Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile | Paris – Durant ma courte visite dans la capitale française, je n’ai pas manqué l’occasion d’une visite chez DUCATI Paris. D’autant plus que le magasin est situé à une adresse éminente sur l’avenue de la Grande-Armée seulement à quelques pas de l’Arc de Triomphe…
Elektrisierende Top-News auf der EICMA 2018 | MotoGP-Fahrer Bradley Smith startet in der nächsten Saison im MotoE-Weltcup
Mailand | EICMA – Bei der bedeutendsten Motorradmesse der Welt war der „FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup“ mit dem offiziellen Testfahrer Alessandro Brannetti und dessen Arbeitsgerät, der Energica Ego Corsa, zu Gast. MotoE™ Executive Director Nicolas Goubert verriet mir dabei die Top-News der neuen Rennserie…
Las principales noticias electrizantes de la EICMA 2018 | El piloto de MotoGP Bradley Smith comienza la próxima temporada en la Copa Mundial de MotoE
Mailand | EICMA – En la convención de motociclismo más importante del mundo, estuvo como visitante la Copa Mundial de FIM Enel MotoE™ con el piloto oficial de pruebas Alessandro Brannetti y su dispositivo Energica Ego Corsa. Al mismo tiempo el director ejecutivo de MotoE™, Nicolas Goubert, también me reveló las principales noticias de la nueva serie de carreras…
Die « MotoE » zu Gast bei den « E-Mobility Play Days 2018 » am Red Bull Ring
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – 2019 startet mit der MotoE™ der erste Weltcup für Elektro-Motorräder. Das offizielle Rennmotorrad „Energica Ego Corsa“ war am vergangenen Wochenende mit Testfahrer Alessandro Brannetti am Red Bull Ring im Einsatz. Ich nutzte die Gelegenheit, den ebenfalls anwesenden MotoE™ Executive Director Nicolas Goubert zum Gespräch zu bitten…
El MotoE en los E-Mobility Play Days 2018 en el Red Bull Ring
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – En 2019, MotoE™ lanza el primer campeonato mundial de motocicletas eléctricas. Así mismo la moto oficial de carreras « Energica Ego Corsa » estuvo en acción el fin de semana pasado con el piloto de pruebas Alessandro Brannetti en el Red Bull Ring. Gracias a esto aproveché la oportunidad para pedirle una entrevista al actual Director Ejecutivo de MotoE™, Nicolas Goubert…
He had actually expected the other Ducati | Dramatic MotoGP race at the motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – World champion Marc Márquez aimed to be in the lead at the end of the MotoGP race with a Ducati to fight for the victory. That it would be Jorge Lorenzo’s and he would not be within striking distance in the last corner, was a bit surprising for him…
The Ducati factory rider Andrea Dovizioso managed the best start with his Desmosedici GP (tyres front and rear: medium) at the MotoGP race from Austria. But already in Turn 3 Marc Márquez overtook him inside. He cut him so much that Dovi lost much speed to avoid a collision. Jorge Lorenzo used the duel in front of him to move past both. Due to the manoeuvre Dovizioso fell also briefly behind the Suzuki EcstarTeam Rider Alex Rins, who came from the 10th starting place forward.
It was now one after another. In lap 2 Marc positioned himself in the « Remus » (Turn 3) at the top and set himself apart from the others « fastest lap » one after another. The Ducati factory team was able to follow him, while the rest of the field had been in a respectable distance. Crutchlow, Petrucci and Rins fought in the rear bitterly for the 4th place, which was also about the top position of the riders from Independent Teams.
Marc left all the others in the dust on his Honda RC213V (tyres front: medium, back: hard), with the target of finally winning for the first time the Grand Prix of Austria. Ducati could not withhold him. He drove up to a half-second faster per lap than the second-placed Jorge Lorenzo and managed to pull ahead about a second. Dovi pressure more on Jorge in the meantime and but could not pass him and therefore got kept back.
