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GP Britain: Quartararo Salahkan Rins, Dovizioso Alami Hilang Ingatan

Pelumba Petronas Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo mendakwa kemalangan yang menimpanya berlaku daripada kesilapan Alex Rins yanng memintasnya di selekoh pertama.

Quartararo mengalami insiden ‘highside’ lalu terbabas yang turut menyaksikan jenteranya dilanggar Andrea Dovizioso.

Dovizioso terpaksa dikejarkan ke hospital susulan mengalami hilang ingatan sementara apabila mengalami hentakan kuat susulan perlanggaran tersebut.

Quartararo kemudiannya menjelaskan bahawa kemalangan tersebut berlaku disebabkan Alex Rins yang hampir hilang kawalan.

Disebabkan mahu mengelak, pelumba Perancis itu telah melepaskan pendikit secara mengejut lalu mencetuskan kejadian ‘highside’. Quartararo menegaskan dia tidak akan terbabas jika Rins tidak melakukan kesilapan itu.

“Rins memintas saya di selekoh pertama tetapi dia mula hilang cengkaman di bahagian tayar belakang jadi saya telah melepaskan pendikit dengan agresif bagi mengelak daripada melanggarnya.

“Nasib saya tidak baik apabila senario itu mencetuskan ‘highside’, katanya menurut Motorsport.com

Aksi di Silverstone menyaksikan Rins berjaya merekodkan kemenangan kedua musim ini selepas Austin apabila dia berjaya memintas pendahulu kejuaraan, Marc Marquez di selekoh terakhir.

Tempat ketiga jadi milik pelumba Yamaha, Maverick Vinales sementara rakan sepasukan, Valentino Rossi yang bermula di petak kedua, meraih tempat keempat.

Dalam perkembangan lain, pengurus pasukan Ducati, Davide Tardozzi, memaklumkan bahawa Dovizioso telah diterbangkan ke hospital di Coventry untuk menjalani pengimbasan.

“Dia hilang ingatan untuk tempoh 15 hingga 20 minit.

“Dovi turut mengalami kesakitan di pinggul kanan namun doktor mengesahkan tiada sebarang keretakan berlaku.

“Kita tunggu keputusan imbasan tersebut dan diharapkan dia bebas daripada sebarang masalah,” katanya.

British MotoGP 2019: Alex Rins Pips Marc Marquez at the Line

The British MotoGP 2019 saw Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki MotoGP) pip Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) at the finish line for the victory.
Rins won by just 0.013 second, the closest finish in MotoGP history.
Fabio Quartararo and Andrea Dovizioso collided and crashed.

The British MotoGP 2019 saw Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki MotoGP) pip Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) at the finish line for the victory.

Marquez, Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha) and Rins stormed off the grid at the start, but it didn’t take long for Marquez to lead the race. Rins didn’t take long to overtake Rossi for second position not long after. He chased down Marquez and started shadowing the world champion for lap after lap.

Rins had used the Suzuki GSX-RR’s superior to close with Marquez’s Honda RC213V which had better acceleration and top speed.

The duo started trading places a number of times in the third act of the race, but Marquez fought back every single time. Rins stayed close and slipstreamed the Honda to pip Marquez by just 0.013 second. It was the closest finish in MotoGP’s history.

The battle allowed Maverick Vinalez (Monster Energy Yamaha) to catch up after dispatching his teammate Rossi many laps earlier. He would eventually finish in third, just 0.620 second behind Marquez.

The anticipated showdown among Marquez, Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati) and Fabio Quartararo (PETRONAS Sepang Racing Team) did not materialize as Quartararo crashed at the start and his bike took out Dovizioso’s. The latter’s bike flew into the air upon contacting the Yamaha and threw him into the air. He landed heavily and continued rolling off the track, while his Ducati ruptured its fuel tank and exploded into flames. The Italian was sent to mobile clinic for checks afterwards.

OH MY!

Dovizioso and Quartararo collide at turn one ?

