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Former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci: “It’s very difficult to sleep after a race. Once the race is over, you shouldn’t watch anything else, because otherwise your brain will keep working. You fall asleep and dream about the racing moments. I like to jump in the middle of the night.”
Danilo Petrucci is facing one of the most intense moments of his sports career. After three years with Ducati, the Italian rider, currently competing in the World SBK Championship, is preparing for an important change in 2026 that will protect BMW’s interests in the official team. The former MotoGP rider will take the seat vacated by Toprak Razgatlioglu and share the garage with Portuguese Miguel Oliveira, a duo that promises to make headlines in the championship.
In a recent interview with Moto.it, Petrucci delved into how he experiences competition both emotionally and physically, admitting that racing takes a huge toll on him even when the paddock lights are off. “It’s very difficult to sleep after a race. Once the race is over, you shouldn’t watch anything else, because otherwise your brain will continue to work. I fall asleep and dream about the moments of the race, or I jump in the middle of the night,” confesses the pilot, recognizing the difficulty of disconnecting after a hard day.
The Terni native is already looking ahead to 2026 and claims he is particularly inspired by the new challenge. “I’m very motivated. It’s a mixture of joy, worry, nervousness, happiness, curiosity… I don’t think there’s been a day that goes by that I don’t imagine the moment I get on the bike and go into first gear. I dream about it almost every night2,” he explained. The Italian also highlighted the level of the championship and his future teammates. “Oliveira is a great guy and a very good rider.” And he also has some very strong competitors, including Nicolo Brega and Ducati. ”
Petrucci spoke emphatically about Brega. “This year he has proven to be very strong and is a real phenomenon. I think he will arrive in MotoGP very soon, because he deserves it.” The Italian did not hesitate to put both the Italian champion and Toprak among the drivers capable of winning races in the premier class.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.
Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.
Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.
The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.
Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.
Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online
Source: Sport UA
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Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.
Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.
Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.
On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.
Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.
If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.
The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Source: Sport UA
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he left in july real madridHe will walk the path to his dream club, Benfica, Rafa Obrador The young 21-year-old Mallorcan left-back will open a new stage in his career on the winter market after the match. Turin Today, it was officially announced that he will be joining the club on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy for 9 million euros.
Benfica paid Real Madrid 5 million euros to bring Obrador on a contract until 2030. Announcement of Alvaro Carreras’ departure To the white club.
but, Spain national team U21 national team barely played a match He is a member of Benfica’s first team. It was a Primeira Liga match in August. tondela. Since then, first Bruno Large and his successor after that Jose Mourinho They called him up, but he never played again. Total 68 minutes.
Specifically, a few days after he returned to Benfica’s bench in September, Mourinho said of him: “He’s an introverted, reserved boy, and that’s reflected in his training. I have to help him become more himself, be less shy and realize more of his potential.”
Now, Obrador was already on loan from Real Madrid last season, but he did not make his debut with the first team. Deportivo de a Coruña, Another door opens with another championship, Serie A, and he wants that. Marco Baroni Coach Torino, please give him more chances. The Granata are in 13th place, six points off the relegation zone.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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