Forget incident in Australia, Marquez Focus to Motegi

Unavoidable misfortune Marc Marquez when he should be disqualified in the Australian race. Repsol Honda rider was now eager to forget it and focus to achieve victory in Japan next week.

Had a chance to be world champion in the series to-16 in Phillip Island, Marquez or even wasted arguably not entirely fault the rider 20 years.

Despite his current position in mid-race incident was not good - the top three while Jorge Lorenzo in the first position - but Marquez had the possibility to overtake Lorenzo in pole position.

But he then ignores the rules of the Race Direction in which he had entered the pit-lane on lap 11, which should all riders are required to do the maximum on the 10th lap.

Result in the 14th lap Marquez received a Black Flag and was disqualified from the race. Unable to points and Marquez had to postpone the party champion.

"Our plan is not going right we think we can still go around lap once again. We thought we could get in the pit at the end of lap 11. Problem is not in the pit board, there was fine when I saw the 'Box', I'm in. . now we have to get over it and concentrate on the race at Motegi, "said Marquez in MotoGP's official website.

Now virtually no chance of a champion Marquez earlier where the difference reaches 43 points with Lorenzo. Now 25 extra points for the Yamaha rider in Australia make Marquez only lead 18 points.

With two series remaining at Motegi and Valencia, anything can happen including Marquez lost the top position. Thus the Spanish youth want full concentration to win there while forgetting the failures in Australia.

"I told you last Thursday that the season is still long. Happen right today and maybe there will be another at Motegi. I knew we were on the right track, I felt okay with this bike. Anyway I can reach the podium or even a win today , "he concluded. 

Admit Lorenzo Lucky Can Win at Phillip Island

Race at Phillip Island acknowledged Jorge Lorenzo going crazy and chaotic. The Yamaha rider was pleased and fortunate that he could be a winner when his rival, Marc Marquez, failed to reap points.

Lorenzo won the MotoGP Australia held followed by his teammate Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi. While Marquez descend misfortune.

That's because Marquez was disqualified after he violated the rules of entering the pitlane on lap up the 10 - 20 year-old rider had entered on lap-11 and he got a black flag three laps later -.

Decision shall pit-lane racer is taken as Bridgestone as tire supplier could not guarantee power motorcycle tires more than 10 laps, due to the track at Phillip Island recently paved.

"This is a crazy and chaotic race, the first time for us to replace the motor in a dry race. Required the most attention from us all and the mechanics to be ready, because anything can happen," said Lorenzo in the MotoGP official website.

"We train a lot and it's the turn of the motor is one of the keys to victory. I was slow in the warm-up session and we need to change some things. We changed the strategy and make some development. At the end I was so fast in the race, but Marquez and Pedrosa is also very fast , "he continued.

Not just the rules of the race has changed, there are also a number of incidents in the 16th series of them when Lorenzo and Marquez, who was coming out of the pit lane, touched.

Rossi Satisfied Finish Third

Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi very satisfied to reach the podium three Australian MotoGP. But he also stressed that the performance of the bike needs to be developed further in order to be better in the remaining two series.

In the race held at the Circuit Phillip Island, Rossi finished third while teammate, Jorge Lorenzo won the series followed by Dani Pedrosa.

Throughout the race, Rossi actually a lot more fight in the second group with Cal Crutchlow and Alvaro Bautista, the position of four. While in the leading group, Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Marc Marquez competing.

But in the process, Marquez was disqualified so the opportunity to occupy the third position was wide open for the riders in the second group. Luckily for Rossi, he won the duel with Crutchlow who was outmaneuvered and ensure a place on the podium.

"Ultimately, this is a good result. I am very happy to be on the podium here, at Philip Island, because it is always fun and a great atmosphere," Rossi said as quoted by the official MotoGP website.

"I tried to give maximum effort, very stressful race and I really enjoyed it, especially because with the team, we were able to do a very good job in the pits and grabbed two positions (at the podium)," she continued.

"I had a fierce fight with Crutchlow. When he realized it could lead to the podium, I tried to give maximum effort. In the last half-lap, began to rain and it was very scary, but in the end there was no problem and the results are good. We still need to work and for faster growing again for the next race, "complete six times MotoGP world champion is.

