We'll start off with an announcement from Captain Obvious:
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/251014/1/valentino-rossi-declared-fit-to-ride.html
Whether he's actually fit to ride remains to be seen.
Quote from: Speeddog on June 01, 2017, 08:50:46 AM
We'll start off with an announcement from Captain Obvious:
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/251014/1/valentino-rossi-declared-fit-to-ride.html
Whether he's actually fit to ride remains to be seen.
Apparently he's still in considerable pain. It's obvious that he wasn't going to miss it, but I'm wondering how much pain killers he can take to keep it manageable.
https://youtu.be/woyZ1mb0L5Q
Crusty and Dovi have some early pace.
From what I understood the "Magic Unibrow" found a setting during the last test that greatly improved the issue with load on the front wheel.
FP1:
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 352.3 1'47.394
2 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 351.4 1'47.595 0.201 / 0.201
3 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 343.0 1'47.669 0.275 / 0.074
4 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 338.1 1'47.674 0.280 / 0.005
5 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 351.4 1'47.708 0.314 / 0.034
6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 343.5 1'47.747 0.353 / 0.039
7 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 351.2 1'47.962 0.568 / 0.215
8 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 338.9 1'47.974 0.580 / 0.012
9 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 340.3 1'47.980 0.586 / 0.006
10 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 340.3 1'48.194 0.800 / 0.214
11 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 350.1 1'48.274 0.880 / 0.080
12 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 348.0 1'48.289 0.895 / 0.015
13 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 341.7 1'48.291 0.897 / 0.002
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 339.1 1'48.394 1.000 / 0.103
15 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 340.9 1'48.513 1.119 / 0.119
16 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 345.4 1'48.743 1.349 / 0.230
17 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 340.9 1'49.119 1.725 / 0.376
18 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 344.3 1'49.123 1.729 / 0.004
19 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 335.4 1'49.526 2.132 / 0.403
20 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 341.4 1'49.677 2.283 / 0.151
21 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 336.4 1'49.679 2.285 / 0.002
22 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 345.1 1'49.754 2.360 / 0.075
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 336.8 1'50.686 3.292 / 0.932
24 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 341.4 1'50.996 3.602 / 0.310
FP2:
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 339.5 1'47.365
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 350.6 1'47.526 0.161 / 0.161
3 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 341.0 1'47.543 0.178 / 0.017
4 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 344.2 1'47.685 0.320 / 0.142
5 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 344.4 1'47.699 0.334 / 0.014
6 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 352.2 1'47.710 0.345 / 0.011
7 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 347.8 1'47.728 0.363 / 0.018
8 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 349.1 1'47.807 0.442 / 0.079
9 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 351.2 1'47.883 0.518 / 0.076
10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 348.2 1'47.950 0.585 / 0.067
11 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 350.6 1'47.954 0.589 / 0.004
12 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 341.1 1'48.000 0.635 / 0.046
13 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 340.5 1'48.014 0.649 / 0.014
14 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 341.6 1'48.103 0.738 / 0.089
15 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 349.4 1'48.111 0.746 / 0.008
16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 342.0 1'48.129 0.764 / 0.018
17 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 343.5 1'48.560 1.195 / 0.431
18 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 343.2 1'48.664 1.299 / 0.104
19 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 338.0 1'48.751 1.386 / 0.087
20 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 337.9 1'48.842 1.477 / 0.091
21 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 346.7 1'48.925 1.560 / 0.083
22 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 343.0 1'49.524 2.159 / 0.599
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 343.8 1'49.640 2.275 / 0.116
24 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 341.9 1'50.054 2.689 / 0.414
Crap, FP2 is a freaking crash-fest!!
Mark
And the Duc is wheelie-ing all over the place! They really need to find a replacement to the winglets soon.
Look at the list of big names that did not break into the top 10 in FP2! Weather looks good tomorrow, so I assume there's going to need to be a lot of movement in FP3.
My boy went down hard.
http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/251056/1/vinales-a-bit-damaged-but-ok-after-130mph-fall.html
Yes, weather looks good for tomorrow, so some folks didn't fit soft bun(s) and pin it.
Rossi looked pretty sore and stiff.
Top 14 in FP1 and top 16 in FP2 covered by less than a second, that's a fairly tight pack.
Mav took a pretty solid beating, he jumped up quick but then looked a bit second hand.
I'm predicting a good race. Today was some brutal heat.
Dovi!
Great win despite being stricken with gastro. Mav 2nd and Monkey 3rd with the injured GOAT hanging in there for 4th.
Pedro took out Crusty on the last lap and better run to avoid a beating ala Miller.
