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The result will not be good, it can't be good and unless he is signed by some other better team than it is wise for him to retire. It's sad that such a great racer ended up this way by the end of his career, he was one of the best drivers, won it 4 times in a row which hasn't been done too many times before, and he ended up with the worst team in the league by a mile on his last season.

I get that his ferrari years was a big fun and it was a bit of a weird feeling to see him part from there but he could have gone to a better team, aston martin doesn't really feel like "4 time world champion team" vibe. Hopefully they will get a lot better.

They have may found a way for reducing weight.



They will work on the brake calipers since they are not "free" from regulations.

Pic source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/pinze-freno-differenze-squadre-tecnica-brembo-sviluppo-redbull-ferrari-615349.html

FP1 was not in good condition due to the rain the day before, the drivers complained, and therefore the times were not very meaningful.

Marc had two light crashs in one lap but nothing happened as Fabio in the crash.

Looks like the Ducati will also work very well in Spain, but Marc should never be underestimated in Jerez. Let's see tomorrow.

Fabio Quartararo has won twice in this circuit with Yamaha satellite bikes in 2020 (Jerez Gp and Andalusian Gp) and last year Fabio Quartararo also showed good performance, apart from the arm pump that had relapsed during the Race.
And in today's FP2 Fabio Quartararo also took first place so the potential to win again at the Jerez circuit looks bigger for Fabio Quartararo.

this time Fabio Quartararo will win at this circuit this time if his past injury to pump his arm doesn't reappear at this circuit we see the performance he has won in recent years.

Vettel has spoken today and released an interview.

He may stop at the end of the season if the result will be not satisfying.


Btw I was sure the Miami race was at the end of this week but I was wrong, it turned out it will be next weekend.

The Motor is the Slowest, How Can Quartararo Win MotoGP Portugal?

Quoted from Crash, Quartararo is well aware that the YZR-M1 he rides is still inferior in terms of top speed when compared to other competing motorbikes. But on the other hand, Quartararo really likes this track because his grip is strong and he really controls the last corner of the Portimao Circuit.

"I never said that the bike didn't work. But it's true that we lost a lot of top speed."
"This is a track I like because there is a lot of grip. I feel not bad at the top speed because in the last corner I came out really fast and was able to control the wheelie effect."

"I was very strong there. I think the key point for me was the last sector. But nothing has really changed, let's say. I rode like the previous races. I didn't make anything new or strange."

"I impressed myself quite a bit for making almost all the races in 1 minute 39 seconds. If I had pressure from someone at the back I could have managed a '39 all the way through." _{Source: gpzone.id}

It depends but that really huge straight doesn't look that good for Ferrari which in the straights has somewhat a lower top speed than Redbull but all the other parts seem fit for Ferrari though.The problem is also Redbull with the upgrade they brought in in the last race it looked like it worked really well for them so we have to see.One thing is for sure in this track,spectacle will be guaranteed,the only problem is the official time of the track for us Europeans which for us should be at night time.

Yes, and I remember once last year when Fabio Quartararo had a problem with his arm pump during the Race which took place at the Jerez circuit.
Even though Fabio Quartararo at that time was leading the race with a very good gap and slightly far from his opponent who was in second place.
If at that time Fabio Quartararo had not had problems with his arm pump, then he would have definitely won the race at the Jerez circuit.


As for Honda, I think it's very clear that Marquez is the one who can master it because other Honda riders don't have the same ability as Marquez, so it's always difficult to race.

It's hard to say if the powertrain problems are completely fixed, but I think RedBull won't be able to get by with the existing powertrains this year and will get one or two penalties. Reliability is on Ferrari's side at the moment, but I like it when a season is so balanced between 2 teams, also Perez and Sainz play a role this year, last season the 2nd drivers had no chance to achieve anything.


I think this section are perfect for the Ferrari...

Time for Miami f1 GP.

Sneaky peek here



Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Grand_Prix#/media/File:Hard_Rock_Stadium_Circuit_2022.png


Should it be a Ferrari favorite track?!

There is no guarantee that they have fixed their reliability issues. They failed first, won second, failed third, won fourth. Which shows that when they are racing, it is really hard to win while Max is still racing, not impossible or anything like that, of course Ferrari could still win, but they haven't won a single race that Max finished right? If that's the case, that means the situation must be closer than most people claim.

