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[Yorick]

Woo hoo. The waiting is over. Starts tmrw

I'll start with forecast of MM on the podium

[KungFooBob]

Woo hoo. The waiting is over. Starts tmrw

I'll start with forecast of MM on the podium

I'll have 50p on MM finishing 7th.

[Yorick]

Woo hoo. The waiting is over. Starts tmrw

I'll start with forecast of MM on the podium

I'll have 50p on MM finishing 7th.

I'll double you. You look vulnerable.

[mangocrazy]

Asparagus the Elder for the top step.

The fact he's in my Fantasy team has nothing at all to do with this prediction

[MrLongbeard]

A quid says MM doesn't finish

[Yorick]

A quid says MM doesn't finish

Oooh. Both races?

[MrLongbeard]

A quid says MM doesn't finish

Oooh. Both races?

No, he'll finish the sprint mid pack, but breakdown / fall off in the full race. Or the other way around

[Yorick]

A quid says MM doesn't finish

Oooh. Both races?

No, he'll finish the sprint mid pack, but breakdown / fall off in the full race. Or the other way around

Fall off, then break down.

[G.P]

What about Acosta? - Will he bin it trying to keep up with Binder?

MM to Crash out of a top 3 spot in the sprint and get a podium in the main race?

Whatever, I'm REALLY looking forward to the season getting going. Today is the best day to be working from Home. MotoGP and Crufts live today!

[mangocrazy]

I'm looking forward to see if the Pecco/Jorge battle carries on where it left off. Whether the Beast can finally show his potential over a season. How much closer (if at all) Aprilia and KTM are to the all-conquering Ducatis. Can Diggia maintain his impressive form from the back end of last season? Whether Acosta can hit the ground running (figuratively speaking) and do a MM. And finally see whether MM has been sandbagging or not in testing. And plenty more besides...

[mangocrazy]

Schedule for Qatar 2024 MotoGP

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[mangocrazy]

Those saves by Pedro - the kid is a machine...

[weeksy]

2024 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Practice (1) Results
Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max
1 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP24) 1'52.624s 15/17 345k
2 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.047s 14/15 341k
3 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* +0.071s 13/16 346k
4 Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.177s 14/17 348k
5 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.265s 13/19 351k
6 Johann Zarco FRA LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.303s 14/16 343k
7 Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.326s 16/17 347k
8 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +0.363s 15/16 347k
9 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.407s 15/17 350k
10 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.597s 15/15 345k
11 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.626s 11/17 340k
12 Miguel Oliveira POR Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) +0.714s 15/16 346k
13 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.727s 10/16 343k
14 Raul Fernandez SPA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) +0.756s 14/14 344k
15 Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.783s 14/17 350k
16 Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.811s 14/16 343k
17 Luca Marini ITA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.984s 10/16 346k
18 Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +1.002s 17/18 344k
19 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.213s 13/16 346k
20 Augusto Fernandez SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) +1.223s 17/17 345k
21 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.239s 15/17 342k
22 Franco Morbidelli ITA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +2.125s 17/18 339k

[Skub]

We'll get a better picture after the next session. Lots of folk working on stuff and not going for a time just yet. Pedro and Marc looked comfortable in that session.

[Supermofo]

Those saves by Pedro - the kid is a machine...

Yeah proper impressive for his first FP1!



Lots of people looking good, let's hope we get a great race. Don't give a shit who finishes where as long as its a cracker. I'd have 50p on MM finishing on the podium in one of the races though. He looks so much smoother compared to the shapes he was having to pull on the Honda.

[ChrisW]

We'll get a better picture after the next session.

Might be learning that much with these conditions, sadly.

[mangocrazy]

From what the commentators were saying, it seems like FP3 will now count towards who automatically goes through to Q2. Normally that's decided by FP2, but with the rain interruption that's been changed.

At least, that's what I understood from their comments. I may have got it wrong...

[ChrisW]

Yep, that's how I understood it too.

Actually quite enjoyed the wet session.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Isn't the real question who MM takes out in the inevitable crash caused by him trying too hard?

[hawkati]

A quid says marquez bins it in a failed block pass. Bagpuss for the win, Martin second and acosta third but winning all of the saved crashes medals