Pelumba Honda, Marc Marquez, menampilkan aksi mantap sebaik perlumbaan bermula apabila kekal di kedudukan pertama sehingga ke pusingan akhir.
Sementara tempat kedua dan ketikga menjadi milik wakil Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso dan Jack Miller.
Marquez menoktahkan kemenangan sebaik perlumbaan bermula apabila tiada cabaran yang berjaya ditampilkan pesaing lain.
Pelumba Sepanyol itu menamatkan saingan dengan catatan masa 41 minit 57.221 saat sekaligus mengesahkan kemenangan kelapan musim ini.
Keputusan tersebut turut menyaksikan Marquez menerajui kejuaraan musim ini dengan perbezaan 98 mata daripada pencabar terdekat, Dovizioso.
Sementara itu, wakil tunggal negara, Hafizh Syahrin sekadar menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat terakhir.
Dalam perkembangan lain, saingan Moto2 menyaksikan wakil Red Bull KTM Ajo, Brad Binder muncul juara selepas mengetepikan cabaran Jorge Navarro (kedua) dan Alex Marquez (ketiga).
Manakala, kelas Moto3 berjaya dimenangi Aron Canet daripada Sterilgarda Max Racing Team diikuti Ai Ogura kedua dan Dennis Foggia, ketiga.
Aksi MotoGP bakal bersambung pada 6 Oktober depan di Litar Antarabangsa Chang, Thailand.
But in this video, Dovizioso stands in and shows how it looks like when the suit inflates. As you can see in real motion, the airbags inside the suit expand quickly in anticipation of an impact.
However, bear in mind that the airbag ECU has a sophisticated algorithm to inflate a single airbag or airbags to different capacities. The ECU also determines when is the best time to inflate.
For example, a lowside triggers the inflation of a single airbag, leaving the other as a spare. The rider may choose to carry on riding. The inflated bag will deflate in short order, as well.
At the Silverstone round however, the sensors would’ve picked up that Dovizioso was flying through the air and inflate the both bags a little later so that he’d have a softer landing. Inflating too soon would mean the airbags could be below optimum inflation.
We’re thankful that the FIM mandated that airbags are compulsory in all three classes.
It was airbag technology that saved Andrea Dovizioso and Fabio Quartararo when they crashed heavily at the start of the British MotoGP.
Alpinestars had released the Tech-Air data.
This type of crash would’ve resulted in permanent injuries many years ago.
It was the airbag technology that saved Andrea Dovizioso and Fabio Quartararo when they crashed heavily at the start of the British MotoGP.
Alpinestars had released the Tech-Air airbag data.
Quartararo’s airbag inflated completely within 0.060 second while he was flying in the air before his landing and absorbed the shock. It was also scary to see that his crash lasted 4.7 second. That’s an eternity in an accident.
Dovizioso’s suit data showed why he came away more banged up. The Italian’s airbag inflated completely within 0.145 second. It took longer because he was flying higher in the air.
Compare how Quartararo took one big impact to Dovizioso’s multiple impacts. Remember, it’s not how you crash but how you stop that causes the seriousness of the damage.
The Alpinestars Tech-Air system works on a complex algorithm which determines the best duration and type of inflation based on data from gyroscopes spread around the suit.
For example, a lowside crash results in the suit inflating the first stage. The rider could get back on his bike and continue as the bag will deflate itself later.
In the event of a heavier crash like this one, the algorithm fires the airbag completely.
We’re all thankful that both riders walked away without more serious injury. This type of crash would’ve resulted in permanent injuries before the advent of the airbag equipped racesuit.
We only wish the technology was more affordable to road riders.
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
Sumber: MotoGP @ Twitter
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.
Pelumba Ducati, Andrea Dozioso muncul juara di GP Austria selepas berjaya memintas pendahulu kejuaraan, Marc Marquez di selekoh terakhir.
Sementara pelumba Petronas Yamaha SRT, Fabio Quartararo, melengkapkan podium ditempat ketiga selepas berjaya mengetepikan cabaran wakil Yamaha, Valentino Rossi (keempat) dan Maverick Vinales (kelima).
Quartararo berjaya mendahului kelompok depan buat sementara waktu apabila Marquez dan Dovizioso tersasar di selekoh pertama namun mudah dipintas kedua-dua pelumba sejurus selepas itu.
