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2021 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 10, Assen, The Netherlands
World Superbike standings after race 2 at Assen:
Round Number:
5
Year:
2021
2021 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 10, Assen, The Netherlands
World Superbike standings after race 2 at Assen:
Round Number:
5
Year:
2021
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2021 WorldSSP300 Championship Standings After Race 6, Assen, Netherlands
WorldSSP300 standings after the second race at Assen:
Round Number:
5
Year:
2021
2021 WorldSSP300 Championship Standings After Race 6, Assen, Netherlands
WorldSSP300 standings after the second race at Assen:
Round Number:
5
Year:
2021
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 223: Reviewing WorldSBK, And Where The Series Is Headed
In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, David Emmett joins Steve English at the Assen round of WorldSBK, to talk about the state of the championship. We discuss the rules, whether Jonathan Rea is still unbeatable, whether Pirelli should drop the qualifying tire, and just how competitive the field is. We also take a peek at the Petronas situation, and try to work out who might get a chance at the seat.
We also sit down with Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning. Denning talks about the success of Toprak Razgatlioglu, how the Yamaha YZF R1 has changed to make it more competitive, and the state of the rules and regulations in WorldSBK.
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 223: Reviewing WorldSBK, And Where The Series Is Headed
In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, David Emmett joins Steve English at the Assen round of WorldSBK, to talk about the state of the championship. We discuss the rules, whether Jonathan Rea is still unbeatable, whether Pirelli should drop the qualifying tire, and just how competitive the field is. We also take a peek at the Petronas situation, and try to work out who might get a chance at the seat.
We also sit down with Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning. Denning talks about the success of Toprak Razgatlioglu, how the Yamaha YZF R1 has changed to make it more competitive, and the state of the rules and regulations in WorldSBK.
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Cal Crutchlow Confirmed As Replacement For Franco Morbidelli For Three Races
The first race after the summer break will see retired racers returning to the MotoGP grid. After Dani Pedrosa was confirmed as a wildcard at the Styria GP at Spielberg, Cal Crutchlow has now officially been confirmed as replacing Franco Morbidelli at both races in Austria and at his home Grand Prix at Silverstone. Today, the Petronas Yamaha SRT team issued a press release announcing Crutchlow for the next three races. Morbidelli is absent after having surgery on his left knee to fix an issue with his ACL.
Cal Crutchlow Confirmed As Replacement For Franco Morbidelli For Three Races
The first race after the summer break will see retired racers returning to the MotoGP grid. After Dani Pedrosa was confirmed as a wildcard at the Styria GP at Spielberg, Cal Crutchlow has now officially been confirmed as replacing Franco Morbidelli at both races in Austria and at his home Grand Prix at Silverstone. Today, the Petronas Yamaha SRT team issued a press release announcing Crutchlow for the next three races. Morbidelli is absent after having surgery on his left knee to fix an issue with his ACL.
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It's Race Week - What To Expect After MotoGP's Long Summer Break
It's race week again. For both the MotoGP and WorldSBK paddocks, with the World Superbike series also making its debut at a new track, the Autodrom Most in the northwest corner of Czechia 55 km south of Dresden and 75km northwest of Prague, and which looks on paper to offer a nice, varied array of corners and challenges.
But WorldSBK at Most (be ready to be drowned in a tidal wave of superlative-based puns) comes after just a single weekend away, the production-based series having raced at Assen two weeks ago. MotoGP is back after its longest summer hiatus in recent memory, a whole five-week absence from racing.
Not that riders have been sitting on sun loungers working on their tans for all that period. Certainly, the first ten days or so were dedicated to taking a proper break, relaxing and getting away from it all. But since then, they have all been hard at work once again, training, riding bicycles and motorcycles, on circuits, on dirt track, at MX tracks.
It's Race Week - What To Expect After MotoGP's Long Summer Break
It's race week again. For both the MotoGP and WorldSBK paddocks, with the World Superbike series also making its debut at a new track, the Autodrom Most in the northwest corner of Czechia 55 km south of Dresden and 75km northwest of Prague, and which looks on paper to offer a nice, varied array of corners and challenges.
But WorldSBK at Most (be ready to be drowned in a tidal wave of superlative-based puns) comes after just a single weekend away, the production-based series having raced at Assen two weeks ago. MotoGP is back after its longest summer hiatus in recent memory, a whole five-week absence from racing.
