MotoGP Catalunya

[weeksy]

https://www.motogp.com/en

https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standin ... -standings

1
F. Bagnaia
Ducati Lenovo Team 251

2
89
J. Martin
Prima Pramac Racing 189

3
72
M. Bezzecchi
Mooney VR46 Racing Team 183

4
33
B. Binder
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 160

5
J. Zarco
Prima Pramac Racing 125

[Pirahna]

A chance of storms for the weekend, higher on Saturday. Windy on Sunday.

[weeksy]

A chance of storms for the weekend, higher on Saturday.

Binder? or Martin ?

[Pirahna]

A chance of storms for the weekend, higher on Saturday.

Binder? or Martin ?

Just added, windy on Sunday.

[Skub]

Bagnaia is rock solid at the moment. He's riding like the world champ he is.

Last year saw folk like Quartararo,Zarco and Mir towards the front,but while you can never tell what Zarco will do,I don't see the other two fighting at the front.

Martin,I'd expect to be strong,Bez and Marini may be up there along with Brad Binder and maybe Oliveira.

If it's wet Bagnaia will still be there,who know about the rest. Miller might take one.

[ChrisW]

[mangocrazy]

The boy's just 'avin a larf... How low can you go?

[Pirahna]

you can never tell what Zarco will do

He won't win, never has and never will. 5th at best.

[mangocrazy]

you can never tell what Zarco will do

He won't win, never has and never will. 5th at best.

I'm pretty sure that Honda have signed him on the basis if his having ridden Yamaha, KTM and Ducati and being the de facto race tester for Ducati. They certainly haven't signed him for all his MotoGP race wins...

[mangocrazy]

Pecco does it again, but the Aprilias run him close. And MM93 out-qualifies his bike by about 10 grid positions.

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[ChrisW]

you can never tell what Zarco will do

He won't win, never has and never will. 5th at best.

I'm pretty sure that Honda have signed him on the basis if his having ridden Yamaha, KTM and Ducati and being the de facto race tester for Ducati. They certainly haven't signed him for all his MotoGP race wins...

It's a good move on both sides. Zarco gets two, presumably very well paid, years and if things are going well an option for a third; Honda get a new, useful development rider.

[mangocrazy]

Get in there, Aleix! If Maverick had taken the half-chance Pecco gave him, it could have been a 'Priller 1-2...

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[Noggin]

I'm pretty gutted, what is going on with the Fab Frog

[Yorick]

I'm pretty gutted, what is going on with the Fab Frog

Shit bike.

[ChrisW]

I'm pretty gutted, what is going on with the Fab Frog

Shit bike.

Yeah, it's not him. Same lap times as last year, they've just not improved like the others (most of the others).

[mangocrazy]

It's going to need a major re-think on the part of the Japanese engineers to get back on terms with the European factories, and I'm not even sure they can do that. The easiest way would be to pay stupid salaries and poach people from the Euro factories and actually listen to them, but I can't see them doing that as it would be an admission of failure and a severe loss of face (unthinkable in Japanese culture).

[Yorick]

It's going to need a major re-think on the part of the Japanese engineers to get back on terms with the European factories, and I'm not even sure they can do that. The easiest way would be to pay stupid salaries and poach people from the Euro factories and actually listen to them, but I can't see them doing that as it would be an admission of failure and a severe loss of face (unthinkable in Japanese culture).

Sort of come full circle. In the 50s and 60s the British bike builders became complacent and the Japs took over.

Maybe the Japanese did the same and the European bikes took over?

[mangocrazy]

It's going to need a major re-think on the part of the Japanese engineers to get back on terms with the European factories, and I'm not even sure they can do that. The easiest way would be to pay stupid salaries and poach people from the Euro factories and actually listen to them, but I can't see them doing that as it would be an admission of failure and a severe loss of face (unthinkable in Japanese culture).

Sort of come full circle. In the 50s and 60s the British bike builders became complacent and the Japs took over.

Maybe the Japanese did the same and the European bikes took over?

Yeah, reckon that's about it. All empires fall and get replaced eventually.

[Noggin]

I'm pretty gutted, what is going on with the Fab Frog

Shit bike.

Yeah, it's not him. Same lap times as last year, they've just not improved like the others (most of the others).

Cheers. It's been a bit confusing to a non techie person! I hadn't realised his times were the same as before. Damn I hope the bike gets sorted for next year, I like him, he was pretty awesome last year !!

[Skub]

I'm pretty gutted, what is going on with the Fab Frog

He put in the same lap times which took him to the win last year,but the others have moved the game on to the extent,that lap time now puts him last,or close to it.

Yamaha have needed to take action since Rossi was riding and they are still on the slide. I wonder how Zarco feels looking at where the Hondas are. Mir said he'd never raced a worse bike.