From the tenth lap on, the Ducati riders could reduce the distance to Márquez again. This distance settled after a couple of rounds on half a second. The distance to the rest of the field had increased at this stage of the race already on more than five seconds. Jorge could catch up with the fastest lap to Marc eleven laps before finish and the battle for victory started. One round later, he became the lead at the end on the start-finish line. The fierce fight for the victory between the two pilots was now in full swing. Andrea made a slight mistake in breaking in the corner and had to go wide. Therefore a small gap to the two leading riders opened up.
In the lead, Jorge Lorenzo was able to make the best use of the superior engine performance and braking stability of his Ducati Desmosedici GP (tyres front and rear: soft) in order to easily set himself apart from Marc. Eight laps before the end, both Ducati drove two tenths of a second faster than the factory Honda. In the last five laps, the two Spaniards and team-mates of the next year at Honda then delivered a fascinating exchange of blows. Dovi could no longer hold the pace and felt almost two seconds behind the duo. Marc was getting closer to his compatriot, a mistake by Jorge when braking from Turn 3 allowed him to lead the race again, three laps before the end.
With the Desmo power of his Ducati Jorge came out of Turn 8 closer to Marc, to pass him in the subsequent corner by an aggressive maneuver. Marc was shaken back and forth on his Honda, like on a rodeo horse, but remained firmly in the saddle. In Turn 3, Marc was again in the lead, the exchange of blows and thus the suspense increased immensely. At that moment it did not look like as Márquez maneuvered for the World Cup, he rather went for the victory. On the start-finish straight Jorge passed again, this time with a slight body contact at over 300 km/h.
In the last lap in Turn 3, Marc’s new attack failed. By driving outside, Jorge prevented Marc from cutting his line and with accelerating out of the corner he was this time way ahead. Marc came a little closer then, but could not manage to get so close to his front man as last year in the last lap, in order to be able to start a final all-important attack. And so also in the third race after the return of the motorcycle World Championship to Styria a Ducati won – « Austria is Ducati Land ». This time in front of officially 206,746 enthusiastic spectators on the entire race weekend. Jorge Lorenzo is already the third Ducati winner here in Spielberg within last three years, after Andrea Dovizioso last year and Andrea Iannone in 2016.
As in Brno, this race has shown, that it is very difficult to win for the reigning world champion and current championship leader Marc Márquez on routes where the engine power is decisive. Ducati is currently barely to beat with his Desmosedici GP on such tracks. In two weeks, MotoGP will head to Silverstone in the UK. I am already curious to see how the current tournament between the two Ducati factory pilots and the Honda factory driver will proceed.
Text and photos: Armin Hoyer | ARMIN ON BIKE – arminonbike.com
En realidad, él esperaba a otro de Ducati | Dramática carrera de MotoGP en el Gran Premio de Motociclismo de Austria
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – El objetivo del Campeón del Mundo Marc Márquez era luchar por la victoria con una Ducati al final de la carrera de MotoGP. Para él fue un poco sorprendente que Jorge Lorenzo no quedara a corta distancia en la última curva…
Si era effettivamente aspettato un’altra Ducati | Drammatica gara di MotoGP al Gran Premio motociclistico d’Austria
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Il campione del mondo Marc Márquez puntava ad essere in testa alla fine della gara della MotoGP con una Ducati in lotta per la vittoria. Che sarebbe stata di Jorge Lorenzo, la vittoria, e non sarebbe stato ad un tiro di schioppo nell’ultima curva, è stato un po’ sorprendente per lui…
Eigentlich hatte er mit der anderen Ducati gerechnet | Dramatisches MotoGP-Rennen beim Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Ziel von Weltmeister Marc Márquez war es, am Schluss des MotoGP-Rennens gemeinsam mit einer Ducati in Führung liegend um den Sieg zu kämpfen. Dass es jene von Jorge Lorenzo sein und er in der letzten Kurve nicht mehr in Schlagdistanz liegen werde, war dann schon etwas überraschend für ihn…
Viel knapper geht´s nicht mehr | Marc Márquez im MotoGP-Qualifying am Spielberg hauchdünn vor Andrea Dovizioso