Not that riders have been sitting on sun loungers working on their tans for all that period. Certainly, the first ten days or so were dedicated to taking a proper break, relaxing and getting away from it all. But since then, they have all been hard at work once again, training, riding bicycles and motorcycles, on circuits, on dirt track, at MX tracks.
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KTM's Sebastian Risse: On 3D Printing, New Chassis, Dealing With Tires, And The Frustration Of Ride Height Devices
KTM has seen not one, but two remarkable turnarounds in recent years. First, there was the huge step in performance between 2019 and 2020, after the Austrian factory introduced a radically different chassis, switching from circular section tubes to oval section for their steel chassis. That saw KTM go from fighting for the spots just outside the top five to winning three races and consistently battling for the podium.
So it came as a surprise at the opening races of the 2021 season that the KTM riders were suddenly struggling again, Miguel Oliveira finishing tenth in the first race at Qatar, teammate Brad Binder ending up eighth at the second race at Losail. KTM found themselves heavily penalized by a change in the front tire allocation, with a switch to more asymmetric tires.
That required a review of their current development direction, and after another revision to the chassis, and a change of fuel supplier, Miguel Oliveira was back on the podium at Mugello. The improvements were confirmed when the Portuguese rider won the next race at Barcelona.
Before the race at Assen, I spoke to Sebastian Risse, as Technical Coordinator, the man in charge of KTM's MotoGP project. In the interview, Risse explained how they had changed the KTM RC16 to achieve these remarkable turnarounds. In our extended conversation, we covered 3D printing, chassis stiffness, building a more versatile MotoGP bike, and dealing with changing tire allocations. Risse also explained his dislike of the current round of holeshot and ride-height devices, and gave his views on aerodynamics. A fascinating insight into the process of developing a MotoGP machine.
Q:Obviously, you made a big step from 2019 to 2020. Can you talk about that change? What do you think was the big change from 2019 to 2020?
KTM's Sebastian Risse: On 3D Printing, New Chassis, Dealing With Tires, And The Frustration Of Ride Height Devices
KTM has seen not one, but two remarkable turnarounds in recent years. First, there was the huge step in performance between 2019 and 2020, after the Austrian factory introduced a radically different chassis, switching from circular section tubes to oval section for their steel chassis. That saw KTM go from fighting for the spots just outside the top five to winning three races and consistently battling for the podium.
So it came as a surprise at the opening races of the 2021 season that the KTM riders were suddenly struggling again, Miguel Oliveira finishing tenth in the first race at Qatar, teammate Brad Binder ending up eighth at the second race at Losail. KTM found themselves heavily penalized by a change in the front tire allocation, with a switch to more asymmetric tires.
That required a review of their current development direction, and after another revision to the chassis, and a change of fuel supplier, Miguel Oliveira was back on the podium at Mugello. The improvements were confirmed when the Portuguese rider won the next race at Barcelona.
Before the race at Assen, I spoke to Sebastian Risse, as Technical Coordinator, the man in charge of KTM's MotoGP project. In the interview, Risse explained how they had changed the KTM RC16 to achieve these remarkable turnarounds. In our extended conversation, we covered 3D printing, chassis stiffness, building a more versatile MotoGP bike, and dealing with changing tire allocations. Risse also explained his dislike of the current round of holeshot and ride-height devices, and gave his views on aerodynamics. A fascinating insight into the process of developing a MotoGP machine.
Q:Obviously, you made a big step from 2019 to 2020. Can you talk about that change? What do you think was the big change from 2019 to 2020?
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Peter Bom Subscriber Podcast: On 2021 So Far, A Deep Dive Into Datalogging, And Being A World Champion Crew Chief
For the Paddock Pass Podcast, I spoke to Peter Bom, former crew chief and now expert MotoGP commentator for Dutch Eurosport. We covered a huge range of topics, starting with a review of the first half of the 2021 MotoGP season, and where the factories stand.
After that, Peter went into great depth about the use of datalogging, and how it is different at the world championship level and for club racers. Using his vast experience as a 2D specialist, he breaks down the best approach to datalogging for club racers, how to use data to go faster, and what a data engineer is looking for at the World Championship level.
