Valencia GP 2013, Season Finale: RACE (spoilers)

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Pity Redding is injured and Hayden isn't riding - don't know that we will get to see the full performance of the RCV.

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"what have I done" 

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Cal just said to his crew that when he goes fast the bike goes crazy.

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Don't you like it?

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Cheating .....


Marquez is the first rookie to win the premier class world title since Kenny Roberts became 500 World Champion in 1978


At the age of 20 years and 266 days Marquez is the youngest rider to win the premier class world title,

taking the record from Freddie Spencer who was 21 years and 258 days of age when he won the 500 title in 1983, also riding a Honda


Marquez is just the fourth rider in the 65-year history of Grand Prix racing to win world titles in three different categories,

along with: Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and Valentino Rossi


Qatar, Marquez became the fourth youngest rider of all-time to finish on the podium in the premier class of Grand Prix racing,


At the first race of the year, Marquez set a new record for being the youngest rider ever to take the fastest lap of the race in the premier class, at the age of 20 years and 49 days.


His win at the Grand Prix of the Americas, at the age of just 20 years and 63 days, made him the youngest ever rider to win a premier class Grand Prix,


Qualifying on pole position in Austin, at the age of 20 years and 62 days, made Marquez the youngest ever rider to qualify on pole in the premier class,


The victory in Austin also made Marquez the youngest ever rider in the 65-year history of World Championship Grand Prix racing to have won in three different classes,


Marquez is the first rider to have won on either their first or second start in the premier class for 15 years,


He is the first rider since Jorge Lorenzo in 2008 to finish on the podium in his first two races in the premier class


After podium finishes at the first two races, Marquez had joint leadership of the Riders’ Championship with Jorge Lorenzo and is the youngest rider ever to lead the premier class standings,


The win in Austin also gave Marquez the record of being the youngest ever rider to take back-to-back podium finishes in the premier class,


At the Spanish Grand Prix, Marc Marquez became the youngest rider to finish on the podium at three successive premier class GP races,


At the French Grand Prix, he became only the second rider to finish on the podium in his first four races in the premier class;

the other rider to have achieved this was Max Biaggi in 1998


The victories by Marc Marquez at the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca give him the record of the youngest rider of all-time to win back-to-back races in the premier class of Grand Prix racing,


His wins at the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca also made Marquez the first rookie in the premier class to win back-to-back races since Kenny Roberts, in Austria and France in 1978


His win at Indianapolis made Marquez only the second ever rookie in the premier class to win three successive GP races; the other is Kenny Roberts, who won in Austria, France and Italy in 1978


The victories by Marquez at the Sachsenring, Laguna Seca and Indianapolis give him the record of the youngest rider of all-time to win three successive racesin the premier class


His win at the Czech GP gave Marquez the record of being the first rookie ever in the premier class to win four successive GP races


His win at MotorLand Aragon was the sixth win of the year – the greatest number of wins ever in the premier class by a rookie rider


The victories by Marc Marquez at the Sachsenring, Laguna Seca, Indianapolis and Brno give him the record of the youngest rider of all-time to win four successive races

in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, a record previously held since 1962, set by Mike Hailwood


Marquez has finished in the top three 16 times in 2013 - the greatest number of podium finishes ever by a rookie in the premier class


He has qualified on pole position nine times in 2013 – the greatest number of pole positions ever by a rookie in the premier class.


His points’ total of 334 is the greatest number of points ever achieved during a rookie season in the premier class

 

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WTF? According to motogp.com, Marquez might have won the Moto2 world title at his first attempt in 2011 but for an injury he sustained when he crashed due to a marshalling error at the Malaysian GP. I thought the injury was caused by a wee Spanish fanny doing a flying lap after the chequered flag!

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"what have I done" 

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WTF? According to motogp.com, Marquez might have won the Moto2 world title at his first attempt in 2011 but for an injury he sustained when he crashed due to a marshalling error at the Malaysian GP. I thought the injury was caused by a wee Spanish fanny doing a flying lap after the chequered flag!

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Nope it could never be his fault Pete!


How outlandish of you to suggest such a thing!


He is the golden child, the new coming!


A little .... to you and me

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I assume that quote is attributed to both in shot, no?

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HRC only delivered one bike for testing for Aspar.

 

He took the day off and let Aoyama iron out the wrinkles. Aoyama gets this afternoon, he gets the whole of tomorrow.

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