[MotoGP] – Good afternoon dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back with the appointment dedicated to the direct text of the British Grand Prix 2021, 12th race of the MotoGP world championship.
Race in progress
Lap 13/20 – Alex Marquez (Honda LCR) overtook Bagnaia (Ducati) for seventh position.
Between Quartararo (Yamaha) and Rins (Suzuki) there are 3 ″ 4.
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha Petronas) crashes, now 13th.
Round 12/20 – Still Quartararo (Yamaha) in the lead, but behind him now is Alex Rins (Suzuki), who got rid of Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia).
Jack Miller (Ducati) has a good ascent, passing Mir (Suzuki) for fifth place.
Only Jake Dixon, last, is slower than Valentino Rossi (Yamaha Petronas), now 11th.
Lap 11/20 – The gap between Quartararo (Yamaha) and Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) is close to 3 ″. ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia (Ducati) is a bit in the shade in seventh position.
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha Petronas) has no rhythm, with times rising lap after lap. Nakagami (Honda LCR) also passes it and is tenth.
Lap 10/20 – Half-way ranking, the top 10
1. Fourth
2. Aleix Espargarò +2.5
3. Kidneys +3.1
4. Pol Espargarò +3.5
5. Me +4.5
6. Miller +4.9
7. Bagnaia +5.1
8. Alex Marquez +6.4
9. Rossi +8.2
10. Nakagami +8.6.
Round 9/20 – Tenth after tenth Quartararo (Yamaha) is leaving: 2 ″ 2 at the finish. Another position gained by Rins (Suzuki), now third after passing Pol Espargarò (Honda).
Sound the alarm! ????
2019 race winner @Rins42 picks off @polespargaro ????#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/eqPYKD9F9k
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
Lap 8/20 – Quartararo (Yamaha) tries to escape, putting 1 ″ 8 between himself and Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia). Really behind Zarco (Ducati Pramac), 12th at 8 ″ 4 from the leader.
Lap 7/20 – 1 ″ 3 between Quartararo (Yamaha) and Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia). Third Pol Espargarò (Honda), fourth Bagnaia (Ducati) and fifth Mir (Suzuki).
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha Petronas) lost another position, now 9th.
Another couple overtaking for the Suzuki, with Rins 4th and Mir 5th passing Bagnaia (Ducati) wide in Turn 7.
Battles of the Suzukis! ????
They’re past the Ducatis and now @Rins42 picks off @JoanMirOfficial ⚔️#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/EmbwMBqSuX
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
Round 6/20 – Quartararo (Yamaha) takes the lead and tries to dig a small gap. The Espargarò brothers follow him, with Pol (Honda) ahead of Aleix (Aprilia). Mir and Rins’ two Suzukis pass Miller (Ducati), now seventh.
Aliex Espargarò (Aprilia) passes Pol (Honda) and is second.
There’s the move! ????@FabioQ20 unleashes himself at the front! ????#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/qKSb7O0BLU
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
Round 5/20 – Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) overtakes Bagnaia (Ducati), recovering the third position. This is the top 10:
1. Pol Espargarò
2. Fourth +0.1
3. Aleix Espargarò +0.5
4. Bagnaia +0.8
5. Miller +1.1
6. Me +1.2
7. Kidneys +1.5
8. Rossi +3.0
9. Alex Marquez +3.5
10. Nakagami +4.4.
Round 4/20 – Quartararo (Yamaha) overtakes Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) and is now second. The Spaniard is also overtaken by Bagnaia (Ducati).
Round 3/20 – Overtaking and counter-overtaking between the Espargarò brothers, Quartararo (Yamaha) conquered the third position. Mir (Suzuki) and Rins (Suzuki) pass Rossi (Yamaha Petronas), now eighth. These are the riders’ tires:
Round 2/20 – Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) overtakes Bagnaia (Ducati) for the second position. Fourth is Quartararo (Yamaha), then Miller (Ducati), Rossi (Yamaha Petronas), Mir (Suzuki), Rins (Suzuki), Zarco (Ducati Pramac) and Nakagami (Honda LCR).
In the accident between Martin and Marquez, the fault of the eight-time world champion, who knocked out his rival, is evident.
Contact at Vale! ????@marcmarquez93 and @88jorgemartin are OUT! ????#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/GausStuB67
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
Lap 1/20 – Fall for Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac) and Marc Marquez (Honda).
First is Pol Espargarò (Honda), with six tenths on Bagnaia (Ducati), then Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia), Rossi (Yamaha Petronas) is sixth.