Peter Bom Subscriber Podcast: On 2021 So Far, A Deep Dive Into Datalogging, And Being A World Champion Crew Chief
For the Paddock Pass Podcast, I spoke to Peter Bom, former crew chief and now expert MotoGP commentator for Dutch Eurosport. We covered a huge range of topics, starting with a review of the first half of the 2021 MotoGP season, and where the factories stand.
After that, Peter went into great depth about the use of datalogging, and how it is different at the world championship level and for club racers. Using his vast experience as a 2D specialist, he breaks down the best approach to datalogging for club racers, how to use data to go faster, and what a data engineer is looking for at the World Championship level.
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 225: After The Break - Looking Ahead To The Styrian MotoGP Round
On the eve of MotoGP's return to action at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast looks over a few of the news stories in the run up to the race and at what we can expect from the Styrian Grand Prix. After a quick update on what we all did during the summer break, Adam Wheeler, Neil Morrison and David Emmett get down to examining the state of the championship.
The crew start off with a look at where the protagonists stand going into the second half of the season, and how the back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring might affect Fabio Quartararo's championshp lead. We discuss who we think will shine at the Red Bull Ring, and just how competitive the Yamaha can be. We discuss the impending return of two veterans, with Dani Pedrosa returning as a wildcard for KTM for one race, and Cal Crutchlow replacing Franco Morbidelli for the next three rounds in the Petronas Yamaha team.
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 225: After The Break - Looking Ahead To The Styrian MotoGP Round
On the eve of MotoGP's return to action at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast looks over a few of the news stories in the run up to the race and at what we can expect from the Styrian Grand Prix. After a quick update on what we all did during the summer break, Adam Wheeler, Neil Morrison and David Emmett get down to examining the state of the championship.
The crew start off with a look at where the protagonists stand going into the second half of the season, and how the back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring might affect Fabio Quartararo's championshp lead. We discuss who we think will shine at the Red Bull Ring, and just how competitive the Yamaha can be. We discuss the impending return of two veterans, with Dani Pedrosa returning as a wildcard for KTM for one race, and Cal Crutchlow replacing Franco Morbidelli for the next three rounds in the Petronas Yamaha team.
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Guest Blog: Mat Oxley - MotoGP’s greatest paradox: why isn’t Moto2 racing closer?
Moto2 riders use the same engine, tyres, software, fuel, oil and gearbox, so why is the racing more spread out than MotoGP and Moto3?
Dorna’s big push over the past decade has been writing technical regulations that shrink the gap between the best and worst motorcycles, thereby creating thrilling racing that gets hundreds of millions of people turning on their televisions
The premier MotoGP class features many such rules – 81mm bore limit, spec tyres, spec electronics, a relatively high minimum weight limit and so on.
Moto3 is even stricter, with the same tyres, same electronics and engines randomly allocated to riders to prevent factory teams gaining an advantage.
Guest Blog: Mat Oxley - MotoGP’s greatest paradox: why isn’t Moto2 racing closer?
Moto2 riders use the same engine, tyres, software, fuel, oil and gearbox, so why is the racing more spread out than MotoGP and Moto3?
Dorna’s big push over the past decade has been writing technical regulations that shrink the gap between the best and worst motorcycles, thereby creating thrilling racing that gets hundreds of millions of people turning on their televisions
The premier MotoGP class features many such rules – 81mm bore limit, spec tyres, spec electronics, a relatively high minimum weight limit and so on.
Moto3 is even stricter, with the same tyres, same electronics and engines randomly allocated to riders to prevent factory teams gaining an advantage.
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Styria MotoGP Preview: Danger And Opportunity In The Austrian Alps
If it's scenery you're after, the Red Bull Ring, or Spielberg, or Zeltweg – choose your favorite name for the Austrian circuit – is hard to beat. Mugello maybe? The Italian track sits in a valley, rather than being set up against the lower slopes of a mountain, but Spielberg wins on the mountain backdrop behind it.
Phillip Island, perhaps? The Bass Strait makes for a stunning setting, but is it more dramatic than the Austrian Alps which frame the Red Bull Ring? The weather will change just as quickly as both, storms brewing in the mountains as rapidly as they are blown in off the Southern Ocean at Phillip Island. One minute the sun is shining, the next the heavens have opened.
