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old-lorarri · 3 months

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─ summary . . . ❨ it's been a year without everyone's fav motorsports couple and people are still in morning but everyone is happy that they are living there best life together ❩ ─ pairing . . . ❨ sebastian vettel x fem! wife! motogp! reader ❩ ─ genre . . . ❨ social media file ❩ ─ author note . . . ❨ geez it's been a while since I've written for seb sorry about that folk lol but anyway this is kinda short n sweet so enjoy! ❩

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user Danke Y/N 😞💗🇩🇪

user thank you for everything

user Waiting for you to come back...

user I came here after watching the episode on Drive to Survive to see if it was real lol

user Still hurts a little to hear about it

user it's not funny anymore please come back :((((

user Y/N the joke's over pls come back 😭😭

user Patiently waiting for you to come back, Y/N.

user alright, you can come back now Y/N and bring seb too 😭

user funny joke man it’s been a year come back please

user 2nd January 2024 and I still get teary eyed reading this 🥺

user Almost a year ago and still not properly processed 💔

user still so sad you are gone motogp will never be the same but so happy you are living your best life with seb

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sebastianvettel I won the most important race. It was the race into the heart of the love of my life, Y/N. I love you.

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user He’s getting comfortable here . We love to see it.

user Y/N come get your man, he wildin

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user Retirement has Seb has him being present.

user First he dropped that "but I also love..." and now this? What did retirement do to you, Seb?

user The greatest couple ever.

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user Everyone needs someone like that in life. I’m glad you found yours 🙂

user Met his idol, got to F1, won 4 World Titles, got the love of his life, and retired in form. Bro won in life

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@blerb-f1 ─ If you're still doing requestss, would you do sth for Seb?👉👈 I miss him sm. Maybe sth with him and Reader both champions in different racing series(I'd write myself but writer's block kicking my ass)

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sbknews · 5 months

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Holgado hits back to take pole, Sasaki fourth & Masia tenth in Qatar

Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) got the job done in qualifying at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar as the Spaniard took his KTM machine to the top of timesheets to secure himself a clear run into Turn 1 on Sunday. Holgado's 2:04.732 saw him steal the show from Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI) by just 0.003s as the young Brazilian was forced to settle for 2nd place. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will join them on the front row after his flyer took him to P3, the Turk has looked in fine form all weekend as he aims to keep his title hopes alive on Sunday. The title battle is wide open in Moto3™ as Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) prepare for battle under the floodlights. It was Sasaki who won the qualifying fight as he took fourth place with Masia down in 10th. Whilst the Spaniard does have the opportunity to take the title on Sunday, he'll have to fight his way through from the fourth row of the grid if he is to seal the deal. Sasaki will be on row two alongside his teammate Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), who rounded out the top five ahead of Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team). Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) will line up just behind as he's set to head Row 3 after finishing 0.003s ahead of Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team) to take 7th. The pair will be joined by Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) on the third row as the Spaniard finished Q2 in P9. The fourth row will feature a frustrated Masia with work to do, and he has Fillipo Farioli (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Vicente Perez (BOE Motorsports) for company in 11th and 12th respectively. Will Masia claim the title, or are we heading to a final showdown in Valencia? Don't miss any of the action when it commences at 17:00 local time (GMT +3)!

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#Doha #Dunlop #Moto3 #Moto32023 #QatarGP #Tissot

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hifigp · 4 years

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#jorge lorenzo #flag of spain #mallorquín #motogp #2012 #motorcycle #grand prix #australia #yamaha #YZR-M1 #1000cc #phillip island #finished 2nd #won 2nd MotoGP title #we are in this together we will get through it together

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meaningofmotorsport · 2 years

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Mid-Week Motorsport Headlines - 24th November 2021

Vettel and Mick Schumacher will compete in the 2022 Race of Champions together, having already won it as a pair back in 2019. It will take place in Sweden in February of next year, where the German team will surely be one of the favourites.

