2010 MotoGP Round 4 - Mugello (Race Spoilers)

[TiNi]

what a battle for 4th... sad to see nicky go down
no matter, i just can't be excited to see the pedrobot win

i don't know about colin taking rossi's place... he finished last   spies is more likely, imo

[derby]

Race results

1.    Dani Pedrosa    ESP   Repsol Honda Team    42m    28.066s   
2.    Jorge Lorenzo    ESP   Fiat Yamaha Team    42m    32.080s   
3.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    42m    34.262s   
4.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    42m    53.789s   
5.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    42m    53.801s   
6.    Randy de Puniet    FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP    42m    54.031s   
7.    Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    42m    56.872s   
8.    Aleix Espargaro    ESP   Pramac Racing    43m    8.238s   
9.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    43m    9.460s   
10.    Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    43m    10.173s   
11.    Hiroshi Aoyama JPN   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    43m    11.161s   
12.    Hector Barbera    ESP   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    43m    11.429s   
13.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    43m    42.459s   
14.    Alvaro Bautista ESP   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    43m    52.455s

DNF:   
Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing   
Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team

[derby]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Tech+3+review+Mugello+result

On the other side of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 garage team-mate Colin Edwards was affected by a mystery fatigue which he first felt in the morning warm-up session. The Texan finished the race 13th and was dissatisfied after feeling strong on his M1 machine throughout the weekend.

“I'm really disappointed and a bit mystified because I've felt good all weekend and we got the bike working really well again after we switched back to the setting we had at Mugello last year,” said Edwards. “The bike was working well, but I can't ride in that condition. I felt fatigued really early in the race and was really struggling to change direction with the bike. I've had a bit of an arm pump issue all weekend for the first time in my career and needed quite a few injections to ease that. I'll try and figure it out and be ready to come out fighting strong in Silverstone.”

[derby]

more from colin:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84191

[Jester]

Woo!  Go Pedro!    ( He's the only shot I got at not losing my Rossi/Lorenzo bet )   

[tufty]

Dani!! My hero.

(he's not really miserable in real life.)

[ducpainter]

Dani!! My hero.

(he's not really miserable in real life.)

He has a life?

[derby]

Jorge's post-race comment:

"I wanted to win and dedicate this to Vale but I come second. So I dedicate that place to him"

[Vin]

He'll be back- I was on a bike after a compound tib and fib in 4 months and I sure as hell a'nt in the condition of a GP rider. He'll be back in the game. Maybe 5 races missed if the healing is slow. I would also agree he'll wear red at some point before he hangs up his boots.

V.

[kopfjäger]

“Now I can say my morale is reasonably high because I’ve discovered I have a great rapport with morphine!” he joked, before going on to show that he was well and truly on the road to recovery with another comment about the race, which Dani Pedrosa won shortly after the interview. “I hope nobody wins!”

[Scotzman]

Jorge's post-race comment:

"I wanted to win and dedicate this to Vale but I come second. So I dedicate that place to him"

Good thing he didn't finish 10th

[Drunken Monkey]

He has a life?

Wait, he's human? 

I'm personally still puzzled by how pissed Jorge looked after the race. I don't for one minute think he was all broken up by Vale's accident and he can't be that bummed getting beaten by the Pedrobot.

Can he?

[El Matador]

Woo!  Go Pedro!    ( He's the only shot I got at not losing my Rossi/Lorenzo bet )   

I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to back out now, it doesn't feel right without Rossi in the running.

Wait, he's human? 

I'm personally still puzzled by how pissed Jorge looked after the race. I don't for one minute think he was all broken up by Vale's accident and he can't be that bummed getting beaten by the Pedrobot.

Can he?

Ahhh, this is where you need to understand the Spaniard mentality. To see his arch-enemy beat him by 5 seconds while he had to battle with what he considers a lesser opponent would be like being forced to watch while someone else has his way with his woman. You have to understand that with Rossi out of the challenge he expected an easy win, instead he was humiliated by his main rival and had to fight for second. Yes, we are a stupid people. 

[DoubleEagle]

This Sucks !

Now everything is up in the air .

It's pretty much for sure Rossi isn't going to win another Championship this year.

Maybe this will spur the boys in Red to get there shit together.

They don't have Vale as an excuse .

I feel your pain Val.

Torn ligaments and Tendons w, a crushed Ankle , then 7 weeks of a Staff infection .

Dolph

[duccarlos]

Rossi - He will be back for a few races at the end in blue and white. Expect him to be in blue and white next year

Spanish Turd - Still a dick regardless of how many races he wins. Just goes to show that you should never give him a clear track. He sucks when actually "racing".

Whore-ge - Dissapointed that he lost to the turd. Probably relived that he doesn't have to battle Rossi all season long

Stoner - Why couldn't he have ridden the whole race like he did the last lap?

Nicky - Borrowed Stoner's bike.