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  a:10:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47158&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:89:&quot;CEV Repsol, Albacete, raceday roundup: Raffin takes the Moto2 European Championship title&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-14T18:34:00&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-14T18:34:00&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:86:&quot;cev-repsol-albacete-raceday-roundup-raffin-takes-the-moto2-european-championship-title&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:29:&quot;fim cev repsol moto2 albacete&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:124:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-fim-cev-repsol-moto2-albacete-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:124:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-fim-cev-repsol-moto2-albacete-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;10,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;61&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:4751:&quot;<p>Jesko Raffin (Swiss Innovative Investors Junior) was proclaimed champion of the Moto2â¢ European Championship in the penultimate round of the FIM CEV Repsol this Sunday at the Circuit de Albacete. On a day marked by heavy rain, RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez (Angel Nieto Team) strengthened his leadership of Moto3â¢ with a new victory, while Alex MillÃ¡n (Aro Racing) won from pole position in the European Talent Cup. HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ (Team Wimu CNS) won the first Moto2â¢ race; the second race was stopped on the tenth lap due to weather conditions and Luis Pomares (Pinamoto RS) adjudged the winner.</p><p>In Moto3â¢, category leader RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez dominated from the start to take the victory. The Angel Nieto Team rider pulled out all the stops on the first lap to establish a clear lead. Behind, Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0), Yuki Kunii (Asia Talent Team) and Apiwath Wongthananon (VR46 MasterCamp Team) settled down to fight for the other podium positions. However, with Jeremy Alcoba fading, Can ÃncÃ¼ (Red Bull KTM Ajo) came from behind to take second position, though well adrift of the Moto3â¢ leader.</p><p>In the end RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez won the race, declared wet, followed by Can ÃncÃ¼ and Yuki Kunii, earning his second podium of the season. Manuel Pagliani (Leopard Junior), second in the championship classification, finished eighth, closing a rather disappointing weekend in Albacete. RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez received the Repsol free fuel cheque as race winner.</p><p>HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ won the first Moto2â¢ event, a race marked by the rain that began to fall just before the start; the race was declared wet and the bikes had to be prepared for the rain on the grid. With 13 laps to race, Jesko Raffin took off like a shot,  but by the end of the first lap HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ had moved into the lead. Following him were Xavier CardelÃºs (Team Stylobike), Lukas Tulovic (Team Wimu CNS) and Dimas Ekky (Astra Honda Racing Team). Jesko Raffin and Edgar Pons (AGR Team), immersed in the fight for the title, ran their own race away from the podium positions. Finally HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ took his first victory of the season accompanied on the podium by Xavier CardelÃºs, who at one point led the race, and Dimas Ekky, who also achieved his first podium of the season. Dani Valle (Yamaha Laglisse) was the best in Superstock 600 and HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ received the Repsol free fuel cheque as winner of the race.</p><p>The heavy rain which began to fall once the second Moto2â¢ race had started brought chaos. HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ and Lukas Tulovic had pulled clear at the beginning of the race while Xavier CardelÃºs once again was making a great comeback. However, after just four laps the rain forced the riders to enter the pits to change tyres. Luis Pomares, Superstock 600 rider and eventual winner of this second race, chose not to change his tyres and remained on track. On lap 11 the intense rain caused the red flag to be brought out as Race Direction opted to abandon the race. Second and third place went to Xavi CardelÃºs and Tommaso Marcon (Team Ciatti). According to the regulations, half of the points were distributed following the classification of the last full lap, the ninth, before the red flag. As a result, Jesko Raffin, in sixth place, earned enough points to take the Moto2â¢ European Championship title.</p><p>In the ETC, Alex MillÃ¡n had a perfect weekend, starting from pole to achieve his first victory of the year in a race marked by the track conditions. As soon as the lights went out, David MuÃ±oz (Jerez AndalucÃ­a Motor Talent), Marcos Uriarte (MRE Talent) and JosÃ© Antonio Rueda (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) pulled away from the rest, chased by Matteo Bertelle (SIC58 Squadra Corse), who eventually took the lead after a spectacular comeback. The poor state of the track caused David MuÃ±oz and Marcos Uriarte to fall, while Matteo Bertelle and JosÃ© Antonio Rueda were forced out of the race with mechanical problems. Alex MillÃ¡n obtained the reward for his efforts as he took the chequered flag followed by David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones) and FermÃ­n Aldeguer (Bester Capital Dubai). Fourth and fifth respectively went to VÃ­ctor RodrÃ­guez (Ikono Motorbike Laglisse) and Xavier Artigas (Honda Impala). Alex MillÃ¡n received the Repsol free fuel cheque as the winner of the race. Regarding the fight for the title in the ETC, Xavier Artigas will arrive in Valencia –  the last race of the season – with 19 points advantage over closest rival VÃ­ctor RodrÃ­guez.</p><p>The next round of the FIM CEV Repsol will be the last of the season, and will take place in Valencia on November 25.</p>&quot;;}i:1;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47155&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:103:&quot;CEV Repsol, Albacete, Qualifying roundup: Raffin to face two decisive races in fight for Moto2™ title&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-13T16:37:54&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-13T16:37:54&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:97:&quot;cev-repsol-albacete-qualifying-roundup-raffin-to-face-two-decisive-races-in-fight-for-moto2-title&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:23:&quot;fim cev repsol albacete&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:118:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-fim-cev-repsol-albacete-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:118:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-fim-cev-repsol-albacete-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;10,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;61&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:5346:&quot;<p>Sundayâs FIM CEV Repsol round looks like being decisive with Jesko Raffin (Swiss Innovative Investors Junior) poised to take the Moto2â¢ European Championship title against poleman Edgar Pons (AGR Team). RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez (Angel Nieto Team) in Moto3â¢ and Alex MillÃ¡n (Aro Racing) in the European Talent Cup will head off their respective races in this penultimate round of the championship at the Circuit de Albacete this weekend.</p><p>Moto3â¢ leader RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez will start from pole for the first time this season to try to clinch the title after posting the best lap time of the day – a record of 1:33.843 â and was the only rider to lap below 1:34. Teammates Jeremy Alcoba and Sergio GarcÃ­a (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0), complete the first row of the grid.</p><p>Manuel Pagliani (Leopard Junior), second in the general standings 32 points behind RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez, will start back in tenth position, on the fourth row of the grid, and will have a lot to make up to avoid the leader’s victory. Although there are still 75 points at stake, RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez could be crowned champion of the Moto3â¢ Junior World Championship in Albacete if he manages to increase his advantage to 51 points, that is, take 19 points more than his closest rival â a difficult but not impossible task.</p><p>In Moto2â¢, Edgar Pons dominated his rivals in the two qualifying sessions, posting an unmatched time of 1:31.945 in the morning session. The AGR Team rider will lead the grid for the third time in a row, this time accompanied by by HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ (Team Wimu CNS) and Jesko Raffin. Raffin only needs four points more than the poleman in the first of Sundayâs two races to take the Moto2â¢ ECh title for the second time. If he doesnât make it in the first race, he could still become champion in the second race of the day. In Superstock 600 Alejandro Ruiz (Reale Avintia Academy) was the quickest rider.</p><p>Alex MillÃ¡n (Aro Racing) took his first pole in the ETC with the fastest time of 1:37.044 achieved in the morning session. Interestingly, in the six rounds of this category this season no rider has been poleman twice. Next to him will start Xavier Artigas (Honda Impala) and JosÃ© Antonio Rueda (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0.0). The Honda Impala rider also has a chance to take the ETC title in Albacete as he leads the category with a 21-point advantage over VÃ­ctor RodrÃ­guez (Ikono Motorbike Laglisse), who will set off fifth, with 50 points still in play. Xavier Artigas will be champion if he wins the race – which would be his first victory of the season – regardless of the result of his rivals, though in fact six riders are currently still in the running for the title.</p><p>The program for this weekend in Albacete is two races in the Moto2â¢ category and one each in Moto3â¢ and the ETC.</p><p>Sundayâs race schedule is as follows (local time):</p><p>Moto2â¢ Race 1 (20 laps): 11.00</p><p>ETC (18 laps): 12.00</p><p>Moto3â¢ (19 laps): 13.00</p><p>Moto2â¢ Race 2 (20 laps): 14.00</p><p>Cuna de Campeones (11 laps): 15.00</p><p>Dani Rivas Cup (8 laps): 15.45</p><p>As usual, entrance to the paddock will be free over the weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans who go to the circuit on Sunday morning will be able to take part in the Pit Lane Walk. Passes will be available at he main entrance to the paddock from 9.00, but only the first comers will get a pass, with a maximum of two passes per person. The Pit Lane Walk will take place at 10.15 am and start from the outside of the control tower.</p><p>The FIM CEV Repsolâs TV presence continues to grow in both Europe and the rest of the world. In Spain, Movistar MotoGP broadcasts live all of the scheduled races of the Moto3â¢ JWCh, Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC, as does BT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh races.</p><p>Eurosport, through Eurosportplayer (France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Romania), will also offer live coverage of all of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races. In Portugal, Sport TV consolidates its commitment to motorcycling by broadcasting live or recorded versions of all the races scheduled throughout the season. For the first time Hungarian fans will be able to enjoy the ETC thanks to recorded broadcasts on the Spiler TV channel.</p><p>Fans in Latin America, the United States, Canada and France will be able to watch recorded versions of all the races through Motosport TV, while their OTT will broadcast the races live.  Band Sports television extends its coverage of the FIM CEV Repsol by showing recorded versions of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh. Also joining TV coverage of the championship, the Edgesport Channel will air live all the Moto3â¢ JWC and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races, as well as being available 24/7 on various platforms with coverage in Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Solomon Island, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><p>In addition, in those countries without television coverage, all races will be broadcast live on the championshipâs Youtube channel.</p>&quot;;}i:2;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47152&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:58:&quot;CEV Repsol heads to Albacete for penultimate round of 2018&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-10T16:27:03&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-10T16:27:03&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:58:&quot;cev-repsol-heads-to-albacete-for-penultimate-round-of-2018&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:5:&quot;zl09p&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:100:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-zl09p-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:100:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-zl09p-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;10,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;61&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:5021:&quot;<p>The FIM CEV Repsol is back in action after seven thrilling races in the last round in Jerez on 30 September. This weekend the Circuit de Albacete hosts the penultimate event of the season, in which the Moto2â¢ European Championship title could be decided. In this round, the race program consists of two Moto2â¢ races and one race in Moto3â¢ and the European Talent Cup.</p><p>Angel Nieto Team rider RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez will have another chance to increase his 32-point advantage in the Moto3â¢ Junior World Championship table. Closest rival Manuel Pagliani (Leopard Junior) will be fighting him all the way, as we have seen in recent races, along with Yuki Kunii (Asia Talent Team), who notched up his first victory in Jerez and is third overall, 57 points adrift of the leader. Sergio GarcÃ­a (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) are the only other riders who have a shot at the title, trailing the leader by 59 points with just 75 points left in play.</p><p>In Moto2â¢ ECh, Jesko Raffin (Swiss Innovative Investors Junior) has a margin of 47 points over Edgar Pons (AGR Team) in second place. The AGR Team rider has no intention of throwing in the towel, however: in the last race in Jerez he claimed his third consecutive victory followed by the championship leader and Tommaso Marcon (Team Ciatti) who got onto the podium for the first time this season. Jesko Raffin could claim the title in Albacete in the first of the two races this weekend, needing only another four points over Edgar Pons to once again take the Moto2â¢ ECh title. In Superstock 600, Roman Fischer (Pinamoto) leads the standings with 144 points against the 124 of second-place rider Alessandro Zetti (Fau55 Racing).</p><p>Xavier Artigas (Honda Impala) arrives in Albacete as the new leader of the ETC. The Honda Impala rider added two new podiums in Jerez, where Matteo Bertelle (SIC 58 Squadra Corse) chalked up a spectacular double. VÃ­ctor RodrÃ­guez has been moving up the table and is in second slot, 21 points adrift of the leader. Behind him, things are tight, with David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones) third, 30 points behind Xavier Artigas, Matteo Patacca (SIC 58 Squadra Corse) fourth at 36 points, Matteo Bertelle fifth at 39 and JosÃ© Antonio Rueda (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) holds sixth place, 40 points behind the leader. The fight for the title and to take over from reigning champion Manuel GonzÃ¡lez is between these six riders, with just two races left in the ETC series, in Albacete and in Valencia.</p><p>Sundayâs race schedule is as follows (local time):</p><p>Moto2â¢ Race 1 (20 laps): 11.00</p><p>ETC (18 laps): 12.00</p><p>Moto3â¢ (19 laps): 13.00</p><p>Moto2â¢ Race 2 (20 laps): 14.00</p><p>Cuna de Campeones (11 laps): 15.00</p><p>Dani Rivas Cup (8 laps): 15.45</p><p>As usual, entrance to the paddock will be free over the weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans who go to the circuit on Sunday morning will be able to take part in the Pit Lane Walk. Passes will be available at he main entrance to the paddock from 9.00, but only the first comers will get a pass, with a maximum of two passes per person. The Pit Lane Walk will take place at 10.15 am and start from the outside of the control tower.</p><p>The FIM CEV Repsolâs TV presence continues to grow in both Europe and the rest of the world. In Spain, Movistar MotoGP broadcasts live all of the scheduled races of the Moto3â¢ JWCh, Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC, as does BT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh races.</p><p>Eurosport, through Eurosportplayer (France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Romania), will also offer live coverage of all of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races. In Portugal, Sport TV consolidates its commitment to motorcycling by broadcasting live or recorded versions of all the races scheduled throughout the season. For the first time Hungarian fans will be able to enjoy the ETC thanks to recorded broadcasts on the Spiler TV channel.</p><p>Fans in Latin America, the United States, Canada and France will be able to watch recorded versions of all the races through Motosport TV, while their OTT will broadcast the races live.  Band Sports television extends its coverage of the FIM CEV Repsol by showing recorded versions of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh. Also joining TV coverage of the championship, the Edgesport Channel will air live all the Moto3â¢ JWC and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races, as well as being available 24/7 on various platforms with coverage in Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Solomon Island, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><p>In addition, in those countries without television coverage, all races will be broadcast live on the championshipâs Youtube channel.</p>&quot;;}i:3;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47112&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:77:&quot;VIDEO: FIM CEV Repsol, Jerez &#8211; Moto3 Race 2 &#8211; Official highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:55:44&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:55:44&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:59:&quot;video-fim-cev-repsol-jerez-moto3-race-2-official-highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;10,24,30&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:7:&quot;357,666&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:39:&quot;<p>See more at www.fimcevrepsol.com</p>&quot;;}i:4;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47109&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:77:&quot;VIDEO: FIM CEV Repsol, Jerez &#8211; Moto3 Race 1 &#8211; Official highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:54:28&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:54:28&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:59:&quot;video-fim-cev-repsol-jerez-moto3-race-1-official-highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;10,24,30&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:7:&quot;357,666&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:39:&quot;<p>See more at www.fimcevrepsol.com</p>&quot;;}i:5;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47106&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:70:&quot;VIDEO: FIM CEV Repsol, Jerez &#8211; Moto2 &#8211; Official highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:53:17&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:53:17&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:52:&quot;video-fim-cev-repsol-jerez-moto2-official-highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;10,24,30&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:7:&quot;357,666&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:39:&quot;<p>See more at www.fimcevrepsol.com</p>&quot;;}i:6;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47103&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:75:&quot;VIDEO: FIM CEV Repsol, Jerez &#8211; ETC Race 2 &#8211; Official highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:52:07&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:52:07&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:57:&quot;video-fim-cev-repsol-jerez-etc-race-2-official-highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;10,24,30&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:7:&quot;357,666&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:39:&quot;<p>See more at www.fimcevrepsol.com</p>&quot;;}i:7;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47100&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:75:&quot;VIDEO: FIM CEV Repsol, Jerez &#8211; ETC Race 1 &#8211; Official highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:50:54&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-02T14:50:54&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:57:&quot;video-fim-cev-repsol-jerez-etc-race-1-official-highlights&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;10,24,30&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:7:&quot;357,666&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:39:&quot;<p>See more at www.fimcevrepsol.com</p>&quot;;}i:8;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47097&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:88:&quot;CEV Repsol, Sunday roundup: García, Kunii, Pons, Bertelle and Ibáñez prevail in Jerez&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-30T19:36:25&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-30T19:36:25&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:80:&quot;cev-repsol-sunday-roundup-garcia-kunii-pons-bertelle-and-ibanez-prevail-in-jerez&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:21:&quot;cev-repsol-jerez-2018&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:116:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cev-repsol-jerez-2018-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:116:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cev-repsol-jerez-2018-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;10,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;357&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:5280:&quot;<p>The Circuito de Jerez-Ãngel Nieto was the ideal setting for the sixth round of the FIM CEV Repsol, in which Yuki Kunii (Asia Talent Team) and Sergio Garcia (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) shared the victories in Moto3â¢, Edgar Pons (AGR) Team) chalked up his third consecutive triumph in Moto2â¢ and Matteo Bertelle (SIC 58 Squadra Corse) took both wins in the European Talent Cup. Ãscar IbÃ¡Ã±ez (Noyes Camp) won the second European Kawasaki Z Cup race of the weekend.</p><p>Yuki Kunii took his first victory of the season in the Moto3â¢ Junior World Championship in a race marked by Sergio Garciaâs fall in the last corner, which took down Ai Ogura (Asia Talent Team) and forced Manuel Pagliani (Leopard Junior) off the track as they challenged for the podium places. Yuki Kunii crossed the finish line first followed by RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez (Angel Nieto Team) and Aleix Viu (Marinelli Sniper Team).</p><p>Sergio GarcÃ­a and Ai Ogura pulled clear in the first lap of the race followed by Yuki Kunii, Manuel Pagliani and RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez. With five laps to go, the chasing group reached the front two riders and challenged for the race lead. In the end the Asia Talent Team rider crossed the line first, followed by RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez and Aleix Viu, with Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) fourth and Manuel Pagliani fifth. Yuki Kunii received the Repsol free fuel cheque as race winner.</p><p>In the second Moto3â¢ race of the day, Sergio GarcÃ­a took advantage of the pole position he earned on Saturday to take his third win of the season on a tight final lap. The Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider passed Ai Ogura in the last corner to win while Manuel Pagliani, who had led part of the race, finished third. Yuki Kunii, winner of the first race, came in fourth ahead of RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez and Deniz ÃncÃ¼ (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who never had a real chance to challenge for the podium positions. The Repsol free fuel cheque was awarded to race winner Sergio GarcÃ­a. After this double race day, RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez continues as leader of the Moto3â¢ JWCh, 32 points ahead of Manuel Pagliani.</p><p>In Moto2â¢, Edgar Pons was unstoppable on the way to his third consecutive victory. The AGR Team rider led away and lap by lap he pulled clear, followed by Jesko Raffin (Swiss Innovative Investors Junior). Hector GarzÃ³ (Team Wimu CNS), who set the pole time but who was sanctioned and started down the grid, was hit by Miquel Pons (Bullit) in the second corner and was out of the race. Marc Alcoba (Dynavolt Intact Junior Team) also crashed out on the third lap when he was running third. Dimas Ekky (Astra Honda Racing Team) moved into third place, a good distance behind the leader of the category, Jesko Raffin. With five laps to go the Astra Honda Racing Team rider was overtaken by Tommaso Marcon (Team Ciatti), who took the last position on the podium. David SanchÃ­s (EasyRace Moto2 Team) was the best in the Superstock 600 category. Edgar Pons took the Repsol free fuel cheque. Jesko Raffin will start the next meeting in Albacete as leader of the category, 47 points clear of this Sundayâs winner.</p><p>Matteo Bertelle claimed victory in the first race of the ETC in a thrilling final lap. From the start Carlos Torrecillas (Moto Point Team) led the race followed by Xavier Artigas (Honda Impala) with Matteo Bertelle, JosÃ© Antonio Rueda (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) and David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones) further back, along with other riders.</p><p>By the seventh lap a group of nine riders were setting up to challenge for the victory, among whom were AdriÃ¡n FernÃ¡ndez (Ajo Motosport) and Marcos Uriarte (MRE Talent). Carlos Torrecillas fell with two laps to go. On the last lap, Matteo Bertelle was leading  the race when second placed Xavier Artigas passed him on the last corner. However, the SIC 58 Squadra Corse rider ended up crossing the line just 10 thousandths ahead of his challenger, with JosÃ© Antonio Rueda (Talent team Estrella Galicia 0,0) third in the wake of the new leader of the category, Xavier Artigas. Matteo Bertelle was presented with the Repsol free fuel cheque.</p><p>In the second ETC race of the day Matteo Bertelle secured another rousing victory, followed by David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones) and Xavier Artigas. The race was electrifying with an initial group of nine riders growing to 15 fighting for victory. On the last lap, AdriÃ¡n FernÃ¡ndez, JosÃ© Antonio Rueda, JuliÃ¡n Giral (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Carlos Torrecillas lost their chances after crashing out in separate incidents. The Repsol free fuel cheque went to Matteo Bertelle. Xavier Artigas is the new leader of the category, with VÃ­ctor RodrÃ­guez (Laglisse Academy) 21 points behind and David Salvador trailing the leader by 30 points.</p><p>The second EKZ Cup race of the weekend was stopped by a red flag after an accident, and Ãscar IbÃ¡Ã±ez took his first victory in the restarted race. Joan Sardanyons (Proelit) remains leader despite not having ridden at Jerez after being injured in a fall during Friday’s practice session.</p><p>The next round of the  FIM CEV Repsol will take place at Albacete on October 14.