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  • Johann Zarco was known as “Mr. Backflip” when he was in Moto2.

  • He did the backflip again but not in a controlled fashion yesterday at the Valencia GP.

  • He is okay although in some pain.

Back when Johann Zarco was in Moto2, he was known as “Mr. Backflip” for pulling off backflip jumps when he won races. But we haven’t seen that since he moved to the MotoGP class in 2017.

But he did so yesterday at the Valencia Grand Prix, albeit not of his control and thankfully not morbid fashion.

Mission Winnow Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci had crashed at Turn 6 ahead of Zarco. Then Zarco also crashed a couple of seconds later at the same corner — lowsiding in the left-hander. Both rider and motorcycle slid harmlessly into the gravel pit.

Zarco remonstrated his fall, as he would later say that he was very disappointed to have wasted the last race that was given the chance to ride on an LCR Honda. He was seen cursing as he walked away from his crash.

Unbeknownst to him, rookie Iker Lecouna had also crashed in the same corner while in 15th place. The KTM RC16 slid right into Zarco’s legs and sent him into a backflip. He landed on his head and stayed down, visibly in pain.

Lecouna ran up to assist and apologise but Zarco had to be stretchered off the gravel pit. Fortunately, he was later seen debriefing the LCR Honda’s technicians in the pits.

He would also later say that there’s still pain in the ankles, possibly from ligament damage.

Pelumba Repsol Honda, Jorge Lorenzo telah mengadakan sidang media mengejut bagi mengumumkan keputusannya untuk bersara, hari ini.

Tiga kali juara dunia MotoGP itu, mengumumkan keputusan tersebut sambil ditemani Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Dorna, Carmelo Ezpelta menjelang GP Valencia, perlumbaan penutup tirai MotoGP musim ini.

Meskipun kontrak bersama Honda hanya akan berakhir 2021 namun prestasi terumbang-ambing musim ini memberi kesan mendalam terhadap kariernya.

Pelumba berusia 32 tahun itu memulakan karier pada 2002 dan sehingga kini telah pun merekodkan lima kejuaraan dan 68 kemenangan merentas semua kelas perlumbaan.

Ketika ini timbul dakwaan bahawa tempat Lorenzo bakal diisi bekas pelumba Redbull KTM MotoGP, Johan Zarco, yang ketika ini menggantikan Takaaki Nakagami di LCR Honda susulan kecederaan.

Sumber: LCR_Team @ Twitter

Bekas pelumba KTM, Johan Zarco, mengakui peluang untuk menjadi ‘test ride’ untuk Yamaha telah tutup selepas dia menerima tawaran untuk menggantikan Takaaki Nakagami di LCR Honda.

Zarco bakal mewakili Honda untuk baki tiga perlumbaan MotoGP musim ini selepas pelumba Jepun itu perlu direhatkan untuk menjalani proses pemulihan dari kecederaan.

Pelumba Perancis itu sebelum ini telah pun mengadakan perbincangan dengan Yamaha namun menerima tawaran Honda untuk menggantikan Nakagami.

Zarco akui menyedari menerima tawaran Honda bermakna dia menutup peluang untuk menjadi penunggang uji Yamaha.

“Peluang itu sudah tutup. Honda dan Yamaha mempunyai pesaingan sengit. Saya telah bercakap kepada dua belah pihak sebelum membuat keputusan ini.

“Saya memilih untuk menjadi pelumba LCR Honda untuk baki tiga perlumbaan ini,”jelasnya.

Sementara itu, Zarco tidak gusar untuk menggantikan Nakagami meskipun menyedari RC213V memiliki reputasi sebagai jentera yang sukar untuk dijinakkan.

“Mereka memanggil saya bukan untuk memenangi tiga perlumbaan ini tetapi kerana saya sahaja yang ada kelapangan.

“Bagi saya, jika saya tidak dapat menggunakan jentera ini dengan efisien, ini bermakna saya tiada tempat di MotoGP.

“Mereka berikan saya tiga peluang jadi saya akan berikan segalanya. Saya mengambil risiko besar meninggalkan KTM,” tambahnya.

(SUMBER: Motorsport.com)

  • Sources say Johann Zarco may return to MotoGP this year.

  • He will ride for LCR Honda if he does.

  • LCR needs a substitute rider for the injured Takaaki Nakagami.

Johann Zarco may return to MotoGP on an LCR Honda.

Sources say that he will ride for the satellite team for the remainder of the season beginning the Australian GP. He will replaces injured Takaaki Nakagami.

Nakagami suffered a shoulder injury similar to Marc Marquez’s and will require surgery. The procedure was planned to take place earlier but the Japanese decided to carry it out after the Japanese GP.

Zarco, meanwhile, has been off the bike since he was unceremoniously removed from the factory KTM team after his announcement to quit his contract a year early. His seat was then handed over to KTM test rider Mika Kallio.

However, KTM MotoGP boss had allowed Zarco to test or ride another manufacturer’s bike in competition, despite the contract ending only at the of 2019.

