Martins weakness is he is a Fairweather rider. When things aren't right he falls back considerably. Binder is the opposite in that aspect. But I agree Martin is a really good rider. I just rate Binder slightly higher. I could totally be wrong though.
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It was an exciting race from start to finish. If there was significant tire wear in the Premier class you'd have an area where riders can actually make a difference.
By exciting I meant Moto2. The MotoGP race was boring, quite frankly.Pretty underwhelming race for me I’m afraid. Pecco rode a like the WC he is, the rest rode the percentages. Not as convinced as many with Binder and hoping that Marc is still on an upward learning curve with the bike. Acosta stood out mainly due to the rest not showing much.
After the tv coverage finished they had a rerun of the WSBK race from Phillip Island so thought I’d have a watch. My first thought when seeing the bikes was, .... me, they look like proper motorbikes not big, wide and fat with .... attached to them MotoGP bikes! The bikes were actually moving around under the riders as if they weren’t on rails and you could see the riders input affecting the bikes handling!
The difference between what MotoGP has become and WSBK is was genuinely shocking!
Serves him right. His behavior to fight being taken off the grid benefitted him. Had he followed orders he would have had to start from pit lane. Instead he caused a red flag and got to start from the back of the grid. So in the future if a rider stalls on the grid, fight being pulled of grid so you can start from the back. He should be penalized for that.Not only did Raul have to start from the back of the grid, he also had to start on used tyres
'Electric problem' was the cause of Raul Fernandez bikes issue at the start; Second bike had 'used tyres and was difficult to manage'
This was a sunday to forget for Raul Fernandez on Losail as even before the start of the race the spaniard had problems with his RS-GP, that forced the start of the race to be postponed for a few minutes. An electric problem was the cause of his issues. Here is the rider explanation on […]
Did you watch last year's Moto3 race at Qatar?
I agree, the rule has been 100% clear since Argentina 2018 when Marquez had a similar issue. He was also clearly told by race officials to get off the grid. In my opinion, he should have been black flagged.
Pretty underwhelming race for me I’m afraid. Pecco rode a like the WC he is, the rest rode the percentages. Not as convinced as many with Binder and hoping that Marc is still on an upward learning curve with the bike. Acosta stood out mainly due to the rest not showing much.
After the tv coverage finished they had a rerun of the WSBK race from Phillip Island so thought I’d have a watch. My first thought when seeing the bikes was, .... me, they look like proper motorbikes not big, wide and fat with .... attached to them MotoGP bikes! The bikes were actually moving around under the riders as if they weren’t on rails and you could see the riders input affecting the bikes handling!
The difference between what MotoGP has become and WSBK is was genuinely shocking!