In Spielberg, that can be a problem. The track is dangerous at the best of times, but a downpour at the track makes braking into Turn 1 a lottery. In previous years, the rubber left by cars at the first corner turned it into an ice rink when it rained. The circuit has addressed that in recent years by scrubbing out the rubber left by the cars in the braking zone. But concerns remain.
Styria MotoGP Preview: Danger And Opportunity In The Austrian Alps
If it's scenery you're after, the Red Bull Ring, or Spielberg, or Zeltweg – choose your favorite name for the Austrian circuit – is hard to beat. Mugello maybe? The Italian track sits in a valley, rather than being set up against the lower slopes of a mountain, but Spielberg wins on the mountain backdrop behind it.
Phillip Island, perhaps? The Bass Strait makes for a stunning setting, but is it more dramatic than the Austrian Alps which frame the Red Bull Ring? The weather will change just as quickly as both, storms brewing in the mountains as rapidly as they are blown in off the Southern Ocean at Phillip Island. One minute the sun is shining, the next the heavens have opened.
In Spielberg, that can be a problem. The track is dangerous at the best of times, but a downpour at the track makes braking into Turn 1 a lottery. In previous years, the rubber left by cars at the first corner turned it into an ice rink when it rained. The circuit has addressed that in recent years by scrubbing out the rubber left by the cars in the braking zone. But concerns remain.
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Valentino Rossi To Announce His Future At Styrian GP
Dorna and the Petronas Yamaha team have announced that there is to be an exceptional press conference at 16:15 local time in Austria. While no further information was given, the obvious conclusion is that he will announce his plans for the future at that press conference.
What that future is predictable, though not certain. It is most likely that Rossi will announce he will be retiring from the sport at the end of this year. He insisted earlier this year that he would make a decision in the first half of the season based on his results, and with only two tenth places as his best results, that would point heavily toward the idea of him retiring.
Valentino Rossi To Announce His Future At Styrian GP
Dorna and the Petronas Yamaha team have announced that there is to be an exceptional press conference at 16:15 local time in Austria. While no further information was given, the obvious conclusion is that he will announce his plans for the future at that press conference.
What that future is predictable, though not certain. It is most likely that Rossi will announce he will be retiring from the sport at the end of this year. He insisted earlier this year that he would make a decision in the first half of the season based on his results, and with only two tenth places as his best results, that would point heavily toward the idea of him retiring.
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Valentino Rossi To Retire At The End Of The 2021 MotoGP Season
Valentino Rossi has announced that he is to retire from MotoGP racing at the end of the 2021 season. The legendary Italian has decided to call it a day after 26 seasons in Grand Prix racing, as results were becoming more difficult to come by.
Rossi leaves with an incredible record. The Italian has 423 Grand Prix starts across all three classes, 115 Grand Prix victories, 199 premier class podiums, and 89 premier class wins. He has nine world championships, and seven premier class titles, having won on 500cc two strokes, 990cc four strokes, and 800cc four strokes. He also came within 5 points of winning the 1000cc four-stroke format as well.
Valentino Rossi To Retire At The End Of The 2021 MotoGP Season
Valentino Rossi has announced that he is to retire from MotoGP racing at the end of the 2021 season. The legendary Italian has decided to call it a day after 26 seasons in Grand Prix racing, as results were becoming more difficult to come by.
Rossi leaves with an incredible record. The Italian has 423 Grand Prix starts across all three classes, 115 Grand Prix victories, 199 premier class podiums, and 89 premier class wins. He has nine world championships, and seven premier class titles, having won on 500cc two strokes, 990cc four strokes, and 800cc four strokes. He also came within 5 points of winning the 1000cc four-stroke format as well.
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Styria MotoGP Thursday Round Up: Rossi's Retirement, Charisma, Safety, Race Lessons, And Slow Healing
It was an odd day today. The moment we heard that there would be an extra press conference to be held by Valentino Rossi, the work of a journalist goes into overdrive. Preparing a story for if he announced his retirement, worrying whether to write an alternative story, for if he had announced he would be switching to Ducati and racing in his own team, putting out feelers to see what people thought the announcement would be. Weighing rumors that he would be doing one thing or another.