Dovi’s bike goes up in flames ?#BritishGP pic.twitter.com/2U3O2DUat1

— Watch MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp) August 25, 2019

Dovizioso’s team announced that although he had not suffered any broken bones, he’s sent to the Coventry Hospital for further checks after a severe blow to his head caused him to lose short term memory.

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After the big crash on lap 1 @AndreaDovizioso has nothing broken but has been transferred to Coventry Hospital for further checks due to a severe blow to the head that caused a momentary loss of memory.#ForzaDovi pic.twitter.com/GDJn6pgvzb

— Ducati (@DucatiMotor) August 25, 2019

The newly resurfaced Silverstone provided the thrills expected, especially in a hectic Moto3 race.

Marc Marquez now leads the championship with 250 points, 78 points from Dovizioso at 172 points and Alex Rins with 149 points. There are seven rounds to go.

MotoGP 2019: Jerez Marshall Returns Stolen Item to Alex Rins and Suzuki

A track marshal was caught stealing an item from Alex Rins’s Suzuki at the Spanish MotoGP.
The video was uploaded to YouTube and went viral.
He is now forced to return the item and apologize to Rins and team.

The Jerez marshal who stole an item from the Suzuki of Alex Rins at the Spanish MotoGP 2019 has returned the item.

Alex Rins rode another incredible race on his Suzuki GSX-RR in yesterday’s Spanish MotoGP. He qualified in 9^thand fought his way up the field to finish 2^nd.

But when he parked his bike at a barrier and got off to celebrate with the fans in the stands, a track marshall reached down into Rins’s bike and removed the sweatband covering the front brake fluid reservoir. The marshall then inserted the item into his pocket as he watched Rins finished his celebrations and rode back to parc fermé.

The marshall must have forgotten that MotoGP bikes are equipped with “live” action cameras. Soon, his face and act were circulated around the world.

Alex Rins laughed it off when he was asked about it. He even joked that it’s probably selling on Wallapop (the Spanish version of Lazada) for €1,000 by then and that he’d buy it back if he saw it.

Alex can his money since the race organizer has forced the marshal to return the item. Additionally, he is required to apologize to Rins and the Suzuki Ecstar team.

Marquez Kembali Ke Podium, Quartararo Alami Masalah Jentera

Pertahan juara, Marc Marquez, mendominasi perlumbaan di Litar Jerez sekaligus merekodkan kemenangan keduanya musim ini.

Marquez bangkit daripada kekecewaan di GP Amerika dua minggu lalu apabila gagal menamatkan perlumbaan ekoran kemalangan.

Pelumba Sepanyol itu berjaya memintas dua wakil Petronas Yamaha, Franco Morbidelli dan Fabio Quartararo sebaik perlumbaan dilepaskan untuk menduduki petak pertama.

Pelumba Repsol Honda itu kemudiannya mudah meninggalkan Franco Morbidelli dan Quartararo untuk mendahului perlumbaan sehingga ke pusingan terakhir.

Quartararo kemudiannya terpaksa bersara di pusingan ke-14 apabila jenteranya mengalami masalah gear.

Ketika itu, wakil Suzuki, Alex Rins – yang memenangi GP Amerika sebelum ini – memecut laju dari kedudukan ke sembilan untuk menduduki tempat kedua. Keputusan tersebut menyaksikan Rins kini hanya satu mata dibelakang Marquez dalam kedudukan kejuaraan keseluruhan.

Tempat ketiga menjadi milik seorang lagi wakil Sepanyol, Maverick Vinales dari pasukan Yamaha.

Pelumba veteran, Valentino Rossi – yang memulakan perlumbaan di kedudukan ke-13 – menghabiskan kebanyakkan masa perlumbaan di belakang Jack Miller namun berjaya memperbaiki kedudukan ke tempat ke-6 sebaik berjaya memintas wakil Pramac Ducati itu.

Sementara itu, Morbidelli – meskipun memulakan perlumbaan di kedudukan kedua – hilang lima kedudukan sekaligus menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat ke-7 di hadapan dua wakil LCR Honda, Cal Crutchlow dan Takaaki Nakagami.