</p>&quot;;}i:9;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47091&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:69:&quot;FIM CEV Repsol: García, Pons, Salvador and Duran lead grids in Jerez&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-29T19:51:32&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-29T19:51:32&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:65:&quot;fim-cev-repsol-garcia-pons-salvador-and-duran-lead-grids-in-jerez&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:16:&quot;cev-repsol-jerez&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:111:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cev-repsol-jerez-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:111:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cev-repsol-jerez-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;10,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;357&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:5178:&quot;<p>Sergio GarcÃ­a (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) in Moto3â¢, Edgar Pons (AGR Team) in Moto2â¢ and David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones) in the European Talent Cup took the poles in their respective categories in the latest round of the FIM CEV Repsol at the Circuito de Jerez. Gabriel DurÃ¡n (Centro Moto) took pole and won the first race of the European Kawasaki Z Cup.</p><p>In the Moto3â¢ Junior World Championship, Sergio GarcÃ­a beat the best time posted by Ai Ogura (Asia Talent Team) in the first qualifying session to clinch his first pole of the season in a time of 1: 46.402. The Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0 rider was one of the few to improve his time in the second session, heading a classification in which the first seventeen riders were separated by less than a second. Manuel Pagliani (Leopard Junior) closes out the front row of the grid after the tight qualifying sessions.</p><p>Starting off from the second row of the grid will be Yuki Kunii (Asia Talent Team), Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Academy) and Aleix Viu (Marinelli Sniper Team), who came in just over two tenths adrift of the pole time. Category leader RaÃºl FernÃ¡ndez (Ãngel Nieto Team) will start eighth, just ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0), who is set to replace the injured ArÃ³n Canet in the next round of the Moto3â¢ World Championship in the PTT Thailand Grand Prix.</p><p>HÃ©ctor GarzÃ³ (Team Wimu CNS) posted the best time in the Moto2â¢ European Championship, a 1:42.513 achieved in QP1, beating Edgar Pons by just 13 thousandths. However, the Wimu CNS Team rider suffered a 12-position penalty for a technical irregularity related to his bike, leaving first place to the AGR Team rider. In the end, Lukas Tulovic (Team Wimu CNS), third in the qualifying session, will start second followed by Jesko Raffin (Swiss Innovative Investors Junior), who suffered a hard fall on Friday. David SanchÃ­s (EasyRace Moto2 Team) was the fastest in Superstock 600.</p><p>In the ETC, David Salvador earned his first pole with a time of 1:50.532 and became the fifth rider to lead a qualifying session in the five rounds so far of the FIM CEV Repsol. Next to the Cuna de Campeones rider on the grid will be Xavier Artigas (Honda Impala) and Carlos Torrecillas (Equipo Punto Moto). Category leader Matteo Patacca (SIC 58 Squadra Corse), tied on 82 points with Xavier Artigas, will start in thirty eighth position.</p><p>In the European KZC, Gabriel DurÃ¡n took the pole and the victory in the first race of the weekend without the presence of category leader Joan Sardanoys (Proelit) who injured himself on Friday.</p><p>The program for this weekend in Jerez is two races for the Moto3â¢ and ETC categories and in one in Moto2â¢.</p><p>Sundayâs race schedule is as follows (local time):</p><p>Moto3â¢ Race 1 (16 laps): 11.00</p><p>ETC Race 1 (15 laps): 12.00</p><p>Moto2â¢ (17 laps): 13.00</p><p>Moto3â¢ Race 2 (16 laps): 14.00</p><p>ETC Race 2 (15 laps): 15.00</p><p>European Kawasaki Z Cup (16 laps): 16.00</p><p>As usual, entrance to the paddock will be free over the weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans will be able to take part in the Pit Lane Walk on Sunday. Passes can be obtained from the main paddock entrance from 9.00 onwards. Only first comers will get a pass, with a maximum of two passes per person. The Pit Lane Walk will take place at 10.15 am and start from the control tower.</p><p>The FIM CEV Repsolâs TV presence continues to grow in both Europe and the rest of the world. In Spain, Movistar MotoGP broadcasts live all of the scheduled races of the Moto3â¢ JWCh, Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC, as does BT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh races.</p><p>Eurosport, through Eurosportplayer (France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Romania), will also offer live coverage of all of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races. In Portugal, Sport TV consolidates its commitment to motorcycling by broadcasting live or recorded versions of all the races scheduled throughout the season. For the first time Hungarian fans will be able to enjoy the ETC thanks to recorded broadcasts on the Spiler TV channel.</p><p>Fans in Latin America, the United States, Canada and France will be able to watch recorded versions of all the races through Motosport TV, while their OTT will broadcast the races live. Band Sports television extends its coverage of the FIM CEV Repsol by showing recorded versions of the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh. Also joining TV coverage of the championship, the Edgesport Channel will air live all the Moto3â¢ JWCh and Moto2â¢ ECh and ETC races, as well as being available 24/7 on various platforms with coverage in Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Solomon Island, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><p>In addition, in those countries without television coverage, all races will be broadcast live on the championshipâs Youtube channel.</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47170&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:27:&quot;Albert Arenas DNF in Motegi&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-21T10:21:39&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-21T10:21:39&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:27:&quot;albert-arenas-dnf-in-motegi&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-albert-arenas-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-albert-arenas-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;442&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1458:&quot;<p>The pendulum swung in Moto3 today, and after Jorge MartÃ­n picked up fourth place with a hand injury in Thailand as Marco Bezzecchi crashed on the final lap, in Japan it was the Italian who benefited as MartÃ­n went down in the final stages of the race. Bezzecchi took advantage to claim his third win of the season, meaning just one point separate him and MartÃ­n with three races remaining. True next one takes place iN a weekâs time in Australia, where Lorenzo dalla Porta and Darryn Binder will head with high hopes after their podium finishes in Motegi.Â </p><p>The Ãngel Nieto Team scores three points in the Grand Prix of Japan thanks to Andrea Migno, who picked up thirteenth position in a race that saw Albert Arenas crash out of sixth place. The Spaniard was confident after setting a strong pace all weekend in Motegi but with him out of action Andrea Migno was able to compete in the second group and make up positions from eighteenth on the grid to finish thirteenth. The Ãngel Nieto Team now head to Australia.Â </p><p>Albert Arenas (DNF):</p><p>“I am sorry about the crash because I have felt strong all weekend and also in the race,Â  but I made a mistake under braking and lost the front. We have to learn for the future but we have three races left this season to do that. I knew I was strong and pushed too hard but I am sure we will learn. I am sorry to the team and I want to make it up to them.âÂ </p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46964&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:35:&quot;Top ten for Albert Arenas in Misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-09T18:41:39&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-09T18:41:39&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:35:&quot;top-ten-for-albert-arenas-in-misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;431&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1615:&quot;<p>Lorenzo dalla Porta took his first career win at the San Marino GP, where he was accompanied on the podium by teammates Jorge MartÃ­n and Fabio di Giannantonio. The Moto3 race at Misano was marked by two major incidents â the first coming early in the race with five riders involved and breaking up the lead group. Bulega, Bastianini, Sasaki, Canet and MasiÃ¡ were left out of the race, leaving Dalla Porta, MartÃ­n, Di Giannantonio, Rodrigo and Bezzecchi at the front. Bezzecchi then crashed with a couple of laps remaining, handing the championship lead back to Jorge MartÃ­n by eight points with six races remaining.</p><p>There was a double top ten for the Gaviota Ãngel Nieto Team at the San Marino GP, with Albert Arenas taking sixth place after a tough fight in the second group, whilst Andrea Migno was just two seconds behind in ninth place. The Spaniard had to recover from a lowly grid position and then lost touch with the lead group after an early incident in the race that involved five riders. From that point the battle in the second group was for sixth place, which Arenas came out on top of and is now eleventh in the championship.</p><p>6thÂ Albert Arenas:</p><p>âI am happy with the race and the work we have done this weekend. We struggled a little in qualifying and that cost us over the early laps because I was too far back when the group split. I wasnât able to close the gap and my race became a fight for sixth place. I had a good battle and in the end I crossed the line in sixth. We will keep working at AragÃ³n. Home races are always special.â</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47040&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:44:&quot;Tight qualifying for Albert Arenas in Aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-22T21:37:22&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-22T21:37:22&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:44:&quot;tight-qualifying-for-albert-arenas-in-aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;95&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1708:&quot;<p>Jorge MartÃ­n remains the man in form in Moto3 qualifying and at Motorland AragÃ³n today he picked up his ninth pole position of the season. The Spanish rider has been battling since the beginning of the season with Marco Bezzecchi, who he leads by eight points in the standings. The Italian will start from the second row of the grid after lapping sixth fastest today, with Jaume MasiÃ¡ and Enea Bastianini ahead of him on the front row, with the Italians Tony Arbolino and Dennis Foggia also on row two.</p><p>Qualifying for the Aragon Grand Prix has once again been one of the tightest of the season, with up to fifteen riders within a second around one of the longest circuits on the calendar. The best qualifier for the Gaviota Angel Nieto Team was Albert Arenas, who will attempt to join the fight at the front from fifteenth on the grid. That will also be the goal of Raul Fernandez, who will start from nineteenth place, while Andrea Migno is still working with his team to rediscover the good feeling from the beginning of the season, something he began to achieve in the last round at Misano and will look to reestablish with a push for the points tomorrow.</p><p>15th Albert Arenas 1:58.451 (12 laps):</p><p>“It’s been a weekend that has been a bit of a struggle. We have taken a step in qualifying and we are gaining confidence, but we are going to the limit and it is difficult to get maximum performance. We were missing a couple of tenths to make the top ten today. Tomorrow will be a case of making a good start and some strong opening laps to recover positions at the beginning. Once the race gets going we know that we are strong and we can be fighting with the best.â</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46937&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:37:&quot;Albert Arenas ready to race in Misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-08T17:39:30&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-08T17:39:30&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:37:&quot;albert-arenas-ready-to-race-in-misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-albert-arenas-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;431&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1345:&quot;<p>Jorge MartÃ­n continued his strong qualifying form this season with his seventh pole position at the thirteenth round. Gabriel Rodrigo and Aron Canet complete the front row although they were some way off the 1â41.823 set by MartÃ­n. The majority of riders did barely ten laps in damp conditions during this morningâs final free practice, after the overnight rainfall. However, with warm sunshine and 40Â°C track temperatures this afternoon the riders were able to push their hardest for a strong grid position.Â </p><p>The Gaviota Ãngel Nieto Team are ready to race at the San Marino GP, with Albert Arenas starting from thirteenth position and Andrea Migno from nineteenth. The Spaniard was unable to string his best sector times together on one single lap, which would have put him on the third row. However, Arenas remains confident that he can fight at the front tomorrow.</p><p>12+1 Albert Arenas 1:42.694 (14 laps):</p><p>âThe feeling is really good, even though qualifying was a little crazy. We didnât manage to put a single good lap together but we know we can be fast. Thirteenth is a decent starting position although it is always better to be closer to the front. We have to stay focused and make the most of the work we have done in practice. If we keep working well, the results will come.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46831&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:57:&quot;Albert Arenas just eight tenths off the podium in Austria&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-12T17:35:11&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-12T17:35:11&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:57:&quot;albert-arenas-just-eight-tenths-off-the-podium-in-austria&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-3-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-3-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;115&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1772:&quot;<p>The Austrian Grand Prix of 2018 will be remembered for an incredible feat of human endurance by Jorge Martin, who returned from a broken wrist just a week ago in Brno and despite having undergone surgery, qualified second and finished third in the Moto3 race. The Spanish rider conceded just nine points to race winner Marco Bezzecchi, who extended his championship lead to twelve. Jaume MasiÃ  and Angel Nieto Team driver Albert Arenas, formed a group of four riders who controlled the race until Enea Bastianini and Lorenzo dalla Porta arrived for the final battle, Bastianini making it through to second, only four tenths off the victory.</p><p>Eight tenths of a second separated Albert Arenas from the podium positions in the Austrian Grand Prix. The Angel Nieto Team rider has enjoyed a great weekend, starting today from the front row of the grid for the first time in his career. Arenas made a great start and rode in the top four for much of the race. Only in the end, when two other rivals arrived to the group, did he lose some positions, although he fought until the last corner to take fourth place.</p><p>4th Albert Arenas:</p><p>“I have learned a lot in today’s race, although it is clear that I would have liked to finish on the podium, but we are in a good way and it’s time to improve from here. Today I have lived two very different parts of the race. At the beginning I had to hold with the group and consolidate our position after the good job we did this weekend. Then, towards the end, we were still in the fight and there were options to get a great result, but I went to the limit and I had a couple of scary moments. Anyway, I did not stop pushing and I passed a rider in the last corner to take fourth and add a few more points.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46758&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:47:&quot;Outstanding Albert Arenas seals front row start&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-11T19:33:55&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-11T19:33:55&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:47:&quot;outstanding-albert-arenas-seals-front-row-start&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-2-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-2-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;115&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1382:&quot;<p>The fight for the Moto3 World Championship title is as close as itâs ever been and Jorge MartÃ­n was clearly not in any mood to miss out on the opportunity to pick up points in the Austrian Grand Prix, returning to action just a week after breaking his wrist to qualify in a remarkable second position. Series leader Marco Bezzecchi took pole in an epic session that saw Ãngel Nieto Team rider Albert Arenas also fight for top spot, the Spaniard sealing a front row start in third.</p><p>With conditions starting out wet and then gradually drying as the session progressed, the Ãngel Nieto Team and Albert Arenas were able to adapt in impressive fashion, Arenas timing a late run on slick tyres to perfection, picking up third place after showing strong pace throughout the weekend.</p><p>3rd Albert Arenas 1:39.255 (18 laps):</p><p>âI am really happy with this front row. It is my first in the World Championship and I know this result is no fluke. We have worked hard from the first session and my feeling was good from the start. Qualifying was a bit of a crazy session but we were up there throughout when the track was damp and when it was dry. We put slicks in right at the end and made sure of third position. Tomorrow weâll start from the front row with good race pace and a good set-up, so I am sure we will be fighting for the top five.â</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46658&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:51:&quot;Albert Arenas back in the points with ninth at Brno&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-05T17:19:24&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-05T17:19:24&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:51:&quot;albert-arenas-back-in-the-points-with-ninth-at-brno&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:110:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-albert-arenas-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;144&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1628:&quot;<p>Fabio di Giannantonio has his first World Championship win in the bag after a hard-fought race in the Czech Republic. The Italian started from the second row of the grid after being one of a number of riders caught out by the chequered flag at the end of qualifying yesterday, but he was quickly involved in the action at the front of the pack. Home rider Jakub Kornfeil started from pole and after an early escape he was reeled in by Di Giannantonio and Aron Canet, who went on to take second. All crossing the line within a second behind the pair were Kornfeil, who took his first podium of the season, Enea Bastianini, Gabriel Rodrigo and new championship leader Marco Bezzecchi.</p><p>Gaviota Ãngel Nieto Team rider Albert Arenas bounced back from his crash in Germany to return to the points with ninth place in the Czech Republic Grand Prix. The set-up of his KTM allowed him to lap with the front group throughout the early stages but gradually lost grip and he was unable to take full advantage of the situation. However, a determined ride in the closing stages saw him claim a valuable ninth position.</p><p>9thÂ Albert Arenas:</p><p>âIt was a close race with a lot of changes in pace that made it even more difficult. I gradually started to feel better but there was a point in the race when the pace dropped and my bike started to slide on the rear. The bike was working well when the pace was high but it was set up to lap in the 2â08s or 2â09s. The change in pace cost me in the end, but I was able to salvage a top ten. Weâll keep working in the same way next week in Austria.â</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46292&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:39:&quot;Albert Arenas crashes out of Catalan GP&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-06-17T20:25:38&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-06-17T19:25:38&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:39:&quot;albert-arenas-crashes-out-of-catalan-gp&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;albert arenas&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-06-albert-arenas-3-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-06-albert-arenas-3-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;2,22,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;164&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1761:&quot;<p>The Moto3 class continues to provide surprises, and in the aftermath of the Catalan GP there is still no runaway leader in the class. Jorge MartÃ­n, who started the year with two victories from the first three races, crashed out, as did ArÃ³n Canet and MRW Ãngel Nieto Team rider Andrea Migno. Marco Bezzecchi took advantage of the situation and, although he started from ninth position, managed to get on the podium in Barcelona, just behind racewinner Enea Bastianini. Gabriel Rodrigo was third, only three thousandths of a second back.</p><p>The MRW Ãngel Nieto Team’s regular riders were unable to finish the crash-filled Catalan GP. Andrea Migno and Albert Arenas, who had taken off from the sixth and seventh rows of the grid, recovered ground early on to join the lead group. However, neither of them were able to take the chequered flag: Arenas was involved in an incident with six laps remaining, when he was in the seventh position.</p><p>Albert Arenas (DNF):</p><p>“It was a pity that we didn’t finish the race. We were in the lead group fighting for the podium. I stepped out of Canet’s slipstream at Turn 3, very fast, and I decided to make my move at the next corner. Once I hit the brakes I couldn’t stop the bike, I saw that he was coming in and I couldn’t avoid contact. Our lines crossed and it went wrong. I feel bad about Bulega, who went down with us, because he was not to blame, and I also feel bad not to have finished the race at home. In any case, I am happy with the step forward we have taken and with how we are consolidating ourselves among the best riders. I have a slightly inflamed eye from the fall and I feel sad, but tomorrow will be another day and we will start thinking about the next race.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:10:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24356&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:41:&quot;Superb second for Cal Crutchlow in Motegi&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-21T13:32:00&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-21T12:32:00&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:41:&quot;superb-second-for-cal-crutchlow-in-motegi&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:11;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-cal-crutchlow-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-cal-crutchlow-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;37&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1587:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow produced the goods at HRC’s home race on Sunday as he claimed second place at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having been consistently fast throughout the weekend, the Briton got the result his efforts deserved as he followed home HRC colleague Marc Marquez who secured a fifth MotoGP World Championship title with victory in Japan.</p><p>Starting from the front of the second row, Crutchlow quickly latched on to Marquez and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso as the three riders pulled clear at the head of the race. The LCR man looked comfortable as he stayed with the title rivals and it was only in the closing stages that they moved away. But Dovizioso then crashed on the penultimate lap allowing Crutchlow to come through for second after holding off the late challenge of Suzuki’s Alex Rins.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow:</p><p>“Everyone saw it was a good battle today. We’re pleased with the result at Honda’s home race and the Team’s done a fantastic job. The problem we had was that Dovi (Andrea Dovizioso) kept slowing down the pace so it allowed the people behind to catch up, but I think we did a great job managing the situation”.</p><p>“I was struggling a little bit on the left hand side with the rear grip so I was trying to save the tyre for the end of the race and keep (Alex) Rins at bay, that’s all I needed to do. Then Dovi crashed and I took second place so in the end I was very pleased. At the moment we’re riding very, very well, we’ve had some good results lately and now we head to Phillip Island in good spirits.”</p>&quot;;}i:1;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24326&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:45:&quot;Cal Crutchlow settles for seventh in Thailand&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-07T14:50:37&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-07T13:50:37&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:45:&quot;cal-crutchlow-settles-for-seventh-in-thailand&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:120:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-cal-crutchlow-motogp-thailand-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:120:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-cal-crutchlow-motogp-thailand-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;423&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1868:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow claimed seventh place in the first-ever Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit. The Briton looked well placed to challenge for the podium in the first half of the race, but the drop of the tyre grip undermined his push in the latter stages and he settled for securing valuable championship points.</p><p>Crutchlow – whose RC213V carried the famous Castrol green and red livery in Sunday’s race – made a good start and battled with Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso at the front of the field early on. However, in the second part of the race, his rear tyre quickly lost condition and left the LCR rider unable to stay with the leading group. </p><p>Despite the final result, the 32-year-old remains upbeat about the team’s chances in the forthcoming flyaway races and he is still leading the Independent Team Rider classification with 128 points.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow –7th“Today was a great spectacle and a good show again to be fighting at the front for some laps of the Grand Prix race. Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep the pace of the front guys, I did my best, but after 15 laps I felt a big drop in the rear tyre which meant I was pushing the front tyre and the pressure went very high in the front of our bike. And I wasn’t able to manage the grip very well. Our team did a good job to give me a bike to be competitive this weekend, it was important for the championship points to finish the race and be there. It’s one of my worst finishes of the season ? to be six seconds off the win and in seventh place is disappointing because I’ve been six seconds off and finished on the podium before in MotoGP. But now we look forward to the next three fly-aways, Honda’s home race in Japan, and we’ll try our best in them and I think the tracks will suit me better.”