He got Michelins map 8 tire.
Help me out here. As I understand, each team is allocated a certain number of tires for the weekend. This includes the tires for the race, yes? The quote below I lifted off Crash. I mean, duh. You can look at a tire to see if it's done any laps but the statement below makes it sound as if the race tires arrived separately. And when will the data analysis be released? I know I'm cynical and jaded but this stinks.
Mapping 8 was to tell him 5 laps to go so he could then push for 1st....no team orders...simon called it correctly early on as its to manage tyre pressures.Martín with the Michelin special this race, what a shame. This result really complicates things for the season finale, Bagnaia can afford riding more conservatively and still walk away with the 'ship. DiGia proved to be the strongest man this weekend, a pity he's without a seat for the next season but that's what the sport has, gotta perform when the pressure is on. Maybe he can grab a seat as test rider and partake in some wildcards next year. At least he made the championship a little bit closer. Also I'm getting the impression he didn't actually bother with "Mapping 8". With this, the only Ducati riders without a win are Marini and A. Márquez, the latter still has more opportunities to get one, Marini only gets next race before he departs for Honda.
Did it stink when Pecco had same issue in sprint?
I'm waiting to hear an official statement from Martin's garage. I've been out most of the day and haven't seen anything from them blaming Michelin. There's a lot to dislike about Michelin, making them a convenient scapegoat, but this just stinks of someone making a bad decision with tires or set-up, a feeling that gets stronger when watching the way they slammed the gates closed as soon as Martin was inside. I don't recall, under circumstances of the most extreme loss/failure/embarrassment ever seeing a team abruptly slam the gates closed like that.
I never realised Pecco was drink driving and crashed on moto gp circuit. Unsure how that links to AE giving a little tap on FM helmet.
If both were given garbage tires then yes, it stinks for both. I've never been a fan of a single tire supplier.
Map 8 was first given to jorge lorenzo while on Ducati to telling not to go for the win. He also ignored the message. Why would they say map 8 when they could literally send 5 to go?
Toxic masculinity stikes again.
Not to mention it's on his pit board. Crafar was talking to Frankie Carchedi and said he (Crafar) was going to ask Ducati management what they thought of Digi going for the win but who wouldn't in his shoes? Crafar never mentioned the Map 8 message but Carchedi immediately said something to the effect of; "Nah, it's there race. We just sent a message because he (Digi) wanted to know when there were 5 laps remaining" and "it wasn't anything special." Digi knows what lap he's on. Only an Espargaro would mess that up.
Aleix is NOT "a young guy"... over a decade out of the "young guy" classes
IIRC, Jorge was in Third, with Dovi behind him. Dovi had to win to keep championship alive vs Marc. Lorenzo never ceded position citing after the race it would have been worse for Dovi as he had superior pace and was dragging Dovi towards the front.
Yeah a proper whack on the helmet. This can't go on! What comes next? A double tap? Or even worse he could be road raging all over the place and showing other riders on a live track the finger?
I agree. Still a ways to go to match Sofoglu in a WSS race some years ago though.
