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Race, race, rehearsal: the protective champion faces his rivals for the crown
How do I solve a “problem” like Quartararo? No one was sure in Jerez yet climbing a new track, a trail of Marquez and shaking …
This is the beginning of the 2020 season of main elegance and a transparent sweep for Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) so far, with the Frenchguy at a maximum of 50/50 as we compete again in the Monster Energy Grand Prix republic. His two races in Jerez were the best and with a few tenths difference, his hole in the front is comfortable, at least in terms of margin, and he is the type to beat when we got to Brno. However, the guy who used this nickname on the way to Jerez will now return.
A broken humerus in a dramatic Spanish GP put paid to Marc Marquez’ (Repsol Honda Team) first two chances to score points in 2020, despite a superhuman effort in a couple of sessions in the Andalucia GP to come back and fight for some. But two weeks on, Marquez’ impressive ability to even ride the bike at a competitive level just days after surgery say the reigning Champion may well be managing more than that in Czechia. What can he do now? And what will he be aiming to do?
It’s likely unrealistic – although many have been wrong before – to expect Marquez to fight for the win just yet, but it’s most definitely realistic to start looking at the long game. The season remains extensive despite the delays and cancellations obliged by the Covid-19 pandemic and there’s definitely time. The question just remains as to whose side it’s on.
Looking at the last few Czech GPs, the man third overall – Dovizioso – should allow himself a spring in his step on the return to Brno. A win in 2018 and second place last year speak well of his chances, and something that may well be crucial to the likes of ‘Undaunted Dovi’ is the familiar territory we’re returning to. Although everyone knows Jerez, no one knew Jerez in the 40 degree heat of July. Everyone knows Brno in August.
For Marquez on the return, it is also smart news, as is the fact that Dovizioso leads expectations, as it was Yamaha who bit the first in Jerez. The fights opposite each other only took time from the Protector Champion, and Yamaha’s last win on the track in 2015, when the strength of the verification motif Jorge Lorenzo made a special flaglight. On the one hand, five years are long but on the other, there were 4 in Jerez since Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) won Yamaha’s last victory thereArray … and Quartararo shot him with something that seemed easy, twice in a succession that actually quickly got up. Add that to the fact that five of the six podium posts in Jerez were occupied through machines with the Iwata brand, and Yamaha finished 1-2-3 at Brno’s control last year, which was the last time we were on the way to the site. He also hoped they would threaten race day in 2019, so he said he had driven from the start. But what about their used engines so far? And a maximum speed deficit sensitive to some?
But enough with the first 3 and number 93, because there are still some names in the hat in a strangely competitive 2020: Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) has serious speed and will have to unleash it after a twist of fate last time, and his teammate Francesco Bagnaia seemed to be in position for a first podium of the Andalusian GP before seeing him ripped off by a technical problem. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) has had a similar history. Rossi returns to the box and knows a lot about Brno … and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) had a typhoon in an Andalusian GP to remain honest as ‘Doctor’, completing the race in fourth place overall.
And what about KTM? The Austrian factory showed awesome speed in Jerez over both race weekends, and although there was some bad luck and trouble for them on Sunday, Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) is fifth overall. And his rookie teammate, Brad Binder, had stunning pace. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) too. So what can they do in Brno? On the lead up to two home GPs back-to-back at the Red Bull Ring right after this one, they’ll want a few more points in Czechia – and to confirm their speed.
As Marquez returns, there are also two more riders suffering through the pain barrier, although both managed to finish the Andalucia GP. 2016 Czech GP winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol), with more recovery time for his scaphoid, will want to be able to go the distance a little better, and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins, with a dislocated shoulder compounded by a small fracture, will be aiming to take a step forward too. The Spaniard took a hard-grafted tenth place last time out, but after Suzuki’s incredible preseason showing he’ll want to recover more ground and score as quickly as possible. The good news for the Hamamatsu Factory in the second race in Jerez though was Joan Mir, with the number 36 putting a crash in the season opener behind him to take fifth and get some reward for his speed. He’ll be even more keen to conquer Brno too, as the Czech track was the scene of his huge crash in testing last season that sidelined him for two races.
Finally, there’s also the fight for rookie of the year. Quartararo has the score of the runners of the independent team sewn so far, but the rookie match is closer than the problems would suggest. Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) had an impressive run to eighth place in the Andalusian GP and walked away from the errors on race day, but Brad Binder, himself of the astonishing speed discussed above, will throw himself into the match after wasting more trouble. . Iker Lecuona (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) must enter. Brno is a smart track for Alex Marquez, so the Spaniard will be willing to keep that big nine-point mattress accumulated at home …
The fast, undulating turns cross the wooded hills that the Automotodrom Brno calls home, and are in a position to host the FIM MotoGP World Championship ™. Tune in to the first of a triple box office hit from race weekends as we head east from Jerez to the Moravian Hills. Can Marquez start catching up? Or have Quartararo’s tastes been bolted into one position?
And remember … now 12 first races of elegance remain in 2020, with the newly added European Grand Prix.
MotoGP Championship Classification ™
1 Fabio Quartararo – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha – 50
2 Maverick Viñales – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha – 40
3 Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati – 26
4 Takaaki Nakagami – LCR Honda Idemitsu – Honda – 19
5 Pol Espargaró – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM – 19
Will Bastianini and Marini check Nagashima in Brno?
Any of the seven most sensible championships on the way to Brno can leave the Czech Republic at the helm. But the Italians seem to come …
Three races, 3 winners is the way to write the history of Moto2 so far in 2020.
