Joined Mar 2015
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Chertsey, Surrey, UK
Its like the apple tree, one fruit sets the other flower fails, thats where it went wrong for Dani.
Its like the apple tree, one fruit sets the other flower fails, thats where it went wrong for Dani.
Another freaky title post from this place ... so Rossi somehow blocked other riders from joining Yamaha so he could have Vinales on board to beat him at Philip Island? Are we back in bizarro-land?
Honda bike was built for Marquez before he even came onboard with the Honda MotoGP team, the tires were made to work best for the Honda rider at 130 lbs (that's Marquez just in case you didn't know his weight), not for Danni (112 lbs) who can't get heat into the tire. Dream on with this rubbish about blocking ... so why did Zarco NOT go to Honda? Think about it.
And today, we witness Marquez the village ..... do yet another stupid move that could have ended Zarco's life ... Marquez knew Zarco was right next to him as came along side ... then Marquez moves over in front of Zarco and hits the brakes!! What? Where exactly did Marquez think Zarco would go? Just magically disappear?
Honda bike was built for Marquez before he even came onboard with the Honda MotoGP team, the tires were made to work best for the Honda rider at 130 lbs (that's Marquez just in case you didn't know his weight), not for Danni (112 lbs) who can't get heat into the tire. Dream on with this rubbish about blocking ... so why did Zarco NOT go to Honda? Think about it.
And today, we witness Marquez the village ..... do yet another stupid move that could have ended Zarco's life ... Marquez knew Zarco was right next to him as came along side ... then Marquez moves over in front of Zarco and hits the brakes!! What? Where exactly did Marquez think Zarco would go? Just magically disappear?
And yet Bautista evolved in 1 race weekend where it took Jorge 1 and 1/2 years? Sometimes I wonder if some of you even watch the MotoGP races?
And I wonder if you do watch or have watched anybody except Valentino Rossi all these years.
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How do you know what MM knew?, and where did Zarco think MM was going to go, off the track perhaps?. And how is MM the rider at fault whether he is the rider in front, or the rider behind as he was at Argentina this year?.
Zarco apologised to Marquez which kind of indicates that Zarco does not see it the same way you do
From here https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/zarco-horror-phillip-island-crash/3204378/
"We were going so fast, there was not a lot of space on the left side," he said. "He was close to Jack and he came back into the race line for Turn 1. I was also there.
"It was a pity, because I could have done a nice race. I was feeling good, I wanted to be in first or second or third to [use] my pace and maybe pull away. Maybe I could have pulled away with Maverick [Vinales], I don't know."
He added that he's already cleared the air with Marquez, who managed to stay on his bike but was forced to retire from the race due to the impact.
"I went to him just to say sorry, because I totally destroyed the back of his bike," the Frenchman added. "He told me no worries, the most important thing is that I didn't injure myself.
"As a racer, as a sportsman, we totally understand each other."
Except that both Bautista and Lorenzo have been riding the Ducati for the same period of time ...........
The 2018 bike was a significant step up though. George himself went back to the 2017 a few times because he couldn’t get his head around the 2018 bike.
Bautistache said yesterday that the reason he lost out towards the end was that the gearbox throw was very different from what he is used to and he screwed up a few shifts.
Joined Mar 2016
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FNQ
I don’t think it was the linkage, the actual feel of the gearbox is different. He says so in the article posted below.
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Norah Head
Oh wow you are back !!! Ive missed you incredible "racing expertice" ..... now to fill you in with whats been happening since you were last here .....
Oh yeah! ..... Marquez won the championship .... again.
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Norah Head
Wow .... wonder how different rossis "gearbox throw" was this week then? Or indeed how Vinales managed .... with the rossi tweaked ..... "gearbox throw".
Joined Mar 2016
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FNQ
Doesn't make sense. Gearbox feels different? You only have one way to shift. The linkage. Everything else is internal gearing, anyone can get used to new ratios.
I'm not a GP rider, but first things I do when getting a new bike are set the levers to my preference, and adjust the brake and shift levers to suit my boots and position. I think, that Alvaro just ...... up a little and missed a gear. Nothing more to it. If the shifter wasn't located ideally that comes down to bike set up.
My main take is that Bautista is a lot better than people including me have given him credit for being. Makes you wonder how many other also-rans would look much better on a factory bike, Casey Stoner previously having been a case in point. If he had never more or less fluked what was intended to be a 1 year place keeping factory Ducati ride he might have continued his whole career as a back marker crasher.
Joined Mar 2015
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Chertsey, Surrey, UK
Obviously didn't read the article where Zarco accepted the blame. BTW where are the wing mirrors that will show who is behind?
There were 3 bikes fighting for the same piece of turf, at 200mph the tow you get from a bike is incredible its worth another 10mph, so please read whats been said instead of bad mouthing over a racing incident.
As someone favourably disposed towards both involved riders I really didn’t understand live what had happened as I said on the race thread, but even then thought surely the contact wasn’t at a point where anyone would be trying a pass or could be expected to anticipate a passing attempt. Perhaps the Jerez 2005 last corner “pass” is Robains' standard for legitimate overtaking moves.
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I’ve always been a Bautista fan and I am glad he got a chance to prove himself before he leaves.
He should be a hoot to watch in WSBK.
Joined Feb 2018
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Italy
It's gonna be interesting to see a middle-high level motoGP rider against a top-level SBK rider on the exact same bike.
Even tho that's the only good thing about him leaving motoGP :/
Joined Mar 2016
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FNQ
I think Bautista will better Chaz Davies. This is who you mean right?
