Strange observations in the bitter cold of winter The first WorldSBK race in the Netherlands saw a man in pole position who, despite an incredible 17 wins, was considered an outsider. On the Yamaha R1, which was still unfamiliar to him, Jonathan Rea took advantage of the wet conditions on Saturday morning to secure the […]
GP Spain scandal
Questionable interpretation of the regulations distorted round 4 of MotoGP Absolutely unsportsmanlike decisions by officials influenced the outcome of the fourth round of the Motorcycle World Championship. Since the introduction of the much criticized so-called track limits for the 2019 season, the FIM desk clerks soon found another means of subsequently falsifying results in MotoGP […]
MGP Jerez preview
Before the fourth round of MotoGP in Andalusia After Ducati and Aprilia had shared the victories equally in the first 6 races, it could well be that a third manufacturer will be on top of the podium for the first time in Jerez de la Frontera. With Jack Miller as the winner in 2021, as […]
Assen SBK Sunday
Round 3 characterized by typical April weather The fact that Dorna is based in Spain in no way excuses their planning errors in WorldSBK and MotoGP. Anyone who was there in Assen like we were and watched, freezing far too often, how in the borderline conditions the pilots often had to struggle almost more with […]
SBK Assen Saturday
Lots of surprises in changeable conditions Like many other visitors, we were once again surprised why FIM and Dorna always include Assen so early in the calendar. When we were here in April 5 years ago in the year before the pandemic, the program even had to be changed due to snowfall, which meant that […]
GP Texas review
Viñales double victory – embarrassment for Bagnaia and Binder While Maverick Viñales delivered his masterpiece at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, there was only one defeated man who was still happy, at least on Sunday. It speaks for the best of modern times that, despite a fall in the full-distance race, he didn’t […]
Assen WSBK Preview
The third event of 2024 – hopefully with an open outcome For those familiar with the scene, after WorldSBK announced its new speed limits for this season, the first two rounds should actually have gone to Ducati. Instead of maintaining the maximum speeds that were valid at the end of the previous year’s season, the […]
Pat Hennen – RIP
On the death of the former US pilot and Suzuki Grand Prix star When Pat came to Europe in 1976, he accepted the offer of his mentor at the time to take part in Grand Prix racing for the first time. It was not an easy undertaking to fight for the world championship on a […]
Texas GP Preview
Preview of the third round of MotoGP in Austin After the expected cancellation of the Argentine GP originally scheduled for April 9th, the third round of this year’s MotoGP season will take place in the home of “Texas Tornado” Colin Edwards. The former WorldSBK world champion for Honda and then Yamaha factory rider in the […]
Pointless comparison
Pedro Acosta – hardly comparable to Marc Marquez Although many journalists jumped on it with enthusiasm, comparing Pedro Acosta with the best Spanish MotoGP rider in history is pointless and currently completely misguided. If you do it anyway, the newcomer from Murcia will hardly be able to keep up with the 8-time world champion. There […]