"I cannot say 10% because it’s difficult. I don’t know why. Our mission is to provide best solution that helps everyone. "We have the rhythm, we have everything," Viñales said. The guys said 'hey, you had your lap canceled' and I was convinced I hadn’t. You would think that anyone with pretensions of the 2021 MotoGP title - Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller – would have made sure that Márquez knew that he was joining them on track and not the other way around. He started a lot further ahead, he cut off, got behind, he annoyed me on the first lap of my time attack, because he started slow, I ran into him halfway down the track and I have already lost my lap. "But somehow this year it's a little bit better, we accomplished to be more smooth on the beginning, which gives us a little bit more traction. Right now I’m more into the medium, but tomorrow we will see if we will try the hard in the warm up. Buy Neil Spalding's essential guide to the technology of MotoGP bikes, MotoGP Technology. As far as the towing business goes, I wish we could step back in time. The decision has been made, and you cannot protest. More penalties ! The most important was we were respecting each other in the time. I’m so happy about the pace and the job from the team. The problem is that Race Direction interprets the phrase "exceeding track limits" to include even the tiniest part of a tire going beyond the edge of the kerb. If they don't slow down, it doesn't reduce risk to marshalls and fallen riders. "Today he has done it with me and usually he always does it with someone, to get behind them and play this game. 'It's not fair !' It doesn't matter whether Bagnaia saw it or not, the lap is cancelled. "Actually, to get back that feeling, the bike is different. If you enjoyed this article, please consider supporting MotoMatters.com. But we have rules for safety. We provide wide range of services. Was at COTA in 2013, all three days, and saw MM take his first MotoGP win. How did they get there? "You cannot go into the brain or eyes of Pecco so I will trust him if he says he couldn't see. "I also feel sorry for Maverick because in reality he gained nothing, but there is a rule, a limit and you cannot go over. "For the track limits, this year it's a lot more strict because now they put some sensors on the green and the sensors understand if you touch it," Rossi said. "The question mark is tomorrow in the race... 25 laps. "As for my future, VR46 will take care of it, but I will take care of it together with Gianluca," he said referring to the rider manager employed by the VR46 Rider Academy. Viñales was a good deal angrier, both at having his best lap taken away from him, and from not having any recourse to appeal or discuss the decision with Race Direction or the FIM Stewards' Panel. And I agree with the author. The humerus in his upper arm that he had fractured last year was fine, it was everything else in the arm which was troubling him. The rule is that if you touch the green, then you touch the green. So the rule is the rule and I think Dorna have to be even more strict because now they are very fast to remove the yellow flag, so if there is a yellow it's because somebody is on the ground and if they crash, you can kill a marshal. You would think that anyone with pretensions of the 2021 MotoGP title - Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller – would have made sure that Márquez knew that he was joining them on track and not the other way around. But it’s like this and tomorrow we will see for the race. Lift and Coast. The returning Repsol Honda rider showed solid pace in FP4, posting a bunch of low 1'40s on used tires. ", But he immediately pointed out that he had the race pace to deserve it. That, after all, is how you trigger a pressure sensor. The Frenchman has been strong throughout the weekend at Portimão, and coming off two second places in the first two races and as championship leader, he is bursting with confidence. The other crowd pointing out that from their perspective no infringement was made. Thanks to the spotter system employed, everyone could get out of the way before Márquez' Honda arrived. Vinales' front wheel never touched the green. Who holds the strongest cards in the race on Sunday? "The situation is irritating me, and I can't hide it," he said. Franco Morbidelli, Miguel Oliveira, and Maverick Viñales, to start off with. "I think that first of all we need to use the light panel. Attn. "You just really hope you don’t touch it on a good lap." The strangest thing, perhaps, is that Yamaha team manager Maio Meregalli told Italian Sky TV that he didn't think there were any pressure sensors on the outside of Turn 4, due to the requirements of water drainage. He should get penalized for that crap. All it will take is another Rabat incident to realize this. There have been plenty of examples of the dangers involved, but two spring immediately to mind. The Ducatis have proved capable of getting lightning starts, and getting past them will not be easy, especially at a track like Portimão. We get to see more of the Yamaha Factory riders, so far looking like Quartararo and his fist bumps are much stronger mentally than Maverick and his solitary head banging efforts. I feel like if we go with the hard over the medium, both are great options for the race.". That is a logical point given that riders are