14.01 – Green light for the Silverstone GP – At the first corner, Pol Espargarò (Honda) takes the lead, followed by Quartararo (Yamaha) and Bagnaia (Ducati).
13.58 – Reconnaissance lap for the 21 MotoGP riders.
13.55 – Reconnaissance lap by the Safety Car. Marc Marquez (Honda) will mount the Soft at the rear, as he did in Austria, where he headed the race before the bike change.
The Dorna graphics indicate other changes, with Bagnaia (Ducati) and Quartararo (Yamaha) credited with a Soft at the front.
Your front row! ????
We’re going racing very soon! ????#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/GHz2l2irTV
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
13.53 – Seven minutes to the start of the race, drivers all focused on the grid.
13.49 – Darker and darker clouds on the starting grid. Change tire choice Marc Marquez (Honda) with MS, like Pol Espargarò. The ambient temperature rises to 18 °, 22 that of the asphalt.
For one final time in Great Britain ❤️@ ValeYellow46‘s last race start in Silverstone coming up ????#BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/URKurZ0PVC
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 29, 2021
13.45 – Tire choice: most of the drivers are on the MM.
MS for Bastianini (Ducati Esponsorama), Nakagami (Honda LCR) and Pol Espargarò (Honda).
MH for the Zarco only (Ducati Pramac).
13.42 – The first rumors about the choice of tires speak of a Pol Espargarò (Honda) with the Soft at the rear.
13.40 – Takaaki Nakagami (Honda LCR) struggling with intestinal problems is not in great shape.
13.35 – The official Silverstone profile also pays homage to the career of Valentino Rossi, six times winner of the British GP, five times at Donington and one at Silverstone.
Thanks for the memories, Vale – #Silverstone will miss you! ????????#MotoGP #BritishGP # VR46 @ ValeYellow46 pic.twitter.com/0RnzQkcqVq
— Silverstone (@SilverstoneUK) August 29, 2021
13.30 – Thirty minutes from the start we remember the starting grid of the British Grand Prix
| 1ª Fila | 1. Pol Espargaró Honda |
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| 2. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati |
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| 3. Fabio Quartararo Yamaha |
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| 2ª Fila | 4. Jorge Martin Ducati | ||
| 5. Marc Marquez Honda |
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| 6. Aleix Espargaró Aprilia |
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| 3ª Fila | 7. Jack Miller Ducati |
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| 8. Valentino Rossi Yamaha |
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| 9. Johann Zarco Ducati | |||
| 4ª Fila | 10. Alex Kidneys Suzuki |
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| 11. Joan Mir Suzuki |
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| 12. Brad Binder KTM |
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| 5ª Fila | 13. Enea Bastianini Ducati |
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| 14. Luca Marini Ducati |
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| 15. Takaaki Nakagami Honda |
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| 6ª Fila | 16. Danilo Petrucci KTM |
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| 17. Alex Marquez Honda |
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| 18. Iker Lecuona KTM |
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| 7ª Fila | 19. Cal Crutchlow Yamaha |
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| 20. Miguel Oliveira KTM |
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| 21. Jake Dixon Yamaha |
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13.25 – 16 degrees the temperature of the air, 23 that of the asphalt. Black clouds are gathering on the Silverstone track, but the danger of rain – according to forecasts – would seem averted.
Ready rain or shine! ???? #BritishGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/eyHJhXEXYQ
— Repsol Honda Team (@HRC_MotoGP) August 29, 2021
13.15 – Italian hat-trick in Moto3, with Fenati winning ahead of Antonelli and Foggia
13.05 – These are the top positions of the world ranking:
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1 |
Fabio FOURTH |
Yamaha |
181 |
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2 |
Francesco BAGNAIA |
Ducati |
134 |
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3 |
Joan ME |
Suzuki |
134 |
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4 |
Johann ZARCO |
Ducati |
132 |
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5 |
Jack MILLER |
Ducati |
105 |
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13.00 – The historic Silverstone track is preparing to host the 12th race of the 2021 MotoGP world championship, led by Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha). 20 laps will be scheduled, for a total of 118 km covered. 5.9 km the length of the circuit, with 8 left and 10 right turns.
The rider with the most victories on this track is Jorge Lorenzo, at 3. A success also for Alex Rins, Andrea Dovizioso, Maverick Vinales, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Casey Stoner.
The last podium of the MotoGP class – dating back to 2019 – recorded the first place of Rins, the second of Marquez and the third of Vinales.
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