The most remarkable thing about today's announcement was that nobody knew which way it was going to go. Normally, decisions of such import leak out; there were rumors that Jorge Lorenzo was going to retire for weeks before hand, Casey Stoner's retirement had been credibly reported at least three weeks before the announcement, and Dani Pedrosa's retirement had been telegraphed for a long time.
Even Rossi's decision to drop long-time crew chief Jeremy Burgess had been leaked to the press a week beforehand. (And in truth, the leak probably forced Rossi's hand, and into making an announcement before the Valencia race, instead of after it. Rossi got his revenge later, however, planting a false story with the same journalist a year or so later.)
Loose lips sink ships
Styria MotoGP Thursday Round Up: Rossi's Retirement, Charisma, Safety, Race Lessons, And Slow Healing
It was an odd day today. The moment we heard that there would be an extra press conference to be held by Valentino Rossi, the work of a journalist goes into overdrive. Preparing a story for if he announced his retirement, worrying whether to write an alternative story, for if he had announced he would be switching to Ducati and racing in his own team, putting out feelers to see what people thought the announcement would be. Weighing rumors that he would be doing one thing or another.
The most remarkable thing about today's announcement was that nobody knew which way it was going to go. Normally, decisions of such import leak out; there were rumors that Jorge Lorenzo was going to retire for weeks before hand, Casey Stoner's retirement had been credibly reported at least three weeks before the announcement, and Dani Pedrosa's retirement had been telegraphed for a long time.
Even Rossi's decision to drop long-time crew chief Jeremy Burgess had been leaked to the press a week beforehand. (And in truth, the leak probably forced Rossi's hand, and into making an announcement before the Valencia race, instead of after it. Rossi got his revenge later, however, planting a false story with the same journalist a year or so later.)
Loose lips sink ships
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2021 Styria Moto3 FP1 Result: Garcia Back In The Limelight
The soundtrack of Moto3 machines could be heard once again in the Austrian mountains after a particularly long wait and the headliner for FP1 changed quite a few times while riders got up to speed. Niccolò Antonelli had settled at the front halfway through the action but a late tumble at turn 6 left him unable to defend his position and rivals rushed to the top. After a remote battle between Sergio Garcia and John McPhee, it was the Spaniard who claimed the morning’s honours, half a tenth faster than the Scotsman.
2021 Styria Moto3 FP1 Result: Garcia Back In The Limelight
The soundtrack of Moto3 machines could be heard once again in the Austrian mountains after a particularly long wait and the headliner for FP1 changed quite a few times while riders got up to speed. Niccolò Antonelli had settled at the front halfway through the action but a late tumble at turn 6 left him unable to defend his position and rivals rushed to the top. After a remote battle between Sergio Garcia and John McPhee, it was the Spaniard who claimed the morning’s honours, half a tenth faster than the Scotsman.
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2021 Styria MotoGP FP1 Result: Nakagami Demotes Mir
The premier class returned to our screens particularly keen to grab the headlines with an avalanche of news, but all the talk moved to the track come Friday morning. Joan Mir kept the top seat warm for much of the session, while his main rivals were busy exceeding track limits, but Takaki Nakagami eventually managed to snatch top spot by seven hundredths of a second on his final flying lap. With Mir demoted to second, a big group of his compatriots followed closely behind. Aleix Espargaro claimed third ahead of Alex Rins and the Repsol Honda duo of Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez.
2021 Styria MotoGP FP1 Result: Nakagami Demotes Mir
The premier class returned to our screens particularly keen to grab the headlines with an avalanche of news, but all the talk moved to the track come Friday morning. Joan Mir kept the top seat warm for much of the session, while his main rivals were busy exceeding track limits, but Takaki Nakagami eventually managed to snatch top spot by seven hundredths of a second on his final flying lap. With Mir demoted to second, a big group of his compatriots followed closely behind. Aleix Espargaro claimed third ahead of Alex Rins and the Repsol Honda duo of Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez.
