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Post by no66 on Mar 6, 2022 19:09:35 GMT
Just saw the races, as usual, good m3. M2 was interesting for once.
I must be wrong, but it looked like Mir and Esp were passing each other under yellow flags early on?
Yamaha are in trouble, Mir passed FQ so fast, however, bit disappointed in Suzuki.
Pol ahead og MM, but doubt that will last, but hats off to Pol, a good race.
Bastannini, determination and a well deserved win.
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Post by mekon on Mar 6, 2022 19:10:30 GMT
Not sure what to make of all that. Moto3, typical McPhee make a mistake in last laps, bad luck for Sasaki. Foggia did well considering. Putting my money on Garcia over the season.
Moto2. Lowes got lucky there. Didn't really look like he was 'off' the pace just never really on anything more than 3rd place pace. Putting my money on Canet.
MotoGP. HRC Hondas leading a race....there's a sight! Pol gonna Pol. Marquez not quite there on ultimate pace. Maybe this is the new consistent Marquez, a few years ago I'd imagine he'd have take Pol by the end of lap one. The HRC Honda seems to work well enough.
I reckon Miller is already out of the factory ride. EBast gets a season on the new engine and gets the full factory next year. I can see something crazy like Martin to HRC.
Suzuki were sort of disappointing in the race, expected more really. Yamaha - FQ must be looking for new ride if this carries on. Told you that bleached hair wouldn't do him any favours. Aprilia - well AE is trying, not so sure about Vinales. Hope they boot him before the end of the season, don't even see who would want him now, he'd have to go to WSB.
DBinder did better than I expected and Fernandez didn't do as well. KTM need to get the same rider up front every race though. It seems like the can't get decent results of a single rider week in and week out. I bet BBinder will be nowhere next race. Thought he was going to smoke his tyres though.
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Post by paulg on Mar 6, 2022 19:14:09 GMT
I mean, I completely forgot there was a fucking race this weekend. Did I miss owt, or are the replays worth watching?
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Mar 6, 2022 19:21:54 GMT
I must be wrong, but it looked like Mir and Esp were passing each other under yellow flags early on? Was that when the full course yellow message was displayed on the screen? I think possibly someone had pressed the wrong button for the tv display. There werent any waved yellow flags that I noticed. I saw this earlier in the weekend as well. Someone crashed and instead of the yellow flag in sector <where ever> they showed full course yellow on the tv screen.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Mar 6, 2022 19:26:23 GMT
I mean, I completely forgot there was a fucking race this weekend. Did I miss owt, or are the replays worth watching? It was ok, but not a definite must see.
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Mar 6, 2022 21:18:10 GMT
Maybe its because I've missed it but I there were three really entertaining races there.
A heartbreaker for Sasaki. A solid lonely result for Crackers.
Acosta can only get faster. Dicko looks mended given his charge. Good scrap for third. Does Lowesy sit up too much?
Main event was far from processional.
A solid opening weekend.
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Mar 7, 2022 6:48:00 GMT
Aspar was absolutely fuming about the penalties this weekend, loads of riders exiting pit lane at the same time and only 3 get penalties? Then in the race two almost identical incidents, one gets a long lap, the other goes unpunished.... I think he's got a point TBH.
I would be less critical of McPhee. I think he rode a good race. You don't have to be on the podium for it to be a good result. At the end of the day he outscored his team mate (great ide by the way, but it was his mistake, not bad luck that ruined it).
Pleased to see that Oncu doesn't seem to have calmed down! I reckon we're in for a more open year ths year with no run away regular winner (now watch Foggia win the next 6 in a row...)
Moto2 was a good one I thought. Shame about the Dixon / Acosta issue, that affected two of the main interests for me. Good to see Lowes at the sharp end after his tendonitis worries. I'll bet the Pedro will improve quickly and will be in podium contention within a few races. I marked Canet as a good bet for 2022 a while back, he was being held back by the Boscoscuro chassis.
MotoGP was interesting just to see how each bike perfromed in the race scenario. I'll add my disappointment about Suzuki, but at least Rins stayed on.
I knew that Yamaha would struggle but that was worse than I expected, losing to JZ on the line must have been like a kick in the bollox for Fabio. And Morbideli? Is he still suffering physically? He was quite discreet in testing too. Brad Binder must have gone to bathroon when the team talk addressed the KTM shortcomings for the season! That was an impressive ride from him, possibly ride of the day for me. Very happy for Bastianini and the Gresini squad. Well deserved, but I'm not sure they'll be at the front in every race.
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Post by beefus on Mar 7, 2022 7:09:56 GMT
I agree wrt BB, great ride and hopefully he can be more consistent this season. The race itself was a bit processional other than Bastianini, what a ride. Factory Ducati have some work to do. I expected more from AR and JM but that bike is quick, more to come. Yamaha probably with the most work to do based on that performance.
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Post by mekon on Mar 7, 2022 8:23:53 GMT
The bad luck for Sasaki wasn't the mini highside it was the fact it seemed to fuck the bike. 99/100 times it out have been a warning shot and he could have carried on .
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Mar 7, 2022 8:42:59 GMT
The bad luck for Sasaki wasn't the mini highside it was the fact it seemed to fuck the bike. 99/100 times it out have been a warning shot and he could have carried on . True that.
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Post by neilf on Mar 7, 2022 8:42:59 GMT
Maybe its because I've missed it but I there were three really entertaining races there. A heartbreaker for Sasaki. A solid lonely result for Crackers. Acosta can only get faster. Dicko looks mended given his charge. Good scrap for third. Does Lowesy sit up too much? Main event was far from processional. A solid opening weekend. He definitely has a more "old school" style than most.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Mar 7, 2022 10:22:06 GMT
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Post by mekon on Mar 7, 2022 11:41:06 GMT
Not mentioned it but I also think C Beaubs did a lot better, maybe he just needed a season.
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Post by no66 on Mar 7, 2022 11:50:41 GMT
I would be less critical of McPhee. I think he rode a good race. You don't have to be on the podium for it to be a good result. At the end of the day he outscored his team mate (great ide by the way, but it was his mistake, not bad luck that ruined it). Yes, 5 th is better than getting Alcobas bike in your face. Someone mentioned VR Last year was 42,28 won by MV. VR was 12th, 10 secs behind. This race was 42,13 with FQ 10.5 sec back in 9th. All if and buts. Still recon he would still be mid pack if he kept fit bla bla bla.
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Post by armstrongracer on Mar 8, 2022 0:29:58 GMT
Hand of God from Mr Alliteration Barry Baltus
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