Live blog for the first day of WorldSBK 2021 Even before the drivers hit the track in Motorland Aragon for the first time, the FIM had caused a lot of head shaking just two days before with an extremely questionable regulation. With BMW and Kawasaki, two manufacturers brought a completely new model, but one of […]
Sad Monza anniversary
When, on May 20, 1973, two riders died completely unnecessarily There are still numerous contemporary witnesses from back then who have the tragic images in front of them. Jarno Saarinen as world champion in the 250 cm³ class was already called The Flying Finn and was well on the way to becoming one of the […]
One day before Aragon WSBK
Some numbers ahead of the WorldSBK season opener Perhaps the most important of all numbers at the moment is 99 and this has absolutely nothing to do with Jorge Lorenzo. It’s the number of wins for Jonathan Rea in WorldSBK. Here is a brief overview of the most important stages of the Northern Irish up […]
Where Marquez is right
Criticism of the 6-time world champion on the start device is thrown out If Marc Marquez publicly criticizes a technical innovation, this has a different weight than if it came from Tech 3 KTM latecomer Iker Lecuona, for example. The young Spaniard is already in the ejection seat and Remy Gardner already has the MotoGP […]
Scandal before Aragon
The FILM’s scandalous speed limits put Kawasaki at a disadvantage – sport fraud! Now it finally became clear why the dubious gentlemen of the FIM only publish the speed limits of the WSBK at the very last minute. This is a veritable scandal that we haven’t seen for years. While the new BMW M-1000RR is […]
Key figures from Le Mans
Some interesting numbers about the French Grand Prix It was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and varied races of recent times, which the fans could watch on the monitors at home. The fourth ghost race in a row offered something for almost every taste. There was also a change in leadership in the team […]
Look back Moto2 Le Mans
Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner Top – Lowes messes up again The Moto2 race on the Bugatti Circuit was not yet a lap old and Aron Canet, one of the contenders for the podium, was already on the ground. A little later, Augusto Fernandez got hit and the list of crash pilots would contain many […]
Le Mans Sunday live
MotoGP Grand Prix of Le Mans in the live blog Qualifying was already a thriller, but on race day the starter, main course and dessert will follow. It starts at 11 a.m. local time and a new winner in Moto3 wouldn’t be a surprise. With the world championship leader in 21st place on the grid, […]
Look back Le Mans Saturday
The MotoGP qualifying – sensational surprises abound Friday at Le Mans was a whole new world in many ways. Many riders like Pol Espargaró, Petrux and the rookies rode their bikes, which were still quite new to them, on a wet track for the first time that morning. Because the conditions had allowed it for […]
The Honda problem
In search of supposed performance problems from Honda We looked around Le Mans all Friday looking for alleged problems with Honda, but we found absolutely nothing. We didn’t find anything in Jerez de la Frontera either, on the contrary. There the brave Takaaki missed the podium by a ridiculous 0.6 seconds and in the end […]