MotoGP 15 Brno - SPOILERS

[Speeddog]

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Maniac looked very upset talking to the crew chief after entering the pit garage. He was quite "animated" .
Any clues?

Word is the variable length intake trumpets quit working.

is it a safe assumption to say JLo is a more technical rider where as MM is more instinctive?

If JLo carries on like this it's going to be that more of a challenge for VR, but then VR is the veteran, but over ten seconds behind JLo? ouch!

I'd agree, JLO is more technical and MM more instinctive.

JLo's style is based on corner speed.
As long as he's got the setup 99% nailed and he's got clear track to run on, he's very hard to stay with.
That style can get compromised if he's got to battle wheel to wheel, he runs his big sweeping lines and then the other guy runs it up the inside and he can't keep the corner speed.
He's very good at pushing the bike right to the razor's edge and keeping it there consistently.
If he can't get the setup right, he's screwed.

JLo has a scalpel, Rossi a Bowie knife, MM has a machete, and Pedrosa has a dodgy switchblade.
All lethal but dependent on circumstances.

[koko64]

Thanks. He was pretty full on at the crew chief.
I thought he had good pace and it may have cost him a podium in his mind. I wonder how early the stacks seized?

Good description of riding styles.









At track days I wield a rubber chicken.

[Speeddog]

I looked at the laptime sheet, Iannone was hovering at 1:57 flats 'til lap 11, then lost a half second and never found it again.

Most everyone else lost  2-3 tenths gradually in the middle.

Eh, trackdays have no prize money or trophies. 

[koko64]

Sheesh, no wonder he wasnt happy.

[thought]

I see the nicknames to be:

Rossi: The Doctor
Lorenzo: The Surgeon
Marquez: The Psycho

And...

Pedrosa: The Victim

[duccarlos]

I missed Cal's crash because I was fast forwarding the whole time to avoid falling asleep.

BTW, the fight was between Dovi and the Turd, not Iannone.

[m9hundo]

^ so which of the two factory Ducati riders had a hissy fit when he went into the garage?

[duccarlos]

^ so which of the two factory Ducati riders had a hissy fit when he went into the garage?

Iannone had the tech issues. Apparently he felt that he could have caught Rossi.

[kopfjäger]

I missed Cal's crash because I was fast forwarding the whole time to avoid falling asleep.

BTW, the fight was between Dovi and the Turd, not Iannone.

My bad  Maverick finished 11

[duccarlos]

I did see Maverick's crash, front just folded. He was also up there fighting for 8th or 9th IIRC.

[duccarlos]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/08/17/iannone-i-was-losing-a-lot-on-the-straights/182369

[kopfjäger]

I did see Maverick's crash, front just folded. He was also up there fighting for 8th or 9th IIRC.

Yeah he was. I'm following him this year. He can race.