Wildcard Honda, Stefan Bradl turut membuat kejutan menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat ke-10 di hadapan rakan sepasukan Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo yang menduduki tempat ke-12.

Dalam perkembangan sama, wakil tunggal negara, Hafizh Syahrin menamatkan perlumbaan di kedudukan terakhir (ke-19).

Keputusan penuh:

1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda)
2. Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) +1.654secs
3. Maverick Vinales (Monster Energy Yamaha) +2.443s
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +2.804s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) +4.748s
6. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha) +7.547s
7. Franco Morbidelli (Movistar Yamaha) +8.228s
8. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) +10.052s
9. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) +10.274s
10. Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda) +13.402s
11. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) +15.431s
12. Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda) +18.473s
13. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) +20.156s
14. Johann Zarco (KTM) +26.706s
15. Tito Rabat (Ducati) +28.513s

Kedudukan kejuaraan:

1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) 70
2. Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) 69 (-1)
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 67 (-3)
4. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha) 61 (-9)
5. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 41 (-29)

MotoGP 2019: Marc Marquez Crashes, Alex Rins Wins in Austin!

Alex Rins won the MotoGP race at the 2019 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas.
Marc Marquez crashed out with 12 laps to go.
Valentino Rossi finished second.

Marc Marquez had hoped for a perfect record at the Grand Prix of the Americas, but a mistake at Turn 12 destroyed that record, leaving Alex Rins to win.

He had done what he does best by taking the holeshot at the start and took off into the distance, followed by Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Jack Miller (Lamborghini Pramac Ducati) and Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar).

Crutchlow would crash out with 15 laps to go, leaving the other three riders to battle for the remaining podium spots.

By 12 laps to go, Marquez led by 3.6 seconds and the race looked like it was going to be another boring procession. Suddenly a roar went up in the crowds and the TV screens showed a Repsol rider picking his bike off the ground. It turned out to be Marquez!

He tried time and again to pick his bike up but fell back down on the ground and finally gave up.

Replays showed that he had locked the front wheel while trail braking into the first gear Turn 12.

It was a bad day for the Repsol Honda team as Jorge Lorenzo’s bike broke down a lap later.

Marquez’s crash left a nail-biting battle between Valentino Rossi and Alex Rins. Rins had dispatched of Jack Miller. With 6 laps to go, Rins’s team sent a message to select “Mapping 3” and started to stalk Rossi closely.

Valentino Rossi – Photo credit MotoGP.com

Rins finally made a move with 4 laps to go. Rossi replied with a repass by couldn’t hold his line and that let Rins off the hook.

Rossi’s tyre’s were cooked by now but he didn’t let it go down without a fight. Rins was able to open up a lead of 0.7 second but Rossi managed to pull back 0.25 second in braking down to Turn 12. However, Rins was able to hold on and claim his very first MotoGP win.

Behind them, Jack Miller held on for his first podium in the dry and on a Ducati while keeping himself just out of reach of Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati). Dovizioso started the race from 13^thon the grid.

Franco Morbidelli rounded out the Top 5.

The results of the race bring Dovizioso into the lead of the championship with 54 points, to Rossi’s 51, Rins’s 49 and Marquez’s 45. That’s 9 points covering four riders.

MotoGP 2019: Team Suzuki Ecstar Dedahkan Jentera Suzuki GSX-RR 2019

Team Suzuki Ecstar telah melancarkan jentera Suzuki GSX-RR 2019 bagi MotoGP musim 2019.
Para penunggangnya adalah veteran pasukan Suzuki selama tiga tahun, Alex Rins dan penunggang rookie, Joan Mir.
Motosikal GSX-RR 2019 telah dipertingkatkan dalam beberapa buah bahagian utama tanpa menjadkannya sebuah jentera serba baharu.

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MotoGP 2019: Team Suzuki Ecstar Reveals 2019 Suzuki GSX-RR

Team Suzuki Ecstar has launched the 2019 Suzuki GSX-RR for the MotoGP 2019 season.
The riders are three-year Suzuki veteran Alex Rins and rookie Joan Mir.
The 2019 GSX-RR is improved in a number of key areas without being completely new.

