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2018 Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley

I will give it to Crafar. After that horrendous start, he has actually become rather enjoyable to listen to. I guess it was just nerves in the first couple of rounds.

His voice grates a little, but he is rather insightful.

He was good when he rode, won a race on a customer Yamaha.
 
His voice grates a little, but he is rather insightful.

He was good when he rode, won a race on a customer Yamaha.

I was a big fan of his when he raced too.
I still prefer Dylan Grey, but Crafar has stepped it up a lot and his comments on crashes etc. from a racer’s perspective, like you said are rather insightful.
 
Personally I preferred Mark Bracks .......... but then, that may be my Aussie bias showing
 
Marc keeping the championship interesting for us. I've never seen an attempted save last so long.

He was saying lat night that he knew the bike wasn't capable of winning and he was going to ride for points - that lasted until the lights went out :)

Can't question his commitment!
 
Goddamnit how dare that 39 year old advance to P2 in the championship?
He is supposed to retire and go meditate or something!!!
 
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J.Lo finally in Yamaha J.Lo mode. That’s a thing of beauty.

Looks like he has finally sorted making the Michelins last on a Ducati. He appeared to have much more tire than Dovi or Petrucci at the end, or the Suzuki riders. Rossi had pace at the end as well, and now second in the championship.

Same as Rossi at Ducati, multiple world champions don't lose it suddenly. Jorge won his last race for Yamaha, and Rossi won a late season race in 2010 after the leg fracture.

As someone still with some fondness for Jorge. you have to wonder what he contributes development-wise, hence Yamaha maybe wanting him back
 
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Good for Lorenzo, but a little late in the game. MM, so much for his daring choice of tires. Dovi looking a bit weary. Sorry to see Petrux fade at the last minute. Would have been crazy to have an all Duc podium. Really was expecting Iannone to pull something out of his hat on the last lap.
 
Looks like he has finally sorted making the Michelins last on a Ducati. He appeared to have much more tire than Dovi or Petrucci at the end, or the Suzuki riders. Rossi had pace at the end as well, and now second in the championship.

Same as Rossi at Ducati, multiple world champions don't lose it suddenly. Jorge won his last race for Yamaha, and Rossi won a late season race in 2010 after the leg fracture.

As someone still with some fondness for Jorge. you have to wonder what he contributes development-wise, hence Yamaha maybe wanting him back

Took him forever to find a happy medium between his Yamaha style and one that worked on the Ducati. But can he do it again?
 
Looks like he has finally sorted making the Michelins last on a Ducati. He appeared to have much more tire than Dovi or Petrucci at the end, or the Suzuki riders. Rossi had pace at the end as well, and now second in the championship.

Same as Rossi at Ducati, multiple world champions don't lose it suddenly. Jorge won his last race for Yamaha, and Rossi won a late season race in 2010 after the leg fracture.

As someone still with some fondness for Jorge. you have to wonder what he contributes development-wise, hence Yamaha maybe wanting him back

Just saw on the camera the two Ducatis from the back. J.Lo’s tank is substantially wider than Dovi’s. I guess that’s what made the difference as he said.

Show of respect between Rossi and J.Lo Too.
 
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He did well here last year. The reason he looks so sorted today is because of the flow of the track. That track is flow from beginning to end there's no hard braking. it's a JLo track. It'll be back to normal after this weekend for JLo. Act like you've been there before jlo ..... This isnt yiur first podium
 

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