Category: MotoGP – EN

Joy and sorrow often lie together. Or you could also say - To win today's race in Barcelona, the tires were crucial. The right questions had to be answered. Is the left side of the tire well warmed up?

Re-match in Misano. Which team, which driver could learn best from the first race in Misano? Who could improve? Who stopped in his development? This season with its changed race calendar is a tough one.

What a season? Without the crowds, with an injured Marc Marquez and a world championship that couldn't be any tighter. Nine MotoGP riders currently have a chance of becoming world champions. They are all so close together that just one victory can upset everything.

12 meters more security. 12 meters more air fence, more safety fence, more tire stacks. More safety in a dangerous sport. It is only a small modification, but it should give the drivers a little more safety.

What am I going to write about this race? A thousand sentences go through my mind how I could start. The accident. The re-start. The victory of Dovizioso. So much has happened for just one race.

Four years ago KTM entered the MotoGP class. After successful years in Moto3 and Moto2, the royal class of the motorcycle world championship should now be tackled. KTM withdrew from Moto2 last year to concentrate more on MotoGP.

Everyone knows the pictures of the Grand Prix when the Rossi fans storm the track on Sunday after the race to cheer their hero. It is amazing how full the grandstands are and how predominant the color yellow is, especially on the "Brutapella I & II".