</p>&quot;;}i:2;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24299&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:35:&quot;Cal Crutchlow crashes out at Aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-23T18:27:43&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-23T17:27:43&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:35:&quot;cal-crutchlow-crashes-out-at-aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:118:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-motogp-aragon-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:118:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-motogp-aragon-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;133&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1705:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow endured a frustrating end to the Grand Prix of Aragon weekend as he crashed out early on in Sunday’s race. The in-form Briton had demonstrated impressive pace throughout the meeting in north-east Spain and, after qualifying in fourth position, had looked well placed to challenge for a second consecutive podium finish.</p><p>Crutchlow made a good start from the front of the second row, but was held up by a coming together at the first corner that saw pole-sitter Jorge Lorenzo crash out spectacularly. Having fought back after losing positions, the 32-year-old was lapping in seventh and trying to get past the Aprilia of Aleix Espargaro when he fell at turn one on the fifth lap, ending his hopes of another positive result.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – DNF“Obviously I got a good start, but Jorge crashed in front of me – it was no fault of his own, it was just one of those racing incidents. I had to shut off because I thought I was going to hit him and dropped back to ninth or tenth. I made my way through, but then I had exactly the same crash that Marc (Marquez) had this morning at turn one, the bike kicked a little bit and l lost it in braking. I felt quite good in the race, I was happy with my pace at that point and felt I could go faster when I needed to. But I knew it was a long race so was quite content with the position I was in, over the next few laps I needed to pick off Aleix (Espargaro) and Dani (Pedrosa) and then maybe fight for the podium. But Dovi (Andrea Dovizioso) and Marc had a great run and the Suzukis competed well today so it would have been tough. We crashed anyway, so now we just have to look forward to Thailand.”</p>&quot;;}i:3;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24277&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:44:&quot;Second row start for Cal Crutchlow in Aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-22T18:56:26&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-22T17:56:26&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:44:&quot;second-row-start-for-cal-crutchlow-in-aragon&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-2-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-2-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;133&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1574:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow will start the Grand Prix of Aragon from the second row of the grid after another impressive showing during qualifying on Saturday. The Briton eventually had to settle for fourth place in Q2, but demonstrated impressive pace throughout the day and will now be looking to challenge for a second successive podium following his third place finish at Misano last time out.</p><p>Crutchlow laid down a marker in Saturday morning’s FP3 as he produced the quickest lap of the session, despite an early low-side fall at turn two. He then spent much of Q2 in a front row position, but was eventually edged out by a late charge from the factory Ducati riders and was unable to respond after an unfortunate crash when going well on his final flying lap.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 4th(1’47.146 – lap 3 of 6)“Obviously I’m a bit disappointed with that qualifying because I made a mistake in the braking (on my last lap). I took my eye off the prize because it looked like Maverick (Vinales), or somebody on a blue bike, went out, so I leaned fast with the brake full on and went down. But I’m ok and the team have been working very hard again this weekend. To be so competitive after not testing here against the Ducatis is good. They have a stronger pace than us, there’s no doubt about it and they have a stronger pace than Marc (Marquez), but let’s see what we can do about it in the race tomorrow. I’m pleased with the way things have been going, we’ve been up there in nearly every session and I look forward to it.”</p>&quot;;}i:4;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24250&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:43:&quot;Cal Crutchlow takes superb podium at Misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-10T10:24:53&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-10T09:24:53&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:43:&quot;cal-crutchlow-takes-superb-podium-at-misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;55&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1503:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow claimed a first podium since his victory in Argentina as he took third place in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Briton produced a patient ride at Misano and was rewarded at the end as Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on the penultimate lap to allow him into the top three.</p><p>Starting from sixth on the grid, Crutchlow chose to bide his time initially, but eventually got past Maverick Vinales and Alex Rins to lap in solo fourth for the latter part of the race. Lorenzo’s unfortunate finish then gave the 32-year-old a welcome boost and the result sees Crutchlow move into sixth place in the championship standings – just 11 points off Lorenzo in fourth.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 3rd“The Team did a fantastic job this weekend, this is a very important round for them, I was disappointed not to race at mine two weeks ago, so we put everything into this one. We tried our best, sure we got lucky with the crash of Lorenzo at the end, but as I said, I don’t really care because we did a good job. I’m proud of my Team and we now go to Aragon in good shape. I lost one second (behind Maverick Vinales and Alex Rins) and that just stopped me being there with Marc (Marquez) and Jorge (Lorenzo), but that’s the way it goes. I wasn’t willing to push at the start of the race as much as I could and I got passed by Rins. But overall we have to be very pleased for the Team and we head into the rest of the year in good shape.”</p>&quot;;}i:5;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24226&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:44:&quot;Second row start for Cal Crutchlow in Misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-08T17:30:20&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-08T16:30:20&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:44:&quot;second-row-start-for-cal-crutchlow-in-misano&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-cal-crutchlow-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;55&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1757:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow secured a place on the second row of the grid for Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Briton ? who is carrying the sponsorship of Italian tool designer and manufacturer Beta Utensili this weekend – took sixth place, just behind world champion Marc Marquez, as Ducati riders dominated Saturday’s qualifying.</p><p>After heavy overnight rain, Crutchlow was already more or less assured of his spot in Q2 and went fifth fastest in the morning’s FP3 session on a drying track. The 32-year-old was quick again in FP4 before a fall at turn 14, but always pushing for a spot on the first or second rows in Q2. Eventually he had to settle for sixth position after going down when pushing hard on his final lap of the session.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 6th(1’32.025 – lap 6 of 7)“Obviously I’m a little bit disappointed. I probably took the wrong attitude on the last lap, I passed the flag with two seconds to go – I timed it perfectly – and one tenth better would have put me on the front row, but I thought I could go close to Lorenzo and it lasted three seconds into the lap! It was my own fault, I out-braked myself, but we were really struggling with the front tyre as the hard option hasn’t got enough grip on the left-hand side and the medium option is too soft on the right. We have to take the positives from today, which were that we were fast in FP3 and FP4 on the used tyres and I think I have the pace to go with them tomorrow, although Lorenzo seems to have the advantage at the moment. Overall I’m pleased with a place on the second row as it looked like I was going to get knocked on to the third row. It’s really close and I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow.”</p>&quot;;}i:6;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24195&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:62:&quot;Cal Crutchlow fourth despite weather conditions at Silverstone&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-25T19:35:05&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-25T18:35:05&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:62:&quot;cal-crutchlow-fourth-despite-weather-conditions-at-silverstone&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:106:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;177&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1120:&quot;<p>Intermittent heavy downpours disrupted Saturday’s usual proceedings at Silverstone with FP4 session red-flagged due to a pool of water on turn seven. After several delays due to the track’s safety conditions Q2 got underway on a partially wet track with LCR Honda CASTROL racer Cal Crutchlow posting the 4th fastest lap time. Tomorrow’s MotoGP Race will start at 11:30 local time due to heavy rain expected in the afternoon at Silverstone surface.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 4th(2’10.615 – lap 7 of 7)“I’m obviously disappointed, I wanted the front row or pole position. But I did the best I could with the package that we have and the bike we have. We need to concentrate on the race tomorrow and see what will happen but unfortunately it doesn’t look great with regards to the weather, that’s not great for us because I don’t think we can ride with the amount of rain that they say is going to come tomorrow. They decided to anticipate the race trying to avoid risks for the riders and I think this is the best decision. I hope it’s going to be a nice race most of all for my British fans”.</p>&quot;;}i:7;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24171&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:49:&quot;Cal Crutchlow takes a fantastic fourth in Austria&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-12T16:35:45&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-12T15:35:45&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:49:&quot;cal-crutchlow-takes-a-fantastic-fourth-in-austria&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-motogp-austria-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-motogp-austria-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;454&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1511:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL’s Cal Crutchlow enjoyed a lonely but brilliant ride into fourth place at the Spielberg circuit in Austria today, as he sealed the top Independent Team trophy for the second race in succession.</p><p>It was always going to be a tall order to topple the might of the works teams from Honda and Ducati, but Cal guided his own factory Honda RC213V to four seconds clear of the rest of the field at a track he had suffered at in previous years. This represented a huge step forward from rider and team, and gives them high hopes for the next round of the championship, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in two weeks’ time, Cal’s home race.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 4th“We weren’t able to compete for the podium here today, but before the weekend I said we’d be happy with a top six finish and that’s what we have come away with. I rode well, but I couldn’t go away with the front guys at the start. It was impossible with the hard front tyre as I needed to build heat into it, as I almost found out at turn four on the first lap when I nearly went down. I am obviously happy with the result today. I finished 15th here over the last couple of years, so to finish fourth today is a big step forward. To go away from here with valuable points and a couple of races of strong finishes it means that I can throw the chips all in at Silverstone in two weeks. A top-five finish won’t be out of the question, and I will aim to get onto that podium in front of the home fans.”</p>&quot;;}i:8;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;24056&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:57:&quot;Cal Crutchlow 5th and best independent team racer at Brno&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-05T18:17:06&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-08-05T17:17:06&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:57:&quot;cal-crutchlow-5th-and-best-independent-team-racer-at-brno&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-08-cal-crutchlow-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;49&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1695:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow claimed fifth place in the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on Sunday. Starting from fifth on the grid, The Briton was always involved in the battle at the head of the field until the closing laps when a worn rear tyre hindered his chances of fighting for a place on the podium.</p><p>Along with Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo, fellow factory Honda rider Marc Marquez and Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi, Crutchlow was part of a five-man fight at the front. Ultimately, the two Ducati riders and Marquez pulled away to claim the podium places, while Rossi pipped the LCR man on the line to snatch fourth. But Crutchlow was pleased with his performance overall and believes the is a lot to build on ahead of the next round in Austria.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – 5th“I wanted to get third place and have a bit of room to slide, but I had people right behind me. (Jorge) Lorenzo did a fantastic job today to come through and get where he got. I ran out of rear tyre today, I couldn’t exit the corners like them (the leading three riders), I picked the bike up a lot, but it was the floating in the middle of the corner with a used rear tyre that was our problem. That seems to be the only difference between mine and Marc’s (Marquez) bike and we need to improve that. But we’re looking forward to Austria, my team did a fantastic job and so did Honda because this has never been a real strong track for Honda. We have to be pleased, to be in there in the battle, way ahead of Dani (Pedrosa) which is one thing that is important in my team and my result. We achieved a good result today, although I’m disappointed to miss the podium.”</p>&quot;;}i:9;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;23995&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:43:&quot;Disappointment for Cal Crutchlow in Germany&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-07-15T17:47:12&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-07-15T16:47:12&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:43:&quot;disappointment-for-cal-crutchlow-in-germany&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:6;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-07-cal-crutchlow-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:104:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/motoBrits/wp-content-uploads-2018-07-cal-crutchlow-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;103,41,1&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;64&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1643:&quot;<p>LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow endured late frustration at the German Grand Prix as he crashed out when battling for the podium places. Starting from seventh spot on the grid at the Sachsenring, the Briton made a fine start and ensured he was part of the lead group who pulled away after a couple of impressive early passes.</p><p>But, having looked well placed to make a push for the top three spots, Crutchlow saw his chances evaporate nine laps from the finish as he lost the front end when lapping in fifth. It was a huge blow for the 32-year-old who had looked good throughout and he was left to rue an opportunity missed when reflecting on the race afterwards.</p><p>Cal Crutchlow – DNF“When we crash with the front of the Honda we don’t seem to understand why, because three laps before I went in deeper than that and faster than that and had no problem. I felt good, I felt nice in that group and had made the split that had gone. It’s easy to say that I should have managed the situation better, I felt I was managing that well there, but in the end I lost the front at turn 12 and that’s always a risk when you’re sitting in a group like that. Our team and our bike are working very well, obviously I’m disappointed to crash before the summer break but we’ll have to try again in Brno and see if we can improve there. Again, it’s good to be up there and competitive, but also disappointing because I was ahead of (Maverick) Vinales, who finished on the podium, at that time and who had the soft rear tyre. But that’s the way it goes, sometimes you have good races and sometimes you have bad ones.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:10:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47355&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:75:&quot;2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar adds Laguna Seca round&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-12-19T10:53:11&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-12-19T10:53:11&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:75:&quot;2019-motul-fim-superbike-world-championship-calendar-adds-laguna-seca-round&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:13:&quot;worldsbk-2019&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-12-worldsbk-2019-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:108:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-12-worldsbk-2019-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:6:&quot;49,384&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:242:&quot;<p>The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar has been updated and now includes a Laguna Seca round in the middle of July. As is the custom with Laguna Seca in the past, this round takes in the World Superbike category only.</p>&quot;;}i:1;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47213&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:72:&quot;WorldSBK Race 2 in Qatar cancelled, causing premature end to 2018 season&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-27T18:01:37&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-27T18:01:37&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:71:&quot;worldsbk-race-2-in-qatar-cancelled-causing-premature-end-to-2018-season&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:14:&quot;worldsbk-qatar&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:109:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-worldsbk-qatar-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:109:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-worldsbk-qatar-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;528&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:3816:&quot;<p>Following a severe rain and sand storm on Saturday morning in Qatar, it has been announced that WorldSBK race two has been cancelled at Losail International Circuit. With the storm hitting the Losail track in the morning, conditions deteriorated and therefore a difficult decision was taken to cancel the final race of the day.  </p><p>Unfortunately, this signals an early end to the 2018 season, and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) will end the season with 545 points and 17 victories. Whilst Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) takes second position in the championship, 23 points ahead of Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team).</p><p>Race direction statement: “Following the World Supersport race, the safety commission (FIM, Dorna WSBK Organization and SBK® riders) met. Due to an increase of standing water, as well taking into account the difference between power and tyres of WorldSBK and WorldSSP bikes, this led us to decide racing would not be safe in these conditions.”</p><p>Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) won the first race of the Pirelli Qatar Round and matched Doug Polen’s record for the most race victories in a single season, with 17 additional laps still to go tomorrow at the Losail International Circuit. He also moves to within just 12 points of the highest points tally in one WorldSBK season. The 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Champion was absolutely untouchable out on the Qatari circuit, getting the holeshot at the lights and never relinquishing the race lead. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) completed a KRT one-two, with Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) getting the better of Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) for third position after a race-long battle.</p><p>A dream start for the Northern Irishman pushed him into first place before even arriving to turn 1, while Laverty and Lowes jostled behind to see who could follow the Kawasaki bikes. The Aprilia’s incredible top speed on the kilometre-long straight was Laverty’s best weapon all throughout the race, using the slipstream to move into third after lap one.</p><p>With Rea managing a comfortable two-second gap over his teammate and both riders a step above the rest in terms of consistency, all eyes were set on the Yamaha and Aprilia battle behind. Lowes moved ahead in lap 6 but was again beaten on the front straight three laps later. It all came down to an epic last lap battle where they rubbed shoulders all the way through, including a brave final pass from the Englishman at turn 12. Laverty tried to return the favour on the final turn but nearly lost the front end, handing Lowes the final podium position. There is a silver lining for the Aprilia rider however: he starts from P1 on tomorrow’s grid.</p><p>Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team) followed the front quartet with a confident race all the way to the final lap, but late issues pushed him down to thirteenth to the benefit of Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The Italian takes fifth position and will start his last race for the Borgo Panigale squad from the front row of the grid.</p><p>The last two laps at Losail saw one of the wildest battles of the season, as Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) and Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW Racing Team) raced side-by-side for that final front row spot. The Frenchman was triumphant in this war, taking sixth position with the Yamaha in seventh, while Davies nearly lost eighth position on the final straight to Jake Gagne (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team), ninth.</p><p>Toprak Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) closed the top ten, with Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia) in a disappointing eleventh after starting from the second row.</p>&quot;;}i:2;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47149&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:77:&quot;#ARGWorldSBK &#8211; New track and new challenges await WorldSBK in Argentina&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-08T09:21:29&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-10-08T09:21:29&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:68:&quot;argworldsbk-new-track-and-new-challenges-await-worldsbk-in-argentina&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:18:&quot;worldsbk-argentina&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:113:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-worldsbk-argentina-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:113:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-10-worldsbk-argentina-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;98&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:7468:&quot;<p>Heading into the unknown, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship prepares to take on Circuito San Juan Villicum for the first time and despite the title being wrapped up in France two weeks ago, there is plenty more to be decided out on track. A brand new circuit brings brand new battles, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) out to break more records and the battle for runner-up heating up, there’s a lot to be look out for.</p><p>Crowned world champion in France and on a winning streak of eight in a row, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) won’t be looking to slow down in Argentina. With one eye on the overall points record and another on the overall win record, the Northern Irishman will hope to continue with his sensational pace on the ZX-10RR this season. The last rider to win on a new circuit back in 2015 at Buriram, Rea has a lot of history on his side and surrounded by his close team, there will be no doubt he will be gunning for another piece of history.</p><p>Still riding injured, Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) put on a sensational performance to take a podium last time out in France, pushing through the pain barrier to secure second position after an early race hussle. With even more time to rest before heading to Argentina, the British rider will once again have his eyes on the runner up spot in the championship, and the left handed nature of the new Circuito San Juan Villicum will only play into his hands. If Davies takes a podium finish, he will secure the 888th rostrum finish for Ducati in WorldSBK, or will it be team-mate Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who takes that milestone?</p><p>Heating up the battle out on track is Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team), as the Dutchman is the man hoping to stop Davies taking the overall runner up spot. Sitting 26 points behind Davies with four races to go and 100 points on the table, van der Mark has his eyes on another victory this season. Taking four podiums from the last five races, the Dutchman is preparing to put up a strong fight into the unknown this weekend. It’s been five months since his debut double at Donington, and it remains to be seen if he can match it.</p><p>Continuing to struggle with the rear grip issues which Eugene Laverty and his Milwaukee Aprilia team thought they had solved at the mid-point of the season, they will be hoping to end the season on a high. Despite some strong lap times in Superpole, Laverty and his British-based team are still searching for the solution throughout the race. One of the few riders to have raced in Argentina before – at Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo ? and winning the first ever race at Istanbul Park in 2013, the Irishman has a good history at new tracks and will be hoping it will be the same five years on.