No Brakes On Marquez

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It was Alex Marquez who took the initiative and he had, for a very long time, the best pace. He even puts in a 2'14.825s the fastest lap of the weekend, with his team mate on is heels, but Alex Rins Navarro was a second behind, so that shouldn't be a big problem.

But then you had Viñales, who turned open the gass and improved his time.
When the chequered flag was out, Navarro had over took Marquez and drove the best lap (2:14.273) 2nd Viñales +0.125 and then 3rd Marquez +0.170.
4th Kornfeil, 5th Binder, 6th Miller, 7th Antonelli, 8th Oliveira, 9th Fenati.

Iannone puts the fire seemed to them.

Andrea did a very good job in the qualifications. He surprised everyone when he drove, for a few laps, the best time.

Eventually, he ended up 3^rd after Marquez and Dovizioso.

He was ready to start!

He took a flying start and even took the lead, but not for long because the Yamaha of Lorenzo passed him and took over the leadership.

During the first 5 laps, Andrea actually saw the whole race in front of him and he couldn’t resist it when a small passage appeared between the inside of the corner and Marquez so he took his chances but Marquez choose, on that very moment, a different track so the two riders made some bike contact, two times. Andrea had no chance to pass 93 because the power of the Honda bike and a hunted Marquez were a too good team.

But he had enough to deal with. Behind him, Andrea could hear the growling noise of the Ducati. Dovizioso had found Iannone and was only too happy to switch places.

They were driving like a Siamese twins and fought until the last second.

Eventually, Iannone won the battle and became 5^th, after Marquez, who became 4^th. The winner of that day: Dani Pedrosa. Iannone surprised us all and hopefully we also see him perform so at Silverstone!

 

Pedrosa, ruler of Brno

The Brno qualifications were not a good start for Valentino Rossi, who crashed, not very badly, but he hurted his hand. There was Iannone, who did a very good job. His drove the best time for a copple of laps, but there came, who else could it be, Marc Marquez.

1.       Marquez             2. Dovizioso       3. Iannone          4. Smith               5. Pedrosa          6. Lorenzo          7. Rossi

They were ready to start!

The red lights went out and Lorenzo was the one who took the whole shot, closely followed by Iannone. The man we missed in the front was Marc Marquez. But he had enough to deal with. Rossi by example. Obviously, the doctor had a very good day and a great feeling about the circuit. The crash was completely forgotten. Because all the riders were too busy estimating what Marquez his first move would be, they were very surprised  when Dani Pedrosa was climbing all over them… with only Lorenzo in his sight.

When all of this was happening, the all the battles, there was one man who saw the whole race in front of him an d liked to join it. Andrea Iannone. When Pedrosa drove the fastest lap (1:56.027), he was trying to pass Marquez and they touched each other. Il Dottore noticed the little conflict and turned the throttle wide open. Eventually, Marc stayed behind Rossi and Iannone got back in his earlier position.

But in the meantime, Pedrosa had already took over Lorenzo. Jorge took his turn too wide so Pedrosa had free path and he took the inside of the corner and the leadership!

It seemed that the teammate of the hitherto unsurpassed Marquez was the only one who was able to stop the endless row of victories. No matter what would happen, Pedrosa definitely made it clear that he is “a member of the top”.

After switching places a few times and a little conversation, Rossi made clear to Marquez that he wanted that spot on the podium.

Pedrosa wasn’t aware of the battle between The Doctor and The Baby Alien and drove straight into the last lap.

There was no brake on the Honda rider. Lorenzo wasn’t able to get closer than 0.9 seconds.

Rossi his advance on Marquez was growing every moment. When the finish line was getting closer, Marquez closed the gap between him and Vale a little bit.

But the ruler of Brno was, without any doubt, Dani Pedrosa, who crossed the line as a true winner. His first victory of the season. He beated the current World Champion and two ex-World Champions.

Marquez may not be the winner, the row of victories still goes on for the Repsol Honda Team.

1.       Dani Pedrosa

2.       J. Lorenzo           3. V. Rossi

4.       M. Marquez

4.

5.       A. Iannone

6.       A. Dovizioso

7.       S. Bradl

8.       A. Espargaro

9.       B. Smith

 A. Bautista

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On American asphalt

America, Indianapolis
Marc Marquez was, like we all expected I think, the best man in the qualifications. Surprisingly 2nd A. Dovizioso (Ducati), followed by Lorenzo.

