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Post by beefus on Apr 5, 2019 6:51:12 GMT
Another Bautista whitewash?....that long back straight should see the Duc blitzing the Kawasaki.
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Post by neilf on Apr 5, 2019 8:55:19 GMT
RE: Bautista: I hope not. From Turn 1 to the back straight, Aragon is a flowing circuit, so I'm hoping that the this might bring the bikes a bit closer together. But, if the Kawasaki and Ducati are evenly match from an agility POV, then all Dautista has to do is sit behind Rea/Haslam, then get them on the run down to the final corner.
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Apr 5, 2019 10:00:38 GMT
Sitting behind people doesn't seem to be in Bautista's modus operandi since he landed in WSB... I predict the whitewash.
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Post by neilf on Apr 5, 2019 10:38:38 GMT
Bautista 1.1s ahead of Lowes in FP1:
1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 49.692s 19 laps
2. Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha 1m 50.819s 17 laps
3. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 50.841s 14 laps
4. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 50.920s 17 laps
5. Leon Haslam GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 50.985s 18 laps
6. Eugene Laverty IRE Team Go Eleven Ducati 1m 51.069s 16 laps
7. Tom Sykes GBR BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 51.215s 11 laps
8. Michael van der Mark NED Pata Yamaha 1m 15.308s 18 laps
9. Sandro Cortese GER GRT Yamaha 1m 51.427s 15 laps
10. Jordi Torres ESP Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki 1m 51.679s 11 laps
11. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing 1m 51.839s 16 laps
12. Markus Reiterberger GER BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 51.993s 16 laps
13. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki 1m 52.410s 16 laps
14. Marco Melandri ITA GRT Yamaha 1m 52.429s 17 laps
15. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1m 52.710s 14 laps
16. Leon Camier GBR Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 53.505s 18 laps
17. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 53.814s 17 laps
18. Alessandro Delbianco ITA Althea Mie Racing Team Honda 1m 54.890s 15 laps
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Post by neilf on Apr 5, 2019 12:49:20 GMT
At least Davies is starting to edge towards the front.
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Post by mekon on Apr 5, 2019 14:01:30 GMT
What is the point of Kyo in this series? 4.2s off that pace. Surely someone else faster is free?
Still interesting that nobody else can get the Ducati to work. It really is a Motogp bike it seems. You'd think Davies would adapt eventually given he did ride high corner speed strokers at one point.
Can't wait for the crying to start in BSB when Redding wins.
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Post by neilf on Apr 5, 2019 15:40:19 GMT
Lowes closing in, but it's worrying for the series how fast Bautista is straight out the blocks.
FP2:
1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 49.607s 19 laps
2. Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha 1m 50.126s 15 laps
3. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 50.149s 16 laps
4. Tom Sykes GBR BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 50.226s 11 laps
5. Eugene Laverty IRE Team Go Eleven Ducati 1m 50.356s 17 laps
6. Sandro Cortese GER GRT Yamaha 1m 50.636s 15 laps
7. Leon Haslam GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 50.754s 16 laps
8. Markus Reiterberger GER BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 50.799s 15 laps
9. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 50.920s* 15 laps
10. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1m 50.985s 17 laps
11. Marco Melandri ITA GRT Yamaha 1m 51.053s 16 laps
12. Michael van der Mark NED Pata Yamaha 1m 51.103s 17 laps
13. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing 1m 51.232s 15 laps
14. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki 1m 51.560s 17 laps
15. Jordi Torres ESP Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki 1m 51.576s 18 laps
16. Leon Camier GBR Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 52.364s 14 laps
17. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 53.800s 13 laps
18. Alessandro Delbianco ITA Althea Mie Racing Team Honda 1m 53.883s 14 laps Honda CBR1000RR IND 1’54.890 1’53.883 1’53.883 4.276 0.083 160,491 29
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Post by beefus on Apr 5, 2019 16:52:52 GMT
I don’t want to see anyone running away with it, but it’s refreshing that it’s not Rea. If AB keeps winning when will the V4 rev limit be reduced?....They have 1700rpm over the Kwak currently.....
I could Google it but can’t be arsed ;-)
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Post by beefus on Apr 6, 2019 10:32:33 GMT
Rea 10th!.....should make for an interesting first couple of laps!!!...he’ll probably be top 3 after the first lap.
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Post by beefus on Apr 6, 2019 13:22:01 GMT
So, another AB blitzkreig.....at least Davies made Rea work for 2nd...I thought CD would catch JR down the long straight into the last corner....
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Post by mekon on Apr 6, 2019 17:24:52 GMT
Rea is pretty much Pongo Banks right now and AB is Carlin  |
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Post by armstrongracer on Apr 6, 2019 17:32:20 GMT
Good ride from Eugene, apparently he broke a wing early on which messed up bike positioning somewhat. The boot in the bollox he got from Muir last year may have done him a favour. He's properly gelling with the Ducati. Hopefully the team have the budget to follow this through to season end.
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Post by mekon on Apr 6, 2019 17:36:06 GMT
CD just looks awkward on the bike. AB looks born to it. Laverty obviously didn't get those brakes fixed.
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Post by Droog on Apr 6, 2019 17:43:52 GMT
I confidently predict a podium for Laverty on Sunday.
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Post by mekon on Apr 6, 2019 17:49:07 GMT
I confidently predict a podium for Laverty on Sunday. Don't curse the poor bastard! |
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