The FIA had another difficult weekend at Qatar, with them being worked hard even before the track action started. I have to say the amount of time it took once again for the stewards to come to a decision about the right to review was poor. I still believe that it deserved more action at the time, but Max didn’t deserve to be put behind Bottas.

As for the scenes at the end of qualifying, it was a poorly managed situation at the time, why did the FIA say that track was clear to the teams, when there was clearly a car stopped on track? The ‘rogue marshal’ was right to put a flag out, and the FIA need to learn from it. Should the drivers have been penalised given the confusion? Probably, as they have to be aware of the flags too, and can’t just rely on lighting boards and their steering wheel!

Formula E

Askew will join Dennis at Andretti for 2022, with new title sponsor Avalanche. That pairing could be very formidable for the coming season, as Oliver has bags of talent, and we know how Dennis did in his rookie year!

MotoGP

The series has pledged to be running on fully sustainable fuels by 2027, with this increasing from 2024 until then. As the world’s leading motorcycle racing series, this was a path they had to take, not only to keep manufacturers happy, but to please parts of the fan base too. Much like for F1, I believe that road relevance is key to a sustainable series, especially one filled by big companies.

Remy Gardner was surprised with how good the KTM is, saying he ‘expected worse’, and will hope that the team can be more competitive in 2022. Vinales isn’t happy yet with the Aprilia, saying it isn’t quite his yet, as he wants to ‘improve the feeling’ with the bike. Also, Puig says that the Honda is still far from ready for next year, but says they are moving in the right way.

Bagnaia ended the test fastest, already happy with the 2022 bike, and seemingly can’t wait for the season to start again. Quartararo and Rins were 2nd and 3rd, ahead of Pol Espargaro. KTM was still quite a way down on the timesheets, with Binder best of the lot in 11th.

-M

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liamtwatter · 3 years

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The only thing that's changing is the people's view of F1... (becoming politics), lost millions of viewers these years. The media attention whore was in a day of "staying in Formula 1", tomorrow not. He says he's staying because he won the title. Otherwise he would cry to make him win. Always the same scheme. A great role model for young people... even supporting violent racist BLM Black Lives Matter. Make a change in UK by paying taxes as the real people who really work. The media are all like : race of a legend for Lewis Hamilton. Sure, he even lapped average Bottas the 2nd in the championship, that means he fought against nobody. Even staying for so many laps behind Vettel in a slow Ferrari. Verstappen in a Mercedes woud lap Hamilton.

He can win 20 titles, but will never be better than Senna, Schumacher, Ferrari etc so all those comparisons are pointless. We remember them, they really made the cars look faster, they were like Valentino Rossi in MotoGP... Shamilton you’ll never be a legend. 9 years for a pole in Monaco, driving fast cars. New Senna. Schumacher 2 years with the fastest car, Hamilton 8... (FIA source).

when Hamilton makes mistakes and goes offtrack, it's immediately ready the excuse from the media : he's thinking about the championship and taking no risk... No, he also hit the Renault

wet GP, when Hamilton is not on pole : normal start. wet GP, when Hamilton is on pole : start behind the safety car to protect him. he is overrated (as always), also on wet tracks, considered an ace. No, because the tricky part is when conditions are mixed, not when you put wet tyres. 10 seconds from Verstappen in Q1, 2.5 in Q2, 4.5 in Q3

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fisicol92 · 6 years

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Marc Marquez wins first Thailand GP

Marc Marquez won a thrilling inaugural Thailand MotoGP after a breathtaking last-lap duel with Andrea Dovizioso (2nd). Maverick Vinales finished 3rd

Marquez extends his lead in the championship to 77 points as he goes in pursuit of a fifth premier class title.

