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Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina 2017
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Smart money for me, before we see any practise would have to be on Marquez. He's had 2 dominant wins out of three races and should've had a second place.
Joined Nov 2015
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Australia
What I think will happen - Marquez, Vinales, Rossi.
What I'd like to see happen - Iannone, Pedrosa, Lorenzo.
What I'd like to see happen - Iannone, Pedrosa, Lorenzo.
Joined Aug 2013
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USA
this is a tough call, tires will be a factor here, and they did not run a full race on a single set of tires last year... this track really suits the aggressive riders like maquez and iannone, but its also a high speed track so Dovi with the power of the ducati might also come into play, rossi might also be a factor
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Rain forecasted for Saturday and Sunday.
And a interesting quote from Max Oxley about last week:
"If qualifying hadn't been cancelled, JL probably would've started from the front row and the whole race would've been v different. He would've been right there with MV and Dovi and who knows, he might have won"
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/motogp/why-rossi-must-reinvent-himself-once-again
Jorge
Johann
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Rain forecasted for Saturday and Sunday.
And a interesting quote from Max Oxley about last week:
"If qualifying hadn't been cancelled, JL probably would've started from the front row and the whole race would've been v different. He would've been right there with MV and Dovi and who knows, he might have won"
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/motogp/why-rossi-must-reinvent-himself-once-again
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"Michelin-Argentina An Important Test For Tires
https://motomatters.com/news/2017/04/05/michelin_argentina_an_important_test_for.html
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Nah, I think Torpedone will have a big chance on winning if he stays on the bike. Suzuki needs a rider like him.
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It was a good piece of propaganda to add "But if they bring this tyre here maybe others have the problem too..." Well played Valentino ....., well played.
Joined Jun 2016
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Santa Cruz, Cal
MotoGP Argentina (Río Hondo) 2017 Live Commentaries
Holy cr@p. That is an open, unambiguous statement that the tyre/tire manufacturer favors him.
Michelin could easily have changed the compounds for both Argentina and COTA, since they were bad at both tracks last year, WITHOUT mentioning anything to Rossil. I wouldn't have thought much of it. Especially since Marquez likes a firmer front. (Who doesn't?) ;-P
Now, we have to keep Rossi on the podium. I think Marc and Honda will bounce back and Marquez will NOT listen to the saboteur that tells him to remove his preferred HARD front tire. Someone will have to beat Marquez to win.
Joined Nov 2015
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A caravan on an island
What's to explain?
This tyre business is getting old. Every time there's a compound change this forum reverberates to the sound of foil hats in mass production.
Stop press... Michelin bring tyres for everyone!!!!
If I see nobody else using the tyres Rossi uses then I will join in.
