MotoGP 2014 Round 7 - Catalunya, Spain
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Last lap he bobbled into Banc de Sabadell and Dani ran into the back of him. From the overhead, it's difficult to determine whether Dani could have held his line, but Marquez was definitely fighting to get the front end to hook up.
Great race. Exciting right up to the last few corners. I thought Rossi may be able to hold them off when he got a 1 second gap, but Marquez is not easily disheartened.
Catalunya often seems to produce a cracking race. Pity we can't race there more often. Marquez said before the weekend that he struggles at this track. But they still didn't beat him.
Great stuff from Marquez, Rossi & even Pedrosa butched up and had a crack. Was hoping Lorenzo & Bradl would be able to stay with them & make it a real war. But it wasn't to be.
Catalunya often seems to produce a cracking race. Pity we can't race there more often. Marquez said before the weekend that he struggles at this track. But they still didn't beat him.
Great stuff from Marquez, Rossi & even Pedrosa butched up and had a crack. Was hoping Lorenzo & Bradl would be able to stay with them & make it a real war. But it wasn't to be.
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Have to go back and watch again, but i didnt see the bobble and Marquez never mentioned it in talking about the bump. He says he took a totally different line in that corner on the last lap to defend which kind of surprised Pedrosa, causing the bump. Besides, you could call Marquez's riding style a controlled wreck in and out of every corner. How do you determine what is a mistake and what isnt.
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maybe the track get cooler as the race progressed and he lost the grip needed for his style. i think...
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I have heard several people on different boards complain about runoffs and no consequences. Did you all ever stop to think that if there was a gravel trap there, they simply wouldnt try anything risky in that corner, which would make the races even more boring to that other group of whiners.
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So, Lorenzo has turned into Pedrosa, where everything has to line up just right for him to be able to perform at the front. It appears that the days of inch perfect lines and metronomic lap perfection needed to win are over. If he cant adapt his style race to race pending conditions, he will soon be winning a couple of races a year when track layout, tire allotment and track temps match up, IF, his crew gets the set up right.
Safety is one thing. Its OK to have a runoff area so the riders do not have a terminal crush if they try too hard. But there still need to be a consequence for running off the track. Maybe speed bumps on the way back to the track? in any sport there is a penalty if you do something against the rules.
You should learn the rules then.
Running off the track is not against the rules.
Gaining an advantage from it is. Marquez allowed Pedrosa past and pulled in behind, hence gaining no advantage.
You also sound a bit biased?
What are you anti-Marquez, pro Rossi or maybe even pro-Pedrosa?
Running off the track is not against the rules.
Gaining an advantage from it is. Marquez allowed Pedrosa past and pulled in behind, hence gaining no advantage.
You also sound a bit biased?
What are you anti-Marquez, pro Rossi or maybe even pro-Pedrosa?
I actually pro all of them. But what does it mean 'gain from it'? With the huge run of area at the end of the start-finish strait, a rider can skip 2-3 corners if running through the run off area. Even if not gaining position, perhaps the rider gains fuel/tyres endurance if it is done a few times? I mean if it is not against the rules to use the run off area at will.
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You'd have a valid point if anyone had done it repeatedly over several laps, but no-one did.
MM did it once, gave the place back to Pedrosa to ensure he'd made no gain, and then re-passed him. So what is your point? Would you have preferred him to cream himself and VR with that attempted outbraking maneouvre that went wrong?! Taking to the run-off was, IMHO, his only other option and to me his thought process was quick and correct. Same as Pedrosa's in the last lap when he realised the door was closing but he was committed - lucky not to bring either himself or MM down, but a correct quick-thinking decision.