MotoGP season now only leaves two more series, namely Motegi and Valencia. Rossi himself is now in fourth place standings with a value of 214, the difference of 50 points from Pedrosa in the order of three and 35 points ahead of Crutchlow in fifth place. 

Confusing race at Phillip Island

For the first time in history, the entire MotoGP rider requires replacing the motor even though it did not rain. Another rule about the speed limit is claimed to make the rider gets confused.

Due to security reasons, related concerns about the durability of Bridgestone tires were not strong enough to be used to complete the race, the Race Direction requires all riders to replace the motor on lap nine or ten.

Also for safety reasons riders, race at Phillip Island trimmed the amount of which should be 27 to 19 rounds only.

Related must do a pit stop, Marquez became 'victims'. New replace the motor on lap 11, the Honda rider dikibari aka black flag disqualification. Marquez, who previously had a chance to be world champion Australia in the series is now only 18 points, just ahead of Jorge Lorenzo.

Other rule changes in MotoGP Australia this is an area speed limit plus. Back for security and safety reasons, before and after the speed limit was extended pit.

Pedrosa had sanctioned dropped one position in the middle of the race due to violation of the speed limit. But because Marquez was disqualified, Pedrosa could go straight up again to the second position.

"The rules and the rules keep changing every minute. Everything must go in your head and it's hard at first to adapt to the rules without making a mistake," Pedrosa said after the race.

"Marc and I make mistakes too. Everything went very fast and it is confusing to the drivers and mechanics. Clear we should know how many laps had to pit and it was not clear whether lap nine or ten, and the pitlane is also longer than the condition normal. Everything strange today, "he continued in Autosport.

Criticism related to the changes in the rules for the race in Australia was also expressed by Colin Edward.

"Not happy with the decision (on Marc Marquez). First time this scenario is applied and (emerging) disqualification. We are not a mathematician ... let us race and f *** off," Edward wrote via his Twitter account. 

Marquez disqualified, Honda Confessing One

Have a chance to be world champion, Marc Marquez actually completed the race without disqualification due to the points. In a statement, Honda claimed one of the black flag on the riders.

Race Direction implementing several new regulations in MotoGP Australia. In addition to requiring the rider to change the motor in nine or 10 laps, the race was also trimmed from the 27 rounds previously to stay just 19 laps. In addition, the zone before and after the speed limit was also extended pitlane.

The whole rule is enforced in Phillip Island circuit related problems on Bridgestone tires. The tire manufacturers do not guarantee that they prepare tires can last more than 10 laps, because the track circuit recently re-paved.

Marc Marquez was the fateful fared related rules. Due to pitting and replace the new motor on lap 11, the rider standings in waving black flag and required to immediately leave the track due to hit disqualification.

"The team made ​​a mistake, thinking that Marquez could lead to its conclusion and the tenth lap in. (pit to replace the motor) before undergoing lap 11. Moreover box instructions (for Marquez) board late in the pits one lap," Honda said in a statement as quoted from Crash.

In his comments after the race, Marquez said that he and his team think Honda still allowed to turn motors after undergoing lap-10. While the race direction defined rules requiring all riders to replace the mount on lap nine or 10.

When in waving black flag, Marquez was in second place - behind Lorenzo. Failure points in Phillip Island can make a 20-year-old Spanish rider is now only 18 points ahead at the top. MotoGP race still leaves two more series that is in Japan and Valencia.

Marquez was not the only rider who was disqualified for being late into the pit. Gresini rider, Bryan Staring, can also be the same penalty.

Bridgestone reviews successful Mugello round

Bridgestone Motorsport’s Masao Azuma provides in depth analysis of Round 5 of the 2013 MotoGP™ World Championship.
 
Excellent conditions greeted riders at the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM with the dry Mugello tarmac reaching a peak of 44°C on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, ensuring the teams had plenty of relevant set-up data for the 23 lap race.

Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo rode an inspired race, winning his third race in a row at the Italian circuit ahead of Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa and Monster Yamaha Tech3’s Cal Crutchlow.

Tyre conservation and tactics were as crucial as ever to those podium results at a demanding circuit and Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Department’ Chief Engineer Masao Azuma explains why it was important for the Bridgestone rears to feature a heat-resistant construction last weekend.

