I've said it before, he's being flattered by the pace of the Ducati and hindered rivals. He has no close FACTORY rivals. No way would he be winning titles against Marc or Fabio on a competitive bike imo.
Prosecco Pecco?
He's said he doesn't feel the "limit" on this bike. Whether that's a thing endemic to Ducati or his problem, is anyone's guess, but data certainly supports the notion that Duc riders crash a lot, the past year was a total crashfest for them, not only Pecco. It could be a combo, Ducs could be unpredictable in their limit and Pecco be worse than the other Duc riders at being able to tell the limit. Also let's remember the Michelin tires are ......., riders have complained since 2016 that they don't feel the limit with the front, and the issue might be exacerbated by the unholy combination of aero, ride-height devices and now tire pressure sensors.
It is the aero and the tires Imo as has been said. That massive highside Bagnaia had is exactly what the electrickery was supposed to prevent, and had been successful in removing from the sport for most of the last decade.
The ducatis problem use to be random crashes without warning. It seems to me the aero and ride height are what allowed them to get their very powerful bike under control. With the last step being the harder carcass to allow the heavy braking load. Pecco's bike looked unstable the entire race. I have noticed that when this is the case he tends to make an error then claims to not know what happened. He doesn't seem as smooth on the throttle and brakes as other riders. So when he is trying to push a little harder is when he tends to bin it.
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Kind of a misleading stat. He's been in MotoGP for a few years, and 2020/21 were mostly raced on European tracks because of the pandemic. His results since getting on the factory bike aren't that bad: a 2nd place in COTA in 2021, podiums in Thailand and Australia in 2022 (apart from the aforementioned win in Malaysia). I think he needs to focus on getting podiums and that will be enough, the satellite bikes always struggle with continued consistency. Martín and Bezz will have a few stinkers probably. Obviously, the problem is that Pecco should be told to stay on the bike and not crash it for fun to begin with. That's simple advice, but it's one Quartararo didn't want to hear in key moments of 2022 when he just needed to bring the bike through the finish line.
It is the aero and the tires Imo as has been said. That massive highside Bagnaia had is exactly what the electrickery was supposed to prevent, and had been successful in removing from the sport for most of the last decade.
The ducatis problem use to be random crashes without warning. It seems to me the aero and ride height are what allowed them to get their very powerful bike under control. With the last step being the harder carcass to allow the heavy braking load. Pecco's bike looked unstable the entire race. I have noticed that when this is the case he tends to make an error then claims to not know what happened. He doesn't seem as smooth on the throttle and brakes as other riders. So when he is trying to push a little harder is when he tends to bin it.
As for what allowed honda and yamaha to have a better race I tend to give the credit to the riders. Someone said the cream rises to the top on new circuits and I tend to agree. Marc, Fabio, and Mir are 3 of the best riders on the grid, I think they made the difference. Marc even said as much after qualifying.
MotoGP, Marquez: "Me and Mir in Q2? The bike is the same, rider talent makes the difference"
MotoGP: "On a new track the riders’ skill comes out. If we raced now, I could fight for a good position, but tomorrow the others will improve. The circuit is safe, they did an excellent job"
That is the thing. FQ is imo better than Bagnaia, but it shouldn’t be forgotten he has also crashed his way out of a title last year, and possibly out of a previous title as well. They also have double the number of first corners/first laps this season.
The ducatis problem use to be random crashes without warning. It seems to me the aero and ride height are what allowed them to get their very powerful bike under control. With the last step being the harder carcass to allow the heavy braking load. Pecco's bike looked unstable the entire race. I have noticed that when this is the case he tends to make an error then claims to not know what happened. He doesn't seem as smooth on the throttle and brakes as other riders. So when he is trying to push a little harder is when he tends to bin it.
As for what allowed honda and yamaha to have a better race I tend to give the credit to the riders. Someone said the cream rises to the top on new circuits and I tend to agree. Marc, Fabio, and Mir are 3 of the best riders on the grid, I think they made the difference. Marc even said as much after qualifying.
MotoGP, Marquez: "Me and Mir in Q2? The bike is the same, rider talent makes the difference"
MotoGP: "On a new track the riders’ skill comes out. If we raced now, I could fight for a good position, but tomorrow the others will improve. The circuit is safe, they did an excellent job"
He actually said he couldn’t make the medium tires work for his bike this race and the last, so had to use the hard while others were on the mediums, and related his crash to that. Who knows ?. There do seem to be somewhat random changes from track to track and with tires, cf Aprilia nowhere lthis weekend.
I can see why Stoners style may have benefitted from the harder carcass. But I think Marc and the honda and yamaha prefer the softer one. I think feel and corner speed are better on a softer tire. How many times have we seen Marc chose the soft tire for a race and been able to win on it? Many times. The harder carcass tire is brought there because of the super fast straight and hard breaking zone. I don't think any of the riders prefer the hardest carcass tire so the better riders are able to adapt to it quicker and better. Marc, Fabio, and Mir are those guys. Its not that their bikes worked better on the harder tire, its that their skills allowed them to adapt to it
Hmm, you may be on to something. Even while drunk driving he is able to put a car in the ditch instead of a sidewalk of people. Also his crashes, despite his opinion, are self inflicted. He crashes while leading or chasing the leader not while overtaking.
I know that on the old RCV (i.e. pre 2022), Marquez and Honda used to go for the hard front carcass a lot if I recall, because Marc/Honda put everything on the front (hence a lot of his lowsides). That was likely necessity more than preference though.
