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Rd 16 - MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2023

#22 said:
I agree, I cannot wait to see what Marc does in 2024 because it's hard to comprehend just how bad that bike is.

In other news, Augusto Fernandez won't be getting a Christmas card from Fabio.

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Thank god that wasn't Binder. He would probably have to start from pit lane for the rest of the season while having to do a long lap penalty every lap because of a move like that.
 
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KTM's really brought it around in practice 2, Bagnaia will have to go through Q1 again.

PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)1'27.943s23/25347k
2Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.148s26/27346k
3Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP23)+0.269s21/23344k
4Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP23)+0.279s26/26347k
5Pol EspargaroSPATech3 GASGAS (RC16)+0.420s22/24344k
6Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+0.425s25/27344k
7Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP22)+0.509s24/27345k
8Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP23)+0.510s21/23351k
9Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP23)+0.513s19/21341k
10Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP23)+0.513s20/25345k
11Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP23)+0.699s24/25345k
12Alex RinsSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+0.701s22/24342k
13Augusto FernandezSPATech3 GASGAS (RC16)*+0.713s23/24343k
14Raul FernandezSPARNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)+0.716s25/27343k
15Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP22)+0.718s25/26347k
16Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.847s17/22345k
17Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.994s26/27344k
18Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.064s22/23342k
19Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+1.221s23/24345k
20Miguel OliveiraPORRNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)+1.768s24/25343k
21Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.807s22/27342k
22Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.965s20/21344k
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#22 said:
I agree, I cannot wait to see what Marc does in 2024 because it's hard to comprehend just how bad that bike is.

In other news, Augusto Fernandez won't be getting a Christmas card from Fabio.

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This is so clear cut ........ a perfect example of what not to do (Fernandez).

Genuine question/thought from me is at what point does a 3 place penalty become more?

3 grid places is in many ways not a large deterrent.
 
Jack with a chance at his home grand prix. That will sell some tickets!

KTM looking good. Pol in 5th?! Ducati GP23 suddenly looks a bit vulnerable, particularly the factory machines. Enea beating up on Pecco at the moment.
 
Even if Pecco blows this , he seemed to make it up in race pace last time.

Marquez crash coming. He wants to spoil Peccos lap. Edit : Amazing. He didn't crash
 
I haven’t watched anything, just read all your comments.
Sounds exciting!
Will watch tomorrow, gotta love and watch the action at the great tracks!
 
Martin has made bad choices 2 main races in a row Imo however. He needed to think of the title rather than winning the last 2 races which he didn’t need to do. Second last week and not gambling on a soft tyre and he is still very likely leading the championship; he very possibly might even have won on a medium tyre but would very probably imo have finished better than 4th.

Happy to see Zarco win a race at what may be his last opportunity though. Just heard Troy Bayliss on the Australian TV coverage who rather knows the feeling, in motogp at least.
 
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So pleased for Zarco and DiGi. Makes me wonder what DiGi could have done if they'd found that setting earlier in the season. I hope he manages to get a decent ride for next season off the back of this.

Really exciting last couple of laps, I was on the edge of my seat.
 
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Zarco lost his title as the most successful rider never to win a MotoGP/500 race, who now has that title?

I think they said that the other riders with soft rears went backwards too, even worse than Martin. What tyres did Zarco have?

Miller as usual started well but ended up going backwards

Hopefully di Giannantonio will end up with the final seat, be that with Honda or with whoever looses a rider to Honda

Both Zarco and di Giannantonio gained 2 places in the championship
 
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Happy for Zarco, but not that impressed that he literally shoved Binder from the podium. On to the next one I suppose.
 
Just finished watching a delayed broadcast. Exciting first few laps, then procession, then a banger of an ending. Jorge almost made the soft work but the race was one lap too long for him. From 6 points ahead of Pecco to 27 behind, that's a significant blow for his chances and the psychological aspect of it shouldn't be understimated. Of course everything can change tomorrow with one DNF if the race finally takes place. By the way, Bagnaia's overtake for 2nd was ballsy as hell.

Delighted for Zarco tbh, always found him one of the most likeable characters in the paddock. DiGia's got his great breakthrough a bit too late for his Gresini career but perhaps salvaged his MotoGP rider status going by the rumors of him replacing Oliveira. All the riders who rocked the soft got screwed at the end, including Marc, it's becoming a bit like the end era of Bridgestone where there was little room for tire choice experimentation.

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Zarco lost his title as the most successful rider never to win a MotoGP/500 race, who now has that title?
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Colin Edwards
 
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