Saturday, January 5, 2013

Red Bull RB9 may not appear at first test | F1 Fanatic round-up

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Mark Webber, Red Bull RB8, Jerez, 2012In the round-up: Red Bull will decide next week if their new car will appear at the first test of 2013.

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Title wins affecting 2013 plans – Newey (BBC)

“Red Bull told BBC Sport that they would confirm next week whether the 2013 car would be ready in time for the first pre-season test, which starts on February 5th at Jerez in Spain.”

Damon Hill shielded his son from F1, now he wants to get him in it (London Evening Standards)

“The reality is that motorsport is still dangerous. But I wouldn’t want to deny any of my children the chance of discovering or learning about risk. Life is a risk and you have to learn to be aware of the risks. If you’re not prepared for the risks, that’s more dangerous.”

Hill: Hamilton can become a leader (Autosport)

“When I went to another team I was seen as a leader, so maybe it’s easier to take on that role once they’re looking to you to give them some direction. Lewis might learn that, he might find that in himself. We don’t know, but put in that situation he might find it.”

Lauda leaves airline to focus on Mercedes role (Reuters)

“Retired triple Formula One champion Niki Lauda has left the board of Air Berlin so he can devote more time to his new role with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes Formula One team, the airline said on Thursday.”

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@Nackavich’s reaction to the new restrictions on using DRS during practice and qualifying:

That’s a shame about the use of DRS in practice. I completely understand the need for the rule as it concerns safety, but I have tickets for the Waite stand at the Australian Grand Prix and was looking forward to watching the drivers get out of shape opening the DRS over the kerbs and slippery Astroturf on the exit of turn 12. Oh well.
@Nackavich

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On this day in F1

Two years ago today Ferrari dropped Chris Dyer as a consequence of Fernando Alonso’s last-round defeat in the drivers’ championship the year before.

Technical director Aldo Costa was was similarly shown the door after the team produced another uncompetitive car in 2011. Will anyone be made to carry the can for last year’s disappointing start to the season?

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Juan Bolart Gerhard Boll

Honda competes in the 2013 Dakar Rally with 3 Riders

Honda has announced that it will participate in the motorcycle class in the Dakar Rally to be held in January 2013 in South America, with three riders in its works team "TEAM HRC." Honda previously announced its participation with five riders in October. However, Felipe Zanol (Brazil) and Sam Sunderland (United Kingdom) crashed and were injured while pre-Dakar tests that were carried out in Mojave Desert in the United States in early December. As a result of their injuries, both riders will not be able to attend the 2013 competition. TEAM HRC will compete with three riders, Helder Rodrigues (Portugal), Javier Pizzolito (Argentina) and Johnny Campbell (USA). "Felipe Zanol and Sam Sunderland have been part of the program since the foundation of TEAM HRC and have participated in all testing and the Morocco Rally. They both gave us valuable advice on how to improve the competition machine. Unfortunately, they will miss the final event but I believe they are still part of the team. As our team ethic is a big part of our strength, we will continue with our goal of winning the Dakar". Communication Team HRC - www.teamhrc.com -

Source: http://www.fim-live.com/en/media/news/news-detail/article/1356085063-honda-competes-in-the-2013-dakar-rally-with-3-riders/

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Chris Vermeulen Anxious to Return to WSBK

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/chris-vermeulen-anxious-to-return-to.html

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Honda Racing Thanks Day Event Motegi 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Today at Motegi circuit Japan, Honda celebrates their success story as the MotoGP Constructor winner for 2012 season. Dani Pedrosa and his new teammate Marc Marquez were attended the event with several Honda's rider such as Hiroshi Aoyama, Takaaki Nakagami, Yuki Takahashi, Kousuke Akiyoshi, Takumi Takahashi, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, and also former Honda riders Shinichi Itoh, Shinya Nakano and Tadayuki Okada.

Here's some picture of the event

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Dani Pedrosa Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Marc Marquez Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

Marc Marquez Honda Racing Thanks Day 2012

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Manliff Barrington Alex Barros

2013 World Superbike Provisional Calendar v.2

The cancelling of the Argentinian round of MotoGP has had a knock-on effect for the World Superbike series as well. The dropping of the race in Argentina caused MotoGP to push its season opener at Qatar back a week to April 7th, which then put it on the same weekend as the World Superbike round scheduled for Aragon on the same date. To avoid a clash of the two series, the FIM has chosen to ...

