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Dakar Rally 2015: X-raid´s teamchef Sven Quandt "Want to thank Stéphane".

After five successful years, the first victory of the Mini All4 Racing in a Rally and two Dakar victories, Monster Energy X-raid Team and Stéphane Peterhansel will be taking different paths - Monster Energy X-raid Team and "Monsieur Dakar" have decided to terminate their contractual relationship by mutual consent.

The contract with X-raid would have still included Dakar 2015 but, after some trusting conversations, team and driver have decided to release him already by the end of May 2014, in order to leave the Frenchman the opportunity for a new challenge. His contract was dissolved amicably by mutual consent.

"I want to thank Stéphane," said team manager Sven Quandt. "He is a fantastic driver and a great person. We have written many chapters in the history books with him. We won the first Dakar Rally with the Mini All4 Racing. And he has been one of the key people in making the X-raid team and the Mini grown."

"We have now decided to part ways by mutual consent. Our team is well structured and organised. We are very much looking forward to the next Dakar Rally and all the other challenges which lie ahead. I see a bright future for our team. We all wish Stéphane the best for his new challenge.”

The Monster Energy X-raid team and Peterhansel look back on a very successful partnership. After the Dakar Rally of 2009, the Frenchman became part of the team and drove a BMW X3 CC in the following years. In the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2011, he won the first race in the history of the Mini and in 2012 and 2013 Peterhansel won the Dakar Rally twice.

"After five years of successfully working together and two Dakar victories in total, I want to take on a new challenge," explains Stéphane Peterhansel. "I very much thank Sven Quandt and all the employees of X-raid for the successful years in which I had the opportunity to drive the Mini." 
via .marathonrally.com

Le MotoGP™ part en pèlerinage à Assen / Cathedral calling as MotoGP™ travels north

Le Championnat du Monde MotoGP™ a rendez-vous dans la Cathédrale d'Assen cette semaine pour la huitième manche de la saison 2014, l’Iveco Daily TT Assen.

Arrêté dans sa série de pole positions par une chute, sa première de l’année, en Q2 à Barcelona-Catalunya, Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) a cependant de nouveau brillé en course pour s’imposer devant Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) et Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda).

Le Champion du Monde en titre dispose de 58 points d’avance après avoir remporté les sept premières épreuves de la saison et son premier poursuivant, Rossi, pourrait bien être le pilote le plus apte à mettre fin à cette série de victoires ce week-end à Assen.

L’Italien avait renoué avec la victoire pour la première fois depuis 2010 sur le circuit néerlandais l’an dernier, après une qualification en quatrième position. Ce jour-là, Márquez avait terminé deuxième, à deux secondes de Rossi, sur un circuit où il s’était déjà imposé en 125cc et en Moto2™.

Après avoir manqué la victoire dans le dernier tour à Barcelone, Pedrosa semble avoir bien récupéré de son opération à l’avant-bras droit et voudra se montrer tout aussi compétitif ce week-end aux Pays-Bas, sur une piste réputée pour mieux réussir à Yamaha.

Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) aura quant à lui à coeur d’effacer ses souvenirs de 2013 à Assen puisque le Majorquin s’était fracturé la clavicule le jeudi, avait fait un aller-retour afin d’être opéré en urgence à Barcelone et avait ensuite surmonté la douleur pour prendre la cinquième place en course, malgré un départ en douzième position.

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) complète le Top 5 du classement MotoGP™ avant la huitième de la saison 2014 et a fini les sept premières courses dans le Top 10, contrairement à son coéquipier Cal Crutchlow, qui demeure en difficulté depuis son arrivée chez Ducati.

Pol (Monster Yamaha Tech3) et Aleix (NGM Forward Racing) Espargaró seront en quête d’un maximum de points ce week-end, tout comme Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) et Álvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini), qui cherchent à s’assurer un guidon pour 2015 et au-delà. 

Bradl avait été le plus performant derrière les 4 Fantastiques à Barcelone et avait pris la cinquième place. L'Allemand voudra conforter son avance sur Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) et Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3), qui sont neuvième et dixième du classement général.

Danilo Petrucci (Octo IodaRacing Project) tentera de reprendre la compétition ce week-end après avoir dû déclarer forfait à Barcelone, où l’Italien n’avait pas encore suffisamment récupéré de sa fracture du poignet gauche, qui date de sa chute au warm-up de Jerez.

From the sweltering heat of Barcelona the MotoGP™ World Championship heads north to the Netherlands for round eight at Assen, with Repsol Honda’s remarkable young World Champion Marc Marquez still undefeated in 2014.

Marquez may have seen his run of successful pole position qualifying results come to an end at the Barcelona-Catalunya with a Q2 crash – his first of the season – but come race day the 21 year-old delivered the goods again as he won a brilliant battle at the front over Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa.

Spaniard Marquez is now 58 points clear at the top of the standings following his seven race winning streak, with his nearest rival Rossi perhaps looking the most likely to be capable of ending his victorious run.

Last year at Assen Rossi returned to winning ways with his first victory since 2010, delighting the Dutch crowd with a great ride from fourth on the grid. Marquez finished second that day by just over two seconds and he has a good record at The Cathderal of motorcycle racing having notched up three wins at the historic venue in the 125 and Moto2™ categories.

In third place in the standings going into the Iveco Daily TT Assen is Dani Pedrosa, who was in hunt for victory at Catalunya until a last lap error which saw him touch the rear wheel of Marquez. Pedrosa appeared more comfortable and competitive again after arm pump hindrances earlier this season and along with Marquez he will strive to win at Assen for Honda, at what is considered to be a good track for Yamaha.

Last year’s visit to the TT was one to forget for Jorge Lorenzo who battled through the pain barrier to finish fifth, from 12^th on the grid, having broken his collarbone in Thursday practice and having flown back to Barcelona for surgery in order to be ready to race. Lorenzo won at Assen in 2010 but has since struggled at the Dutch venue.

Fifth in the current World Championship standings is Andrea Dovizioso who has been in the top ten at every race so far, in contrast to his Ducati Team colleague Cal Crutchlow who will go in search of a good result at round eight, having had a difficult time since his arrival with the Italian factory.

The likes of the Espargaro brothers, Pol (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and Aleix (NGM Forward Racing), will be hunt for more crucial championship points, whilst Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) and Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) are riding to secure their racing contracts for 2015 and potentially beyond.

Bradl returned to form at Catalunya with a solid ride to fifth and his aim is to stay ahead of the likes of Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) and Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and climb higher up the standings in the top ten.

Danilo Petrucci (Octo IodaRacing Project) will attempt to return from injury at the eighth round of the season, having traveled to Barcelona but having been unable to ride as his fractured left wrist had not recovered sufficiently from his Jerez Warm Up crash earlier this year.