Author: Xavi Andornet

On the first day of MotoE’s history both Avintia Esponsorama Racing riders managed to qualify in the top ten in the combined times of the free practices 1 and 2. Today, the riders had two free practice sessions -one in the morning and another in the afternoon- 30 minutes each.

Eric Granado | 1'29.166 | P6


“We worked a lot on the set-up of the bike, the last time I came here was with the Moto2 and the references I had were very different and therefore it took me a bit to understand how this bike works on this track. It was particulary different at the entrance of the corners as the MotoE weighs a lot and has a different inertia, then I got used to it and I have been able to go more or less comfortable, I was the hole session alone, looking for references and important points to attack especially in the morning session. Regarding the E-Pole it will be super important to have everything very clear because you are alone on the track without references from other riders This afternoon we could not improve everything we would have liked for certain details but the most important thing is the race on Sunday “.


“It has been a very positive day. It is a very cool category because the way to approach is very different from what we are used to as we have very little time to go fast and make the set-up. You have to understand everything very quickly and this makes you have a very open mind because you have to be in rhythm quickly. We need to improve a little to be ahead but I trust that we can do a good job to solve it. “

En el primer día de la historia de MotoE ambos pilotos del Avintia Esponsorama Racing han conseguido clasificar entre los diez primeros en la combinada de tiempos de los libres 1 y 2. En este primer día, los pilotos disponían de dos sesiones de entrenamientos libres -una por la mañana y otra por la tarde- de 30 minutos cada una.

Eric Granado | 1'29.166 | P6

“Hemos trabajo mucho en la puesta a punto de la moto. La última vez que vine aquí fue con la Moto2 y las referencias que tenía eran muy diferentes y por lo tanto me ha costado un poco entender bien cómo funciona esta moto en esta pista sobre todo en la entrada de curva porque la MotoE pesa mucho y tiene una inercia diferente. Después me he habituado y he podido ir más o menos cómodo. Una tanda la he hecho entera solo, buscando referencias y puntos importantes donde atacar sobre todo mañana en la E-Pole que será super importante tenerlo todo muy claro porque estás solo en la pista sin referencias de otros pilotos. Esta tarde no hemos podido mejorar todo lo que nos hubiese gustado por ciertos detalles pero lo más importante es la carrera del domingo”.

“Ha sido un día muy positivo para ser el primer día oficial. Es una cateogira muy chula porque la manera de abordarla es muy diferente a lo que estamos acostumbrados porque tenemos muy poco tiempo para ir rápido y hacer la puesta a punto. Hay que entenderlo todo muy rápido y esto te hace tener la mente muy abierta porque tienes que estar en el ritmo enseguida. Nos falta mejorar un poco para estar delante pero confío en que podamos hacer un buen trabajo para solucionarlo”.

The Sachsenring circuit will be the place of the first electric motorcycle race in the history of the World Speed Championship. After a fire burried all the material of the new championship, its start was delayed until the German appointment this weekend. All the MotoE teams had a three test days two weeks ago at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in Cheste, in which, in addition to training sessions, the new pole system and the race were simulated. Eric Granado won the first MotoE simulated race as Xavier Simeon was sixth.

Sachsenring, where Sunday’s race will be held, is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar due to its design since it has 10 left and 3 right curves that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that make it the shortest circuit of the season.

Eric Granado

“I am motivated and confident for the first MotoE race where I hope to have a good weekend after doing quite well in the Valencia test. There we got a good base for the bike and, although Sachsenring is another track and the results of the test do not guarantee anything, they do give me a lot of confidence. On Friday we will try to get the bike as ready as possible for the Pole on Saturday and especially the race on Sunday”.

“I am very motivated and I am determinated of our goal that will be fighting for the lead. It will be a very intense weekend because it will be the first edition of the MotoE so it is very difficult to know the expectations. The Valencia test was better than I thought and now we have to take all that experience we acquired there for the first race. We won’t have much time on the track and it will be very important to be focused because the failure is not allowed in this category”.