likely to crash on the outside of the left-hander at Turn 9, and marshals need to be able to get to fallen bikes in the gravel trap. ", Márquez denied he had slowed Mir down, but he admitted to seeking a tow from the Spaniard. You will find the latest information about us on this page. "This pole position is not exactly the same as the other ones, but like I said before, the most important was to start from the front row and we achieved our goal. Yet none of them sought the Repsol Honda rider out during practice, and showed him a wheel, cut off his line, followed him around. Spotlight goes back on the gamey person, it isn't flattering, and can reverberate themselves right back to disrupt their harmony. The problem is if we stop then he’ll stop and we can make a dangerous situation. Go behind the scenes and get analysis straight from the paddock. I mean, I know when I touch the green, and I didn't touch it. Differentiated. I think the first lap I did in Q1 was two or three seconds slower than a normal time. Race Direction enforce track limits to prevent riders making use of the hard standing on the outside of corners to run a wider line and carry more speed. Maybe because they are being brainwashed into coddling each other off the track by the powers that be. That meant shove off. The track has little rubber laid down onto it affording the cars less than optimum traction on the dry. On his final run in FP4, he posted a 1'40.073 on a tire with 25 laps, race distance on it. Season 3 - Track Day Hypercars There’s only one word to describe these hypercars - fast. The Sepang International Circuit was the first of the new breed of circuits that now dominate F1. FMSCI Copyright 2021. What if race direction and the FIM marshalls conspired to tell all the riders that there were new, high tech sensors in place to detect even the slightest dalliances off the "legal" part of the track, but in reality, there were NO SUCH SYSTEM in place and there were just a half-dozen stewards locked in a transporter, looking at a big screen - the same "system" as before? Then I started to push, he took advantage of my tow. All content copyright of MotoMatters.com unless otherwise stated. Were we still using the old system of cameras, Viñales might have been given the benefit of the doubt. ", The electronics needed to be adjusted for each circuit, but so far, they were working well everywhere, Viñales said. "The pace was great. ", Franco Morbidelli has found the pace he lost in the first two races, but is still not entirely happy. He also didn't see the yellow flag. Who else looks to have pace? Mir was moving fwd in the Qatar 2 race and bumped through Jack, who was moving backwards. We are like horses waiting for the race," Rins joked. the crowds screamed. I will say that I’ll try to enjoy it but I won’t enjoy. You can find out more about subscribing to MotoMatters.com here. The three riders were equally divided over Maverick Viñales' track limits infraction, though all agreed that there was little to be done about it. Of course, the fact that qualifying is split into two sessions to prevent people using tows to artificially boost their starting positions (more on that later) is already a distortion, as the quickest riders left in Q1 have sometimes posted faster times than those who made it through to Q2. In hindsight that seemed like a good idea. Minor quibble, there are track and flag marshals, track marshals are the ones that run out to pick up things up. And the fact that he grabbed a tow when he needed to also tells us that he isn't afraid to do what needs to be done. Both these rules are there for good reasons: yellow flags are waved to warn of danger on the track or in the gravel, such as a fallen rider. Viewing the footage and zooming in close (as Moto2 commentator Neil Morrison did) it is almost impossible to see how Viñales might have strayed over the line. 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"You just need to touch one millimeter to put one gram of weight and the sensor will bleep and the lap is canceled. It started in Losail but the crashes in Portugal seem more brutal.. About the track limit sensors I'd remind everybody about the sheer weight of complaints and tears which poured forth in recent years concerning the inconsistent application of rules and subjective judgements of stewards. substancial - Free ebook download as Text File (.txt), PDF File (.pdf) or read book online for free. Has anyone gotten a look at these things? 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They understand, far better than those of us watching on the sidelines do, how far beyond them MM is. When Race Direction first explained the new system to the riders, Viñales was left believing there would be human oversight of any track limits infraction. Then, what happens to Jack racing Portimao? Didn't exactly work for him... and these new kids are not a patch on Rossi when it comes to mental strength. He had gone to discuss this with them, but was told the decision was final. But we aren't, so he wasn't. The rest of the field couldn't manage a single lap sub 1'40. The Yamahas have gotten stronger as the weekend went on, not least because as the grip has improved, they have been able to exploit both their corner speed and their acceleration. Apart from that, I remember in perhaps my second race (at club level) being hauled in front of the