Jenson Button and Brawn GP showed the world the Britain can still win motor races.
Jenson put the Brawn GP on pole for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya and went on to win. He didn’t get the best start that honour went to Rubens Barrichello, who got off to a flyer from third on the grid to lead into the first corner. Jenson had to follow Rubans until the second round of pit stops when Jensons strategy allowed him to get past Rubans. This takes Jenson to four wins so far and a 14 point lead in the championship. We move on to Monaco in two weeks time can Brawn GP Maintain their impressive form.
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This weekend is one which petrol head and race fans can spend the entire weekend watching motorsport. The second round of the 2009 MotoGP continues at the twin ring Motegi in Japan, can Rossi show Stoner how it’s done and get back on his winner form of 2008. Rossi made a good start to the weekend by going fastest in Friday practice, but only by 0.05 seconds. We also have the 250s and 125s Can Bradley Smith stay at the sharp end? Will Scott Redding show his form? Can Marco Simoncelli return to 250 with a win?
Round three of the F1 championship sees the drivers in Bahrain can Jenson and Brawn GP regain their winning form.
In Assen the World Superbike boys are back for the forth round the Dutch TT. Can Haslam and Sykes take the fight to Haga and Spies? In world Supersport can Cal Crutchlow take another win and extend his lead in the championship?
The weekend should provide more close racing action, 2009 is looking like being the year of the motor race.
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Moto GP got off to an interesting start over the Easter weekend; the first race meeting of the year was always going to be interesting. However none expected the events that unfolded on Sunday night.
Sunday’s racing started with the 125’s we had good hopes for Bradley Smith starting from second. Unfortunately he got a bad start and was making his way back through the field when the heavens opened and the track was swamped with some unusual rain. Four laps in with Bradley up to fifth the race was stopped never to be restarted and became the shortest race in history with half points being awarded.
After a long delay we did get a shortened 250 race, 13 laps saw some very good racing in what should prove to be a very close season. Both Rookies and veterans of the 250 class were battling for the honours, in the end Hector Barbera came through to take the win proving he has recovered from his broken vertebrae.
Late Sunday night in Qatar saw the Moto GP boys line up on the grid, Cassey Stoner was on pole with Valentino Rossi second, we were all set for a good race between the two riders. As the mechanics cleared the grid ready for the riders to go off on their sighting lap the rain came and it didn’t stop. There was no way the race could take place the torrential rain left the track surface so shiny that the lights reflected in it made racing impossible, the race was cancelled.
Late into Sunday night and early into Monday morning the powers that be discussed what to do, and luckily for us and the riders, the race was rescheduled for Monday night. Rescheduling the race can’t have been easy but it was for the best as the fans and riders alike were all a little disappointed not to get a race on Sunday. I think Valentino Rossi summed it up nicely: "It is like having sex and your Mother walks into the room"
So Monday night and it’s back to the grid Stoner on Pole Rossi second, the race starts and Vale gets swamped that the first corner pushed all the way back down to fifth. The poor start from Rossi allowed Stoner to break away from the pack, Rossi made a valiant effort and did start to close the gap but the early battles had taken the edge of his tires and he had to settle for second. James Toseland had qualified in 13th and was battling in the points pack when he was pushed wide by Toni Elias, this left him fighting for the last point with Yuki Takahashi and Niccolo Canepa, but it wasn’t to be.
Round two is at the Twin ring, Motegi in Japan next weekend (24-26 April) so now we look forward to that. In the mean time we have the Grand Prix of China, can Jenson Button and Brawn continue their forum?
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World Superbike Superpole was a closely fought battle that
saw some shake ups to the grid, with Max Biagi and Ruben Xuas not making it
thought to the second 16 and neither did Tom Sykes.
Ben Spies put the Yamaha R1 on pole for the third time in succession
which must give him a good chance of another good result in tomorrow’s races.
Of the Brits only Jonathan Rea made it through to the last
eight, with Shane Byrne crashing heavily in the second session (we hope is OK
for the races).
