Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM.....

[klidex]

Each MotoGP team has its own sponsor and sponsoring a MotoGP team is not easy and requires a lot of money to sponsor it.
So do not be surprised if there are some team management or racers who change brands for a sponsor. If there are other brands that offer their names as sponsors and provide a larger amount of money than the old sponsor, then a replacement will definitely be made.
As a MotoGP team, it also requires costs that must be spent in every racing event held.

That's clear and I'm only telling one of the big MotoGP teams because a team like Honda is a team that people always look up to. And on average I tell about the helmet brand that will be used by each rider, which means it is aimed at the person, not for the general public, like some people who are members of the team. The other thing I'm looking forward to is pre-season testing and also the team presentation for this season apart from the opening race in Portugal.

However, sponsors from several well-known brands that sponsor MotoGP teams, whether it's from the Helmet brand or the exhaust brand, don't all sponsor money go to the individual racers themselves.
Because whether or not a sponsor submitting their name is accepted or not is determined by the management of the team, not the racers.
So I think your statement is a little inaccurate and I can also understand what you mean.

[retreat]

Mercedes claims that they got a new fuel from Petronas, which means that it's going to be easier to run faster while spending less fuel. This could be a huge huge advantage for them because most teams take care of their fuel so it doesn't end before the race ends, if you could run full speed all race without caring about fuel that would be insane benefit.

I am not sensing it would be that big of a difference, but even just a big, even 0.1 per lap is a huge thing in F1 as we all know. Three is like 5km top speed difference as dominating others, so 0.1 second faster would mean big help. All three at the top doing their best to be fair, that's just good for us viewers.

That will be a new advantage for Mercedes because with the new fuel from Petronas it will become new energy for the newest W14 car. Moreover, the car has been designed with a new DNA which could make Mercedes a new team that could rival Ferrari and Red Bull.

[swogerino]

Mercedes claims that they got a new fuel from Petronas, which means that it's going to be easier to run faster while spending less fuel. This could be a huge huge advantage for them because most teams take care of their fuel so it doesn't end before the race ends, if you could run full speed all race without caring about fuel that would be insane benefit.

I am not sensing it would be that big of a difference, but even just a big, even 0.1 per lap is a huge thing in F1 as we all know. Three is like 5km top speed difference as dominating others, so 0.1 second faster would mean big help. All three at the top doing their best to be fair, that's just good for us viewers.

That will be a new advantage for Mercedes because with the new fuel from Petronas it will become new energy for the newest W14 car. Moreover, the car has been designed with a new DNA which could make Mercedes a new team that could rival Ferrari and Red Bull.

Mercedes was already rivaling both teams in the end of last season where they even won a race,I believe in Brazil,it was one of the last races where Max was already Champion but the fact is that the car,Mercedes car had the best upgrades during the year despite with not exceeding the limit of the budget like Redbull did.I am sure they will be a strong contender this year if they start working where they left off but not only them,Ferrari and even McLaren I hope will be added to the teams that will fight to win races during this year against Redbull.

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Some rumors about Mercedes.
The car of the next year should follow the car they used the past year.

Their unique car will be used again so they are not copying Ferrari or RBR either.

Do you think is a good idea?

[Davian144]

However, sponsors from several well-known brands that sponsor MotoGP teams, whether it's from the Helmet brand or the exhaust brand, don't all sponsor money go to the individual racers themselves.
Because whether or not a sponsor submitting their name is accepted or not is determined by the management of the team, not the racers.
So I think your statement is a little inaccurate and I can also understand what you mean.

Thank goodness if you can understand what I mean because I'm basically not talking about money from a sponsor, but only telling about the helmet brand for the riders and also happened to see a team that has changed the exhaust brand for this season. And I can also understand what you're saying, even though it's a little deviated from what I discussed earlier because I'm not discussing technical issues with a team that accepts sponsors, but directly with teams that have received sponsors in essence.

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First week for Fred Vasseur in Ferrari.



Source: https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1612492365528240143

Hoping for the best, he was the previous boss of Leclerc in Alpha Tauri and he has a huge experience, should be easy do better than Binotto.

