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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 7:53:46 GMT -8
Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently good weather and beautiful scenery, its numerous grandstands providing the perfect viewing facilities for up to 250,000 spectators. With two alternative road circuits (4,423m and 4,428m), which were resurfaced during 2005, Jerez is a popular venue used by many race teams for testing throughout the year, whilst its recently updated corporate and media facilities have proven to be a popular addition to the complex. Other facilities such as the control tower and pit boxes have also been vastly improved.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 8:09:17 GMT -8
"I don't know what came over me" - Roberts on historic win Speaking on the MotoGP™ Podcast, the American details his incredible victory in Portimao to make history for America Italtrans Racing's Joe Roberts made a piece of history in Portimao by becoming the first American to win a Grand Prix in over a decade. Ben Spies was the last man to hear the Star Spangled Banner ring out across a circuit but, finally, American fans were able to celebrate again following Roberts' magnificent performance in Portugal. His victory did come with a huge slice of luck after an eleven rider crash on Lap 9 saw many of the leading contenders retire from the race. However, as the American admits himself of the latest episode of the MotoGP™ Podcast with Fran Wyld and Elliott York, sometimes "that's just how it goes in racing". "It was a crazy race," started Roberts when asked about the race he says he's now watched five times since Sunday. "In the first part, I kind of got off well and I was with that front group when it started spitting with rain. I've had a lot of races and a lot of practice sessions in those conditions where it starts to rain and, as a rider, it's so hard to know how hard to push. "I don't know why, but I had in the back of my mind that you can get localized rain showers here and I thought it could happen. When I came in to turn two and I saw the bikes everywhere, I figured out really quickly that that what happening, so I rolled out of it a lot but I still didn't roll out of it enough as I had a huge moment too. I mean it was crazy slippery but sometimes that's just how it goes with racing. It's just a bit of bad luck for the guys that got to that corner first. I was lucky to be just behind and see it all happen and be able to react quick enough." With a handful of leading contenders ruled out and chaos going on in pitlane, Roberts was asked what his mindset was like going into the restarted Moto2™ race: "The race is going on, someone's got to go and win it. I knew Jake [Dixon] was going to be strong. I had a feeling Celestino [Vietti] was also going to be strong as well. I saw Jorge’s [Navarro] pace and it looked pretty good in the first part of the race, so there were some riders in there that I knew were quick and could battle for the win. "I don't know what came over me. I was talking to Wayne Rainey last night actually and his feeling about winning his first race is pretty similar to mine. I didn't feel like I was pushing to the limit, it just felt like everything came naturally and just flowed. I had nothing to lose, everything to gain so I just went for it. "I was pretty surprised with the gap I was able to pull. On the last lap, I just cruised. I had a weird thing all weekend that I'd be in the rain and I'd be on a fast lap, I'd be up or something with red helmets and I'd come to the last sector and I'd throw it down for some reason. So, on the last lap, I was taking it extra careful to bring it home."
