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October 12, 2023, 10:32:45 AM
Marquez officially joins the Ducati team Gresini for the next years.
October 12, 2023, 10:12:54 AM
It has already been discussed and written about here, but I don't want to quote them all now, then it would get confusing. It is already confirmed that Bezzecchi and Marini will come to the Grand Prix.
However, according to this article it is not yet certain whether they will be able to ride, and it is uncertain who will be able to ride, as Ducati test rider Pirro is also injured.
Article in German: https://www.motorsport-total.com/motogp/news/vr46-ducati-bezzecchi-und-marini-wollen-bei-der-motogp-in-mandalika-starten-23101102
However, according to this article it is not yet certain whether they will be able to ride, and it is uncertain who will be able to ride, as Ducati test rider Pirro is also injured.
Article in German: https://www.motorsport-total.com/motogp/news/vr46-ducati-bezzecchi-und-marini-wollen-bei-der-motogp-in-mandalika-starten-23101102
October 11, 2023, 06:49:26 PM
It was a really disappointing race for Ferrari at the same time. Sainz couldn't even start the race and I was really shocked to see that. Because there wasn't any problem with engine until the race. Leclerc also couldn't create a big competition for podium either. But Ferrari were at least lucky about Mercedes' having a bad day at the same time.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
@Spack17 nothing about Ferrari surprises me anymore because even after the promised upgrades they have continued to disappoint only and I can only hope that next season they step up and perform better. Lastly I’m not sure if Ferrari can clinch that second spot because they’re not reliable at all but Mercedes also ain’t having any better luck but I’ll back Mercedes because of Hamilton’s past achievements.
Yeah we have really got used to seeing Ferrari disappointing their fans this season. It wasn't much different last season either. Technically they were even better last season. Because Ferrari were doing really good especially at the beginning of the season. You know how strong they were back then and Leclerc was able to fight with Verstappen at the same level.
They are just going backwards rather than improving. I really don't understand that. Leclerc is still making weird statements surprisingly. He still looks excited about Ferrari's future but I don't know. They need to make some important changes to put an end to these problems.
October 11, 2023, 06:04:31 PM
Hamilton is too kind.
If he only fought in trial against RBR he was probably winning 1 more title 3 years ago
October 11, 2023, 11:19:10 AM
I have heard that he is actually going to the race. He is going to Mandalika even though I believe he is not 100% fit after his surgery. I am still not sure though if he is going to be fully recovered or not before the race. I hope he will be. But I was actually surprised to see him going. As far as I know, it has only been three days after his surgery. This is definitely a risk in my opinion. I think if he is not fit, he definitely should not participate in the race.
I have also seen him arrive in Mandalika today via local media and it looks like he will still be declared fit to race this week even though it hasn't been too long since the operation he underwent. I also hope that Bezzecchi can get a podium at Mandalika later so that he remains in contention for the world title this season even though the fierce battle will probably continue between Martin and Bagnaia until the end of this season.Everyone is wishing him to participate in this race. But I really hope that he does not participate having an injury. If he is fit, he can definitely participate. I don't have any issues with that. But if he is not fit enough to participate, probably it is a good idea for him to not get his body through another race. we all have seen the videos of racers trying to train their reflexes and trying to stay in the best shape possible. Only after a few days after getting a surgery I don't think he's going to be in the best physical condition.
It's been a long time since I followed MotoGP news. So I was a bit surprised that this weekend it arrived in Indonesia, my country. I find it uninteresting because the points calculation is no longer based on the main race. Apart from that, since Rossi retired, there hasn't been another racer that I idolize. I'm proud and I hope the event in Indonesia is better than MotoGP in India. Because I saw a lot of problems, such as snakes, spectators who could freely enter the team area. I hope Indonesia is able to provide the best service. For the race, I can't guess much, but maybe Ducati will dominate a lot.
The story for MotoGP India has finished well even though there were several problems that had to be addressed by the circuit and Dorna at that time. This week MotoGP will return to Indonesia with extraordinary enthusiastic spectators and natural views that are no less interesting than other countries. Last season there weren't many problems that arose in Mandalika except for the heavy rain that hit the circuit and it is hoped that this week there will be no heavy rain in Mandalika so that this season's racing spectacle in Indonesia can be more interesting than last season.I also hope that the rain does not cause any problem. Because we know that when it rains, it is generally difficult for any driver to actually control his vehicle/vessel, whatever you want to call it, properly. And in general, the speed also reduces when it rains. With less drag and more time to take the turns, it is understandable why the speed decreases. Anyway, Indonesia is definitely going to be more interesting compared to India.