[Luzin]

Reportedly yamaha will be the first team to unveil a new motorbike for this year. The news that appeared on social media, they will be using a motorbike with new colors this year. Interestingly they will release it in Indonesia. January 17th to be exact. I'm trying to find a picture of the bike for 2023 belonging to Yamaha but I haven't got it yet. It seems that this year Morbidelli and Quartararo are the two riders who use the Yamaha M1 as the RNF satellite team moves to Aprilia. Perhaps last year's M1 was very bad to compete with a big power bike on the Straights. But hopefully they've fixed that, so the race will be more interesting. Although I see that maybe Ducati's dominance will continue.

[Davian144]

MotoGP 2023 pre-season test calendar
The 2023 pre-season actually started last November, with the test day being held two days after the Valencia MotoGP. Preparations will continue in February, first with the traditional Sepang shakedown and then with three days of actual testing, also at the Malaysian track.

The novelty came with the last test before the start of the season. Trials are usually held in Qatar, as the series opener. But this season, the first test was actually held in Portimao. There was also something new in the first mid-season test, which was held last year at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. On this occasion, the spring test took place at Jerez, while the September test remained at Misano. Reference source: motorsport.com

• 5 -7 February, Sepang: Shakedown
• 10 - 12 February, Sepang: Test
• 11 - 12 March, Portimao: Test
• May 1, Jerez: mid-season test
• September 11, Misano: mid-season test

[swogerino]

First week for Fred Vasseur in Ferrari.



Source: https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1612492365528240143

Hoping for the best, he was the previous boss of Leclerc in Alpha Tauri and he has a huge experience, should be easy do better than Binotto.

I think that he has experience,a lot of experience however I don't think he has ever before managed a big team with really high expectations like Ferrari.This is I think the first time he is appointed to manage such a team and I wish him success because no one better than a person with his experience should take this role,however I am not expecting big things right from the first year for him,in the first year I am sure he will be more focused on building a winning car for the 2024 season while he will also improve the 2023 one if it is a good car.I think he can win some races but I doubt he will make the big move to win the F1 Championship since his first season at Ferrari.

[tokeweed]

Some rumors about Mercedes.
The car of the next year should follow the car they used the past year.

Their unique car will be used again so they are not copying Ferrari or RBR either.

Do you think is a good idea?

No idea...    I guess if it's fast, good idea.  If it's slow against Red Bull and Ferrari, def a bad idea. 

But who knows, their engineers know better than we do for sure.  So overall it's prolly a good idea at the time when they decided to go for the no side pods design.  But then again, it's all about finishing on the podium.  I guess we'll just have to see.

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

[alegotardo]

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

For now, he must watch F1 from the couch or from the stands, as he will not be able to work in Formula 1 in 2023, having to comply with a “gardening license” (I don't know if I translated this term correctly, sorry).
This was an agreement that he made with Ferrari and that makes the work of an employee who decides to leave a team unfeasible, I believe that to protect Ferrari itself in order to prevent rivals from using the Swiss' experience and also to protect the "secrets" of the next season.

However, Binnoto was well rewarded financially in this agreement (I just don't know how much), unlike what happened with McLaren and Sauber. For in the Woking team, Zak Brown released Andreas Seidl to sign a contract as CEO of Sauber-AlfaRomeo, which allowed Vasseur to be signed by Ferrari.

[CLS63]

I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

[dothebeats]

I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

Kinda missed seeing Mercedes dominate the F1 scene but I guess it's also better to see that other teams get the better of them right now. Their car is still powerful, but not as powerful as it was back a few years ago, plus they had some issues with their car a few races back that forced Hamilton and Russel to drive differently than what they're used to. They cannot push the car and themselves to the limits because of that porpoising issues but as far as reports go, Mercedes engineers are currently doing their best to get the new designs out that solves this problem. Also, the budget ceiling probably hurt them a lot too considering that it pushed back a lot of R&D for the cars and designs that they are putting out there. It might take a while before Mercedes can be as competitive again as they did just a few years ago.