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Der Flügelschlag einer Honigbiene ist mit 5 Millisekunden nicht gerade lange. Nur weniger als die Hälfte dieser Zeit hatte Marc Márquez heute Vorsprung im MotoGP-Qualifying gegenüber dem Zweitplatzierten Andrea Dovizioso und errang damit hauchdünn die Pole Position für den morgigen eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich…
A very close call | Marc Márquez in the MotoGP qualifying in Spielberg extremely scant ahead of Andrea Dovizioso
Spielberg | Red Bull ring – The wing beat of a honey bee is with 5 milliseconds not really long. Just less than half of that time Marc Márquez had advantage in the MotoGP qualifying session compared to the second placed Andrea Dovizioso today and barely won the pole position for tomorrow’s eyetime motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria…
Mucho más estrecho ya no es posible | Marc Márquez en la calificación del MotoGP en Spielberg con una delgada línea ante Andrea Dovizioso
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – El aleteo de una abeja melífera no dura más de 5 milisegundos. Así que sólo menos de la mitad de este tiempo tuvo hoy Marc Márquez en la clasificación de MotoGP frente al segundo clasificado, Andrea Dovizioso. De esta manera él se aseguró la Pole Position para el Gran Premio de motociclismo de Austria…
C’è mancato poco | Marc Márquez vince il Qualifying del MotoGP di Spielberg per un pelo prima di Andrea Dovizioso
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Il colpo d’ala di un’ape non è lungo nemmeno 5 millisecondi. Oggi, per giusto la metà di quel tempo, Marc Márquez è stato in vantaggio nella sessione di qualifiche MotoGP in confronto al secondo qualificato Andrea Dovizioso e ha a malapena vinto la pole position al Gran Premio motociclistico d’Austria…
Wünsch Dir was | MotoGP-Stars beschreiben vor dem Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich die Rennstrecke ihrer Träume
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Bei der ersten offiziellen Pressekonferenz des heurigen Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich sorgte die letzte Frage an die Fahrer für Erheiterung und eine ausgelassene Stimmung. Über Facebook fragte ein Fan, wie sich die Stars Ihre absolute Traum-Rennstrecke vorstellen…
Make a wish | MotoGP stars sketch in the motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring the racetrack of their dreams
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – At the first official press conference of this year’s motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria, the last question to the driver led to exhilaration and a boisterous mood. On Facebook, a fan asked how the stars imagine their absolute dream track…
Before each race, there’s a press conference with selected drivers. In addition to the current top riders of MotoGP, namely Marc Márquez, Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, also the two KTM riders Bradley Smith, and actual Moto2 Championship leader Miguel Oliveira were present.
As usual, at the beginning a question and answer session moderated by a MotoGP officer was on the program. In retrospect, Marc was satisfied with his third place at the last race in Brno, especially in regard to the World Cup title. Tests would have brought some interesting findings on Monday. The possible fight for the victory with the strong Ducati here in Spielberg would be lovely, important is however primarily a podium again.
Valentino said the tests at Brno had brought no significant new findings but he will get out everything from his bike, what is possible. It is also not the ideal route for him and his Yamaha, his goal is simply to achieve the optimum. Andrea, last year’s winner and winner of the last race, came here with much confidence, the Ducati was strong at Red Bull ring and the competition would have caught up on the previous year.
Since winning at Mugello, another Jorge was again on the move, he said confidently. The Ducati run well, he feels strong and aiming to race for the victory. Bradley grieves on the one hand, that his team-mates Mika and Pol are out due to injuries, the advantage, however, is that now the whole team is focused on him. There is no much around to drive back in the top 10.
At the end the question was raised via Facebook, how the riders would imagine their favorite course. After the presentation of a course with highlights from several courses on the MotoGP calendar, the driver received panels to sketch their course of dreams. Various results came out of this, from very humorous to in detail thought through.
