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mrfill

May 22, 2013 4:40 PM

F1 » Ecclestone tips BMW to return


@Ajax Possibly the manufacturers you mentioned see no relevance and no benefit to them. After all, none of them have much of a motor sport background. Ask the same question about Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota and Yamaha, all who have been involved in F1 or VW/Audi who do at least have a little experience in making fast things (Veyron, Aventador, R8 etc). And as for MotoGP, major manufacturers such as Kawasaki and Suzuki bowed out as they could not afford it so I doubt Triumph could. It is a bit strange though that the biggest maker of all (Hero) have shown no interest.

mrfill

May 18, 2013 10:36 AM

MOTOGP » Le Mans: Marquez blasts clear in final practice


I wonder if BT Sport will actually show the final practice sessions live, like the BBC and Eurosport don't. The BBC claim "For the first time since BBC acquired the rights to MotoGP in 2003, all practice sessions and all 18 races will be available to stream live to UK viewers through the BBC Sport website" - NO IT'S NOT. Eurosport claim comprehensive coverage and then miss out Sat morning practices. At least the BBC have NW200 on their site live today.

mrfill

May 15, 2013 2:43 PM

MOTOGP » MotoGP Le Mans: Tech 3 boss responds to Crutchlow rumours


There's a lot of talk about Ducati being the death knell for a riders career but what about Tech3? Toseland, Edwards, Melandri, Elias, Checa, Ellison, Guintoli, Spies and Dovisioso have all passed through the door and where are they now? Either racing for less competitive teams, in WSBK, Moto2, BSB or breeding with pop singers. Not a great inspiration. At present there is a former WSS champ doing quite well and a rookie from Moto2, who last won a race in 2009 and is doing poorly. Clearly time to get rid of one and the former has been selected - presumably on the same basis as the decision to let Dovi go just after he started to look a possible race winner. And that is life at Tech3 - a team that has won - not much. If Yamaha are dictating the terms it is possible that they could pay off Smith and make space that way. It only takes a bit of money - a signed contract means little if you have the resources to pay it off. But this is Tech3....

mrfill

May 15, 2013 1:09 PM

F1 » Pirelli confirms changes for Canada


These changes will mean changes to aero and suspension set-ups. "Because of the change, teams will need to produce new versions of wings, endplates, floors and brake ducts." "This requires revised suspension elements at the front and rear, necessitating new patterns, moulds and wishbones to be made, which is a significant investment mid-season." Both quotes from another 'informed' website. Nice to see the FIA cost-cutting plans going well, especially as most teams are up to their knees in developing the 2014 cars already. Not so much of a problem for the really big budget teams i.e. Ferrari, RBR who are suffering most but rather irritating to lower budget teams who are managing rather better i.e. Lotus

mrfill

May 06, 2013 3:08 AM

MOTOGP » MotoGP Jerez: Pedrosa wins, Marquez bumps Lorenzo!


@schnertz Rossi 67kg Lorenzo 65kg Marquez 59kg (same as Stoner...) Pedrosa 51kg so the difference is between 4.4lbs and 35.2 lbs Your understanding of physics needs analysing. Equalising weights would not make much difference with machines of this power. Now, size does make a difference as the smaller rider can tuck in more to get an aero advantage. Would you like Pedrosa to wear a Michelin Man type and high heels so he becomes the same height/frame as the largest rider? One of the heaviest and tallest riders in all 3 classes is Scott Redding in Moto2 and he is currently 2nd. Why does your 'basic physics' not apply to him?


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