MotoGP

[forkie]

Retirement? Maybe? Hope not. This is why i say this, I think it his last season, and a season he wanted/had to win. With him probably missing Mugello that's the season done for him. Maybe even the last of 46. Really hope him wrong. 

I wont lie to you. I would in all likelihood shed a tear or 2 if that were the case

[Gnarly]

Whaaaahoooooo I was wrong...

 

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/251014/1/valentino-rossi-declared-fit-to-ride.html

[forkie]

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[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

He is.

 

Too soon

 

His season is stuffed, he should rather heal up properly and have a good second half of the championship in preparation for next years title assault. No way he can win this year anyway. He came back too soon last time and I think this is the case again. Big braking zone into turn 1, he will be hurting big time!!!!

[KingTJ]

Too soon

 

His season is stuffed, he should rather heal up properly and have a good second half of the championship in preparation for next years title assault. No way he can win this year anyway. He came back too soon last time and I think this is the case again. Big braking zone into turn 1, he will be hurting big time!!!!

It might be too soon after crash... but who says he cant still win title...all it takes is one crash, one engine problem etc.....way to soon to right off season.

[bertusras]

Too soon

 

His season is stuffed, he should rather heal up properly and have a good second half of the championship in preparation for next years title assault. No way he can win this year anyway. He came back too soon last time and I think this is the case again. Big braking zone into turn 1, he will be hurting big time!!!!

 

I want to agree with you, but he also needs time on the bike unfortunately. They said the earliest would have been LeMans, and they didn't rush to get him out. So that's a good sign to me. Argentina was almost 2 months ago, which should be sufficient time, should be.

 

 

It might be too soon after crash... but who says he cant still win title...all it takes is one crash, one engine problem etc.....way to soon to right off season.

 

http://i.imgur.com/gJLASWp.jpg

Edited June 2, 2017 by bertusras

[KingTJ]

I want to agree with you, but he also needs time on the bike unfortunately. They said the earliest would have been LeMans, and they didn't rush to get him out. So that's a good sign to me. Argentina was almost 2 months ago, which should be sufficient time, should be.

 

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/gJLASWp.jpg

Yeah sorry my bad, i thought he was talking about Rossi...I totally agree with Binderstory

[forkie]

what an amazing fiorst few laps yesterday. then it just became a procession. I thing VR was in a lot of pain. He did well to stay in 4th. Shame Poo Lorenzo. He can only stay in front for 2 laps at the moment. The Hondas seem to be struggling yesterday.

 

It was nice to see a Ducati win in Italy though

[Gnarly]

Oh and how great was Binder again, both Boet's. 

 

Well done Ducati, was great to see.

[Paul Ruinaard]

That Moto2 race had me shouting at the TV.

 

Havent seen passing like that in years, the guy just stuffed it up the inside repeatedly - it was awesome watching and was probably the best 4 laps of racing the whole year. 

 

The other two dudes were worried about championships and points so they had to be careful.

 

This si why the smaller classes are so good.

[Patchelicious]

So Dovi wins on a bike that Wetblanket barely got into the top 10.... whats up with that.

[forkie]

So Dovi wins on a bike that Wetblanket barely got into the top 10.... whats up with that.

He did ride well though. Jeez those Ducs fly down the straight.

[Wannabe]

The speed of those Dukes were just too much for the Yammies.

353km/h for Dovi

339km/h for Vinales. Crazy. (faster than an F1, no?) And then they go into a tankslapper at those speeds, before drifting it into the corner. Skills, with big Titanium b@lls.

Edited June 5, 2017 by Wannabe

[Paul Ruinaard]

The speed of those Dukes were just too much for the Yammies.

353km/h for Dovi

339km/h for Vinales. Crazy. (faster than an F1, no?) And then they go into a tankslapper at those speeds, before drifting it into the corner. Skills, with big Titanium b@lls.

watching them back it in to those corners when it's squirming around like that is so amazing.

 

It looks so easy and so simple until you get the on bike cameras....

 

What is the gap per lap between the Moto2 and Motogp bikes on a trip like Muguello?

[Patchelicious]

 

[bertusras]

So Dovi wins on a bike that Wetblanket barely got into the top 10.... whats up with that.

 

 

"I wasn't fast enough,” Lorenzo admitted, having finished 14 seconds back of team-mate and race winner Andrea Dovizioso. “I have more top speed and I was very brave, but I wasn't fastest. First [flying] lap I was in 1m 48.8, quite slow, 1m 48.6 next lap. So not a high pace. 

 

“But obviously I made a good start, I was third in the first corner and the top speed in sixth gear especially was a lot faster than the other bikes so I could arrive in turn one in first position. 

 

"So I was thinking, 'OK in FP4 I was one of the guys with better pace'. So I tried to do the same, but Rossi didn't allow me. He overtook me, especially in the middle of the corners. 

 

“I've been overtaken in the middle of the corners five or six times, which is unusual for me. Also in practice Zarco overtook me there. So it's clear my weak point now is this, I'm too slow [and], too open and they have much [more] corner speed. 

 

“The second problem is even if I try everything - lot of settings, lot of way of riding - I still don't take profit from the strong points of the bike, which is the entry of the corners. 

 

“I still prefer too much the exit, but this doesn't compensate for what I lose entering the corners. Riders like Dovi or Petrucci who are hard brakers, at this moment the bike works better for them.” 

 

As well as being open about his current struggles, Lorenzo was philosophical. Adapting to a bike with such different characteristics as what he rode for eight years was always going to take time. “Believe me, I'm trying everyting,” he assured the assembled press. 

 

“The Yamaha bike worked, especially here… probably was more natural for my riding. With the Yamaha I was fast from the first three races in 2008. Here I finished on the podium for eight years. 

 

“For the moment [the Ducati] is not natural for me, even if I try my best and am a more complete rider than when I started in MotoGP. But probably is the opposite riding style that the bike demands at this moment. 

 

“So I'm working with Gigi and the engineers to make the bike turn better, but until this happens it will depend a lot on which track and also will be important to see the speed that I am able to change my riding. 

 

“Believe me I'm trying everything, to take the maximum of this bike. Change the position on every race, the hand levers, rear brake, the seat. Try to see all the data of all the Ducati riders to see where I lose. I try everything. 

 

“But 20 years riding the same way you cannot change just like this - you cannot learn a new language in two days. This bike you have to ride it a little bit illogical to be competitive. 

 

“It's the opposite of the Yamaha. For the moment I can do races so-so. Sometimes good races, not excellent. Normally, for the moment, so-so. When I will feel confident with the bike and the bike feels like mine I will again do excellent races.” 

 

So instead of chastising the Ducati engineers for not building a Ducati like his old Yamaha, he admits that he's the problem and that he needs to adapt. What's your problem with Jorge, Patch? Honestly.