MotoGP: 2015 Round 17 - Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix (SPOILERS)

Sepang International Circuit



Circuit Information

LENGTH: 5.5 km / 3.44 miles
CORNERS: 5 left - 10 right
WIDTH: 22 m. / 72.18 ft.
LONGEST STRAIGHT: 920 m. / 3018.37 ft.
Laps: 20
2/3 of laps: -
Total distance: 110.9 km - 68.8 miles

What if MotoGP was Tramsitted on... Late Night SciFi



EXTERIOR: Dawn settling over Smalltown, USA. Dew drips from the folliage of pines and the golden leaves of maples. White picket fences and freshly manicured lawns reflect the wholesome values contained within the homes that populate the neighborhood. A lone figure picks the leaves from the gutters of a shingled rooftop.

INTERIOR: Pit garage. Techs bustle about quietly working on bikes and checking data on computer screens. Two young men sit, huddled in a corner.

EDWARDS: (Hushed) So then I hit her with the shocker, right, and she's all, "Wow, I wasn't ready for that!"

ROSSI: (Awed) No way! That's the, ah, crazy!

EDWARDS: Right? But then here's the crazy part. Right after that we.... (Pauses) So then when you get to turn 5, what you want to do is....

IANNONE: (Interrupting) Guys, is crazy! Did you here what happened?

ROSSI: No, no. We are just here, doing the chat.

EDWARDS: C'mon cowbow, spill it.

IANNONE: Is Marquez. He is dead!

ROSSI: (Stunned) Bull!

IANNONE: Is true. Look! (Removes iPhone from leathers)

EDWARDS: (Reading) Died in his sleep, huh? (Whistled) What a way to go. Right before the weekend. (Awkward silence)

ROSSI: I can remember, his rookie year, he was the 2nd. It was ah good race.

IANNONE: Easy for you to say. You finish the 4th. I had the accident.

EDWARDS: (Laughing) I remember that. (Looking at Note 4) That was a little spectacular. And then he beat you for 1st last year. (Showing video on screen) Remember that?

ROSSI: (Sullenly) Yes. I remember. I had the good fight with Lorenzo. He comes in 3rd.

EDWARDS: Aw, don't pout like a baby. C'mon, you're not going to win the championship sitting here. I have just the thing to help you. (Pulls back curtain) Say hi to Julie.

JULIE: (Stepping into room) Hi.

ROSSI: (Unintelligible)

EDWARDS: Hey Iannone, I think I hear your mom calling.

IANNONE: But my mother is....

EDWARDS: Yeah, exactly. Hey Julie, ask him about that trick he told me about. I hear it's quite shocking!



INTERIOR: Teenage bedroom. Posters of voluptuous models in lingerie and motorcycles adorn the walls. Two figures writhe spasmodically under the covers before coming to rest.

JULIE: (Sensually) Well that was certainly, energetic.

ROSSI: (Breathlessly) Yes. Is good for me too. It really cleared the head. (Climbs out of bed) Now I have to...

JULIE: (Eagerly) Oh no. Come back to bed. We have all afternoon!

ROSSI: (Wearing leathers) No, is almost time to race.

JULIE: (Darkly) You will never be champion.

ROSSI: You said what, now?

INTERIOR: Darkened pit box. Julie is replaced by the burned figure of a man in a striped shirt.

ROSSI: (Surprised) Lorenzo!

JORGE: Yes, me. You screwed me last year for the podium (flashes knife glove), so now I screwed you and I'm going to screw you out of the championship.

ROSSI: (Pauses) Doesn't matter. Had snu snu.

JORGE: That's just... What is wrong with you?

ROSSI: Nothing. But you can't stop me from winning championship. I have the secret, ah, weapon.

JORGE: (Menacingly) There's nothing that can save you now.

ROSSI: Except my alarm! (Loud noise)

INTERIOR: Sun drenched pit box. Rossi sits dozing in a corner. Sits up suddenly.

JARVIS: You ready to hit the warm up lap?

ROSSI: (Confidently) Absolutely. (Puts on helmet, stretches and jumps on bike. As he goes through turn 1 a group of girls is playing hop scotch in the background)

GIRLS: 1, 2, Jorge's coming for you. 3, 4, better lock your door. 5, 6, grab your crucifix. 7, 8, don't brake too late. 9, 10, he's the champ again....

Hahaha That was great! One of my favorites budoist.

Bravo!

Gloves are off. Continuing from the Phillip Island thread, Rossi has accused MurderMarc of helping Jorge in PI.

MotoGP News - MotoGP Malaysia: Rossi accuses Marquez of helping Lorenzo

Valentino Rossi sent a shockwave through the pre-event press conference in Malaysia by accusing outgoing MotoGP champion Marc Marquez of helping the Italian's title rival Jorge Lorenzo.

Rossi starts this weekend's penultimate Sepang round with a reduced 11-point lead over his Yamaha team-mate after Lorenzo finished second and Rossi fourth in Sunday's thrilling Australian MotoGP.

Marquez, Lorenzo, Rossi and Andrea Iannone were covered by just one-second at Phillip Island - Marquez snatching victory from Lorenzo on the final lap, while Rossi lost out to Iannone.

The race has been universally praised, with no less than 52 passes between the lead quartet. But after watching the race back on TV, Rossi declared that Marquez had been “playing” with them and even labelled him as "Jorge's new supporter”.

“If we have another race like Phillip Island we have to speak with Marquez because during the race it was more difficult to understand, but after when I saw the race later it was very clear that he played with us very much," Rossi said.

