MotoGP 2014 News & Chat

Stevo105 · 11-03-2014 11:03am

jpb14 wrote: »

1 word and 4 letters that will give you all the live MotoGP that you can handle from BT Sports and Arab Bein Sports network via an internet connection hooked up to your TV.All for free.
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You sir are a legend. i have been using XBMC for years as a Media server and I never know about the Navi-x plugin to stream BT Sports

lolie · 11-03-2014 7:30pm

EB_2013 wrote: »

Can't see them covering much or even any Moto2 and 3 if they only have an hour Much more entertaining watching them over the big bikes. Still it's better than nothing.

I'd say the'll show some moto 2 and 3.
There's as much action in a few laps of moto 3 than the whole moto gp race.

h3000 · 11-03-2014 8:12pm

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2014/March/mar1114-motogp-itv/

A statement about ITV motogp coverage.

Infoanon · 15-03-2014 3:07pm

RezwoK wrote: »

Good point, yet I still feel Ducati will struggle again this year. Bad moove by Cal Crutchlow

Apparently its still to be finalised which category Ducati will race in after Hondas hissy fit.

1 week to go !

Stevo105 · 18-03-2014 10:38am

RezwoK wrote: »

Good point, yet I still feel Ducati will struggle again this year. Bad moove by Cal Crutchlow

Crutchlow is an old man in motogp terms. he needs to think about the money and in that respect. Ducati is a good move for him.

h3000 · 18-03-2014 4:57pm

MotoGP rules updated. It could make for very interesting times ahead.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Grand+Prix+Commission+decision+on+updated+regulations

MotoGP wrote:

1. The Championship ECU and software will be mandatory for all entries with effect from 2016.

All current and prospective participants in the MotoGP class will collaborate to assist with the design and development of the Championship ECU software.

During the development of the software a closed user web site will be set up to enable participants to monitor software development and to input their suggested modifications.

2. With immediate effect, a Manufacturer with entries under the factory option who has not achieved a win in dry conditions in the previous year, or new Manufacturer entering the Championship, is entitled to use 12 engines per rider per season (no design freezing), 24 litres of fuel and the same tyres allocation and testing opportunities as the Open category. This concession is valid until the start of the 2016 season.

3. The above concessions will be reduced under the following circumstances:

Should any rider, or combination of riders nominated by the same Manufacturer, participating under the conditions of described in clause 2 above, achieve a race win, two second places or three podium places in dry conditions during the 2014 season then for that Manufacturer the fuel tank capacity will be reduced to 22 litres. Furthermore, should the same Manufacturer achieve three race wins in the 2014 season the manufacturer would also lose the right to use the soft tyres available to Open category entries.

In each case the reduced concessions will apply to the remaining events of the 2014 season and the whole of the 2015 season.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Grand+Prix+Commission+decision+on+updated+regulations

valerossi · 18-03-2014 7:29pm

So who's signed up to BT? I'm undecided a quick google provided some links to streaming and it is a great excuse to head to a pub on a sleepy Sunday morning if I don't get.

XsApollo · 19-03-2014 10:25am

I've signed up to BT.
Nice programs on yesterday, good snippets from all the riders about races over the last decade and about the rivalries.

On race weekends Motogp will be running all day, unlike previous channels where we got the race and nothing else.

Looking good so far.

Stevo105 · 19-03-2014 3:01pm

valerossi wrote: »

So who's signed up to BT? I'm undecided a quick google provided some links to streaming and it is a great excuse to head to a pub on a sleepy Sunday morning if I don't get.

I signed up to motogp video pass for 99 euro for the year. i can watch all of last years racing plus all the other videos on the motogp website. Since i'm not into any other sport its the best option for me

h3000 · 19-03-2014 3:28pm

valerossi wrote: »

So who's signed up to BT? I'm undecided a quick google provided some links to streaming and it is a great excuse to head to a pub on a sleepy Sunday morning if I don't get.

I signed up alright, I went with the 12 month sub for €199. I follow the WRC too so with both sports there it made me justify it. Plus my internet connection can be really slow at times so the video pass could have led to violence

Grim. · 19-03-2014 6:43pm

yeah I've just gone with the annual setanta sub too, feck it i watch NASCAR, Indycar and the odd bit of WRC so its lessened the pain a bit.

Max Headroom · 19-03-2014 7:22pm

h3000 wrote: »

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2014/March/mar1114-motogp-itv/

A statement about ITV motogp coverage.

I'm guessin that UPC viewers will be gettin the old "Programme not available in Ireland"......:(

h3000 · 19-03-2014 7:30pm

Grim. wrote: »

yeah I've just gone with the annual setanta sub too, feck it i watch NASCAR, Indycar and the odd bit of WRC so its lessened the pain a bit.