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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 8:18:05 GMT -8
Fasten in for a fiesta: MotoGP™ is heading for Jerez! The top four remain tight at the top as the paddock descends on Spain, with Quartararo on form and some key rivals on home turf From another weekend of intrigue, drama and spectacle, the paddock now heads east along the Algarve and into Andalucia, ready to set up shop at the classic Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto. If it was tight at the top of the standings before it’s even more so now, with Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) win in Portugal seeing him take the lead in the Championship for the first time this year… but equal on points with Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar). If that wasn’t enough, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) remains only three points off in third, and Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) is still within eight of the top. That’s the closest top four after five races with this scoring system... ever. As unpredictability continues to somewhat rule then, what are we to expect from the Gran Premio Red Bull de España? One thing is likely a fast Quartararo. The reigning Champion was sublime last time out and pretty much wiped the floor at a venue he’s ruled before, and that’s a criteria Jerez more than matches. El Diablo’s speed at the track has made him formidable from that very first MotoGP™ pole, and it’s also another track where the main straight isn’t a mammoth runway down to Turn 1 for the Yamaha to tackle. So, is it another Quartararo special coming up? If it is, Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) will want what he’s having. It remains a tougher run of it so far in 2022 as the number 21 continues to look for the sweet spot with a new crew and coming back from injury onto the new bike. Andrea Dovizioso (WithU RNF Yamaha MotoGP™), meanwhile, has had Morbidelli’s number a few times recently – although he will, like his compatriot, very much still be looking for more. With four different winners in the first five races, Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins and Joan Mir are high on the list of riders looking to book their ticket to becoming the fifth. Rins put in an astounding comeback ride on the Algarve to recover from a disastrous seeming qualifying in P23 to home in on the podium fight and come home fourth. After a tough season for the number 42 last year tumbling over the limit at times, the mental strength to keep that on the road for some magic is a good sign – and that’s aside from the pure speed itself. 2020 Champion Mir also had some of that speed and led the race away before getting caught by Quartararo, but the number 36 now finds himself with a deficit to the top of the standings – having at one point looked able to lead on the way into Jerez – after that late crash with Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team). Bad luck is bad luck, but it puts the Mallorcan in an unenviable position after his characteristically mistake-free run in 2022 had done wonders. What can he do this weekend? At Aprilia, meanwhile, the dream continues – as does the speed of the new RS-GP. Aleix Espargaro put in another impressive ride as he took that third step on the podium, and that means two things: a) he’s very much in contention right at the top still and b) the Noale factory are right on the cusp of losing those concessions. The number 41 said he doesn’t care and would actually welcome that, but it does add an intriguing extra arc to the story. As does Maverick Viñales’ continued search for better early race form, with some good signs coming in from the number 12 and another solid finish last time out – but he'll want more. So what about Ducati? A third of the grid is a lot of headlines to cover, but one is definitely another impressive ride from Johann Zarco as the Pramac Racing rider completed the second ever French 1-2 behind Quartararo. He wants a win though, as the rider with the most premier class podiums without one being a visit to the top step, and will be pushing again this weekend – as will teammate Jorge Martin after he crashed out in Portugal. Jerez, not only home turf but a venue he’s already show more form at, will likely see the number 89 back at the front and complicating life for the more veteran runners around him. At Ducati Lenovo Team, Miller needs to bounce back from that crash after an otherwise solid weekend in Portugal, but the good news for the Australian is that Jerez is where he took that first ever win in red last year. Then, teammate Francesco Bagnaia followed him home, and the Italian arrives a little bruised after his Saturday crash on the Algarve but nevertheless still put in an impressive ride. Will a few more days to recover do some wonders? Bastianini, meanwhile, continued a pattern: the winner of the race before has never finished in the top ten in the next. In his case it was a DNF and after a crash on Saturday had also dented his qualifying, but he remains close at the top in the standings and Jerez is chance to reset. Can the Beast put that GP21 back on top – and take back the Championship lead? Over at KTM, the picture in Portugal was also a mixed one. For Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) it was a quality ride to fifth on home turf, with the Portuguese rider putting to bed some tougher form in the dry so far in 2022. Can he do that on Spanish soil now? On the other side of the garage for Brad Binder though, it was a disappointing end to race day – and one so rare for the South African it’s actually a whole year nearly on rewind to find the last time the number 33 crashed out… and it was at Jerez. Still, that Moto3™ win from the back must be mentioned, and the then-rookie’s unreal pace in his first race weekend in MotoGP™, with plenty of form at Jerez to prove a blip does not a tradition make. What will he bounce back with in 2022? For Honda on the way into Jerez, there are also some mixed fortunes. For Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) it’s a reset needed after a tough weekend, but Jerez is where he’s taken his equal best MotoGP™ result. For Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) the hill has seemed to tip upwards again in the last couple of races – although he was suffering with illness at COTA – and he’ll want more from a first home Grand Prix. At the other end of the scale, Portugal was a revelation for Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) as the number 73 took a huge step towards the front – in qualifying and on race day – and missed out on beating Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) by a margin humans would struggle to count without digital help. So what of the number 93? COTA was an incredible comeback after that issue at the start, but Portugal was an intriguing one. Almost taking pole before that lap cancellation then led to a more muted Sunday as he fought it out for the top six, and most perhaps most interestingly surrounded by other Hondas he previously had some margin over. That said, Marc Marquez had only ever raced at Portimão once before, and Jerez is a different beast entirely. Some amazing memories, some very tough ones. But before those were made, Marquez’ display of speed on that Sunday remains enough to give goosebumps. Where will the eight-time Champion and the new RC213V be this time around?