“Because mainly I think that his target is not just to win the race, but also help Lorenzo to go far and try to take more points on me. So I think that from Phillip Island it is very clear that Jorge has a new supporter! That is Marc.

“So this changes a lot, because for sure Marc has the potential to go away alone [at the front] and maybe for sure can be another type of race.”

Asked if he felt Marquez had helped him, Lorenzo quipped: “Yeah, mainly on the last lap.”

But Iannone agreed with Rossi that Marquez had been “playing” with the pace at Phillip Island, although he stopped short of suggesting a reason.

“It was an incredible race for sure. I also think Marc played with us! Because after 15 laps, after corner five, going really slow and I pass him easily. But I don't know why. For sure [he] have a really good pace and if it was a strategy, I don't know.”


Then came Marquez's turn to respond: “Of course no. Of course I did my race and in fact if I want to help Lorenzo I wouldn't pass him on the last lap, not push to the limit and not take the risk. I don't why they say [that].

“I've already said and also we saw on the data with the team and everything, that the Honda is pushing a lot the front tyre and at that race was the softest compound we have. I was struggling a lot doing 27 laps in a row. It's true that I tried to manage well the tyre and that in the middle of the race I tried to push and open a gap, and it was not possible.

“But you already know that my race [strategy] will never be push [flat out] from the beginning to the end in first position. I did my best. I did the best race for my team and the most important for me is that we won. Of course sometimes you try to manage the race, but I just will help if it is my team-mate. If it's not my team-mate I will push for the victory. ”

The once cuddly Rossi-Marquez relationship has been soured by this year's clashes at Argentina and Assen, but with the Honda rider out of title contention most expected Rossi to focus all of his attention on Lorenzo.

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I think it;s a mindfuck attampt by Rossi. Marquez has already said he was pacing himself last weekend as he didn't want to ruin his tyres, plus as he says again, had he really wanted to help Lorenzo then why pass him on the last lap?

If Marquez had had the speed to just take off he would have done, no racer would risk battling and getting caught up in anothers accident if they have to pace to bolt.

Edit to add: Who mentioned Casey Stoner's whining again?

I like Jorge's reposte.

Seems more that Rossi is protecting Iannone. Italian press is crazy with this .....

But epic whinge in any case.

Bring on Sepang.

#22 said:

I think it;s a mindfuck attampt by Rossi. Marquez has already said he was pacing himself last weekend as he didn't want to ruin his tyres, plus as he says again, had he really wanted to help Lorenzo then why pass him on the last lap?

If Marquez had had the speed to just take off he would have done, no racer would risk battling and getting caught up in anothers accident if they have to pace to bolt.

Edit to add: Who mentioned Casey Stoner's whining again?

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I think it is kind of a "shot across MM's bow" to instill in him not do anything that might effect the out come of the championship. An attempt to make MM rethink a pass or a move that he typically would not hesitate making. Gamesmanship...

Possibly, however when the visor goes down I don't think MM will care about it. What has he got to lose?

Nah, this is all .........

If MM was trying to help Lorenzo, he would not have overtaken him at the end to win the race since he cost JL points that he could have used against VR.

MM was looking to .... VR in some way, that I believe. But he wasn't looking to help JL either.

#22 said:

Gloves are off. Continuing from the Phillip Island thread, Rossi has accused MurderMarc of helping Jorge in PI.

MotoGP News - MotoGP Malaysia: Rossi accuses Marquez of helping Lorenzo

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I'll add to a quote from our new retired tooth doctor.

https://youtu.be/mFQG6OOQmh8

So you all think its a whinge do you, personally I can't see that it is, they were all laughing about it including Rossi.

Mind games, NO, otherwise MM would have let Jorge win.

As to who will win thats to be decided, however Rossi has a better record that Jorge.
I think it'll pour with rain on Sunday, 2 Hondas in 1/2nd places and Rossi 3rd, Jorge won't finish if it rains.

What's the likelihood of the race being red flagged due to rain?

Rossi: ?Marquez would prefer Lorenzo to win?
And here we have the real Rossi

JPSLotus said:

Nah, this is all .........

If MM was trying to help Lorenzo, he would not have overtaken him at the end to win the race since he cost JL points that he could have used against VR.

MM was looking to .... VR in some way, that I believe. But he wasn't looking to help JL either.

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Exactly. But as evidenced by Italys tax bureau, we know Rossi has trouble with math

Frack said:

Exactly. But as evidenced by Italys tax bureau, we know Rossi has trouble with math

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JL getting ...... out of a win was just a happy byproduct of his real goal to hold up Rossi.

MM isn't going to leave any wins on the table that he can get, especially in light of how this season went for him. You would leave wins on the table if you are looking to help someone else out.

The fact that Ianonne feels like something was up with Marquez race also says a lot. Marquez never comes off second best in hard races and yet he has twice this year to Rossi, and you could tell both times he was not happy.

He's trying to shift the Italian press & fan focus from Iannone to Marquez, & that's pretty much it.

MotoGP, Rossi: stupido chi ha offeso Iannone

rossi looked ....... blazed during that press conference.

Goatboy said:

He's trying to shift the Italian press & fan focus from Iannone to Marquez, & that's pretty much it.

MotoGP, Rossi: stupido chi ha offeso Iannone

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Whoh! Great to see yer name back up on the boards. Welcome back!

Goatboy said:

He's trying to shift the Italian press & fan focus from Iannone to Marquez, & that's pretty much it.

MotoGP, Rossi: stupido chi ha offeso Iannone

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Goatie!!! Where you been?