Motorsports
MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner: “In my entire career I’ve only pushed from the first lap to the end three times and I was lucky not to fall.”
Casey Stoner is a two-time world champion in the highest class of the Motorcycle World Championship.MotoGP Legend‘. The Australian retired at the end of the 2012 season, leaving everyone who loved the world of two wheels without ever seeing him compete against Marc Marquez on the track. Won MotoGP titles in 2007 (Ducati) and 2011 (Honda).
In a recent interview with Speedweek, Stoner said, “What I did was never an obsession; He was just good at doing things quickly. After that, I didn’t want to think about it anymore.. It’s not about sitting around and doing nothing. I’ve never thought of my career as an obsession with motorcycles. This is what it looked like on the track. I had shorter runs than others and fewer laps than others, but in my opinion I was able to get more done in far less time than others.. I didn’t need 10 laps to get a feel for the bike, I only needed 2 laps. I think that was more efficient. ”
“It may sound strange, but I always really enjoyed doing well in training and qualifying (…) I had enough preparation for the race, so I didn’t want to exhaust myself there. “I think there have only been three times in my entire career where I’ve been lucky to push from the first lap to the end and not fall.”“Rolling Stoner” has been added.
The Southport native also said: “You have to give it your all in qualifying (…) When I was in pole position with an advantage of more than 2 seconds… so a difference of two-tenths is already a big difference and the next rider on the same bike was 16th and over a second At some point you think, ‘Yeah…’ And not just because I rode well, but because I did my job in every aspect, and the engineer and the team did their job. We all dominated. And we ran the race. Race: fI advanced with 70% and finished in first place. I think it was Assen in 2008, it was the easiest race of my life so far.. It was the slowest one and it was very relaxing…literally going at 60%. I didn’t push any laps and won by 12 or 13 seconds. I was just like, “Wow!” Can I do it every weekend? ”
Asked if it was the culmination of all the work and effort, Stoner said, “More or less, I got in the truck, Look at the TV screen and watch other people’s races. you have time to do it. I was already doing it even when they were following me closely. Because I could see where they were making ground and where I was running from.. It was such a pure feeling to be able to go that fast and achieve lap times so easily… it was very, very rare. It’s an incredible feeling that you only experience once in your career. ”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Aston Martin and Honda officially launched their Formula 1 factory partnership at an event in Tokyo where the Japanese manufacturer’s new power unit, the RA626H, was unveiled.
Honda continued to support Red Bull technically after officially leaving Formula 1 in 2021, and will fully return in 2026 as Aston Martin’s official partner in the new era of the championship, where the electric motor and internal combustion engine share energy 50/50. This makes Aston Martin an official works team; whereas before the team was just a client team.
Preparations for the season were carried out with the participation of Aston Martin’s key partners and under the supervision of the team’s chief strategist Andy Cowell. The RA626H is designed to meet new regulatory requirements by providing maximum reliability and performance in the new environment.
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— Honda Racing F1 (@HondaRacingF1) January 20, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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Motorsports
Verstappen announced the conditions under which he will run in the legendary race in 2026
Max Verstappen says his participation in the Nürburgring 24 Hours is in doubt.
The four-time F1 champion has long been involved in endurance racing and is actively racing and testing in GT3, but full preparation for the Nordschleife marathon coincides with the Formula 1 calendar. The preparation races coincide with the F1 stages and the Dutchman does not want to go to the start without them.
“It’s very difficult to give a definitive answer right now,” Max said.
“I would like to start well prepared, but the preparation races coincide with Formula 1. Therefore, this year I will only be able to participate in the race if there is a change in the calendar.”
Therefore, Verstappen’s participation in the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours is still in doubt and directly depends on possible changes in the program or compromises between Formula 1 and the marathon training program.
Source: Sport UA
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The first week of Formula 1 testing is approaching. The teams are preparing for the first joint test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, followed by two more sessions in Bahrain.
The first cars to take to the track were Audi and Cadillac, now Racing Bulls have joined them. The Faenza team chose Imola as their “home” for the debut of the 2026 model.
The outgoing Alfa Tauri and Toro Rosso recently unveiled livery at an event in Detroit alongside Red Bull, but the actual vehicles of the new generation remain largely under wraps for now. There will be multiple technical changes before the season starts in Melbourne.
In the 2026 season, Alan Permain’s team will field Liam Lawson and debutant Arvid Lindblad. In the context of radically updated regulations, testing will be vital for the adaptation of pilots and crews.
Therefore, Racing Bulls decided not to wait for official testing in Barcelona. Today VCARB03 will travel approximately 15 km as part of an exercise to check the accuracy of the assembly, and on January 22 the team will conduct a full shooting day with 200 km of driving allowed.
Source: Sport UA
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