</p><p>Leon Camier (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) continues to struggle with his CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2, after a tough round last time out in France. With two top 11 finishes around Magny-Cours, the British rider will be hoping to find the pace he had back in Thailand or more recently at the four day Portimao test. Heading into unknown territory of Argentina, the even ground might come as a help not a hinderance to the Red Bull squad, with team-mate Jake Gagne continuing to learn the tracks on the calendar.</p><p>Fresh off the back of a tough weekend at his home track of Magny-Cours, Loris Baz (GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team) took home two top ten finishes as the European season came to a close and will be hoping for improvements in Argentina. Heading to South America on even footing with the rest of the field, the tall Frenchman will be the third rider on the grid who has raced in Argentina before, so the experience won’t fully be a new one.</p><p>Three new faces will be welcomed onto the WorldSBK grid in Argentina as Maximilian Scheib steps in as a replacement for Jordi Torres at MV Agusta Reparto Corse, whilst Gabriele Ruiu takes on the Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki in place of Yonny Hernandez and Florian Marino will don the TripleM Honda World Superbike Team leathers, in place of PJ Jacobsen. Scheib is a race winner from the European Superstock 1000 Championship, finishing runner up this season and will be racing on his home continent as he hails from Chile in South America. Whilst 18 year old Ruiu has been impressing in STK1000 with top eight finishes this season, and sticking with the same team he will already be comfortable in his surroundings. Frenchman Marino is a consistent top six finisher in STK1000 and brings vast amounts of experience.</p><p>Make sure you don’t miss the San Juan debut this weekend as WorldSBK prepares to take to the 4.2km track. Action kicks off at 09:45LT (GMT -3) for Free Practice one on Friday, before the battle for pole begins on Saturday at 13:30 ahead of Race One at the later time of 16:00. Lights go out for Race Two at 16:00.</p><p>In one of the most anticipated battles out on track each weekend, the FIM Supersport World Championship is preparing for the penultimate round of the season at Circuito San Juan Villicum, and with the first chance for the title to be won, there’s a lot on the line. But as they head into the unknown at the new 4.2km circuit, the warriors are heading in on an even battleground and it could be even more unpredictable than ever.</p><p>For main title protagonist Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) a new track will put him on equal footing to his rivals, as he has spent the season learning new tracks in his rookie year. With an 11 point lead in the standings, a win with Jules Cluzel (NRT) finishing in sixth would be enough for him to secure the title, but a lot needs to happen before the German can get to that point. Unable to match the pace of Cluzel in France, Cortese’s six podiums and two wins will stand him in a strong position for a fight in Argentina.</p><p>Heading back from his home round on a high, Jules Cluzel was on sensational form at Magny-Cours and still has the title in his sights. Heading into the penultimate round of the season as determined as ever, the Frenchman has had a turbulent season but has taken six podiums and four wins so far. Facing a new challenge in Argentina, he will have the title in the back of his mind throughout.</p><p>Third in the championship standings, Randy Krummenacher (BARDHAL Evans Bros. WorldSSP Team) was strong in the last flyaway round of the season – winning the Thai race. But the visits to Europe have been a struggle for the Swiss rider, as he last finished on the podium at TT Circuit Assen back in May. With a string of top five finishes, he has always been close to the top, but has missed that final stretch. Looking for redemption this season, he is still in with a shout for the crown and could throw up some surprises.</p><p>Following a recent surge in form, Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has been able to take two back to back wins in WorldSSP, but faced heartbreak in France. Crashing on the final lap after an overtake from his team-mate, he was able to re-join and take 13th position in the race, which keeps him in the championship battle. Heading into the unknown, he will be out to regain his form after a difficult final European Round.</p><p>Follow all the WorldSSP action from 12th – 14th October from the MOTUL Argentinean Round, with lights going out for the race on Sunday at 14:30LT (-3 GMT).</p>&quot;;}i:3;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47094&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:57:&quot;Ana Carrasco makes history to become WorldSSP300 Champion&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-30T11:55:20&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-30T11:55:20&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:57:&quot;ana-carrasco-makes-history-to-become-worldssp300-champion&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:12:&quot;ana-carrasco&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:107:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-ana-carrasco-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:107:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-ana-carrasco-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:6:&quot;83,399&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:3614:&quot;<p>At just 21 years of age, Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) has made history in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship as she secured the world title in the final race of the season at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Becoming the first female to secure a world title, her performance this season has been nothing short of stunning, and it will be one that won’t be forgotten in a while.</p><p>Beginning her career in 2011, the Spanish sensation began in the CEV 125 championship and her points scoring performances saw her secure a seat in the Moto3™ World Championship for 2013. Making the move over to WorldSSP300 in 2017, she has been showered in success.</p><p>Returning to the scene of her historical debut victory, Carrasco signed off the title with an impressive fight in France. But she hasn’t had a totally smooth season, which makes the achievement an even stronger one. In an unpredictable championship such as WorldSSP300, her tenacious racing nature and skill have got her to the top.</p><p>Beginning the season at MotorLand Aragon, the Spaniard took a top six finish in her debut with the DS Junior Team but was only 0.4s off the race winner. With a strong pace established on-board the Kawasaki Ninja 400, she then headed straight to Assen with points to prove. Crossing the line in fourth position around the historic circuit, she was again just over half a second behind the race winner as the unpredictable nature of a final WorldSSP300 lap can make for a difficult race.</p><p>But it was the third round of the season around Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola that ignited her title chances, winning the 11 lap race by a dominant 11 seconds over her rivals. Leaving them for dust, Carrasco put on a sensational performance under the Italian sunshine and left with a three point championship lead.</p><p>Carrasco’s sensational form continued over to Donington Park, which is a very different style of circuit to Imola, proving her pace was there to stay. Crossing the line this time by a mere four seconds ahead of the rest, the 21 year old was looking unstoppable as they hit the half way point of the season. Stretching out her championship lead to 22 points, it was hers to throwaway.</p><p>However, she faced two tough races in the upcoming rounds and it was a big challenge for the rider from Murcia. Only able to leave Automotodrom Brno with a top 11 finish, and Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli with a top 10, Carrasco entered the summer break with a 16 point championship lead and two races remaining.</p><p>With strong memories of Portimao from her debut victory in 2017, she was ready for the battle and prepared to seal the title in Portugal. But the luck didn’t fall in her favour in the penultimate round of the season, and the fight continued on to France. Heading to the final round with a 10 point lead, Carrasco put on a memorable performance to prove she was the worthy champion.</p><p>In an emotional display following the 12 lap battle, Carrasco will forever go down in history as she became the first female to take a world title, with a 13th position finish in France.</p><p>Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) ?Its unbelievable for me, we worked so hard to be here. I can only say thank you to all the Kawasaki team, I can only say thank you to David Salom and all the team, they worked hard to help me arrive here and also to my family because they gave me everything this year, and my friends. I wanted to dedicate this title to Luis Salom, we were good friends and the day we lost him I promised myself to dedicate my first title to him.?</p>&quot;;}i:4;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47088&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:59:&quot;#FrenchWorldSBK– Day 2: World Superbike, World Supersport&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-29T16:52:53&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-29T16:52:53&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:53:&quot;frenchworldsbk-day-2-world-superbike-world-supersport&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:20:&quot;worldsbk-magny-cours&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:115:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-magny-cours-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:115:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-magny-cours-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;399&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:5009:&quot;<p>Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took the 2018 WorldSBK crown in style at the Acerbis French Round, slicing past teammate Tom Sykes in the early stages of Race One and imperious from there on in to take victory number 13 of the year. Unlucky for some, but far from it for the now four-time Champion. Sykes took second from his record-breaking pole, with Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team) completing the podium after a three-way fight for third.</p><p>It was Sykes who got the holeshot from pole, getting a lightning start and leaving teammate Rea to trail him in second – albeit in very close company. Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia) kept his P3 from the front row as they shot off the line, with Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team) slotting into fourth as the field made their way around Lap 1. But Rea remained threatening in second and feinted a number of moves, before the reigning Champion pounced for the lead not long after.</p><p>Just off that fight at the front, Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) took an early tumble, followed not long after by a DNF for Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team) in that same mid top ten group. Rea was then pulling away from Sykes and Sykes from those on the chase as Fores hustled past Savadori and took over in third, but the Italian stayed close and Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was beginning to hone in on that battle.</p><p>Rea crossed the line for win number 13 and his fourth crown in style, with Sykes just behind his teammate in another impressive 1-2 for Kawasaki. Fores was able to fight off Savadori, and both just stayed ahead of Davies by the flag. Davies needed to finish second to stop Rea taking the crown, but after a mid top ten qualifying and still recovering from a broken collarbone, it was a tall order. The Welshman nevertheless put together an impressive ride in difficult circumstances – much like his races in Portugal. His teammate Marco Melandri , after a tough qualifying, moved through from p12 on the grid to take sixth.</p><p>Seventh went to Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) as he moved up from tenth on the grid, getting past Toprak Razgatliouglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) at mid-distance and steadily pulling away from the Turk, who came home in P8. Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW) had been fighting him in the latter stages but couldn’t make it stick, and just at the end was pipped to ninth by Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia).</p><p>Leon Camier (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) took P11, ahead of Jordi Torres in P12 for MV Agusta Reparto Corse.</p><p>Four titles in a row, 13 race wins this season and two rounds still to go make for another amazing season for Jonathan Rea. See him race as the 2018 champion for the first time on Sunday in Race Two from Magny-Cours.</p><p>Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) took Tissot-Superpole 2 by storm at Magny-Cours, leaving it late to blast to the top of the timesheets but then deposing home hero and teammate Lucas Mahias in style. Mahias starts second in a last chance saloon weekend for the reigning Champion if he hopes to retain his crown, with the front row locked out by compatriot and key contender Jules Cluzel (NRT). Points leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing Team) was bumped down to the second row after a crash.</p><p>Caricasulo’s late lap was unmatchable for Cluzel, who had been up in the first sector before fading slightly as he found some traffic and everything coming down to the duel between the two. They’re only four points apart in the title fight, too, with a lot to play for on Sunday – and Mahias is the joker in the pack on the front row. The reigning Champion’s shot at the title is now a seriously long one, with Mahias 46 points down on Cortese…but there are still 75 on the table.</p><p>Cortese had his own dramas in qualifying, however. The German will be lining up fourth after a crash in Superpole put paid to his chances of improving, just ahead of Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team). They’re joined on the second row by an impressive performance from Frenchman Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha), who was sixth fastest at his home round, with Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Pucctti Racing) a late improver to move up from P12 to seventh.</p><p>He’s just ahead of Raffaele de Rosa, who put MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag in P8 and that despite a spectacular crash – rider ok – that caused the Red Flag to come out for a few minutes mid-session. Ayrton Badovini, de Rosa’s teammate, was close company in ninth.</p><p>Hannes Soomer (Racedays Honda) was the top European Supersport rider as he completed the top ten, beating Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) and Thomas Gradinger (NRT) to the honour.</p><p>With the title contenders scattered over the first two rows and points leader Cortese one of those lacking a clear view of Turn 1, it could be a race to remember at the Acerbis French Round on Sunday.</p>&quot;;}i:5;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47082&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:86:&quot;WorldSBK French Round preview: World Superbike, World Supersport, WorldSSP300, STK1000&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-26T10:08:39&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-26T10:08:39&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:82:&quot;worldsbk-french-round-preview-world-superbike-world-supersport-worldssp300-stk1000&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:27:&quot;worldsbk-magny-cours-france&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:122:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-magny-cours-france-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:122:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-magny-cours-france-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;399&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:13150:&quot;<p>It’s time for the MOTUL FIM Superbike Championship to head to the final European Round of the season, and it could be time to see Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) wrap up his fourth world title. Heading to the historic Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, the 4.4km track already holds a lot of history for Rea and could be the setting of even more. But is also a strong track for many of his rivals and it won’t be an easy ride, it will be a round to remember.</p><p>Gunning for the title this weekend, Rea can become the 2018 world champion on Saturday under a few circumstances; one of which seeing him win the race and Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finishing in third. The Northern Irishman has a long history of racing in France, with seven podiums to his name – three of which he has stood on the top step. Riding at one with his ZX-10RR, Rea is seemingly on rails and at his most comfortable with the bike, so it will take a lot to stop him on Saturday. 2017 saw him win race one and finish off the podium in race two, what will 2018 bring?</p><p>The man standing in Rea’s way is Chaz Davies, who is still riding injured after he sustained a collarbone injury over the summer break. Putting on a superhuman performance last time out in Portugal to secure two fourth positions, it will be a big battle for him in France. But with the added rest, it won’t be a surprise to see him fighting at the sharp end this weekend. The 31 year old has a littered record in France, but with three wins in the last four races held here, he will be out to stop Rea taking the title.</p><p>Mathematically in with a chance of stopping Rea this weekend, Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) could affect his title chances. The young Dutchman has had an impressive second season with his Yamaha team, and heads to a circuit which holds some special memories. But the only thing on van der Mark’s mind will be securing second position in the world championship standings. Pulling 10 points on Davies in Portugal, he sits 20 points off the runner-up spot, so with consistency in the final three rounds, it might not be so out of reach.</p><p>It’s set to be a homecoming for Frenchman Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW Racing Team) as he will make his first appearance around Magny-Cours for the first time since 2014. Competing in four WorldSBK races here in the past, he has a top five finish to his name and will be hoping to repeat that this weekend. Gradually making steps with his BMW, his return to WorldSBK has been a steady one but with the boost of the home support, he will be worth keeping an eye on.</p><p>Fresh off the back of a tough round for the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team in Portugal, there was one man in the garage who was happier, as Jake Gagne put in a strong performance at a circuit he had four days testing around. Returning to Magny-Cours this weekend, it will be interesting to see how the American performs. Racing here last season in only his second race in WorldSBK; the knowledge of the track will help him to improve his pace with the CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2. A 12th position here in 2017, and two top 13’s in Portugal puts him in a strong position this weekend.</p><p>Poleman from Portugal, Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) suffered even more bad luck throughout the weekend at a track he is so familiar with. Starting from pole after a sensational lap, he was then taken out on the opening lap of race one and struggled with tyres in race two. But putting this behind him, the Irish rider heads to France hoping to put on strong show for the final European round of the season. Out of ten race starts at Magny-Cours, Laverty has taken three podium finishes and a top six last year. Continuing to search for the rear feeling they secured in America, it will be another busy weekend for Laverty.</p><p>Jordi Torres (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) has become a busy man in recent weeks, with the Spaniard stepping in for Tito Rabat over in MotoGP™, meaning he went straight from Portugal to the Aragon GP, before then coming back to France. It was a positive round last time out for Torres, who made some big steps in the official test with his team, and he put in some strong performances. Struggling to get above the top 8 in France in the past, it’s been a strong circuit for his team – who secured top sixes last season – so he will be pulling out all the stops this weekend.</p><p>Don’t miss out on history in the making at the Acerbis French Round from 28th – 30th October, with FP1 kicking off at 09.45LT (+1 GMT), before Superpole action on Saturday at 10.30. All eyes will be on race one at 13.00LT on Saturday, as Sunday’s revised schedule welcomes race two as the final race of the day once again at 15.15LT.</p><p>The FIM Supersport World Championship is renowned for its sensational racing and high levels of drama, but no one could have predicted what would happen last time out in Portugal. From the outside, it seems that Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) took his second consecutive victory and his championship rivals had a tough race, but that was far from the case. Now heading to France for the final European round of the season there is a lot on the line for the top six championship fighters, and the battle will be one worth watching.</p><p>Sensational rookie Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) now has a 16 point lead in the standings after a heroic comeback in Portugal. Coming together with his main title rival Jules Cluzel (NRT) on the opening lap of the race, the fight was on as he got back on his Yamaha and fought through the field to redeem as many points as possible. With a sensational display of racing action, the German rider was able to get up to sixth position over 15 laps, but took fifth in the overall result. Now heading to another unknown circuit, will he keep a calm head? It remains to be seen.</p><p>Putting the championship fight to the back of his mind, Cluzel is still suffering heartbreak from Portugal as he was unable to rejoin the race after being the victim of a crash with Cortese. Losing a handful of points on Cortese, which is pivotal at this time of the year, he will head to his home round with winning on his mind. Out of four WorldSSP appearances here in Magny-Cours, the Frenchman has won three times meaning he will certainly be the main target this season. But keeping a cool head will be key to a strong weekend.</p><p>After a steady start to the season, the GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team have catapulted to the front of the field in recent races. Caricasulo is fresh off the back of two back to back race wins and is now well and truly back in the championship fight – 20 points off the top. But the Italian has a lot of work to do if he wants to get the title, and with a sixth and a second position secured at Magny in the past, he will be searching for those final updates.</p><p>Whilst on the other side of the garage, Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) experienced heartache in Portugal as he led his first race since Imola and was showing everyone he was back to his best. But tyre woes forced him to end his race one lap early, and the reigning champion thought his race was run. But he was thrown a final lifeline as a red flag on the final lap meant he had the chance to get back to pit lane before the five minute time limit and take the win. In a sensational lap, heartbreak fell on the team as he cut the final corner of the lap, meaning he was ruled him out of contention and therefore meant he scored no points. With a third and a fourth secured in front of his home fans in the past, he will certainly be out for revenge with the support of the French behind him.</p><p>Whilst Rafaelle de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) continues to put on a sensational show for the Italian manufacturer, taking his sixth podium finish in a row but still missing out on that fight for the win. Despite a tough record in France in the past, he will be searching for the seventh podium in a row.</p><p>Follow all the sensational WorldSSP action from Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours from 28th – 30th September with the build up throughout the weekend, ahead of the race kicking off at 13.45LT on Sunday.</p><p>The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours hosts the grand finale to this season’s FIM Supersport 300 World Championship after what has been a tantalizingly close championship race, ending with four riders eligible to take the title. In the seven previous races we’ve had six different race winners and thirteen riders on the podium. Most importantly, four of those riders can still take the title back home in what promises to be twelve laps of nerve wrenching excitement.</p><p>Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) remains in control of the championship standings with a ten point advantage, however that same lead has shrunk after every round since her extraordinary Donington Park win. The Spanish rider missed a first chance to write her name in the history books at Portimao, where she could only cross the line in eleventh position (reviewed to tenth after Sanchez’s penalty). Third time lucky will not be an option for Carrasco: it’s all or nothing at Magny-Cours for the WorldSSP300 trailblazer.</p><p>Few riders left Algarve happier than Scott Deroue (Motoport Kawasaki) and fewer still with as much momentum. After a string of bad results and awful luck, the Nolan Portuguese Round seemed to mark a change in fortunes for the Dutchman: he dominated proceedings at Portimao and stands just ten points behind Carrasco. Last season his title challenge fell apart at Magny-Cours – will the 2018 Acerbis French Round bring redemption for Deroue?</p><p>Mika Pérez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) is yet to win a race this season, yet through sheer perseverance and showing the consistency of a champion he finds himself eighteen points behind Carrasco with one round to go. He’s finished second in the last two races and whilst his options are slim, have no doubt that the youngest of the four contenders will give it his all until the checkered flag.</p><p>Fourth in the title chase is Luca Grunwald (Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team), 22 points behind the leader. The KTM rider was unfortunate at Portimao, crashing in the final laps following an incident with another rider and leaving the seventh round of the season with no points, after battling inside the front group. It might take a minor miracle now for the German to win the championship, but if we know one thing for certain it’s that nothing is certain in WorldSSP300 until the checkered flag comes down.</p><p>Find out who can take the crown at 12.40LT (+1 GMT), and enjoy the 12 lap thriller from Magny-Cours.</p><p>Seven down, one to go: the 2018 season of the European Superstock 1000 Championship faces its last stop at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours with three riders still alive in the title hunt. Just like last year it will all come down to the final turns: who will leave France as the new European champion?</p><p>Markus Reiterberger (alpha Racing-Van Zon-BMW) has led the championship since day one: from Free Practice at MotorLand Aragon to this day, the German has been an unstoppable force in STK1000, leading the standings and showing every weekend the qualities of a true champion. Yet the title is still not his to keep: third place last round at Portimao means that he still needs seven points to secure the title win, one which seemed all but ensured. One single faux pas after an impeccable season, and Reiterberger will be at the expense of what his two main rivals do in France.