Jorge Lorenzo’s course was clearly an allusion to his year’s Ducati and Honda next year. The sensational Ducati can play out its strengths very well on the straight, the Honda performs in the tangle of curves better. Marc Márquez likes left turns and as slippery as possible. The Doctor had a scientific explanation ready befitting for his ideal race track for us. Andrea Dovizioso surprised and puzzled us with his version of a perfect race track. The background for this has not opened up me until now.
Since the press conference was held in English, the driver gave more interviews in their national language after the official end. The crowd was enormous at that time. Tomorrow it’s really starting then, in the morning, the first training sessions begin. I’ll be back live for you. Until then!
Text and photos : Armin Hoyer | ARMIN ON BIKE – arminonbike.com
Cual es tu deseo I Las estrellas del MotoGP trazan la pista de sus sueños en el Gran Premio de Motociclismo de Austria en el Red Bull Ring
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – En la primera conferencia oficial de prensa del Gran Premio de Motociclismo de Austria de este año, la última pregunta fue divertida y de un humor exuberante para los conductores. En Facebook, un fan preguntó a las estrellas cómo se imaginan la pista de carreras de sus sueños…
Esprimi un desiderio | I star del MotoGP schizzano il circuito dei loro sogni al Red Bull Ring del Gran Premio d’Austria
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – Durante la prima conferenza di stampa del GP d’Austria l’ultima domanda per i motociclisti ha causato divertimento e un atmosfera sguaiata. Un fan ha chiesto su Facebook come i star immaginano il circuito dei loro sogni…
Paris elektrisiert | NIU Technology präsentiert die neuesten Scooter N-GT und M+ im Louvre
Carrousel du Louvre | Paris – Unter dem Motto „Unlock your City“ präsentierte der chinesische Premium-Hersteller NIU Technology letzte Woche seine beiden neuen Elektro Scooter N-GT und M+ dem internationalen Fachpublikum. 500 Gäste und Medienvertreter waren dazu in das Carrousel du Louvre im Zentrum von Paris gekommen…
Premiere am Red Bull Ring | MotoGP-Star Marc Márquez testet erstmals ein Formel-1-Auto
Red Bull Ring | Spielberg – In ganz ungewohntes Terrain hat sich der derzeit wohl schnellste MotoGP-Fahrer gewagt und sich damit einen langersehnten Traum erfüllt. Auf Einladung von Red Bull Racing erhielt Marc Márquez die Gelegenheit, erstmals einen Formel-1-Boliden zu testen und zu zeigen, was er auf vier Rädern so drauf hat…
Premiere at Red Bull Ring | MotoGP star Marc Márquez tests for the first time a Formula 1 car
Red Bull Ring | Spielberg – In very unusual terrain has ventured the currently probably the fastest MotoGP rider and thus fulfilled a long-awaited dream. Upon the invitation of Red Bull Racing, Marc Márquez got the chance to test a Formula 1 racing car for the first time and to show off his skills on four wheels…
Premiere en el Red Bull Ring | La estrella del MotoGP, Marc Márquez, prueba por primera vez un auto de Formula 1
Red Bull Ring | Spielberg -El piloto más rápido en la actualidad de MotoGP, se ha atrevido entrar a un terreno muy poco familiar y con esto, ha cumplido un sueño largamente esperado. Por invitación de Red Bull Racing, Marc Márquez tuvo por primera vez la oportunidad de probar un auto de Fórmula 1 y mostrar lo que puede hacer en cuatro ruedas…
Mit einer heißen Oberösterreicherin durch die Wachau | Test der neuen KTM Duke 790
Wachau | Niederösterreich –An einem warmen, sonnigen Nachmittag in der zweiten Aprilhälfte erhielt ich von Il Moto in Wien die Gelegenheit, die neue KTM Duke 790 ausgiebig zu testen. Mein Ziel war die zu dieser Zeit in voller Blüte stehende Wachau und die dort sehr unterschiedlichen Straßengegebenheiten, die ideal für einen Motorradtest und Vergleich mit meiner eigenen Ducati Monster 821 sind…