Team Suzuki Ecstar has launched the 2019 Suzuki GSX-RR for the MotoGP 2019 season.

Unlike other teams, Suzuki chose to unveil their bikes through a video on YouTube, instead of a “live” launch event. The team unveiled their all-Spanish rider line-up last season. Three-year factory veteran Alex Rins is joined by newcomer Joan Mir. The latter replaces Andrea Iannone who left for Aprilia. Sylvain Guintoli continues his role as test rider for Suzuki.

Alex Rins #42

Alex Rins finished in second place in the last three rounds of 2018 and hopes to move up to the front step in 2019. Suzuki last won a race with Maverik Vinalez in 2016.

“After the last test in November I left clear feedback for the engineers to work on, as far as I know the improvements we will try in Sepang will not be drastic but many small improvements in many areas, which is totally the Suzuki philosophy. We know what we were missing on the bike, so I believe the R&D in Japan will deliver a package which will help us to improve further,” said Rins.

Joan Mir #36

Joan Mir made his first Moto3 appearance in 2015 to replace the injured Hiroki Ono. He crashed out after making contact with John McPhee. Mir came back as a full rider in 2016 and finished 5^thoverall. In 2017, he dominated the series with 10 wins and a 91 point advantage over his closest rival. Pundits felt that he could be the next Valentino Rossi or Marc Marquez.

He moved to the EG 0,0 Marc VDS team in Moto2 in 2018 where he captured 4 podiums and finished the season in 6^th.

“Of course I still need many more hours on the bike, there are so many things I still need to understand to be even more effective, but I feel very supported by the team and I will rely on their wealth of experience to improve, and also to contribute my own improvements to my bike,” he said.

2019 Suzuki GSX-RR

The 2019 bike follows the basic shape of the 2018 model with some visible but small modifications.

Fatter tail section.
Different front brake calipers.
New wheels.
The front suspension also appears to be different.
The footpegs are placed higher.
New graphics with bolder yellow and gray stripes on the upper fairing, extending to the fuel tank.
The news bikes are shown in their “raw” form before being modified later to each rider’s individual preference.

Those are differences we could see, but the team’s Technical Manager Ken Kawauchi said that the factory has developed a new engine, chassis, besides improvements in the electronics and fairing. He also added that Suzuki’s approach to the MotoGP project is by taking step-by-step improvements rather than redesigning something completely new all the time.

That last statement proves how important it is for the riders to start off their new season with something familiar yet improved, instead of riding something which completely alien to them. It helps the rider to familiarize himself to the bike quicker and hopefully translate to great results from the beginning.

All pictures from Suzuki and MotoGP

Shell Malaysia MotoGP 2018: Alex Rins Dan Suzuki Terpantas Pada Hari Jumaat

Alex Rins dan Suzuki merupakan yang terpantas selepas FP2 pada hari Jumaat.
Keputusan yang memberangsangkan ini telah diperolehi mereka walaupun jentera Rins telah mengalami kebakaran di lorong pit semalam.
Kedua-dua sesi FP1 dan FP2 berlangsung dalam keadaan cuaca kering.

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Shell Malaysia MotoGP 2018: Alex Rins and Suzuki Fastest on Friday

Alex Rins and Suzuki were the fastest after FP2 on Friday.
The great result came about despite Rins’s bike caught fire in the pitlane yesterday.
Both FP1 and FP2 were run in dry conditions.

Alex Rins’s Suzuki may have caught fire yesterday at the Shell Malaysia MotoGP 2018 but that was clearly not a hindrance.

Rins his bike to the fastest time after FP2 (Free Practice 2) by dipping under the 2:00.00 mark. He posted 1:59.608, a mere 0.089 second faster than Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati MotoGP Team and 0.093 second ahead of Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team.

