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BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Italy's Marini in hospital after 'heavy' crash
Honda rider Luca Marini is in hospital with multiple injuries after a "heavy" crash during training in 27-year-old Italian crashed at the Suzuka circuit on Wednesday, sustaining a dislocated hip, fractures to the sternum, a right collapsed lung and knee ligament damage. Marini, who is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings, was rushed to hospital and was later said to be in a stable condition."Thanks everyone for the support. I'll keep you posted," Marini wrote on Instagram. Marini was preparing for the Suzuka 8 Hour, the annual endurance race held at the Honda-owned Suzuka circuit. Honda said Marini will remain under observation in Japan until he is deemed fit to travel again. The eighth race of the 2025 season is on 8 June in Aragon, Spain.
Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Free Malaysia Today
Italian MotoGP rider Marini seriously injured in Japan testing
Luca Marini is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings after seven races. (EPA Images pic) TOKYO : Italian MotoGP rider Luca Marini has suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung, after a heavy fall while testing for an endurance race in Japan. Marini was hospitalised after crashing at the Suzuka circuit yesterday, his Honda HRC team said. He was stabilised and will remain under observation in Japan until fit to travel. The 27-year-old rider posted a picture on his Instagram feed of him lying in a hospital bed. 'Thanks everyone for the support! I'll keep you posted,' he wrote in Italian. Marini, who finished 15th in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday, was testing for the Suzuka 8-Hour. The annual endurance race, one of Japan's biggest motorcycling events, is held at the Honda-owned home Suzuka circuit that also hosts the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Marini completed the first day without incident but crashed heavily on the second, suffering a dislocated hip, knee ligament damage, fractures to his sternum and collarbone and a right collapsed lung. 'Honda HRC and the Honda HRC Castrol team will support Marini fully in his recovery,' the team said in a statement. Marini is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings after seven races.
CNA
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CNA
Honda's MotoGP rider Marini suffers severe injuries in crash while testing
Honda rider Luca Marini suffered a nasty crash while testing in Japan, sustaining injuries to his hip, knee, chest and shoulder as well as a collapsed lung, the Japanese team said on Wednesday. Marini had travelled to the Suzuka Circuit after the British Grand Prix that was held over the weekend and the Italian was testing Honda's bike for the Suzuka 8-Hour endurance race when he crashed heavily on the second day of testing. "Suffering from a dislocated left hip, damage to the ligaments in his left knee, fractures in the sternum and left collarbone and a right-sided pneumothorax, Marini was transferred to local hospital and stabilised," Honda said. "Marini will remain under observation in Japan until he is deemed fit to travel." Honda did not give a timeline for Marini's return. The 27-year-old is 13th in the MotoGP riders' standings after seven rounds. The next MotoGP round is the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain on June 7-8.
RNZ News
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Is luck playing a part in Liam Lawson's F1 season?
