A first conclusion after the first day of MotoGP in Jerez de la Frontera As indicated early on, numerous of the drivers had not yet revealed their cards in the first free practice. In this respect it was to be expected that the results of the morning should have little to do with the status […]
Jerez Friday live
Day 1 starts with Moto3 FP1 This time the order is back to normal on race day, with Moto3 ahead of Moto2 and MotoGP. Nevertheless, the sequence is reversed in practice and qualifying for the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix. As before in Portugal, the premier class drives on the first two days after […]
Rider voices before Jerez GP
A few voices from the riders ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend Fabio Quartararo: “I feel great after such a great weekend in Portugal and before. The mood on my Steam is very good, but it still means nothing for the coming race. Despite my double victory last year, everything starts all over again. […]
New SBK-Track for 2021
Additional SBK appointment in Brüx (Most) in August As our readers have known since the first official WorldSBK calendar was published on November 30, 2020, it was clear from the start that some events were questionable. Nothing has changed about that even 5 months later, except for the fact that other portals have joined us […]
The King of Jerez
On the question of the best driver in Andalusia since 2015 We didn’t choose the surtitle by chance, as it reminds us of a delicious experience from 2019 in WorldSBK. Of course, we were there as with almost every round back then and read this headline about the result late on Saturday evening in a […]
WSBK-History part 23
The first half of the 1999 season – the 12th year of WorldSBK Last year, Carl Fogarty led exactly twice on his factory Ducati, namely after the opening race and before the final race. In the meantime, riders like rookie Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha World Superbike Team), privateer Troy Corser (Ducati Racing ADVF) and Aaron Slight […]
Background noise before Jerez
Aprilia’s voices before the Grand Prix in Andalusia Aleix Espargaró: “We are definitely coming into this weekend with a positive outlook. In the first three races we tackled two tracks, both special in their own way, but still showing that we have the pace to fight the best. Jerez is a very traditional route if […]
The Yamaha-KTM difference
About the reasons for the Yamaha high and the KTM debacle It was not only seen in Losail, but also at the European opener the trend continued: Yamaha is at an all-time high and KTM has so far been experiencing an absolute debacle. There are many reasons why Yamaha is so successful and why the […]
Outlook Moto2 GP Jerez
The drivers from Team Gresini before the 2nd European race Fabio Di Giannantonio: „Jerez de la Frontera is a track that I’ve always been fast on. Certainly I can be excellent there if we can put ourselves in the right conditions. The goal is to get back near the top. If we are to achieve […]
Questionable Dorna strategy
The Dorna disappoints with strange decisions in the WSBK Not only many fans, but of course we as a portal recently extended the WorldSBK video pass. Since then, we have received a few letters that indicate increasing anger among fans of the near-series World Cup. We, too, do not always make sense of Dorna’s strange […]