Motorsports
Why Luca Marini chose the opposite path from Marc Marquez
In a race, everything happens very quickly, and not just on the circuit.Announced in the morning Luca Marini as a new pilot team repsol honda Exchange Marc Marquez. Today here in Valencia, Italian drivers were seen eating already at noon. Team Repsol Honda hospitality.it’s a must do 2024 preseason It will start 48 hours after the end of 2023.
Yes, I found it interesting. marini He was at the table surrounded by the group that has supported him until yesterday and throughout the year. Joan Mill. situation The result of the reorganization that took place after Marquez left the garage. Among the measures taken is replacing a group of mechanics.
In other words, Santi Hernandez and his team, who have been Marc’s faithful followers throughout his 11 years at Honda, will continue to support Joan Mir. Giacomo Guidotti and his group will be in charge of running Luca’s bike in 2024 with Mir in 2023.spanish pilot and spanish man Newcomer Marini and the Italian, that’s the “logical” thing to do. And the hypersensitivity that may occur during the process is It saw Rossi’s younger brother working with people who at the time considered Valentino more than a rival.
arrival of Luca Marini’s move to HRC was the result of a driver making an offer to Honda, rather than Honda being interested in him. in fact, Team manager Aberto Puig has suggested to his bosses that Fabio Di Giannantonio’s 2024 option be activated So you’ll be free to get the driver you’re most interested in when most become available late next year. However, it was decided that he would play the Marini card in Japan, and it was only when a two-season contract with Honda was accepted. Puig had to accept the impositions of his bosses.
What brought Marini to Honda?
For those wondering why Marini gave up his Ducati to join the Honda boat, There are two answers.of Officials explain Marini’s desire to link the factory with the fate of the sport And to be part of the process of restoring Honda to a competitive edge commensurate with its history, resources and technology. That sounds good, and maybe that’s what led him to the final step, but Luka has long been willing to cut the umbilical cord with his older brother’s VR46 team. is.
because? … This is because a number of situations have accumulated in which he feels that he is not fully appreciated within the team. For example, he always wanted to be by his side in a box. Matteo Flamini, lifelong electronic player of his brother Valentino. The team preferred to have him next to Bezzecchi. The next notch was generated by the realization that the team was not playing its best. After Bezzecchi declined to join Pramac, he requested an offer from the team. The position eventually went to Morbidelli. are just two examples of details that have caused a rift in the relationship. team VR46must be added. Lack of harmony with team director Uccio Salucci.

A few weeks have passed since then Marini stopped going to training at VR46 Academy Ranch, prefer to do it myself. Quite a statement. When the opportunity to fly solo arose, he didn’t hesitate. He gave up his coveted bike and joined the Honda hornet’s nest.paradoxically the opposite path to that chosen by Marc Márquez.

Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Motorsports
Camels prevented an American motorcycle racer from winning the Dakar rally marathon.
A herd of camels prevented American Ricky Brabec from becoming the winner of the Dakar rally marathon in the motorcycle category.
Brabec was leading the standings heading into the final stage, 3 minutes 20 seconds ahead of second-place Argentinean Luciano Benavidez. However, at the 13th stage, Brabec first collided with camels on the track, which blocked his path, and in the last kilometers of the race the racer made a navigation error.
As a result, Benavidez was two seconds ahead of Brabec – this is the smallest margin for the winner in the entire history of the Dakar.
The Dakar took place in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Sportbox
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Lens – Auxerre, Live | Ligue 1
Match lineup
40
twenty three
14
20
6
twenty five
28
5
38
10
twenty two
16
27
twenty two
92
20
29
8
17
19
10
5
Stade Felix Bolard Deleris
donovan leon16
65 minutes
Ramin Sea27
Fredrik Oppegaardtwenty two
Clement Akpa92
50 minutes
Scenery Diomande20
23 minutes
Marvin Senaya29
59 minutes
75 minutes
13 minutes
56 minutes
Nawirou Ahamada8
75 minutes
Osama El Azuj17
87 minutes
55 minutes
Danny Namaso19
87 minutes
85 minutes
Racine Shinayoko10
64 minutes
65 minutes
Kevin Danoa5
26 minutes
75 minutes
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Theo de Persin40
65 minutes
Terry Siwe13
alvin petit d’or38
56 minutes
Asan Diuse18
87 minutes
94 minutes
Lasso Coulibalytwenty one
85 minutes
romain fèvre28
75 minutes
55 minutes
Rudy Matondo34
75 minutes
65 minutes
79 minutes
joshua kashmir7
75 minutes
Sekou Mara9
87 minutes
coach
Pierre Sarge
Christophe Pellissier
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Lens – Auxerre | Ligue 1
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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The crew of the Lithuanian Zala won the Dakar in the truck category, Al-Attiyah won the marathon rally for the sixth time in his career
The crew led by Lithuanian Vaidotas Zala in an Iveco won the Dakar rally marathon held in Saudi Arabia in the truck category.
The total time of Zala based on the results of 13 stages is 56 hours 58 minutes 38 seconds. The second place was taken by the Czech crew led by Ales Lopreis (lag – 20 minutes 18 seconds; Iveco), the third was the Dutchman Mitchel van den Brink (+29.03; MM Technology).
The Russian KAMAZ-master team missed the Dakar due to a ban on participation under the Russian flag.
In the motorcycle category, Argentinean Luciano Benavidez won (time: 49:00.41; KTM), two seconds ahead of American Ricky Brabec (Honda). The top three finishers were completed by Spaniard Tosha Shareina on Honda (+25.12).
Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah, driving a Dacia, won the Dakar for the sixth time in his career in the SUV category, his time being 48 hours 56 minutes 53 seconds. The second was the Spaniard Nani Roma (+9.42; Ford), the third was the Swede Mattias Ekström (+14.33; Ford). Russian Denis Krotov, competing under a license from Kyrgyzstan, took 31st place (+8:10.45).
American Brock Heger (55:11.56; Polaris) took the lead in the SSV all-terrain vehicle class. Second place was taken by his compatriot Kyle Chaney (+1:01.39; Can-Am), the Frenchman Xavier de Soultre (+1:25.25; Polaris) closed the top three.
Source: Sportbox
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