</p><p>At Portimao, Roberto Tamburini (Berclaz Racing) not only won his first STK1000 race in three years, he also kept his title chase alive against all odds. The 27 year old sits 18 points behind his fellow BMW rider in the standings – anything other than first or second would not be enough for Tamburini, and even then he depends on Reiterberger’s performance. Nonetheless, the Italian has hit form at just the right time: do not count him out just yet.</p><p>Out of the three title contenders, Maximilian Scheib (Aprilia Racing Team) suffered the most at Portimao, crossing the finish line in fifth position and losing ground with Reiterberger. The Chilean now faces the final round 19 points behind the leader and one behind Tamburini and faces an uphill battle for Magny-Cours. Considering the grit Scheib has shown this season however, expect him to give it his all right until the checkered flag drops.</p><p>Several riders will also travel to Magny-Cours with a point to prove, determined to be more than an afterthought to the title race. Federico Sandi (MOTOCORSA Racing), Florian Marino (URBIS Yamaha Motoxracing STK Team) and Alessandro Delbianco (GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team) have all managed podium finishes this year and will undoubtedly play an important part in the season’s denouement.</p><p>The European Superstock 1000 Championship race kicks off the day?s action at Magny-Cours, as the lights go out at 11.40LT (+1 GMT) and it won?t be one to miss!</p>&quot;;}i:6;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47006&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:79:&quot;#PortimaoWorldSBK Day 3 roundup: World Superbike, World Supersport, WorldSSP300&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-16T18:41:33&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-16T18:41:33&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:75:&quot;portimaoworldsbk-day-3-roundup-world-superbike-world-supersport-worldssp300&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:22:&quot;worldsbk-portimao-2018&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-2-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-2-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;506&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:8681:&quot;<p>Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) showed tremendous composure once again to win his seventh consecutive race at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve and his sixth consecutive in this year’s MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, after a thrilling battle through two thirds of the race with Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). He was accompanied on the podium by Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) and Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).</p><p>A brilliant start from Rea pushed him straight up to third inside lap one, with Davies and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) keeping their grid positions in one and two. Flying past his teammate on lap three, the Northern Irishman set up another stunning duel with the Welshman, one that we’ve seen repeated several times this year.</p><p>The battle quickly heated up, and fans were treated to a sensational battle. A first strike at the beginning of lap eight saw Davies defend his position on the exit of turn 1; two laps later, Rea dashed into the slipstream again, this time successfully, but the Ducati found the space to counterattack at the braking point of turn 5. Meanwhile, Melandri closed into a mere few tenths of a second of the squabbling pair, with van der Mark also moving near.</p><p>The pressure eventually got to the Welshman however, on lap 12: Davies went wide at turn 10, being comfortably passed by the Kawasaki with no chance to respond. Melandri tried a move on his teammate for second on the return through the main straight, but both went in too hot, leaving the door open for the trailing Yamaha to swoop in and climb to second in one smooth move.</p><p>With the memory of their stunning battles at Assen and Donington Park fresh in the minds of all WorldSBK fans, Rea and van der Mark set out for another thriller. The reigning champion’s pace was however just too strong for the Dutchman to surpass at this point, and he remains undefeated since Laguna Seca.</p><p>Melandri secured third place at the flag, joining Rea and van der Mark on the podium for the third consecutive race. While Davies’ pace faded off after his mid-race battles, the Welshman did manage to hold off Sykes for fourth position and complete a sensational weekend as he was hindered by a collarbone injury.</p><p>Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia) made amends for his mistake in Race One by rising to sixth in Sunday’s race, one position ahead of his teammate Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia). Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team) was the best independent rider on track at Portimao, crossing the line in eighth.</p><p>Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW Racing Team) couldn’t keep hold of his front row start and finishes Race Two in ninth position, just ahead of Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team) and Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) in tenth and eleventh, respectively.</p><p>Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has scored an important win at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve ahead of the impressive Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) and Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag), in perhaps the most extraordinary end to a race in FIM Supersport World Championship history, after Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) was denied a return to the top of the rostrum twice in the space of five minutes.</p><p>A lightning start from Jules Cluzel (NRT) at the lights moved him immediately into first place. It lasted just one lap however, as Mahias made good use of slipstream to move back in front at the exit from the main straight.</p><p>Then disaster struck as championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) attempted a move into second at turn five, another in a series of stunning battles that both men have held this year. But this was one move too many: the German slipped, taking both him and Cluzel out. A racing incident that nonetheless harmed the Frenchman the most, as he was unable to rejoin whilst Cortese was able to hold the clutch in and managed to recover and head back in pursuit of some points.</p><p>With their two strongest rivals out of action, this ninth race of the season quickly turned into a GRT battle. Separated by just a point in the standings and with both riders in search of their second race win of 2018, Mahias rapidly opened a one second gap with Caricasulo, taking the fastest lap of the race along the way, and entered the final lap with a comfortable lead.</p><p>In a dramatic twist to the end of the race, Mahias suffered tyre issues as he crossed the line for the final lap, which put an end to his hopes of securing a second win this season.</p><p>But then the red flags came out: Rob Hartog (Team Hartog – Against Cancer) and Borja Quero Martínez (EMPERADOR Racing Team) had crashed together at turn 11 in the previous lap, meaning that the results going into the penultimate lap of 18 would be final… As long as every rider makes it back to the pits within five minutes of the official race end.</p><p>With his machine still rolling, Mahias set out around the Portuguese track without a rear tyre, for perhaps the longest lap of his career. In incredible conditions and crashing twice along the way, Mahias made it to the pits in what he initially thought was within the time limit – but it was not. As such, everyone moved up a place, with Caricasulo taking an unlikely yet incredibly valuable second consecutive win, and an exhausted Mahias was left with no points for his efforts.</p><p>British rider Kyle Smith managed to move up to second with this, taking his first podium of the season and the first for a Honda bike, after overtaking De Rosa – who has now strung six consecutive podium finishes together – for third in the late stages of the race.</p><p>Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) takes fourth in the final results, a good result for the Swiss rider after a poor start. Hidden beneath all the late drama, Cortese made it to the flag in an incredible fifth position despite that lap two crash and increases his championship lead against all odds.</p><p>Hannes Soomer (Racedays) concluded a fantastic weekend for the Estonian with sixth place, ahead of Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) in seventh and Thomas Gradinger (NRT) in eighth, with Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in ninth and Hector Barberà (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) tenth in his WorldSSP debut.</p><p>If the stakes were high here at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, they just increased tenfold for Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Scott Deroue (Motoport Kawasaki) was able to win his first FIM Supersport 300 World Championship race since Assen 2017 and moves to just ten points behind championship leader Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team), who couldn’t finish higher than tenth. Mika Perez (Kawasaki ParkingGO Team) and Manuel Gonzalez (BCD Pertamina Junior Team by MS Racing) completed the podium at Portimao in second and third, respectively.</p><p>As usual this was a tight, electric affair in WorldSSP300, with the front riders on the grid keeping strong and battling it out from the early stages. Deroue picked his way through the front after a slow start, moving to P1 and taking a controlled lead, but never quite pulling away, while an army of Spanish riders behind pushed through around Portimao, including Perez, Gonzalez, Daniel Valle (BCD Yamaha MS Racing) and Maria Herrera (BCD Yamaha MS Racing), who was close to securing her first WorldSSP300 podium before a technical issue forced her out with one lap remaining.</p><p>None of these was the championship leader however, who struggled at Portimao one year on from her famous first race win. Carrasco fell to 17th at the start and could only make it to 11th at the flag – eventually 10th, after Borja Sánchez (ETG Racing) was handed a post race penalty due to irresponsible riding. She makes her way to Magny-Cours now with up to three other riders threatening her title chase: Deroue, Perez and Luca Grunwald (Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team), who crashed at Portimao.</p><p>The returning Robert Schotman (Motoport KawasakI) finished an impressive fourth at Portimao, ahead of Enzo De La Vega (GP Project Team) in fifth and the polesitter Tom Edwards (Nutec-Benjan-Kawasaki) in sixth, his best WorldSSP300 result. Valle was seventh, with wildcard Ferran Hernandez Moyano (Kawasaki PALMETO PL Racing) in eighth and Dorren Loureiro (DS Junior Team) ninth.</p><p>Who will leave Magny-Cours as the second WorldSSP300 champion? Find out from 28-30 September as the circus heads to France for the final installment of a thriller.</p>&quot;;}i:7;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47000&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:83:&quot;#PortimaoWorldSBK – Day 2 roundup: World Superbike, World Supersport, WorldSSP300&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-15T16:54:34&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-15T16:54:34&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:75:&quot;portimaoworldsbk-day-2-roundup-world-superbike-world-supersport-worldssp300&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:22:&quot;worldsbk-portimao-2018&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;506&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:7132:&quot;<p>Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has extended his incredible winning streak at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with another victory in Race One on Saturday, his sixth consecutive win at the Portuguese rollercoaster and his eleventh of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season. The Northern Irishman was stunningly dominant at Portimao, taking the lead inside the first lap and crossing the line comfortably ahead of Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in second and Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) in third.</p><p>There was drama very early on at Portimao for polesitter Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia). The Irishman had started from the front for the first time since 2013, but a slow move off the blocks saw him get caught up in the field of riders behind at turn 1. A few seconds later, Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team) misjudged his turn, clashing with Laverty and taking both men out early.</p><p>Jonathan Rea took advantage of the early chaos, flying into the lead ahead of Melandri through the exit from turn 1, with Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia) – in search of his first podium finish in WorldSBK – close behind, while Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) suddenly found the form that had evaded him since Friday, shooting up to fifth position inside one lap from fourteenth on the grid.</p><p>While Rea was eventually beaten for the Superpole earlier in the day, the Northern Irishman’s strength at Portimao this weekend and at the official test three weeks ago is his unbelievable consistency. Coupled with the best overall pace on track – keeping his lap times under 1’43 for the entire first half of the race – there was no stopping Rea in Race One, as he swept away into a 2-3 second gap.</p><p>There was promise of a thrilling tricolore battle behind for second, but it lasted just half the race: Savadori slid out at the end of the main straight in lap 12 and put an end to a miserable afternoon for the Milwaukee Aprilia team, just hours after their best qualifying performance of 2018.</p><p>With one Italian out, the other, Melandri strolled to his best result since the Acerbis Czech Round in second, turning good pace into a fantastic result. Michael van der Mark, completing a quiet yet professional race behind, took the remaining podium place, his eighth of the season; Davies followed with an incredibly valuable fourth place that takes him straight to P1 on tomorrow’s grid, in what had previously been a very difficult race weekend.</p><p>Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) made it to the checkered flag in fifth, completing a solid points haul for the green machines. Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW Racing Team) meanwhile finished Race One in sixth, his best result since returning to WorldSBK this season.</p><p>Jordi Torres (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) celebrated his future debut in MotoGP™ with seventh position at the Portuguese rollercoaster, which pushes him ahead of Leon Camier (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) in the championship standings, after a mechanical failure ended the Brit’s race early.</p><p>Toprak Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was the best independent rider in Race One at Portimao, coming in eighth and just ahead of fellow 2018 debutant Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in ninth. Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) completed the top ten after struggling through the early stages of the race.</p><p>Race Two in Algarve kicks off at a later time tomorrow as the grand finale of the Nolan Portuguese Round.</p><p>Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) will return to the front row for the first time since Donington Park back in May after taking pole position at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. The Frenchman was inches away from beating the lap record for an FIM Supersport World Championship machine and will resume his championship challenge in style after a couple of disappointing rounds.</p><p>Mahias will be accompanied on the front row by teammate Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team), who arrived at Portimao off the back of his first win of the season. The Italian starts in second and will be feeling confident for the Portuguese showdown tomorrow.</p><p>WorldSSP championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) will complete the front row in Sunday’s race, just ahead of main championship rival Jules Cluzel (NRT) in fourth. The pair are again evenly matched for the ninth round of the season and will be prepared for another titanic tussle, with just five points separating them in the standings.</p><p>Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) starts in fifth tomorrow in Algarve, in search of his sixth consecutive podium finish and after qualifying through Superpole 1; Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) meanwhile closes row two in sixth position and will again have to fight back to keep his championship options alive.</p><p>Seventh on the grid on Sunday will go to Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda), the first Honda machine in qualifying, ahead of Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag). Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) will begin from the back of row three in ninth position, while Hannes Soomer (Racedays) confirmed his best Superpole performance of 2018 with the tenth fastest time on Saturday. WorldSSP debutant Hector Barbera (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) will start from thirteenth on the Portimao grid.</p><p>Lights out for the ninth race of the season is at 13:45 local time (12:45 GMT) tomorrow.</p><p>Tom Edwards (Nutec- Benjan – Kawasaki) will lead the line on Sunday at the penultimate FIM Supersport 300 World Championship race of the season after putting in a fantastic lap 1’56.877 in Superpole 2 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, ahead of the two Yamahas of Daniel Valle (BCD Yamah MS Racing) and Manuel González (BCD Pertamina Junior Team by MS Racing).</p><p>The 17-year-old becomes the first Australian to win a WorldSSP300 Tissot Superpole, and also the first Australian to take a pole in any WorldSBK competition since Broc Parkes in WorldSSP back in 2012. His previous best qualifying performance was tenth at MotorLand Aragon.</p><p>He leads row one ahead of the Spanish duo of Valle and González, who will also be making their first front row starts in 2018. Row two sees Scott Deroue (Motoport Kawasaki) in fourth, ahead of Dorren Loureiro (DS Junior Team) in fifth, and the returning Robert Schotman (Motoport Kawasaki) in sixth after qualifying from Superpole 1.</p><p>Borja Sánchez (ETG Racing) leads row three in seventh, ahead of Maria Herrera (BCD Yamaha MS Racing) in eighth, and championship leader Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) in ninth. The Murcian faces her first chance to become World Champion at Portimao starting just ahead of her main championship rival Luca Grunwald (Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team), who finished at the back of Superpole 2 in twelfth.</p><p>Carrasco faces the opportunity to make motorcycling history tomorrow at 12:45 local time (11:45 GMT).</p>&quot;;}i:8;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46997&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:72:&quot;#PortimaoWorldSBK Day 1 roundup: World Superbike &#038; World Supersport&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-14T19:20:16&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-14T19:20:16&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:63:&quot;portimaoworldsbk-day-1-roundup-world-superbike-world-supersport&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:22:&quot;worldsbk-portimao-2018&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:117:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:117:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-worldsbk-portimao-2018-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;506&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:4684:&quot;<p>Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) completed a triumphant return to competition on Friday at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve by scoring the fastest time for the day in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Rea’s FP1 time of 1’41.817 was enough to guarantee him the top spot ahead of Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), fastest in FP3 and Jordi Torres (MV Agusta Reparto Corse).</p><p>The Northern Irishman couldn’t match his morning pace but still topped the overall timesheets for Friday with a blistering lap of 1’41.817. Second in the third session, Rea was beaten to the top in the closing minutes by Melandri. The Italian managed to step up in FP3 after a promising day’s work and looks fiercer than ever at the Portuguese rollercoaster, as he faces his last four rounds with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team.</p><p>Third of the day was Jordi Torres (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) with one of his strongest performances of the year. Just half a second behind Rea, the Spaniard rode more laps than anyone on Friday ? as he did at the official test three weeks ago ? and showed encouraging signs for the weekend.</p><p>After languishing near the bottom of the standings in FP1 and FP2, everything seemed to click in the end for Toprak Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) as he took fourth position with his fastest FP3 lap, as well as the leading independent rider spot.</p><p>Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) ended Friday in fifth place, putting his RSV4 again amongst the frontrunners and showing promising pace throughout the day; as did Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team), with the Spaniard in sixth place at the chequered flag.</p><p>Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) improved his pace in the final Friday session but could only finish seventh on the combined timesheets, ahead of the two Yamahas of Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) and Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team). A late crash for the Dutchman didn’t affect his qualification for tomorrow’s Superpole 2, while Lowes, who turns 28 today, left it late but eventually got the job done with the ninth best lap. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team) completed the top ten on Friday.</p><p>An already difficult day for Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took a turn for the worse in FP3, as a crash and fire in his Panigale R left him out of action and having to qualify from tomorrow’s Superpole 1. Luckily the Welshman, who has recently recovered from successive collarbone injuries, walked away from the incident unharmed.</p><p>The WorldSBK riders will get the ball rolling on Saturday with the Superpole 1, starting at 10:30 local time (09:30 GMT)</p><p>The FIM Supersport World Championship returned to action on Friday at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the first of four decisive rounds, and it was Jules Cluzel (NRT) who was back on top. The Frenchman improved later on in the day, as he was only fifth in the opening free practice session at Portimao, but in FP2 he found the pace to fly above the other frontrunners by 0.104 seconds.</p><p>Cluzel was joined by Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) in a French one two at the top of the timesheets. The Frenchman had also finished FP1 in second position and a late charge in the latter session guaranteed that the 2017 WorldSSP champion would remain amongst the best on the day.</p><p>Championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) ? five points ahead of Cluzel in the standings ? ended Friday 0.120 seconds behind his championship rival and will have to find matching pace in tomorrow’s Superpole 2.</p><p>Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) topped the timesheets in FP1 and remained on top throughout most of FP2 but, unable to improve on his earlier time, dropped down to fourth at the end. Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) followed in fifth, while the remaining championship frontrunner Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) crashed during his flying lap and will have to fight through tomorrow’s Superpole 1.</p><p>British duo Luke Stapleford (Profile Racing) and Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) ended Friday in sixth and seventh, respectively, followed by Hannes Soomer (Racedays) in eighth, Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) in ninth, and Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha) closing the top ten. WorldSSP debutant Hector Barbera (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) finished Friday in 23rd position.</p><p>Who will take the ninth pole position of the season? Find out on Saturday from 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT) with Superpole 1.</p>&quot;;}i:9;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;46991&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:87:&quot;#PortimaoWorldSBK &#8211; Manufactures Profiles from Autodromo Internacional do Algarve&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-13T16:10:30&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2018-09-13T16:10:30&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:78:&quot;portimaoworldsbk-manufactures-profiles-from-autodromo-internacional-do-algarve&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:17:&quot;portimao-worldsbk&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-portimao-worldsbk-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2018-09-portimao-worldsbk-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;24,31&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;506&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:2223:&quot;<p>Aprilia is second only to Kawasaki for wins in Portugal. The Italian manufacturer won here four times, their last victory was in 2013 with Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia). The number of podiums for Aprilia are 10, and the last one was in 2015’s Race 2, a 3rd from Leon Haslam. Last year they came close to adding another podium finish to their tally as Laverty was fourth in Race 2.</p><p>BMW won around Portimao in the first 2013 Race with Marco Melandri, which is also their only podium here. Last year Jordi Torres recorded excellent results for BMW in Portugal, finishing sixth and fifth in the races. This was the best weekend for a BMW rider in Portugal since Melandri’s win in 2013.</p><p>Ducati have won here four times from 2008 to 2011. Since the last win from Carlos Checa in Race 2, they have recorded no less than nine podium finishes. This took Ducati’s tally around Portimao to 16, which is biggest number for the track. Honda and Aprilia follow with 10.</p><p>Honda won the second 2014 race here thanks to Jonathan Rea, and it proved to be very consistent in the hands of the reigning World Champion, as he was able to score eight of Honda’s 10 podiums here. Last year they endured a disappointing weekend, as Bradl crashed in Race 1 and then withdrew from Race 2. Takumi Takahashi had his WorldSBK debut and was nevertheless able to score points with a 15th in Race 1 and a 10th in Race 2.</p><p>Rea’s double last year made Kawasaki the most successful manufacturer in Portugal with six wins. All these wins have been secured with their current riders; two for Sykes in 2013 and 2014 and four from Rea in the 2015 and 2017 weekends. They are the only manufacturer with a string of four wins here, a record they can improve this year.</p><p>Yamaha have won twice in Portugal; in 2009’s race 1 with Ben Spies ? the weekend which saw the American crowned champion ? and with Marco Melandri in Race 2, 2011. Last year Michael van der Mark recorded the sixth podium finish for Yamaha in Portugal, finishing 2nd in Race 2.</p><p>Last year Leon Camier was able to finish fourth for MV Agusta at  Portimao. This is the best result for the Italian manufacturer, recorded six times in history.