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JPSLotus said:
..... The hard tire isn't hard enough.
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Barbedwirebikerr said:
This.^
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I thought it was the front that MM and CC complained wasn't hard enough for the Honda, which leads us back into the "Tyre Conspiracy", again, since Michelin changed tyres mid season, once more.

While not as fast, Rossi still managed to finish fourth on a medium rear, and it was the Yamaha riders who have complained the Yamaha was tearing the rear. Is this not true? Is Rossi just incapable of riding a hard rear, anymore? (double-entendre, peeps).
 
Iamapony said:
I thought it was the front that MM and CC complained wasn't hard enough for the Honda, which leads us back into the "Tyre Conspiracy", again, since Michelin changed tyres mid season, once more.

While not as fast, Rossi still managed to finish fourth on a medium rear, and it was the Yamaha riders who have complained the Yamaha was tearing the rear. Is this not true? Is Rossi just incapable of riding a hard rear, anymore? (double-entendre, peeps).
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Rossi was on a medium front and hard rear.

And for the record Michelin makes garbage tires.
 
JPSLotus said:
Rossi was on a medium front and hard rear.

And for the record Michelin makes garbage tires.
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I am happy to leave Rossi out of it now, but I think what both you and Povol say is true, that the Michelin tires are variable and at times perhaps substandard, but that this is not problematic for Dorna, and a way of evening the field. Carmelo even said iirc during the time of deliberately bad F1 tires which wore out that he thought it was a good idea to “improve the racing” in that fashion.
 
JPSLotus said:
Rossi was on a medium front and hard rear.

And for the record Michelin makes garbage tires.
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Yeah, but my joke wasn't as funny that way. Stupid Rossi.

This is a "Ducati" track, so if JLo does a JLo fearless rocket start, the race could be over before lap three. We will see how mature Marc has become. I imagine as long as he is ahead of Rossi, he will be alright, however, he definitely bleeds winner blood. Which makes him exciting in virtually every race.

Same three on the steps as the last race. Probably the same order.
 
It's between Dovi and Lorenzo for me,Marquez 3rd,Rossi 4th or 5th,Vinales nowhere and Cuntslow must be due an appointment with a gravel trap.
 
Iamapony said:
I thought it was the front that MM and CC complained wasn't hard enough for the Honda, which leads us back into the "Tyre Conspiracy", again, since Michelin changed tyres mid season, once more.

While not as fast, Rossi still managed to finish fourth on a medium rear, and it was the Yamaha riders who have complained the Yamaha was tearing the rear. Is this not true? Is Rossi just incapable of riding a hard rear, anymore? (double-entendre, peeps).
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It is the front that has been the issue and Marquez clearly stated that at the Brno test that is what has been the problem and that is is what they concentrated on during the test.
 
Didn't Cal, after Brno, say that his front tyre was fine but the rear was squirmy?
 
So in the press conference, the riders were asked to draw their ideal track. Notice Lorenzo has already started to analyzing the capability of the Honda. He drew a square box for 2018 what he is currently riding. But he drew what looks like an over extended clover leaf for 2019. Seems pretty telling.................
 
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No a bad view for the weekend. Hopefully we can get something similar at the last corner as 2017. Maybe a slightly different outcome.

Surprised to see the Ducs looking so strong in FP1 though. :lol::lol:
Petrucci decided to turn up this early???
 
Deefer Dogg said:
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No a bad view for the weekend. Hopefully we can get something similar at the last corner as 2017. Maybe a slightly different outcome.

Surprised to see the Ducs looking so strong in FP1 though. :lol::lol:
Petrucci decided to turn up this early???
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Hope you've got a brolly they reckon its gonna rain...if not you'll have to buy one..just don't get a yellow one.
 
pyeman said:
Hope you've got a brolly they reckon its gonna rain...if not you'll have to buy one..just don't get a yellow one.
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Thunderstorms forecast for late today and early tomorrow.
I'd rather use underpants made of coarse sandpaper than a yellow brolly. Unfortunately the waterproofs I have brought are my hi viz bike ones, so I may still look like a minion.
 
Deefer Dogg said:
Thunderstorms forecast for late today and early tomorrow.
I'd rather use underpants made of coarse sandpaper than a yellow brolly. Unfortunately the waterproofs I have brought are my hi viz bike ones, so I may still look like a minion.
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Better to look a minion than to join the yellow hordes in my opinion,if you did that you would have to start booing whenever Marquez appeared.
 
Well that wasn't just your run of the mill wet. That was wet as ..... Wetter than an otter's pocket.
Zarco must have fell out with his garage if he would rather be the only one out on track in this than sit in there with his team.
 
pyeman said:
Better to look a minion than to join the yellow hordes in my opinion,if you did that you would have to start booing whenever Marquez appeared.
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I hear they fly 'em in ... on a Booing 747.
 
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