MotoGP 2024

Agent_Smith said:
Haha! Yeah it is indeed. Not expecting fireworks from Yamaha (both factory and Pramac teams) but we should see solid progression throughout the year from both.
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I think Yamaha may surprise us - they have caught a huge wake up - Honda on the other hand....
 
Just wanted to give a shout out to Darryn Binder. After a rough start to the season, he's been solid in the last 4 rounds, securing 4 successive top-10 finishes. In the last race he qualified 25th and worked his way into the top-10 with a solid ride. Staying on his bike and finding consistency, great to see.
 
thestaggy said:
Just wanted to give a shout out to Darryn Binder. After a rough start to the season, he's been solid in the last 4 rounds, securing 4 successive top-10 finishes. In the last race he qualified 25th and worked his way into the top-10 with a solid ride. Staying on his bike and finding consistency, great to see.
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100% agree. Not sure who he's riding for next season but I hope he gets a decent machine underneath him.
 
Agent_Smith said:
100% agree. Not sure who he's riding for next season but I hope he gets a decent machine underneath him.
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I can't find anything regards 2025. I just know he won't be staying with his current team as they have announced Manuel Gonzalez alongside Senna Aguis for next season.
 
Ugh, 2pm race start this Sunday clashes with the 2pm start time of the Singapore F1 gp.

Decisions decisions...
 
Agent_Smith said:
Glad to see Jack staying on the grid for the foreseeable future.

www.motogp.com

Jack Miller joins Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team for 2025

The Australian joins Miguel Oliveira to complete the Iwata factory’s line-up next season
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It's only for a year, but hopefully he drives Pramac Yamaha forward enough to keep his seat.
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My thoughts on this are the same with Danny Ric - time for someone younger to get a chance

Good on him though and like you say hopefully they can push the Yamaha forward
 
Mzezman said:
My thoughts on this are the same with Danny Ric - time for someone younger to get a chance

Good on him though and like you say hopefully they can push the Yamaha forward
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When I say I hope he gets more than a year, I say that in the knowledge that from next year, Yamaha are (supposedly) going to be ditching their inline 4 engine philosophy for a V4 configuration. This is a seismic shift for them from how ever many years of how they've done it.

A change like this may take more than a year to bear fruit and you need guys like Miller who have extensive experience riding this type of bike to propel the development. Who knows, maybe it does only take them a year to nail it in which case they can then look at a young upstart to pick up the reigns.

Additionally, Pramac are not a feeder team to a bigger marque (like VCARB is to Red Bull) so they have their own ambitions and aspirations and they will need all the technical nous they can get in this first crucial year or two.

In 2027, when the new regs kick in and things more less start back at 0 for all teams, hopefully the work Jack and Miguel have done will stand them in good stead.
 
Agent_Smith said:
When I say I hope he gets more than a year, I say that in the knowledge that from next year, Yamaha are (supposedly) going to be ditching their inline 4 engine philosophy for a V4 configuration. This is a seismic shift for them from how ever many years of how they've done it.

A change like this may take more than a year to bear fruit and you need guys like Miller who have extensive experience riding this type of bike to propel the development. Who knows, maybe it does only take them a year to nail it in which case they can then look at a young upstart to pick up the reigns.

Additionally, Pramac are not a feeder team to a bigger marque (like VCARB is to Red Bull) so they have their own ambitions and aspirations and they will need all the technical nous they can get in this first crucial year or two.

In 2027, when the new regs kick in and things more less start back at 0 for all teams, hopefully the work Jack and Miguel have done will stand them in good stead.
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Yamaha have very clearly committed heavily to developing the M1, whatever guise it may be (inline 4 or V4), and their rider lineup reflects this. Experienced race winners on all 4 bikes, and as you pointed out, one of them (Miller) with a reputation for doing development work with a V4. Both Binder and KTM praised Miller early on for how he guided development of the RC16.

I believe Pramac jumping to Yamaha was because Ducati wanted to treat them more like a second tier partner going forward while Yamaha see them as an extension of the factory team.
 
Expecting fireworks today. Everyone will be fast pretty much immediately but I'm guessing the region is slipping further into autumn weather and the track will be variable.
 
KTM have let Guidotti go and replaced him with Aki Ajo as team manager- the swings and roundabouts continue
 
Guidotti is proper. He really pushed Pramac into a success story.

The prat in the wheelchair is the problem.
 
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