FP 1
1. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 04.923s [Lap 10/17] 331km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 05.500s +0.577s [15/19] 332km/h
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 05.604s +0.681s [13/15] 333km/h
4. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 05.790s +0.867s [17/17] 331km/h
5. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.833s +0.910s [15/15] 337km/h
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 06.017s +1.094s [16/17] 336km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 06.109s +1.186s [5/16] 336km/h
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 06.292s +1.369s [15/15] 331km/h
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.411s +1.488s [14/14] 331km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 06.469s +1.546s [13/13] 332km/h
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 06.484s +1.561s [12/13] 331km/h
12. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 06.515s +1.592s [16/16] 330km/h
13. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 06.646s +1.723s [14/14] 333km/h
14. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 06.692s +1.769s [15/15] 330km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 06.786s +1.863s [9/15] 336km/h
16. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 06.824s +1.901s [9/14] 326km/h
17. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 06.894s +1.971s [13/17] 333km/h
18. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 07.127s +2.204s [12/17] 325km/h
19. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 07.300s +2.377s [15/15] 332km/h
20. Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 08.006s +3.083s [10/16] 330km/h
21. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 08.128s +3.205s [6/15] 331km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 08.292s +3.369s [13/16] 328km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 08.740s +3.817s [14/15] 326km/h
I'm hoping MM gets comfortable. I'm getting tired of watching MV just pull away. Leading the pack by 1/2 a second is not a goo sign for the rest of the field.
FP2
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 330.9 2'04.061
2 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 330.7 2'04.347 0.286 / 0.286
3 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 331.0 2'04.451 0.390 / 0.104
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 331.1 2'04.806 0.745 / 0.355
5 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 331.8 2'04.811 0.750 / 0.005
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 334.3 2'04.830 0.769 / 0.019
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 328.3 2'05.005 0.944 / 0.175
8 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 332.3 2'05.033 0.972 / 0.028
9 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 333.1 2'05.116 1.055 / 0.083
10 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 327.2 2'05.142 1.081 / 0.026
11 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 336.5 2'05.282 1.221 / 0.140
12 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 332.9 2'05.284 1.223 / 0.002
13 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 331.6 2'05.463 1.402 / 0.179
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 327.6 2'05.468 1.407 / 0.005
15 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 337.9 2'05.584 1.523 / 0.116
16 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 339.9 2'05.602 1.541 / 0.018
17 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 330.4 2'05.943 1.882 / 0.341
18 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 330.4 2'06.155 2.094 / 0.212
19 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 326.6 2'06.358 2.297 / 0.203
20 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 330.2 2'06.503 2.442 / 0.145
21 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 328.4 2'06.709 2.648 / 0.206
22 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 326.6 2'06.741 2.680 / 0.032
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 326.8 2'07.434 3.373 / 0.693
The story of the race so far, the bumps! It seems the riders are not liking the condition of the track
MV has also not shown his time attack pace yet. No soft tyre laps yet.
I think we will see a good dogfight this race. [thumbsup]
Here. That is all.
What a save by Baz in Q1 :o Jorge looked pretty damn good in Q1
That's right Mav. Don't let him make the beast with two backs you around. [evil]
Q2 was awesome. Maverick laid down the lap and Marc stepped on it. Valentino in 3rd.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/B0572AF8-59B2-4AC1-9C76-2F12EF15D696.png) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/B0572AF8-59B2-4AC1-9C76-2F12EF15D696.png.html)
I believe we'll see a race tomorrow.
JL out qualifies his team mate.
Quote from: koko64 on April 22, 2017, 03:40:04 PM
JL out qualifies his team mate.
I'll bet you $50 USD that Dovi beats George tomorrow. Payable to the RRW Airfence Fund...or the OZ equivalent, if they have a similar deal. ;D
I'd be backing the wrong horse ;D
My comment was purely in relation to Qualifying. You can hear the diff screaming as I do 100 in reverse [laugh].
Quote from: koko64 on April 22, 2017, 05:17:55 PM
I'd be backing the wrong horse ;D
My comment was purely in relation to Qualifying. You can hear the diff screaming as I do 100 in reverse [laugh].
If you didn't see FP4...both of Dovi's bikes broke. He only did a few laps.
George did improve, but...
the sun might be too bright tomorrow...or someone may fart in his general direction and break his concentration. ;D
Be interesting to see what kind of start Dovi and JL can make. I'm rooting for MM (I've grown to like the little shit), sorry Kopf.
Quote from: koko64 on April 22, 2017, 05:36:02 PM
Be interesting to see what kind of start Dovi and JL can make. I'm rooting for MM (I've grown to like the little shit), sorry Kopf.
No no, not at all. I'm an MM fan as well. I talked him up when he was first coming to the show. Nobody liked him (I did) . He was too aggressive, won't ride like that in MotoGP, etc etc. He shut everybody up quick. ;) My boy is gonna do the same thing. Those two are gonna be battling for years to come.
Yeah. [thumbsup]
Mav = Rainey
MM = Schwanz
I want the fossil to crash them both out. :-*
Not really, but i know how much D hates him. ;D
Mav gave him a big boy stare down in Q2 today. They hugged it out, but he made his point. In his head I think it went like this....'You go ahead and race for 3rd, we got the front two covered' :D
I'm anticipating good race today between MM and Mav.
Crusty will probably crash out. I think Rossi and Pedro will battle out third. Ducs will follow up with 5th and 6th.