I am guessing that no matter how many games Red Bull misses, which I believe they won't this frequently in the future, the end result will be closer than Ferrari would want, and we will have another wonderful season.

Pol Espargaro was irritated because he couldn't move from the mid-table in the MotoGP Portugal. The Repsol Honda racer complained that there was no major update to the RC213V.

“Racing is very difficult. Bad position and the result is the same. We are less than what we had in pre-season."
"The bike we have is the same as pre-season. Nobody complained then about the problems before, and now, we have it all. The problem is that we didn't make any changes."

Over the weekend, it was heard that Honda did a different kind of development on the bike. However, Espargaro denied.

"Marc Marquez doesn't change the bike from top to bottom. We have the same material,” he revealed.
Espargaro was two positions ahead of his team-mate, but found it difficult to maintain his position in front of the six-time MotoGP world champion.

“Marc also tested the bike in Malaysia and chose a new one because it generates more grip. On a circuit with less grip, I think we should be better than the others."
"We are not satisfied with the way the race went. We didn't have the pace today. It's time to understand why this situation happened because during pre-season we were strong."

He hopes that the Spanish MotoGP which will be held at the Jerez Circuit can be a turning point for Honda. The weather is also friendlier.

“Jerez is a great place to turn this situation around and I'm satisfied that we went straight there so we can continue to work. There are some ideas to change the situation in Jerez, I hope the weather will be good there."

"We have to continue to work harder than our rivals to overcome this problem. Fortunately, we have amazing engineers in Japan and have a good team on track." _{Source: motorsport.com / sport.zone_id}

RedBull gave away a lot of points in the first races due to unreliability. The cars are pretty much the same, the Ferrari is a bit stronger in the infield than the RedBull, but the RedBull has a bit more top speed and Ferrari has a hard time overtaking the RedBull even with DRS. A very balanced season so far, I think the championship between Leclerc and Verstappen will be decided by the reliability of the car.

Max Verstappen who took the pole position led all the laps of the race made the fastest lap and achieved the victory made two Grand Slams. Hamilton was a disappointment to me. After the Imola GP Verstappen moved up to second place in the drivers standings with 59 points. Competition intensifies in the rankings of teams. The Red Bull team continues to follow the Ferrari team.

I think it's close enough that the one who gets pole won't necessarily win the GP. Of course it depends on the track, though. And it also depends on the gap in qualifying. If someone gets pole by a couple of thousandths, then that's different to if someone takes pole by half a second. I haven't looked at the stats, but I'd guess that 'winner of race is from pole' would be well above 50% most seasons, but not so clear-cut this season. As we're at the start of a new era, everything is a bit uncertain, and I'd wait a couple more races for it all to calm down and patterns to start to emerge. But who knows? My betting record isn't fantastic.

Did you guys saw transcripts of radio from Imola? Interesting stuff how Russel and Hamilton see conditions in track:


So, it's dry track for Russel, but one lap later it's still wet for Hamilton. And despite it, Hamilton changed tyres just one lap after this message if I remeber correctly. Source for transcriptions:
https://www.racefans.net/2022/04/26/transcript-i-need-more-power-hamilton-and-russells-contrasting-fortunes-at-imola/

I do agree that there is a good case to be made about Ferrari not just being faster, they are faster than their previous year for sure, but they do not look like they are that much faster than Red Bull, in fact there are situations where I believe Red Bull could be even faster. The trick is that, Charles won twice already and that is why people think that Charles is better.

In the first race, Max was capable of catching up to Charles twice but didn't consider ferrari would be fast enough to catch up on the next DRS, on the second race he realized this and just arranged it in a way that he would get it on the second drs zone and won, and on the third race he had to stop. So, Max proved that he could be faster than Charles, but since charles won the 2 out of 3 everyone thought he was faster.

Here's a question for you...  So you think the guy who gets pole in the next GP will also win the race or is it really that close between RBR and Ferrari that the guy who gets the pole doesn't win the race at any given GP.  That was my 'secret market'.  Lol.  I was starting to think Ferrari would be so ahead from the rest that betting on 'winner of race is from pole position' every GP would give more than 50% win rate for the whole season combined.

The Portuguese GP was the 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ MotoGP race for Lin Jarvis as Team Leader of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team.

Statistics (so far):
122 race wins
335 podiums
8 Rider Titles
7 Team Titles
6 Manufacturer Titles
5 MotoGP Triple Crowns

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