MotoGP 2020

LOL at Mav setting off the airbag celebrating that lap.
 
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Ah so close for Rossi!
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So close to 200 podiums...what a shame it didn't happen at San Marino.
As for the race, excellent win by Morbidelli.

On a side note, nice to have heard Darryn has a ride for 2021, albeit still in Moto3.
 
That VR46 academy is churning out the talent. Rossi's legacy will hang over MotoGP for years to come.

“We bred snakes,” Rossi quipped about his Academy MotoGP riders. “It remains a huge satisfaction because I think it is something unique at this level. If we had managed to get all three [of us] on the podium, it would have been a historic thing.

“I’m sort because I was the only one who was missing, but on the other side I’m happy. There was a moment during the race where I asked myself – who the hell’s idea was it to make the Academy?

“Seriously, it’s a great satisfaction because we work every day to make them grow. We did a great thing for Italian motorcycling – it’s just a pity they go so strong, so early! But when I stop, we can still cheer on our riders. So, I’m happy.”
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Valentino Rossi: VR46 Academy “bred snakes” for Misano 1-2

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Not bad for a 41-year old.

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EDIT: Just a bit of a take away here. Rossi was never known for lap consistency. At the peak of his powers it was always his late race pace that saw him win. He always had the ability to kick it up a gear and break a rival late in the race or come from behind and chase a rider down. With age he has clearly lost his speed but has now developed consistency. The difference between his lap times and those of Morbidelli, Bagnaia, Mir and Rins was that he wasn't able to dip in to the 1:32s for a few laps. That is what kept him off the podium.
 
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There's a day's free testing at Misano tomorrow so for the likes of Ducati and KTM, it will hopefully be a chance to find those missing 10ths to the Yamahas.
 
VALENTINO ROSSI’S NEW PLOT FOR MOTOGP WORLD DOMINATION

Sunday was the culmination of a lot of dreams for a lot of people at the San Marino Grand Prix, with a first MotoGP victory for Franco Morbidelli, a first podium finish for Pecco Bagnaia and a last lap overtake on Valentino Rossi to give Joan Mir his second trip to the rostrum in three races.

However, of all the dreams that came to fruition at Misano, perhaps the most satisfying was Rossi’s.

The nine-time motorcycle racing world champion lost out on his own 200th podium but saw the VR46 Academy programme he’s been pouring heart, soul and money into for seven years achieve its greatest day ever.

Both Morbidelli, the original member, and Bagnaia had their best-ever results, with the 2017 Moto2 world champion holding off the advances of the 2018 title winner to give the Italian talent factory its first ever premier class race win.

Rossi’s proteges added to that in Moto2 with yet more impressive results in the form of a 1-2 for Team Sky VR46 riders Luca Marini (Rossi’s half brother) and Marco Bezzecchi. That meant four of the nine available podium places across MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 went to VR46 products on Sunday.
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“Being in the Academy is like being in Florence during the Renaissance, being an artist or a poet or a writer,” he [Franco Morbidelli] says.

“It is Florence for riders, with Vale as the teacher who keeps us all right and helps us all learn. We give our maximum, and in return he helps us to develop our natural skills and talent.”
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“After the loss of Marco Simoncelli, something was missing from Vale’s life,” VR46 CEO Albi Terbaldi explains.

“Marco was the one guy who could train with Valentino at the same level, and the Academy came in part from the loss of Marco.

“In a way, we started the Academy in reverse, because first we were friends with these riders and then we started working with them.

“It’s strange the things that life can give us, because it can be very cruel at times and can be great at times. The Academy is in a way a tribute to Marco.”
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The article furthers states that Rossi is seemingly ageless because he spends so much time with the younger riders who keep him energised and motivated. His academy riders also have a hand in their own merchandising, receive media training and are taught English. They even receive cultural schooling with ''school trips'' to museums and galleries.
 
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VALENTINO ROSSI’S NEW PLOT FOR MOTOGP WORLD DOMINATION








The article furthers states that Rossi is seemingly ageless because he spends so much time with the younger riders who keep him energised and motivated. His academy riders also have a hand in their own merchandising, receive media training and are taught English. They even receive cultural schooling with ''school trips'' to museums and galleries.
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Awesome find. Shot for sharing.

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:D:D
 
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FP1 times and at first glance, the midweek test seems to have worked for the likes of Dovi and KTM (especially Pol). Early days yet but a sign that they could be in the mix on Sunday

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Ffs, since when do we need Formato and Beyoncé to explain moto racing.
 
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Poor Pecco
Well done MV12 - 5th new winner
Even bigger kudos to Joan Mir

Dovi still in the lead despite being nowhere
4 riders separated by 4 points

What a season
 
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