The Ducatis were pushing 350 km per hour (one hit 352) and 5 Ducatis in the top 10.
Mav extends his lead.
Great race. The red bikes were flying! [clap]
I didn't get a chance to watch the whole race, was rushing through it right before church, but all I have to say is that maybe it's time for Ducati to dip into Jorghey's paycheck and give Dovi a nice bonus.
Great videos out of Mugello today. From Nicky's tribute to Capirossi riding around on a Ducati. Mugello is definitely on the bucket list.
Terrific result for Ducati, 1st and 3rd with Italian riders!
Now for some consistency week in, week out...
Rossi admirable for 4th, but Dovi, with gastro, gutted it out for the win! YES!
Quote from: duccarlos on June 04, 2017, 10:06:36 AM
all I have to say is that maybe it's time for Ducati to dip into Jorghey's paycheck and give Dovi a nice bonus.
It was a fun fact to learn that the man standing next to and laughing with Gigi during the podium ceremony was, in fact, Dovi's manager !
And how about that head-shake incident that Dovi pulled off in the opening lap(s) ? Looked like both wheels picked up off the ground from a compression while riding off the main line. I was holding my breath thinking he was going to clean out some of the front runners, but he just slotted right back in line and went to work.
One thing I couldn't understand was the butt slapping gesture he made after the race for the Ducati fan section after the race... must be an Italian thing.
Enjoyed seeing the bridesmaid win. Seems a decent bloke too, yeah I didnt get the gesture. Speaking of decent blokes, that quote of Nicky's about motorcycling being a way of life really captured it perfectly.
The bikes getting airborne was much more dangerous than the protruding wings. Honda complained because they couldnt do it as well as Ducati (and the Duc benefitted from it), rather than from a position of safety. At 350 kmph, the bikes need wings for safety.
Quote from: manwithgun on June 04, 2017, 03:35:37 PM
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One thing I couldn't understand was the butt slapping gesture he made after the race for the Ducati fan section after the race... must be an Italian thing.
If it's still there, I guess it's his "Desmo Dovi" logo getting some 'love' 8)
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/06/04/ride-of-his-life-dovizioso-takes-magnificent-win-at-mugello/230389
That was a very entertaining race!
Looked like Cal left the door open just wide enough to lure Dani into an impossible pass.
I feel bad for them both.
I was on the edge of my seat expecting some disaster to befall Dovi, but I'm so happy he got a totally legit dry race win.
That bike was wiggling before he went over the rise, then it went apeshit after it landed sideways.
Very impressive save.
Lorenzo had one too.
5 out of the top 10 were Ducatis.
I'm sure Lorenzo is flipping out, the bike had the chops today, he was at the front early and just couldn't deliver the goods.
I was expecting Zarco to make some big moves, but it never happened.
Quote from: manwithgun on June 04, 2017, 03:35:37 PM
It was a fun fact to learn that the man standing next to and laughing with Gigi during the podium ceremony was, in fact, Dovi's manager !
I'm pretty sure that was Claudio Domenicali. Big wig Ducati Corse Director. He was a happy man and I don't blame him one bit.
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on June 05, 2017, 07:18:48 AM
I'm pretty sure that was Claudio Domenicali. Big wig Ducati Corse Director. He was a happy man and I don't blame him one bit.
Domenicali was on the podium, and he's a bigger wig than that. He's the CEO of Ducati. Gigi is Ducati Corse GM.
Dovi's manager was indeed talking to Gigi during the podium ceremonies.
Quote from: ducpainter on June 05, 2017, 08:31:13 AM
Domenicali was on the podium, and he's a bigger wig than that. He's the CEO of Ducati. Gigi is Ducati Corse GM.
Dovi's manager was indeed talking to Gigi during the podium ceremonies.
Bonus time!!
Moto3 was highly entertaining. Every lap seemed to have a new leader.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/6AC972EF-BD23-42D1-8A5A-DDE297F5FBCA.jpg) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/6AC972EF-BD23-42D1-8A5A-DDE297F5FBCA.jpg.html)
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 05, 2017, 08:38:51 AM
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/6AC972EF-BD23-42D1-8A5A-DDE297F5FBCA.jpg) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/6AC972EF-BD23-42D1-8A5A-DDE297F5FBCA.jpg.html)
Where's Dovi?
To his wife's left.
Right behind what I assume is his smoking hot wife.
Now I understand why I missed him.
Took me a minute too.
Interesting that she's not wearing any Ducati gear.
She's just fine as is. Dovi's the man ;D
Hope he gets a few more wins from this being a turning point in his career.
Yes she is. Lol!
I hope he does!! ðŸ'ðŸ»ðŸ'ðŸ»