Dovioso menamatkan perlumbaan dengan catatan masa 39 minit 34.771 saat.
Sumber: MotoGP @ Twitter
Keputusan itu menandakan Red Bull Ring sebagai satu-satunya litar dalam kalendar MotoGP yang masih gagal ditawan Marquez.
Meskipun tidak tergolong dalam perebutan tempat pertama dan kedua, Quartararo menampilkan aksi konsisten sepanjang perlumbaan untuk merekodkan podium ketiganya musim ini.
Lebih manis, pelumba satelit Yamaha itu berjaya mengetepikan cabaran Rossi dan Vinales.
Marquez kini mendahului kejuaraan dengan 230 mata, 58 mata dihadapan Dovizioso diikuti Danilo Petruci ketiga dengan 136 mata.
Dalam perkembangan lain, Brad Binder berjaya merekodkan kemenangan manis buat KTM dalam aksi Moto2 setelah pengeluar motosikal Austria itu mengumumkan tidak lagi akan beraksi di segmen itu musim depan bagi memberi tumpuan kepada kelas premier.
Tempat kedua dan ketiga jadi milik Alex Marquez dan Jorge Navarro setelah Luca Marini dan Enea Bastini terlibat kemalangan dengan perlumbaan berbaki lima pusingan.
Aksi Moto3 pula menyaksikan pelumba VNE Snipers melengkapkan kemenangan satu dua menerusi Romano Fenati dan Tony Arbolino sementara wakil Petronas SRT, John McPhee melengkapkan podium dengan tempat ketiga.
Pendahulu kejuaraan MotoGP, Marc Marquez menyifatkan pesaing utamanya memasuki separuh musim 2019 adalah pelumba Yamaha dan bukannya Ducati.
Pelumba Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso merupakan pesaing terdekat Marquez sejak 2017 dan dia kekal di kedudukan kedua musim ini, namun 58 mata ketinggalan di belakang pelumba Honda Repsol itu sementara rakan sepasukan, Danilo Petrucci, ketiga.
Rossi dan Viñales ketika Ujian Pra Musim Sepang 2019.
Bagaimanapun, prestasi Ducati merudum beberapa pusingan ini sementara Yamaha berjaya bangkit menerusi Maverick Vinales yang muncul juara di Assen dan kedua di Sachsenring sementara Quartararo berjaya memulakan perlumbaan di petak pertama dalam dua percubaan.
Sementara itu, Marquez berpendapat insiden di Barcelona – dengan Jorge Lorenzo, Dovizioso, Vinales dan Valentino Rossi mengalami kemalangan – mengubah senario perebutan kejuaraan musim ini.
“Saya dan Dovizioso dibezakan dengan dua kemenangan.
“Sudah tentu Ducati akan kembali lebih kuat tetapi ketika ini pesaing utama adalah kedua-dua pelumba Yamaha, Vinales dan Quartararo.
“Saya berasakan mereka (Yamaha) akan kembali lebih laju memasuki separuh kedua musim ini,”jelas Marquez.
Pada masa sama, Petrucci bersetuju Vinales kini menjadi halangan utama Ducati.
“Ketika ini saya gembira dengan keadaan semasa, menduduki tempat ketiga keseluruhan/
“Tetapi masalahnya sekarang Vinales berjaya mengutip beberapa mata penting jadi untuk bersaing kami perlukan jentera yang lebih baik,” katanya.
Berikut kedudukan 10 terbaik kejuaraan MotoGP setakat ini:
Pelumba Ducati MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso menafikan dakwaan bahawa dia penunggang yang tidak agresif selepas menduduki tempat keempat minggu lalu di Assen.
Bermula di petak ke-11, Dovioso berjaya naik ke kedudukan keempat di awal perlumbaan sebelum kembali ketinggalan.
Bagaimanapun, di penghujung perlumbaan Dovizioso berjaya memintas rakan sepasukan, Danilo Petrucci untuk menamatkan perlumbaan di kedudukan keempat, namun ketinggalan 14.1 saat dibelakang pemenang, Maverick Vinales.
“Ramai yang berpendapat saya tidak agresif sebaik tamat perlumbaan di Assen, namun ramai yang terlepas saat saya berjaya naik ke kedudukan keempat daripada kedudukan ke-11.