"After the new 1000cc MotoGP machines were introduced last year," commenced Azuma, "Bridgestone reviewed its tyre severity rating for every circuit on the calendar. These ratings are based on the number of right and left-handed corners, the type of asphalt used and many other factors that contribute. Using this rating system, Mugello has always been one of the more severe circuits in MotoGP for tyres, but the increase in loads generated by these heavier, more powerful motorcycles increased the stress endured by tyres at this circuit to a point where the heat-resistant construction was needed."

"As a result, we decided that for this year, the best decision for the safety of the riders was to supply all our rear slicks at Mugello in our heat-resistant construction."

He went on to explain the process behind the supply of the specific tyres provided for the Claiming Rule Teams at Mugello, stating, "As we are supplying rear slicks to the CRT riders this year that are one step softer than the works riders, it means for the first time our soft rubber compound was used on the right shoulder of a rear slick option at Mugello. The use of this soft compound on the right shoulder means we decided to use heat-resistant construction for the CRT-specific slicks for safety reasons as well, and the results were as we expected; quite positive."

"Some riders do notice a slight difference in grip from the edge of the tyre with this heat-resistant construction compared to our regular slicks, however, the performance these tyres offer is still extremely high. Proof of this point was that new qualifying and race lap records were set at Mugello last weekend using the heat-resistant rear slicks."

Given that the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM was held earlier in the year than usual this time around Bridgestone had to consider several factors in preparation for the Mugello round.

"Reviewing the historical data we could see that generally track temperatures at Mugello are quite high, but this year not only was the race held earlier, mainland Europe has experienced unusually cool weather this spring," continued Azuma. "We considered these factors when deciding on our tyre allocation for the Italian Grand Prix, particularly for the front slicks. In fact, we waited until the Wednesday before the race weekend to lock in our front tyre allocation, as we wanted the most accurate predictions of what the weather would bring."



Source : http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/bridgestone+review+mugello+race

Valentino Rossi joins the FIM Ride Green Team

As part of their celebration of World Environment Day, the FIM is proud to announce that Valentino Rossi is joining the FIM Environmental Ambassadors’ Team. The project was launched in 2012 when Marc Márquez, Laia Sanz, Takahisha Fujinami, Randy De Puniet and Ken Roczen agreed to take part.

The Ambassadors are at the service of future generations. They have been invited by the FIM to play a major role in the contribution made by our sport to a greener and more sustainable world.

The FIM Environmental Ambassadors are men and women representing different motorcycling disciplines and different cultures and nationalities. They are sportsmen and –women with high standards who have lent their voices to convey the FIM’s environmental policy. Most importantly, they will spread inspiration and awareness among their fans, the motorcycling community and the sporting community at large.
Vito Ippolito - Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), President

"In 2012, on World Environment Day, the FIM launched the FIM Environmental Ambassadors programme. The idea is to involve top riders from different disciplines to pass on messages about sustainability and make our public and fans aware of the importance of respecting the environment. 

The original five Ambassadors were Marc Márquez, Randy de Puniet, Takahisa Fujinami, Laia Sanz and Ken Roczen. We are now happy to welcome Valentino Rossi, a living legend in our sport, as a new member of this team. With the help and involvement of these great riders, we are confident that our environmental messages will be well received by the spectators.”

Valentino Rossi: “I am proud, honoured and happy to have been appointed as FIM Environmental Ambassador. Definitely, it is not so easy to spread a "green" message within our sport, but FIM, Yamaha and all the parties involved in this initiative teach us that it is not impossible! As a rider I want to commit to helping our world to make one step forward in terms of sustainability. I will play my role and I will help motorcycle racing to adapt itself to the needs of our environment.”

Ducati Team completes Mugello test

Just four days after completing its home Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, the Ducati Team carried out a two-day test at the same track with riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden. Ducati Test Team rider Michele Pirro also took part in the test, logging a full three days at the Tuscan circuit.

Although afternoon rain showers ended each day prematurely, conditions were perfect in the mornings, enabling the team to complete much of the scheduled work program. Dovizioso and Hayden continued their tests with the 'laboratory' version of the Desmosedici GP13, increasing their familiarity with the bike and gathering data. Meanwhile, Pirro carried out work on the same bike, which he will ride in the Catalan Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya next week.