Tetsuta Nagashima (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took the lead in Qatar before having to settle for the understudy at the time, Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) bouncing to claim the winning moment of the season. He was then given even closer, with a clash at the Andalusian GP that seemed to put Japanese driving force on the back foot, and a new winner emerging on the first step, for the first time in middle elegance. The newcomer to the block of victory Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team), and that means we head to Brno with only five problems separating the 3. 50, 48, forty-five most sensitive: Nagashima, Bastianini, Marini. With 75 more in play in the next 3 weekends.
Last year, Bastianini was third and took his first podium in Moto2™ in Czechia. That bodes well for him. Marini was fifth, however, and took a podium in 2018, which also bodes well… and Nagashima was ninth last season, which was a solid finish for him at the time. But do past results even give us a clue anymore in a new-look 2020, with Triumph bedded in as official engine supplier and so many on a new roll of form?
The MBs Speed Up couple of Jorge Navarro and Fabio Di Giannantonio are waiting for you. The Spaniard had an unusual uphill and down to start the season and was right next to the podium last year, and “Diggia” was there for the first time on Moto2 ™. Tom Lathi (Liqui Moly Intact GP) expects the records to also count for something, as the Swiss veteran is the guy in the box who has already won a Moto2 race on the track. He and his teammate, Marcel Schrutter, will expect more, as they had a harder start by 2020 than expected. Speed has been on the agenda, but Sundays have been a difficult war and reversing the trend now would really change things.
Aron Canet (Openbank Aspar Team Moto2), however, is also the winner of the grand prix on the circuit, but did so in Moto3 ™. So far, Moto2 rookie ™ has been one of the most productive performances of the season, quietly accumulating, or not so quietly, impressive problems and finishes. Canet is fourth overall after his first 3 runs of intermediate elegance, which is a record for writing in itself, but in reality, is a first podium just a matter of time? Add to that the good fortune of Speed Up last season in the Czech Republic …
However, it will not be easy to make this leap. Sam Lowes (EG 0.0 Marc VDS), having missed Qatar due to injury, returned to Jerez and took two quarters. Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) unleashed his speed in trouble despite an injury, Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) on pole and podium, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Flexbox HP 40) is still in this harvester in the classification … what about Joe Roberts (Tennor American Racing)? The American is a star of the series in Qatar before going through a more difficult time in Andalusia, however, his most productive result before Losail this year was tenth in Brno. In the rain, even on your Moto2 deyet ™. And it’s a track he likes since he competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup…
Another weekend, another topic and 25 other topics on the table. Any of the seven can leave the Czech Republic on the most sensible list, however, the momentum turns out to be dancing to the beat of Il Canto degli Italiani for now. Can Nagashima counterattack? Or will we enjoy another fourth winner in the fourth race of the season? Find out Sunday August 9 at 12:20 p.m. (GMT) local time.
Moto2 Championship classification ™
1 Tetsuta Nagashima – Red Bull KTM Garlic – Kalex – 50
2 Aenea Bastianini – Italtrans Racing Team – Kalex – 48
3 Luca Marini – Sky Racing Team VR46 – Kalex – 45
4 Aron Canet – Openbank Aspar Team Moto2 – Accelerate – 30
5 Lorenzo Baldassarri – Hp Flexbox – Kalex – 28
Can you take down Sands in the Czech Republic?
The championship crashed at the Andalusian GP and the standings were tightened.
Will Brno bring agitation?
Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3) on its way to the season. By winning in Qatar and returning to the race after 4 months to resume exactly where he left off, the Spaniard had begun asking for Jaws’ music to accompany his well-thought-out tactics in the final stages of a Moto3 race. But then a trucking crisis at the Andalusian GP crashed, leaving its rivals a wonderful chance to retaliate. For two of them, no doubt, it’s a possibility they could take advantage of.
A Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corsica), who is now a moment after his very good victory last time, the Japanese driving force is being hunted as a serious threat. He said he was surprised to take the pole because he was running towards the speed of Sunday, and on Sunday more than because it was worth it, as he took command of the organization earlier and seemed the favorite of lighting fixtures. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) also stood up after an accident at the Spanish GP, and all 3 are now covered with only 10 points. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) could not win floor after being unlucky, however, it remains in the harvester and in Brno, it is everyone’s game.
For McPhee, the Czech Republic has fond memories, as it is the place of his first Grand Prix victory. Suzuki also had intelligent speed on the site, and Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) on the podium last year. Ogura in the six most sensible – as a rookie – and Darryn Binder (CIP – Green Power), who broke in from the back of the grid to take fourth place in the Andalusian GP, in the ten most sensitive in 2019. The tastes of Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Gabriel Rodrigo (K-mmerling Gresini Moto3) and Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) have also forged finishes on the track, adding more and more names to the hat for which you will fight, which will actually result. some other vintage Moto3 battle ™ in Brno.
Albert Arenas remains both the Championship leader and the probable favourite in 2020 despite that crash. But the cast of characters looking to bite back and shuffle themselves to the top is sizeable, and we’ll find out who leaves in the driving seat soon enough. Moto3™ race on Sunday at 11:00 (GMT +2).
Moto3 Championship classification ™
1 Albert Arenas – Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3 – KTM – 50
2 Tatsuki Suzuki – SIC58 Squadra Corsica – Honda – 44
3 John McPhee – Petronas Sprinta Racing – Honda – 40
4 Ai Ogura – Honda Team Asia – Honda – 36
5 Gabriel Rodrigo – Gresini Moto3 – Honda – 30
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