#marc marquez #motogp #andrea dovizioso #repsol honda #ducati corse #thailand #thailand gp #motorcycle #motorbike

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motogpfanpage · 5 years

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ROUND 18: MALAYSIA

Last round of the Asian tour for the MotoGP paddock took place at Sepang. The Malaysian track always provides it's lot of drama due to the weather conditions and the fair wars betweens riders going into the last part of the championship. This year Malaysian GP was no exception.

1) Fate favors the Brave ...

Having the start from 7th on the grid due to a "dangerous behavior being too slow on the racing line" penalty, Marc Marquez knew from the very start that the race would be a hard one and that he would have to push for the win: "It was a very, very hard race. First because we started from seventh place, so that was an extra motivation because I'd never won from the third row. The first lap was not the best of my career and I had to overtake some riders, but then I saw that Valentino was pushing really hard from the beginning. So I pushed too, but I was riding like qualifying and I overheated my tires."

Pushing is one thing, but in Marquez' case, pushing also means saving a handfull of crashes, which once again he did all weekend long: "I was just riding by instinct, not by using my head, and pushing on the limit. I was fighting against myself and the bike to be as close to Valentino to attack in the end. I nearly crashed 3-4 times during the race."

Lady luck though already had her plan moving and while Marc Marquez almost made a mistake at each lap it's Rossi who went down while he was leading at the front from Marquez and Zarco: "The plan was just to try to be there at the end! I mean, I didn't have anything more. We were both riding on the limit. A really fast pace. But he was on the limit too and I saw he was starting to struggle, but there were only 4-5 laps left so it would be very close, because our level was very equal. (...) When I was only six tenths behind he did a mistake because he was a little bit wide and when you are fighting like this you don't want to lose any time, so he tried to come back on the line too quickly and crashed. When I saw that Valentino fell, my body just relaxed and I was riding in another way, because both of us were pushing a lot."

2) ... Or maybe it doesn't.

After a very disappointing race at Phillip Island where teammate Maverick Vinales won, Valentino Rossi was desperate to finally find the miraculous recipe to get back on the top step of the podium, and for a while, he did, thanks to the many changes his team made on the bike: “We modify a lot the bike, the setting to try and make everything help the rear tyre. At the end it worked. Already from Friday morning I felt good. We worked well with the team. We just made a small adjustment. We can be competitive for all the race. Also Maverick was not so bad, and also Zarco. Because Maverick started from very behind, no? This time the three Yamahas were quite competitive. It was more mechanical [than electronics changes]. In the last races we improved the electronics, like three or four races ago that helped a bit. But now it’s more mechanical. For me the problems are not fixed and we have to improve. Like I said, we worked well on the software but we have to make something more in the hardware from Japan. I think we need some details, especially in the electronics and also in the engine. We speak a lot with the Japanese and it looks like it will work.”

But fate, karma or whatever you would like to call it had other plans for Rossi and so, even though he made a pitch perfect race start and went on to do a fantastic job at leading the race, the only mistake made by the italian proved to be lethal for his hopes of a win: “It’s a mixed feeling. From one side I’m very happy for the race because it’s the best race of the season for me and also it was coming in difficult conditions at a difficult track for us. This is very important. On the other side it’s a great, great shame. I’m very disappointed for the mistake. To make a race like this and go home with zero points is frustrating, yes. We have to say it’s my first mistake of the season because I arrived always at the end except in Argentina. But maybe it’s the worst moment. But like you said, I’m devastated for the crash. But I’m also happy because anyway we lived the dream for 15 laps. After the victory of my brother also, it can be a great, great day. But it’s like this.”

The crash cost Valentino Rossi a lot as this zero point taken makes him lose the runner up position in the championship standings to Dovizioso and he will now have to fight against Vinales for 3rd at Valencia, a track he doesn't keep close to his heart: “Also today the result can be very important also for the championship because if I don’t win and I arrive second I close the third place with Maverick and I can be five points from Dovi [Andrea Dovizioso] for second in Valencia. Now Dovi has gone and we have to fight with Maverick for the third place. But I think Valencia is an important weekend because it’s one of the most difficult tracks. If we are able to be strong also there it’s positive."

