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Dakar, Stage 5: Shocking sanctions keep Valencia’s Tosha Chalayna from winning the Dakar
I warned everyone before. dakar, Even many competitors. daniel sanders (KTM), Tosha Shalayna (Honda) and ricky brabec (Honda) Three drivers outperformed the others and became the three favorites for victory. dakar. And with seven stages to go, thousands of kilometers to cover, and plenty of danger to face, the race proved them right. An evenly matched three-way battle between two-wheeled greats in the world’s toughest race. However, a few hours after everyone saw it, the organization announced that they would be giving Shalayna a 10-minute penalty and stripping her of the title. It will be difficult for him.
Tosha Shalayna He finished the marathon stage 1 minute and 59 seconds behind the overall leader, which now belonged to Saunders, with a time of 11 minutes and 59 seconds after 10 minutes.
Apparently, Tosha was given a 10-minute penalty for not passing through the designated flag area at the start of the stage.. This penalty seems disproportionate for the Spaniard, as it could cost him his life’s dreams.
In fact, at the end of every bivouac there are two beige flags that mark the start of the stage, which is just before the start of the time special. These flags indicate that you are already in that special, and from there you begin to be governed by the rules of the stage. Before crossing that line, riders can do whatever they want with their bikes. After that, no.
In fact, unlike the other locations, this was a bivouac for a marathon shelter, which may have confused Tosha, a pilot who was new to the course. He did not pass those flags and headed directly for the exit of the special. And that’s what earned him that severe punishment.
We don’t know what will happen in the Dakar and there are still kilometers to go, but it seems very difficult to get so much time back in such a close race, especially against two opponents like Saunders and Brabec, who rarely fail.
All of this happened after I reached the finish line of the marathon stages (stages 4 and 5). This stage was very complicated as we were unable to change tires and had to do two special stages with the same tires. Tires can take a lot of damage and the key to continuing the fight was to manage them and at the same time not to get sleepy as you need to keep attacking and not waste time.
Tosha He performed well in the first half of the marathon, opening the course in the fourth stage and taking the win, but Saunders warned that he was managing the tires after seeing a number of pilots with scratches on their wheels. The KTM rider then pushed a little harder in the second half of Stage 5, finishing in third place, 5 minutes and 50 seconds behind the day’s winner, the Argentine. luciano benavides. Tosha had to restart the course on a complicated day and was inevitably forced to give up time at the final finish line, 9 minutes and 13 seconds behind the day’s winner, losing just over three minutes to Daniel. But finally the cold water came.
So, the current champion is daniel sanderstook the overall lead again with a time of 2 minutes 02 seconds against Brabec, taking second place from Tosha due to the Valencian’s penalty. That third place could have gone to Edgar Canet, who was fourth the day before, but it wasn’t because of the problems he was having. Luciano Benavidez was third with a time of 5:55, while Tosha moved from second to fourth with a time of 11:59.
edgar canet Having had to stop midway through the special due to tire foam issues, but after losing over an hour, we resumed our march, albeit with significant time loss, and hoped to reach the end.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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Former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn said the team was at a disadvantage due to the FIA’s changes to the rules.
The Scuderia was virtually unbeatable in the early 2000s. Michael Schumacher single-handedly won 48 of 85 races in the first half of the decade, while Rubens Barrichello added nine more victories.
In an interview with F1.com, Brown named the 2004 Ferrari car as his favorite. That year the team won not only three races but confidently won its sixth consecutive title in the Constructors’ Championship.
The legendary designer and strategist admitted that Ferrari was stopped after that due to changes in tire rules and that the team had become too dominant.
“Every year we put in extra effort and every year we did things a little better. That made the 2004 car, in my opinion, the best ever.”
“We were disappointed by the changes to the tire rules after that, but I think we did so well and had to be stopped somehow. This incredible car could not have been stopped any other way because everything worked so well for us.”
“Having lived on the other side of the fence ever since, I can understand Bernie’s frustration. [Экклстоуна, тогдашнего руководителя Формулы-1]Max [Мосли, тогдашнего президента FIA] and supporters. It was a shock when we didn’t win, not a shock when we won. “It was a very special car.”
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Formula 1 is preparing to enter a new era of regulations. Starting from the 2026 season, the aerodynamics and power plants of the vehicles will change significantly. Many people are already calling these innovations the biggest in the history of the championship.
In addition, the physical parameters of the machines will also change. The cars will become smaller: 10 cm narrower, 20 cm shorter and also 32 kg lighter; minimum weight will drop to 768 kg.
However, reaching this new cap will be extremely difficult for most teams. New power plants include a significantly larger share of the electrical component – with the internal combustion engine the ratio will now be 50/50, which will make the unit heavier. From the new season, there will also be a rule requiring at least 55% of the vehicle area to be painted, and new active aerodynamic features with real-time mode switching will be introduced.
All of this increases the weight of the car, and teams will need to simultaneously work to increase efficiency, reliability and reduce the weight of the cars. Audi is reportedly already the first team to reach the minimum points mark. Earlier, information also appeared that the German manufacturer replaced the mechanism for switching active aerodynamic modes with an electronic one.
There have been recent reports that Alpin can also reach a minimum weight of 768 kg. Of course, the lower the mass, the faster the car. But the question remains whether this will compromise reliability in the early stages of the new regulation. We will learn the answer to this very soon.
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