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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 8:44:45 GMT -8
Mick Doohan Valentino is the greatest rider of his generation, and one of the greatest of all time. I am delighted that the Laureus Sport Academy has given ValeYellow46 this Sporting Icon Award. That’s what Valentino is, and what he will remain, a hero to millions.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 8:47:36 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 27, 2022 10:39:04 GMT -8
Bagnaia: His shoulder MRI results were good.
Miller wants to quickly forget Portimao: "It would be nice to win in Jerez like last year."
"We come from a very difficult GP: in Portimao we struggled in the wet and then the crash on Saturday also compromised the race ... I fell back. Here, so we have to start over" Ennea Bastianini
Bradl regarding Honda's weaknesses: "Lack of sensitivity in the front wheel"
"This is the first day I feel less pain, I will have to conserve energy during the weekend. I needed to run to Portimao and feel certain sensations" pecco bagnaia
David Emmett: Had a quick chat with Lin Jarvis. Very interesting. Said he didn't expect decisions about 2023 to be made until the end of June. Then, when the first domino falls, it will all slot into place.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 28, 2022 5:18:39 GMT -8
MotoGP Official Testing To Be Restricted To 8 Days A Season From 2023 Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2022-04-28 01:33
The MotoGP testing regime is to be revised again for the 2023 season. At Portimão, the Grand Prix Commission agreed to reduce the total amount of test days to 8 in total, a reduction of 3 days compared to the 2022 season.
The 2023 preseason kicks off with a 1-day test at Valencia, after the race. After the winter break, MotoGP takes to the track again at Sepang. There is a three-day shakedown test for test riders and rookies, and then three more days for the full MotoGP field at Sepang.
To end the preseason, there will be another two-day test at the Lusail International Circuit, ahead of the first grand prix of the season at Qatar.
The in-season testing has been cut too. There will be only two post-race tests, at Jerez and Barcelona. In 2022, there are four days of in-season testing, with one-day tests on the Monday after Jerez and Barcelona, and a two-day test after Misano.
The reason for the reduction in testing is simple. The bargain made between the teams and Dorna is that as the calendar expands with more racing, testing would be reduced. The independent teams are some of the main beneficiaries of this, as they get paid to go racing, but they have to pay for their expenses around the test.
The return of the Valencia test is perhaps the biggest surprise. Previously, teams had pushed to drop the Valencia post-race test, as the track does not provide useful data due to its unusual layout. However, with a reduction of the post-race test from 2 days to 1, it makes little sense to pack up the paddock, drive down to Jerez, and set it all up again for a single day.
The fact that tests are to be held at Qatar and Valencia mean that these two races will once again bookend the season, with Qatar kicking off the 2023 season, and wrapping up at Valencia
That is the program for 2023, at least. The wording of the FIM press release issued after the GPC met is deliberately broad as to the locations of the tests. It states merely that there will be a 3-day test and a 2-day test before the start of the season, two 1-day test after races, and a 1-day test after the final race of the season.