“Ini bukan soal agresif, sebaliknya, jentera saya tidak cukup laju untuk berada di depan.
“Saya telah memberikan 100 peratus untuk 12 pusingan dan berjaya menyamai masa dengan kelompok dengan namun jentera saya tidak cukup pantas,” jelasnya.
Dovizioso turut menegaskan bahawa gaya tunggangannya yang lancar membuatkan dia tampak tidak agresif.
“Setiap penunggang ada gaya masing-masing tetapi itu tidak bermakna kami tidak agresif di atas litar,”tambahnya menjelang perlumbaan di GP Jerman yang menyaksikan Ducati gagal merekodkan kemenangan sejak 2008.
Pelumba Yamaha, Maverick Vinales, mahu Jorge Lorenzo memulakan perlumbaan seterusnya di kedudukan terakhir selepas kesilapannya menyebabkan tiga pelumba lain terpaksa bersara awal dalam GP Catalunya yang berlangsung semalam.
Senario itu menyebabkan Vinales menggesa FIM untuk menghukum Jorge Lorenzo susulan tindakan gopoh pelumba Sepanyol itu di selekoh sepuluh menyebabkan tiga pelumba lain gagal menamatkan perlumbaan.
Menurut Crash.Net, Vinales menyifatkan kesilapan Lorenzo umpama seorang pelumba baharu di samping menyebabkan pencabar kejuaraan, Andrea Dovizioso ketinggalan 25 mata dibelakang pendahulu, Marc Marquez.
“Lorenzo boleh memintas saya di bahagian jalan lurus. Dia hanya perlu bersabar untuk empat selekoh lagi.
“Dia menyebabkan empat pelumba (termasuk dirinya) terkeluar daripada perlumbaan. Jika hanya saya atau Valentino, kami tidak merebut kejuaraan jadi senario itu tidak terlalu teruk.
“Tetapi pada masa sama dia juga menyebabkan Andrea terkeluar. Bukan mudah untuk mengutip kembali 25 mata.
“Saya mengharapkan Race Direction mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap Lorenzo sepertimana yang saya hadapi,” jelas Vinales.
Sementara itu, pelumba berusia 24 tahun itu turut berasa tidak puas hati kerana Lorenzo – juara dunia lima kali – tidak mengutarakan permohonan maaf yang sewajarnya. Lorenzo kemudiannya mendakwa dia telah pergi ke garaj Monster Yamaha, tetapi tiada kelibat Vinales dan Rossi.
“Dia tidak datang untuk memohon maaf. Ketika pusingan pemanas, dia memaksa saya membuat potongan di bahagian dalam, saya tak faham untuk apa. Dia Mugello, dia ada masalah dengan Jack Miller ketika pusingan pemanas. Ini adalah kesilapan biasa bagi pelumba baharu tetapi dia bekas juara dunia lima kali,” tambahnya.
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(SUMBER VIDEO: MotoGP @ Twitter)
Saingan MotoGP akan kembali bersambung di Litar Assen, Belanda, 30 Jun ini.
Danilo Petrucci wins his first and emotional MotoGP race at the Italian MotoGP.
It was a thrilling race from start to end, but it was only decided on the last lap.
Alex Rins fought hard, but his Suzuki was outgunned by the Ducatis and Honda.
Danilo Petrucci has come agonizingly close to a win on many occasions, but he couldn’t have scored his maiden MotoGP race at a better place than at the Italian round in Mugello. Petrucci was having a fever coming into the race, making the win even sweeter.
It was a nail-biting race from the start, with eight riders battling for the lead. The front group included Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati), Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda), Fabio Quartaro (Petronas SRT) and Maverick Vinalez (Monster Energy Yamaha).
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
Marquez led into the first corner, stalked by the Ducati riders and Cal Cructchlow. But it soon developed into a slipstream race as the Ducatis made good on their supreme horsepower. Quartararo found himself swamped by the more powerful bikes and was ninth into the first turn.
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
The race settled down to a five-horse race by mid-point but Alex Rins overtook everyone and led the race for a number of laps, only to find his Suzuki outgunned by the Ducatis and Honda along Mugello’s long, long front straight.
Photo credit – MotorGP.com
Soon, Petrucci and Dovizioso overtook Marquez to set the pace. Behind Rins, Jack Miller started pushing, recording the fastest lap of the race. Unfortunately, the Australian made a mistake and crashed out at the chicanes.
