Dominique P8

A difficult week-end for this GP at Phillip Island, hard tyres, lack of grip and wind were the ingrédients for a lack of feedback for Dominique, he never felt comfortable with the bike even with different set-up changes, P8 at the end of the race not the best result but has to be the foundations for a better recovery in Malaysia

Robin didn’t race

Robin did crash twice in fast corners at high speed , he was declare unfit for the race from the medical center.

Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. With four slow corners following two long straights and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable to overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more gruelling for riders by intense heat and humidity. Die internationale Rennstrecke Sepang in Malaysia wurde extra für extreme Geschwindigkeiten und spannende Rennen gebaut und ist eine der weltbesten. Der erste GP fand dort im April 1999 statt und setzte damit den Standard für Rennstrecken weltweit. Mit vier langsamen Kurven, die auf lange Geraden folgen und zehn mit mittlerer bis hoher Geschwindigkeit zu fahrende Kurven, ist die große Strecke für Überholmanöver und hohe Geschwindigkeiten bestens geeignet. Conçu spécifiquement pour la compétition, le Circuit International de Sepang est l’un des plus récents complexes consacrés aux sports mécaniques. La construction du circuit aura duré seulement 14 mois, avec un coût total de 75 millions d’euros, comprenant l’hôtel, le centre commercial, le parcours de golf et les différentes installations qui jouxtent le circuit. Sepang a accueilli le MotoGP pour la première fois en avril 1999. Ce tracé large et rapide favorise les manoeuvres de dépassements et la puissance pure. Sepang est situé à 50 km au sud de la ville de Kuala Lumpur, capitale de la Malaisie.

Five Moto2 and Moto3 Riders Head To Sepang With Eye On Title

This year Sepang is the penultimate round of the FIM Moto GP Championships and the five riders who can take titles know that the Malaysian round is just as critical as the finale next month. Maverick Viñales won the Moto2 round in Australia last weekend, his third win of the year, but maximum points did not keep him in the race for the season victory with both Rabat and Kallio scoring enough points to make them the only ones remaining as potential champions. In Moto3 Alex Marquez, Jack Miller and Alex Rins have only 41 points separating them with fifty still available. Miller won in Australia and has won more races in 2014 than any other Moto3 rider but needs to overturn a 20 point deficit to Marquez to be crowned. The Sepang track is 5.5km with two long straights, ten right and five left turns. Malaysia is renowned for its climate with rain generally appearing each day and high humidity making the track feel slippery. Records were broken in both classes in 2013 and with the standings leaders on a charge it is likely that the 2014 specification tyres will see more fast times set throughout the event.

Tyre allocation and colour codes for Sepang: Moto2: Fronts 120/75R17, 3 x 123 (hard - yellow Dunlop on black) and 5 x 302 (medium - black Dunlop on silver) Rears, 195/75R17, 9854 (soft - black Dunlop on yellow ) x 5 – 195/75R17 9855 (medium - black Dunlop on silver) x 4

DATA

SCHEDULE HORAIRES

FRIDAY 24 OF OCTOBER 09.00 - 09.40 Moto3 FP1 09.55 - 10.40 Motogp FP1 10.55 - 11.40 Moto2 FP1 13.10 - 13.50 Moto3 FP2 14.05 - 14.50 Motogp FP2 15.05 - 15.50 Moto2 FP2 SATURDAY 25 OF OCTOBER 09.00 - 09.40 Moto3 FP3 09.55 - 10.40 Motogp FP3 10.55 - 11.40 Moto2 FP3 12.35 - 13.15 Moto3 QP 13.30 - 14.00 Motogp FP4 14.10 - 14.25 Motogp QP1 14.35 - 14.50 Motogp QP2 15.05 - 15.50 Moto2 QP

SUNDAY RACING DAY

SUNDAY 26 OF OCTOBER 09.40 – 10.00 Moto3 W/UP 10.10 – 10.30 Moto2 W/UP 10.40 – 11.00 Motogp W/UP 13.00 - Moto3 RACE – 18 Laps 14.20 - Moto2 RACE - 19 Laps 16.00 - Motogp RACE - 20 Laps

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