With an hot Upper Austrian through the Wachau | Test of the new KTM Duke 790
Wachau | Lower Austria – On a warm and sunny afternoon in Aprils second half I was given the chance by Il Moto in Vienna to test the KTM Duke 790 extensively. My destination was the Wachau, for this time being in full bloom and with various given road surfaces; ideal for a bike test and comparison with my own Ducati 821…
Con una sexy de Alta Austria por Wachau | Prueba de la nueva KTM Duke 790
Wachau | Baja Austria – En una tarde cálida y soleada de la segunda mitad de Abril, Il Moto en Viena me dio la oportunidad de probar exhaustivamente la nueva KTM Duke 790. El objetivo era Wachau y sus diferentes carreteras que están en este momento en su pleno apogeo, las cuales son ideales para una prueba de motocicleta. Esto también me sirvió para hacer una comparación con mi propia Ducati Monster 821…
Con una sexy alta austriaca nella Wachau | Test della nuova KTM Duke 790
Wachau | Austria bassa – Era una bella giornata estiva, a metà die aprile quando `Il Moto´ a Vienna mi ha dato l´opportunità a fare un test sulla nuova KTM Duke 790. Il mio oggettivo e stato ad andare nella Wachau, che in questi giorni era bella infiorita. Altrettanto che I condizioni sulla strada sono varie e così ideale per fare un test con la moto. Ed anche per fare una comparazione con la mia Ducati Monster 821…
Viereinhalb Stunden Zwischenstopp in Spanien | Besuch des neuen DUCATI Scrambler Camp Barcelona
Barcelona | Spanien – Als ich letzte Woche bei genauer Betrachtung des E-Tickets für meinen Flug nach Sardinien feststellte, dass ich am Weg nach Cagliari viereinhalb Stunden Zeit in Barcelona haben werde, stand nach ein wenig Recherche mein Plan schnell fest, das erste Ducati Scrambler Camp in Europa außerhalb Italiens zu besuchen…
Four and a half hours stopover in Spain | Visit of the new Ducati Scrambler Camp Barcelona
Barcelona | Spain – When I looked closer at the e-ticket for my flight to Sardinia last week, I noticed having four and a half hours of time to spend in Barcelona. After some research, it was clear that the first Ducati Scrambler Camp in Europe outside Italy had to be visited…
Cuatro horas y media de escala en España | Visita al nuevo Ducati Scrambler Camp de Barcelona
Barcelona | Spanien – Als ich letzte Woche bei genauer Betrachtung des E-Tickets für meinen Flug nach Sardinien feststellte, dass ich am Weg nach Cagliari viereinhalb Stunden Zeit in Barcelona haben werde, stand nach ein wenig Recherche mein Plan schnell fest, das erste Ducati Scrambler Camp in Europa außerhalb Italiens zu besuchen…
Quattro ore e mezza di sosta in Spagna | Visita al nuovo Ducati Scrambler Camp Barcellona
Barcellona | Spagna – Quando la settimana passata stavo guardando il mio e-ticket per il volo per Sardegna, mi sono reso conto che sulla strada per Cagliari, avevo quattro ore e mezza di scalo a Barcellona. Dopo un po´di ricerca ho deciso di visitare il primo “Ducati Scambler Camp” in Europa fuori dell’Italia…
Scrambler DUCATI Test in Sardinien | Von Cagliari bis ins beeindruckende Museumsdorf San Sperate
Cagliari | Sardinien – Von Francesco Usai, dem Präsidenten des DUCATI Sardinia DOC (Desmo Owners Club) dankenswerterweise organisiert, wurde mir von Giuseppe Vacca (Joe Cow Motos | Ducati Sardinien) an diesem Freitag im Jänner eine Scrambler Ducati zur Verfügung gestellt, um diese im Raum Cagliari, der Hauptstadt von Sardinien, testen zu können…
Scrambler DUCATI test in Sardinia | From Cagliari to the impressive museum village San Sperate