Valentino might have lost the 2nd place in the standings but he did won back the admiration of many fans who were desperate to see him do well again. He also impressed his former teammate Jorge Lorenzo who congratulated and praised him on twitter:

JL99: "Apart from the crash, I've never seen Valentino Rossi so consistent. More than 10 laps in just 1 tenth at the hottest and longest track impressed me. And some said he started to feel his age after last race"

Such praise coming from the number 99 could only soften Rossi who answered: "Grazie Jorge!"

We couln't be happier to see them finally having a respectfull releationship !

3) Behind Marquez

Behind the race winner, Alex Rins took another podium leading him to a fantastic 2nd half of the season: "Our Suzuki is going very good. The factory deserves it. They have done a really good job during all the season, because since Qatar I felt we had a very competitive bike. But it looks like since the middle of the season we did a very big step. At Assen, Suzuki brought me a new engine, with a little bit more top-end power, and since this point we improved a lot. We were able to hold the slipstream and fight with Yamaha and Honda on the straight. And then also I think the experience of trying to control more the tyres and electronics. Suzuki are now working for next year, taking a lot of information, and already Guintoli is trying a new engine that looks very good. We will see what happens next year. For sure I will give my best to try to beat these guys and be more constant at the front."

It's been a while since Johann Zarco was able to fight for pole positions and race podiums but in Malaysia, like his yamaha teammates, the frenchman was back to his old self and fought for the 2nd place most of the race, only giving it away to Rins at the very end: "The strong beginning of the race was key for the podium. I had a great start from pole and it helped me to go well in the first two corners. Valentino was pushing a lot and going so fast. I was not able to overtake him, but following him was good enough to go away and save the podium. Later I did a mistake in corner 14 and Marc overtook me very cleanly and then I tried to stay behind him. I expected Marc could catch Vale quickly but instead he was closing step-by-step. I lost a little bit to him, but I was able to keep a good pace and have a bigger gap to the guys behind me. After Valentino crashed I was second, again with a good gap, I thought I could control it but five laps from the end I saw on the pit board that Alex was coming maybe five-tenths per lap faster than me! I tried to push but I was not fast enough and in the last lap when he overtook me in turn four I wanted to overtake him again and fight a little bit. But there wasn't the possibility and I almost crashed in turn 11. I got the podium last year here in tricky conditions, but this year was like a real constant race and the strong beginning helped me finish on the podium. Third is just a fantastic present because I'm now the first Independent rider. I'll try to keep it in Valencia and being on the same points as Rins means whoever finishes in front can be in the top five of the championship."

Now the paddock is heading back to Europe and back to Spain for Valencia and it’s legendary end of the season race. Jorge Lorenzo should make a full comeback after a failed attempt at Sepang. Rossi and Vinales will fight against each other for the 3rd place in the standings while the Team, Best independent and Rookie of the year titles are still to be given away.

Buckle up, Valencia is coming. And we will be there. #CannotWait

#review #sepanggp #sepang #malaysiangp #motogp #valentino rossi #marc marquez #alex rins #johann zarco

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leathercollectionus · 6 years

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Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion

An Italian rider born in Rome on 26th June 1971 has been nicknamed ‘il Corsaro’ (‘the Corsair’) and ‘the Roman Emperor’ In childhood, he was more interested in football. On his seventeenth birthday in 1989 he got a motorcycle. His racing career began in 1990 when he won the 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship.

In 1991 he moved to the 250cc class of motorcycle racing, but he was not successful in his debut year and got 27th position overall. But from 1994 to 1997 he won the four consecutive titles of the 250cc racing championship. After this, in 1998 he moved to 500cc class and competed in this class for next four years.

