MotoGP 2014 Round 6 - Mugello, Italy

MotoGP 2014 Round 6
Gran Premio d'Italia TIM
Mugello, Italy



Circuit info

• Length: 5.245 m / 3.259 miles
• Width: 14m
• Left corners: 6
• Right corners: 9
• Longest straight: 1.141 m / 0.709 miles
• Constructed: 1974
• Modified: NA
• Laps: 23
• Total Distance: 120.6 km - 75.0 miles

Introduction
Located 30km north-east of Florence in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, Mugello is a modern circuit with excellent facilities. Bought by Ferrari back in 1988, the 5.245km track has been renovated to a high standard and has a growing reputation as one of the world’s most up-to-date, scenic and safest race circuits.

A blend of slow and fast turns with sweeping curves, long straights and off-camber corners make Mugello one of the most challenging circuits for the riders and engineers. Having hosted its first MotoGP event back in 1976 the venue became a permanent fixture in 1991 after extensive refurbishment. Set within a beautiful tree lined Tuscan valley, Mugello also offers ample viewing areas for a particularly boisterous and partisan Italian crowd.

1- mm, 2- vr, 3- dp (could anyone tell me btw why capital letters suddenly stopped working?)

1. Rossi
2. MM
3. A.Espagaro
4. Dani
5. JLo
6. Iannone
7. Cal
8. Dovi
9. Smith
10. P.Espagaro
11. Redding
12. Aoyama

Bautista will take Out Bradl
Everyone else will be far behind....

1. Lorenzo - his head comes out of his ....
2. Marquez - crashes 3 times & still takes 2nd.
3. Rossi - off pace few tenths
4. Pedrosa
5. Dovi
6. Bradl
7. Pol
8. Bautista - he might torpedo someone from podium-high
9. Bradl
10. Crutchlow - I have a bet that he'll finish within top 10 this season & I wish I can put him up further up this list.
11. A. Esp
12. Redding
13. Aoyama
14. Hayden
15. Colin

sewarion said:

(could anyone tell me btw why capital letters suddenly stopped working?)

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That's odd... there's no reason for them not to be working. MM, VR.

Mm, vr, dp

haha, now that's 1 out of 6. might be 6/6 when the mugello race is on

JL unbeaten here since 2010 gotta give him a bit of a boost... 93's only race crash here last year so he's gonna want to sort that out with a win. VR heading home on strong recent form and great record here in the past. DP.....nevermind

1 MM
2 VR
3 JL
4 DP
5 AB
6 BS
7 AE
8 PE
9 SB
10 AI

1. VR
2. MM
3. JL
4. DP
5. ...Who knows, the guys from 5 -10 are quite inconsistent.

Nicky for the win!

Today, from Rossi:

"It is 25-points like the other races but Mugello is a question of honour because it is one of my favourite tracks. Jorge has won the last three races on a Yamaha with some fantastic races, which means the M1 is very competitive at Mugello. I know with Marc and the Hondas it will be very, very difficult but we have to try. Marc is clearly at the top and I wish I could fight with him when I was 22. But it is a good motivation and to try and beat him."

livewoutlimit said:

1. Lorenzo - his head comes out of his ....
2. Marquez - crashes 3 times & still takes 2nd.

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HAHA, this cracked me up!

557953 said:

JL unbeaten here since 2010 gotta give him a bit of a boost...

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This is really what i'll be watching for. If Lorenzo goes out there, THIS season, and looks horrendous, it really tells everyone all they need know about the current state of Yamaha, and Lorenzo's brain function. How the heck could a rider be so dominate at a circuit for multiple years, then step off a cliff? With that said, i'll be shocked if someone can beat <acronym title="Marc Marquez">MM</acronym>, barring some low side crash out.

1-MM
2-JL
3-VR
4-DP
5-PE
6-AB
7-AD
8-BS
9-CC
10-AE

1. Valentino ...he is unbeatable in a fight at the end of the race in Mugello...
2. Marc Marquez ...Sorry Bro you're amazing but this is still Rossi Land!
3. Lorenzo ...well the Yamaha works quite well in Mugello!

