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Wouldn't this be the cue for Mdub to pop in and make a double entendre quip about "pulling out"?
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Wouldn't that be Shovels job?
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If they decide not to pull out it may be time for Plan B.
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This picture looks weird, and tbh it looks kinda wrong
In other words I can't wait to see this combination win 10+ races this year.
In other words I can't wait to see this combination win 10+ races this year.
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Well here it is, we're almost a month out from the season opener.
Kind of is surreal to see Marc all in red. Going to be even stranger to really see him decked out in the Ducati red at Sepang.
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Four almost identical bikes, the only difference between Tech 3 and the factory team is the Mobil1/Motul stripe at the bottom.
Commentators are gonna have fun with that.
Commentators are gonna have fun with that.
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Correction. The #12 bike is fitted with an uprated rev limiter.
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I'm tempering my expectations, but at the same time i'm also frickin stoked!
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Lets be honest, its not like they have the money to design two liveries,
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Going to be a big question mark as to how far along this bike is from last year's iteration.
And even if it is further along, is there even much of a budget to do anything once the season gets going?
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I for one, am excited about it. My 180° turn on Marc is complete. While I am a fan of Quartararo, I don't see Yamaha being at the sharp end in 2025. Not yet. So I am rooting for Marc to take it to Pecco. Barring any unforeseen set backs, I don't see anyone else realistically challenging for the title now that Pramac is Yamaha. I very much want Martin to challenge with the Aprilia but I'm not betting on it. If the bike is good enough, he will win races and achieve podiums. We'll see.
Given the current situation, I wasn't expecting anything else. This year is going to be.... challenging...
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I want to be excited for this season but with the loss of Ducati for Pramac, it’s hard to see how it’ll be anything but a two horse race.
Happy to be proven wrong!
Happy to be proven wrong!
It's a bit depressing. It will be Marc or Pecco. No way KTM will have any improvement.
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I think MM deserves another title, to at least equal VR. He has worked his butt off for years to overcome his injuries. And even though he'll never be back to his old 100%, he's still good enough to win even at almost 32, AND with an older bike. So he should clean Pecco's clock this season IMO, but we'll see. Even though he's more aggressive than he should be IMO, I still think he's the GOAT, so hope he wins 2 more titles, to undisputely achieve that title (with 8 MotoGP ones). It should be an exciting season, with 3 GP25 bikes. My guess is several other riders won't be far behind, but we'll see.
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I think MM will win another title.
I'd like someone to beat Ago's total putting an end to the GOAT debate. Rossi might of done it if he didn't move to Ducati, MM could of done it if he didn't break his arm.
I'd like someone to beat Ago's total putting an end to the GOAT debate. Rossi might of done it if he didn't move to Ducati, MM could of done it if he didn't break his arm.
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Nobody will beat Agos victory total. It matters not, there is no debate anyway, just partisan fan based opinion masquerading as debate.
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I think Rossi was finished as a potential championship winner after his injury in 2010. He did well to mount a challenge in 2015 but that's it. No way he could've beaten Stoner in 2011, or a super consistent Lorenzo in 2012.
