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Changes looks pretty interesting,

Might have to move the finish line closer to turn 1 in Moto2.





...In 2011 the practice schedule across the first two days of each Grand Prix will be as follows:

MotoGP: 4 sessions of 60 minutes

Moto2: 4 sessions of 45 minutes

125cc: 2 sessions of 45 minutes (morning) and 2 sessions of 30 minutes (afternoon).





There will also be three riders on each row of the starting grid in every category starting in 2011....









Full Press Release Here

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shovelhead said:
Changes looks pretty interesting,

Might have to move the finish line closer to turn 1 in Moto2.





...In 2011 the practice schedule across the first two days of each Grand Prix will be as follows:

MotoGP: 4 sessions of 60 minutes







There will also be three riders on each row of the starting grid in every category starting in 2011....
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Interesting. More practice time. I wonder if they had one person in mind that might need the help.



Three riders per row in Moto2? The last row might be rounding the last turn at the start.
 
Good, FP3 has made a comeback, but what will this do to the engine rules? They are increasing practice time by 33%.



I guess more reliability means more practice time and more setup time. Yay, Honda. They will do anything to win the last season of a formula.
 
Mental Anarchist said:
Do you mean Abraham?
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Well he does need the extra time to sort that Ducati you know.



Uhm, I was under the impression that the restrictions on the practice were to keep cost down and maintain engine reliability. Last year we saw a few riders use up their allotment, and even the eventual title winner factored this into his management of the championship. So all that has been resolved? We don't need to save money or engine life anymore?



I had wondered what interesting rules changes would suddenly occur this year. Honestly, I thought Dorna would simply lower the restriction on testing and add another preseason test date. Perhaps even they thought that would be too transparent, eh.
 
Jumkie said:
Interesting. More practice time. I wonder if they had one person in mind that might need the help.



Three riders per row in Moto2? The last row might be rounding the last turn at the start.
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mylexicon said:
Good, FP3 has made a comeback, but what will this do to the engine rules? They are increasing practice time by 33%.



I guess more reliability means more practice time and more setup time. Yay, Honda. They will do anything to win the last season of a formula.
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These might actally hold some weight.
 
Jumkie said:
Interesting. More practice time. I wonder if they had one person in mind that might need the help.



Three riders per row in Moto2? The last row might be rounding the last turn at the start.
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PLEASE no jumkie!! i woke up and flipped through my twitter app on my phone and read Moody's tweet about the practices...and i was like "oh god! someone's gonna try and say it's cuz valentino's on a ducati and may struggle".......i didn't want it to be you! lol



aren't they trimming down the number of moto2 riders though?
 
Tekniqs said:
PLEASE no jumkie!! i woke up and flipped through my twitter app on my phone and read Moody's tweet about the practices...and i was like "oh god! someone's gonna try and say it's cuz valentino's on a ducati and may struggle".......i didn't want it to be you! lol



aren't they trimming down the number of moto2 riders though?
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I'm interested to know why your first reaction was to think there is a connection.
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cuz this is the only messageboard about motogp i post in and lately the hot topic has been rossi and his advantages haha



but all that thought of "extra practice to help rossi" can be put to rest if rossi is on pace come sepang testing and if he continues into the last test before the season!



BRING ON SEPANG!......(is it sepang? lol)
 
Tekniqs said:
cuz this is the only messageboard about motogp i post in and lately the hot topic has been rossi and his advantages haha



but all that thought of "extra practice to help rossi" can be put to rest if rossi is on pace come sepang testing and if he continues into the last test before the season!



BRING ON SEPANG!......(is it sepang? lol)
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No it doesn't have to be about vale being on pace for sepang in order for the practice to be relevant. Most of the riders complained about not having enough practice time. Jums you said you were wondering if dorna had SOMEONE in mind when making this decision, who were you referring to? I only ask cause I want to be on the same page here, there were lots of races last year that could have benefited from more practice and set up time. So I believe it will benefit all the riders not just one. Except from Lorenzo they all had their problems with set up.
 
ehh i'm assuming jumkie's talking about rossi here...which i'm pretty sure he is lol! like i said, it's been the hot topic lately.



i agree it's beneficial to EVERY rider on the grid plus more to watch for the fans that attend.
 
