I feel like Dani will do well, he could ride the honda when he was in charge of his own stuff and in KTM, well pretty sure he has a good understanding of how that bike functions by now 
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I hope Dani goes well...
I am more curious if he is testing the new more powerful engine that was being reported about last year, and was making several other factories very nervous.
Dani just has to be show the potential of the new KTM, and beat most of the Honda's and Ducati's....that shouldn't be impossible for him...
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Other than MM, beating the Honda riders shouldn't be such a tall order. Of course that depends on him doing well in quali. Dani's thing was always run away from the get-go and disappear. Coming from behind was never his strength, a thing unlikely to change.
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I'm so tired of all the back and forth over Rossi. I went and got a pair of special glasses that filter out anything to do with him. I'm not counting the minutes. It's like a non-event for me. When he's gone, it'll be like the ghost of a bad fart fading away by an open door.
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In Cider
FP1:
1 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda
2 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
3 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
4 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
5 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
6 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
7 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
8 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
9 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
10 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21)
11 Dani Pedrosa SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
12 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21)
13 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V)
14 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)
15 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16)
16 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
17 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
18 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
19 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
20 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
21 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)
22 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
23 Cal Crutchlow GBR Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
1 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda
2 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
3 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
4 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
5 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
6 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
7 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
8 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
9 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
10 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21)
11 Dani Pedrosa SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
12 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21)
13 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V)
14 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)
15 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16)
16 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
17 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
18 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
19 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
20 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
21 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)
22 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
23 Cal Crutchlow GBR Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
I am really curious to see Dani being far ahead from the other KTM's, is the time gap big?
Carl not where I wanted him hahahaha, my curse continues!
Carl not where I wanted him hahahaha, my curse continues!
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Who else is watching on BT SPORT?
Listening to Gavin Emmet recite irrelevant incidents from past years I'm an attempt to cover up the fact he doesn't have any real insight into what is happening on track.
...." I remember in 2014 when Lorenzo passed Pedrosa on the inside at Turn 11 at Aragon with 7 laps to go...there was 55,000 trackside that day"...
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Listening to Gavin Emmet recite irrelevant incidents from past years I'm an attempt to cover up the fact he doesn't have any real insight into what is happening on track.
...." I remember in 2014 when Lorenzo passed Pedrosa on the inside at Turn 11 at Aragon with 7 laps to go...there was 55,000 trackside that day"...
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Have myself, for so long and an automated ignore button when it comes to Rossi and have found that with one or two minor updates over the years, it has been quite effective
(Originally types Rosie ...................... who was the old old member in this joint that referred to him as that?)
I am also trying not to say anything about Valentino, particularly not anything negative, but the response to his retirement has been rather muted, with the inevitability of same undoubtedly being a factor, but imagine what the response would have been had he retired in his pomp after winning the 7th/9th title as imo now and previously he should have done.
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I thought it was quite uneventful after the restart. I'm thrilled for Pedrosa, 10th after 2 years without competing in a race. Quartararo has the championship in the bag, the official Ducati riders are a disappointment. Let's see if Martín keeps this up.
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Stratosphere
Jack doesn’t quite have it I am afraid, despite looking more promising after the 2 wins earlier in the season. I can only imagine Bagnaia had a mechanical issue.
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Office cubicle
Bagnaia switched to a hard front after the restart, just like Marquez. Obviously the wrong choice, but it's more damning in Pecco's case, given he was in the lead before the restart.
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