That left Petrucci, Dovizioso, Marquez and Rins to battle it out until the end of the race.
Dovizioso stalked his teammate Petrucci before pouncing with three laps to go. But Petrucci fought back the next lap and held on until to start the last lap.
As Dovizioso slipstreamed Petrucci on the straight, Marquez played the role predator as he double-slipstreamed both rider and passed them into Turn One.
Photo credit – MotoGP.com
However, Marquez couldn’t hold on to his line and went wide mid-corner. Dovizioso slipped into the gap, but Petrucci didn’t give up and slotted inside Dovizioso turning it into three bikes abreast in the corner! Rins, holding ship in fourth probably thought he had a chance of the podium had all three crashed.
The move surprise Dovizioso who had to stand his bike up into Marquez, which forced Marquez into second and Dovizioso back into third.
Marquez kept up the pressure but Petrucci didn’t crack and held on through the last turn and past the finish line with the former in firmly in his slipstream.
Rins attempted a gutsy last gasp past on Dovizioso into the last turn but was again out-dragged to the checkered flag.
An emotional Petrucci apologized his teammate Dovizioso for the last lap move, but also thanked him for the support and assistance.
Nakagami rode a steady race to complete the top five. Maverick Vinalez fought up the field to cross the line in sixth, Mission Mission Winnow test rider Michele Pirro in seventh, Crutchlow faded to eighth at the end, Pol Espargaro made it to ninth on the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing bike, Quartararo eventually finishing tenth.
Valentino Rossi had a torrid weekend after qualifying 18th before coming together with Francesco Bagnaia and running off the track. He managed to get back to racing but crashed out eventually.
Pelumba Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso menyifatkan dia tidak dapat menunggang sepertimana yang diinginkan di Mugello dan percaya pakej keseluruhan jentera Desmosedici GP19 masih tidak mencapai tahap yang bagus untuk mencapai kemenangan di GP Itali.
Ketika sesi ujian bebas semalam, Dovizioso bergelut dengan tayar terutamanya di bahagian selekoh ketika sesi ujian memasuki waktu tengah hari.
“Catatan masa adalah lebih baik berbanding tahun lalu tetapi pelumba lain turut melakukan perkara sama.
“Ketika ini saya tidak mendapat perasaan yang saya inginkan. Meskipun senario keseluruhan tidak terlalu teruk tetapi saya tidak gembira. Saya tidak dapat menunggang sepertimana yang saya inginkan. Kami perlu perbaiki jentera ini.
“Kami telah mencuba pelbagai tetapan berbeza di waktu tengah hari dan berjaya menemui beberapa aspek positif tetapi secara keseluruhan belum cukup bagus.
“Kami perlu mencari penyelesaian terbaik menjelang sesi kelayakan. Saya sedang bergelut dengan jentera ini.
“Saya masih belum mendapat sentuhan yang saya mahukan di bahagian depan terutamanya ketika sesi ujian di sebelah pagi. Ketika memasuki selekoh, jentera tidak berada dalam keadaan yang stabil,”jelasnya.
Sementara itu, Dovizioso menjelaskan dia tidak akan menggunakan pelindung karbon bagi tayar belakang sepertimana yang digunakan pelumba ‘wildcard Michele Pirro ketika FP1.
“Saya belum mendapat keputusan mengenai penggunaan pelindung tersebut. Buat masa ini perkara itu tiada dalam perancanganl,”tambahnya.
Mission Winnow Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso will drive in the DTM (German Touring Car Championship) at the Misano round next month.
He will be behind the wheels of an Audi RS 5 DTM.
The round takes place on 8th to 9th June.
Mission Winnow Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso will drive an Audi in the DTM (German Touring Car Championship) at the Misano round next month.
He will head to San Marino track on 8th to 9th June for the DTM race immediately after the Italian MotoGP round at Mugello. Dovizioso will drive the Audi RS 5 DTM for the one-off outing, in replacing Pietro Fittipaldi in the Audi WRT Team as the latter attends to his duties in Formula 1. Fittipaldi is the Reserve driver at Haas for the Canadian F1 Grand Prix.
Dovizioso first test the Audi RS 5 DTM at the Neuburg track on 7th May and will test again at Misano on 22nd to 23rd May as his final preparation.