El circuito de Sachsenring será escenario de la primera carrera de motos eléctricas en la historia del marco del Campeonato del Mundo de Velocidad. Después de que un incendio arrasara todo el material del nuevo campeonato, se retrasó su arranque hasta la cita alemana de este fin de semana. Todos los equipos de MotoE realizaron tres días de test hace dos semanas en el Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo de Cheste en el que, además de tandas de entrenamientos, se simuló el funcionamiento de la pole y la carrera. Eric Granado se impuso en la primera carrera simulada de MotoE mientras que Xavier Simeon fue sexto.

Sachsenring, donde se disputará la carrera del domingo, es uno de los trazados más característicos del calendario por su diseño ya que cuenta con 10 curvas a izquierda y 3 derecha que se enlazan en  unos estrechos 3.671m repletos de subidas y bajadas que lo convierten en el circuito más corto de la temporada.

Eric Granado

“Estoy motivado y confiando para la primera carrera de MotoE donde espero tener un buen fin de semana después de haberlo hecho bastante bien en el test Valencia. Allí conseguimos una buena base para la moto y, aunque Sachsenring es otro mundo y los resultados del test no me garantizan nada, sí que me dan bastante confianza. El viernes intentaremos poner la moto a punto para tenerla lo mejor posible para la Pole del sábado y sobre todo la carrera del domingo”.

“Estoy muy motivado y tengo claro el objetivo que es luchar por estar en cabeza. Va a ser un fin de semana muy intenso porque será la primera edición de la MotoE así que es muy difícil conocer las expectativas. El test de Valencia fue mejor de lo que pensaba y ahora hay que coger toda esa experiencia que adquirimos allí para la primera carrera. No dispondremos de mucho tiempo en pista y será muy importante estar concentrado porque el fallo no está permitido en esta categoría”.

After debuting in the Moto3 World Championship with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 in Assen, Stefano Nepa is ready to continue with his adaptation to the team as he is back in the championship. The Italian rider wants to continue improving and polishing details that lead him to mark good times in practice to be able to start in the front positions in the race.

Sachsenring is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar because of its design, since it has 10 left and 3 right turns that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that make it the shortest circuit of the season.

“The Sachsenring is not my favorite circuit of the calendar, but I like it, most of the corners are left and that makes it characteristic. It will be the second race with the team and we have to work hard to improve. We’ll see how we do in the free Free Practices, I hope we can qualify straight for Q2. “

Tras debutar en el Campeonato del Mundo de Moto3 con el Reale Avintia Arizona 77 en la cita de Assen, Stefano Nepa debe seguir con su fase de adaptación al equipo su nueva etapa en el mundial. El piloto italiano quiere seguir mejorando y puliando detalles que le lleven a marcar buenos tiempos en los entrenamientos para poder salir en posiciones delanteras en carrera.

Sachsenring es uno de los trazados más característicos del calendario por su diseño ya que cuenta con 10 curvas a izquierda y 3 derecha que se enlazan en  unos estrechos 3.671m repletos de subidas y bajadas que lo convierten en el circuito más corto de la temporada.

“El de Sachsenring no es que sea mi circuito favorito del calendario, pero me gusta. La mayor parte de las curvas son a izquierdas y eso lo hace característico. Para mi será la segunda carrera con el equipo y tenemos que trabajar mucho para mejorar. Veremos cómo van los libres del viernes y espero que podamos clasificarnos directamente para la Q2”.

After qualifying out of the points in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands last week, both Tito Rabat and Karel Abraham want find back their potential acquired in the last rounds. On this occasion, the stage will be the Circuit de Sachsenring (Germany) where the HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deustchland will host this weekend as the ninth round of the World Championship.

The Sachsenring is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar for its design since it has 10 left and 3 right curves that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that build the shortest circuit of the season .

“Despite having a good race in Montmeló and a good test, Assen’s weekend was a disaster, I would like to do well in Germany because I feel strong and 100% and I’m looking forward to get there even though Sachsenring doesn’t regulary suit Ducati. ”

“I look forward to race at Sachsenring because Assen’s race did not turn out as we expected and Germany’s is like my second home race because it’s very close to where I live. lt’s a fun and very different circuit that can also be complicated. I hope we can do a good job as we did in Assen on Friday and Saturday and that we can take a good step towards the race and get one or two points before the summer break.”

