Para já a nossa Honda começou bem ;-)




[size=32]Marquez blitzes field to end Friday on top[/size]

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Mighty Marc Marquez fended off all challengers to hold onto the top spot of FP2 ahead of Pedrosa and Viñales.
Temperatures soared for MotoGP™ FP2, the track reaching a staggering 53°C with ambient temperatures at 32.2°C the session proved as much of a physical challenge as any session in Sepang.
Most of the Honda and Suzuki riders went out on new tyres while the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team focused on using older Michelins in the opening stage of the session. Aside from tyre life and performance, weather remains a great unknown in Argentina with heavy rain predicted on Saturday and Sunday. If it were to rain on Saturday during FP3, then the top ten from Friday would be guaranteed to advance directly to Q2.
With 11 and a half minutes to go, riders fitted new tyres and went out with their eyes focused on the top of the timesheets. Fastest of them all was Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) with a 1’41.579, 2.2 seconds faster than in FP1. While Marquez may have had massive problems during testing and for much of the Qatar GP weekend, they seem to have left in Argentina.
It was not just Marquez who proved that the Honda is still a top tier bike, his teammate Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) ending only 0.025s behind him. This is just Pedrosa’s second time at the track, having missed the 2015 edition due to arm pump surgery. The Repsol Honda pair were the only riders able to set times in the 1’41s.
Completing the top three was Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar), who set a 1’42.047 after going down at Turn 3. Just behind Viñales was his good friend Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS), the Australian back to being almost fully fit and looking stronger than ever. It wasn’t a flawless session for Miller however, he narrowly avoided contact with Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) mid-session: “He braked late, I thought I was okay but he had more stopping power and we touched. I’m glad I didn’t clean him up!” said Miller.
Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) improved from 20th in FP1 to end FP2, and the day overall, in fifth. The Brit able to cut close to four seconds off his time and make it four Hondas in the top five, an incredible result after their struggles in Qatar.
Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Yakhnich), Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) completed the top ten and ensured themselves a spot in Q2 if the rain falls tomorrow.
Meanwhile it was a disastrous session for Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), the World Champion down in 14th and 1.240 seconds off the pace. Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) also struggled and was only able to manage 15th.
Aleix Espargaro suffered an early fall at Turn 9 while pushing for a fast lap. He then fell towards the end of the session at Turn 1. Yonny Hernandez (Aspar Team MotoGP) fell at Turn 13 after carrying far too much speed into the corner. All were unharmed and returned to the track soon after their falls.
Michele Pirro, who will fill in for Danilo Petrucci in the Octo Pramac Yakhnich team while Petrucci recovers from further hand surgery, was not present as he had been assisting Ducati at a WorldSBK test in Valencia. He will join the field for FP3 onwards.
Full times from the second practice session can be viewed here.
MotoGP™ action resumes at 09:55 Local Time for FP3 on Saturday.

Mal por mal, prefiro o Marquez ao Lorenzo.

Diversão a cima de tudo e que ganhe o melhor.


Carrega...

...Já está...vamos ver como vai correr amanhã a corrida



[size=32]Marquez romps to pole position[/size]

A late crash couldn’t stop Marc Marquez from taking pole position with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo behind him on the front row.

A que horas será a prova de Moto2 com o Mig44? E MotoGP?

Moto2 às 18:20
MotoGp às 20:00

E quanto a este GP, o meu rico Estoril... Que pista da treta...

Não é usada desde Dezembro, é só pó por todo o lado. O pessoal queixa-se como se estivesse a correr em piso molhado.

E sobre Moto2, Danny Kent a ser espertinho, a colar-se atrás do Zarco, para sacar uma boa posição na grelha.

estou muito curioso para este GP. deve sair uma boa corrida

Parece que vamos ter umas corridas "molhadas".

E já sabemos que quando chove, o Lorenzo desaparece

As Ducati estão-lhe a dar bem...

E claro, pista molhada, Rossi mostra o que sabe fazer

grande marc marquez  mereceu ter ganho esta corrida 
quanto as ducatis foi pena o que aconteceu 
sorte para o pedrosa que acabou por ganhar um podio

...é incrível como o "falso" tem tanta sorte...vejam bem como é que ele ficou em segundo lugar com a Suzuki bem mais rápida a cair assim como as "2" Ducatis!!!!!!! é preciso ter muita sorte!!!!!

