t stick around for long.
On lap five, Marquez pounced on Lorenzo and the pace was slowly starting to heat up after a sluggish – well, considering predicted race pace – start. Besides Tito Rabat, who was hunting down the top ten, the main pack didn’t look to be in much of a hurry to dip into the 1:56s and settled for their positions, playing the waiting game. Lorenzo had a few nibbles at Marquez and made it stick on lap eight, which seemed to encourage Rossi to retake the lead into turn five later that lap.
Marquez fought back one lap later to avoid losing sight of the two Italians ahead and Lorenzo was left into the clutches of another Honda, this time Crutchlow. The LCR man could not attack straight away but he did it on lap ten, allowing the lead trio a gap of half a second. Meanwhile, Marquez was showing intentions with Dovizioso so the Ducati man kicked into gear and nudged his way past Rossi, with Marquez helping himself through soon after. The three main contenders kept within a tenth of each other, with Crutchlow looking threatening behind and with Lorenzo and Petrucci the only men who managed to hang on to the lead group. Zarco was a second down the road, chased by the Suzukis and Pedrosa.
Crutchlow made his move on Rossi in turn 12 with 10 laps to go but the rest of the group kept nerve-rackingly close to each other without showing any intentions and saving their tyres. Lorenzo was the first to show his hand and got past Rossi for fourth position by throwing a red sector time in play. Despite that slight achievement, Lorenzo had half a second to recover on Dovizioso, Marquez and Crutchlow, who were still lingering in the 1:57s. It didn’t take the Spaniard long to join the podium battle but Rossi was not really letting go either. Petrucci was still close to the lead group but not within striking distance.
After holding station for a handful of laps, Crutchlow lost his chance at attacking the leaders with five laps to go, when Lorenzo got revenge to snatch third position away. While the Spaniard went in pursuit of his current and future teammate, the LCR man was being reeled in by Rossi.
It all came down to a four lap shootout as Dovizioso, Marquez and Lorenzo all dipped into the 1:56s. Lorenzo messed with Marquez’s plans as he overtook his rival with three laps left and bravely attempted to get past Dovizioso in the same move. A bit ambitious as Dovizioso cut back in time to keep the lead but a war was declared at Ducati, with Marquez a silent observer as Crutchlow and Rossi fell over a second back.
Dovizioso kept leaving doors open for Lorenzo but undercutting him time and time again in a frustrating game of cat and mouse. The Italian led the way going into the final lap but Marquez was silent no longer and attacked Lorenzo a couple of times, although the Ducati man had no problem to scrap paint with the Honda. Lorenzo bagged fastest lap in the process but had to settle for second over the line, with Marquez showing restraint to score a precious podium.
Rossi had one last attack in him and overtook Crutchlow at the line to grab fourth, pushing his career points tally over the 6000 mark. Petrucci had a lonely race in sixth, with Zarco best of the rest two seconds behind. Pedrosa left it late to get past the Suzukis to grab eighth, taking Alvaro Bautista with him into ninth. Iannone led Rins over the line in the battle for tenth, with Franco Morbidelli top rookie in 13th place.
The podium aids Marquez’s championship charge by three points, Rossi now 49 points back. Dovizioso climbs into third in the standings, courtesy of his win but 68 points down on Marquez. Viñales loses touch further after he got taken out in an incident in turn three on the first lap and ruined his impressive run of point-scoring races. He now sits 72 points back on the leader, four points ahead of Lorenzo.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 5:54:14 GMT -8
Red Planet: Dovizioso and Lorenzo Bend Marquez, Rossi 4 °: A #Brno is Doubetta Ducati, with Andrea Primo and Jorge second, the Honda di Marc completes the podium. Valentino remains second in the standings
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:20:26 GMT -8
27 years ago today we lost Soichiro Honda.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:24:53 GMT -8
Dall'Igna: Beat the Honda despite the advantage of the test: "They had tried here to win, while we did not. Significant victory from a technical point of view "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:26:27 GMT -8
Pedrosa: "It has been a difficult race, without being able to attack. A lot of trouble with the back tyre, no grip. I couldn't go ahead with that. I had to recover by braking. Tomorrow test, to see if we find something, we need a different setting to improve that acceleration "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:32:27 GMT -8
Rossi: "At the beginning was very strong, but in the end with the lack of grip I could not do more. It was nice to be rolling around in the head, but it wasn't fast enough for the podium. We've given the maximum. Tomorrow's test we must seek to improve acceleration "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:44:27 GMT -8
Petrucci: "I missed the acceleration to get to the podium": Danilo: "I did not commit any kind of error, Dovi, Marc and Jorge were unreachable." Miller: "I lost half a second to Giro"
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 6:57:52 GMT -8
Although he led more laps than the whole season, he Valentino46 had to make up with the 4th position, being clear that although the Yamaha is not bad, follows a step behind Honda and Ducati. Reaches 6,000 points in history... another record!
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 7:25:05 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 7:46:28 GMT -8
Lorenzo: Pity to have reached late Dovizioso: "I could not study it but I still made the fastest lap at the last step. The different strategy implemented could serve "
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 8:26:07 GMT -8
A. Espargarò: "The Aprilia no longer behaves as in 2017": Spanish embittered: "I did not expect to find all these difficulties with the sensations are different than a year ago"
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Post by truenorth on Aug 5, 2018 8:39:32 GMT -8
Pedrosa: “I wasn’t comfortable on the bike and I wasn't able to exit fast from the corners, so I was trying to recover in the entries. At the end, when the other riders’ tyres dropped and they couldn’t be so effective on acceleration, I could to make a couple of passes"
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