MotoGP 2016

faniedry said:
Exciting race at the start, which turned into a follow the the leader...
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Yeah was thinking the same thing. Marquez was always going to win (he owns that circuit!) but we were robbed of a great scrap for 2nd with the crashes of Rossi, Pedrosa and Dovi. Credit to Pedrosa for taking responsibility. It looked like an unfortunate racing incident (and not brought about by some hare-brained overtaking attempt) but was still good to see him go seek out Dovi and apologise.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Yeah was thinking the same thing. Marquez was always going to win (he owns that circuit!) but we were robbed of a great scrap for 2nd with the crashes of Rossi, Pedrosa and Dovi. Credit to Pedrosa for taking responsibility. It looked like an unfortunate racing incident (and not brought about by some hare-brained overtaking attempt) but was still good to see him go seek out Dovi and apologise.
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yep.

turn 1 and 11 claimed a couple of scalps yesterday. i was watching someone's speedometer, down the main straight they reach 300km/h and then have to get all the way down to 60km/h for the first corner, and iirc there's a little bump in the road there as well, which makes the back wheel lose a little traction and make them go in too hot into the corner, if they don't lose it all together.
 
Jorge to leave Yamaha. Its official. This mean Stoner is not returning to racing , at least with Ducati or Honda.
 
Interesting times then. Hopefully the seat can be taken by a talent like Maverick Vinales or Danilo Petrucci. I can't see a Moto2 rider coming in and filling it?
 
FP times from Barcelona. Lorenzo laying down the marker it seems.

FP1 RESULTS

1 Jorge LORENZO Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'40.270
2 Hector BARBERA Avintia Racing 1'40.527 0.257
3 Valentino ROSSI Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'40.676 0.406
4 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'40.823 0.553
5 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 1'40.838 0.568
6 Maverick VIÑALES Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'40.925 0.655
7 Aleix ESPARGARO Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'40.995 0.725
8 Yonny HERNANDEZ Aspar Team MotoGP 1'41.208 0.938
9 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team 1'41.380 1.110
10 Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda 1'41.466 1.196
11 Andrea IANNONE Ducati Team 1'41.648 1.378
12 Pol ESPARGARO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'41.815 1.545
13 Loris BAZ Avintia Racing 1'41.947 1.677
14 Scott REDDING OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 1'42.029 1.759
15 Stefan BRADL Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1'42.132 1.862
16 Alvaro BAUTISTA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1'42.140 1.870
17 Eugene LAVERTY Aspar Team MotoGP 1'42.210 1.940
18 Bradley SMITH Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'42.279 2.009
19 Michele PIRRO OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 1'42.576 2.306
20 Tito RABAT Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1'43.050 2.780
21 Jack MILLER Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1'43.130 2.860

FP2 RESULTS

1. Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m39.555s
2. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m39.900s 0.345s
3. Aleix Espargaro Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m40.093s 0.538s
4. Hector Barbera Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m40.229s 0.674s
5. Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m40.282s 0.727s
6. Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m40.448s 0.893s
7. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m40.737s 1.182s
8. Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m40.860s 1.305s
9. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m40.925s 1.370s
10. Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m40.925s 1.370s
11. Andrea Iannone Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m41.017s 1.462s
12. Yonny Hernandez Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m41.028s 1.473s
13. Cal Crutchlow Honda (RC213V) 1m41.112s 1.557s
14. Pol Espargaro Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m41.167s 1.612s
15. Stefan Bradl Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m41.178s 1.623s
16. Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m41.287s 1.732s
17. Loris Baz Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m41.320s 1.765s
18. Alvaro Bautista Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m41.573s 2.018s
19. Michele Pirro Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m41.841s 2.286s
20. Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m41.904s 2.349s
21. Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m42.230s 2.675s
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Qualifying Times

1 Valentino ROSSI Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'38.736
2 Jorge LORENZO Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'38.858 0.122
3 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 1'38.891 0.155
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team Ducati 0.844
5 Maverick VIÑALES Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'39.581 0.845
6 Aleix ESPARGARO Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'39.588 0.852
7 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'39.678 0.942
8 Pol ESPARGARO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'39.720 0.984
9 Hector BARBERA Avintia Racing 1'39.742 1.006
10 Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda 1'39.881 1.145
11 Andrea IANNONE Ducati Team 1'40.054 1.318
12 Loris BAZ Avintia Racing 1'40.184 1.448
13 Alvaro BAUTISTA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1'40.239
14 Bradley SMITH Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'40.242
15 Eugene LAVERTY Aspar Team MotoGP 1'40.292
16 Yonny HERNANDEZ Aspar Team MotoGP 1'40.335
17 Scott REDDING OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 1'40.595
18 Stefan BRADL Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1'40.835
19 Jack MILLER Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1'40.968
20 Michele PIRRO OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 1'40.985
21 Tito RABAT Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1'41.039
 
Was an amazing qualy session. It looked all sewn up for Lorenzo and then Rossi came from nowhere to eclipse him. As if that wasn't enough tension, Marquez was behind Rossi and track and a tenth and a bit up on him (without Rossi realising, who was celebrating further down the road!). In the end, it he lost out in the final split and stayed third. Should be an amazing race! Watch for Lorenzo to try hit the front early and stretch away, but he won't have it all his way.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Was an amazing qualy session. It looked all sewn up for Lorenzo and then Rossi came from nowhere to eclipse him. As if that wasn't enough tension, Marquez was behind Rossi and track and a tenth and a bit up on him (without Rossi realising, who was celebrating further down the road!). In the end, it he lost out in the final split and stayed third. Should be an amazing race! Watch for Lorenzo to try hit the front early and stretch away, but he won't have it all his way.
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Just watched the rebroadcast. Great stuff!

It's gonna be a cracker!
 
What a cracking start...would have put down money Lorenzo would have taken Rossi early. Well done, old man...22 laps left.
 
Forza Vale!!!!!!!!!
In other news, a Saffer, a Brit and that Italian man... Spanish motorcycling nervous breakdown in three... two... :D
 
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