...bem...mas o que interessa foi que a nossa Honda com o Marquez foi exemplar :-) 
O Marquez foi inteligente, guardou a segunda mota para a segunda parte...era a mota que ele estáva mais rápido ;-)


[size=32]Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina[/size]

A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa.
Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in. Michelin and Race Direction were unsure about the safety of rear tyres brought to the Gran Premio Motul de la República, and came to the decision to reduce the race from 25 laps to 20. As Warm Up had been held in wet conditions and the race started dry, riders were required to come in on their ninth, tenth or 11th lap of the race and change to their second bike. There were therefore no concerns about fuel or tyre life, riders able to give it their all on both stints.
Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was the only rider to opt for the harder rear tyre. The entire front row started with hard fronts and medium rear. With dark clouds looming overhead the race got underway, Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) getting the hole shot into Turn 1. Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) got a great start but came into contact with Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team), forcing them both wide and dropping Pedrosa outside the top ten.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) used the power of the Ducati to hit the lead early with Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) behind. The factory Ducati would head the field across the line on lap one with Rossi just behind, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and ever-present threat. Meanwhile, Lorenzo plummeted down the field and soon found himself in sixth.
As the first lap came to a close, Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) and Aleix Espargaro fell, both able to re-join the race. Carving his way through field, Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) was up to seventh as the second lap began, slotting in behind Lorenzo and then passing him soon after.
The leading trio continually tightened, Valentino Rossi sniffing up the inside of Dovizioso at every chance he got. This opened the door for Marquez, the Spaniard sliding through on both Rossi and Dovizioso to begin lap four in the lead of the race.
Miller’s charge would be unfortunately short lived as the Australian rider fell on lap four at Turn 3. All the while, Marquez pushed ahead and attempted to open a gap, the top three divided evenly by half a second. Dovizioso then found himself with teammate Iannone for company, Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) eagerly waiting to pick up the pieces of the Ducati battle.
Riders frantically glanced at their pit boards as they roared down the straight, their teams doing all they could to keep them up to date with bike change strategy. Lorenzo’s race would get even worse as with 15 laps to go he suffered yet another fall at Turn 1, ending his race. After the perfect weekend in Qatar, few imagined the World Champion would fail to finish in Argentina.
Marquez and Rossi continued to sprint away at the front, Marquez 0.8s ahead with Rossi two and a half second in front of the all-Ducati battle for third. The gap wouldn’t stand as a distinct hint of déjà vu began to appear, Rossi rapidly closing in on Marquez. On lap nine of the race, Rossi took the lead down the back straight but Marquez responded straight away to cut back ahead.
It wasn’t only Marquez who made movements, while eyes were fixed on the leaders, Viñales was able to get ahead of the Ducati factory pair for third. Iannone and Viñales were the first riders to enter the pits on lap nine to change their bikes, Pedrosa, Baz, Barbera, Laverty and Bradl following suit as Marquez and Rossi tussled in the lead. With 11 laps to go, the pair came into the pits, Marquez just ahead as they were both forced to respect the 60km/h limit in pit lane.
Marquez would re-join the race in first position with Tito Rabat (Estrella Galicia 0,0 marc VDS) in second, as he had not yet pitted. With Rabat as a buffer, Marquez pushed as hard as he could to break away from Rossi and opened up a lead of over two seconds. The gap would open to a massive three seconds as the final nine laps of the race began, Viñales two seconds back on Rossi as the Suzuki rider was able to retain third after the bike changes.
As the leading three settled into their rhythm, Redding used the power of the Ducati GP15 to blast past Pedrosa and move into six behind the Ducati factory pair.
Rossi’s pace soon settled in the 1’41s, not fast enough to catch Marquez and ‘The Doctor’ quickly found himself fending of Maverick Viñales. The Ducati factory pair continued to swap positions behind them, all four riders in the fight for second as Marquez’s lead grew with each lap. Rossi was able to up his pace as soon a Viñales was with him, the young up and coming giving as good as he got with the old master.
Redding encountered a technical problem with five laps to go and was forced to retire, the Brit on course for a top six finish.
Viñales came under pressure from Iannone at Turn 1 as the 18th lap of the race began, unfortunately crashing out of the race. This gave Rossi a small amount of breathing room, Iannone over half a second behind his compatriot. But the cushion wouldn’t last for long, Iannone blasting up the inside of Rossi and opening the door for ‘Demso Dovi’ to come up the inside of them both.
The last lap began with Dovizioso in second as Iannone held onto the final step of the podium, Rossi hunting for a way past the powerful Ducati. Every time they ran across a straight the Ducati was able to stretch its legs, Rossi trying all he could on the brakes. Iannone did not defend, instead he began to attack his teammate Dovizioso the pair crash out together at Turn 12.
Their incident promoted Rossi to second and saw Dani Pedrosa take a surprise third place finish. Determined to finish, Dovizioso showed true grit and determination to push his Ducati across the line for 13th place.
Just off the podium was Eugene Laverty (Aspar Team MotoGP), the Irish rider ending fourth and as the to Independent Team rider. This is by far Laverty’s best result in MotoGP™, besting Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) by 0.169.
Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) secured a solid sixth ahead of Stefan Bradl (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini), who secured Aprilia’s best race result since returning with a factory entry. Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Tito Rabat (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini), completed the top ten.
Aleix Espargaro finished 11th after his early fall.
There were also crashes for Yonny Hernandez (Aspar Team MotoGP) and Michele Pirro (Octo Pramac Yakhnich). Both were unharmed and Pirro remounted to finish 12th. Cal Crutchlow and Loris Baz also failed to finish the race.

