Rise over the championship, he will soon be the “hare”? For sure in qualifying Marc Marquez is subverting the values ​​in the field of early-season World Moto2 pole at six 125cc world champion Stefan Bradl the fourth responded today with staff in this 2011, after the third consecutive Mugello and Sachsenring. The pupil of Emilio Alzamora, riding Suter MMXI managed by Monlau Competicion (now “Team Repsol CatalunyaCaixa” to the needs of sponsors), the Masaryk Circuit at the end was able to take advantage of the double-wake and West Courses in front of him stopping the chronometers about 2’02 “493, just two tenths ahead of Stefan Bradl on the treasure that he can always boast of 42 championship points.

For tomorrow’s race in Brno (the way to 12:15) aims to repeat and, if possible, improve the podium at the Sachsenring, Alex de Angelis , with one third of JiR Motobi to complete the front row at the expense of Thomas Luthi, traditionally faster on the track of the Czech Republic Appreciable performance of the San Marino rider, but also the overwhelming majority of the Italian riders “middle class”.

The first of this list is Andrea Iannone , good and finally decisive fifth in qualifying with Suter’s Speed ​​Master Team, with Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini and Claudio Corti on the third row from the seventh to ninth. To forget in Brno on Saturday for Michele Pirro, 22 °, 31 ° and with Alex Baldolini Thomas Lorenzetti 38 ° due to a slip at the beginning of the session.

Same trouble for Julian Simon, who fell in the first few minutes with the risk of having to skip the race tomorrow, not in the best physical shape of the recent fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg in Barcelona remedied.

Moto2 World Championship 2011
Brno Qualifying Standings

01 – Marc Marquez – Team Repsol CatalunyaCaixa – Suter MMXI – 2’02 .493
02 – Stefan Bradl – Viessmann Kiefer Racing – KALEX Moto2 – + 0211
03 – Alex De Angelis – JiR Moto2 – Motobi – 0232 +
04 – Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Paddock Moto2 – Suter MMXI – + 0355
05 – Andrea Iannone – Speed ​​Master Team – Suter MMXI – 0450 +
06 – Aleix Espargaro – 40 HP Pons – Pons KALEX – 0968 +
07 – Simone Corsi – IODA Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – 1004 +
08 – Mattia Pasini – IODA Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – 1030 +
09 – Claudio Corti – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 1052
10 – Randy Krummenacher – GP Team Switzerland – KALEX Moto2 – 1113 +
11 – Jules Cluzel – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – 1134 +
12 – Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – 1169 +
13 – Kenan Sofuoglu – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – 1209 +
14 – Pol Espargaro – HP Tuenti Speed ​​Up – Speed ​​Up S-11 – 1222 +
15 – Max Neukirchner – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M211 – 1256 +
16 – Bradley Smith – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – 1351 +
17 – Yuki Takahashi – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1356
18 – Tito Rabat – Blusens STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 1405 +
19 – Valentin Debise – Speed ​​Up – Speed ​​Up S-11 – + 1512
20 – Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – 1532 +
21 – Ratthapark Wilairot – Singha Thai Honda SAG – FTR Moto M211 – 1589 +
22 – Michele Pirro – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – 1660 +
23 – Jordi Torres – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMXI – + 1685
24 – Mike Di Meglio – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1827
25 – Robertino Pietri – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – 1858 +
26 – Ricard Cardus – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – 1995 +
27 – Axel Pons – Pons HP 40 – KALEX Pons – 2081 +
28 – Carmelo Morales – The Desguaces Tower G22 – Suter MMXI – 2093 +
29 – Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 2130 +
30 – Mika Kallio – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 2330
31 – Alex Baldolini – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – + 2422
32 – Kenny Noyes – Avintia STX – Motorcycles FTR M211 – 2464 +
33 – Xavier Simeon – Team Sports RTL – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 2727
34 – Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M210 – 3220 +
35 – Steven Odendaal – MS Racing – Suter MMX – 3498 +
36 – Santiago Hernandez – SAG Team – FTR Moto M211 – 3856 +
37 – Al Naimi Mashel – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – 5012 +
38 – Tommaso Lorenzetti – Aeroport de Castello – FTR Moto M211 – 5764 +

Jenson Button and the Brawn team (currently, Mercedes GP) have been nominated to the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.

Button, who prior to 2009 has only won a Grand Prix, is nominated for the 2010 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award after winning last season’s pilot championship.  The other nominees in this category are: Mark Cavendish (cycling) and Tom Daley (diving), as well as Juan Martín del Potro (tennis), Ji Yai Shin (golfer), and the relatively small German football team,  LVI Wolfsburg.  Lewis Hamilton got last year’s award after winning the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Mika Hakkinen, Laureus World Sports Academy Member and double Formula One World Champion will announce the nominees

The winners –who will be selected by a jury of 46 people-, will have to attend the ceremony that will be held next month in Abu Dhabi.