Después de clasificar fuera de los puntos en el Gran Premio de los Países Bajos la semana pasada, tanto Tito Rabat como Karel Abraham quieren volver a demostrar su potencial adquirido en las últimas pruebas. En esta ocasión, el escenario será el Circuito de Sachsenring (Alemania) con motivo del HJC Helmets Motorrad Gran Prix Deustchland que acogerá este fin de semana la novena prueba puntuable del Campeonato del Mundo.

El de Sachsenring es uno de los trazados más característicos del calendario por su diseño ya que cuenta con 10 curvas a izquierda y 3 derecha que se enlazan en  unos estrechos 3.671m repletos de subidas y bajadas que lo convierten en el circuito más corto de la temporada.

“A pesar de haber hecho una buena carrera en Montmeló y un buen test, el fin de semana de Assen fue un desastre. Me gustaría hacerlo bien en Alemania porque me siento fuerte y al 100% y llego con ganas a pesar de que Sachsenring no es una pista que favorezca a Ducati”.

“Tengo ganas de correr en Sachsenring ya que la carrera de Assen no salió como esperábamos y la de Alemania es prácticamente mi segunda carrera de casa porque está muy cerca de donde vivo. Se trata de un circuito divertido y muy diferente que también puede ser complicado. Espero que podamos hacer un buen trabajo como el que hicimos en Assen el viernes y el sábado y que podamos dar un buen paso de cara a la carrera y conseguir uno o dos puntos antes del parón veraniego”.

The Reale Avintia Racing Team riders arrived at the Dutch Grand Prix with optimism, as Tito Rabat achieved his first Top 10 of the season in the Catalan GP and Karel Abraham had also made a good weekend in Montmeló, despite an unfortunate crash in the race.

However, both riders struggled more than expected in Assen. On the one hand, Karel Abraham qualified in an acceptable 16th position for the race on Sunday. On the other hand, Tito Rabat suffered a crash on Saturday that would condition his work plan and would make him start in last in grid (21st).

The race was difficult and Tito Rabat and Karel Abraham were on the bottom of the race classification most of the laps. Rabat finished 16th, so close to points. Abraham crashed with six laps remaining and, although his Ducati GP18 suffered some damage, he continued to finish the race.
”Complicated weekend. Assen is a very physically demanding circuit and even more considering that I came from an operation in the leg and my tendon hurted behind the knee. The first two days hurted more, today in the warm up the pain disappeared down but it has returned in the race. It penalized me because it is one of the worst circuits for the Ducati, you have to change a lot of direction. In the race I tried to follow the group in front but I made a mistake and when I was alone I could not go full throttle on the straights, I had to use the rear brake even in sixth gear because the bike moved a lot. After half a race, the rear brake temperature went up and sometimes it stopped working. I tried to get some points but it was not possible today. The positive part is that we have another race next week to get rid of the thorn.”

 


”It was a bad day today. Friday and Saturday were good and I was happy with everthing, I think we did a really good job with lap times. I felt relaxed for the race and strong to fight for 12th or 13th. However, after the start, which was really bad, I couldn’t do anything as I wasn’t fast. We made a few mistakes in the set up that I would like to change for Sachsenring and I just didn’t have a good feeling with both front and rear tyres. I couldn’t follow the riders that overtook me as Oliveira or Tito himself. Then, I was just trying to finish the race but unfortunately I lost the front in a corner. I picked up the bike and continued in order to finish the race.”
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The race weekend in Assen was the scene of Stefano Nepa’s debut with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 in the Moto3 World Championship. The Italian rider started the race from 27th position on the grid.

Once the race started, there was a large group of riders and, although at times it seemed that it was going to break, the changes of leadership in the head of the race, the strong wind and the low pace made the riders regroup once again.

Despite the fact that at the beginning it was a clean race, overtaking went on as the laps went by and cause several crashes and Stefano Nepa saw the oportunity to gain positions until crossing the finish line in the Top 20.

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Stefano Nepa

”The race went quite well, in the first few laps I was able to stay with the group but, unfortunately, afterwards I did not have a good rhythm and I lost contact with the group but this is only the beginning and we have to work hard to go forward. I have to thank the team and the mechanics who have done a great job these three days and also thanks to the sponsors and my family. We’ll try again in Sachsenring.”
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