2018 Silly Season

[koko64]

Be interesting to see if he holds his ground.

[Speeddog]

Iannone confirms no Suzuki for him, no shocker there.

Jorge claims to have multiple options for a competitive bike in MotoGP.
https://www.gpone.com/en/2018/05/31/motogp/lorenzo-retire-no-ill-have-a-competitive-bike-in-2019.html

[duccarlos]

Iannone will likely end up in Aprilia. At this point I’ll be happy with Jorghey off the Ducati, don’t really care where he ends up. Move Petrux to the factory with a one year deal, then bring up Jack in 2020.

The only other domino would be Pedrosa, who I would hate to see having to go down to a satellite team. I would prefer he retire.

[GK]

Iannone confirms no Suzuki for him, no shocker there.

Jorge claims to have multiple options for a competitive bike in MotoGP.
https://www.gpone.com/en/2018/05/31/motogp/lorenzo-retire-no-ill-have-a-competitive-bike-in-2019.html

He’s very confident indeed. I’d like to see him take a substantial pay cut, stay with Ducati and start getting on the podium.

Ducati did everything for Rossi, who couldn’t make it work. If Lorenzo could gut it out, that’d be huge.

He’d have to take that aforementioned pay cut though, which I doubt he’d do.

For my mind, he’s won many championships, this is about finishing what he started with the switch to Ducati.

[duccarlos]

It’s official. Poor Dani

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/06/05/hrc-and-dani-pedrosa-to-end-partnership-at-the-end-of-2018/261595

[Blackout]

Pedrosa's had many years to win a title on that bike. I think that move is long overdue.

[Speeddog]

Such a warm, thoughtful, and detailed Press Release.

The HRC President really goes the extra mile to put into words how much they valued Dani all these years.

All those people who said Honda doesn't care about their riders, just proven wrong, full stop.

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Now there's rabid speculation of Jorge taking Dani's seat.

[Blackout]

Honda signs Lorenzo for 2 years.

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-two-year-deal-honda-pedrosa-1044691/

[Speeddog]

The crazy talk continues:

https://www.gpone.com/en/2018/06/05/motogp/marquez-and-lorenzo-to-make-up-hondas-future-battleship.html

[ducpainter]

Isn't the Honda a bike that doesn't respond well to You'reghey's style?

Doesn't Gorgeous George think Marc is an irresponsible rider?

Walls in the box?

Is it April?

[koko64]

They'd need a brick wall.

I guess its not that crazy, being Repsol and all.

[Speeddog]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/ryder-notes-safe-distance/

[Speeddog]

I guess that Puig figured that since he missed his chance to hire Rossi to be Marc's teammate, he'd do the next best thing.

Did Puig and Marc consider Lorenzo a threat on the Ducati, and decided they wanted him on the squad to control the outcome?

[ducpainter]

I guess that Puig figured that since he missed his chance to hire Rossi to be Marc's teammate, he'd do the next best thing.

Did Puig and Marc consider Lorenzo a threat on the Ducati, and decided they wanted him on the squad to control the outcome?

Well, we all saw how well George takes team orders.

[Speeddog]

I'm just trying to figure out what's motivated the deal.

I'm missing an upside (or six), I see neither side with a significant good reason to do the deal.

Is this part of Puig's master plan to oust Alzamora?
Seems that would only work if Jorge sat on the RCV and immediately started mopping the floor with Marquez.
This is not Rick & Morty, he cannot shop around for a reality where that happens, it does not exist.