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MotoGP: Pol Espargaro Tak Puas Hati Keadaan Litar Mandalika

Hujan lebat berterusan dan kerja-kerja pembinaan di sekitar trek Mandalika yang terletak di Pulau Lombok Indonesia, meninggalkan trek yang pertama kali dikunjungi MotoGP itu dalam keadaan kotor.

Malah, sesi latihan terpaksa dihentikan selama hampir sejam kerana keadaan trek yang teruk, dengan operasi pembersihan yang panjang dijalankan selama kira-kira 90 minit sebelum sesi disambung semula.

Ia adalah pengenalan yang mendukacitakan kepada litar terbaharu dalam kalendar siri Kejohanan Dunia MotoGP.

Pol Espargaro selaku pelumba Repsol Honda Team antara pelumba yang pertama keluar di trek, melengkapkan beberapa pusingan sebelum bendera merah dikibarkan.

Setelah keadaan kembali stabil dan pusingan pada sebelah petang dibenarkan berlangsung, kesemua pelumba berusaha keras untuk memperbaiki catatan masa mereka di trek.

Espargaro dilihat mengambil peluang ini dengan membina kelajuannya dalam beberapa pusingan apabila cuaca dan keadaan trek beransur pulih.

Ketika sesi ujian akhir semakin hampir, usaha Espargaro terbukti apabila dia berjaya menduduki tangga ketiga teratas bagi sesi latihan.

Pada pusingan kedua akhir, berbaki masa 30 minit, pelumba bernombor 44 itu mencatatkan masa 1’32.466 mendahului catatan masa pelumba lain menjadikannya terpantas bagi sesi latihan di Mandalika.

Cuaca yang berubah-ubah sewaktu sesi akhir ujian juga menyaksikan Marc Marquez tamat latihan lebih awal daripada jadual selepas menamatkan 64 pusingan sepanjang hari itu.

Berada di tempat ke-17 mengikut catatan masa, Marquez tidak bimbang dengan kedudukannya kerana dia memberi tumpuan untuk menilai trek dan meningkatkan keyakinannya mengawal jentera Honda RC213V baharu.

Marc Marquez Is Recuperating Adequately From Diplopia

Repsol Honda Team finally issued an update on the current condition of Marc Marquez.

The six-time MotoGP world champion suffers from diplopia (double vision) during a training crash at the end of October.

According to Repsol Honda Team, the Spaniard is currently undergoing a conservative treatment plan whilst doing physical training to prepare himself for the upcoming MotoGP season.

“The Repsol Honda Team rider, who last October was diagnosed with an episode of diplopia after suffering a fall while training for the Portuguese GP, has continued periodic visits to his trusted ophthalmologist to assess the evolution of his vision over the past two months.

“During these reviews, the progress made has been deemed favourable and as a result, Marquez will continue with a conservative treatment plan for the next few weeks.

“Marc Marquez will continue to undergo periodic reviews with Dr Sánchez Dalmau during the coming weeks alongside the conservative treatment plan.

“The situation does not prevent the rider from Cervera from continuing his physical training plan to prepare himself physically for a new season.”

However, the overall statement does not provide a clear insight into the rider’s condition.

Meanwhile, the “conservative treatment plan” is presumably an effort to avoid the need for surgery which could further lengthen Marquez road to recovery.

Nonetheless, it’s good to know that Marquez has resumed his physical training despite it might take a while before he is allowed to train on a bike.

We expect Repsol Honda Team will release another press statement sometime in January ahead of the official test in Sepang.

MotoGP: Dovizioso Melanjutkan Pertarungan Untuk Kejohanan Ke Pusingan Terakhir Dengan Kemenangannya Di Sepang

Pusingan kedua terakhir MotoGP bagi musim 2017 di Sepang menyaksikan satu pertarungan di atas litar yang basah di mana kedua-dua penunggang Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso dan Jorge Lorenzo meraikan kemenangan satu-dua.
Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) melengkapkan kedudukan podium dengan Marc Marquez menamatkan perlumbaannya di tempat ke-empat.
Dovizioso dan Marquez bakal bertarung untuk menentukan kejuaraan MotoGP 2017 di pusingan terakhir dalam masa dua minggu di Valencia.

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MotoGP: Dovizioso extends championship battle to the final round with Sepang win

The penultimate MotoGP round of 2017 saw a battle in the wet where Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo celebrated a one-two finish.

Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) completed the podium with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) settled for fourth.

Dovizioso and Marquez will battle it out in the final round in two weeks’ time upon arriving in Valencia.

The final flyaway race saw the things that made the Shell Malaysia MotoGP one of the most interesting rounds in the calendar each year. Just as the Moto2 race ended with a one-two finish from the Red Bull KTM Ajo duo and of course the 2017 Moto2 World Champion Franco Morbidelli, the skies opened up and unleashed a fury of rain. Although it was short, the rain was enough for Race Direction to declare it as a Wet Race. (more…)

Dani Pedrosa confirmed at Honda until 2018

Dani Pedrosa, the fastest MotoGP never to win a World Championship has squashed all rumours about him joining Rossi at Yamaha by signing for Honda until the end of the 2018 season.

Squashing all rumours about Pedrosa joining Rossi at Yamaha, Honda Racing Corporation has officially confirmed that Pedrosa will be staying with the Repsol Honda Team until 2018.

This coming weekend will be Dani Pedrosa’s 250th race in the World Championship.

Pedrosa has raced for HRC for his entire career which began in 2001 when the Spaniard made his Grand Prix debut in the then 125cc class.

From there Pedrosa went on to claim the 125cc and 250cc World Championship titles, and then entered the premiere class of MotoGP with the Repsol Honda Team in 2006. He has finished as the title runner-up on three occasions – 2007, 2010, 2012.

Just for the record, Dani Pedrosa has achieved more podium finishes for the Honda factory than any other rider – a total of 142 including 51 victories, three fewer than Mick Doohan’s Honda record.

Dani Pedrosa is currently fourth in the championship.

So with Pedrosa confirmed at Honda, the question remains as to who will partner Rossi at Yamaha. The young star Maverick Vinales could just have another shot at the coveted seat at Yamaha.

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