MotoGP 2019

Frank Bullitt · 23-01-2019 6:58pm #1

So we have 2 unveilings so far.

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Infoanon · 01-02-2019 7:03pm

Suzuki and Yamahas on Sunday before the Sepang test from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th - the excitement is building !

tommyboy26 · 03-02-2019 3:11pm

https://twitter.com/suzukimotogp/status/1092042095764930561

new suzuki looks nice:cool:

h3000 · 04-02-2019 12:23pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/Btc45uBnj9c

https://www.instagram.com/p/Btc5EgLnpAo

Frank Bullitt · 04-02-2019 11:48pm

Bikes looking nice, that Yamaha is a beauty. Will it be fast though?

Frank Bullitt · 04-02-2019 11:53pm

tommyboy26 · 04-02-2019 11:56pm

considering the horrendous season they had last year i cant see them been that much better this year

tommyboy26 · 08-02-2019 8:45pm

danilo the fastest at sepang test. he also broke the lap record nearly 6 tenths quicker than lorenzo last year.

1. Danilo Petrucci - (Mission Winnow Ducati Team) – 1:58.239
2. Francesco Bagnaia - (Alma Pramac Racing) - +0.063
3. Jack Miller - (Alma Pramac Racing) - +0.127
4. Andrea Dovizioso - (Mission Winnow Ducati Team) - +0.299
5. Maverick Viñales - (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - +0.405
6. Cal Crutchlow - (LCR Honda Castrol) - +0.541
7. Aleix Espargaró - (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) - +0.783
8. Franco Morbidelli - (Petronas Yamaha SRT) - +0.902
9. Takaaki Nakagami - (LCR Honda Idemitsu) - +0.909
10. Valentino Rossi - (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - +0.916

no lorenzo or marc in top ten. granted marc is still recovering from a shoulder operation
yamaha seem in the mix as well.

i know its only a test but i am genuinely excited that this could be an interesting season

Frank Bullitt · 11-02-2019 5:17pm

That Ducati is a rocket.

Interesting little bit on the top yoke as well

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Rumour is that it is a 'holeshot device', similar to what is used in motocross for the starts.

Max Headroom · 23-02-2019 11:04am

Gintonious wrote: »

That Ducati is a rocket.

Interesting little bit on the top yoke as well

Rumour is that it is a 'holeshot device', similar to what is used in motocross for the starts.

Wouldnt imagine that something so crucial would look that crude......

More likely it had streetfighter bars on it at some stage...another sticker would have sufficed....:D

Infoanon · 23-02-2019 1:00pm

Qatar test day today - looking like it's going to be a close season with 4 manufacturer's capable of winning

legrand · 25-02-2019 11:48pm

A brief segue. Bautista and his Panigale V4 R blitzed the field in Philip Island - almost literally miles ahead! Enjoyed the Super Pole setup. Laverty doing reasonably well too. Could be an interesting season but I can't see Rea winning a 5th if 1st race anything to go by. Early days though.

Infoanon · 26-02-2019 12:22am

Philip Island is an unusual track and Batistuta did finish 4th on his Duke in moto gp last year, Moto GP testing meantime is proving fascinating - but I can't help feeling Dovi has something in reserve. .....

tommyboy26 · 10-03-2019 9:10am

im liking the new qualifying for moto 3 and moto 2. it was really needed especially in moto 3.

maverick on pole while rossi on 5th row

good to see a big mix up of riders starting on the grid.

it will be very hard to pick winners this year

4Ad · 10-03-2019 3:00pm

Motogp races about to start...
Hopefully another exciting year.

Infoanon · 11-03-2019 1:08am

What an incredible first moto gp of the season .6 seconds covering the first 5 !!

Quest have highlights tomorrow / Monday evening

tommyboy26 · 11-03-2019 10:08am

great race from start to finish. was absolutely gutted for quartararo after qualifying so well to have that happen.

jelutong · 11-03-2019 10:58am

Infoanon wrote: »

What an incredible first moto gp of the season .6 seconds covering the first 5 !!

Quest have highlights tomorrow / Monday evening

Quest HD @ 6 pm.

legrand · 11-03-2019 5:38pm

surprised Miller was not sanctioned (those of u who have yet to watch the race will to wait and see)

tommyboy26 · 13-03-2019 9:57pm

complaint made by suzuki, ktm, aprilla and honda over ducatis new fairings

Frank Bullitt · 15-03-2019 9:38pm

The fairing in question, its in front of the rear wheel.

legrand · 25-03-2019 6:03pm

Great save but.. erm. As you do...
https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/motorsport/47696809

tommyboy26 · 01-04-2019 10:43am

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1112501706582118402

ridiculous penalty for this

pablo128 · 01-04-2019 12:28pm

tommyboy26 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1112501706582118402

ridiculous penalty for this

A run through the new 'long' corner would have been enough. I will say his bike was moving so if you go by the book he jumped. The issue if they didn't punish him would be everyone else doing it in 2 weeks and pointing at crutchlow saying he's allowed to do it.

XsApollo · 01-04-2019 12:58pm

It’s pretty simple.
You can’t be rolling when you start.
I think i remember the rules were changed a few years ago to allow movement but if you are stationary before the lights go out you are fine , where as before any movement was considered a jump start.

tommyboy26 · 02-04-2019 3:42pm

pablo128 wrote: »

A run through the new 'long' corner would have been enough. I will say his bike was moving so if you go by the book he jumped. The issue if they didn't punish him would be everyone else doing it in 2 weeks and pointing at crutchlow saying he's allowed to do it.