</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;47700&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:45:&quot;Maverick Viñales crashes out of Argentina GP&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-04-01T17:27:19&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-04-01T17:27:19&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:44:&quot;maverick-vinales-crashes-out-of-argentina-gp&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:17:&quot;Maverick Viñales&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-04-Maverick-Viñales-1024x549-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-04-Maverick-Viñales-1024x549-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:8:&quot;20,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:2:&quot;98&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:2677:&quot;<p>The final lap wasn‘t lucky for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales. Though his challenge wasn‘t all smooth sailing, he was looking competitive in the final stages of the race. He was lying in seventh place when another rider collected him on lap 25, resulting in an N.C. score.</p><p>Viñales had a rocky start from second place on the grid, but was quick to slot into fifth, behind his team-mate. He made good on yesterday’s promise to ride aggressively in the opening laps, moving past Jack Miller for fourth before crossing the line for the first time. However, the moment was short-lived. The Spaniard was swamped in the busy bustle of the front group and fell back to eighth.</p><p>He wasn‘t taking it lying down, though. He earned back seventh place and pushed to the fullest to latch on to the group fighting for second. He was hanging in there but lost two positions as he ran wide with 9 laps to go.</p><p>Still Viñales didn‘t give up. He had ensured his soft-soft tyre combination would last for the entire 25-lap race-length, and now he was about to pick the fruits of his labour. With five laps to go, he overtook Takaaki Nakagami for eighth. He had to close a 0.9s gap next and managed to reach the back of the group in front. He soon found himself in seventh position, but on the last lap disaster struck. Another rider accidentally clipped the back of Viñales‘ bike, ending his challenge.</p><p>Viñales is now in 11th place, with a 36-point gap to first. Yamaha is third in the constructor standings, and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP holds the same position in the team classifications. </p><p>The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action in two weeks’ time, when the MotoGP paddock touches down in the United States for the Grand Prix of the Americas, held at the COTA track in Austin, Texas.</p><p> Maverick Viñales:</p><p>“I saw the replay of the incident with Franco and it was nothing. It was the last lap and we all tried to be at our best, so it’s just one mistake, and it is what it is. Maybe at the next race I will make the same mistake, it’s something you can explain, it’s not a problem. The soft tyres were for sure the right decision, because in the first lap, though I didn’t start well, I was overtaking many riders, so finally at the end of lap 1 I think I was third or fourth. So that was not bad. But the bike wasn’t working perfectly, so we need to keep working and see if we can solve it for the next race. Honestly, I feel good at every track, we show good potential. It’s always in the race that we have an issue. When the bike is there, I’m always in the top-3.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:10:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48714&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:54:&quot;Aleix Espargaro 12th in Misano, dealing with poor grip&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-09-15T19:47:07&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-09-15T19:47:07&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:53:&quot;aleix-espargaro-12th-in-misano-dealing-with-poor-grip&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-09-aleix-espargaro-1024x682-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-09-aleix-espargaro-1024x682-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;431&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1011:&quot;<p>Aleix Espargaró finished the GP of Misano in twelfth place, earning four championship points. Starting from the fifteenth spot on the grid, he lost a few positions at the start, but was able to recover, lapping consistently and also thanks to a few crashes by the riders ahead of him. The poor grip on the Italian circuit did not help the performance of the RS-GP and Aleix who, although managing to get close to the riders battling for the top ten, was unable to attack for better positions.</p><p>Aleix Espargaro</p><p>“It was a difficult race. I knew that I would struggle. The grip was extremely poor and in these conditions we are unable to give our best. Plus, I did not have the best start, losing a couple of positions straight away that I tried to recover in the early laps. Once I caught Zarco, my goal was to overtake him, but despite making up ground in the braking sections, the acceleration did not allow me to maintain a faster pace than his, so in the end I settled for twelfth.”</p>&quot;;}i:1;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48646&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:84:&quot;A well-deserved top ten finish slips through Aleix Espargaros fingers at Silverstone&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-08-25T21:06:48&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-08-25T21:06:48&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:84:&quot;a-well-deserved-top-ten-finish-slips-through-aleix-espargaros-fingers-at-silverstone&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-08-aleix-espargaro-1-1024x683-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-08-aleix-espargaro-1-1024x683-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;595&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1104:&quot;<p>Both of the Aprilia machines got off the line at the Silverstone race with an outstanding start which launched Andrea Iannone and Aleix Espargaró into the heated battle for the top ten positions. The RS-GPs demonstrated excellent consistency, staying with the second group of riders.</p><p>However, Aleix’s good performance was interrupted less than two laps from the chequered flag due to a technical problem which is currently being assessed by the engineers. It was an undeserved stop for the Spaniard who, in any case, praised the rediscovered competitiveness in anticipation of the final part of the championship.</p><p>Aleix Espargaró</p><p>“My start was very good, but then I lost a couple of positions after the accident involving Dovi and Quartararo. I managed to recover quickly and my pace wasn’t bad. I battled with Petrucci and my brother for a while, but it was not easy to stay out front. I felt like I had a good pace, maybe slightly better than theirs. Unfortunately, less than two laps from the finish, the bike stopped. It’s a pity after everything we had done.”</p>&quot;;}i:2;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48609&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:46:&quot;Aleix Espargaro 12th in Silverstone qualifiers&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-08-24T21:33:16&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-08-24T21:33:16&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:46:&quot;aleix-espargaro-12th-in-silverstone-qualifiers&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-08-aleix-espargaro-1024x683-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-08-aleix-espargaro-1024x683-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;595&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:823:&quot;<p>The first good news for team Aprilia came at the end of FP3, where Aleix Espargaró was sent straight through to the Q2 session. The Spanish rider therefore took advantage of FP4 to work on race strategy, trying various tyre options and assessing the ideal setup. Aleix finished qualifying with a time of 1’59.620, which puts him in twelfth place.</p><p>Aleix Espargaro:</p><p>“I am having a lot of fun riding the bike and that is a positive aspect. I think that the new asphalt is helping. We have not had any problems caused by vibrations. The layout, with not too many spots where we need to accelerate from low speed, also suits the RS-GP well. I am pleased with this Saturday, but the top-ranking riders were really fast. It will not be easy to stay in the group during the race, but that is my goal.”</p>&quot;;}i:3;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48358&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:69:&quot;Disappointment for Aleix Espargaro as late crash ends German GP hopes&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-07-07T15:42:51&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-07-07T15:42:51&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:69:&quot;disappointment-for-aleix-espargaro-as-late-crash-ends-german-gp-hopes&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;578&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1441:&quot;<p>With an outstanding race, Aleix Espargaró rode his Aprilia where he would like to be consistently in this 2019 season, namely with the group battling for the positions between fourth and tenth place. After pulling away from his brother Pol in the early stages of the race, he stayed with the group that included Dovizioso, Mir, Miller, Petrucci, Rossi and Morbidelli. </p><p>In the finale, in a great duel with Morbidelli, he moved into ninth place, but at the start of the penultimate lap, he crashed out on turn one, nullifying the result in terms of points, but certainly not negating the positive sensations of the weekend.</p><p>ALEIX ESPARGARO“We were finally competitive. I’m sorry for the team and for all those who work on this project. When you end a race with a crash, you are usually angry about it, but today I am pleased because we were able to stay with the group where we want to be battling, from fourth to tenth place. I had a good start. I didn’t have great grip on the rear, but I was very strong in braking and I managed to stay up with Rossi. When he overtook Morbidelli, I struggled to do the same and I got a bit frustrated. When I got past him and tried to close the gap, I made a small mistake on turn 1 and crashed. We are not in the fight for the title, so when I saw the chance to take eighth, I went for it. It’s a pity about how it ended, but I am very pleased about how we did this weekend.”</p>&quot;;}i:4;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48275&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:44:&quot;Fifth row start in Assen for Aleix Espargaro&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-29T16:15:38&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-29T16:15:38&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:44:&quot;fifth-row-start-in-assen-for-aleix-espargaro&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix-espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-5-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:112:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-5-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;105&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1136:&quot;<p>Tomorrow, Aleix Espargaró will start from the fifth row with the fifteenth best time, whereas teammate Andrea Iannone will have to try to make up positions, starting from the seventh row.</p><p>A brave Aleix Espargaró continued to improve and, despite the two fractures to his left leg, he battled to go through into the top twelve. In Q1, a high traffic situation on the track slowed him down on his flying lap, keeping him from launching an assault to go through to Q2. He finished fifteenth with a time of 1’33.547 and tomorrow he’ll start from the fifth row.</p><p>ALEIX ESPARGARO“I must say that the situation with my leg has improved a lot compared to yesterday. I had a pain relief infiltration treatment for the first time and the pain decreased, but there is still poor mobility that limits me, especially in the direction changes. This circuit is not ideal in these conditions. You have to use your body a lot and I struggle when I have to push on the footpegs. In any case, I think that our pace is good. There are three very fast riders, but the rest of the group is rather compact. It could be a fun race.”</p>&quot;;}i:5;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48234&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:52:&quot;An accident takes Aleix out of the race in Barcalona&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-16T22:08:32&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-16T22:08:32&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:52:&quot;an-accident-takes-aleix-out-of-the-race-in-barcalona&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-4-1024x683-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-4-1024x683-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;164&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:292:&quot;<p>In a race conditioned by numerous crashes, a contact in a braking section took both Aleix Espargaró and Bradley Smith out of the action in the early stages. The Spanish rider, who returned to pit lane in pain, is now undergoing further checks to assess the condition of his left knee.</p>&quot;;}i:6;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48192&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:52:&quot;Difficult qualifier for Aleix Espargaro in Catalunya&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-15T20:28:25&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-15T20:28:25&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:52:&quot;difficult-qualifier-for-aleix-espargaro-in-catalunya&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-3-1024x682-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-3-1024x682-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;164&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1545:&quot;<p>The grip conditions on the Spanish Montmelò track did not improve during the second day of practice, complicated by asphalt temperatures reaching 50°C in the afternoon. For the Aprilia riders, this meant working in anticipation of the race on tyre choices and the best setup for tomorrow’s 24 laps.</p><p>In FP4, the most indicative session from this point of view, Andrea and Aleix both started with used tyres, demonstrating a rather consistent pace over the long distance. Bradley, on the other hand, assessed the two solutions, soft and medium, in order to gather as much informations as possible.</p><p>Unfortunately, the results they had hoped for did not arrive in qualifying, with Aleix having to settle for sixth row and Andrea forced to abort his second outing due to a technical problem with the ride-by-wire on his RS-GP. So, it is looking like it will be a race from behind for the Aprilia trio, on the hunt for a top-10 finish.</p><p>Aleix Espargaro:</p><p>“Today I gave everything I had, but it was impossible to do any more. Our starting position does not satisfy us, that much is clear, but in FP4 I was able to do a full 22 laps with the soft rear tyre, maintaining a good pace. If we are able to keep that pace in the race, we’ll be able to battle for the top ten again. It will be a difficult race for everyone, very physical, with low grip and high temperatures on the asphalt. In these conditions, I know that we’ll be able to be competitive in the finale, so I’ll be on the attack from the first lap.”</p>&quot;;}i:7;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48100&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:52:&quot;Aleix Espargaro just misses out on top 10 in Mugello&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-02T19:07:28&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-02T19:07:28&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:52:&quot;aleix-espargaro-just-misses-out-on-top-10-in-mugello&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-2-1024x683-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:121:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-2-1024x683-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;461&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1420:&quot;<p> </p><p>As always, the race has the final say on how a MotoGP weekend has gone. And so, the Aprilias were able to come back after difficult qualifiers, both finishing in the points and, especially in Andrea’s case, taking home important indications for the growth of the RS-GP project.</p><p>Starting well from the fifth row, but the victim of contact on the first lap, Aleix found himself in a position where he had to come back from 18th place. He did it, establishing a much better feeling with his Aprilia than he had in practice but, despite having a much better pace, he struggled to get past Lorenzo. By the time he succeeded, it was too late to try for better positions that were not that far off. In any case, he finished with a respectable 11th place and sensations that were decidedly more positive than the day before.</p><p>Aleix Espargaro:</p><p>“I started well, but unfortunately, during the first lap Zarco made some pretty bold contact, causing me to lose time. In terms of pace, I had plenty to battle with Pol and Pirro in the top 10, but despite feeling very good today, I struggled to overtake. It’s a pity. Without the initial contact, a top-ten finish would most certainly have been within our potential. The conditions were demanding today. It was very hot and there wasn’t much grip and, considering our starting position, the 20-second gap behind the leader is a good result.”</p>&quot;;}i:8;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48063&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:40:&quot;Fifth row for Aleix Espargaro in Mugello&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-01T20:41:53&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-06-01T20:41:53&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:40:&quot;fifth-row-for-aleix-espargaro-in-mugello&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:15:&quot;aleix espargaro&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-1024x682-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-06-aleix-espargaro-1024x682-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;461&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:355:&quot;<p>In a qualifying session that had never been so fast, where all the Mugello track records were smashed, Aleix Espargaró also did much better than his times a year ago, also improving his starting position, lapping at 1’46.988 to earn fifth place in Q1 and therefore fifteenth (fifth row) on the starting grid for tomorrow.</p><p>Aleix Espargaró:</p>&quot;;}i:9;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;48005&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:53:&quot;Aleix Espargaró and Aprilia in the points in Le Mans&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-05-19T19:28:09&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2019-05-19T19:28:09&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:52:&quot;aleix-espargaro-and-aprilia-in-the-points-in-le-mans&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:7;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:16:&quot;Aleix Espargaró&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:122:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-05-Aleix-Espargaró-1-1024x777-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:122:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2019-05-Aleix-Espargaró-1-1024x777-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:7:&quot;3,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;387&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:1045:&quot;<p>His twelfth-place finish at Le Mans gives Aleix Espargaró important points, despite the disappointment of not finishing in the top ten. In the race, the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini rider had to deal with grip that was not enough to keep the pace of the leaders on a track like the stop-and-go French circuit. The low temperatures also kept him from being incisive, particularly in the second half of the race, and Aleix had to contain the damage, bringing home four championship points in spite of a penalty levied against him for cutting a chicane.</p><p>Aleix Espargaró:</p><p>“Taking points home is always positive, but I cannot be satisfied. I was unable to follow the leaders, especially because of the lack of grip that is so important on a track with these characteristics. There was really only one possible tyre choice with these low temperatures. In fact, we were all in the same conditions. Now we need to work hard to make progress. Our rivals have improved and it is getting harder and harder to finish in the top ten.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;54196&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:112:&quot;Tom Lüthi says goodbye to competition with 12th in the #ValenciaGP, Bo Bendsneyder 25th, Dimas Ekky Pratama DNF&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2021-11-14T18:49:14&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2021-11-14T18:49:14&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:108:&quot;tom-luthi-says-goodbye-to-competition-with-12th-in-the-valenciagp-bo-bendsneyder-25th-dimas-ekky-pratama-dnf&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:2140;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:24:&quot;51679678739_07b1320ac5_o&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2021-11-51679678739_07b1320ac5_o-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:119:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2021-11-51679678739_07b1320ac5_o-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:5:&quot;21,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;817&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:2656:&quot;<p>Tom Lüthi held the position in the opening laps and achieved a good rhythm from the start. The Swiss rider fought to stay in the top ten, although in the second part of the race he lost positions until crossing the finish line in twelfth place. This result is one of the best achieved by the Swiss rider this season, coinciding with his last race with Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team and also in competition.</p><p>Bo Bendsneyder, starting from twenty-second, lost places at the start. The Dutch rode alone after the good feelings achieved during the day on Saturday. Bendsneyder closed the season crossing the finish line in 25th position.</p><p>Dimas Ekky Pratama, who was competing this weekend at the Valencian Community Grand Prix as a wildcard, started the race from twenty-ninth place. The Indonesian rider suffered a crash in the opening laps that prevented him from finishing the race.</p><p>With this Grand Prix the 2021 Moto2 season concludes. From Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team we want to thank all the support that our sponsors have given us, since without them our participation in the Championship would not be possible.</p><p>Tom Lüthi</p><p>It’s been a great weekend overall, great race, great finish. I just want to thank everybody, especially all the team, all the sponsors that made this incredible time for me. Also this weekend was very special. The team prepared the bike with an amazing livery and a great helmet. It was a big surprise for me, they are a really cool staff. It was the last one and I’m really thankful that I could enjoy this time with the team and with all of you.</p><p>Bo Bendsneyder</p><p>It’s been a really difficult race but the most important is what we showed during the season. There were many ups and there was also some downs unfortunately. I really want to thank the team because they did an amazing job during the season. I want to congratulate Tom for his amazing career. I hope he has a nice future. I’m looking forward for the next year and to be stronger than this year.</p><p>Dimas Ekky Pratama</p><p>Today before the red flag I tried to make a good start and some riders crashed and I could avoid them. In the second race I tried to stay in the group but I wanted to push and I lost the rear grip and I had a high side in turn 2. The crash wasn’t the problem but the high side caused me a lot of pain in the leg. The medical team checked it and it was just the hit. Now I have to concentrate on the next weekend. Tomorrow we will rest and we will be ready for the last trace with the team in the FIM CEV Repsol. Thank you much for this ooportunity. I hope Piotr will be better soon.</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;56714&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:41:&quot;The VROOM Blog &#8211; 2022 Season Review&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-12-21T17:19:43&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-12-21T17:19:43&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:33:&quot;the-vroom-blog-2022-season-review&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:2140;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:36:&quot;e00d8b82-c8c7-6708-4a5a-3d3b8d960347&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:131:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-12-e00d8b82-c8c7-6708-4a5a-3d3b8d960347-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:131:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-12-e00d8b82-c8c7-6708-4a5a-3d3b8d960347-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:6:&quot;131,23&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:15:&quot;728,872,824,679&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:35553:&quot;<p>Another MotoGP season has come to a close, and MotoGP 2022 was a wild ride. We saw a new champion crowned following the biggest comeback in MotoGP history, a MotoGP documentary arrive on Amazon Prime, and a grid containing the highest number of GP World Champions ever. 14 GP World Champions, if you were wondering! </p><p>The MotoGP Unlimited documentary had been billed as MotoGP’s answer to the F1 Drive to Survive series, but from what I understand there was much less drama built into MotoGP Unlimited (I’ve never watched Drive to Survive). The only real drama with it was the god-awful dubbing that was put over the riders’ voices. It honestly made the series unwatchable, and caused quite the backlash online. Thankfully Amazon resolved a ‘technical issue’ and we were gifted the series with the riders’ own voices and subtitles where they weren’t speaking English. </p><p>I enjoyed the series, I think it showed MotoGP for what it is, and it gave a good insight into the lives of some riders away from the track. It was particularly interesting to see some of what played out behind the scenes for Maverick Viñales last season, but apparent the series has been shelved so we won’t be seeing another season this year, which is a shame. </p><p>The season kicked off under the floodlights in Qatar, and there was concern already for 2021 runner-up Pecco Bagnaia. He was unhappy with the performance of the new Ducati engine – the GP22 – and so was running what Paolo Ciabatti described as a hybrid between the GP21 and GP22. Team mate Jack Miller was also on the hybrid model, whilst the other Ducati riders were split between the GP21 and the GP22, with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio joining VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the GP21. Pramac riders Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin, and VR46’s Luca Marini were on the GP22. </p><p>Marco Bezzecchi crashed out of his first MotoGP race on the 7th lap, and if Pecco thought his season was off to a poor start due to his engine woes, it got worse when he finished the first race of the season in the gravel having wiped Jorge Martin out at turn 1 in an attempt to take 8th place.  </p><p>While Pol Espargaro had spent a fair amount of the race leading on his Repsol Honda, it was Enea Bastianini who came through in the latter stages of the race to lead and take the first win of the season. Having split from Aprilia at the end of last season, this win marked the first win for the Gresini team in MotoGP since 2006. It was also Enea’s first MotoGP win, and the first win for the team since the loss of Fausto Gresini so there was plenty of emotion on display from the team. </p><p>Enea was joined on the podium by Brad Binder and Pol Espargaro, with both riders confident of continued progress throughout the season. Pol even declared that he and Honda were back, and well, he may have been a little over-confident there… </p><p>With Qatar done and dusted, it was on to Indonesia for a first visit to the Mandalika circuit. I say first visit, but the MotoGP riders had been here in pre-season testing and they were critical of the track conditions during the test. Part of the track had been resurfaced since the pre-season test, but there were still issues with the track that saw both Moto2 and MotoGP races being shortened “to preserve the track conditions”. The track is due to be fully resurfaced before MotoGP arrives back there in 2023.</p><p>One of the big stories this weekend was the massive high-side crash suffered by Marc Marquez in the warm up session on Sunday morning. It was Marc’s fourth crash of the weekend, and it looked horrendous. He took longer than you would like to get back to his feet and was unsteady as he made his way through the gravel. Following trips to the medical centre and the local hospital, Marc was back at the track in time for the race, but had been declared unfit due to concussion. </p><p>Concussion wasn’t the end of the story for the Repsol Honda rider, as the team announced on the Tuesday following the race that Marc was suffering a relapse of the diplopia issue that saw him miss the end of the 2021 season. </p><p>The other big story was the weather. I’ve never understood why races can be scheduled during the ‘rainy season’ in some countries, and this weekend was a massive example of that. Shortly after Somkiat Chantra made history by becoming the first ever Thai rider to win a GP race, the heavens opened and the track was saturated. </p><p>The MotoGP race was delayed by over an hour as they waited for conditions to improve enough to get the race underway. In the down time, we saw a local ‘rain handler’ carrying out a ritual to try and lessen the rain, and the online response from some race fans was less than respectful. It doesn’t matter whether you do or don’t believe that a person can have control over the weather, there is no need to be so rude and disrespectful about the culture of another country when it isn’t doing any harm. </p><p>Anyway, the race finally got going and reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo took an early lead. Quartararo dropped back in the early laps, but was able to fight back to finish 2nd to Miguel Oliveira. Fabio was delighted with his first ever podium in a fully wet race – wet races have never been the Frenchman’s strong point – and he and Miguel were joined on the podium by Johann Zarco. Rookie Darryn Binder scored his best result (by far) of the season in Indonesia, coming across the line in 10th place after quite the battle with his brother Brad and Aleix Espargaro. </p><p>Enea Bastianini finished in 11th place, meaning he was able to hold on the lead of the championship just 2 points ahead of Brad Binder, with Fabio 1 point further back.</p><p>Up next was Argentina – back on the calendar for the first time since 2019 thanks to both the pandemic, and a fire which had destroyed some of the paddock buildings – and there were issues with the freight which saw all of Friday’s track action cancelled as the final plane load of paddock freight arrived late Friday night. It did give us a great example of how the paddock can come together with teams helping each other out with setting up garages, and Moto3 and Moto2 tyre supplier Dunlop helping the Michelin guys fit tyres to MotoGP wheels. </p><p>While the delay was a huge pain in the backside for many in the paddock – it worked in favour of Taka Nakagami who looked to be missing the weekend thanks to a positive Covid test, but the delay in track action meant he returned a negative test in time and was on a plane out to Argentina after all! </p><p>The condensed schedule meant that MotoGP had extended FP1 and FP2 sessions before heading straight into qualifying. Pole man in Argentina was Aleix Espargaro who took his first pole position since 2015, and only his 3rd MotoGP pole. </p><p>Aleix hit the milestone of 200 MotoGP race starts in Argentina, and in doing so became the first rider ever to reach 200 MotoGP race starts without a single victory. Now you may know that I’m not the biggest fan of Aleix, but I respect the hard work he puts in. I also love a fairy tale and we certainly got one this weekend as the stars aligned for Aleix and Aprilia and he went on to take his first ever GP race win, and Aprilia’s first win in the MotoGP era. </p><p>Not only was Aleix now a MotoGP race winner, he was also the championship leader, with 45 points ahead of Brad Binder on 38 and Enea Bastianini on 36.</p><p>The Circuit of the Americas – COTA – was up next, and Jorge Martin headed an all-Ducati front row ahead of Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia, while Zarco and Bastianini in 4th and 5th on the grid meant that for the first time ever, Ducati had locked out the top 5 places on the grid, becoming the first manufacturer to do so since Biaggi, Tamara, Rossi, Gibernau and Hayden did so for Honda back in 2003. </p><p>Enea Bastianini dethroned the ‘King of COTA’ Marc Marquez to take victory ahead of Alex Rins and Jack Miller, as Rins secured Suzuki’s 500th podium in all classes of GP racing. Enea rode a great race, but you have to wonder if he would have beaten Marc had Marc not had a bike issue on the first lap that saw him drop to last place before fighting back to 6th. ‘What ifs’ don’t really matter in racing though, and Enea was a worthy race winner – and the first to win more than one race this season.  </p><p>As we headed on to the first European round of the season at Portimão, we had had 10 different podium finishers and no one who had finished in the top 7 of the championship last year had won a race yet! </p><p>There were questions raised by some riders at Portimão about the size and shape of the gravel in the gravel traps, and Pecco Bagnaia scooped up a handful of it to take back to the garage following a crash in FP2. </p><p>Johann Zarco claimed pole position for the Portuguese GP, ahead of Joan Mir and Aleix Espargaro. It was Zarco’s compatriot Quartararo who went on to win the race though, 5 seconds ahead of Zarco, with Aleix Espargaro rounding out the podium. Fabio’s first win of the season took him into the lead of the championship, where he would remain for the foreseeable future… </p><p>Following on from the Portuguese GP, MotoGP headed to Jerez where we saw a 5th different winner in 6 races with Pecco Bagnaia coming out on top ahead of Fabio and Aleix. As well as Pecco’s first win of the season, we saw 5-time World Champion (2 x 250cc, 3 x MotoGP) Jorge Lorenzo inducted as a MotoGP Legend. </p><p>Perhaps the biggest news to come out of Jerez though was the news – or rather the rumour – that began circulating on Monday evening following a one-day test. Rumour had it that Suzuki were going to pull out of MotoGP (and a five-year deal) at the end of the season. Dorna released a statement the following day to say that they had been in contact with Suzuki to remind them of their contract, but there was still no word from Suzuki. </p><p>Suzuki did finally release a statement the day before the French GP got started. It was a brief statement that confirmed that they were in discussions with Dorna regarding leaving the championship, citing the current economic situation and changes in the automotive world as reasons for the decision. Suzuki’s decision – which frankly seems absurd, they were MotoGP World Champions the season before last – leaves Joan Mir and Alex Rins suddenly without jobs as Livio Suppo had been quite vocal about hoping to retain both riders earlier in the season. It’s not only the riders either, there is a vastly talented crew behind each of those riders who would now all be looking for jobs at the end of the year. </p><p>There was also drama surrounding tyre pressures as the championship reached France, with tyre pressure rules having been breached in the MotoGP class according to a story from Mat Oxley. It turns out that there has been a kind of gentleman’s agreement in place whereby the MSMA and Michelin simply don’t disclose or sanction any breaches. Running a lower tyre pressure can give more grip and a better performance across race distance, and when it was pointed out to Pecco that he had been below the minimum pressure when he won in Jerez, he said that if it was illegal, he would have been punished but he wasn’t. </p><p>It was then put to Fabio that Pecco had been below when he won, and Fabio simply replied that he may well have been in the same situation when he won in Portugal. Seems to have been swings and roundabouts really, but MotoGP Technical Director Danny Aldridge did say that they are working on a “unified sensor and receiver system” for the future. </p><p>As we raced in France for the first time with a French MotoGP champion on the grid, poleman Pecco Bagnaia crashed out of the race while Fabio Quartararo extended his championship lead with a 4th place finish. The race was won by Enea Bastianini who recorded his 3rd win of the season, ahead of Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro who took Aprilia to 3 consecutive podiums for the first time in their premier class history. </p><p>Up next was the mighty Mugello, and despite the fact that the top 3 in the championship – Fabio, Aleix and Enea – were covered by only 8 points, it was a much quieter affair than we are used to in terms of crowd numbers. While a lot of speculation suggested that the lack of ticket sales was due to Valentino Rossi’s retirement, another factor was almost certainly the cost of the tickets – reportedly almost double what it would cost to attend a GP race elsewhere. </p><p>There was a rather misogynistic 10 Euro discount for any females wishing to attend though, which made me roll my eyes so hard I’m fairly certain I saw my brain… </p><p>There was a lot going on at Mugello – the Ducati riders led a ride-in to the track, Max Biaggi was inducted as a MotoGP Legend, and Valentino Rossi’s number 46 was retired.</p><p>This was also the weekend that the Pramac team ruined one of the nicest liveries on the grid as they took on a new title sponsor – Prima – whose colour of choice is purple. Just, no. Purple, red and white is not a good look. </p><p>Repsol Honda called an exceptional press conference on Saturday to announce that Marc Marquez would travel to America to undergo another surgery on his arm, in a final bid to resolve the issues it was causing him, with Marc stating that he simply couldn’t continue riding like this. The surgery would see Stefan Bradl stepping in for Marc for a few rounds as the Spaniard completed a recovery and rehabilitation program. </p><p>For the first time since Jorge Lorenzo and James Toseland back in 2008, we had two MotoGP rookies in 1st and 2nd on the grid as Fabio Di Giannantonio took pole ahead of Marco Bezzecchi. </p><p>It was Pecco Bagnaia who took the win from Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro. I almost couldn’t believe what I was seeing – Aleix Espargaro was on the podium for the 4th race in a row, had won a race, and was 2nd in the championship only 8 points behind Fabio. You’d have got cracking odds on that at the start of the season!</p><p>Aleix looked to continue his good form as he headed home to the Catalan GP, and he put himself in a great position by taking pole on Saturday afternoon. The race had barely started when chaos reigned at turn 1, with Taka Nakagami entering the turn far too fast, crashing and wiping out Pecco Bagnaia and Alex Rins. It was an awful looking crash, with Taka’s head making contact with Pecco’s rear wheel as he crashed. Thankfully, everyone escaped serious injury, but Rins did break his wrist while Taka was kept in hospital for observation. </p><p>Alex Rins was – quite rightly in my opinion – furious when he was interviewed about the incident post-race. Rins was highly critical of those in Race Direction, even going as far as saying that he didn’t think they were fit to be in MotoGP. Both Alex and Pecco said that they felt that the “no further action” decision was the wrong one as Taka had ended both of their races while he was basically out of control. </p><p>Back on track, Fabio was leading Aleix by 6 seconds as the final lap began, but suddenly Aleix slowed down – had his bike broken when he looked set to score a 2nd place? It quickly became clear that there was no bike issue for Aleix – he was celebrating and waving to the crowd. A lap early. It didn’t appear to be until he was passed at pace by Martin, Mir, Zarco and Marini that Aleix realised his mistake and got himself back up to speed. He managed to pass Marini and crossed the line in 5th place, but he was devastated. </p><p>Aleix said post-race that the mistake was his own – but did say that the circuit tower said L0 as he came into the straight so he thought the race was over. </p><p>Fabio took his second win of the season ahead of Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco, and headed to the Sachsenring with a 22-point lead over Aleix. </p><p>The Sachsenring would be seeing a new winner in the MotoGP class for the first time since 2013 such had been the dominance of Marc Marquez at the German track. Pecco Bagnaia took pole position, but once again he crashed out of the race – his 4th DNF of the year so far. Fabio Quartararo had a 5 second lead on the final lap as he scorched to victory ahead of Zarco and Jack Miller. </p><p>While things were looking good for Fabio, things were looking decidedly not good over at Honda. Alex Marquez, Taka Nakagami and Pol Espargaro all failed to finish the race while Stefan Bradl – still subbing for Marc – crossed the line in 16th place, meaning that for the first time in 40 years, Honda had failed to score in a premier class race. </p><p>Things weren’t looking all that good for Pecco Bagnaia either. Having finished 2nd to Fabio last season, Pecco was hotly-tipped to take the fight to Fabio again this season, but as the MotoGP paddock headed to Assen for the final race before the summer break, Pecco was a staggering 91 points behind Fabio. Not an insurmountable number of points of course, but there were some already saying that that was Pecco’s championship done for 2022. </p><p>But this is MotoGP – where anything can happen – and there were still 250 points up for grabs… </p><p>Pecco took pole in Assen, and went on to take victory ahead of Bezzecchi and Viñales, but the real talking point of the race was the incident between Fabio and Aleix. On the 5th lap of the race, Fabio attempted to pass Aleix but crashed and ran Aleix out into the gravel. Aleix remained upright, but did drop down to 15th place while Fabio picked up his Yamaha and re-joined in 24th. </p><p>As Aleix battled his way back through the pack, Fabio pulled into the pits citing traction control issues, but the team sent him back out on track. Fabio then suffered an even bigger crash, being thrown over the handle bars and looking in considerable pain as he walked away from the crash. Fabio explained post-race that the second crash had been caused by the lack of traction control, he also said that the airbag system he runs is a one-charge system meaning that as his airbag had gone off in the first crash, it didn’t deploy in the second. It really makes you wonder about the wisdom of sending him back out. Surely if airbags are mandatory for riders, then there should be a rule regarding what happens once the airbag has gone off – if it’s a one-charge system and the airbag goes off, you should be out of the race. </p><p>My favourite quote of the season came from Brad Binder in Assen, who had been the victim of a superb overtake from Aleix on the final lap who swept past Brad and Jack Miller in one go. Brad was asked post-race if he thought the move was over the limit and he replied “to be honest, buddy, f***ing hats off to the dude.” </p><p>Hats off indeed, as Aleix managed to finish the race in 4th place! Fabio headed to Aleix’s garage to apologise, which Aleix accepted with a hug before heading off to parc ferme to congratulate his team mate on his podium and Aprilia’s best combined result with 3rd and 4th. </p><p>Later on the Sunday, it was announced that Fabio would have to serve a long lap penalty at Silverstone for the move on Aleix. Yamaha tried to appeal the decision but they were rejected, so they released a statement calling out the inconsistencies in the application of penalties in MotoGP. Honestly, good for Yamaha. Sure, by the letter of the law, Fabio deserved a penalty as he impacted Aleix’s race – something that Fabio himself admits – but by this point of the season there had been 3 far worse incidents of riders impacting each other’s races that had all received no penalty. </p><p>The lack of consistency from the stewards this season has certainly been one of the most frustrating things about MotoGP in 2022.</p><p>So, our MotoGP heroes headed off on a 5-week summer break where Pecco Bagnaia found himself on the wrong side of the law when he drove drunk and crashed his car on a roundabout following a night out in Ibiza. There was absolute radio silence from Ducati and from the championship as a whole which was disappointing. I wasn’t expecting him to be railroaded or anything like that, but it would have been nice to hear that this kind of behaviour isn’t the kind of example MotoGP riders – or you know, decent human beings – should be setting. </p><p>It was confirmed over the summer break that Suzuki would indeed be leaving the championship at the end of the season, having reached an agreement with Dorna. </p><p>Andrea Dovizioso confirmed ahead of the Silverstone weekend that he would be retiring from MotoGP, but rather than sticking it out until the end of the season, he would be bowing out after his home race in Misano. Fair play to Dovi for basically saying nah, I’m not riding around on that thing for the rest of the year! Taking Dovi’s seat in the RNF Yamaha squad from Aragon onwards would be Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow.</p><p>Silverstone marked the debut of new aero on the Ducatis. Dubbed the ‘stegosaurus’, the new aero sits on the back of the bike and would gradually make its way onto the other manufacturers bikes by the end of the season. </p><p>Fresh from his brilliant ride through the pack in Assen, Aleix Espargaro suffered a huge high-side that slammed his feet into the ground during FP4 – he was stretchered to the side of the track before being transferred to the medical centre where he was declared fit and allowed to continue with the weekend. </p><p>Johann Zarco claimed pole position, and Aleix was able to qualify in 6th place. It was Pecco Bagnaia who went on to win the race ahead of Maverick Viñales and Jack Miller. With two victories on the bounce, and a DNF and an 8th place for Fabio, Pecco had sliced the deficit to Fabio to 49 points in two rounds. </p><p>As we arrived in Austria, there was much buzz about the return of Marc Marquez – although the Honda rider wasn’t there to race, but to connect with the team and have meetings with HRC, the mechanics and engineers to see if everyone was on the same page regarding development and performance. </p><p>There was also a lot of talk about the new track layout – there has been a chicane added following the horrendous accident between Zarco and Morbidelli that almost wiped out Rossi and Viñales back in 2020. The biggest news this weekend though was the news that from 2023 MotoGP will be introducing sprint races on Saturdays. There was a mixed reaction from the riders, with some in favour and some against the idea, but the thing that seems to bother them most is that the news was leaked and then announced before they had been told about it. It appears that there was no consultation with the riders at all.  </p><p>On track, Enea Bastianini – who had already won 3 races this season – secured his first ever MotoGP pole, and would be joined on the front row by Pecco and Jack. Pecco went on to win his 3rd race in a row – becoming the first Ducati rider to do so since Casey Stoner in 2008 – while Fabio Quartararo had a much better race to finish in 2nd place ahead of Jack Miller. </p><p>We rolled on to Misano, and Dovi started his 346th and final GP race in front of his home fans, while it was announced that reigning Moto2 Champion Remy Gardner had lost his seat at KTM, and that was a messy situation. Remy said he’d been told he was unprofessional, Pit Beirer denied that, then Remy’s dad – 1987 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner – waded in and blamed Remy’s manager for the breakdown between Remy and KTM, prompting Remy to release a statement saying it wasn’t his manager’s fault. </p><p>It’s a real shame that Remy hasn’t been given a second season to prove himself in MotoGP, but MotoGP’s loss is certainly going to be World Superbike’s gain. </p><p>It being Misano, there was a number of special home-race helmet designs being unveiled across the weekend – Dovi had a lovely one with bits of designs from various helmets he has worn throughout his career, while Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio and Bastianini all had lovely designs too. Then there was Pecco Bagnaia. Pecco decided to pay tribute to a sporting hero of his – fair enough, you might think, until you realise the sporting hero being honoured is none other than garbage human being Dennis Rodman. </p><p>I had a bit of a rant about this at the time, so I won’t go on about it here, but it’s really disappointing to think that Pecco – and the people around him – believes that sporting achievements can balance out things like domestic violence, sexual assault and numerous drink-driving offences. </p><p>Anyway, Pecco went on to win the race ahead of Enea and Viñales, while Fabio finished in 5th place. Andrea Dovizioso ended his career with a 12th place before removing and signing his gloves and knee sliders and lobbing them into the crowd. </p><p>Aragon was up next, and was the first of a gruelling 5 races in 6 weeks. Marc Marquez was back in action following his surgery, and we also saw the return of Cal Crutchlow in place of the retired Dovizioso. While Pecco had been chipping away at the gap to Fabio in the championship, this weekend saw the title fight blown wide open. </p><p>On the first lap of the race, Marc had a slide and slowed slightly as he tried to correct it and with nowhere else to go, Fabio slammed into the back of Marc and suffered a massive crash as a result. Thankfully Fabio was able to get up and walk away, albeit with massive abrasions on his chest and stomach, but before we could get our breath back there was another crash as Marc and Taka collided, with Marc once again remaining aboard his Honda as Taka was sent sliding along the track. He was incredibly lucky not to be collected by any of the following riders, but his fingers were badly damaged and in need of surgery. </p><p>As if Fabio’s day hadn’t been bad enough, the marshal carrying him back to the paddock collided head on with another scooter. Thankfully Fabio had his helmet on so the damage was minimal. </p><p>With Fabio out of the race, it was Enea Bastianini who took the win from Pecco Bagnaia with Aleix in 3rd place. Pecco’s 2nd place combined with Fabio’s DNF meant that Pecco was now only 10 points behind Fabio in the championship. </p><p>Next up was Motegi, and for some reason someone thought it was a good idea to schedule races in Spain and Japan on consecutive weekends. There was therefore no track action on Friday morning to allow for the arrival of all of the freight. </p><p>The weather at Motegi was awful, with thunder and lightning accompanying rain so heavy that MotoGP riders lost a session to allow time for qualifying to take place. The weather had settled by Sunday, but it was by no means an easy day for the top 3 in the championship. </p><p>Aleix Espargaro – at this point 3rd in the championship – discovered an issue with his Aprilia on the warm up lap so he dived into pit lane to switch to his second bike which meant he had to start the race from pitlane. It turned out that the team had forgotten to turn off the fuel-saving map used on the sighting lap, and Aleix finished the race with no points in 16th place. </p><p>Pecco Bagnaia crashed out of the race – and was very lucky not to wipe Fabio out in the process – while Fabio could only manage an 8th place finish. 8th isn’t too bad when you consider that his closest rivals failed to score, but Fabio would certainly have preferred to have gained more from the misfortune of Aleix and Pecco. </p><p>Away from all of the drama for the top 3, it was Jack Miller who took the victory ahead of Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. </p><p>Following on from Japan was a trip to Thailand where the weather on Sunday was less than ideal. Unless of course your name was Miguel Oliveira who seems to be becoming MotoGP’s new rain master. It was Marco Bezzecchi who took a first pole position for himself and for the VR46 team, leaving team mate Luca Marini as the only Ducati rider not to have secured a pole position this season. </p><p>The weather was so bad on Sunday that the Moto2 race was red flagged, and then red flagged again on the sighting lap as they attempted a re-start. The original race was declared a result and half points were awarded. After a delay of around an hour, MotoGP riders were sent to the grid with an extended pit lane opening which allowed them to complete a few sighting laps to get an idea of the track conditions. Wet, the track conditions were very, very wet. </p><p>Miguel Oliveira took his second wet weather win of the season, and was joined on a soggy podium by Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia. Fabio Quartararo was only able to finish in 17th place, meaning the gap back to Pecco in the championship was now only 2 points as the paddock headed to Australia. </p><p>It was in Australia that we saw the usually level-headed Miguel Oliveira disengage his brain and complete a practice start BEFORE the chequered flag in Q1 before proceeded to cruise around the rest of the lap on the racing line, getting in the way of Enea Bastianini who had a fast lap disrupted and lost a potential slot in Q2. </p><p>Australia was also the scene of the quite possibly the most disgusting display of neglect I’ve ever seen from Race Direction. Jorge Navarro crashed and was unavoidably hit by Simone Corsi, and while Jorge was conscious, he was clearly in a great deal of pain and unable to move himself to safety. The Moto2 race carried on for two full laps as Jorge sat on the grass at the edge of the corner with no helmet on. He was finally stretchered away as the bikes came through for a third time, but where the hell was the red flag? It was awful to watch, and must have been terrifying for Jorge who had broken his femur, hence why he was unable to move himself out of the way. </p><p>Thankfully, following surgery Jorge is now on the mend, but Race Direction are incredibly lucky that no one else crashed at that corner while Jorge was awaiting assistance. They should be ashamed of themselves. </p><p>The Australian GP was definitely a contender for the best race of the season – there were 11 riders within 2 seconds of each other 15 laps into the race and the battling within the pack was fantastic to see. Fabio Quartararo however had an absolute disaster of a race, crashing out of the race and losing the lead of the championship which he had held since Portugal. </p><p>Alex Rins took the race win ahead of Marc Marquez who scored his 100th premier class podium, while Pecco finished 3rd to take the lead in the championship. Now 14 points ahead of Fabio, Pecco had managed to pull off the biggest comeback in premier class history (since the current points system was introduced in 1993).