The MotoGP field was lucky to escape a huge deluge in the latter part of the afternoon, allowing the riders to post good times in both FP1 and FP2. Indeed, Dovizioso has recorded his best lap in the first session.

The newly-crowned MotoGP World Champion Marquez had a mad day after saving his Honda many times from crashing.

Valentino Rossi rode his improved Yamaha YZR-M1 to fourth fastest, only 0.159 second from Rins. The Italian’s placing meant that there are four manufacturers in the top four spots. Rossi’s fastest 1’59.767 time was inherited from FP1 where he actually finished second fastest.

Behind Rossi, Jack Miller was the first rider to dip below the 2:00.00 mark. The Australian posted grabbed the fifth spot after putting in a 1’59.771 lap in FP2.

Finally, Rossi’s teammate, Maverick Vinalez improved on his FP1 time to set 1’59.802 for sixth.

The Top 6 covered by less than 1 second, as a result.

Hafizh Syahrin seemed to have a challenging day. He was in 17^th in FP1 and 20^th in FP2. The Malaysian is hoping to improve on his standings in the Rookie’s category.

FP3 tomorrow will provide the riders their last chance to improve on their times and the Top 10 will qualify automatically for Q2 (Qualifying 2). The remaining riders will start in Q1 and the top 2 from that session will be bumped up to Q2 to qualify for grid spots 1^st through 12^th.

So, yes, the Free Practice sessions are just important as final qualifying.

MotoGP Phillip Island 2018: Maverick Viñales Akhiri Kemarau Terpanjang Yamaha!

Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) akhirnya telah menamatkan kemarau terpanjang Yamaha dengan satu kemenangan penuh bergaya di Phillip Island.
Penunggang kelahiran Sepanyol itu mengemudi jentera Yamaha M1 yang telah ditala dengan sempurna itu bagi menangkis serangan penunggang seperti Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) dan juga Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
Alvaro mengejutkan semua apabila dia menamatkan perlumbaan di P4 sebagai pengganti Jorge Lorenzo yang tercedera.

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MotoGP: Maverick Vinales ends Yamaha’s longest losing streak!

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) finally ended Yamaha’s longest losing streak with a spectacular victory at Phillip Island.
The Spaniard raced a perfectly-tuned Yamaha M1 to fend off the likes of Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
Alvaro Bautista surprised everyone when he finished in P4 as the replacement for the injured Jorge Lorenzo.

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If you’ve been spending the past few hours in front of the TV watching the Australian MotoGP round at Phillip Island, you would agree when we saw that all three races from Moto3 all the way up to MotoGP were jam-packed with action and drama. The MotoGP race was no exception as Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) finally secured a win for the Japanese factory. (more…)

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The British MotoGP 2019 saw Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki MotoGP) pip Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) at the finish line for the victory.

Rins won by just 0.013 second, the closest finish in MotoGP history.

Fabio Quartararo and Andrea Dovizioso collided and crashed.

A track marshal was caught stealing an item from Alex Rins’s Suzuki at the Spanish MotoGP.

The video was uploaded to YouTube and went viral.

He is now forced to return the item and apologize to Rins and team.

Alex Rins won the MotoGP race at the 2019 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas.

Marc Marquez crashed out with 12 laps to go.

Valentino Rossi finished second.

Team Suzuki Ecstar has launched the 2019 Suzuki GSX-RR for the MotoGP 2019 season.

The riders are three-year Suzuki veteran Alex Rins and rookie Joan Mir.

The 2019 GSX-RR is improved in a number of key areas without being completely new.

Alex Rins #42

Joan Mir #36

2019 Suzuki GSX-RR

Alex Rins and Suzuki were the fastest after FP2 on Friday.

The great result came about despite Rins’s bike caught fire in the pitlane yesterday.

Both FP1 and FP2 were run in dry conditions.

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) finally ended Yamaha’s longest losing streak with a spectacular victory at Phillip Island.

The Spaniard raced a perfectly-tuned Yamaha M1 to fend off the likes of Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).

Alvaro Bautista surprised everyone when he finished in P4 as the replacement for the injured Jorge Lorenzo.

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