Within the round-up: Method 1 and Moto GP virtually shared an proprietor 4 many years in the past, motorcycling legend Giacomo Agostini has revealed.
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F1 having fun with a “golden second” underneath Liberty
Bernie Ecclestone seemed into shopping for the Moto GP collection within the eighties as he elevated his grip on Method 1’s industrial rights, Agostini revealed talking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, as present proprietor Liberty Media closes on a deal to purchase the motorcycling world championship.
Agostini anticipated “good issues” from a Liberty takeover of Moto GP primarily based on their administration of F1, which he mentioned is having fun with a “golden second” underneath its American homeowners. “Since we’re definitely no much less by way of leisure, certainly, I could also be biased, however I consider that our races are much more thrilling, I feel there’s a good margin of development,” he mentioned.
Misano gained’t rival “mega” Tokyo – Cassidy
Nick Cassidy raved about Method E’s new observe in Tokyo. “It was mega,” mentioned Cassidy, who misplaced the lead of the collection final weekend. “It was a correct FE observe: Bumps, quick, corners. You’ve actually obtained to assault in qualifying. I believed this observe was unbelievable.”
Nevertheless he doesn’t count on as a lot from the Misano circuit in Italy which is the championship’s subsequent vacation spot.
“I don’t assume that observe can be fairly as cool as right here,” he mentioned. “I’m an enormous road circuit lover, I feel that’s Method E’s DNA. For Misano although we’ll attempt to do our greatest end result attainable.
“I don’t really feel like we’re super-efficient proper now. I really feel like we’ve got to enhance. So at that observe, that’s in all probability going to be the important thing.”
French F4 race rained off
Yani Stevenheydens gained the opening race of the French Method 4 collection at Nogaro yesterday. Nevertheless the second race, which featured a partial-reverse grid, was cancelled as heavy rain fell on the circuit:
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