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Red Bull Air Race 2015 - Budapest, Hungary
For 2015, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship makes a welcome return to the Hungarian capital of Budapest…
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Velarde V Arch next and we have our predictions for this face off, but as we've just seen, anything can happen. Velarde's team has been working hard to reduce the weight of their Edge 540 V3 and technician Ted Reynolds has removed 6kg apparently since Rovinj... -
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The Spanish pilot is first and we see the buzzer light up on our screens for incorrect level, that's 2s already
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Arch will be tough to beat unless he totally stuffs it out on the track
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Arch is up next and as the winner from 2008, he's got good memories from Budapest
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Arch's aggressive style could cause him problems here today but we know the Austrian can win when he's in the groove
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He was 3rd in Qualifying and today that's another strong run – it's 1:02.497 and he's through
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Halfway through the Round of 14 – quick recap: Besenyei, McLeod, Lamb and Arch are through...
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Sonka's been on the ascent in the last year and he's been biding his time... but Bonhomme has a very credible rival in the Czech pilot
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The British two-time World Champion is into the track first and that's an advantage for Sonka
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Smooth and clean flying for Bonhomme, but can he get the performance from his raceplane? Seems so, it's a 1:01.028
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The pressure is on Sonka now - he finished higher than Bonhomme in 7th, just one place ahead of Bonhomme... so this will be interesting!
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It's his 3rd season in the sport and we know he's a real podium contender out there
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Bonhomme will be keeping his fingers crossed for some mistakes out there
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It's controlled and efficient, he's slightly in the green on the split times but he's having to correct his lines and that's costing him
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It's red... can he do it? That is a full throttle finish but NO, Sonka can't quite edge past Bonhomme... but he clocks 1:01.088 and that puts him as the fastest loser with two more heats to go
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"I'm enjoying racing," says Hall from the Race Airport. "I've relaxed a bit on the pressure. I'm not concerned about who I'm flying against so I'll just go out and focus on the moment. When I look from the outside in I realise i'm involved in the coolest sport in the world!"
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Dolderer V Muroya next and this will be the closest in our opinion... both are capable of very strong performances and have fast Edge 540 V3 raceplanes...
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Germany's Dolderer is up first and he's been strong all week, we expect a close battle!
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Coming up on midnight in Australia(east coast) & we're cheering loudly for Matt
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Dolderer cleared into the track! Smoke is ON! He's got his whole family cheering him on from the banks of the Danube this weekend and he'll be keen to give them a result to remember
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The wind has changed since the earlier training sessions on Friday and Dolderer said this would be a factor for him
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Smooth and clean. He's holding it together extremely well! 1:02.072 is good but Muroya could smash that if he's on form
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Go Japan! Muroya is into the track and he was fast in Qualifying, finishing 2nd. It's good so far, but he's in the red on the split times...
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And he's on the home straight but it's under review... NO! 1:02.279 and that's not enough to beat Dolderer
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And the last duel of the Round of 14 – fastest v slowest from Qualifying and it's Goulian and Hall
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Taking it steady, Goulian is a very experienced competitor and he knows what he needs to do, but that's the buzzer and it's incorrect level at gate 10. 2s added and it's 1:04.953
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Looks like Sonka holds on to his fastest loser place :)
