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I after FP1, Honda said Nakagami was going to run the new frame in FP2 though this hasn't been confirmed. Bradl binned it early in FP2.
I after FP1, Honda said Nakagami was going to run the new frame in FP2 though this hasn't been confirmed. Bradl binned it early in FP2.
Aleix has been strong at the end of races this year but starting from P1 along side Pecco and Fabio, Aleix better be able to stick with them. In any event, Aleix is killing it. Vinales also has good pace in the latter stages of races so maybe starting from P8 will keep in in the hunt.
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Well, that was bizarre. Shades of KRJr’s same mistake all those years ago.
Fantastic performance from Fabio. Shades of Lorenzo. Maybe even better.
Rins won’t be sending Nakagami a Christmas card. Nakagami lucky he didn’t get hurt. Rins not so lucky. I feel bad for Pecco, he barely got tagged but it was enough.
Nice flowing track played to the advantage of the Yamaha in the hands of Fabio. Interesting that the Pramac guys were the only Ducs in the hunt.
What happened to Miller? Pretty good fight back from Mir for a spell there. KTM nowhere.
I think the season will get even more interesting from here on out. Half way there !
Fantastic performance from Fabio. Shades of Lorenzo. Maybe even better.
Rins won’t be sending Nakagami a Christmas card. Nakagami lucky he didn’t get hurt. Rins not so lucky. I feel bad for Pecco, he barely got tagged but it was enough.
Nice flowing track played to the advantage of the Yamaha in the hands of Fabio. Interesting that the Pramac guys were the only Ducs in the hunt.
What happened to Miller? Pretty good fight back from Mir for a spell there. KTM nowhere.
I think the season will get even more interesting from here on out. Half way there !
Well, that was bizarre. Shades of KRJr’s same mistake all those years ago.
Fantastic performance from Fabio. Shades of Lorenzo. Maybe even better.
Rins won’t be sending Nakagami a Christmas card. Nakagami lucky he didn’t get hurt. Rins not so lucky. I feel bad for Pecco, he barely got tagged but it was enough.
Nice flowing track played to the advantage of the Yamaha in the hands of Fabio. Interesting that the Pramac guys were the only Ducs in the hunt.
What happened to Miller? Pretty good fight back from Mir for a spell there. KTM nowhere.
I think the season will get even more interesting from here on out. Half way there !
Fantastic performance from Fabio. Shades of Lorenzo. Maybe even better.
Rins won’t be sending Nakagami a Christmas card. Nakagami lucky he didn’t get hurt. Rins not so lucky. I feel bad for Pecco, he barely got tagged but it was enough.
Nice flowing track played to the advantage of the Yamaha in the hands of Fabio. Interesting that the Pramac guys were the only Ducs in the hunt.
What happened to Miller? Pretty good fight back from Mir for a spell there. KTM nowhere.
I think the season will get even more interesting from here on out. Half way there !
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I guess he lost interest in being competitive with the Duc now that he secured his future. Still, if I'm KTM I would be nervous if he turns this attitude into a permanent fixture through the remainder of his Ducati contract.
Nakagami lost a lot of casual supporters today. Rins still hasn’t scored a point since being tied for the lead, and now he’s broken his left hand. Mir finished 4th from the back. Would have been nice to see what Rins had for Barcelona.
Pecco is another 25 points back. He’s basically out of it with his no-scores at Lemans and Catalunya.
Enea can’t stay upright.
Fabs is looking good. Sachsenring should be another chance to score well.
To be fair, Nakagami just lost it. A racing incident. It just happened to take a couple of people out, one of whom was a championship contender and another who had a clash with Taka a week before.
Listening to comments, it seems that riders who chose the hard rubber expecting it to come in late in the race were disappointed that it didn’t . Zarco and Miller said as much and I think others were affected by grip issues like that. In fact, it looks like the hard rubber never came in at all.
Interestingly, Fabio chose to stick with the softs. It was the way to bet as it turns out.
Listening to comments, it seems that riders who chose the hard rubber expecting it to come in late in the race were disappointed that it didn’t . Zarco and Miller said as much and I think others were affected by grip issues like that. In fact, it looks like the hard rubber never came in at all.
Interestingly, Fabio chose to stick with the softs. It was the way to bet as it turns out.
To be fair, Nakagami just lost it. A racing incident. It just happened to take a couple of people out, one of whom was a championship contender and another who had a clash with Taka a week before.
Listening to comments, it seems that riders who chose the hard rubber expecting it to come in late in the race were disappointed that it didn’t . Zarco and Miller said as much and I think others were affected by grip issues like that. In fact, it looks like the hard rubber never came in at all.
Interestingly, Fabio chose to stick with the softs. It was the way to bet as it turns out.
Listening to comments, it seems that riders who chose the hard rubber expecting it to come in late in the race were disappointed that it didn’t . Zarco and Miller said as much and I think others were affected by grip issues like that. In fact, it looks like the hard rubber never came in at all.
Interestingly, Fabio chose to stick with the softs. It was the way to bet as it turns out.
Fabio was smart, and ran a couple of race sims to check grip. Gives less time to play with settings so I guess he has a good baseline. I guess that was the rea gamble, that his base settings were good enough to run race distance simulations in practice.
Regarding Taka, it was an honest mistake, but an unfortunate one. He effectively eliminated Ducati from the championship picture and he crashed his biggest detractor in the paddock, who will be sticking around next season. Nakagami’s MotoGP career was hanging by a thread. A non-score might have been enough to end it, but he also managed to anger Dorna and Ducati.
Perhaps I’m placing too much weight on a single crash, but I think he not only ended his MotoGP career today, but he also ended any opportunity that may have existed to remain with Honda in any capacity.
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Indeed
'Rins will begin a program of recovery which will include his wrist being immobilised, regular icing and electromagnetic therapy, anti-inflammatory medication, and rest', read a Suzuki statement.
'Naturally, he will now miss the Catalan Test taking place at Montmelò tomorrow, Monday 6th June. He will undergo further assessments and checks ahead of the next Grand Prix in Germany in two weeks’ time.'
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1004670/1/alex-rins-i-hope-taka-okay-he-can-t-go
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Or he just had a .... ride. He's had them before, as have all riders.
There's no point sugar-coating it, that was a very frustrating way to finish off the weekend. Go again in Germany in a few weeks time
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