Hervé Poncharal and his troops are heading towards the Sachsenring. This weekend will in fact be that of the German Grand Prix in MotoGP. This eighth event of the season will also be the penultimate before the summer break, which means that the last moments to shape a future for the 2022 season have arrived. KTM will give Petrucci and Lecuona every chance to claim the last RC16 available from Tech3 by delivering the latest chassis which has done so much good for the official riders for two Grands Prix. Hervé Poncharal takes stock of this situation and how the French team is approaching this round, which was not on the 2020 calendar and which will take place behind closed doors...
This weekend will mark the reunion of the Grand Prix paddock with the Sachsenring. A site deserted since the health crisis was declared. An event that does not leave you indifferent Hervé Poncharal : " After a week's rest, the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing Team now heads to Germany, where we did not race in 2020 due to the Covid19 situation. It will for sure be very interesting to see and understand how our KTM RC16 behaves on this very particular circuit. » he said. In fact, the KTM who drove on the Sachsenring in 2019 was still far from being able to win four Grands Prix, which is his current record…
« We are happy to have had the chance to benefit from a full day of testing on Monday after the Catalan Grand Prix, where Danilo and Iker managed to test the new chassis and some settings. This will not only improve performance on the track, but it will also provide moral support for our two drivers. ". We will recall that in Barcelona, the same Petrucci et lecuona learned that Remy gardner will be one of the two pilots Tech3 en MotoGP in 2022 ...
Hervé Poncharal: “the entire set is preparing its 2022 line up”
Moreover, Hervé Poncharal does not hide the importance of the moment: “ we are now entering the home stretch of the first part of the season and clearly, the two consecutive races to come before the summer break are going to be very important because we know that the entire field is preparing its 2022 line up ».
« We are happy to be back in Germany. The Sachsenring is always a very special event where we will certainly have fun, but clearly we will miss the fans who were so numerous and so passionate about MotoGP » regrets the Frenchman. “ It will be strange to have empty stands when we remember how warm and loud the German fans were ».
« Still, we can't wait to start Friday's FP1 at this great Sachsenring circuit and we hope we can get closer to the factory drivers, Miguel and Brad, which is always our goal. I must repeat that it was a great emotion to see Miguel win the Catalan Grand Prix on his KTM RC16, so let's try to be close to him. This is our mission! " finished Hervé Poncharal.
The program for the “Liqui Moly Motorcycle Grand Prix Germany” 2021
Friday June 18 :
09:00 – 9:40: Moto3, FP1
9:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: MotoGP, FP1
10:55 – 11:35: Moto2, FP1
11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, FP1
12:30 – 13:00 p.m.: Northern Talent Cup, FP1
13:15 – 13:55: Moto3, FP2
14:10 a.m. – 14:55 a.m.: MotoGP, FP2
15:10 p.m. – 15:50 p.m.: Moto2, FP2
16:05 a.m. – 16:35 p.m.: Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, FP2
16:50 – 17:20 p.m.: Northern Talent Cup, FP2
18:20 p.m. – 18:45 p.m.: Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, qualifying
19:00 p.m. – 19:30 p.m.: Northern Talent Cup, qualifications
Saturday June 19 :
09:00 – 09:40: Moto3, FP3
09:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: MotoGP, FP3
10:55 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.: Moto2, FP3
12:35 – 12:50 p.m.: Moto3, qualification 1
13:00 p.m. – 13:15 p.m.: Moto3, qualification 2
13:30 p.m. – 14:00 p.m.: MotoGP, FP4
14:10 p.m. – 14:25 p.m.: MotoGP, qualification 1
14:35 p.m. – 14:50 p.m.: MotoGP, qualification 2
15:10 p.m. – 15:15 p.m.: Moto2, qualifying 1
15:35 p.m. – 15:50 p.m.: Moto2, qualifying 2
16:30 p.m.: Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Race 1 (19 laps)
17:30 p.m.: Northern Talent Cup, Race 1 (18 laps)
Sunday, June 20 :
08:40 – 09:00: Moto3, warm-up.
09:10 a.m. – 09:30 a.m.: Moto2, warm-up
09:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: MotoGP, warm-up
11:00 a.m.: Moto3, race (27 laps)
12:20 a.m.: Moto2, race (28 laps)
14:00 p.m.: MotoGP, Race (23 laps)
15:30 p.m.: Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Race 2 (19 laps)
16:30 p.m.: Northern Talent Cup, Race 2 (18 laps)