I must start watching a bit of Nascar again. I'd say I haven't watched in 10 years.

valerossi · 19-03-2014 9:17pm

So say I'm with sky how does that work out with me signing up with bt saywho do I ring?
Whats the moto gp video pass like and does it have commentary?

Ps I'm fairly irritated bt have done this because I don't watch other sports with men chasing balls and the like but if it's got wheels and it's racing I'll watch it:)

h3000 · 19-03-2014 9:27pm

valerossi wrote: »

So say I'm with sky how does that work out with me signing up with bt saywho do I ring?

Ps I'm fairly irritated bt have done this because I don't watch other sports with men chasing balls and the like but if it's got wheels and it's racing I'll watch it:)

BT Sport in Ireland is part of the Setanta sports package, you can sign up here > https://secure.setantasubs.com . Practice is kicking off tomorrow by the way.

Hotblack Desiato · 20-03-2014 1:03am

Stevo105 wrote: »

I signed up to motogp video pass for 99 euro for the year. i can watch all of last years racing plus all the other videos on the motogp website. Since i'm not into any other sport its the best option for me

yep me too, looks good so far.
Are the race commentators the same guys who did moto2/3 on the BBC last year? I think the BBC just took the Dorna commentary feed for these.
It won't be Pox/Carrish anyway

h3000 · 20-03-2014 11:36am

One of my favorite MotoGP races ever below, lets hope more of the same on the new Movistar sponsored bikes (Even if it was a Honda).

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frostie500 · 20-03-2014 12:09pm

Yipee the season starts now! I'm over in Qatar so I'll post some stuff up over the weekend, pics and any rumours that I hear around the paddock.

Sat down with Michael Laverty last night for half an hour to get his thoughts on the new season, his winter and the development of electronics. Also got chatting to Pedrosa who's stressing that the title wont be won this weekend, Cal is saying that the new rules are moving more and more in Ducati's favour because, "We're the ones helping MotoGP and developing the [spec] technology."

Marc couldn't walk until five days. When he said this it was more to put pressure on rivals rather than to give himself and excuse and he looks to be pretty fit but we'll see tonight just how fit he is. Bradley Smith has said that he had pretty much the best winter ever, Pol Espargaro is struggling with his collarbone injury but he cant stop smiling so he should be OK on Sunday but he said the first three corners are the tough ones for his injury. I've posted everything to my site and crash.net but I'll be back on later with a few pics from opening practice!

frostie500 · 20-03-2014 3:47pm

Action gets underway in ten minutes with Moto3 practice but here's a few pics from the class shot for MotoGP

Infoanon · 20-03-2014 8:29pm

Watching the BT coverage - Kieth Huewen and Julian Ryder are good as expected, however the technical input of Neil Spalding is badly missed

EB_2013 · 21-03-2014 8:05am

Max Headroom wrote: »

I'm guessin that UPC viewers will be gettin the old "Programme not available in Ireland"......:(

Hope not

Still haven't decided between BT and the MotoGP pass so will have to make do with this until then.

I thought they only blocked live coverage on ITV4 for viewers in the Republic, eg Europa League.

frostie500 · 21-03-2014 11:05am

Busy day yesterday! Some interesting feedback on the new tyres. They're using the same heatproof material that they used twice last year-Indy and Sachsenring-and it's not going down well with some of the riders. Jorge said that they made it feel like he was riding without traction control...the guys that tested here last week said that it was similar for them on the opening night so maybe you just need to get track time and experience with the tyre to learn how to ride it.

Laverty had an electrical problem that limited his running

Infoanon · 21-03-2014 2:54pm

Any update on whats going on at Ioda ? rumours of chassis being impounded etc

frostie500 · 21-03-2014 3:30pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Any update on whats going on at Ioda ? rumours of chassis being impounded etc

Saw the team taking the bike into the garage so looks like it should be on track today

h3000 · 21-03-2014 9:37pm

Well I have to say I'm impressed with the BT coverage so far.

Things looking very interesting regarding the factory and open bikes. It's great for a bit of extra competition but you can see why the factory boys are a bit pissed off.

frostie500 · 21-03-2014 11:39pm

Few pics from today's sessions....

Hotblack Desiato · 21-03-2014 11:46pm

Aleix has the advantage of the softest tyre in practice / qualifying but I presume won't race on it, could it last the race and is the softest tyre allowed in the race? (still, immense performance from him so far)

Very confusing with all the rule changes, they wanted to make the open bikes competitive against the factory bikes but they might have overdone it a little

h3000 · 22-03-2014 12:02am

Matt Birt has some interesting comments on twitter.
https://mobile.twitter.com/birtymotogp

It looks like the extra fuel and the softer tyres are really helping bring the performance of the open bikes up. I t looks like they may have went a little too far though.

frostie500 · 22-03-2014 12:26am

h3000 wrote: »

Matt Birt has some interesting comments on twitter.
https://mobile.twitter.com/birtymotogp

It looks like the extra fuel and the softer tyres are really helping bring the performance of the open bikes up. I t looks like they may have went a little too far though.

