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Post by René on Oct 21, 2020 15:41:41 GMT
After the surprise results from last weekend, we’re back at the same track. Does that mean we will see the same race? Probably not. Quarteraro was super fast in qualifying but eventually nowhere in the race. You would expect them to have solved the tyre pressure issue by now.
The Suzukis were really strong so that looks good for Joan Mir. And Alex Márquez has finally figured out the Honda and is also a serious candidate for victory. With only four races to go the title candidates cannot afford a mistake again. Scoring no points is not really an option.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 21, 2020 16:30:26 GMT
I think this will be far more interesting, there are a lot of very clever people involved in these teams and one wonders if Yamaha will overcome their issues and dominate the race as they do the qualifying- don't know the weather forecast and so much depends on this - unfairly in my mind - it has been over-technicalised in recent years and people like Dovi must be thinking - i just want to ride the bike
John McPhee has re-signed in Moto3 with Petronas which was a surprise but this means Jake has also re-signed with Petronas in M2 and that is great news
I have gone for Fabio as I feel he is a very intelligent chappy and unlikely to make the same mistake the next weekend but there again
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Post by chrisb on Oct 23, 2020 15:22:44 GMT
pretty astonishing practice, the Ducati's are awful and rudderless - all that money and effort for such a terrible practice, Honda is looking very very good but hopefully the Yamaha's will get better
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Post by René on Oct 24, 2020 15:11:49 GMT
First pole for Nakagami, well done!
And with the title contenders further back this could be a thriller.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 25, 2020 7:45:30 GMT
it was very exciting, well done to Naka, he really rode very well, but Ducati, oh woe Ducati, Dovi had said to Mat O that they were much more hopeful this weekend, sadly at time of writing one wonders what Dovi is hopeful for? with all the problems at Ducati i wonder if they are still annoyed with themselves for letting Jorge go and keeping either Danilio or Dovi and if KTM wonder if they signed up their replacement for Pol too soon,
Yamaha's look a bit more realistic so hopefully they will have a decent race but Honda vs Suzuki looks the more likely but this year? who on earth knows
Moto2 was brilliant, great job by Sam, keep riding that crest of a wave Sam, and get the triple - good luck
poor from John in M3 but hopefully the race might be a lot better
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Post by chrisb on Oct 26, 2020 8:56:18 GMT
what drama! really felt for Taka, it will come, but Franky, what a race, really showed the way, brilliant
but ride of the day, Sam Lowes, wonderful,
getting a tadge fed up with this Moto3 lark, it is all like go-karts and bumber bikes, the stewards are taking action but is it too little too late
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Post by Carl on Oct 26, 2020 16:41:44 GMT
what drama! really felt for Taka, it will come, but Franky, what a race, really showed the way, brilliant but ride of the day, Sam Lowes, wonderful, getting a tadge fed up with this Moto3 lark, it is all like go-karts and bumber bikes, the stewards are taking action but is it too little too late Do the stewards and sanctioning bodies allow more recklessness in the junior series (F3 and Moto3) because clumsy aggression is expected of young drivers/riders? |
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Post by charleselan on Oct 26, 2020 17:10:49 GMT
I have to say that I have always had reservations about Franco Morbidelli, not now that as an imperious performance of the highest order. Strange how Franco has now become the dominant force at Petronas Yamaha and Fabio has just plain collapsed.
Have to say that the BTSport commentary was enraging with Keith Heuwen at his very worst, gabbling away like a drunk in a bar at times and his eulogies about Alex Marquez were stomach churning. As ever the latter lead to the inevitable with Marquez the Younger skating into the kitty litter.
Throughout the race we had Johan Zarco riding the socks off the year old Ducati, but you would have thought that he did not exist as far as Heuwen was concerned, if he spent less time gabbing and more time looking at how things were unfolding he might be a half decent commentator.
Sam Lowes is now a complete revelation, what a ride and he now looks the complete article, dare we think of him as a World Champion. Jake Dixon was right in the fight and will just get better and better, he doesn't lack self confidence, or ability.