Cagliari | Sardinia – Thanks to Francesco Usai, the president of DUCATI Sardinia DOC (Desmo Owners Club), who organised that I was provided with a Scrambler Ducati by Giuseppe Vacca (Joe Cow Motos | Ducati Sardinia) on this Friday in January. Thus I was able to test it in the Cagliari area, the capital of Sardinia…
Test DUCATI Scrambler in Sardegna | Da Cagliari al paese-museo di San Sperate
Cagliari | Sardegna – Ho avuto modo di provare lo Scrambler Ducati nella zona di Cagliari, il capoluogo della Sardegna. Per questo devo ringraziare Francesco Usai, il presidente del Ducati Sardina DOC (Desmo Owners Club), che si è attivato con Giuseppe Vacca della Joe Cow Motors – Ducati Cagliari per farmi avere una moto in test in questo venerdì di gennaio…
ON AN ISLAND | Traumhafter Motorrad-Trip im Jänner entlang der Südküste Sardiniens
Domus de Maria | Provinz Cagliari | Sardinien – Die ‚Strada Panoramica Costa del Sud‘ entlang der Südküste Sardiniens von Chia nach Teulada und dann weiter bis Calasetta im Norden der Insel Sant’Antioco führte mich der gebürtige Sarde und Besitzer von ON AN ISLAND Doriano Mucelli auf seiner Scrambler Ducati an einem wunderschönen Tag im Jänner…
ON AN ISLAND | Fantastic motorcycle trip in January – along the southern coast of Sardinia
Domus de Maria | Province of Cagliari | Sardinia – The ‘Strada Panoramica Costa del Sud’ along the southern coast of Sardinia from Chia to Teulada and then on to Calasetta in the north of the island of Sant’Antioco I was led by the native Sardinian and owner of ON AN ICELAND Doriano Mucelli on his scrambler Ducati. It was a lovely and unexpected day in January…
ON AN ISLAND | Fantastico tour in moto a gennaio lungo la costa del sud-ovest in Sardegna
Guidato da Doriano Mucelli, sardo e proprietario di ON AN ISLAND, ho percorso in sella al suo Scrambler Ducati la strada panoramica Costa del Sud (SP71) che, lungo la costa meridionale della Sardegna, porta da Chia a Teulada per poi arrivare successivamente a Calasetta nella parte nord dell’isola di Sant’Antioco. E’ stata una bella e inaspettata giornata di gennaio…
Ducati Panigale V4 S – la plus belle moto parmi d’autres beautés de la EICMA 2017
Milan | Fiera Milano Rho – Ce jour là, le journal renommé ‹Motociclismo› a réalisé un vote du public, quelle serait la plus belle moto de cette exposition EICMA 2017. C’est avec peu de surprise que la tant attendue Panigale V4 S qui sort en 2018, a gagné …
Ducati World Première 2018 | Panigale presque digne de Leonard de Vinci
Milan | Théâtre Linear Ciak – C’était un spectacle fascinant auquel j’ai pu assister hier dans le cadre de la Première mondiale Ducati 2018 à Milan, au préalable de la EICMA. Les invités d’honneur étaient engagés à accompagner Claudio Domenicali, le CEO de Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., au cours de cette soirée impressionnante et nous a présenté quelques nouveautés mondiales telle que la nouvelle Ducati Panigale V4 …
‘Ducati Team MotoGP’ Conférence de presse – Comment un ‘Selfie Stick’ a mis à mal l’élite du Sport de Moto
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – “J’trouve pas ça si rapide…” j’avais dis cela à mon ami, lorsque j’ai aperçu les premières motos GP rouler à toute vitesse sur la ligne droite de départ. Avec une vitesse maximale de 310,4 km/h, Alvaro Bautista (Bau) sur une Ducati lors du circuit libre 2, je pensais plutôt qu’il s’agissait d’une illusion optique de ma part dû à un sommeil trop court la nuit dernière …
Une infidélité un peu différente | Tester une Superbike à la place de ma chère Monster
Dunajská Streda | Slovaquie du Sud-Est – Mon rêve de conduire une Ducati Panigale R sur le circuit de course, comme je l’avais fait comprendre, ne s’est pas réalisé tout de suite. Mais de pouvoir piloter une Superbike pour la première fois, était une expérience…