October 11, 2023, 11:00:05 AM
This week the Mandalika Indonesia MotoGP will return and what is very unfortunate is that a rider named Marco Bezzecchi suffered an injury to his collarbone while training at the Motor Ranch in Tavullia. Hopefully he can go to Mandalika this week to race. Because when he had the accident he was immediately operated on by a team of doctors from the Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit of the University of Modena and Reggio Calabria in order to make an early confirmation whether or not to race in the remaining series this season.
I just heard that this week the GP will take place in Indonesia. It seems that this event is the 2nd in Indonesia. Besides Bezzecchi other names like Luca Marini, Alex rins, Bastianini. But it seems that this will not reduce the excitement of the Mandalika GP moto. Of the three names, it seems that only Bastianini is unharmed. But reportedly Alex rins, Bastianini will still come to Mandalika even though he did not participate in the race. October 11, 2023, 08:26:37 AM
I'm proud and I hope the event in Indonesia is better than MotoGP in India. Because I saw a lot of problems, such as snakes, spectators who could freely enter the team area. I hope Indonesia is able to provide the best service. For the race, I can't guess much, but maybe Ducati will dominate a lot.
This is not the first time for Indonesia to be hosts for International race, last season Indonesia already hosted MotoGP, few months ago Indonesia also selected to become WSBK race. so far is nothing any problems founds. so you don't need to worry about the MotoGP event in Indonesia, with several races already being held in Indonesia and there not being excessive negative comments like in India, this race will definitely go well. One thing that used to be a concern was drainage which still did not meet standards. Luckily Indonesia is currently in the dry season, I think if it doesn't rain everything will be fine.
October 11, 2023, 08:16:33 AM
I have heard that he is actually going to the race. He is going to Mandalika even though I believe he is not 100% fit after his surgery. I am still not sure though if he is going to be fully recovered or not before the race. I hope he will be. But I was actually surprised to see him going. As far as I know, it has only been three days after his surgery. This is definitely a risk in my opinion. I think if he is not fit, he definitely should not participate in the race.
I have also seen him arrive in Mandalika today via local media and it looks like he will still be declared fit to race this week even though it hasn't been too long since the operation he underwent. I also hope that Bezzecchi can get a podium at Mandalika later so that he remains in contention for the world title this season even though the fierce battle will probably continue between Martin and Bagnaia until the end of this season.It's been a long time since I followed MotoGP news. So I was a bit surprised that this weekend it arrived in Indonesia, my country. I find it uninteresting because the points calculation is no longer based on the main race. Apart from that, since Rossi retired, there hasn't been another racer that I idolize. I'm proud and I hope the event in Indonesia is better than MotoGP in India. Because I saw a lot of problems, such as snakes, spectators who could freely enter the team area. I hope Indonesia is able to provide the best service. For the race, I can't guess much, but maybe Ducati will dominate a lot.
The story for MotoGP India has finished well even though there were several problems that had to be addressed by the circuit and Dorna at that time. This week MotoGP will return to Indonesia with extraordinary enthusiastic spectators and natural views that are no less interesting than other countries. Last season there weren't many problems that arose in Mandalika except for the heavy rain that hit the circuit and it is hoped that this week there will be no heavy rain in Mandalika so that this season's racing spectacle in Indonesia can be more interesting than last season. October 11, 2023, 07:45:45 AM
It was a really disappointing race for Ferrari at the same time. Sainz couldn't even start the race and I was really shocked to see that. Because there wasn't any problem with engine until the race. Leclerc also couldn't create a big competition for podium either. But Ferrari were at least lucky about Mercedes' having a bad day at the same time.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
@Spack17 nothing about Ferrari surprises me anymore because even after the promised upgrades they have continued to disappoint only and I can only hope that next season they step up and perform better. Lastly I’m not sure if Ferrari can clinch that second spot because they’re not reliable at all but Mercedes also ain’t having any better luck but I’ll back Mercedes because of Hamilton’s past achievements.
October 11, 2023, 07:01:27 AM
This week the Mandalika Indonesia MotoGP will return and what is very unfortunate is that a rider named Marco Bezzecchi suffered an injury to his collarbone while training at the Motor Ranch in Tavullia. Hopefully he can go to Mandalika this week to race. Because when he had the accident he was immediately operated on by a team of doctors from the Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit of the University of Modena and Reggio Calabria in order to make an early confirmation whether or not to race in the remaining series this season.