It’ll be an important test for Zarco. Honda had wanted him for 2019 but he decided to follow Herve Poncharal’s move ill-fated move to KTM.

 

 

  • Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) telah merangkul kemenangan MotoGP keempatnya di GP British semalam yang diadakan di Litar Silverstone.
  • Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) dengan percaturan tayar belakang lembutnya telah membuahkan hasil apabila dia merentasi garisan penamat di tempat ke-dua di hadapan teman sepasukan, Valentino Rossi yang menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat ke-tiga.
  • Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) mengalami kerosakan enjin yang bukan sahaja menamatkan perlumbaannya, tetapi juga menyebabkan tempat pendahulu dalam kejohanannya yang kini telah diambil alih oleh Dovizioso dengan kelebihan sebanyak 9 mata.

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Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) has taken his fourth MotoGP win in yesterday’s British GP held at the Silverstone circuit.

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and his soft rear tyre gamble paid off after crossing the finish line in second place ahead of his team mate, Valentino Rossi who finished in third.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) suffered a major engine failure which not only caused him the race but also the championship lead which has now been taken over by Dovizioso with a 9-point advantage.

It was yet another unbelievable Sunday race in yesterday’s British GP where Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati not only won the race but took over the championship lead from Repsol Honda rider, Marc Marquez. The unexpected turn took place at the iconic Silverstone circuit. (more…)

 

  • Takaaki Nakagami telah pun diumumkan sebagai penunggang terbaru yang akan menyertai MotoGP musim 2018 dan akan bersaing dengan pasukan LCR Honda.
  • Penunggang berusia 25 tahun dari Jepun itu telah menandatangani kontrak bagi tahun 2018 sebagai penunggang di bawah kontrak HRC dan akan bertanding di samping teman sepasukannya, Cal Crutchlow.
  • Dengan LCR Honda akhirnya telah berjaya mendapatkan tempat bagi penunggang keduanya, grid MotoGP kini telah muktamad dengan 24 orang penunggang.

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Takaaki Nakagami has been announced as the latest rider to join the MotoGP 2018 season to race with LCR Honda.

The 25 year old from Japan has signed a contract for 2018 as a HRC contracted rider and will be racing alongside his team mate, Cal Crutchlow for the next season.

With LCR Honda finally able to accommodate a second rider, the MotoGP grid is finally complete with 24 riders.

The 2018 MotoGP riders’ line up is getting more interesting by the day! Earlier today, it was announced that current Moto2 Japanese rider Takaaki Nakagami will be graduating to MotoGP for the 2018 season as the second LCR Honda rider. (more…)

 

  • Pusingan MotoGP Jerman menyaksikan Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) meneruskan penguasaannya di Sachsenring dengan kemenangan bergaya dari petak pertama.
  • Namun, Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) telah mencuri perhatian semua dengan persembahan yang menakjubkan di hadapan penonton tuan rumah, dan berjaya merangkul tempat kedua.
  • Pelumba rookie MotoGP itu memberikan saingan yang hebat kepada Marquez, malah berjaya mendahului perlumbaan pada satu ketika sebelum terpaksa berpuas hati di tempat kedua kerana kehausan tayar.

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The German MotoGP round saw Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) continue his domination at Sachsenring with a textbook win from pole position.

All the attention however was placed on second place finisher, Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) who gave an impressive performance in front of his home crowd.

The MotoGP rookie gave Marquez a run for his money and even managed to lead the race before having to pull back due to tyre wear.

The master of Sachsenring Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) extended his unbeatable eighth straight win at Sachsenring halfway through the 2017 MotoGP season. This eighth straight win also marked his impressive stat of winning all these races from pole position. The win also puts Marquez ahead of the 2017 championship with a total of 129 points. (more…)

  • Cal Crutchlow telah menandatangani perjanjian MotoGP dengan HRC selama dua tahun untuk kekal bersama pasukan LCR Honda bagi musim 2018 dan juga 2019.
  • Kontrak serba baru dengan HRC ini akan menaikkan status Crutchlow kepada penunggang pengilang yang akan mendapat sokongan sepenuhnya daripada HRC dan juga semestinya, jentera Honda RC213V yang terkini.
  • Penunggang British berusia 31 tahun itu telah memperolehi dua kemenangan dan empat penamat di atas podium setakat ini untuk musim 2017, dan pada masa yang sama membantu pasukan pengilang Honda dalam pembangunan motosikal perlumbaan Honda yang masih liar itu.

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Cal Crutchlow has signed a brand new MotoGP two-year contract with HRC to remain with LCR Honda for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

The brand new deal with HRC will promote Crutchlow to factory rider status which will get full support from HRC and of course, the latest Honda RC213V machinery.

The 31 year old Brit rider has so far obtained two victories and four podium finishes and at the same time assisted the Honda factory team in developing their wild Honda race bike.

MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow has signed a new two-year agreement with HRC just a few days before the next round at the Dutch GP in Assen earlier today. The two-year extension to remain with his current LCR Honda squad will see him being promoted as a factory rider which is fully supported by Honda Racing Corporation. (more…)

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