Winner of the first virtual race, Alex Marquez: Quartararo and Bagnaio will have to be watched

Alex Marquez, the younger brother of World MotoGP March World Champion March, scored his first ever victory in elite class days ago. However, it should be added to the fine print – it was achieved at the first virtual motoGP trial, which was prepared in the lead of the competition due to the lack of action on the tracks. The viewership of the race was record high.

The pandemic of the new coronavirus has thoroughly shuffled sports calendars and interrupted the vast majority of competitions indefinitely. The event also moved to the virtual environment, where they were faced with a new challenge in such a distinguished industry as motoGP. They decided to try to get the virtual race as close as possible to the real one.

After the first virtual race has broken all e-sports records, the management of motoGP is preparing for the second test, which will this time also include nine-time Italian champion Valentino Rossi.

Ten of the top racers, Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez (Honda), Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), Alex Rins and Joan Mir (Suzuki), Fabio Quartararo (Yanaha SRT), Iker, took part in the first race of this type. Lecuona and Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull) and Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Ducati) in the second race, which will be broadcast from 3pm on our website 24ur.com, will also feature legendary Italian Valentino Rossi. A few days ago, they prepared the first alternative version of the competition, which they called StayAtHomeGP (race stay at home). Newcomer Alex Marquez, the world moto2 champion who beat Bagnaio of Italy, was third in the race from home sofa, with Vinales being the third. French Quartararo finished fourth and Marc Marquez was fifth. Quartararo beat Vinales in the first round, but of course they could both go on, the Frenchman having achieved the fastest lap of the race for consolation.

The basis was the official video game of the motoGP competition, for the first race they chose the track in Mugell. The digital version was six rounds long, with five-minute qualifications previously completed. On the second, they will “call” from the virtual Red Bull Ring (Spielberg). “This is a completely different track from the one at Mugell. I must say that I was thoroughly prepared for the test, even better than before Mugell, so I expect a good result again,” Alex Marquez revealed to Corierre Dello Sport. “There will be far more challenging brakes and unpredictable turns in Spielberg. I expect the race to be much more unpredictable than it was days ago in Italy,” the winner of the first virtual race said before Sunday’s test.

Fans were able to follow the event on several channels, including the official motoGP website and numerous social networks. The transmission was prepared by showing the track and the events on the center in the central part, and in smaller sections, the cameras also monitored racers who operated their virtual racing cars from home. “I expect it to be very interesting and varied already on the first corner. The racers will go to the limit, I’m sure. I expect it to be very tense, even if the fall will happen,” the younger of the Marquez brothers told Corierre Dello Sport. , who already knows his worst rivals in the fight for top cities. “I think Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia will be very dangerous. They were the closest pursuers in Mugell, too. They will definitely want to win. There are ten laps ahead of us,” the current moto2 champion, who welcomes the arrival of the legendary Rossi, predicts a fierce fight. “He obviously purposely missed the new race to see what he has to do. He will certainly be ready, I’m sure he has trained. Although he is a representative of an older generation who did not live with video games, virtual racing is no stranger to him. said repeatedly. ”

Who will perform in Spielberg?

Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez;
Ducati Team: Danilo Petrucci, Michele Pirro;
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP: Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales;
Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Quartararo;
Bow Racing: Francesco Bagnaia;
LCR Honda Idemitsu: Takaaki Nakagami;
Reale Avintia Racing: Tito Rabat.