Before the second MotoGP race in Austria The Grand Prix of Finland was cancelled in mid-May with the announcement that a double race would be held in Styria as in the first Corona year. The reason given for this was the Covid pandemic and the associated travel restrictions, which is doubly questionable. On the one […]
The bad planning
The second clash of this year – MotoGP cannibalizes WorldSBK At the clash between MotoGP Spielberg and WSBK in Most, one can only shake one’s head in view of the bold original planning by FIM and Dorna for the 2021 season. As if there had never been a corona pandemic and mutations, they published a […]
The alleged scapegoat
A lance for Garrett Gerloff – the alleged scapegoat from the 2nd Assen run It was astonishing for us how quickly after Toprak Razgatlioglu’s fall, the commentators did not identify the person who had fallen, but his brand colleagues as the culprit. On the other hand, we had the impression that Toprak had chosen a […]
Rider voices after Assen
Rider voices after the fifth WorldSBK round in Assen The weekend in the Netherlands was to the liking of Jonathan Rea, who had deservedly recaptured the world championship lead with a simply outstanding performance. Even if Toprak Razgatlioglu hadn’t lost control of his Yamaha after the collision with his brand colleague from Texas and might […]
Assen SBK Sunday review
Triple triumph for Jonathan Rea – the competition missed the boat There were no four drivers at the start who actually would have liked to be there. With Lucas Mahias and Jonas Folger it was the two fall injured riders on Saturday and with Eugene Laverty and Christophe Ponsson the victims of two teams that […]
WSBK Race 2 in Assen
Hat trick for outstanding Johnny Rea – Toprak with a crash It was the 200th race for Ducati for Chaz Davies, but he wasn’t going to make it to the podium on that anniversary. After the race, however, the Welshman was fourth in the parc fermé among the top three, as he has been racing […]
Assen SSP 600 Race 2
Aegerter makes the double ahead of Öttl – Krummi with the first podium in 2021 The race was not a lap old when three drivers, Galang Hendra Pratama, Raffaele de Rosa and Federico Caricasulo, were already lying in the gravel. The latter, however, was innocent of his fall because he was cleared away by the […]
Assen Superpole Race
Rea also dominates the sprint race on Sunday morning After the start, only lying in position, Jonathan Rea didn’t wait long to work his way forward. Michael Ruben Rinaldi had the best start, but Saturday’s winner at the top didn’t let him go for a long time. Then the world championship leader got serious and […]
Assen SBK Saturday review
Toprak shows nerves – Rea takes back the championship lead In the Superpole, Toprak had secured the front row with a strong performance at the literal last minute after repairing his slightly damaged Yamaha. When we heard Jonathan Rea’s tire choice before the first race of the weekend started, we raised our eyebrows in surprise. […]
First WSSP600 Race in Assen
Aegerter wins ahead of Odendaal and Öttl After the start, a three-way battle for the top developed between Dominique Aegerter, Steven Odendaal (both Yamaha) and Philipp Öttl on the Puccetti Kawasaki. Behind them there were six drivers who tried to keep up. After the first third of the race, they were still within 2 seconds […]