 

Andrea Dovizioso - Ducati Team (70 laps)

"We did some good testing, especially today: setup, new parts, and riding with the new frame to try and get the most out of it, and we were consistently fast. We rode all day at 1:48 in every exit, which is very important. When I wanted to push, I did a 48.2, which is a good time. I could’ve gone faster, but I’m pleased with my speed and consistency. We improved a bit with the various changes to the weight distribution and my riding position. The improvements aren’t huge, and this frame won’t make enough difference to reduce the gap, but for me it’s still a small improvement. We’ll see if we can have it ready in time for the weekend in Barcelona, or if we’ll just use it in the post-race test."

 

Nicky Hayden - Ducati Team (103 laps)

"If we’re completely honest, we didn’t achieve the progress that we’d hoped for, which is unfortunate. This laboratory bike has some positives, but at the moment, the lap time is very similar to our current bike. Hopefully these days will help the engineers to learn something. Thanks to my guys for coming here and working hard, because it’s not easy to go back to the track and test after a long GP weekend."

 

Michele Pirro – Ducati Test Team (93 laps)

"The test was affected by the weather, as it rained in the afternoon on all three days. Compared to the other riders, I had to focus on some aspects of the frame and the engine in order to bring the development forward. We certainly found some positives, and we hope that they’ll prove useful in the coming races, where I’ll ride the bike that I raced this past Sunday. I’m pleased with the work we did, so now we’ll wait for Barcelona to see if the things we tried will work a bit better."

Win exclusive access to Catalunya paddock with Riders for Health

Riders for Health and MotoGP™ are offering fans a unique chance to discover the exclusive paddock at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on Thursday 13 June to raise money for the organisations’ lifesaving work in Africa.

What better way to start your Spanish MotoGP weekend than with behind-the-scenes access to the paddock and pit lane just a day before practice begins for the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya?

Tickets cost €85 for adults and just €30 for children, granting access to the paddock and pit-lane from 12.00–6.00pm. Lunch will also be provided within the paddock. Lucky ticket holders will be able to wander among team hospitality trucks and past garages as riders and race teams prepare for the weekend ahead.

Riders for Health is the official charity of MotoGP. They provide health workers in Africa with reliable motorcycles so that they can reach remote rural communities with vital health care on a regular basis.
To find out more, visit http://www.riders.org

Spaniards chase the English into Barcelona

Britain’s Scott Redding has won the last pair of Moto2™ races and carries a healthy championship lead into Round 6 at Barcelona. Behind him, a pack of charging Spaniards – as well as Finland’s Mika Kallio – are now hot on the heels of the Marc VDS Racing Team rider ahead of what is, for many of them, a true home race.

Curiously, although Redding may hold the smallest amount of points of any of the current leaders across the three categories of the World Championship (with 101 to Dani Pedrosa’s 103 in MotoGP™ or Maverick Viñales 106 in Moto3™), he convincingly holds the greatest advantage thanks to a 43-point cushion. With ‘only’ 25 on offer for a race win, this demonstrates the pressure on the shoulders of rivals.

Redding’s strong lead has come about as a combination of his steadiness coupled with the inconsistency of his closest opponents. Whereas he has achieved two wins, two second places and one fifth, Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2’s Nico Terol and Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio have enjoyed only two rostrums apiece, whereas Tuenti HP 40 pairing Esteve Rabat and Pol Espargaro have both won races but also been outside the top ten on two occasions each. Technomag carXpert’s Dominique Aegerter, who is sixth in the standings and the final rider to have notched up half a century of points, is yet to finish inside the top three but has collected a trio of fourth place finishes.

A key part of the upcoming weekend has in fact already happened, as Moto2™ enjoyed a single day of post-race testing after the last Grand Prix at Mugello. This was especially key for the likes of pre-season title favourite Espargaro, who after the last race openly admitted that he and his squad were in need of bike improvements in order to get back on par with Redding. Qualifying will bring the first real answers.

Two wildcard entrants are set to join the action this weekend, as Petronas Raceline Malaysia’s Hafizh Syahrin and TSR Motorsport’s Dani Rivas take to the track. The sun is expected to shine, although Barcelona weather has been changeable of late…