[coinlocket$]

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

According to the latest information he is "blocked" by Ferrari, and maybe he will go back to Ferrari's "normal" cars department.

[swogerino]

I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

I hope they really do know what they are doing by going in a different way for the upcoming season and not changing much of the design,continuing with the car of the last season.This may be a double edged sword for the team,it can give them a clear advantage over Redbull and Ferrari who have chosen a different path but can also devastatingly crash all the team dreams since the beginning of the next season if they see that the car is much slower than the teams who choose to go a different level.

Believing to much in a project just because we saw some really huge improvements in the last races is a big gamble that Mercedes engineering are taking,so I hope the are rewarded with their choice but let's see.

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That will be a new advantage for Mercedes because with the new fuel from Petronas it will become new energy for the newest W14 car. Moreover, the car has been designed with a new DNA which could make Mercedes a new team that could rival Ferrari and Red Bull.

Mercedes was already rivaling both teams in the end of last season where they even won a race,I believe in Brazil,it was one of the last races where Max was already Champion but the fact is that the car,Mercedes car had the best upgrades during the year despite with not exceeding the limit of the budget like Redbull did.I am sure they will be a strong contender this year if they start working where they left off but not only them,Ferrari and even McLaren I hope will be added to the teams that will fight to win races during this year against Redbull.

Ferrari will probably be able to compete against Red Bull because reportedly they have overcome various problems with their car. Moreover, Leclerc is confident enough that he can compete with Max in the upcoming season. But for McLaren it will be quite difficult for them to be able to compete with Red Bull or Ferrari due to budget problems, unresolved brake problems, Daniel Ricciardo's transfer to Red Bull. Even Andrea Stella said that next season will be a difficult start for them and they prefer to stay realistic. But even so, if McLaren might be able to solve their problems, maybe they will be a capable contentioner for Red Bull and Ferrari in the next few seasons. It just takes time for them.

[ryzaadit]

Good news for F1 Lover Series.

Did you guys see the announcement from F1 Official? Drive to Survive Season 5 date has been reveal and the good things in this season they finally can bring back "Max" into the series.

I know some of think this series is a garbage, but since they can bring back "Max" this should be interesthing.

[coinlocket$]

The layout of the circuit of Kazakistan has been revealed.

It will be a MOTOGP track this year.





Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/moto/motogp-svelato-il-layout-del-circuito-del-kazakistan


As you can see, it will be a Ducati track for strong engine.

[FanEagle]

Ferrari will probably be able to compete against Red Bull because reportedly they have overcome various problems with their car. Moreover, Leclerc is confident enough that he can compete with Max in the upcoming season. But for McLaren it will be quite difficult for them to be able to compete with Red Bull or Ferrari due to budget problems, unresolved brake problems, Daniel Ricciardo's transfer to Red Bull. Even Andrea Stella said that next season will be a difficult start for them and they prefer to stay realistic. But even so, if McLaren might be able to solve their problems, maybe they will be a capable contentioner for Red Bull and Ferrari in the next few seasons. It just takes time for them.

To be fair, I never considered their car as the problem because they were always great. Just go back to Austria and you could see how Leclerc managed to pass Max three times in a row. When you have a great car that is something you could do and when you do not have a great car then you can't do that.

Their biggest problems all came from the pit, from strategist to race engineer to team principal and everyone in between. That's why there is absolutely nothing about the car that could be given as a reason for last year. They changed their TP, and hopefully some other personnel, and if they did, then I am sure that they are going to be much better this year for sure.

[Davian144]

The layout of the circuit of Kazakistan has been revealed.

It will be a MOTOGP track this year.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/moto/motogp-svelato-il-layout-del-circuito-del-kazakistan

As you can see, it will be a Ducati track for strong engine.

From the looks of it at this point in the layout of the circuit, it's clear that it's easier for Ducati with a machine that's already known to be strong. Even though all the teams in MotoGP this season have yet to test their new engines for the 2023 season, I am also still very confident that Ducati will still be a candidate with very large engine power even though almost on average factory machines from Europe have started to become famous fast. than machines from Asian manufacturers like Japan.