XsApollo wrote: »

It’s pretty simple.
You can’t be rolling when you start.
I think i remember the rules were changed a few years ago to allow movement but if you are stationary before the lights go out you are fine , where as before any movement was considered a jump start.

i agree with you both but a ride through the pits that causes a 25s penalty is absolutely crazy.

Suppose could of been worse could of been lorenzo and pressed the pit limiter as the lights went green:o:o

XsApollo · 02-04-2019 6:33pm

The commentators were saying that it’s crazy for 25 seconds for that.
But where do you draw the line?
Say he let off like Lorenzo a few years ago and bolted because he knew he screwed up then he will have gained by only going through the penalty lane and probably still be in the lead.
Definatley not deserving but there aren’t any rules to differentiate between and inch and a mile.... yet.
Now they have the penalty lane they might come up with something.

tommyboy26 · 02-04-2019 11:05pm

XsApollo wrote: »

The commentators were saying that it’s crazy for 25 seconds for that.
But where do you draw the line?
Say he let off like Lorenzo a few years ago and bolted because he knew he screwed up then he will have gained by only going through the penalty lane and probably still be in the lead.
Definatley not deserving but there aren’t any rules to differentiate between and inch and a mile.... yet.
Now they have the penalty lane they might come up with something.

simple solution give back 2 places. so if currently in 5th drop back to 7th and fight on. they do it for exceeding track limits

XsApollo · 12-04-2019 12:25pm

Well the reason the penalty lane was brought in was because that isn’t fair either.
Your 2 places could be 2 seconds or 25 seconds depending how far behind they are.
So the penalty lane is for consistency in that way.

Rossi IRL · 14-04-2019 8:38pm

Was hoping Rossi would get the win here

Dosnt look like it now

4Ad · 14-04-2019 8:46pm

Delighted for Rins..God he is thrilled..
Between him and Tiger Woods some shocks today !

tommyboy26 · 14-04-2019 9:32pm

as much as i was screaming for rossi you can not take away from rins!

cracking race delighted for miller

pablo128 · 14-04-2019 9:39pm

tommyboy26 wrote: »

as much as i was screaming for rossi you can not take away from rins!

cracking race delighted for miller

Pretty much how I feel about the race too.

Look no-one wishes harm on a rider but I wasn't gutted to see Marquez not finish. For a rider who's bike was skittish all weekend, he got a bit cocky in the race trying to clear off. Thankfully he's ok.

legrand · 14-04-2019 11:32pm

When MM went down I was delighted for Rossi- but figured Rins would take it based on his finishing ability and sure enough...

The Nal · 15-04-2019 12:43pm

Great to see Rossi competitive though. Lets hope he can keep it up because I can't see anyone else challenging Marquez this season.

Gremlinertia · 18-05-2019 8:41pm

Grid for Le Mans is interesting bar the usuall MM performance

Infoanon · 18-05-2019 11:56pm

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Grid for Le Mans is interesting bar the usuall MM performance

Moto GP surely the best motor sport series on the planet

Gremlinertia · 19-05-2019 12:22am

Infoanon wrote: »

Moto GP surely the best motor sport series on the planet

Have to agree, nothing else gives me such a rush to watch.

Max Headroom · 19-05-2019 2:07pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Moto GP surely the best motor sport series on the planet

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Have to agree, nothing else gives me such a rush to watch.

I fell asleep...who won...:rolleyes::p

gooch2k9 · 19-05-2019 5:20pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

I fell asleep...who won...:rolleyes::p

Wouldn't blame you. Better than F1 but nowhere near yesterday's NW action.

legrand · 19-05-2019 6:33pm

Moto2 much more entertaining (Corsi effort in particular)

Gremlinertia · 19-05-2019 6:50pm

Moto 3 was a great scrap too.

The Nal · 20-05-2019 12:59pm

Marquez is going to run away with it again this year. Fantastic rider but all a bit predictable and boring.

Infoanon · 20-05-2019 1:23pm

Marquez is a fabulous rider but it's far from certain that he will be world champion, his strength is that even on bad days he scores a podium but Dovi is only 8 points behind, Ducati will get the bike more competitive while there are Suzuki circuits coming up and you can never discount Yamaha.

Moto 2 and 3 are also great this year

The Nal · 20-05-2019 1:31pm

Yamaha have won 1 race from the last 30.

Max Headroom · 20-05-2019 2:02pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Moto 2 and 3 are also great this year

Its sad when we have to depend on the "lower" classes for entertaining races tho....:rolleyes:
Maybe a no-limits ,anything goes approach in the motogp class might be fun...:)

rock22 · 23-05-2019 8:34am

Max Headroom wrote: »

Its sad when we have to depend on the "lower" classes for entertaining races tho....:rolleyes:
Maybe a no-limits ,anything goes approach in the motogp class might be fun...:)

It is hard to understand how you wouldn't be entertained with the MotoGP race.
Best motor racing at the moment .

legrand · 23-05-2019 11:20am

I think situation is the Moto2 and 3 tend to be more consistently competitive (and great to watch) - premier class, on occasion can be a bit of a procession (I too nodded off 3/4's way through the race :))

Infoanon · 02-06-2019 2:14pm

Brilliant Moto GP race at Mugello, brilliant circuit,brilliant atmosphere and a well organised track invasion !

So many could have won today but hats off to the winner - best motor racing in the world

tommyboy26 · 02-06-2019 4:37pm

I have never willed a rider to win so much. so happy for the winner.

Was great to see a mix up front and not someone going out ahead and staying there all race

legrand · 02-06-2019 7:12pm

8 years since Petrucci was on a top-step! Fair play - supper race.

MotoGP 2019

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