Yeah, Rossi seems to be struggling a lot with the fuel. He said today that he's never ridden a bike as slow as this year's Yamaha. Aleix wants to run 24 litres to give himself as much power as possible through the race and isn't too worried about the consequences early in the race. Jorge was pretty interesting about the tyres, he's obviously having serious issues at the moment with them but he said:

“As I said one or two months ago, I think that the Open class has too much of an advantage. I think that the change was necessary to create a better show for the fans but I think that in the future the championship should be more equal. I think that is the goal and for this reason we have four Open class bikes in the first places. At the moment the Open class is the first category and the first Factory bike is in fourth place. It is going to be difficult because they have 0.5s advantage with the soft tyre but what really worries us is their pace. Aleix and Iannone with our tyre are faster than us and this worries us and is difficult to understand. With the added fuel the bike is maybe easier in the corners.”

With the added fuel Rossi commented that he thought that having the extra fuel would help a bit on the straights but that the Open bikes would also get an advantage when the engine braking kicks in and smooths the braking zone for riders

Infoanon · 22-03-2014 12:11pm

h3000 wrote: »

Matt Birt has some interesting comments on twitter.
https://mobile.twitter.com/birtymotogp

It looks like the extra fuel and the softer tyres are really helping bring the performance of the open bikes up. I t looks like they may have went a little too far though.

Except Aleix is saying that he only needs 22.5 of the 24 litres avalable and is fastest on standard softs as well.
Has Aleix Espargaro being under rated all this time? He dominated CRT last year beating Randy De Puniet who is no slouch - maybe the excuse that Aleix had a higher spec bike was not the only reason for his pace.

I don't think we will know the reality of the situation until Sunday and its probable that different circuits will give different results - but enjoying the mix ! And not forgetting that Bautista is ahead of the factory bikes so its not all about open class.

frostie500 · 22-03-2014 1:19pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Except Aleix is saying that he only needs 22.5 of the 24 litres avalable and is fastest on standard softs as well.
Has Aleix Espargaro being under rated all this time? He dominated CRT last year beating Randy De Puniet who is no slouch - maybe the excuse that Aleix had a higher spec bike was not the only reason for his pace.

Nope, Aleix said that he can make do with 23 litres but that if he has 24 it makes everything easier for the software and he can ride with full power for the full race distance. I would be surprised if he doesnt start with a full tank because he said that after one lap he was able to get down to decent pace in testing. He's definitely riding well at the minute and showing what he can do though!

Infoanon wrote: »

I don't think we will know the reality of the situation until Sunday and its probable that different circuits will give different results - but enjoying the mix ! And not forgetting that Bautista is ahead of the factory bikes so its not all about open class.

Don't forget that Alvaro had the three day test here in Qatar, that was the biggest thing that caused the factory Honda, Yamaha and Ducati riders to struggle in the early sessions

h3000 · 22-03-2014 1:23pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Except Aleix is saying that he only needs 22.5 of the 24 litres avalable and is fastest on standard softs as well.
Has Aleix Espargaro being under rated all this time? He dominated CRT last year beating Randy De Puniet who is no slouch - maybe the excuse that Aleix had a higher spec bike was not the only reason for his pace.

I don't think we will know the reality of the situation until Sunday and its probable that different circuits will give different results - but enjoying the mix ! And not forgetting that Bautista is ahead of the factory bikes so its not all about open class.

I rate Espargaro very highly and the open rules are not the only reason he right up the top. The extra fuel is certainly making a difference though. With the electronics and tolerances in a MotoGP engine even 1 liter of fuel makes a big difference. As good as I think he is, I really don't think he is nearly a second quicker than Rossi and Lorenzo. The factory Hondas are a bit closer but the always managed their fuel very well.

Infoanon · 22-03-2014 2:46pm

Nicky Hayden has revealed that the Aspar Honda tank can only hold 22 Litres....

h3000 · 22-03-2014 3:49pm

Apparently the track is absolutely filthy after last nights rain.

frostie500 · 22-03-2014 5:38pm

h3000 wrote: »

Apparently the track is absolutely filthy after last nights rain.

Track conditions are fine now, Moto3 faster than yesterday and Moto2 at circuit record pace. Should be very quick in the big class when they put in the soft tyres on the Ducati and Espargaro!

h3000 · 22-03-2014 5:44pm

**** that Cortese Kallio incident was massive. I really hope Mika is ok.

Grim. · 22-03-2014 5:47pm

from twitter

Ian Wheeler ‏@ianwheeler 1m
Mika Kallio is back in the pit box and he’s uninjured. He’ll be singing soprano for a few hours though!