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2021 Styria Moto2 FP1 Result: Bezzecchi Top Of The Class
Intermediate class riders enjoyed their return to the track after an exceptionally long holiday and the man who enjoyed it most, perhaps because of the fresh MotoGP rumours, was Marco Bezzecchi. The Italian led the way throughout the session and ended it on top, despite a late challenge from Augusto Fernandez. Aron Canet joined the top three late on, two tenths slower than the leader and narrowly ahead of Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
2021 Styria Moto2 FP1 Result: Bezzecchi Top Of The Class
Intermediate class riders enjoyed their return to the track after an exceptionally long holiday and the man who enjoyed it most, perhaps because of the fresh MotoGP rumours, was Marco Bezzecchi. The Italian led the way throughout the session and ended it on top, despite a late challenge from Augusto Fernandez. Aron Canet joined the top three late on, two tenths slower than the leader and narrowly ahead of Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
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2021 Styria Moto3 FP2 Result: Binder Leads McPhee
Moto3 riders were quick to find improvements as the second practice session got underway but the ones who were not in a rush were faced with a rain flag waving with nine minutes remaining. However, the drops of rain were not too significant and allowed enough improvement in the final handful of minutes to demote Romano Fenati from the top spot he held for most of the session. In the end it was Darryn Binder who claimed the session ahead of teammate John McPhee, with FP1 leader Sergio Garcia also sneaking ahead of Fenati, who dropped to fourth.
2021 Styria Moto3 FP2 Result: Binder Leads McPhee
Moto3 riders were quick to find improvements as the second practice session got underway but the ones who were not in a rush were faced with a rain flag waving with nine minutes remaining. However, the drops of rain were not too significant and allowed enough improvement in the final handful of minutes to demote Romano Fenati from the top spot he held for most of the session. In the end it was Darryn Binder who claimed the session ahead of teammate John McPhee, with FP1 leader Sergio Garcia also sneaking ahead of Fenati, who dropped to fourth.
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2021 Styria MotoGP FP2 Result: Savadori Sails Away
MotoGP’s second outing around the Red Bull Ring kicked off with rainfall, which made for a slow start to proceedings and drastically reduced chances to make a difference on the combined standings. On the other hand, it improved Honda’s chances to top a session, as Marc Marquez predictably showed the way in the tricky start to FP2, but while the Spaniard rested for the final 10 minutes of the session, track conditions improved enough to allow a time attack.
2021 Styria MotoGP FP2 Result: Savadori Sails Away
MotoGP’s second outing around the Red Bull Ring kicked off with rainfall, which made for a slow start to proceedings and drastically reduced chances to make a difference on the combined standings. On the other hand, it improved Honda’s chances to top a session, as Marc Marquez predictably showed the way in the tricky start to FP2, but while the Spaniard rested for the final 10 minutes of the session, track conditions improved enough to allow a time attack.
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2021 Most World Superbike FP1 Result: Razgatlioglu First Quickest
In the first session at a new track, Toprak Razgartlioglu set a dominant opening time six tenths quicker than second quickest Alex Lowes. Scott Redding was third quickest with German wildcard Marvin Fritz surprising in fourth place at the Czech track. Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes were the only other riders within a second of Razgatlioglu's time.
Results:
2021 Most World Superbike FP1 Result: Razgatlioglu First Quickest
In the first session at a new track, Toprak Razgartlioglu set a dominant opening time six tenths quicker than second quickest Alex Lowes. Scott Redding was third quickest with German wildcard Marvin Fritz surprising in fourth place at the Czech track. Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes were the only other riders within a second of Razgatlioglu's time.
Results:
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2021 Most World Supersport FP1 Result: Gonzalez Tops Red Flagged Session
Manuel Gonzalez set the best time in the first session at Most, with a German wildcard, Patrick Hobelsberger, second quickest. Steven Odendaal and Dominique Aegerter sat in third and fourth places. Steven Odendaal was quickest before the flags came out for Leonardo Taccini's crash, twenty minutes from the end, but Manuel Gonzalez took the top spot with five minutes remaining in the restarted session.
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2021 Most World Supersport FP1 Result: Gonzalez Tops Red Flagged Session
Manuel Gonzalez set the best time in the first session at Most, with a German wildcard, Patrick Hobelsberger, second quickest. Steven Odendaal and Dominique Aegerter sat in third and fourth places. Steven Odendaal was quickest before the flags came out for Leonardo Taccini's crash, twenty minutes from the end, but Manuel Gonzalez took the top spot with five minutes remaining in the restarted session.
Results: