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Post by no66 on Mar 25, 2024 7:33:13 GMT
Last year
Rins
Marini
FQ
Well, that not going to happen this year!
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Post by mekon on Mar 27, 2024 15:51:24 GMT
If Marquez can't win or nearly win here I think he's never going to win
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Apr 11, 2024 6:12:47 GMT
I think I read that Rins is the only current MGP rider who has won in all categories here?
Could be a good weekend for the championship if we see MM and AR on the podium.
I am guessing that Ducati will have established an exclusion zone between MM and Bagnaia however.
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Post by mekon on Apr 11, 2024 8:18:07 GMT
I hope Pecco has another DNF. Need to stop the feeling of inevitability around the factory Ducati.
Some nonsense talk on Twitter of Pramac to Yamaha. Why the fuck would they do that?
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Apr 11, 2024 15:15:05 GMT
Some nonsense talk on Twitter of Pramac to Yamaha. Why the fuck would they do that? I posted this on the Silly Season thread. Seems like they may have no choice. Ducati have said that they cannot keep 8 bikes on the grid, so someone will be left without bikes when the music stops. VR46 have already signed to extend with Ducati and obviously the factory team will remain which means either Gresisni or Pramac will lose their Ducatis. Yamaha want in on whichever team loses out (and they expected it to be VR46, but nope) so they are snuggling up to Pramac.... Seems logical, if I was Yamaha I'd go with Pramac before Gresisni, but as far as I can tell we still might see Gresini Yamaha. But nobody in the press is discussing that possibility. Imagine that though, MM stays at Gresini and Gresini go to Yamaha bikes! |
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Post by beefus on Apr 12, 2024 11:04:04 GMT
Some nonsense talk on Twitter of Pramac to Yamaha. Why the fuck would they do that? I posted this on the Silly Season thread. Seems like they may have no choice. Ducati have said that they cannot keep 8 bikes on the grid, so someone will be left without bikes when the music stops. VR46 have already signed to extend with Ducati and obviously the factory team will remain which means either Gresisni or Pramac will lose their Ducatis. Yamaha want in on whichever team loses out (and they expected it to be VR46, but nope) so they are snuggling up to Pramac.... Seems logical, if I was Yamaha I'd go with Pramac before Gresisni, but as far as I can tell we still might see Gresini Yamaha. But nobody in the press is discussing that possibility. Imagine that though, MM stays at Gresini and Gresini go to Yamaha bikes! I'm surprised FQ re-signed with Yamaha (although 11 million a year might have helped persuade him), the Aprilia is a better bike and has been for a couple of years. Time will tell. |
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Apr 12, 2024 11:47:13 GMT
Aprilia seem to have quite a serious reliability problem though. That might also have sweetened the tough choice of earning 11m....
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Post by mekon on Apr 13, 2024 14:31:55 GMT
Can't put my finger on it but I don't like COTA. It's probably because I've been on it in VR sim racing and don't like it.
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Post by beefus on Apr 13, 2024 18:18:50 GMT
P2 for Acosta….incredible. Vinales looks good, smooth….Marquez bike looked so unstable on his last Q2 lap. Martin overriding in desperation. SPR should be interesting. Yamaha and Honda continue to be nowhere.
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Post by mekon on Apr 13, 2024 22:40:55 GMT
Well that was....err...... interesting?
GP races are getting quite tedious. A race threatened to happen but never did.
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Post by beefus on Apr 15, 2024 5:51:19 GMT
The main event was actually better than the M3 and M3...for a change. Great ride by MV after a terrible start, got mugged at T1. Shame MM binned it, not sure if he could have won but a podium was there for the taking. If Acosta's ride is a sign of what's to come then happy days.
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Post by no66 on Apr 15, 2024 11:05:40 GMT
Mgp was better than M3. Haven't seen M2 yet, any good?
Vinales riding good. Still maintain that if he had stayed with Suzuki back in the day, he would be already a World Champ. Looks like it might happen.
PAcosta, the future is here now.
MM, want to see him win again, but he is just too impatient.
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Post by neilf on Apr 15, 2024 11:12:13 GMT
Mgp was better than M3. Haven't seen M2 yet, any good? Vinales riding good. Still maintain that if he had stayed with Suzuki back in the day, he would be already a World Champ. Looks like it might happen. PAcosta, the future is here now. MM, want to see him win again, but he is just too impatient. For all of the noises that he makes, MM still hasn't learnt his lesson. I think that the win will come sooner or later on the Ducati, but, IMO, it appears as though he is still trying to shake off some old Honda habits i.e. making up time on corner entry. |
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Post by no66 on Apr 15, 2024 15:59:30 GMT
To be fair, I think he had some brake issues. Only read about it after I posted.
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Post by neilf on Apr 15, 2024 16:16:14 GMT
To be fair, I think he had some brake issues. Only read about it after I posted. Yeah, I've just read about that; he had to pump his brakes! |
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