clerk of the course for a blue flag infringement. MotoGP is a trademark of Dorna Sports s.l. contains some random words for machine learning natural language processing When I was a young lad, my family would often go to public pools and splash around. I hate to see riders crash, but I felt he got what he deserved when he launched himself at T2 in Malaysia after what he did with Quartararo. He could have avoided criticism by following his brother Alex, he said. Aleix Espargaro felt that at least the system with pressure sensors gave a much clearer decision than the old system where the Stewards had to judge camera images. If a driver feels that he is going to run out of fuel before the end of the race, he has to conserve his fuel. His rear wheel contact patch, IMO, didnt stray onto the green either. Racing is madness. But he also alluded to his future, one which may not automatically include the Petronas Yamaha team. And sometimes, the choices made by track designers, on where to put the marshal posts and flag stations, can make adhering to the rules nigh on impossible. Pecco Bagnaia had a truly astonishing lap taken away for not responding to a yellow flag, while Maverick Viñales had his best lap taken away for exceeding track limits. So the yellow flag rules is incredibly important, and is there to avoid real-world consequences. During practice at Portimão, his rivals had the ideal opportunity to return the favor, at a time when Márquez was at his psychologically most fragile. They say that tomorrow should be worse but we will see." ", Brad Binder didn't believe it would change the way anyone would ride, however. But the muscles, the fingers, the elbow, the arm pump, is where I’m struggling more now. Dovi was mentally strong, good on track and less so getting along with passionate Red brass. At the 12-hour race at Sepang the Audi R8 LMS took a one-two-three win. And, there is an option to sidestep mental games. But I don’t want to think about it now the feeling is back now and I can ride something that I know and I don’t want to think too much about it. "You come from a downhill, the yellow flag is on the right side and I was already leaning to prepare for the corner on the left side. This is the problem. What irked Viñales above all was that riders had no recourse to appeal the decision of the Stewards. Against offending force, aikido can be lovely. To make it through from Q1 to Q2, he had latched on to Joan Mir and used him as a reference point, ending up with the best time set behind Mir, the Suzuki Ecstar rider making it through as second fastest in Q1. Not placing blame nor do I have a solution. "I could have chosen my brother too, who would have kept quiet," Márquez laughed. It’s true that in the left corners I start to feel the front tire like I like. For this in Moto3 they penalize. "Yesterday I crashed, in turn 11 I think, a lot of riders closed the throttle. "I have chosen the best. Márquez only did a single run in Q2, having already stressed his recovering arm by having to push in Q1. "But I always try to stay focused on what I have to do.". The last thing you want is for riders to crash in the same spot as someone already in the gravel, their bikes imperiling the stricken riders and marshals helping to clear them from the gravel traps. "Most of all, the super thing was the pace from this morning with the old tire, also testing the tires in the afternoon," the Petronas Yamaha rider told the press conference. I cannot have the same weights on the right arm. The Ducati Lenovo team rider did point out the difficulties posed by the placing of the marshal post. These guys want to destroy each others egos on track and maintain a friendly atmosphere once the racing is over. How Márquez ended up in sixth place on the grid is a tale unto itself. No evidence in the last 8 years to make me think I wrong. AUDI/VW/SEAT/SKODA Approved Our company is constantly evolving and growing. And if that didn't work, then it meant the offending rider was looking for an argument (which I interpreted as a fight) when they got off the bikes. "Depending on the track, it gives us more traction, but for example in Doha, because of the tire, you could put a lot of power from the beginning. The cigarette smoking lone wolf tough guy rider days are over. ", He accepted that seeking a tow is behavior which is normally frowned upon – including by Márquez himself – but the Repsol Honda rider admitted it was the only way he could be sure of getting through to Q2. In the case of Maverick Viñales, that seemed extraordinarily harsh. Just stating what seems to be a fact. Yes, "it's intelligent" but it is very deliberate nevertheless and he is ruining the other guy's lap. "I went there, they were good to show the image, because it's important. "You can do nothing. Green Track. "With a used tire I was able to be in 1'40 low, which is a great lap time. He proceeded to explain to me in graphic detail how bad an excuse that was, and made it clear that it was my duty to familiarise myself with all the flag post locations, and check them, before he would allow me back on the track. "Marc is so intelligent doing those things. A green track is an almost unused track that drivers encounter on the first day of practice. Neither Bagnaia nor Viñales were happy to have such outstanding laps taken away, though Bagnaia was a fraction more phlegmatic about the whole