Liam Lawson at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, April 2025. Photo: Photosport New Zealand driver Liam Lawson dismissed talk of bad luck so far this season and it was to do so. Lawson is yet to score points in the 2025 Formula 1 Championship season and unless something changes soon he may struggle to do so. Last weekend, Lawson was unable to complete a second flying lap in qualifying for the Emilio-Romanga Grand Prix after a couple of crashes. He started the race 15th on the grid and managed to finish 14th. It was obvious his dumping from Red Bull to junior team Racing Bulls after just two rounds affected his confidence and unfortunately, since then he has been unable to put a truly positive race together to give him the boost he needs. He has had car issues, team strategies and crashes all affect his results which so far includes best finishes of 12th at China and Saudi Arabia. After the Imola race last weekend, Lawson was asked if he felt his luck was changing. "Honestly, I try not to believe in luck, but obviously it's been difficult recently," he replied. "I'll keep working hard and hope that it turns around." There is good and bad luck in sport - the weather, the draw, the bounce of the ball, or unexpected mistakes by an opponent can all affect the outcome of a race or a game. However, skill can mitigate some of the issues of luck. Liam Lawson and Jack Doohan after colliding at the Miami Grand Prix Photo: AFP In Formula 1, many crashes happen at the start of a race and often involve those down the field. There are many instances of an illegal move punishing an opponent, most get penalised but that doesn't help the victim. It is highly likely that a number of cars won't finish this weekend's round in Monaco because of the tight nature of the street circuit. Qualifying will again be crucial if Lawson is to finish in the top ten and pick up championship points. "This will be my first time racing here in Monaco in a Formula One car and it's a moment I've been looking forward to for a long time," Lawson said on his arrival in the principality. "I've raced here before in the junior categories and it has always felt incredibly special, but doing it in F1 takes it to another level. "The margin for error here is tiny, and the challenge is massive, but that's exactly what makes Monaco so special. "It's going to take a bit of time to get fully comfortable on track, so all three practice sessions will be crucial. I'm really excited to be here." Hopefully luck or just plain skill finally does play a positive part in Lawson's weekend. Every athlete, including the great ones, have bad luck at some stage. However every athlete will always tell you that preparation is key to performance, so does that mean the better prepared you are the less likely you are to have bad luck? Sporting quotes about luck: "Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." - Vince Lombardi (NFL coaching legend). "The more you train, the luckier you get." - Simone Biles (American gymnastics champion). "I don't believe in luck. Not in golf, anyway. There are good bounces and bad bounces, sure, but the ball is round and so is the hole. If you find yourself in a position where you hope for luck to pull you through, you're in serious trouble." - Jack Nicklaus (golf great). "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan (basketball legend). Michael Jordan. Chicago Bulls. NBA Basketball. 1997 Photo: PHOTOSPORT Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
How does F1 measure photo finishes?
Formula 1 measures its lap and race times to three decimal places to ensure that timing is both accurate and easy to understand. Each decimal place has its own label - tenths, hundredths, and thousandths - based on how many milliseconds it refers to. It is very common for lap times in qualifying - when drivers try to set the fastest time possible to give them the best starting position for the grand prix - to be separated by a few thousandths of a second. At the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, for example, Max Verstappen qualified fastest by setting a time of one minute, 26 seconds, and 983 milliseconds (1:26.983). Second-place Lando Norris was second with a time of 1:26.995, just 12 thousandths of a second behind. That gap is around ten times smaller than the average blink of an eye. What happens if drivers set the same time in F1? Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all finished with the same qualifying time in Spain in 1997 [Getty Images] In some instances, drivers even set the exact same time to three decimal places. In that case, F1 does not use a fourth decimal place to determine the order. Instead, whichever driver set that lap time first is given priority on the leaderboard. It is much less common for drivers to finish within a few thousandths of each each other at the end of a race, but in those instances, F1 uses analysis of high-quality, high-speed video footage to determine which car was ahead at the line. If two cars finish the race with the same time to three decimal places, and video footage also suggests they crossed the line at the exact same point, then the points for both finishing positions are added together, divided by two, and awarded to each driver. At the 1997 European Grand Prix at Jerez in Spain, Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set precisely the same time to three decimal places in qualifying. As Villeneuve set the time first, he qualified on pole position. How does timing and tracking work in F1? Every Formula 1 car is fitted with a transponder, a device which emits a constant unique radio signal which allows its movement to be tracked precisely. Buried in the tarmac of every circuit on the calendar, every 200 metres or so, are a series of timing loops stretching the width of the track. Each of the timing loops is encased in a layer of silicone for durability, and before each grand prix they are tested to ensure they are functioning correctly. Whenever a car's transponder passes over a timing loop, the exact time is transmitted. Thus, a full picture of its movement and the time the car has taken to travel between two points can be created without any outside interference. There are multiple backup systems and alternatives in place, including infrared sensors and light beams on the start/finish line, to ensure that timing is always accurate. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. The question was sent to us by John in Birmingham. Thanks, John! More questions answered...