He also takes part in the MotoGP world championship from 2002 to 2005. 2006 is his rest year. Then in 2007 he joined the WSBK and held 3rd position at the end of the season. He got two WSBK titles in 2010 and 2012. Biaggi announced his retirement from racing on 7 November 2012 and prove himself to be one of the great racers of all the time. In 2015 he once again returned to World SBK as a wild card at Misano on 21 June.

250cc

1991 – 27th with Aprilia RSV250 1992 – 5th with Aprilia RSV250 1993 – 4th with Honda NSR250 1994 – 1st with Aprilia RSV250 1995 – 1st with Aprilia RSV250 1996 – 1st with Aprilia RSV250 1997 – 1st with Honda NSR250

500cc

1998 – 2nd with Honda NSR500 1999 – 4th with Yamaha YZR500 2000 – 3rd with Yamaha YZR500 2001 – 2nd with Yamaha YZR500

MotoGP

2002 – 2nd with Yamaha YZR-M1 2003 – 3rd with Honda RC211V 2004 – 3rd with Honda RC211V 2005 – 5th with Honda RC211V

WSBK

2007 – 3rd with Suzuki GSX-R1000 2008 – 7th with Ducati 1098 RS 2009 – 4th with Aprilia RSV4 2010 – 1st with Aprilia RSV4 2011 – 3rd with Aprilia RSV4 2012 – 1st with Aprilia RSV4 2015 – 4 races of with Aprilia RSV

https://www.leathercollection.com/en-we/max-biaggi-grand-prix-motorcycle-road-racing-world-champion.html

#Aprilia WSBK #Max Biaggi

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meaningofmotorsport · 2 years

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Grand Prix of Argentina Review

For the first time since the pandemic, MotoGP has returned to the flowing Hermas de Rio Hondo circuit, and a lot has changed in the sport since we were last here. The third instalment of the series produced another twist in the tale, of what is becoming a box office season already!

It had to be, that in his 200th MotoGP race, Aleix Espargaro finally realised his dream, and became a winner in the top class. He now holds the rather unwanted title, of most races before a first win. It didn’t come easily to him though, as he fought Martin right to the last lap for it. In the end he clearly had the pace to win, it was just the pressure of the occasion which tried to ruin his day, as he made a few mistakes in the battle. The question now is, can he keep this going, as Aprilia have produced an incredible bike, and with the pressure now gone, he could go from strength to strength. Vinales had a pretty good day too, although the gap to his teammate is still not what he would want. He left Yamaha to not be a No. 2, and is fulfilling that role once again.

I honestly don’t know what kind of a year Ducati are having, on one hand the factory team have barely any points, and a severe lack of pace, yet the customer teams are fighting for wins almost every race weekend. It isn’t like it is all down to the new bike, as Bastiannini won on an old bike at Qatar, and Martin finished 2nd here on the new one. Jorge is doing excellent things right now, he was unlucky in Qatar, and made a small mistake in Indonesia, otherwise, all the ingredients are there for him to fight for a title. The fight here was a perfect example of that, as he just did all he could to pressure Aleix, by being consistent. Marini should be credited too for his qualifying, and he still had a solid race. Bagnaia did bring it back together in the race, but his championship challenge is already looking weak.

Suzuki have not set the world on fire, yet their steady and consistent pace is reminiscent of 2020, where Mir ended up winning the title. If this season is as crazy as that one, which is very possible, either of their two riders are in position to capitalise. Rins is showing the pace we all thought he had for the past two years, but he was never able to translate it into points. Their only issue now is qualifying, which has been the case for many years now, but I get the feeling they are very close to cracking it!

After the amazing exploits of Olivera at Indonesia, it is back to business as usual at KTM, here in Argentina. It is hard to know whether Binder is outperforming the bike, or if he is the only one able to get the true speed of it out. If it is the former, they truly have the worst bike on the grid. His late race climb through the field is nothing new, and puts him firmly in the title fight.

