J'aurais certainement des infos d'une personne qui sera sur place au contact des mécanos de pilotes Francais.
Merci à lui qui fait ce gros travail sur les GP.
Longueur: 4.182 m. / 2,599 miles
Largeur: 14m
Virages à gauche: 4
Virages à droite: 9
Ligne droite: 986 m. / 0,613 miles
Météo prévue assez changeante, comme trop souvent là-bas...
VOIR ICITout le monde attend confirmation du nouvel extra-terrestre,
FenE.T (Copyright PLB
)
Pour notre part, on suivra
Louis Rossi (mais nul doute que, mentalement, il sera là à nouveau) ,
Alexis et
Alan, nos trois représentants.
A voir également si les Portuguais rendent la monnaie de leur pièce aux Espagnols, dans l'affaire
Oliveira-Rins...
Niklas Ajo (KTM TT Motion Events Racing) est suspendu à Estoril pour avoir bousculé un commissaire qui refusait de la laisser repartir.
Côté
KTM, on est légèrement dépassé et ce, malgré une bonne vitesse de pointe mais il semble peu probable de voir des évolutions lors d'un GP si rapproché de son homologue Andaloux.
Là encore, les Espagnols font un peu parler d'eux par leurs dépassement sur
Luthi...
Le Suisse prendra-t-il sa revanche sur
Marquez et
Epargaro?
Côté Frenchies,
Mike DiMeglio confirmera-t-il son excellent début de course de Jerez et
Johann Zarco bénéficiera-t-il de conditions humides sur lesquels il s'est révélé plus que prometteur en Espagne?
A surveiller le retour d'
Aegerter dans le top 10 et, à l'inverse, la baisse de forme des
Tech3 Mistral...
Entre le retour des rumeurs de départ de
Stoner et les performances pitoyables de
Rossi, le centre d'intérêt se reporte plus dans la salle de presse que sur la piste...
Sur celle-ci, comme d'habitude,
Lorenzo, tout comme l'Australien et malgré ses problèmes de syndrome des loges, seront là "pour faire le boulot" mais on pourra également compter sur un
Pedrosa très motivé.
Par contre, il faudra surveiller
Spies, en fort mauvaise posture depuis le début de saison.
A l'inverse, les
Tech3 boys semblent avoir les dents longues mais cela n'empêche pas un peu expansif
Bradl de progresser à chaque sortie...
La course des CRT, qui devait se résumer à un duel
Edwards-De Puniet, s'avère de fait beaucoup plus ouverte même si la fiabilité joue encore un rôle important dans le résultat final.
Y verra-t-on à nouveau l'
Inmotec à cadre carbone? En tout cas, elle sera sur place et à la disposition d'
Ivan Silva qui semble la préférer à la FTR.
Enfin, lors des tests Post GP à Estoril, on devrait voir arriver un nouveau cadre et un nouveau moteur
Ducati...
Dunlop’s Moto2 tyres have the multi-surface Portuguese circuit of Estoril to put them through their paces for the third round of the Moto2 World Championship – the Grande Prémio de Portugal Circuito Estoril – on May 4-6.
Circuit surface variety and weather variability are the two foremost challenges of the 4.18km Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva – Autódromo do Estoril – with its nine right hand and four left hand turns. Its location near to the sea means the weather can frequently change rather rapidly, whilst the different surface types over the course of a lap mean riders are continually relying on the feedback from their tyres to judge the grip available.
This will be the second race using Dunlop’s new slimline front Moto2 tyre which debuted successfully last weekend at Jerez. The tyre allocation for Estoril is the same as that used in Jerez.
The Estoril Experience
With more than double the amount of right handed turns than there are left handed means that the tyre needs to be able to give instant grip even from the less used, and cooler side of the tyre. This gives Dunlop’s tyre engineers the challenge of determining whether a dual or single compound tyre should be used.
Such is the warm-up capability of the compounds in combination with the latest constructions that single compound tyres are allocated for this round. As well as the circuit layout, the circuit surface – made up of different types of asphalt – gives another tyre challenge as the rubber utilises its mechanical and chemical grip to pull, tear and stick to the road.
Dunlop will bring the tyres from the Group B ‘Abrasion Defenders’ range, the 3854 soft and 4886 medium rear compounds. The 3854 is more suited to higher temperatures and the 4886 more suited to cooler temperatures. These rear tyres are allied to the 717 and 302 fronts, resplendent in their latest profile.
Dunlop’s Moto2 Operations Manager, Clinton Howe:
“Estoril is always a difficult circuit to determine tyre choice. The track is made up of three different surfaces making it one of the most punishing because the tyres have to interact in different ways with surfaces ranging from smooth to abrasive.
“The temperature range at the track also can make things difficult. If it’s cool you need a strong compound as there is a lot of abrasion on the right hand side of the tyre, but this becomes less important when the track surface is warmer, and a softer compound can be used.
“The wind can be quite problematic, especially given its location near the coast as this can mean sand and dust gets blown on to the racing line, especially from the run off areas. The Atlantic seaboard means that the weather is quite quick to change and the weather we have experienced in the past has been very variable, making it difficult to come to solid conclusions for which compounds work best at this track with the current Moto2 bikes.
“In Jerez we saw that both allocated rear compounds worked well in the cool, damp conditions which we experienced. It’s the same two rear compounds for Estoril so teams and riders should be well prepared if we see similar weather again. The front compounds are the same – as they are for all races this year. The new profile received positive feedback from its use in race conditions.”
Marc Marquez, Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol, Suter:
“Estoril as a circuit is a little bit difficult as there is a lot of braking over a lap; it’s very much a stop and go circuit. You need to have good confidence in the front of the bike, especially the front tyre, but also you need to be confident in the rear tyre under acceleration. If you have good confidence in both these areas you can improve your lap time a lot. There are many right hand corners so when you do turn to the left you need to be confident that the tyres have grip and are not too cold. The Dunlop tyres have been good this year, with a lot of grip in the first laps. For me, they feel like they have improved a lot since last year, they slide less now and they feel very safe to ride giving me a lot of confidence.”
Moto2 Tyre Allocation Estoril
Front Moto2 slicks per rider
120/75R17 Moto2
4 x 302
4 x 717
Rear Moto2 slicks per rider
195/75R17 Moto2
5 x 3854
4 x 4886
Wet Moto2 tyres per rider
3 x Front 125/80R17 KR191 414 (4 tyres allocated if all practice sessions are wet).
3 x Rear 190/55R17 KR393 414 (4 tyres allocated if all practices are wet).
Encore un très gros week-end Eurosport, commenté en direct depuis Estoril!
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Vendredi:00:00 Grand Prix d'Espagne à Jerez - Moto2 (1h)
01:00 Grand Prix d'Espagne à Jerez - Moto 3 (1h)
14:10 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto3 (45mn) LIVE
14:55 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - MotoGP (1h) LIVE
15:55 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto2 (1h5mn) LIVE
22:15 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto3 (45mn)
23:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - MotoGP (45mn)
23:45 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto2 (45mn)
Samedi:14:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto3 (40mn) LIVE
14:40 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - MotoGP (1h20) LIVE
16:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto2 (1h) LIVE
Dimanche:02:15 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto3 (45mn)
03:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - MotoGP (1h)
04:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto2 (45mn)
10:30 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril (30mn)
12:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto3 (2h)
14:00 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - Moto2 (1h30mn)
15:30 Grand Prix du Portugal à Estoril - MotoGP (1h)[/quote]