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[The Architect]

I think I've reached my limit.

MM was being a douche.

Rossi made a bad decision and is now paying for it.

Just shut up and race!




(Wine talking now) I don't think Rossi intended for him to crash. If he did there would have been some sort of hand gesture, one finger salute or an Italian hand wave. But I would have loved to have snee Rossi come around the next lap, park his bike in the gravel and the two of them go at it punch per punch with their helmets on

[MadDuck]

The incident was slow enough, why didn't MM tuck inside of Rossi and motor off?

Because he was so pissed off at the moment that he decided that ramming was the better option.  Oooops.  Wrong choice.

[koko64]

He didn't ram him, he did the old classic lean on him tactic, but he lost to the old master.

Really, it's just the conflict of generational change. Happens everywhere in different spheres.

[thought]

FP1:

1.   Marc Marquez   ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 31.250s [Lap 17/20]   328km/h (Top Speed)
2.   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 31.434s +0.184s   [10/17]   321km/h
3.   Dani Pedrosa   ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 31.553s +0.303s   [10/19]   331km/h
4.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 31.642s +0.392s   [17/17]   329km/h
5.   Valentino Rossi   ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 31.665s +0.415s   [21/21]   318km/h
6.   Pol Espargaro   ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 31.892s +0.642s   [17/20]   322km/h
7.   Andrea Iannone   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 32.192s +0.942s   [19/20]   332km/h
8.   Cal Crutchlow   GBR LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m 32.260s +1.010s   [18/19]   321km/h
9.   Aleix Espargaro   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m 32.359s +1.109s   [5/19]   317km/h
10.   Yonny Hernandez   COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m 32.412s +1.162s   [16/18]   325km/h
11.   Stefan Bradl   GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 32.514s +1.264s   [15/19]   316km/h
12.   Danilo Petrucci   ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m 32.574s +1.324s   [18/21]   321km/h
13.   Michele Pirro   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 32.724s +1.474s   [16/19]   328km/h
14.   Alvaro Bautista   ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 32.725s +1.475s   [16/18]   315km/h
15.   Mike Di Meglio   FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 32.797s +1.547s   [14/17]   316km/h
16.   Maverick Viñales   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   1m 32.801s +1.551s   [9/16]   316km/h
17.   Bradley Smith   GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 32.841s +1.591s   [19/21]   321km/h
18.   Hector Barbera   ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 32.927s +1.677s   [13/15]   321km/h
19.   Nicky Hayden   USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)   1m 32.978s +1.728s   [17/19]   311km/h
20.   Jack Miller   AUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)*   1m 33.049s +1.799s   [14/19]   317km/h
21.   Eugene Laverty   IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)*   1m 33.097s +1.847s   [17/22]   311km/h
22.   Scott Redding   GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m 33.143s +1.893s   [17/19]   319km/h
23.   Loris Baz   FRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)*   1m 33.211s +1.961s   [15/18]   309km/h
24.   Toni Elias   SPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)   1m 33.657s +2.407s   [21/21]   318km/h
25.   Anthony West   AUS AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS)   1m 33.837s +2.587s   [18/20]   312km/h
26.   Broc Parkes   AUS E-Motion IodaRacing (ART)   1m 35.290s +4.040s   [15/17]   304km/h

Big save by MM at one point

[thought]

FP2:

1.   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 31.111s [Lap 13/19]   318km/h (Top Speed)
2.   Dani Pedrosa   ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 31.377s +0.266s   [19/21]   326km/h
3.   Andrea Iannone   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 31.444s +0.333s   [20/22]   330km/h
4.   Valentino Rossi   ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 31.475s +0.364s   [18/20]   318km/h
5.   Marc Marquez   ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 31.481s +0.370s   [16/20]   323km/h
6.   Danilo Petrucci   ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m 31.575s +0.464s   [17/19]   321km/h
7.   Pol Espargaro   ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 31.674s +0.563s   [11/17]   320km/h
8.   Aleix Espargaro   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m 31.678s +0.567s   [16/18]   315km/h
9.   Cal Crutchlow   GBR LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m 31.803s +0.692s   [18/19]   321km/h
10.   Maverick Viñales   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   1m 31.986s +0.875s   [13/19]   318km/h
11.   Hector Barbera   ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 32.044s +0.933s   [12/16]   323km/h
12.   Michele Pirro   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 32.399s +1.288s   [14/16]   328km/h
13.   Yonny Hernandez   COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m 32.464s +1.353s   [16/18]   324km/h
14.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 32.494s +1.383s   [18/18]   330km/h
15.   Bradley Smith   GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 32.508s +1.397s   [21/22]   321km/h
16.   Nicky Hayden   USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)   1m 32.595s +1.484s   [15/18]   314km/h
17.   Loris Baz   FRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)*   1m 32.597s +1.486s   [14/16]   312km/h
18.   Jack Miller   AUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)*   1m 32.599s +1.488s   [18/21]   317km/h
19.   Stefan Bradl   GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 32.842s +1.731s   [15/20]   314km/h
20.   Alvaro Bautista   ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 32.945s +1.834s   [17/20]   314km/h
21.   Scott Redding   GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m 33.238s +2.127s   [8/19]   316km/h
22.   Mike Di Meglio   FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 33.268s +2.157s   [16/18]   317km/h
23.   Toni Elias   SPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)   1m 33.411s +2.300s   [16/18]   317km/h
24.   Eugene Laverty   IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)*   1m 33.415s +2.304s   [18/20]   315km/h
25.   Anthony West   AUS AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS)   1m 33.838s +2.727s   [19/20]   312km/h
26.   Broc Parkes   AUS E-Motion IodaRacing (ART)   1m 34.839s +3.728s   [7/15]   302km/h

[m9hundo]

Can we start a new thread with no more "he went wide" or "he should've backed off"?

Lets shift the practice posts to a new thread Valencia Grand Finale no pregnant dogging

[IdZer0]

I was hoping VR had a shot at winning the championship from the back, but it's not going to happen if they qualify like this.

[ducpainter]

Can we start a new thread with no more "he went wide" or "he should've backed off"?

Lets shift the practice posts to a new thread Valencia Grand Finale no pregnant dogging

Why bother?

Let's just shift the focus of the conversation.

[thought]

Why bother?

Let's just shift the focus of the conversation.

It's what I was hoping to do with the FP postings 

[kopfjäger]

My boy Maverick in 10th today. 

[duccarlos]

Watching now. Jorghey's douchy perfection looking strong, but look at Demented Andrew!! I really hope he can end the season on the podium.

[duccarlos]

My boy Maverick in 10th today. 

Your boy crashed in the first lap of FP1. It's great to see him putting it together after to take 10th. I hope he makes it to Q2 directly!

[greycode]

Maverick has REALLY impressed me this year. Curious to see how the whole package reacts to the new engine, though. That thing is on rails right now, but more power could wake some gremilins...

[duccarlos]

Focus on race pace?

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/11/06/a-change-of-focus-for-rossi/189192

[koko64]

Psycho Andy is in the mix and has top speed numbers after Diminutive Danny.

How do the Ducs fare with tyre wear at Valencia?