Can't wait to see this.
Oops :-\
"Zarco's riding out of his skin here" [laugh]
Ok Zarco. I'm onboard now after that move. [evil]
Some great battles all around. I'm watching that again in a hour. [evil]
I wonder if Zarco could ride the Duc with his style ?
Would be great to see Zarco and Iannone on Ducs........ Jlo can't ride it ....Dovi getting old
Race was a bit of snoozer
Zarco is riding last year's M1, which is the second best bike on the grid, with Moto2 mentality. It's so damn great to see!
I was not happy he crashed, but I was happy to see MM and not MV on the top step. The old guys still have what it takes!
I knew that Jorghey up in 4th wasn't going to last. Once I heard he had used the soft tires finishing behind Dovi was a foregone conclusion. Dovi didn't think they would do great after Saturday, so I wasn't expecting much from any of the Ducs.
Towards the end I could see Crashy Joe with Jorghey in his cross hairs. Even the MotoGP.com announcers were making comments about Iannone's tendencies to take out guys.
Fenati impressed me.
Quote from: ute on April 23, 2017, 03:47:24 PM
Race was a bit of snoozer
What race did you watch!? While it wasn't Laguna 2008 I thought it was a plenty entertaining race!!
Mark
Quote from: Mhanis on April 24, 2017, 10:53:45 AM
What race did you watch!? While it wasn't Laguna 2008 I thought it was a plenty entertaining race!!
Mark
i kinda fall in between these comments. There were a few bright spots where they were trading places, but in general once MM passed Pedrosa, it was a done deal.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the 0.3 penalty. I know it didn't have any impact whatsoever, but while Rossi was stalking Pedrosa I thought that Rossi would need to push to offset it. Little did I know that Pedrosa's tire was shot.
The incident was similar to Assen last year, but not quite. Something tells me that Rossi had been planning that move through the dirt for years. In Austin you could tell that it was less planed. He did gain a significant advantage, but there's something to be said about intent.
The .3 was bullshit.
The move was hard, and Rossi had no choice other than crashing. Had they crashed, Zarco would have received a sanction for over aggressive riding.
Bullshit. Getting more and more like F1. Maybe headlight decals will help. [roll]
Canet was robbed. Fenati did a great job of applying the necessary pressure.
Toba causes the red flag, gets to join in the restart, and crashes out again. When did they change that rule?
Quote from: ducpainter on April 25, 2017, 07:30:16 AM
The .3 was bullshit.
The move was hard, and Rossi had no choice other than crashing. Had they crashed, Zarco would have received a sanction for over aggressive riding.
Bullshit. Getting more and more like F1. Maybe headlight decals will help. [roll]
Canet was robbed. Fenati did a great job of applying the necessary pressure.
Toba causes the red flag, gets to join in the restart, and crashes out again. When did they change that rule?
I believe they can rejoin as long as they're using the same bike.
Lin Jarvis face said it all. He doesnt look the type to suffer fools gladly.
There is probably a point in the rules regarding relinquishing any advantage gained. Someone will know. If he rolled of enough to give back the advantage he would be in the clear, but the Old Goat is wily. ;) I do agree that things shouldnt be too sanitized.
If MM and MV squeeze each other hard enough Rossi could do a Hayden this year. Who thought he would be leading after last race!
Quote from: koko64 on April 25, 2017, 10:14:39 AM
Lin Jarvis face said it all.
There is probably a point in the rules regarding relinquishing any advantage gained. Someone will know. If he rolled of enough to give back the advantage he would be in the clear, but the Old Goat is wily. ;) I do agree that things shouldnt be too sanitized.
If MM and MV squeeze each other hard enough Rossi could do a Hayden this year. Who thought he would be leading after last race!
Rossi showed MM that consistency wins the championship. That is how MM won last year and how Rossi kept it close the year before. MV might actually understand that, too early to tell. At the same time, Rossi needs wins. He can't depend on MM and MV crashing for him to stay in the race as long as he continues to finish 2nd and 3rd.
I agree with all of the above. The Rossi penalty makes me question whether the officials have ever ridden motorcycles. In the right immediately following the contact, Zarco ended up at the tracks edge, which should have justified Rossi's move. Instead, a room full of physicists and mathematicians come up with .3 seconds. Of course, Rossi did gain an advantage but I didn't see it as intentional. Admittedly, it did add to the suspense as Pedrosa was being reeled in...
With Moto3, I don't know the rules, but it would seem controversial to allow a rider who caused a red flag to rejoin a race. It almost seemed as if Canet was throwing a tantrum after his highside (which was awesome btw) hoping to draw another red flag. The last thing that we need in this sport would be soccer antics having an influence on the racing.
That was a big highside.
The other incident looked like a locked steering damper the way he speared across the line. Anyone know the cause?
Rossi only needs to snag a few wins and stay on the podium while the younguns slug it out. One more crash each under fierce pressure is possible. Jerez again could be a win with opportunities in the Euro rounds and Oz. This year is shaping up as Rossi's best chance for #10. Its gonna be a great season.
Agree that the 'advantage penalty' was BS...next season, software that enables the rider's pit crew to dial off speed and take away the advantage will be mandatory... [roll]
Here's probably how it happened - the 'race direction' guys are schmoozing with the umbrella girls when, OMG, the announcers go nuts over the almost collision/crash...What happened? Rossi? Again? Give him 0.3 and let's get another round of those salty Margaritas...