It's been a long time since I followed MotoGP news. So I was a bit surprised that this weekend it arrived in Indonesia, my country. I find it uninteresting because the points calculation is no longer based on the main race. Apart from that, since Rossi retired, there hasn't been another racer that I idolize. I'm proud and I hope the event in Indonesia is better than MotoGP in India. Because I saw a lot of problems, such as snakes, spectators who could freely enter the team area. I hope Indonesia is able to provide the best service. For the race, I can't guess much, but maybe Ducati will dominate a lot.
October 11, 2023, 05:31:53 AM
This week the Mandalika Indonesia MotoGP will return and what is very unfortunate is that a rider named Marco Bezzecchi suffered an injury to his collarbone while training at the Motor Ranch in Tavullia. Hopefully he can go to Mandalika this week to race. Because when he had the accident he was immediately operated on by a team of doctors from the Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit of the University of Modena and Reggio Calabria in order to make an early confirmation whether or not to race in the remaining series this season.
I have heard that he is actually going to the race. He is going to Mandalika even though I believe he is not 100% fit after his surgery. I am still not sure though if he is going to be fully recovered or not before the race. I hope he will be. But I was actually surprised to see him going. As far as I know, it has only been three days after his surgery. This is definitely a risk in my opinion. I think if he is not fit, he definitely should not participate in the race.
October 10, 2023, 04:52:33 AM
This week the Mandalika Indonesia MotoGP will return and what is very unfortunate is that a rider named Marco Bezzecchi suffered an injury to his collarbone while training at the Motor Ranch in Tavullia. Hopefully he can go to Mandalika this week to race. Because when he had the accident he was immediately operated on by a team of doctors from the Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit of the University of Modena and Reggio Calabria in order to make an early confirmation whether or not to race in the remaining series this season.
October 10, 2023, 01:54:34 AM
At this point I would say Red Bull could actually consider Yuki Tsunoda as their new second driver. It would be good because Daniel could end up being the first driver and then they could get someone else for the second driver there, someone very young. I do not know whose rights they have or who they can sign a contract with, but if they do it this year right away, that would benefit them like crazy for next season. Waiting for next season will be what they will do, but not what they should do.
In a world where they kick Perez out right now quickly and get Tsunoda, that would mean that they could just get some young driver to develop until next season, then they will end up checking what they can do with the situation during the off season. They could also try to go with Tsunoda staying and Daniel going to Red Bull, but that wouldn't look that good for this quick move, plus if Tsunoda is not good enough to replace Perez at this stage, why are they still giving him a spot anyway.
In a world where they kick Perez out right now quickly and get Tsunoda, that would mean that they could just get some young driver to develop until next season, then they will end up checking what they can do with the situation during the off season. They could also try to go with Tsunoda staying and Daniel going to Red Bull, but that wouldn't look that good for this quick move, plus if Tsunoda is not good enough to replace Perez at this stage, why are they still giving him a spot anyway.
October 09, 2023, 06:32:16 PM
It was a really disappointing race for Ferrari at the same time. Sainz couldn't even start the race and I was really shocked to see that. Because there wasn't any problem with engine until the race. Leclerc also couldn't create a big competition for podium either. But Ferrari were at least lucky about Mercedes' having a bad day at the same time.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
Because currently these two teams are fighting each other hard for 2nd place. There is a gap like 28 points right now. There are still 5 more races so everything can change in this competition. I believe Ferrari have a potential to capture this position but let's see.
October 09, 2023, 10:48:25 AM
The Mercedes team surely was very pissed off after the crash between teammattes, more thinking that second position its not sealed in their favour and Ferrari is looking better in this last races, they are having the luck in their side with the rise of McClaren, because McClaren is taking a lot a of points but they are far away behind.
October 09, 2023, 07:07:45 AM
Source: https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/1711085330374295864
Hamilton sent a tweet about the incident at the beginning of the race. He said that he watched the replay and accepted that it was fully his fault in fact. His apology to his team and Russell is valuable of course. Because probably due to the heat of the race he couldn't realize it and he said through the radio that he was taken out by his own teammate.
After watching it again I was also clear about it. Hamilton just pushed his luck too much from outside. He cost Mercedes really valuable points.
Verstappen's ambition is really just something else. He announced his title in the sprint race already but he still continues to race the same without any relaxation.
It was all over the Instagram pages of F1 and related F1 meme pages that pictures speaks a thousand words and they shared a picture of Hamilton hugging Russell and acknowledging his fault with a different message though and that was "it was a racing incident and I take full responsibility of it,after watching the replay many times I saw that George had nowhere to go so sorry".