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Friday, January 4, 2013

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Happy New Year And A Successful 2013 To All Our Readers

MotoMatters.com wishes all of our readers a very happy New Year and a healthy, happy and successful 2013. May you achieve more than you set out to, and be more successful than you deserve in the coming year!

We would also like to thank all of you for your continuing support over the past year. MotoMatters.com continues to grow steadily, with well over three quarters of a million unique visitors viewing nearly six and a half million pages over the course of 2012. Thanks to all of those readers, every article you read helped to pay to keep us all in work. Thanks above all to those who supported the site financially: the supporters who took out a subscription, everyone who bought a MotoMatters Calendar, and those of you kind of enough to donate the odd sum.

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Raffaele Alberti Josef Albisser

BMW S1000RR: More stock Horsepower than a Hayabusa

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/bmw-s1000rr-more-stock-horsepower-than.html

Guy Bertin Franco Bertoni

Philip Island World Superbike Results 2011

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Ben Spies Talks About Leaving Yamaha

Today, Cycle World posted a great story by none other than MotoGP’s Ben Spies. Now out of his contractual obligations with Yamaha Racing, Spies can finally speak candidly about his 2012 season, and what was occurring behind close doors within the Yamaha factory team, as well as his contract negotiations within the MotoGP and World Superbike paddocks. Some of the story we already know, like how a high-ranking Yamaha official told Ben Spies to give 100% ...

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Loeb: My four rallies explained

Story from www.wrc.com

He told reporters at the launch of the Citroen Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team earlier this month the four rallies he has picked and why.
“The idea [for the four rallies] came one day when we were discussing the future with Citroen,” said the Frenchman. “Four is enough. The two that I wanted to do was Monte-Carlo and France, but four is a good way for next year. I wanted to do Sweden as well next year, to see if I can try and stay on the road one time. Then there was one gravel rally somewhere.
“I wanted to do my rallies at the start of the season - I don’t want to do my first rally in, say, Finland in the middle of the season without being in the car for four months. In the first rallies, Argentina is the interesting event with the big market for Citroen.”
Loeb will carry the coveted number one on his Citroen DS3 WRC on the four events he tackles alongside co-driver Daniel Elena in 2013. The number won’t be used when he’s not competing.





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Jacques Bolle Pierre Bolle

2013 Provisional World Superbike Calendar Updated

The cancelling of the Argentinian round of MotoGP has had a knock-on effect for the World Superbike series as well. The dropping of the race in Argentina caused MotoGP to push its season opener at Qatar back a week to April 7th, which then put it on the same weekend as the World Superbike round scheduled for Aragon on the same date. To avoid a clash of the two series, the FIM has chosen to move the data of the Aragon WSBK round, moving it back a week in turn to April 14th, filling the gap between the MotoGP rounds at Qatar and Austin.

The switch is good news for bike racing fans, who will not have to divide their attentions between WSBK and MotoGP that weekend, and a sign of the benefits of having both series run by the same organization. But the move puts the World Superbike round in Aragon up against Formula One, which is racing at Shanghai that weekend, a hint that Dorna still sees WSBK as the junior of the two series. Fortunately for World Superbikes, the F1 race in China takes place early on Sunday morning European time, with a projected start time of 8am Central European Time. The danger for WSBK is that the TV coverage is pitted against an afternoon repeat of the F1 race, though the fact that it is a repeat should leave a strong audience for WSBK.

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Stefan Bradl Umberto Braga

KTM Press Release: Ajo Confirmed As KTM Factory Moto3 Team

KTM and Aki Ajo have finalized their agreement for Ajo to run the factory Red Bull KTM Moto3 team. KTM issued the following press release announcing the deal:

Year: 
2013

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Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia

Ben Spies Talks About Leaving Yamaha

Today, Cycle World posted a great story by none other than MotoGP’s Ben Spies. Now out of his contractual obligations with Yamaha Racing, Spies can finally speak candidly about his 2012 season, and what was occurring behind close doors within the Yamaha factory team, as well as his contract negotiations within the MotoGP and World Superbike paddocks. Some of the story we already know, like how a high-ranking Yamaha official told Ben Spies to give 100% ...

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