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Segfault

Segfault

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When Bautista took the lead I was thinking that was premature, why not sit behind Rea and preserve tires.
A little bit special. New bike, never raced before. A new rider in the class. Victory by 15 seconds.
Rea said Bautista is not stressing him a bit [during testing].

Edit: Davies looks rather pathetic at the moment.
 
Hmmm... Melandri dominated this meeting last year and ended up finishing 5th in the championship.
 
Bautista is a top class Moto GP rider who should still be in the premier class on a decent ride.

He always goes well at Philip Island, but I honestly think he's going to do amazingly well in WSB this year!

Macca
 
Rea after testing: Bautista is not stressing us a bit.
Rea after race 1: Second was the best we could hope for and I'm happy we achieved it.
A small contradiction here?

Davies has a long way to go. 27 seconds off teammate is just as bad as it looks like. Sure, he can shove off 15-20 seconds relatively easy, but then there is a mountain to climb.

More to come from Phillip Island. I'll be watching. :)
 
AFAIK there is no complaining about injury.
Looking at other Ducatis I'd say it is Bautista who is winning, it is not like the bike is some sort of exceptional beast.
Rea said it is going to be different in "normal" tracks. What's "normal"?
 
OK, after reading all the interviews with Rea I'm staring to dislike the guy. He apparently thinks he is some sort of undisputed king of WSBK. He is bitter and he is showing it. Now I hope Bautista will ruffle his feathers in races to come.
 
Segfault said:
AFAIK there is no complaining about injury.
Looking at other Ducatis I'd say it is Bautista who is winning, it is not like the bike is some sort of exceptional beast.
Rea said it is going to be different in "normal" tracks. What's "normal"?
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PI is a pretty weird track. Fastest average speed on the GP calendar (other than the new glorified dragstrip known as the Red Bull Ring), and very few heavy braking zones.
 
Sprint race. Rea gave it all, he was right on the limit and gave up only when there was no hope left. Hats off.
 
Just happy to see Rea work a little harder - he’s enormously talented. That being said, I was a fan of Alvaro when he was in MotoGP so I was definitely happy with results today. Great race!
 
This sprint race is different, tire wear is not an issue, they race flat out. Pretty cool for spectators.
 
Race 2. We saw Kawasakis racing. We saw Yamahas racing. There was a red thing but it disappeared from TV screens. Ducati management must have a serious talk with this Bautista fella. You can't ride away like that, the bike must be seen to keep sponsors happy.
 
I've seen a few posts on social media basically going "Ha ha! Look at how much faster MotoGP riders are" because obviously being an ex-MotoGP rider has helped Melandri completely dominate superbikes hasn't it?
 
Regarding the comment about normal tracks, PI isn't generally an indicator of how the season is going to pan out, so I think what Rea means is see what happens at the tighter twistier tracks.

Fair play to Bautista though, he never got a chance on decent machinery in MotoGP.
 
I saw comments Davies improved for second race. He was seventh alright, but no closer to Bautista. I believe Bautista paraded during last lap and lost about 6 seconds? Even so Davies finished 27 seconds behind.
 
How much is Alvaro and how much is the bike? The commentators were saying that the Ducati is superior in all aspects: revs, speed, horsepower; and the Duc is very easy on the tires too. I`m so glad for Ducati and for the show, finally somebody who could challenge Rea.

Another topic: how lame for Honda to end partnership with TenKate in such fashion, at the end of october, last year? And does anybody know why? I really liked the dutch guys, they were very dedicated and now are gone. Shame Honda
 
Segfault said:
Race 2. We saw Kawasakis racing. We saw Yamahas racing. There was a red thing but it disappeared from TV screens. Ducati management must have a serious talk with this Bautista fella. You can't ride away like that, the bike must be seen to keep sponsors happy.
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Blame the tv crews for the lack of winner pictures, they just follow the also rans in the race like a certain Mr Rea, (whose good enough for motogp now?).
Bautista blitzed them, can't wait for Thailand :D

BTW Rea looked a bit pissed off after the race, guess he doesn't like competition. Shame as well about Leon, I think after a few races he will give his teammate a few worries!
 
If Cal can get podiums and wins I think Rea could too, JR's GP ship has sailed though, 32 years old now and spent too long being loyal to Honda who gave him nothing in return.

His stand in rides on Casey's bike in 2012 were no disgrace given the circumstances(never ridden a GP bike, bike was tailored for Stoner, never ridden on Bridgestones).
 
AntG said:
If Cal can get podiums and wins I think Rea could too, JR's GP ship has sailed though, 32 years old now and spent too long being loyal to Honda who gave him nothing in return.

His stand in rides on Casey's bike in 2012 were no disgrace given the circumstances(never ridden a GP bike, bike was tailored for Stoner, never ridden on Bridgestones).
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I think he'd be pushing it at 32, Cal's been around since what 2011?
Had 3 wins 1st in 2016, so on that score Rea would be 37, hardly likely is it, even if he was offered another chance on a good bike.
 

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