Max was not racing without relaxation in fact he was relaxing all the race yesterday as many messages in the radio to him were telling him to step up on the gas pedal and to drive a bit faster,he only started listening to these messages on the last stage of the race where he got the fastest lap,he is just managing the races now.
October 09, 2023, 06:50:35 AM
Source: https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/1711085330374295864
Hamilton sent a tweet about the incident at the beginning of the race. He said that he watched the replay and accepted that it was fully his fault in fact. His apology to his team and Russell is valuable of course. Because probably due to the heat of the race he couldn't realize it and he said through the radio that he was taken out by his own teammate.
After watching it again I was also clear about it. Hamilton just pushed his luck too much from outside. He cost Mercedes really valuable points.
Verstappen's ambition is really just something else. He announced his title in the sprint race already but he still continues to race the same without any relaxation.
October 09, 2023, 03:09:09 AM
I agree, but not like they are going to fire him on the middle of the season, they are going to look for another driver after the season is over. We still have plenty of races left, and could Perez make a comeback and keep his position? Maybe, if he ends up being the second (or even a few times first) this season and keeps that up for all the races that is left, I think he could still convince the team to keep him. However, we have seen him not do all that well so far, and I do not see a reason why he would get any better suddenly. The real question would be who to get instead of him, Daniel Ricciardo is a great driver but feels like he is way too old to become a second driver to them, I think a young talent, someone 24 or younger should be the point, that would allow them to get a talent that could give them at least a decade with them and would make more sense however there aren't that many of those available right now.
Perez can make a comeback on his performance or not at all(?), no one knows, but what is certain is that his seat is wanted by other drivers and the possibility that he will be replaced by RBR is very big if you see how RBR is quite firm in firing drivers even in the middle of the season. It's even possible that Perez could be in 3rd place if Hamilton can get a good place in the remaining races ahead and if that happens it might be a strong case for RBR to replace him.
Perez did not get any point yesterday or it got only because of the penalty of Stroll don't remember well but what I know though is the same as everybody this guy is the most underachiever of all the time in F1.Even Barrichello at the time of Schumacher dominance was doing much better and collecting a lot more good positions overall than him,usually Barrichello used to come second while Perez used to do so but now is having a lot of difficulty to do just that,I don't know what happened to him as I only assume he may have family problems,I remember Hamilton having a bad season when he broke up with Nicole his girlfirend.
October 09, 2023, 12:03:42 AM
I agree, but not like they are going to fire him on the middle of the season, they are going to look for another driver after the season is over. We still have plenty of races left, and could Perez make a comeback and keep his position? Maybe, if he ends up being the second (or even a few times first) this season and keeps that up for all the races that is left, I think he could still convince the team to keep him. However, we have seen him not do all that well so far, and I do not see a reason why he would get any better suddenly. The real question would be who to get instead of him, Daniel Ricciardo is a great driver but feels like he is way too old to become a second driver to them, I think a young talent, someone 24 or younger should be the point, that would allow them to get a talent that could give them at least a decade with them and would make more sense however there aren't that many of those available right now.
Perez can make a comeback on his performance or not at all(?), no one knows, but what is certain is that his seat is wanted by other drivers and the possibility that he will be replaced by RBR is very big if you see how RBR is quite firm in firing drivers even in the middle of the season. It's even possible that Perez could be in 3rd place if Hamilton can get a good place in the remaining races ahead and if that happens it might be a strong case for RBR to replace him.
October 08, 2023, 09:48:10 PM
Perez is so done indeed. He gained only 3 positions in this whole race. It is really hard to believe when we consider the power of his car. Maybe he doesn't drive the same car with Verstappen probably. But it must still be faster than all other cars technically. I don't know what is going wrong on Perez side because of that.
At the same time Perez must have still given what Red Bull wanted from him. Because he is still the second-placed driver in the standings. Hamilton's being out in this race prevented the gap with Perez from being closer. As long as Perez doesn't drop down from the 3rd place Red Bull might not think of replacing him yet.
At the same time Perez must have still given what Red Bull wanted from him. Because he is still the second-placed driver in the standings. Hamilton's being out in this race prevented the gap with Perez from being closer. As long as Perez doesn't drop down from the 3rd place Red Bull might not think of replacing him yet.
Yeah Perez is out i think, he cant do so many msitakes, i think he have his head in another thing (i dont know what). McClaren is gonna catch Aston martin so easily in the 4 position if they continues in this way, plus they have two drivers for fight and Aston MArtin only one......
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