ReddiWhip said:

HAHA, this cracked me up!



This is really what i'll be watching for. If Lorenzo goes out there, THIS season, and looks horrendous, it really tells everyone all they need know about the current state of Yamaha, and Lorenzo's brain function. How the heck could a rider be so dominate at a circuit for multiple years, then step off a cliff? With that said, i'll be shocked if someone can beat <acronym title="Marc Marquez">MM</acronym>, barring some low side crash out.

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Totally agree BUT if you haven't figured this out by now your in a state of denial.

pengilly said:

Totally agree BUT if you haven't figured this out by now your in a state of denial.

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Well, clearly he's in trouble, no doubt about that. I guess my comment was questioning to what degree? At his current trajectory, he'll either not have a factory seat, or be out of the sport in three years. That's where the State of Denial starts to kick in. Witnessing the change from World Champ, Warrior-Like performances, shear determination, and losing the Championship by 4 points last season last season, to now watching a tragic slide into oblivion... I can't accept what I'm seeing as reality.

Vale46Manziel2 said:

1. Valentino ...he is unbeatable in a fight at the end of the race in Mugello...
2. Marc Marquez ...Sorry Bro you're amazing but this is still Rossi Land!
3. Lorenzo ...well the Yamaha works quite well in Mugello!

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unbeatable at mugello hahaha i never read something so foolish can you tell me the last time rossi won there?
last time rossi won at mugello was in 2008 so we are going on 6 years. how is he unbeateable?

Rossi: ‘Victory at Mugello is a matter of honour’



Valentino Rossi’s first home race of the year and the 300th of his career, at the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM. Today, from Rossi (emphasis added):

Valentino Rossi said:

I am very happy to go to Mugello,” comments The Doctor. “This is a beautiful track and I like it so much. There are always 25 points as the other races, but Mugello is a matter of honour. Jorge (Lorenzo) has won the last three years on the Yamaha, doing fantastic races, and this means that the M1 is very competitive on this track. It will be my 300th GP this weekend and for that I am not very happy because it means that I'm old! But I'm happy because I am in good shape and I can still be very fast.

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The back of VR's leathers: #thisisforsic58. Im getting the distinct impression that Valentino is either going to win it or bin it. He wants this race more than anything.

FP1
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 340.2 1'48.004
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 340.9 1'48.386 0.382 / 0.382
3 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 347.2 1'48.434 0.430 / 0.048
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 343.8 1'48.518 0.514 / 0.084
5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 339.6 1'48.665 0.661 / 0.147
6 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 338.2 1'48.743 0.739 / 0.078
7 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 339.4 1'48.925 0.921 / 0.182
8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Ducati Team Ducati 343.2 1'48.980 0.976 / 0.055
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 341.5 1'49.030 1.026 / 0.050
10 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 341.3 1'49.030 1.026
11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 338.7 1'49.203 1.199 / 0.173
12 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 340.1 1'49.308 1.304 / 0.105
13 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 330.3 1'49.818 1.814 / 0.510
14 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 343.7 1'50.030 2.026 / 0.212
15 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Drive M7 Aspar Honda 326.9 1'50.143 2.139 / 0.113
16 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 338.2 1'50.189 2.185 / 0.046
17 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 328.2 1'50.327 2.323 / 0.138
18 45 Scott REDDING GBR GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 326.3 1'50.440 2.436 / 0.113
19 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Avintia 320.3 1'51.396 3.392 / 0.956
20 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Avintia 327.1 1'52.164 4.160 / 0.768
21 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 326.1 1'52.748 4.744 / 0.584
22 23 Broc PARKES AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 317.3 1'53.775 5.771 / 1.027
23 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Drive M7 Aspar Honda 322.8 1'55.369 7.365 / 1.594