IT'S RACE WEEK!!!! Round 1 - PT Thai Grand Prix

Sennas_Caress said:

It's only a sprint, at the first track of a long season. Having said that, it looks ominous. If this is a peak into the future, the next two seasons will be much more boring than the last few seasons, at least regarding the first spot.

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It's very possible.
But the last two years would have been equally boring if Frantisek hadn't screwed up so damn often.

I for one am ready to witness the comeback of the century and more importantly Marc equalling and hopefully beating Valentino's records.

JFM01 said:

It's very possible.
But the last two years would have been equally boring if Frantisek hadn't screwed up so damn often.

I for one am ready to witness the comeback of the century and more importantly Marc equalling and hopefully beating Valentino's records.

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So what you are saying is that the last two years would have been more boring if it hadn't developed as it did?

Sounds like it was a fight for the first spot

Arrrr rats, I was hoping to see Miller beat the KTM riders

Should we start a conspiracy for Alex beating Bagnaia but still behind Bro?

Ogura ahead of baby Jesus

Sennas_Caress said:

So what you are saying is that the last two years would have been more boring if it hadn't developed as it did?

Sounds like it was a fight for the first spot

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It was a great fight, but the excitement was helped by the fact that Frantisek binned it quite often.

warthog1 said:

What is a firestick?
I pay for a motogp pass and it streams through appletv using my mobile phone as a hotspot when away at work and wifi at home.

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Amazon Firestick just Google it. You can download an app that lets you access sports channels around the world, get movies and internet provided television. You need a subscription from a local “provider” who will also set it up for you. Not strictly legal so ask in your local pub someone will know someone but beware not all providers are equal so get recommendations.

MichaelBolton said:

Boring sprint, F1-esque with the lack of overtaking, although as a Marc fan I'm delighted with his win, untouchable. First time he leads the championship since 2019.

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Honestly, I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I couldn't give a toss if Marc won every.single.race this yr. After the .... he's been through, I want him to crush everyone so I can drink the tears of all his haters.

As others have said, Ogura was sensational and utterly embarrassed Fernandez. If the status quo continues like that then maybe Trackhouse will FINALLY realise that Raul is never going to deliver.

Great to see Mir up there and looking fighty. It was a shame he lost places at the start but the fact he was able to attack and make places up is very encouraging.

Pecco finished over 3 seconds behind Marc...in a sprint.

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As others have said, Ogura was sensational and utterly embarrassed Fernandez. If the status quo continues like that then maybe Trackhouse will FINALLY realise that Raul is never going to deliver.

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I don't rate Raul but he's still hurt from the pre-season injury. It was a middling result but not as bad as it would've been a year ago. I must say I'm glad because it looks like Aprilia has stepped up this season, although the jury is still out on whether they're built a bike able to consistently perform across all tracks. Maverick left for idiotic reasons and now he has to watch the Aprilias finish all ahead of him.

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Pecco finished over 3 seconds behind Marc...in a sprint.

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It will be an upgrade if he settles down with 3rds in the sprints over throwing the bike down half of the time. He needs to be more consistent than ever if he dreams of beating Marc over a season.

How can so many young men be on the fastest bikes in the world be so dull?

I barely made the end of the race...

#22 said:

Honestly, I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I couldn't give a toss if Marc won every.single.race this yr. After the .... he's been through, I want him to crush everyone so I can drink the tears of all his haters.

As others have said, Ogura was sensational and utterly embarrassed Fernandez. If the status quo continues like that then maybe Trackhouse will FINALLY realise that Raul is never going to deliver.

Great to see Mir up there and looking fighty. It was a shame he lost places at the start but the fact he was able to attack and make places up is very encouraging.

Pecco finished over 3 seconds behind Marc...in a sprint.

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So crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women ?.

I too wouldn't mind seeing MM dominate, particularly to spite Valentino. I have warmed to Bagnaia somewhat though, and wouldn't be so happy about him being totally crushed, I believe him to be at least his own man, and if he is beaten it will be because of how good MM is, he has been the master of riding these aero bikes, although I don't really understand why he threw his bike down the road so often last season.

MichaelBolton said:

I don't rate Raul but he's still hurt from the pre-season injury. It was a middling result but not as bad as it would've been a year ago. I must say I'm glad because it looks like Aprilia has stepped up this season, although the jury is still out on whether they're built a bike able to consistently perform across all tracks. Maverick left for idiotic reasons and now he has to watch the Aprilias finish all ahead of him.

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Ogura got 4th in his first race. Im not saying he'll do that every race but Fernandez continues to underperform. His injury was his own doing, and the second time he had a serious accident on the first day of pre season testing.

michaelm said:

So crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women ?.

I too wouldn't mind seeing MM dominate, particularly to spite Valentino. I have warmed to Bagnaia somewhat though, and wouldn't be so happy about him being totally crushed, I believe him to be at least his own man, and if he is beaten it will be because of how good MM is, he has been the master of riding theses aero bikes, although I don't really understand why he threw his bike down the road so often last season.

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I agree about Bagnaia, he is a master of riding the Ducati the way they want it ridden.

warthog1 said:

What is a firestick?
I pay for a motogp pass and it streams through appletv using my mobile phone as a hotspot when away at work and wifi at home.

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Never mind the Firestick. Had one. Started out working great, and then quality of service continually degraded.

So, while not "exciting" in the sense of there being a lot of duels, the sprint was nonetheless fun to watch as a possible preview into the remainder of the season. Honestly, I don't expect riders to take huge wild risks, going tooth and nail in the first race of the season anyway.

Pleased to see Schmarkles run away with the first race leaving Pecco in the dust. Pleased to see Alex outpace Pecco on equal machinery - having me thinking that Alex may well be truly coming into his own. And of course anticipating the possibility that Pecco will typically up his game on Sunday.

Happy to see Miller looking so good on the Yamaha, while similtaneously counting the seconds before he would throw it away.

Very much hoping that Ogura can continue in this vein over the course of the season.

Not terribly surprised that Acosta is not the 2nd coming. Not that it matters in the big picture, but personality-wise I always perceived him as being a bit of a self-entitled, hubris-heavy, grumpy little twerp, who was buying big-time into all the hype about him.

Bummed to see Quartararo (never seem to spell his name right the first three times) being out-paced by Miller, reinforcing the thought that he's waited wayyy.... too long to jump ship (assuming that's ever been in his plans) but still hoping one way or the other, he has a good season.

And freakin' Martin - what a disappointment. Been champing at the bit to see what he'll do on the Aprilia.

Still can't comprehend why the hell Vinales still has a seat.

Anyhoo . . . 1st race of the season - totally brightens my day here at the tail end of long, grim winter.