Alzamora, Aspar, Valera, Márquez… the race in search of the white bird. The search for drivers to replace today’s heroes in the coming years is a quiet rivalry behind the scenes of the World Championship paddock. A rivalry in which well-known figures such as Emilio Alzamora, Jorge Martínez ‘Aspar’ -who needs no introduction-, Albert Valera -who has Jorge Martín, Pedro Acosta or Aleix Espargaro in his portfolio among others- and even Marc Márquez, who sponsored Máximo Quiles from Murcia for several seasons. Also from Murcia – what that land will have – Valera’s new bet, Álvaro Carpe, leader of the Rookies Cup sponsored by KTM and Red Bull. A championship that Carpe will do this weekend with Brian Uriarte, a driver whose future is managed by Emilio Alzamora.
By the way, with the ability that characterizes him, Valera has already placed Carpe in the ranks of the Ajo team for next year. The team where Pedro Acosta won his Moto3 and Moto2 titles. Speaking of teams, they are not too happy after Team MT/MSI paid the clause that will release Ángel Piqueras from the commitment that ties him to the Leopard team. An ending that also fell like a bucket of cold water on Honda, who consider the Valencian their reference rider in Moto3… This is the law of supply and demand.
New attempt to introduce box/pilot intercom…pilots split. The idea of opening a real-time communication channel in the MotoGP category between the box and the rider while he is riding is not new. Furthermore, it is an old idea that was first discarded due to technical limitations – the sound of mechanics and aerodynamics, in addition to the ear protectors used by MotoGP riders. An obstacle that led to the idea to put in a drawer in the middle of the first decade of this century. Five years later, due to the interest that this type of communication generated among F1 followers, the idea of introducing it to MotoGP came back to the fore. Then, in 2020, during the training sessions held here in Misano after the GP, the pilots saw their helmets fitted with headphones adapted to their ears. But that didn’t work out either.
However, Dorna’s dogged decision to add an extra to her show backfired. The tests have already been carried out with some MotoGP test teams, and the idea is to take advantage of the next test on Monday to do it with some beginner riders. The key to the success of an idea in this era is in the technology to be used. They explained to us, for example, that the old headphones gave way to ‘mini speakers’ installed on the helmet more or less at the height of the temples. This ‘strange’ solution seems to work. As several teams have explained to us, Dorna’s intention is to introduce this line of box/driver communication in real time next season, although there appears to be some reluctance on the part of some drivers. As for managing when to send the message from the box, the idea is to use the same protocol that is used today to send the rider the messages on the motorcycle screen.
Brake by brake, acceleration by acceleration; This is how Jorge Martín managed his very fast lap. There will be others to think, as always, but in general terms there is total unanimity in pointing to Jorge Martín as the fastest rider in MotoGP. At one turn the one in Madrid was the closest thing to an explosion. He always says that after doing one of those laps ‘with his eyes closed’ he runs out of energy, zero. Today we asked him how exactly his brain works in those two, three minutes, and his answer is very interesting to understand how the leader of a MotoGP rider processes a head-up lap. To begin with, it’s a relative coin toss, because even if they go to the limit, more times they finish it than those who don’t.
“I go to a corner… I’m doing what’s in front of me and I don’t know if I’ll make it to the next one… You brake too late, you stop the bike as much as possible. can; When you stop, you start thinking about the acceleration… It’s a series of stages… I think about the next braking, then the next acceleration, then the next braking again. .. And thus solves what is in front of you.” A strategy that requires maximum concentration and can last no more than two laps… “On the third lap you go to the ground.”
Source: La Verdad
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