Joined Jun 2016
642 Posts | 244+
Santa Cruz, Cal
I am thrilled (?) to see Zarco on pole. I thought it was great fun to watch both QPs.
If it's wet, it's not really the same as passing in the dry. I don't want to be passing anyone on the brakes in the rain. I don't think it's a forgone conclusion for MM to win. He barely got past Petrucci to win before in the wet. In my opinion, it was a mistake on his part to assume he nailed pole, because there are too many risks in the wet. Maybe Rossi was trying to sucker everyone in, because he and his bike are still a trainin' in the the rainin'. The only suckers were HRC and MM.On the MotoGP FB page they're saying that the gamble didn't pay off for Marquez and Rossi but I can't see exactly what downside there was for Marquez.
As for Rossi maybe he felt 12th was the best he could do anyway, he didn't set a good time after the bike change. He was 2.2 seconds behind Iannone, if he had pace he elusive showed it in the few laps he did on the wet bike.
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