Oschersleben. Most. Schleizer Dreieck. Six of twelve races are over. Half-time. Time to take a breath and draw a short conclusion. The IDM season is still under the influence of the prevailing pandemic in its second year.
Half-time in the IDM
Author: missmotogp
Summer break
Five weeks of summer break are just around the corner. Five weeks in which to recover, gather new strength or think about your future. Everyone deserves a break after the season so far. But before we go on our well-deserved vacation, we still have Assen to come. A track steeped in history, which in the past offered great duels and now with the new asphalt was ready for MotoGP 2021.
Goals and how to achieve them
What did you do when you were 15 years old? What was your goal? What was your career goal? Or did you even know what you wanted to be? Well, for my part, I supposedly knew what I wanted to be and I'm glad I took a different way. Because quite honestly, very few of us have any idea at the age of 15 what we want to achieve. Where they want to go. Our goals are vague and they change because most of the time we are not really clear on what we want yet. Let's face it, many don't know what they want at 40. But if you do know, then you've hit the jackpot.
New layout. New asphalt. Old memories.
Last weekend Mugello, and this weekend Barcelona. The first back-to-back race in the 2021 MotoGP season. MotoGP has moved on. It's moving on. Everyone is working. And yet, there are memories. Memories of what happened last Saturday at Mugello. Memories of what happened in Barcelona five years ago.
A sad day
Today's MotoGP race at Mugello offered so many things worth reporting on: Enea Bastianini's accident during the Warm Up Lap. The many crashes, especially that of Marc Marquez and Alex Rins. The comeback of KTM with the great performance of Miguel Oliveira. Or the victory of Fabio Quartararo, who ran his laps like clockwork. All this had potential, but I don't feel like it. Because today the race is overshadowed by news that was launched at the start of the Moto2 race. Jason Dupasquier has lost the fight for his life.
Under pressure
When will the first victory in the IDM come? This question faced Lennox Lehmann the entire first race weekend in Oschersleben. Everyone asks him this question. As a champion you have to perform.
Le Mans. Le Mans again and again
t was a classic race at Le Mans. With variable weather and not so easy track conditions. The Moto2 riders were lucky and were able to race on a dry track. Looked the sky, which moved over the MotoGP starting field, darker and darker.
Party in red
It's been 15 years since Ducati last won at Jerez. Loris Capirossi brought the last victory for the Reds in 2006. Until today. Today they could cheer and that even double. Jack Miller won by a margin of 1.912s ahead of his Ducati teammate Pecco Bagnaia and Petronas Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli.
Rollercoaster Portimão
Portimão, a circuit that two years ago nobody had on their radar. A track around which the MotoGP circus gave a wide berth. The asphalt was too bad, the track very demanding.
I think it’s starting again
MotoGP made a brilliant return to Qatar after a year's break, with only Moto3 and Moto2 racing in Qatar due to the Corona pandemic. It's been 126 days since the 2020 season finale, and a few things have changed.