That leaves open future changes to the calendar. Qatar is expected to be the first race of the season for some time, but Dorna's plan to rotate the Spanish circuits and Portimão, with 3 rounds a year at the Iberian peninsula, means that the season could finish at tracks other than Valencia in some years.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 28, 2022 5:28:30 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Real joy to be back at Jerez for first time since the plague. IMO MotoGP's spiritual home. Already loads of motorcycles on the roads. Special shout out to the jokers towing adventure bikes behind their cars. First GP I covered here was '88 Portuguese. Lawson won on a Yamaha.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 28, 2022 5:39:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 28, 2022 6:01:04 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 3:00:30 GMT -8
Moto3 FP1 1 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'47.888 15 16 213.0 2 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'48.207 13 13 0.319 0.319 213.8 3 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'48.447 8 16 0.559 0.240 213.4 4 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'48.502 10 10 0.614 0.055 211.3 5 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'48.652 15 16 0.764 0.150 215.5 6 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'48.717 16 16 0.829 0.065 215.5 7 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.103 11 15 1.215 0.386 217.7 8 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.158 16 16 1.270 0.055 210.9 9 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'49.168 15 15 1.280 0.010 213.0 10 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.296 14 14 1.408 0.128 213.0 11 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.453 14 16 1.565 0.157 214.2 12 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.680 13 14 1.792 0.227 215.1 13 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'49.686 14 14 1.798 0.006 211.7 14 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.744 14 15 1.856 0.058 215.1 15 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.814 12 13 1.926 0.070 212.5 16 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'49.872 17 17 1.984 0.058 209.7 17 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'49.967 12 16 2.079 0.095 214.7 18 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.277 5 14 2.389 0.310 213.4 19 38 David SALVADOR SPA Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'50.283 8 15 2.395 0.006 210.9 20 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'50.319 9 18 2.431 0.036 210.5 21 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'50.553 13 17 2.665 0.234 212.1 22 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.707 16 16 2.819 0.154 204.9 23 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'50.712 14 14 2.824 0.005 211.7 24 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'50.744 14 18 2.856 0.032 214.2 25 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'50.789 14 18 2.901 0.045 213.4 26 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'50.805 13 15 2.917 0.016 213.0 27 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.984 15 15 3.096 0.179 212.1 28 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'51.047 17 17 3.159 0.063 212.5 29 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'51.126 17 17 3.238 0.079 209.3 30 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'52.982 6 8 5.094 1.856 205.3
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 3:01:32 GMT -8
MotoGP FP1 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'38.194 17 18 291.8 2 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'38.219 21 21 0.025 0.025 294.2 3 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'38.368 20 21 0.174 0.149 294.2 4 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'38.426 18 21 0.232 0.058 292.6 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'38.439 14 19 0.245 0.013 291.8 6 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'38.458 14 20 0.264 0.019 292.6 7 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'38.502 19 19 0.308 0.044 291.8 8 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'38.521 12 20 0.327 0.019 295.0 9 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'38.627 17 20 0.433 0.106 294.2 10 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'38.754 20 21 0.560 0.127 294.2 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'38.806 12 20 0.612 0.052 294.2 12 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'38.866 18 18 0.672 0.060 294.2 13 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'38.898 17 19 0.704 0.032 294.2 14 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'38.907 11 19 0.713 0.009 291.8 15 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'38.979 14 20 0.785 0.072 288.7 16 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'38.991 20 20 0.797 0.012 291.1 17 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'39.033 20 20 0.839 0.042 293.4 18 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'39.122 22 22 0.928 0.089 294.2 19 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'39.182 16 20 0.988 0.060 288.7 20 6 Stefan BRADL GER Team HRC HONDA 1'39.322 18 20 1.128 0.140 294.2 21 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'39.700 18 20 1.506 0.378 289.5 22 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'39.749 17 19 1.555 0.049 290.3 23 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'40.035 14 17 1.841 0.286 291.8 24 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'40.065 13 19 1.871 0.030 291.1 25 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'41.352 14 18 3.158 1.287 288.7
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 3:02:38 GMT -8