Have to agree about Moto3, barging people out of the way to gain a place isn't racing and if I had been John McPhee I would have been looking for that little blighter who knocked him out of contention, John was on for a good result after a canny ride.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 27, 2020 16:45:06 GMT
probably Carl, the problem like F1 they bring the bad habits with them, but everyone seems quite sanguine about it, whilst I am raging and hurling obscenities at certain people for their terrible tactics.
Franco was good in Moto2 but he is on the older bike to Fabio so sort of understood why he was behind him, what was nice was Fabio congratulating Franky - that looked genuine, Fabio is strange as is Maverick and one hopes that one of them does actually win the championship as I think it will do them no end of psychological good but who knows,
Johan was brilliant and maybe Ducati are wondering if they have messed up again, sad to hear the Smithy has been dropped for the last three races, Aprilla,
Sam is just awesome and really hope he keeps this momentum going,
Moto3 is becomng a joke. John was on for 2nd, and bashed out of it and no penalty - I don't know what the answer is but someone will get hurt with these terrible tactics
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Post by charleselan on Oct 27, 2020 17:41:53 GMT
There can be little doubt that man management skills are not a strong point at Ducati, and haven't been for quite some time. Not only has the handling of Dovi been appalling, but so too with Chas Davies in WSB. Axing him so late in the season and thus preventing the poor chap from finding a decent ride elsewhere which he is more than worthy of.
They are an appalling team personnel wise, just look how they treated an obviously unwell Casey Stoner back in the day. Casey Stoner for goodness sake the only rider who could ride the bike and win a championship on it!
In one sensible comment on BTSport over the weekend, probably Neil Hodgson, mentioned that Johan Zarco will be better off at Pramac as they are the "nicest" team in the paddock and Johan will thrive in that environment whereas had he gone to the factory team they would probably have destroyed him.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 28, 2020 8:57:49 GMT
not just Ducati John Charles, seems like Aprilla as well,
Julian Ryder analysed why Ducati didn't retain Chas saying that as he hadn't beaten Johnny to the world title so far he would be unlikely to do so now, however I am not so sure Chas's replacement will - Scott is probably the best chance of toppling Jonathon not sure if the change of team-mate will affect Scott or not, but the treatment of Chas was a bit off hand to say the least, discarded without much thought seems to be their style. aka Dovi as well, I do hope Chas finds a good berth - he truly deserves it and enjoys his riding again
That's interesting and a very good point about Johan, yea can definitely see him winning more than one race next year
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Post by charleselan on Oct 28, 2020 17:41:36 GMT
Chris it is no surprise that Bradley has been dumped by Aprillia, it is sadly what one would expect from such a team. Personally I cannot understand Brad's desire to carry on propping up the tail of MotoGP, and then to say he either stays in MotoGP or retires, is he a bloody racer or not? It is not as if the guy is in his late 30's and at the end of his career.
For goodness sake he could have gone to Yamaha on the back of his Fuji record and won at WSB level, that is what a racer would have done. I just do not get this idea of tooling around on a sh*t box of a bike just for the sake of being a MotoGP racer.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 29, 2020 10:26:06 GMT
Well i thought he was set up for MotoE and that would have suited him but got the call from Aprilla when Iannoe got banned, I just get the sense he has lost that little bit extra of that burning desire to win and isn't so prepared to go through the pain to get there, maybe he needs just to pack up, maybe he will go back to MotoE and win there but what concerns me is that it took Sam 4 years to get over Aprilla's treatment hopefully Brad is a little more sanguine about his
but he would have been great in WSB, Brad, any thoughts?
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Post by charleselan on Oct 29, 2020 14:13:59 GMT
Well i thought he was set up for MotoE and that would have suited him but got the call from Aprilla when Iannoe got banned, I just get the sense he has lost that little bit extra of that burning desire to win and isn't so prepared to go through the pain to get there, maybe he needs just to pack up, maybe he will go back to MotoE and win there but what concerns me is that it took Sam 4 years to get over Aprilla's treatment hopefully Brad is a little more sanguine about his but he would have been great in WSB, Brad, any thoughts? Yes! Look at what they did to finish off Scott's MotoGP career. I cannot believe that Crutchlow thinks it will be a good move!! |
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