</p><p>The paddock rolled on to Sepang where Pecco would have his first opportunity to take the title. Fabio’s weekend didn’t get off to the best of starts with a crash in FP4 seeing him break his finger. Jorge Martin had qualified on pole for what was a very tense race as the championship sat on a knife-edge. Pecco won the race, but Fabio held on for a podium in 3rd place meaning that the points difference was 23 points in Pecco’s favour and with 25 points available for a race win, Fabio had managed to take the title fight down to the season finale in Valencia. </p><p>Jorge Martin was on pole for the 3rd consecutive race, while championship contenders Fabio and Pecco would be 4th and 8th on the grid. The race itself saw battles up and down the field, but it was the one for 4th early in the race that was the most eye-watering. Jack and Fabio were having a back-and-forth battle, with Jack sailing past Fabio on the straights only for Fabio to pass him back in the corners, and when Pecco joined the battle there was contact between the two championship contenders that saw a wing sent flying from Pecco’s Ducati! </p><p>Aleix Espargaro, who had been in the top 3 of the championship since round 3, saw his hopes of taking a 3rd place finish in the championship fade away as he pulled out of the race with a mechanical issue. There was only 1 point between Aleix and Enea heading into the race, so unless Enea also failed to finish, 3rd place would be going to the Gresini mounted Italian. </p><p>In what can only be described as a bittersweet ending for Suzuki, it was Alex Rins who took the final race win of the season, having led the race from start to finish. Alex was joined on the podium by Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. </p><p>Fabio Quartararo finished in 4th place, with Pecco Bagnaia crossing the line in 9th place to take his first MotoGP World Championship. Enea Bastianini finished just ahead of Pecco in 8th to secure 3rd place in the championship behind out-going champion Fabio. </p><p>When you look back at the season, I think you would have to say that Assen was the turning point. They headed to Assen with 172 points to Fabio and 81 to Pecco – a difference of 91 points, but from Assen to Valencia (the same number of races) Fabio scored 76 points to Pecco’s 184. </p><p>Some would say that Pecco stepped up and started getting results, while others would say that the wheels fell off for Fabio with DNFs and poor results hampering him. Honestly though, it was probably the two factors coalescing, and to be fair to Fabio with the Yamaha against the Ducati it was a bit like rocking up to a gun fight with a knife, and it was a wonder that he had managed to build up such a lead in the first place!</p><p>Following the race, Fabio spoke candidly about his hopes for next season, but also placed the ball firmly in Yamaha’s court – he is doing all he can to be at his best, but he needs Yamaha to step up and provide him with a more competitive bike. He wasn’t too impressed after the post-season test though, stating that Yamaha had much more work to do before next season. </p><p>I do hope that Yamaha come through for Fabio and give him – and team mate Franky Morbidelli – a bike that is more competitive than we have seen this season. I also hope that Franky has a better 2023. For me, he has been one of the biggest mysteries of 2022. You could put his performance in the last few races of 2021 down to the fact that he had moved teams mid-season – having been promoted to the factory team following the whole Maverick Viñales debacle – and he was recovering from major knee surgery, but this season, he has been way below where you would expect him to be. </p><p>Franky was runner up to Joan Mir in the championship in 2020 and you don’t just lose talent overnight, so I’m hopeful that an improved bike from Yamaha will mean a more successful season for Franky… </p><p>In a season where the sport arguably felt the loss – certainly in terms of ticket sales – of Valentino Rossi following his retirement last season, it was rather fitting the Champion was one of his VR46 Academy riders. It was also a VR46 rider who was the Rookie of the year too, with Marco Bezzecchi majorly out-performing his fellow rookies to take the title by 87 points. Valentino may no longer be in the paddock, but his legacy continues. </p><p>It has been another fascinating season of MotoGP, and we don’t have too much longer to wait until the action gets going again with pre-season tests in February and March before the 2023 season kicks off in Portimão at the end of March. </p>&quot;;}}


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In the Superpole Race, it was quite wet, but the experience I had from MotoGP™, I knew that it could maybe dry very fast. I took a big gamble because it was too wet. Race 2 was again so fun with the bike. Today, everything was normal so I could push from the beginning. I lost a lot of positions in the beginning and then I got the lead. To make my pace, the pace was quite acceptable, and Jonathan was just behind. I expected a big battle, especially in the last two laps, but unfortunately the red flag stopped the race. I think it has been the best way to end this amazing season. I’m so happy. Now we have to celebrate and now we have to prepare for next season.”</p><p>P2 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)</p><p>“We know the result. I gave everything. We can be quite satisfied with our efforts this weekend to go 1-3-2. Good overall points for the weekend. The conditions were almost like nothing I’ve ever seen in my career! Tyre decisions, pit stops, red flag in Race 2 with the conditions coming in. From my weekend, I’m really happy with my team and the way I’m riding the bike. Even in Race 2 with Alvaro, I felt stronger everywhere but the start-finish line. They were taking so much time, but through Turn 1, Turn 2 and even Turn 3, with the traction, an area we’ve really struggled with in the past, I had more grip and the tyre was very linear. Big thanks to my team. Looking forward now to a little bit of rest before we start focusing on 2023. We can be satisfied with our work this year.”</p><p>P3 – Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)</p><p>“I’m really happy with the weekend, happy with the second podium this year. We’ve made some improvement in the middle of the year. I’ve been pretty competitive minus Mandalika, we’ve been strong every weekend. Today’s race was good. I was nervous because the weather has been changing so fast. In the race I was trying to check the clouds and understand what was happening. In the mid-part of the race, Jonathan and Alvaro just got away a little bit. I had some battles with Toprak and I couldn’t really get past him. And then I was trying to think about the end of the race, save some tyre to battle with him in the last two laps and then obviously we had the red flag. I really hope both of the guy are ok. But for me, it’s been a good weekend, nice way to finish, it gives me some confidence going into winter and on to next season.”</p><p>P4 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)</p><p>“We tried in every session to find good grip. We tried our best. In Race 2, after 10 laps, I felt a big drop with the rear tyre. I saw Alex pushing a lot, and after two laps I saw him starting to spin a lot. I thought ‘ok in the last two laps, I’ll pass him’ and I saw the red flag. But I’m really happy for him. He needed a bonus because he has two babies! He’s a very good guy and he was very strong this weekend. We finished the last race of the season in fourth position. Anyway, we’re second in the Championship standings.” </p><p>P5 – Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)</p><p>“For sure we finished the season in a really good way. This is very important to start testing this winter and to start 2023 in a good way. I’m really happy about the last two rounds. But I am little bit disappointed with some rounds, like Barcelona … maybe we could have fought for third place in the Championship … but anyway we finished a difficult season in fifth place, so we need to be happy, we need to look forward and we need to prepare next season and I think we will come back really strong. For sure, we improved.”</p><p>P6 – Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)</p><p>“Interesting race actually. I got off to a flying start which is something we’ve been working on this year. This weekend I found something that helped me with the start. So, it was quite good, and we had a great start. I struggled a lot this weekend and I tipped in to Turn 1 and thought ‘it’s the last race, give everything you’ve got’. I was hanging out there in the front for a bit, that was pretty good. I challenged for the lead a few times and then the tyre start becoming an issue. I started dropping back which was a shame because I felt pretty good. I was happy with the Sunday. Both races turned out alright after a really tough weekend.” </p><p>To note:</p><p>The race was red flagged after a collision involving Xavi Fores (BARNI Spark Racing Team) and Eugene Laverty (Bonovo Action BMW) at Turn 1, with Laverty taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash but he was conscious. Laverty was diagnosed with a pelvic injury and taken to Alfred Hospital in Melbourne by helicopter for further assessments.</p><p>Tetsuta Nagashima (Team HRC) rounded out a strong debut weekend as he stood in for Iker Lecuona with ninth place in Race 2, scoring a total of 13 points.</p><p>Race 2 highlights – WorldSSP</p><p>P1 – Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha)</p><p>“I think we couldn’t finish the season in a better way! We won the Championship three races ago. Both years we took the Teams’ Championship, the pole position awards, the fastest lap! These two seasons were fantastic, we wrote some history. The race today was amazing. We were finally able to ride in dry conditions in the fantastic track at Phillip Island. There was some wind. I had a big battle with Caricasulo and Baldassarri, also with Bulega. I was trying to always stay in front. And once I saw I had a small gap I tried to push a little bit more so I can open the gap and that they couldn’t overtake me on the slipstream. </p><p>17 races won in one season with 19 podiums is just amazing. Again, a huge thanks to the Ten Kate Racing Yamaha team, they did a fantastic job to keep me always fully focused on racing. The team did a super job to prepare the bike because to ride 24 races without any technical issues, it means they have a lot of experience and are very precise. Without them I wouldn’t have achieved all of this! I will miss them next year, but we will have some nice celebrations together before I have the first Superbike test in mid-December.”</p><p>P2 – Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing)</p><p>“After yesterday, I was so angry with myself. Everything was perfect but I missed only the last few corners. Today I wanted to be back on the podium. My target for this weekend was to give the team the first victory in World Supersport but yesterday was closer. I’m really happy about the weekend, we were fast in every condition, so I’m happy about that. To finish on the podium is important and I want to thank my team. We started from zero, with a new bike and everything new and now I think we have a very good level! My goal and the team goal is to stay together for 2023. The feeling is really nice with all the team, with Ducati. It’s been a really nice year on the sporting and personal side!” </p><p>P3 – Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team)</p><p>“A great way to end the season. We had a nice battle for the fans but then Domi made a small gap and we were struggling to catch him in the last part of the race. For sure, we ended the season in a very good way. Yesterday we had a wet race, today was a dry one at the best circuit in the world. I want to thank my team, to Yamaha and to all the people who believed in me this year. Now I can’t wait to start a new challenge next year.”</p><p>Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) was fourth, finishing 7.287s behind Aegerter. Race 1 winner Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) finished in fifth place despite a Long Lap Penalty after a collision with his teammate. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing Verdnatura WorldSSP) completed the top six.</p><p>Wildcard Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto) finished in seventh place. He was followed by Australian rider Oli Bayliss (Barni Spark Racing Team) in eighth place.</p><p>To note: Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was declared unfit following Sunday’s Warm Up session with stomach pain.</p><p>Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was the first retirement of the race after he had a collision with teammate Montella, with the incident placed under investigation by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards and Montella was given a Long Lap Penalty for his role in the collision.</p><p> </p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;56628&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:64:&quot;Double DNF for Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro in the #ValenciaGP&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-11-06T17:40:05&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-11-06T17:40:05&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:63:&quot;double-dnf-for-marc-marquez-and-pol-espargaro-in-the-valenciagp&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:1;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:16:&quot;1015-okportada_1&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:111:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-11-1015-okportada_1-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:111:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-11-1015-okportada_1-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:11:&quot;19,23,24,27&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;817&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:2134:&quot;<p>The 2022 MotoGP World Championship season came to an end on Sunday in Valencia, on a difficult day for the Repsol Honda Team riders.</p><p>After spending the whole weekend with flu symptoms, Marc Márquez was unable to finish the season finale after suffering a crash at Turn 2 on Lap 10, when he was riding in fourth position. The Repsol Honda Team rider ended an atypical season and is already focused on next Tuesday’s test at the track to prepare for 2023.</p><p>Pol Espargaró also suffered a crash in the early stages of the race, after five laps. He says goodbye to the Repsol Honda Team after having achieved two podiums and one pole position with them.</p><p>The 2022 MotoGP World Championship finishes with Marc Márquez occupying 13th position in the standings with 113 points from 12 races, and Pol Espargaró 16th with 56 points.</p><p>Marc Márquez</p><p>“Overall, looking at the big picture, I am happy with the weekend because we showed that the level is there, the rhythm is there, the feeling is there. I understand how I need to be fast and I was happy, but today wasn’t the day. Yesterday I said the target was the podium but from the start I didn’t feel right. I saw that the podium was leaving so I went all or nothing. The speed was there and we know what the issue was today in the race. I am going to work hard this winter to be as prepared and as ready as possible but work begins even sooner on Tuesday. I am looking forward to trying Honda’s first step of 2023.”</p><p>Pol Espargaró</p><p>“Today wasn’t the race we wanted. In the slipstream into the first corner I was going wide a lot and one time I went quite wide, made up the time but then when I went wide a second time I couldn’t save it. It’s not what I wanted, it’s a pity. I want to again say thank you to all of my mechanics and the staff around who have stayed alongside me and supported me no matter what. They’ve been behind me through the good and the bad and I really appreciate this a lot. It’s the end of our journey together but the opportunity to race in these colours is something I will not forget.”</p>&quot;;}}


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  a:1:{i:0;O:8:&quot;stdClass&quot;:14:{s:2:&quot;id&quot;;s:5:&quot;56647&quot;;s:5:&quot;title&quot;;s:94:&quot;Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales record double DNF in #ValenciaGP due to technical issues&quot;;s:4:&quot;date&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-11-06T18:08:31&quot;;s:8:&quot;date_gmt&quot;;s:19:&quot;2022-11-06T18:08:31&quot;;s:4:&quot;slug&quot;;s:92:&quot;aleix-espargaro-and-maverick-vinales-record-double-dnf-in-valenciagp-due-to-technical-issues&quot;;s:4:&quot;type&quot;;s:4:&quot;post&quot;;s:6:&quot;author&quot;;i:2140;s:10:&quot;imageTitle&quot;;s:2:&quot;03&quot;;s:16:&quot;imageDescription&quot;;s:0:&quot;&quot;;s:9:&quot;thumbnail&quot;;s:97:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-11-03-150.jpg&quot;;s:5:&quot;image&quot;;s:97:&quot;http://dev.onscreenpublisher.co.uk/imageCache/vroomMagazine/wp-content-uploads-2022-11-03-500.jpg&quot;;s:10:&quot;categories&quot;;s:10:&quot;3,20,23,24&quot;;s:4:&quot;tags&quot;;s:3:&quot;817&quot;;s:8:&quot;fullText&quot;;s:2735:&quot;<p>The MotoGP season did not end as hoped (and probably deserved) for Aprilia. Both Espargaró and Viñales stopped due to technical problems, probably fuel draught for Aleix and at the front of the bike for Maverick. These are problems that had not occurred throughout the weekend where, to the contrary, both riders demonstrated an outstanding pace and started from good positions, but where they were kept from battling for the desired results in the championship standings.</p><p>In Valencia, Aprilia ends the season of their first world championship win, a total of nine podium finishes and two pole positions, with records set in terms of points and placements. Never before, in their brief history, had Aprilia risen so high in the premier class.</p><p>Aleix Espargaró</p><p>Battling for third place was a dream for me, something historic, especially with the current level of the championship. I think it would have been possible but unfortunately, a technical problem forced me to withdraw. It’s a pity after the season we had. I gave it my all from the first to the last race and I have no regrets. That’s racing – things don’t always go the way you expect them to. Now we need to continue working because next season represents a new opportunity to do well.</p><p>Maverick Viñales</p><p>What happened is a real pity. We had the pace and rhythm to battle for the very top positions but I had a problem with the front of the bike and my race ended there. We’ve done a lot this season but we need to improve. I had problems in the early stages of the season finding the right settings and then again in the finale. We need to work hard and learn from this season.</p><p>Massimo Rivola – Aprilia Racing CEO</p><p>We are angry and disappointed. Evaluating our season, we should look at the glass as half full, but it’s hard for me to do that today. We had goals that were within our potential and deserved, such as third place for Aleix and second in the Constructors and Teams standings. Extraordinary results that would have been the just rewards for the hard work done by all of Aprilia Racing but evidently we are still not accustomed to battling consistently for the highest objectives. In order to do that, we need to learn to always be perfect, on the track and in Noale. Our championship season is still important and represents an exceptional base of results from which to resume. The last race does not change the certainty that we made a huge step forward and we’ll be back in 2023 to try again with four bikes on the track and renewed ambitions. Now I’d like to congratulate Ducati and Bagnaia for their season and say goodbye to Suzuki, in the hopes that we’ll see them again in the future.</p>&quot;;}}


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That was the story of the third and final day of the Official MotoGP™ Sepang Test as we saw times tumble in between a couple of small rain showers that hampered the start and end of testing. Coming out on top of the timesheets was Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) thanks to a blistering 1:57.889, as reigning World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) also broke the 1:58 barrier. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) rounded out the top three, the Spaniard 0.147s off Marini’s table-topping effort at the close of play.</p><p>With not too many more tech updates to discuss that we haven’t delved into already over the past couple of days, Sunday was also about having a closer look at the timing screens. Only two riders didn’t manage to improve their best times from Friday and Saturday, they were Miguel Oliveira (RNF MotoGP™ Team) and 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), as most of the full-time premier class stars did a few time attack laps.</p><p>DUCATI</p><p>Reigning Champion Bagnaia was so close to the top, and he had the new aero on both bikes but had the downwash ducts instead of the “ground-effect” side fairings, reportedly preferring them. Teammate Enea Bastianini had the new aero on both bikes but one with the downwash ducts and one with the “ground-effect” lower side fairings. The Beast was fourth overall and at the end of the day said they were still only at 70-75% of the potential of the new bike…</p><p>Ducati Lenovo Team Manager Davide Tardozzi was also pleased overall, but he did also stress that the details of the whole new bike will be decided in Portimão. He also reported that Bagnaia said there were good points to the ‘23 machine, but still “one weak point” compared to the GP22, so that will be one to ask about. </p><p>At Prima Pramac Racing, Jorge Martin was especially vocal about the step forward with the 2023 engine, and he was fifth at the end of play. Teammate Johann Zarco was also spending time on the ground effect lower side fairings, and he finishes the test in P16.</p><p>With Marini on top enjoying the still very much sublime GP22, Mooney VR46 Racing Team make it two days of three they’ve stolen some headlines at Sepang after teammate Marco Bezzecchi was also quickest on Day 1. Bezzecchi was eighth on Sunday, just 0.019 behind Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) on another GP22. New Ducati rider Alex Marquez was just behind Bezzecchi, and by just we mean 0.022s.</p><p>APRILIA</p><p>Both of the Aprilia Racing stars – Aleix Espargaro and Viñales – had 2023 aero packages on them on the final day, and both bikes in each of their boxes were the 2023 machines. It looks like Aprilia have made a promising step with their new package, as both riders improved their overall lap times ahead of lunch time on Sunday.</p><p>Viñales was the busier of the two riders in terms of laps. Top Gun clocked 56 laps in total and had an enjoyable afternoon, as we saw the number 12 sling himself to the top of the timesheets. His 1:58.036 was at some stage the third fastest lap we’ve ever seen at the Sepang International Circuit, before Marini slammed in his 1:57.889 and Pecco joined his VR46 Academy counterpart in the 1:57s.</p><p>Espargaro set 32 laps on the final day and eventually ended the three-day outing in sixth place, 0.4s from top spot, but the Spaniard was happy with how Aprilia’s Test has gone. It’s “too early” to properly evaluate the 2023 package, but it’s so far, so good for the Naole factory. There’s also a newer engine spec and a few more things expected for the next test, too.</p><p>Positivity was seemingly running through the RNF MotoGP™ Team box as premier class sophomore Raul Fernandez climbed to P7 overall, but as others also improved, Fernandez eventually finished P11. His 1:58.710 was over a second quicker than he managed in qualifying at the 2022 Malaysian GP, while teammate Miguel Oliveira continued to show impressive pace on the RS-GP. The Portuguese star ended the Test in P15, his best time coming in at a 1:58.839, and said a lot of focus was on the rear of the bike and setting it up so he felt more comfortable.</p><p>HONDA</p><p>In the Honda camp, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) managed to better his overall best laptime ahead of lunch time and sat comfortably in the top 10 for a while. After having four bikes in his box for the first two days, there were only three on his side of the factory HRC garage on Sunday – and one of them had a cover on it. The two bikes the eight-time World Champion was out on were the 2023 development bikes, they each have a different chassis, but look very similar from the outside. It seems notable that Marquez and Honda concentrated mainly on the 2023 development bikes on the final day, not on the experimental bike that he was seen out on a few times this weekend.</p><p>At the end of the three days, the number 93 was P10 on the timesheets having completed a further 55 laps on the final day. Marquez was 0.777s off Marini’s pace, with teammate Joan Mir a solid P12 – just over a tenth of Marquez’s effort. Mir got another valuable 45 laps under his belt as he continues his adaptation to the RC213V.</p><p>Repsol Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig admitted Honda are “clearly” not where they want to be yet, but commented how positive Marquez’s physical condition is. Puig was also full of praise of Mir’s progress, with Mir also pleased that he’s feeling better on the bike “everyday”. Marquez on Marquez, meanwhile, was full of positives. The number 93 said the most important thing to him in the test was to assess his physical condition and he was very happy with the outcome, saying there was some tiredness in the arm on the final day but it was completely normal. Rivals, beware…</p><p>Elsewhere at Honda, Alex Rins’ (LCR Honda Castrol) best time of the test was a 1:58.932, placing him P19, with Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) 1.6s off top spot in P21 as he continued his testing duties for the Japanese factory.</p><p>GASGAS</p><p>That different engine noise overheard from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing earlier in the test was overheard from Pol Espargaro’s GASGAS RC16 on Sunday. He was P13 overall too, just thousandths ahead of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Rookie Augusto Fernandez seemed to be out testing one of the newer chassis, taking on a few more parts too.</p><p>KTM</p><p>At KTM, Binder was back out testing the aero update that broke cover at the Shakedown, and the engine questions roll on. The South African was 0.015s behind Pol Espargaro in a GASGAS-KTM RC16 sandwich, in P14 after another half century of laps.</p><p>On Jack Miller’s side of the Red Bull KTM garage, both bikes looked the same as they have over the previous two days – with the Valencia aero update. He was back on the “old” engine on Sunday, and ended the day P18 after another 54 laps of settling in. He says that’s his focus, playing with geometry and finding his feet with the RC16. He also crashed at Turn 1, rider ok.</p><p>YAMAHA</p><p>In terms of tech, there wasn’t much more to report from the Iwata factory on Day 3 that hasn’t already been discussed over the past couple of days. Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) was seen testing a bigger version of Yamaha’s new aero that we saw his teammate Fabio Quartararo trying in Valencia, but the latter hasn’t lapped with it in Sepang.</p><p>The timesheets didn’t make pretty reading for Yamaha, but Team Manager Maio Meregalli confirmed that both Quartararo and Morbidelli like and agree on what 2023 engine was best for the upcoming season. That’s a huge positive. The rain meant Yamaha couldn’t get through all their items that “need to be evaluated” before the season, according to Meregalli, so expect the Iwata factory to be busy with chassis and swingarm testing in Portimao.</p><p>At the end of the three-day Test, Quartararo was P17 and Morbidelli was P20. Don’t read too much into that at this stage, but improvements will be sought after at the two-day Portimao Test – especially on new tyres. Quartararo branded their pace a “disaster” on new tyres, and a “complete reset” will be needed heading to Portugal in that particular area so they can get qualifying and Sprint ready.</p><p>Source: motogp.com</p><p> </p>&quot;;}}


