2020 Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana

Keshav · November 12th, 2020, 06:34 AM

Predictions anyone?

Segfault · November 12th, 2020, 10:20 AM

Whether forecast is about the same for race, dry for practice, too. Ducati may do a little better than last week. I don't think Yamaha manages to repeat the disaster they had, so they will be in podium contention. I see no reason why Suzuki should slow down. Indeed, the monkey wrench is out there and comes without warning, may strike anyone. KTM will be there, complicating the life for everyone, themselves included.

misfit · November 12th, 2020, 11:22 AM

Binder and the Suzuki's will fight for the win!

Segfault · November 13th, 2020, 02:26 PM

Mir is out of top 10 for now? He is really careful, methinks. He knows merely finishing last two races with a few points scored will guarantee the title.

Bern1 · November 13th, 2020, 07:12 PM

Fabs 16th in both sessions. He is truly lost. Wonder what the problem is.

misfit · November 14th, 2020, 04:07 AM

Looking like Morbidelli and his crew could pull another one out of the bag!

Keshav · November 14th, 2020, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bern1

Fabs 16th in both sessions. He is truly lost. Wonder what the problem is.

Petronas turning down the power to hopefully get the bike to last till the end of the season?

Note: Morbidelli doing good - on last year's bike.

Bern1 · November 14th, 2020, 07:44 AM

Hmm. Another replay. Franco on pole, Fabs in 16th.

Franco is on last year’s bike? That escaped me.

Mav seems to be doing better than Fabs also.

I think Fabio is getting psyched out.

misfit · November 14th, 2020, 08:15 AM

From where I'm sitting, it's difficult to say what's happening with Fabio. Dialing the bike's setup to the tyres and conditions seems to be turning out to be a dark art more than anything. How do we explain the Suzuki performance in qualifying. They dominated last weekend. The variation in fortunes also seems to vary between riders within the same team.

Macca · November 14th, 2020, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bern1

Franco is on last year’s bike? That escaped me.

He's on the 2019 bike for next year as well.

Could turn out to be a blessing...

Neil Splading is convinced that Franco has the new Olin's rear shock on his bike as well, whereas the factory team would not have been allowed to take the risk of using a new suspension component.

It would appear that this shock part of the reason that the Honda's have fared better in this last part of the season.

November 12th, 2020, 06:34 AM	#1
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November 12th, 2020, 10:20 AM	#2
Segfault Senior Member Joined: Feb 2017 From: Acadiana Posts: 434 Likes: 153	Whether forecast is about the same for race, dry for practice, too. Ducati may do a little better than last week. I don't think Yamaha manages to repeat the disaster they had, so they will be in podium contention. I see no reason why Suzuki should slow down. Indeed, the monkey wrench is out there and comes without warning, may strike anyone. KTM will be there, complicating the life for everyone, themselves included.

November 12th, 2020, 11:22 AM	#3
misfit Senior Member Joined: May 2019 From: Wales, UK Posts: 228 Likes: 108	Binder and the Suzuki's will fight for the win!

November 13th, 2020, 02:26 PM	#4
Segfault Senior Member Joined: Feb 2017 From: Acadiana Posts: 434 Likes: 153	Mir is out of top 10 for now? He is really careful, methinks. He knows merely finishing last two races with a few points scored will guarantee the title.

November 13th, 2020, 07:12 PM	#5
Bern1 Senior Member Joined: Nov 2015 From: On the edge in California Posts: 336 Likes: 129 I Ride: 1972 BMW R75/5 and 1989 Honda Hawk NT650GT	Fabs 16th in both sessions. He is truly lost. Wonder what the problem is.

November 14th, 2020, 04:07 AM	#6
misfit Senior Member Joined: May 2019 From: Wales, UK Posts: 228 Likes: 108	Looking like Morbidelli and his crew could pull another one out of the bag!

November 14th, 2020, 07:44 AM	#8
Bern1 Senior Member Joined: Nov 2015 From: On the edge in California Posts: 336 Likes: 129 I Ride: 1972 BMW R75/5 and 1989 Honda Hawk NT650GT	Hmm. Another replay. Franco on pole, Fabs in 16th. Franco is on last year’s bike? That escaped me. Mav seems to be doing better than Fabs also. I think Fabio is getting psyched out.

November 14th, 2020, 08:15 AM	#9
misfit Senior Member Joined: May 2019 From: Wales, UK Posts: 228 Likes: 108	From where I'm sitting, it's difficult to say what's happening with Fabio. Dialing the bike's setup to the tyres and conditions seems to be turning out to be a dark art more than anything. How do we explain the Suzuki performance in qualifying. They dominated last weekend. The variation in fortunes also seems to vary between riders within the same team.