Moto2 FP1 96 Jake DIXON GBR Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'41.938 16 19 252.3 2 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'42.213 15 18 0.275 0.275 249.4 3 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'42.245 13 18 0.307 0.032 251.1 4 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'42.273 19 19 0.335 0.028 249.4 5 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'42.286 12 15 0.348 0.013 251.7 6 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 1'42.292 16 16 0.354 0.006 251.1 7 51 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'42.366 14 18 0.428 0.074 252.3 8 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'42.522 16 18 0.584 0.156 250.5 9 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Lightech Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'42.531 16 17 0.593 0.009 250.5 10 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'42.535 17 17 0.597 0.004 252.3 11 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'42.593 13 18 0.655 0.058 252.3 12 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'42.609 17 19 0.671 0.016 250.0 13 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'42.690 17 17 0.752 0.081 250.5 14 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'42.709 17 17 0.771 0.019 253.5 15 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'42.855 14 16 0.917 0.146 249.4 16 40 Aron CANET SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'42.945 14 16 1.007 0.090 249.4 17 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'42.969 17 17 1.031 0.024 249.4 18 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'43.065 14 17 1.127 0.096 251.1 19 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'43.080 17 18 1.142 0.015 247.1 20 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'43.213 11 19 1.275 0.133 248.8 21 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'43.238 18 18 1.300 0.025 251.1 22 5 Romano FENATI ITA Lightech Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'43.297 13 17 1.359 0.059 250.5 23 2 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'43.333 12 12 1.395 0.036 252.9 24 7 Barry BALTUS BEL RW Racing GP KALEX 1'43.436 11 20 1.498 0.103 250.0 25 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'43.883 18 18 1.945 0.447 251.1 26 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'44.076 14 18 2.138 0.193 249.4 27 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'44.113 17 17 2.175 0.037 245.4 28 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'44.248 16 17 2.310 0.135 250.5 29 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'44.403 10 10 2.465 0.155 247.1 30 84 Zonta VAN DEN GOORBE NED RW Racing GP KALEX 1'44.638 16 16 2.700 0.235 247.7
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 3:43:42 GMT -8
Peter Bom: High reving engines as used in MotoGP require pneumatic valve springs, with the exception of Ducati with their desmodromic valve actuation. Here in Jerez we see a KTM RC16 with an airbottle that pressurizes the pneumatic system.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 3:51:54 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Quartararo's YZR-M1 after his off this morning Ducati have now covered the hydra-pneumatic rear shapeshifter unit on Miller's bike
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 4:01:14 GMT -8
Marc Marquez: "The tests on Monday? I'll start testing from the FP1. When you’re in your ’sweet moment’ you can do special things, but when you come from a difficult time like mine, you need help from the bike.…
Maverick Viñales: “Our level is better than what we have shown so far”. The Catalan rider hopes to continue progressing on Aprilia and fight for the front positions, just like his teammate.
Martin Raines: For the first time since 2019, the defending MotoGP world champion starts a Grand Prix race weekend heading the championship table.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 4:59:34 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 5:08:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 5:11:38 GMT -8
Moto3 FP2 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'46.341 9 17 214.7 2 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'46.473 13 13 0.132 0.132 213.8 3 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'46.533 13 17 0.192 0.060 214.2 4 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'46.667 12 14 0.326 0.134 210.1 5 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'46.738 14 16 0.397 0.071 211.7 6 38 David SALVADOR SPA Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'46.879 13 15 0.538 0.141 215.5 7 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'46.902 13 15 0.561 0.023 214.2 8 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'46.984 15 17 0.643 0.082 214.7 9 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'47.100 13 15 0.759 0.116 217.7 10 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'47.103 14 16 0.762 0.003 212.5 11 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'47.115 10 13 0.774 0.012 212.1 12 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'47.146 15 16 0.805 0.031 216.0 13 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'47.229 16 17 0.888 0.083 214.2 14 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'47.339 13 15 0.998 0.110 214.2 15 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'47.499 12 16 1.158 0.160 209.7 16 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'47.523 4 15 1.182 0.024 215.1 17 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'47.590 15 17 1.249 0.067 212.5 18 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'47.702 14 16 1.361 0.112 214.7 19 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'47.760 10 16 1.419 0.058 213.0 20 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'47.805 15 18 1.464 0.045 213.8 21 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'47.905 11 13 1.564 0.100 212.1 22 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'47.973 17 19 1.632 0.068 212.5 23 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'48.051 16 19 1.710 0.078 208.8 24 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'48.082 13 14 1.741 0.031 214.2 25 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'48.179 12 18 1.838 0.097 212.5 26 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'48.592 13 14 2.251 0.413 212.1 27 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'48.783 12 17 2.442 0.191 213.8 28 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'48.815 15 15 2.474 0.032 214.2 29 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'49.564 8 13 3.223 0.749 210.9
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Post by truenorth on Apr 29, 2022 5:16:11 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Everything is measured in a millimetre or two - Beaubier asks for his rear brake lever to be moved a couple of mill in FP. Mechanic measuring the adjustment
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