The start was very good for Dovizisio on his brand new bike, who took the lead. But already in the first turn, The Doctor passed him and took the role of the leader in itself. The 27 laps of excitement and danger were begon.
Marc didn't stay in the background that long. He came back, but it seemed that it won't be his best race.
Very soon, it became clear that Lorenzo really wanted to win this race so he wasn't very scared to make some contact with the other riders. It started when the battle between Rossi and Dovizioso ended abruptly by hitting the wheels, which make them lost the right track so Marquez and Rossi could passthem and Marc was the first to see the way out, but he was closely chased by Rossi and Dovizioso. Eventually, Lorenzo could pass Dovizioso and made Vale and Marc a little bit nervous with all his attemps but he wasn't able to make them mad. On the contrary, Rossi crossed over Marquez, but it came out Marc was driving with hard tires so he started drifting and since that moment it became clear that there was nothing to do about it. The advance was growing lap after lap.
There was a collision between Bradl and A. Espargaro. Bradl was out and very disappointed and Espargaro was driving a damaged bike, but not for long.
Marc won with gusto. Lorenzo became 2nd and Rossi 3rd.
With his 10th in a row, Marc Marquez was the first MotoGP rider who broke the record of Michael Doohan since 1997 and Rossi was the first rider with 4000 premier class points.
The summer break has apparently pleased them!

Let's just take a break okay!?

After three months pulling out all the stops, the MotoGP riders can now enjoy a well deserved break: the summer break!
One month to recharge batteries. In August the races will restart.The second half will determine who will win the championship 2014. Will it be Marc Marquez, the hitherto unbeatable Spaniard or will  Pedrosa and Rossi be a stop for stabbing? Maybe Lorenzo will have a very good second start, who knows... Maybe the outsiders will make the difference this time. I look mainly at Crutchlow, the brothers Espargaro and Bradl.
Anyway, there is one thing I know for sure: all MotoGP riders can count on the support of their fans!
But first: relax!

Grand Prix in Germany

MotoGP in Germany

I think I said too fast that it would be a perfect Yamaha-circuit. Marc Marquez was outshining in the qualifications. He even broke the lap record! He was followed by Dani Pedrosa and Bradl. You see, top 3 is completely taking by Honda. Only than came the Yamaha riders Lorenzo and Rossi.

The start was already pretty hectic. Most of the riders started from the pits because they changed bikes on the last moment. For instance: Marquez, Rossi, Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Crutchlow and Bradl.

Marc came back really fast but he was less fluent passing Bradl.

He eventually took the lead, with Pedrosa on his heels. Pedrosa drove the fastest lap three times, but apparently Marquez couldn't live with that so he improved time, time after time, lap after lap.

Rossi came back slowly but surely, closely followed by Lorenzo. Lorenzo could pass Rossi, who wasn't able to fight back. Rossi was constantly chased by Iannone. Iannone wanted to pass Rossi but The Doctor had at any attempt an answer.

In the mean time, somewhere else, there where battles fought! Between Marquez and Pedrosa, but also battle for the 6th place. A fight between Espargaro, Dovizioso and Crutchlow. It wasn't easy to pass on the right track, but eventually Espargaro managed to let the other two behind.

But to come back to the Marquez-Pedrosa fight: Pedrosa didn't give up very quickly. In some turns it was very close but Marc took, like we know him, the necessary risks, and to them he owes his victory.

With his 9/9, Marc Marquez is the Youngest MotoGp rider/champion who broke the World Record from 1964. Of course, such victory could not simply be ignored. A wheely and his extensive resignation to his fans. Even a little smoke-show. And not to forget: The Teampicture with the raised fingers. I wonder what they will do with 11/11.
Marquez is, up to now, the unsurpassed man of the season! Now they can enjoy a well-deserved break. You can read more about this in my next article.

Friday training MotoGP in Germany

Today was racing again. Think of it as a training. Turn 12 is one to keep an eye on Sunday ... It might be VERY exciting in Germany!

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The training for the race in Germany was not without a struggle. Marc Marquez crashed heavy and his bike was badly damaged, but the rider himself is ok. It soon became clear that it is a perfect Yamaha circuit. The top 4 was completely taken bij Yamaha bikes. The best time, yet surprisingly, the spaniard Aleix Espargaro. The young talent was better than Jorge Lorenzo (2nd) and Valentino Rossi (3rd). The 4th best time was driven by Pol Espargaro. Marc Marquez ended 6th and Dani Pedrosa 8th.
Tomorrow the official qualifications will tell us more.
Something tells me that Marc Marquez his 9/9  won't be easy to achieve.

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It went down a little less for Yamaha. Aleix Espargaro retains his place with 1.1'22.0415<

followed by Marc Marquez, who did it better now. After Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, after him Bradl (Honda) and Bautista (Honda).

Because it started raining, turn 12 became a living hell. That encountered Dani Pedrosa and Michael Laverty rather quickly.

Good luck to all the riders for the qualifications and of course the race on sunday!