In World Supersport the Brit news was better with Coventry’s
own Cal Crutchlow putting the Yamaha R6 on pole. Can Cal turn the pole in to a
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This weekend see the second round of the 2009 F1 season following on from the thrilling opening round in Australia just last weekend. Can Brawn GP build on their fantastic debut?
We also have round three of the Hannspree superbike world championship 2009 from Valencia, will Ben Spies win in Spain, could Lean haslam, Tom Sykes, Tommy Hill, Jonathan Rea or Shane Byrne do it for the UK? How will john Hopkins adjust from Moto GP to WSB?
So far in F1 the Ferrari's of
Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa area fastest after the second free practice session, the Brawn GP's of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button are in 6th and 7th.
In WSB Charlos Checa was fastest in the first free practice with all the Brits outside the top 10 along with Ben Spies and John Hopkins.
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From pole leading all the way, from start to finish Jenson lead the race to
finish with the win. Rubens managed to bring the second Brawn GP car home in
second to end a fantastic first race of the 2009 F1 season.
An action packed race full of incidents lead to a thrilling finish, Jenson
in the Brawn had the car to beat and no one could get close enough to take its maiden
victory away. Rubens had a couple of taps but his Brawn took them well and he
kept it on the track unlike Vetal and Kubica who took each other out in the
closing stages of the race. Disappointing for Kubica as he was closing on
Jenson for the lead, whether he could of passed him for the win is another
matter. The loss of Vetal and Kubica meant the Rubens got up to second and the ensuing
safety car meant that Jenson on had a few hundred meters to run to the finish.
The party in Brakley will carry on long into the week and the smiles on Ross
brawn, Sir Richard Branson Jenson and Ruben’s faces will take a while to fade.
With only on week to the Malaysian Grand Prix we hope that they can continue this
form. Once again F1 is looking like entertainment.
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After an action packed start to the season at Phillip Island, the World Superbike are at Losail, Qatar this weekend. With the race on Saturday rather than Sunday practice and qualifying is already underway, with the Brits putting on a good show again. Especial Cal Crutchlow who tops the timesheets for supersport Thursday qualifying. Jonathan Rea is right on Ben Spies tail in the superbikes, with Shane Byrne looking good to make up for his two DNFs at the Island.
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The final night of testing at the Losail Circuit in
Qatar has concluded with Cassey Stoner lapping one second quicker that Jorge
Lorenzo who seems to have got to grips with his Bridgestone tires. Valentino
Rossi continued his good form to end the night third fastest only marginally
slower than Jorge on the same bike. The newly sponsored Monster Yamaha Tech 3
of James Tosland is starting to get closer to the running pace and we hope that
James can continue to improve his times through the two day test in Jerez and
in free practice for the first race of the season at Losail in Qatar in less
than six weeks.
So with one test left we hope that all the bikes and riders are in top shape
for the opening round and that we get a season of nonstop close racing action.
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Day two of the Qatar MotoGP Concluded with Cassey Stoner topping the time sheets, followed by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards. Only 1.5 seconds separates the top 10 riders which gives us a good indication that this season could see some very close racing. Disappointingly British entry James Toseland is still struggling to regain composure following his 125MPH high side in Malaysia. With only three more days of testing, one in Qatar and three in Jerez from the 28 March, we have to hope that he is able to click back into the form he was on at the beginning of last year. The Yamaha is obviously fast with both Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both putting in fast laps.
The Qatar test concludes tonight with a third and final evening session from 6pm-midnght local time (4pm-10pm CET).
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With the final pre season testing underway in Qatar we're only six weeks away from the opening round of the 2009 MotoGP at the Losail Circuit in Qatar on Arpil 12 2009. Again this year we only have one British entry in James Toseland, after a year racing the Tech3 Yamaha we hope that he can dice with the best at the front from the opening laps.
After his massive highside in Malaysia three weeks ago James will be looking to get some track time under his tires over the next two nights. Escpecially after the firsts nghts testing was rained out, all the riders will be hoping for uninterupted nights to get set up for the first round.
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