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Did his tyres start to give out just as he closed on Bagnaia as was suggested. ?. Unusual for him, when he is on he usually has the most tyres left and his problem is not having time left to get to the lead.
I was surprised Jack’s front tyre held up as well as it dead, perhaps he has finally learned how to make the tyre last now he has been fired. Typical Ducati.
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Yeah. For whatever reason, Bagnaia just never clicks for me. And honestly, never been a fan of Vinales. But I am pleased that he is kind of being reborn at Aprilia. No more sulking. I was defo rooting for him to take the win. I never use the expression, but it did seem like Vinales “choked” at the end there. Kinda knew Zarco would throw it away. Pretty predicable. Mir less so, but not at all surprising. Aleix did the business, and can be proud of himself. The fact that race direction makes the decision as to when Fabio has to take his long-lap penalty, seems artificially bogus, unfair and intended specifically to decrease the point spread. Even so, he did seem to be suffering; maybe due to heat issues resulting in being behind so many bikes? Overall - a great race. Lots of passing. Lots of little surprises. Looked better for me, ‘cause I found out I could download the MotoGp app to my TV and forget about the stupid Chromecast. Huge difference.
I think it was a good salvage job by Fabio. Was he on the medium tire?
That long lap penalty was .........
The politicalization and artificial “equalization” of MotoGP ”for the show” is making me ill. It makes MotoGP look like the joke that is World Wide Wrestling.
That long lap penalty was .........
The politicalization and artificial “equalization” of MotoGP ”for the show” is making me ill. It makes MotoGP look like the joke that is World Wide Wrestling.
It looks like we have spoiler tags after this update so I used them to mask the results, in case someone had seen the action. Maybe we should only do that for the race results. I doubt anyone's day will be ruined by seeing the practice results, but you never know
Nice GP overall, with plenty of action, and several distinct acts, as the riders ebbed and flowed based upon their setup decisions. The big news is that Quartararo managed to extend the gap over Espargaro, despite the long lap penalty. Unfortunate for Aleix that he had such a terrible high side, especially after a long break, but he did incredibly well to lose just 1 point to Quartararo. Fabio missed an opportunity, though it's difficult to criticize him for gaining points during a round in which he served a long lap penalty.
Zarco looked strong and comfortable at the front. His front end wash was totally unexpected, though the official GP feed attributed Zarco's crash to his last minute decision to use a medium front tire. When Rins hit the front, it looked like the fans might be treated to a Suzuki victory, which is rare enough to warrant the ticket price, even if you're not a Suzuki fan. When Bagnaia eased past Miller, it was clear that Rins would be receiving a visitor in a few laps, though there was an outside change that the Suzuki might hold on, since the bike is quite easy on tires. Miller had a good race, but a strange race. He must surely be happy to be back on the rostrum, but people were making moves all around him, but he seemed to be glued to third place for about 1/2 race distance. Jack probably benefited from Basitanini losing the right front wing on the first lap, but they both had a solid ride.
Biggest winner and biggest loser were the same person, and there were 3 candidates, imo. Mav was the biggest winner because he scored his second podium on the bounce. He was also the biggest loser because he had race winning pace, but struggled off the line, and then struggled to get by Fabio after the long lap penalty. You could also argue that Quartararo should take home both awards since he extended his championship lead despite the long lap penalty, but also faded and struggled late in the race, potentially due to the Yamaha's lack of grunt. An argument could also be made that Bastianini should hold both honors since he finished 4th on a one-winged bike, which suggests a better qualifying, better start, and better race craft on lap one could have seen him on top of the podium.
Anyway, solid race. We need more fast tracks on the calendar. Bring back Monza.
Zarco looked strong and comfortable at the front. His front end wash was totally unexpected, though the official GP feed attributed Zarco's crash to his last minute decision to use a medium front tire. When Rins hit the front, it looked like the fans might be treated to a Suzuki victory, which is rare enough to warrant the ticket price, even if you're not a Suzuki fan. When Bagnaia eased past Miller, it was clear that Rins would be receiving a visitor in a few laps, though there was an outside change that the Suzuki might hold on, since the bike is quite easy on tires. Miller had a good race, but a strange race. He must surely be happy to be back on the rostrum, but people were making moves all around him, but he seemed to be glued to third place for about 1/2 race distance. Jack probably benefited from Basitanini losing the right front wing on the first lap, but they both had a solid ride.
Biggest winner and biggest loser were the same person, and there were 3 candidates, imo. Mav was the biggest winner because he scored his second podium on the bounce. He was also the biggest loser because he had race winning pace, but struggled off the line, and then struggled to get by Fabio after the long lap penalty. You could also argue that Quartararo should take home both awards since he extended his championship lead despite the long lap penalty, but also faded and struggled late in the race, potentially due to the Yamaha's lack of grunt. An argument could also be made that Bastianini should hold both honors since he finished 4th on a one-winged bike, which suggests a better qualifying, better start, and better race craft on lap one could have seen him on top of the podium.
Anyway, solid race. We need more fast tracks on the calendar. Bring back Monza.
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Interesting, Quarta says he sees Bagnaia as more of a threat than Aleix for the championship.
as well as it did. Thank you iphone.
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The other day I typed into my IPhone, What the ....... ...., and it corrected it to say, Oh grow up already.
Apparently attendance at Silverstone was poor, despite the incredible weekend weather. Silverstone's management have made their thoughts public, and outlined a plan for improving attendance. Doesn't appear that making ticket prices more reasonable is on their radar 
the-race.com
How Silverstone's responding to plunging MotoGP crowd figures - The Race
MotoGP's British Grand Prix crowd was down around 30% for 2022. Here's how Silverstone is reacting to that shocking drop
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Yeah, it's definitely a debacle right now because no one, including the people who supported it, seem to know how to leverage Brexit. Doesn't help that the administrations in the US and Canada are hostile to Brexit, but it shouldn't be this hard. An empire built upon ruling the waves and finding new trade routes and sources of tangible goods was replaced by paper-flipping bankers who wanted to control the money supply in Europe and leverage European IP in Chinese factories. Surely, they still have a handful of competent people who know how to sign trade deals outside of the EU and China?
Anyway, best of luck
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