Binder wins chaos races on slicks despite the rain ahead of Bagnaia and Martin After qualifying, attentive observers particularly noticed the reaction of the World Championship leader. With five poles in eleven laps so far and, except for Losail 2, always in the front row, the fast Frenchman was not at all happy with second […]
Moto2 GP Austria
Fernandez in front of Ogura after a race without much tension Right after the start, the positions in the Moto2 Grand Prix were as good as taken and in the infamous and rightly hated by many, Turn 3, the most exciting scene happened right after the start. To describe such a race as exciting compared […]
Moto3 GP Austria
Sergio Garcia takes the victory he missed a week ago Instead of sixth on the grid, Gabriel Rodrigo had to start the race from the pit lane as expected. The Argentine had brought down two Japanese on the same day and Yamanaka, one of the two, was even injured afterwards. Tatsuki Suzuki was the other, […]
Austrian Qualifying
Martin with a new record on pole – Quartararo and Bagnaia in row one In FP4, Marc Marquez (Honda), Iker Lecuona (KTM) and shortly before the end also Jorge Martin (Ducati) crashed, which says enough about the nervousness of various drivers before qualifying. Jorge’s Pramac Ducati Racing team-mate Johann Zarco was the fastest in the […]
Austrian FP3
Decision to move into Q2 with a little sensation On Friday morning, Johann Zarco had shocked the opposition in FP1 with a new absolute lap record. The home side in orange, on the other hand, were anything but shine like a week before. Because it was wet in the second free practice session in the […]
Maverick and 2012
Forgotten by many – the unsporting thing about Viñales in autumn 2012 When it was the third to last round, Sandro Cortese led the world championship with 255 points. With 199 points behind, Maverick Viñales and Luis Salom on the Kalex KTM had 194 on their account. There were still 75 points to be awarded, […]
GP Austria Friday
FP1 without the suspended Viñales – Zarco sets a new record As mentioned in a separate report yesterday, Maverick Viñales is missing due to his suspension from the Monster Energy Yamaha factory team. It currently looks like the Catalan has fallen back into the old pattern from 2012 when he snubbed in Moto3 despite the […]
New Yamaha scandal
Yamaha suspends Viñales for the Austrian GP We still remember a situation in 2012, through which today’s Yamaha star in Moto3 caused a shake of the head. Before the Malaysian Grand Prix, the 17-year-old had one chance, albeit a small one, of the title in the junior class. With five wins and seven podium places, […]
WSSP Tops and Flops
The two race winners and leaders – Aegerter and Odendaal The “Domi Fighter”: Before the start of the season, the current World Cup leader gave us an interview, which can be found on this page “Interviews + TV”. It became clear that he was the only one in the paddock to deal with a double […]
The price explosions
The incredible price explosion using the example of Navarra WorldSBK Some WorldSBK heroes could hardly believe their eyes on their first ride on this route. Quite a few of them find the course in the Rioja area questionable as a World Championship course. There were even voices that, like Most, describe the track as unworthy […]