Stefan Bradl - Q&A interview
An exclusive interview with LCR Honda's Stefan Bradl, who claimed his first MotoGP pole and podium during the 2013 season.
The former Moto2 champion finished the year seventh overall, having been forced to miss the Malaysian and Australian rounds due to a fractured ankle…
Crash.net:
Are you now the most successful German rider ever in the premier-class?
Stefan Bradl:
That's a difficult one, it's hard to say because I'm not absolutely sure what happened in the '60s and '70s but I'm sure that I'm at least one of the most successful riders. That's made easier though because in Germany we don't have that many riders who have taken part in the premier class.
My father Helmut was a runner up in the 250s in '91 and he was a great inspiration to me and it was he who started my interest in motorcycles when I was very young, if he hadn't been a successful motorcyclist too then I wouldn't be here now.
Crash.net:
Was there ever a 'plan B'?
Stefan Bradl:
You always have to consider what might happen if you're unable to continue in your chosen sport. We had a little plan for me to work in a local factory in Augsburg that made sunglasses, ski helmets and things like that before I became successful, but the dream was always there to become a motorcycle rider.
Crash.net:
Do you hang around with people like Michael Schumacher or Sebastian Vettel when you're in Germany?
Stefan Bradl:
Unfortunately not that much. We're all so incredibly busy so we don't meet up that often. I remember that Michael Schumacher came to see our grand prix in France and we had a great conversation and hopefully I can catch up with Sebastian soon. I've met him and we know each other well, but when I saw him last it was four years ago so it's probably time to catch up with each other again.
I think Sebastian follows MotoGP so he keeps up to date with what's going on it's just that motorcycles and cars are so different, like day and night so the two worlds don't often come together.
Crash.net:
Didn't Michael Schumacher try racing bikes and didn't do as well as you?
Stefan Bradl:
I think that if I were slower than him on a bike I'd have to reconsider my career! Also if I could beat him in a car then he would also have had to find a different job. It's cars where he's a genius.
Crash.net:
Did you find that racing in Moto2 was more fun than in MotoGP because of the better competition?
Stefan Bradl:
No, not really, for me it is really the same. The enjoyment in MotoGP is because you're riding the best bikes on the planet. The technology and electronics make a MotoGP bike a great challenge and it's fascinating to try to make them go fast.
Also being in the premier class is everybody's dream and when you get there you know you've arrived. It's great riding the fastest bike available against the best racers in the world. No matter what you do in Moto2, it's just a stepping stone and being in MotoGP is everybody's target.
#κάτω από το Μπαουτίστα είσαι μάυυρεεεεεεεεε#
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Η λίστα με τα παλικάρια που θα τρέχουν του χρόνου στο GP
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/m...nal+entry+list
Eπίσης λίστες με:
Moto2
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/2...nal+entry+list
και Moto3
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/2...nal+entry+list
Η Θύρα 46 σιγά σιγά στη μότο 3 παιδιά...
Οδηγάρα ο Φενάτι κι όλη μέρα στο ράντΖο τη βγάζει κι ο
(π) Ούτσιο του φτιάχνει καφέδες!
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Κοιτούσα ΄τωρα τα μηχανάκια ΚΤΜ Μαχίντρα το πιο πολλά πούλο η Χόντα
(τελικά δεν έφτανε να περιοριστούν οι στροφές ε? Να το κάνουμε μονο-μοτόρε κι εδώ παιδιά...)
ΛΟΙΠΟΝ ΕΓΩ ΕΙΜΑΙ Μ ΑΥΤΟΝΑ...
10 THITIPONG WAROKORN - THAI STOP AND GO RACING TEAM - KALEX
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Η Honda λέει τσατίστηκε με τα κόλπα της KTM και θα δώσει "καλά" μοτέρ σε επιλεγμένους αναβάτες. Να δούμε...
Από εδώ: In Moto3, there is more and more confirmation that Honda will be building a high-powered engine to defeat KTM. There had been a fierce internal debate inside HRC over whether to spend the money necessary to beat KTM at their own game, as the cost of the actual engine will be vastly more than the 12,000 euro price cap in Moto3. However, facing humiliation at the hands of KTM - who have found other ways to pass on the costs, hiding engine development costs in the price of a complete bike package - Honda has decided to act.
To defeat KTM, they will also need a winning team, and that team will be the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team of Alex Rins and Alex Marquez. The team, run by Monlau, the organization behind Marc Marquez and Maria Herrera's Spanish championship team, will make the switch to Honda for 2014, and take on the KTMs. With Rins and Marquez being two of the top favorites for the 2014 Moto3 title, along with Jack Miller, Honda should have everything in place to defeat the KTMs.
Whether Rins stays in Moto3 is still not 100% certain, however. Rins is believed to have a clause in his contract which says that if he wins the 2013 Moto3 title, he will enter Moto2 with the Monlau team. On the strength of Rins' performance at Aragon, his chances of being Moto3 champion are improving.
The Monlau team will not be the only one on a Honda. Racing Team Germany is also to remain with the Japanese manufacturer, and with Jack Miller having signed for the Red Bull KTM team, RTG has signed Efren Vazquez to race for them in 2014. Who Vazquez' teammate will be is as yet unknown, but the chances of it being a young rookie look promising.
Πηγή: Motomatters.com
Τελευταία τροποποίηση από KostasV2; 20/11/2013 στις 17:26.
88 ALESSANDRO NOCCO - ITALIAN - SPEED UP - SPEED UP
Αυτος ο Ιταλος θα παει πολυ ψηλα![]()