Ah, esco, i had Vale in mind. They had gone to 3 practices accompanied with ample explanation, then suddenly a return to 4. One extra hour for riders to sort their bikes. It may be simply a coincidence, but who might need the extra time given the Valencia tests? I understand u may agree or disagree, ok no problem. But i dont put it past Dorna to manipulate rules beyond the scope that the casual observer can see. (Granted, most of us here are not casual fans).



Do u remember when Dorna proposed a rev limit? It may seem like thers nothing it, that is until one realizes the subtle effect.
 
Tekniqs said:
ehh i'm assuming jumkie's talking about rossi here...which i'm pretty sure he is lol! like i said, it's been the hot topic lately.



i agree it's beneficial to EVERY rider on the grid plus more to watch for the fans that attend.
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Jum is way too much into conspiracy theory television..they're going back to hour practices big ....... deal.. he's starting to come off like that ...... Jesse Ventura
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Jumkie said:
Ah, esco, i had Vale in mind. They had gone to 3 practices accompanied with ample explanation, then suddenly a return to 4. One extra hour for riders to sort their bikes. It may be simply a coincidence, but who might need the extra time given the Valencia tests? I understand u may agree or disagree, ok no problem. But i dont put it past Dorna to manipulate rules beyond the scope that the casual observer can see. (Granted, most of us here are not casual fans).



Do u remember when Dorna proposed a rev limit? It may seem like thers nothing it, that is until one realizes the subtle effect.
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I think it's great their adding the hour back. It can only benefit the slower riders on grid that much more.

Now on the rev limit Proposal I agree it .........
 
Tekniqs said:
educate me please..what's the rev limit proposal all about?
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It was an old proposal by Dorna in 2008 when they realized that engine rev ceilings were much higher than everyone had anticipated and that it was going to drive up costs and keep manufacturers away.



Claudio Domenicali and Ducati publicly said they supported it during a press conference IIRC, but the Japanese manufacturers put the kibosh on it b/c they have always believed that MotoGP must have an aggressive horsepower competition. I don't necessarily disagree, but they've backed the sport into such a corner that a horsepower cap would do wonders for manufacturer involvement.



The rev limit made a very unexpected appearance recently when Rossi mentioned that the current rev limit is 19,000rpm. No idea whether he was referring to some hidden agreement between the manufacturers or if that is a ballpark figure for what the M1 reaches in qualifying trim. At this point, I don't care enough about GP to find out. Judging by the size of the grid, apathy is quite widespread.
 
xx CURVE xx said:
no ....... ....
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Jum is way too much into conspiracy theory television..they're going back to hour practices big ....... deal.. he's starting to come off like that ...... Jesse Ventura
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What do you mean?
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rather understated don't you think......









I'm sure all riders and teams will be far happier with the increase in Practice time, no doubt the teams struggling even more so. Happier still will be us fans with the added incentive of more live action making the pilgrimage to the circuit for race weekend more attractive, like it use to be, unless the engine rule keeps them in the shed! Seems like Dorna 'may' be on the path to redemption.
 
Sorry, couldnt resist that one, maybe Rossi has demanded more practice time before each race to give him a better chance on the Ducati
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88640



MotoGP will return to four hours of running on grand prix Fridays and Saturdays next year after two seasons of shortened practice sessions.



The move was ratified in a Grand Prix Commission meeting in Madrid today.



Practice and qualifying had initially been trimmed during the cost-cutting measures introduced at the start of 2009.



At first, Friday morning practice was cut altogether, and the other two practice sessions plus qualifying reduced from 60 to 45 minutes. The three remaining sessions were restored to an hour's duration not long afterwards.



Riders continued to call for more practice time, and in the latter part of the 2010 season the four-session schedule was restored - albeit with practice and qualifying back to 45 minutes, so the cumulative track time available did not increase.



However today's decision will give the field a full four hours of pre-race running, plus the warm-up, again next season for the first time since 2008.



Moto2 will have four 45-minute sessions, while the 125cc class will have 45-minute practice sessions on Friday and Saturday mornings, but only half an hour of running in the afternoons.



In another adjustment ratified at today's meeting, Moto2 and 125cc will only have three riders per row on the grid - rather than the previous four - at each race next season.
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This is a good move. More practice, more set up time and more Eurosport TV coverage for us to watch.

Everyones a winner.
 

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