Yamaha have gone backwards massively this season, as I don’t think they are just losing out on the straights. Even if that isn’t the case, looking at how Suzuki have managed to gain straight line speed, there is no longer an excuse for Yamaha anymore. Quartararo couldn’t really fight in the race, given his speed deficit on the straights. Eventually tyre wear allowed him to climb up to 8th. Mechanical issues are also plaguing them, which is just rubbing salt in the wound at the moment.

Honda’s weekend may look to be the worst of the lot, but at least Pol had the pace to be in the top 5, if it wasn’t for the crash. That bike isn’t the fastest out there, but it is clearly easier to ride for the rest of the riders. Marquez being out again is a blow for them, and it is unclear if he will be back for Austin. The LCR team never were able to really challenge the top 10, despite Nakagami looking super-fast in practice, not bad for someone just clear of covid.

It was another feel good story in the tale of MotoGP, and keeps the championship tight as we head to the resurfaced COTA track. If Marquez is back, he will likely be the favourite, although there are many other bikes out there with what it takes to win. In fact, you can now confidently argue there isn’t a bad bike out there!

-M

#motogp #motogp2022 #argentinagp #motorsport

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charlenejpatterson · 6 years

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MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso vs Marc Marquez duel

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Ducati’s Dovizioso held off Repsol Honda’s Marquez on an excessive final lap to win by just 0.027 seconds for the first blow in the fight for the title. Dovizioso gave no sector as 4-time MotoGP champion Marquez tried a typically audacious last corner pass. As his pit crew watched through their fingers the Italian resisted the Spaniard’s sturdy challenge, powering throughout the road to delirious celebrations in the Ducati garage.

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Veteran factory Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi finished in an excellent third place underneath the darkish desert sky, ahead of Briton Cal Crutchlow’s LCR Honda. Next in the MotoGP calendar, the teams head to South America for the second race of the season, the Argentine MotoGP on April 8.

Dovizioso and Marquez formed a part of a 10-bike queue that headed the sector for much of the race, with poleman Johann Zarco converting pole position into an early lead aboard the Tech 3 Yamaha. It wasn’t till lap 18 of 22 that Dovizioso and Marquez finally made their moves, both passing Zarco at turn 1 and fast distancing the Frenchman to engage in their own personal duel for victory. In scenes reminiscent of their battles last year in Austria and Japan, the two 2017 title protagonists ran nose to tail for the very last laps, with Marquez attempting a pass on the final corner at the last lap. Dovizioso started 2017 season by finishing 2nd in Qatar, this time to new factory Yamaha rider, Maverick Vinales. He became taken out again in Argentina, this time by way of Aleix Espargaro, before completing 6th, fifth, and 4th in Austin, Jerez and Le Mans. At the Italian Grand Prix, Dovizioso appeared strong at some point of practice and qualified 3rd behind Vinales and Rossi.

7 days later in Catalunya, he astonishingly controlled to win the race again, having started out seventh, ahead of Marquez, Pedrosa and his teammate. Back to back wins for Dovizioso put him only 7 points behind Vinales at the top of the standings, though he has talked down the possibility of a title fight. With Vinales crashing in Assen, he took the lead of the championship. He took some other lower back to lower back wins in Austria and great Britain, retaking the lead as Marquez retired due to blown engine. At the San Marino grand prix, he completed third and a 7th position at Aragon saw him lose the title result in Marc Marquez another time.

At the japanese GP but, he took his fifth win of the season after passing Marquez at the final lap. He finished the season second, losing the world championship war to Marc Marquez, with total of 6 wins. Márquez started the 2017 season with a 4th place finish in Qatar, accompanied with the aid of a crash at the same time as leading in Argentina. He took his first win of the year in Texas, observed by way of 2d place behind teammate Pedrosa at Jerez. He then suffered a 2nd crash of the season in France, observed through a disappointing 6th place end at Mugello, struggling in both races with the Honda’s loss of acceleration off the corners. He finished 2nd in Catalunya, notwithstanding suffering several crashes thru exercise and qualifying. He then recorded another podium finish inside the Netherlands, beating Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow in a near battle on the cease of the race.