affair. I was playing a bit his game. I get the theory but in practice, the last person to try and win a mind games war with MM was Rossi. At least not all of the rear tire was on the green, so most of the tire was on track.". Rins was a little more relaxed about having Márquez follow him. Otherwise, it becomes a little bit like politicians. More rules ! They must be made BIGGER and BRIGHTER if they are to be heeded. Pressure sensors have been placed on the outside of certain corners, capable of detecting even the smallest infraction of the rules. In Pecco Bagnaia's case, he can make a credible argument that it was almost impossible for him to do just that. I have come out of box, we have met on track and I have done it. Visibility was a problem, Rossi said, and could be addressed by using light panels rather than just flags. The Marc is not winning that mental battle. His own unease. Miller does mind games attacking Mir...BOOM. ", The improvement of the pace was in part down to better grip on the track and the steps forward Yamaha have made with electronics and engine braking, Viñales explained. And so it happens that the riders responsible for the fastest ever lap and the second fastest ever lap around Portimão will be starting from the fourth row of the grid, while pole and the new outright lap record go to the rider with the third quickest lap of the Circuito do Algarve. But here we worked really hard and the team ended with a good result. It will be very long! The idea behind setting the grid in Grand Prix racing is simple: after two 15 minute sessions, the rider who sets the fastest lap gets to start from pole position, the other riders ranked in order of their best lap times. He is just starting to hang off the Desmosedici, and entirely focused to his left. Johann Zarco qualified third on the grid, and he too had very strong pace. It was clear to Espargaro that Viñales had not gained any time on that lap. It seems that the only time we get to see what kind of person a Motogp rider really is is when they get emotional. 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Race Direction recorded an infringement by Viñales, and the Stewards took his lap time away. The reason was simple, those nasty stewards and their subjective (or dishonest) judgements. He hadn't seen Viñales' lap, but he knew from first hand just how sensitive the system could be. He did so not just once, however, but repeatedly on both tires, eventually posting a total of 8 laps in the 1'39s. In Italian, he was a bit more blunt about it. In that case, the problem wasn't that Morbidelli was ignoring a yellow flag, but that conditions were simply unsafe. Autocar India sets lap record in Audi RS Q8. Mir is STRONG mentally. It happens several time over a weekend to people regardless of the session. "I think the light panel can make the difference because it's very difficult to see the yellow flag, it's quite impossible to see the yellow flag, where the yellow flag was for Pecco because the turn is on the left and you are already on the left part of the bike looking left and the flag is on the right. "Now I needed it, I have done the whole weekend riding and riding alone. Turns out there was no such chemical in the water, but we believed it enough to not pee in the pool. When you watch the video you see it and you might have touched it not enough to realize, but it’s there. In FP4, Viñales went out on already very used tires, ending up on the 30th lap of a set of mediums and still posting a 1'40.395. Riding at a consistent pace was doable, but the additional stress of pushing for a very fast lap quickly overloaded the muscles in his arm, the Repsol Honda rider explained. The safety angle is more important: if riders can't see a yellow flag/light, what is the point of waving it or turning it on? But that still relied on an element of human judgment, trying to distinguish whether one wheel or both had gone over the edge of the kerbs and touched the green area just beyond. You would think that anyone with pretensions of the 2021 MotoGP title - Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller – would have made sure that Márquez knew that he was joining them on track and not the other way around. I walked out of there stunned by what I'd seen, convinced that he would win the championship that year, and many, many more afterwards, and that he was, by a large margin, the best I'd ever witnessed. At first, he didn't believe that his punishment was due to him exceeding track limits. Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.. Not sure that it should be different at higher levels. who(m) installed them? With the VR46 team set to step up to expand their current presence to a two-man team in 2022, and rumors of negotiations with Suzuki, Morbidelli may be eyeing his chances outside of Petronas. Whether that be positive or negative emotions. Maverick Viñales' crimes look far more trivial than the infraction committed by Pecco Bagnaia. Marquez hit him from the back whilst being shuffled back from 3rd...for now. Like in Qatar, I had that in the first qualifying. "The main difference is my position on the bike. It’s better to push in front and then that’s it. Bikes have been racing here for many years, which surely would mean that one can no longer blame track designers for bad flag station locations.
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