“I love cars and I feel lucky to be able to race with the Audi RS 5 DTM,” Dovizioso said. “It’s tough to find the time to prepare for it during the MotoGP season but I am really looking forward to compete in such a high-level context such as the DTM.”
Head of Audi motorsport Dieter Gass is naturally thrilled to welcome Dovizioso to his DTM fold and is thankful to Ducati bosses for permitting the Italian’s one-off outing.
“I’m delighted that in Andrea Dovizioso we managed to get a real superstar to race as a guest in the DTM,” Gass said. “MotoGP riders are true heroes in Italy.
“Andrea hails from the Misano area, won the Motorcycle Grand Prix there last year and is going to attract many additional fans.
Audi is Ducati’s parent company and focuses in DTM, Formula E, TCR and GT racing.
As for the DTM, three guest drivers made their appearances last year including World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier (driving a Mercedes), 2016 World Rallycross Champion Mattias Ekstrom (driving an Audi) and former F1 and Indy Car driver and paralumpian Alex Zanardi (driving a BMW).
Other MotoGP riders have tried their hands in four-wheeled racing, including Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who tested for the Red Bull F1 team last year. Valentino Rossi competes in the Monza Rally annually.
Marc Marquez destroyed the field in the 2019 Argentina MotoGP.
Valentino Rossi celebrated his 23 years in GP racing by finishing 2nd on the podium.
Andrea Dovizioso finished 3rdafter nursing his worn tyres.
While many had expected reigning MotoGP champion to win at the 2019 Argentina MotoGP, no one had thought he’d destroy the entire field. He left the riders behind him to fight tooth and nail for the last two podium positions, ending with Valentino Rossi claiming second place ahead of Andrea Dovizioso on the final lap.
Putting the nightmares of last season and the start of the weekend behind him, Marquez (Repsol Honda) blasted into the lead from the get-go and never looked back. He led as much as 12 seconds before backing off in the last few laps to take the chequered flag.
The battle for second and third position ensued among Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha), Andrea Dovizioso (Team Winnow Ducati), Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Sepang Yamaha Racing Team), Maverik Vinalez (Monster Energy Yamaha), Danilo Petrucci (Team Winnow Ducati), Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati) and Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda).
Photo credit MotoGP.com
The group saw multiple position changes throughout the race, including trading paint and leaving tyre marks on rivals’ leathers.
Early casualty was Crutchlow who was called to serve a ride through penalty due to jumping the start. Dorna and the FIM had installed new jumpstart cameras and caught the Englishman moving forward by just 0.0001s before the red lights went out. He would eventually finish 13th.
Soon, Petrucci was dropped by the group. Rossi, Dovizioso, Miller and Morbidelli were caught in an exciting high-speed duel. Rossi and Dovi managed to pull clear at the end, leaving the men behind to chop and block each other.
Rossi and Dovi exchanged position a number of times, but the Ducati rider couldn’t pull away as he was trying to conserve his worn tyres. Rossi then put a block pass on Dovizioso at Turn 7 on the last lap and took off to take second place.
The podium finish celebrated Rossi’s 23 years of his involvement in GP racing.
Photo credit MotoGP.com
By now, Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) rode a steady race from 16th on the grid to join the group. In the battle than ensued between Miller, Vinalez and Morbidelli, the trip went three wide as they headed into Turn 7. Miller was on the inside, Morbidelli on the outside, sandwiching Vinalez. Miller managed to slip through, followed by Vinalez and Morbidelli. Miller’s block pass means Vinalez had to hold his throttle, causing Morbidelli to smash into Vinalez’s back wheel. Both riders were knocked out of the race with just a few corners to go.
Alex Rins slipped through to claim 5thwith Petrucci behind him.
Photo credit MotoGP.com
Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) finished 7th to cap off a strong weekend; Fabio Quartaro (Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team) impressed in 8th; Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) took 9th; and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory) rounded out the Top 10.
Further down the field, rookie Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) put in another impressive race to come home in 11th; Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda) had a horrid start and finished 12th; Crutchlow in 13th; Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Ducati) in 14th; Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory) couldn’t capitalize on his soft tyres and dropped all the way back to 15th; Hafizh Syahrin (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) in 16th; and Andrea Ianone (Aprilia Racing) took the last spot.