O melhor de tudo foi o "menino mimado" cair.

Bem moto3 uma vitoria com 20 e tal segundos de avanço para um rokie foi top e com a pista carregada de aguinha...
Moto2 boa corrida entre os 4 da frente, vitoria bem entregue e o Mig44 a continuar a sua adaptação...
MotoGP foi muito bom, pena pelo erro do iannone pois o lugar do rossi era 4º já nem vou incluir aqui o vinales...
Vitoria para o MM93 e continue assim a somar rumo ao titulo...

Boa corrida lá na frente. Dá gosto ver 4 marcas diferentes a lutar pelos lugares do podium. Temos um potencial de 8 pilotos a lutar pelas vitórias, se bem que da Honda e da Suzuki só vejo um com capacidades para tal.

Pena as quedas do Viñales e das Ducatis no fim, não mereciam, mas... só "ganha" quem acaba!
Como isto, podiuns caídos do céu para Rossi e Pedrosa.

Não sei o que tinha a 1ª mota do Marquez, mas aquilo em aceleração era mais tempo a rabear do que a andar a direito. Talvez algum problema derivado do toque que levou na 1ª curva. Em sentido oposto, o Rossi com a 2ª mota não conseguiu imprimir o mesmo andamento.

Lorenzo é uma máquina quando a mota está perfeita. Quando não está, normalmente resulta em queda. Apenas mais uma.

Esta época promete!

o mau desempenho do Lorenzo ja se adivinhava, ainda tive esperanças quando arrancou em primeiro mas nao é a pista nem sao as condições em que ele se dá bem, acabou por ser mais uma vítima da curva 1

O Marquez foi feliz e mereceu porque fez um ritmo bom durante toda a corrida, as entradas dele em curva todo de lado dao para um gajo se babar.

O Rossi acabou por ser muito feliz no final quando o pódio parecia perdido e a troca de mota nao o favoreceu em nada, se fosse uma corrida sem trocas o mais certo era ficar em primeiro.

O Vinales para mim fez uma corrida espetacular e merecia o pódio.

As Ducatis, o que nao aconteceu à 2 semanas aconteceu agora.

Foi uma boa corrida, estava a torcer pelo "velhote" depois do Lorenzo cair na classificação, deu imenso gosto ve-lo com a mesma garra que o Marquez mas infelizmente foram só 10 voltas, daí para a frente o meu heroi era o Vinales.

Foi uma pena a queda do Vinales com a sua Suzuki e também a do Iannone que levou o Dovi à frente.
Porque razão houve aquela troca obrigatória de motos, sabem-me explicar?
Go Rossi go!

Aqui tens a resposta:

WET & DRY RACES
All races are categorised as either wet or dry by Race Direction (comprising representatives from FIM, IRTA and Dorna) before they start. A board may be displayed on the grid to indicate the status of the race. If no board is displayed, the race is automatically dry. The purpose of this classification is to indicate to riders the consequence of varying climatic conditions during a race, which of course affects their choice of tyres.
A white flag being waved at the flag marshal post during the race indicates that Race Direction has decided to declare a wet race after it was originally declared dry. In this instance riders may change bikes mid-race to those equipped with wet tyres. This is what is commonly referred to as a flag-to-flag race.

Obrigado pela resposta. Sempre a aprender.

Nada parava o "velhote" caso não fosse obrigatória a troca de motas!
O respeito por ele é tanto que todos "caem aos pés dele"  e com isso sobe ao pódio!


O Iannone vai ter de levar uns raspenetes da equipa!

O nosso Miguel Oliveira lutou a corrida toda num grupo super competitivo! Está a ganhar calo

w@rrior escreveu:

Aqui tens a resposta:

WET & DRY RACES
All races are categorised as either wet or dry by Race Direction (comprising representatives from FIM, IRTA and Dorna) before they start. A board may be displayed on the grid to indicate the status of the race. If no board is displayed, the race is automatically dry. The purpose of this classification is to indicate to riders the consequence of varying climatic conditions during a race, which of course affects their choice of tyres.
A white flag being waved at the flag marshal post during the race indicates that Race Direction has decided to declare a wet race after it was originally declared dry. In this instance riders may change bikes mid-race to those equipped with wet tyres. This is what is commonly referred to as a flag-to-flag race.

Neste caso teve a ver com o facto dos pneus não serem seguros para fazer a corrida toda, tal como aconteceu em Phillip Island há 2 ou 3 anos. A troca de mota foi obrigatória, não opcional como o excerto que colocaste indica.