The first Czechoslovakian Grand Prix was held at Brno in 1965 on the old ‘City Circuit’ and today, racing in Brno is as alive as ever. The Automotodrom Brno attract large crowds and in recent years the presence of local riders such as Lukáš Pešek, Karel Abraham, Jakub Kornfeil and now Filip Salac have added to the excitement of this historic Grand Prix.
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“Now, I loved riding my bikes and racing, I didn’t want to sit around twiddling my thumbs and so when I couldn’t also ride perhaps in the 250 class, which I asked to do, I looked to other things! That was when I thought having tried a race car one year beforehand, I thought ‘why not? There’s nothing in my contract to stop me driving a car. When I’m not racing my motorcycle, I’ll race something else, which is a four-wheeler!’…”
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The two key rivals will be hoping if not me, then not him, and Seabright will certainly be gunning for as many wins as possible out of the remaining four races. But some faces who’ve been in and around the fight for the podium will also sense a possibility as the pressure piles on the top three. The likes of Scott Swann, Jack Nixon, Rhys Irwin, Jack Hart, Brian Hart and new addition to the podium club, Charlie Farrer, have nothing to lose in terms of the title fight and everything to gain in their own battle for supremacy – and they’ll give everything to get back on the box.
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Of the ten nationalities represented in the Pro Draft World Selection, twelve hail from Indonesia, comfortably the best-represented country. The USA is next up with eight participants while Brazil can boast of four contestants. Argentina and South Africa have three apiece, one more than Australia. Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic and India all have one entry apiece.
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Lecuona, who made his World Championship debut midway through 2016, has three years of experience in the Moto2™ class. Last season the Spaniard achieved his first podium in the World Championship, finishing second at the Valencia Grand Prix. In 2019, Lecuona sits 16th in the standings with 27 points, having completed the first half of the season.
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Aside from the usual on the edge riding, eye-catching saves and daredevil overtakes, Marquez has added a new string to his bow for 2019: leading from the front. His victories in Argentina, Jerez and Germany were lights to flag affairs, while his rivals only managed to hold the lead in France and Barcelona for a total of three laps. Ironically, Jorge Lorenzo’s arrival at Repsol Honda has resulted in his new-team mate adopting the Majorcan’s age-old tactics.
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“The VR46 for me was like a second family; for the past six years I have been sharing with Vale, Uccio, Albi, Barbara and my friends and fellow riders of the Academy, most of the hours every day,” said Nicolò. “From them, I learned a lot and I feel privileged for having been part of this group and being able to proudly say that I was a rider of my absolute idol Valentino Rossi”. After so many seasons with the same colours and with the same people however, now is the time when I have to try to walk with my legs and undertake new professional experiences to complete myself as a sportsman and as a man.”
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The 33-year-old has been inside the top five in every Grand Prix this season, besides at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where he was taken out by former teammate, Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team). Now with the second half of the season beckoning, Dovizioso will want to make up for a difficult last three GP weekends.
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Independent squad in search of factory bikes and support from next year.
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Reale Avintia Racing has re-signed Tito Rabat to a two-year contract extension that will see the Spaniard stay put through the 2020 and 2021 MotoGP World Championship seasons.
Rabat had been linked to a move to the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), however this confirmation now squashes those rumours and the Avintia team is confident it can secure factory equipment – possibly Suzukis or Aprilias – from next year.
“I’m very happy that I signed for two more years with my team,” Rabat said. “The best news is that we are going to have factory bikes from 2020, which is crucial to our goal of fighting for top positions in every race. The MotoGP class is more competitive than ever and you need to have the best machinery to get good results.
“I want to thank Raul [Romero] for his confidence in me. We had a difficult start into this year, but we got stronger in the last few races. Knowing that I will continue for two more seasons is a boost to my confidence and I’m sure I‘ll be back stronger in the second half of the championship.”
Avintia Racing owner Raul Romero commented: “It is a pleasure to announce that Tito will continue with us for the next two seasons. There has been a lot of talk about Tito’s future and the future of the team, but with this announcement, we made it clear that we are moving forward together and that we will be stronger than ever before.
“The team grew steadily since we arrived in MotoGP and the next step is to get factory machines, the same way as all the other independent teams in the championship. We are working on this right now and we are also in negotiations with a big sponsor that perfectly matches the size of the project we are planning for the upcoming seasons.”
Following his serious accident during the British Grand Prix last season, Rabat struggled in a difficult first part of the championship, but in the last two races he began to recover the feeling with his bike, including a ninth-place finish at Catalunya.
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