Laverty talks setting up a future for UK talent
As the Petronas pyramid in MotoGP began to crumble in 2021, one ex-rider-turned-pundit saw an opportunity. Step up, Michael Laverty.
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Fallece el joven piloto Thannaphet Kusuwan
Esta siendo una semana para olvidar en el mundo de las dos ruedas. Después de que Jakub Guretzky y Jason Aguilar perdiesen la vida en los últimos dos días, hoy se ha confirmado el fallecimiento de Thannaphet Kusuwan tras un accidente sufrido en el circuito de Buriram. El joven piloto tailandés, que se encontraba realizando las pruebas para la Honda Thai Talent Cup, impactó con la Honda NSF 250 que pilotaba en ese momento en el trazado tailandés.
Jakub Gurecký, de 16 años, fallece en un accidente de minimoto
Semana trágica en el motociclismo. El deporte de las dos ruedas no ha tenido tiempo de superar el luto de Jason Aguilar que, en menos de 24 horas, se vuelve a teñir de negro. En esta ocasión, el dolor ha sacudido a la Northen Talent Cup tras conocer el fallecimiento de su vigente campeón, Jakud Gurecký, con solo 16 años. El piloto sufrió un accidente de minimoto mientras entrenaba en Ohvale, una pista de karts, ubicada en Eslovaquia. Fue trasladado de manera inmediata al hospital más cercano de la zona, pero, pese a los intentos del equipo médico por mantenerlo con vida, no pudo superar las heridas del trágico accidente.
Falcon’s EWC four revealed
Falcon Racing will build on its successful 2021 FIM Endurance World Championship season with its quick quartet for 2022. On the back of its best EWC season to date, when it scored points in all four races run, the French team has announced David Chevailier, Thed Eisen, Loïc Millett and Tanguy Zaepfel will race for it in the 2022 EWC.
Beautiful but tough: EWC champion Simeon’s verdict on home track Spa
Xavier Siméon is planning for a “beautiful” but ‘tough’ home round of the FIM Endurance World Championship at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in June. Belgian ace Siméon, who helped Yoshimura SERT Motul win the FIM EWC Team’s title in 2021 while also partnering Frenchmen Gregg Black and Sylvain Guintoli to the Drivers’ crown, was speaking during yesterday’s press conference to launch the 24H SPA EWC Motos, scheduled as round two of the EWC season from June 2-5.
Watch the 24H SPA EWC Motos press conference from 19h00 CET today
The 24H SPA EWC Motos has moved a step closer to becoming reality with a press conference launching the return of the FIM Endurance World Championship to this legendary track from 3-5 June. Thomas Bastin is your host in the company of Melchior Wathelet, Board Chair, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and François Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events, EWC promoter, plus leading EWC riders past and present.
Mir’s path to the 2020 MotoGP World Championship win
Joan Mir Mayrata (Palma de Mallorca, 1997) has not had the archetypal career path into MotoGP. In fact, his beginnings in motorcycling came much later than that of his rivals in the road racing championships. His first motorcycle was a Polini when he was 6 years old, until he received a small Honda QR as a gift one year later.
MotoGP life behind the scenes: Petronas SRT comms boss Andy Stobart
Riders form only a part of the MotoGP championship. With almost two decades of experience within the motorsport community - including eight in charge of team communications inside F1 - Andy Stobart moved to the world of two-wheels in 2019.