Hotblack Desiato · 22-03-2014 6:05pm

Motogp.com live video has gone down :mad:

NorthernSky · 22-03-2014 6:22pm

I have to agree i begrudgingly splashed out for BT Sports and the coverage is seeming like its off to a good start, just hope it keeps progressing. I've been looking forward to this weekend for weeks with all the little snippets in MCN over the last while, hoping Crutchlow can tame the Ducati, would like to see him do well on it

Hotblack Desiato · 22-03-2014 6:26pm

Motogp.com video still down, it seems it goes to secure.motogp.com to authenticate you when you sign in but it's not getting a response.

The contact us page leads to this:

https://secure.motogp.com/en/contact/website

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this brief suspension of service.

Edit: it's back just in time for Q1 but didn't get to see any of FP4.

Edit2: there was no need to panic as all sessions show up afterwards on http://www.motogp.com/en/videos-nospoiler anyway. I'll be on holidays when two MotoGPs are on. There usually isn't a problem finding a bar in Spain with it on (seeing as though they make up a huge chunk of the field!) but if I don't, I can just wait until I get home and can watch it all then :cool:

Infoanon · 22-03-2014 7:18pm

Gutted for Aleix, had been so steady for 4 sessions, looking forward to tomorrow !

h3000 · 22-03-2014 7:23pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Gutted for Aleix, had been so steady for 4 sessions, looking forward to tomorrow !

I wonder did the pressure get to him a little. Feel sorry for the guy.

The Movistar Yamaha garage aren't looking too happy.

funkey_monkey · 22-03-2014 9:47pm

Interesting start to the season and a bit confusing.

Really didn't expect to see Rossi so far back. He won't be ending his career on a high by the looks of it...

h3000 · 22-03-2014 9:49pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Interesting start to the season and a bit confusing.

Really didn't expect to see Rossi so far back. He won't be ending his career on a high by the looks of it...

I don't think anybody did including him.

Infoanon · 22-03-2014 11:57pm

h3000 wrote: »

I don't think anybody did including him.

Rossi in interviews was notto downbeat pointing out that a lot of riders are within tenths of each other - race will be fascinating - think Dani might have something in reserve....

h3000 · 23-03-2014 12:08am

Infoanon wrote: »

Rossi in interviews was notto downbeat pointing out that a lot of riders are within tenths of each other - race will be fascinating - think Dani might have something in reserve....

He is always a good man to spin the positives though

. They should a clip of him looking at the timing screens at one stage and shaking his head in dismay. Saying that he is always better on race day than qualifying let's hope he can do better tomorrow than the 10 place on the grid might indicate.

I think Dani might be a good call alright. Marquez's injury could give him trouble on race distance.

Infoanon · 23-03-2014 1:34pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

I'm guessin that UPC viewers will be gettin the old "Programme not available in Ireland"......:(

Yes - program blocked on UPC according to their TV guide , unfortunately UPC block all sports programmes even when there is no rights issue , obviously no issue for satellite viewers.

h3000 · 23-03-2014 6:02pm

I love Moto3

Infoanon · 23-03-2014 6:15pm

h3000 wrote: »

I love Moto3

What a race !

Btw anyone clear on the once again revised open class rules and do they apply to Ducati snd Suzuki only ??

h3000 · 23-03-2014 6:33pm

Infoanon wrote: »

What a race !

Btw anyone clear on the once again revised open class rules and do they apply to Ducati snd Suzuki only ??

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Grand+Prix+Commission+decision+on+updated+regulations

1. The Championship ECU and software will be mandatory for all entries with effect from 2016.

All current and prospective participants in the MotoGP class will collaborate to assist with the design and development of the Championship ECU software.

During the development of the software a closed user web site will be set up to enable participants to monitor software development and to input their suggested modifications.

2. With immediate effect, a Manufacturer with entries under the factory option who has not achieved a win in dry conditions in the previous year, or new Manufacturer entering the Championship, is entitled to use 12 engines per rider per season (no design freezing), 24 litres of fuel and the same tyres allocation and testing opportunities as the Open category. This concession is valid until the start of the 2016 season.

3. The above concessions will be reduced under the following circumstances:

Should any rider, or combination of riders nominated by the same Manufacturer, participating under the conditions of described in clause 2 above, achieve a race win, two second places or three podium places in dry conditions during the 2014 season then for that Manufacturer the fuel tank capacity will be reduced to 22 litres. Furthermore, should the same Manufacturer achieve three race wins in the 2014 season the manufacturer would also lose the right to use the soft tyres available to Open category entries.

In each case the reduced concessions will apply to the remaining events of the 2014 season and the whole of the 2015 season.

As far as I know point 2 is what is applying to the Dukes.

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