But, from then onwards fortunes started to swing in Marc’s desire, taking his 8th consecutive victory at the Sachsenring in Germany, on the same time taking the lead of the championship. A week later in Austria he narrowly lost out to Dovizioso in a thrilling race. He then suffered a rare engine failure at Silverstone, even as Dovizioso took another victory, leaving the pair tied on points. In Japan, he changed into again beaten in a final lap fight by way of Dovizioso, in a similar situation to Austria, however won per week later in Australia, in what many felt changed into one of the greatest races in recent years, while Dovizioso finished 13th after running off target. Márquez missed out on sealing the title in Malaysia, finishing fourth at the same time as Dovi won, which means the title would visit the remaining round in Valencia. His current MotoGP victory total, 35, places him inside the top ten in wins all time and 2nd for Honda inside the greatest elegance.

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tonyajnolanma · 4 years

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MotoGP: Only Severe Crash Can Stop Marquez

Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez is a MotoGP rider who is hard to beat right now. The severe crash is considered to be the only thing that can stop the Repsol Honda rider.

That was stated by former racer Loris Capirossi. The former Italian rider admitted that Marquez was indeed hard to beat at the moment.

Marquez has just grabbed his sixth MotoGP title in 2019. In total, the 26-year-old rider has been eight times world champion, with two other titles each obtained from the Moto2 and 125cc classes.

Not only the title, but a series of records also continued to be broken by Marquez. With that achievement, Capirossi also said that only a bad crash could stop Marquez’s actions.

‘Marquez has practically made a perfect season in 2019, he is more mature. He is more careful now,’ Capirossi told Paddock-GP.

‘When he can’t he remains satisfied, but he doesn’t finish in 10th place, he almost goes to 2nd position. Someone like him who always reaches the podium is hard to beat.’

\’Our sport is dangerous, and in my opinion, only a bad crash can stop him from setting a record in a race. In this case, he develops a lot and rarely falls in races. He falls in tests, but he does it to understand the motor. After he understands it He took steps, and remained at that level in the race,’ explained the man who won the 125cc class twice and 250cc once.

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motogpfanpage · 6 years

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ROUND 1: QATAR

After the cold - snowy winters comes spring and with it, bike racing! Once again it’s in the middle of the desert at Losail that lights went off for the first time of the 2018 season. An opening round which tasted the exact same as last season with Dovi and Marquez fighting out on the line.

1. New alien here to stay

In the whole new motogp clip realised prior to the Qatar race, you can hear a voice say « they say they’re not human, some calls them aliens ». Well, let me tell you that if the alien club is still a thing then Andrea Dovizioso bought himself a place in it last season and he’s definitely here to stay from now on.

At Losail the italian dominated almost every session leading to the race, the only shadow to his weekend being the miss opportunity of a pole position and front row on Saturday. Dovizioso being fast and winning the opening round shouldn’t come as a surprise though as he ended up runner up many time already behind the likes of Rossi or Lorenzo. Losail suits the italian. It also suits the red beast. In a past not so far away, some would remember Stoner’s incredible dominance at the Qatari track. Even though Desmo Dovi fought up to the very last corner and onto the line to get that win, we can easily say it would have been a disappointment for the italian combo to finish anywhere else than on the 1st step this year.

2. (Brake)ing the limits

If the opening round felt like a dream to Dovizioso, it was the exact opposite to his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. The spaniard being on his second year at Ducati, each one of his moves is being looked on with a magnifying glass. The hopes are high, and so is the disappointment. Can we blame Jorge Lorenzo for this first DNF this season ? Clearly no.