Despite the wet racetrack due to yesterday’s rain, the morning session allowed to collect and prove the single-seaters’ new modifications.

The pilots scheduled for the morning rolled out: Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Nico Hulkenberg, Viantonio Liuzzi, Sebastian Buemi, Michael Schumacher, Timo Glock and Kobayashi.

During the morning two red flags were seen, the second being more significant, because a front wing belonging to Timo Glock’s car roamed in the racetrack and the German pilot passed over it destroying it.

Sebástien Buemi’s Toro Rosso was a surprise making the best time; the pilot from Switzerland lowered his own times.  Alonso remained up to an hour in the boxes doing changes to the F10.  Everything is ready for the evening. The teams expect better racetrack conditions.

Second day’s morning times

1. Sebastian Buemi (Toro Rosso) 1:20.026 (58 laps)
2. Jenson Button (McLaren) 1:20.618 (29)
3. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) 1:21.565 (28)
4. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1:21.907 (60)
5. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1:21.928 (79)
6. Robert Kubica (Renault) 1:22.129 (43)
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India) 1:22.886 (37)
8. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:23.164 (60)
9. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) 1:23.190 (41)
10. Timo Glock (Virgin) 1:29.964 (11)

The afternoon session began with comments in the paddock regarding the possibility of seeing Fernando Alonso testing the Ferrari F10.  With a warmer weather and more grip on the tracks the single-seaters started to leave the boxes heading to the Valencian Ricardo Tormo Circuit’s racetrack in Cheste.

With a lost Austrian –we say ‘lost” because we didn’t see him through all the morning (strange thing)-, Lewis Hamilton started by lowering his morning times, 1:12.256, but still far from Felipe Massa’s chronometer and his F10.  That’s how the afternoon started.

At 3:30 the pilot from Austria was seen around the box, and rumors spread with regards to his possible participation in today’s tests.

Massa carried out many tyre tests –we assumed he was testing their performance-, explaining why the Brazilian entered the box continuously.  The same as Ferrari, the rest of the ‘scuderias’ tested their performance, thus the morning times were not improved.

The Renault improved only a bit.  The Polish, Robert Kubica, wearing a completely black helmet, continued to average very high times ( 1:14 ).  The R30 seems to have very little performance evolution compared to its predecessor, last year’s R29.

Today was a hard working day for Nico Rosberg who commanding his Mercedes GP made all kinds of tests.  Yesterday, his single-seater was very fast, but today it was slower marking 1:14. high times and running 25 lap periods to try the tyres out.

The Ferrari engine Sabuer of Kobayashi, after completing a period of 30 laps started to lower its times, becoming one of the fastest of the afternoon ( 1:12.667 ).  The Sauber is giving a good impression in these first tests.

The first impressions of Barichello on his Williams FW32’s Cosworth engine, indicate less speed (point) than the rest.  Specifically, around 8-12km/h (Mercedes and Ferrari).

In a bit more than an hour the session will end.   We’re walking towards the paddock to pick up some feelings.

Today, the Valencian circuit has had around 7.000 spectators, according to the organization.  A good number of people has gotten together to see the tests, so if climate conditions permit it, a higher number is expected for tomorrow with the attendance of Fernando Alonso in the racetrack.

Best times of the day.

1º Massa (1:11.722)

2º Kobayashi (1:12.056)

3º Hamilton (1:12.056)

4º Rosberg (1:12. 899)

5º Barrichello (1:13.377)

Finally, the FIA accepted the proposals made by FOTA and approved the changes to the Formula One World Championship scoring system.

According to FIA’s press release, and subsequent to the meeting that the Formula One Commission held on Monday, the winner of the Grand Prix will be awarded with 25 points, while the second and third places will receive 18 and 15 points, respectively.

The remaining points for the GPs will be allocated up to the tenth pilot that classifies, the following way: 12-10-8-6-4-2-1.  This is a modification to the model proposed by the organization last December with 25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1.  Now, the FIA pretends to encourage the ‘run to win’ mentality.

Additionally, but for 2011, the FIA announces changes to the regulation regarding the diffusers.  The height of the main diffuser was reduced from  175mm to 125 mm, while the “magic” double diffusers –key element at the beginning of 2009, in the Brawn GP title-, will be finally excluded..

In addition to the change to the scoring system, each single-seater will only have 11 sets of dry weather tires available, instead of 14, and to encourage the teams to run through the practice sessions, ” a set must be returned before the start of Friday’s second practice session, and two sets before the start of the third practice session.  FOTA’s last proposal has also been accepted: cars having participated in Q3 must start the race on the same set of tyres with which their grid time was set.

Things being like this, all these proposals have to be submitted before the World Motor Sport Council that has to finally give its approval, even though its just a step because this is already a fact.