It’s true the spaniard struggle the whole weekend, not being able to found a pace giving him a chance to challenge Dovizioso or Petrucci but his pace, pretty much identical to Vinales, in the second half of the race could have pushed him into a top 5 or 6. Lorenzo suffered a strange weekend marked by God’s only knows how many mechanical issues. The biggest one of them happening in the race.

Lorenzo’s crash wasn’t due to mistake on his part like we could have thought at first but to a brake pad which went missing leaving the 30 years old to be in the middle of the track without any working brakes. He later explained he was forced to run wide and let go of his bike once he was in the gravel trap. The scary prospect of having a rider left with no brakes, forced to crash out not to hit a wall or someone else did not shut the mouth of Lorenzo’s haters thought. Oh the joy of being Motogp’s vilain….

3. When the old feels better than the new

Yamaha’s winter and early days of the 2018 season were highly spoken off, especially due to their silly season being cut short with both Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi signing new 2 years deals with the japanese brand before the red lights even went out.

Rossi received a whole lot of question regarding his new contract. It’s true the news is quite exciting as he will be well past 40 in 2020. The italian shut down every questions about it on Sunday night stating this new motogp podium and being able to fight for wins shows it was the right decision to carry on racing.

At this point, even though it feels like this should be his last deal, one can only expect him to stay in the paddock, and most probably on track, for as long as he will enjoy riding these bikes.

If Rossi renewal didn’t come as a surprise, Vinales’ did. The spaniard is struggling in his quest to tame the M1 since he last won a race in the spring of 2017. Being forced into Q1, a bad start and an early part of the race glued in 15th at some point didn’t help his confidence.

Vinales leaves Losail happy though. After month of looking for a working set up, his team decided to go back to what they knew worked. His pace and incredible journey back to a well deserved 6th place in the second half of the race proves that MotoGP’s very own TOP GUN is on the right path to being competitive again.

4. About scary prospects

There’s two names who both stand outs this weekend: Marquez and Zarco.

First, the frenchman. Talks about him are going on since last november and it went crazy since Poncharal’s announcement that tech 3 will be a KTM team next season splitting from Yamaha after more than 20 years together.

Rossi & Vinales’ new deals leave most of us wondering: why isn’t Zarco promoted to the factory team when it’s as clear as water that he could be a real title contender if one would give him an official package ?

After saturday lap record pole position and even though it did not resulted as a win or a podium, the question of his near future is still going on. Rumor has it he could be in talks with KTM and.. the HRC. Would the RCV be a good fit for the frenchman though ? For now, Johann is only happy with his weekend, regretting only an issue with his front tyre past mid race.

Marquez on the other hand did not suffered any problems with his tyres. On a track which is known to be far from one of his favorites, the spaniard took 20 points and a 2nd place with joy.

Even if it’s a now 3-0 for Dovi in terms of last corner battle wins, the simple fact that Marquez was able to fight and came THIS close to get the win at Losail against the power of the Ducatis in the straight should give nightmares to each and everyone of his opponents on the grid.

It’s no surprise the spaniard celebrated his 2nd place like he would have won the race and couldn’t stop telling anybody listening just how happy he was to be so close to Dovizioso. If Marquez is able to do this at Losail, i cannot even begin to imagine what he’ll be do in Austin soon…. Like i said, scary prospect, indeed!

5. Honorable mentions

Alex Rins might leave Losail with a DNF but he surely made an impression all weekend long.

Cal Crutchlow winning the 1st independant place proves just how strong the RCV is getting and that the progress made over the winter are to be taken seriously.

Last minute’s new comer Hafizh Syahrin takes his very first point in MotoGP.

Dani Pedrosa struggled all the way to the race but a very positive bunch of early laps left him feeling great about his weekend overall.

#motogp #qatargp #review #andrea dovizioso #marc marquez #valentino rossi #jorge lorenzo #johann zarco #maverick vinales #alex rins #cal crutchlow #hafizh syahrin #dani pedrosa

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