Valencia 2.... What's the plan ?

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Valencia 2.... What's the plan ?

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So we're moving into the final 2 rounds with Mir heading the charts and looking for what many would have suspected a completely impossible title win this season if asked before it began. Obviously MM was the main man and Dovi would have been manys second choice, then possibly even Quat for the outside bet, but i doubt if anyone would have gone for Mir

However he is there and he is leading.

What will the weekend bring, who will have picked anything up from race 1 and bring it to the Suzukis ?

Will Lowes stop on the bike this time ?

What'll happen in Moto3.... Anything is probably the actual answer :D
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Re: Valencia 2.... What's the plan ?

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Mir just needs to finish both races, keep calm and finish.

Sam lowes...... I hope he goes out and wins. He’s got the skill and he’s got the bottle. Just needs to do it. Will be bloody brilliant if he does.
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Re: Valencia 2.... What's the plan ?

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All the Yamahas will explode or start from pitlane,or both.

Rins will be the man to beat and Pol will surely try. Hard to look past the Suzukis again.

Ducati will weep into their pasta...unless it rains,then Miller or Zarco may win,if either stay on..

Lowes has had a good year,I hope he holds it together and we get a Portuguese finale.

McPhee,I'm almost scared to hope he'll finish a race at the front.
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Let the games begin !!!!
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And we're off :)
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I thought they were saying Rossi was out and Gerloff was in for the weekend due to CV19 test.

But it seems that's not the case and indeed VR46 is riding the full weekend.
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Rossi had a further covid test yesterday and it was negative so he rides!
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FP1 Top 10

Top 10:
1. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) – 1:30.829
2. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.115
3. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.139
4. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.223
5. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 0.341
6. Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) + 0.468
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) + 0.581
8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.607
9. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.657
10. Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.685
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1 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 330.5 1'30.622
2 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 321.3 1'30.713 0.091 / 0.091
3 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 324.3 1'30.742 0.120 / 0.029
4 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 325.8 1'30.821 0.199 / 0.079
5 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 325.8 1'30.899 0.277 / 0.078
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 330.5 1'30.926 0.304 / 0.027
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 325.8 1'30.930 0.308 / 0.004
8 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 319.8 1'30.947 0.325 / 0.017
9 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 321.3 1'30.989 0.367 / 0.042
10 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 322.8 1'31.062 0.440 / 0.073
11 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 318.3 1'31.080 0.458 / 0.018
12 6 Stefan BRADL GER Repsol Honda Team Honda 324.3 1'31.106 0.484 / 0.026
13 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 316.8 1'31.125 0.503 / 0.019
14 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 322.8 1'31.230 0.608 / 0.105
15 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 325.8 1'31.261 0.639 / 0.031
16 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 319.8 1'31.326 0.704 / 0.065
17 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 321.3 1'31.330 0.708 / 0.004
18 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 318.3 1'31.371 0.749 / 0.041
19 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 325.8 1'31.371 0.749
20 53 Tito RABAT SPA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 322.8 1'32.058 1.436 / 0.687
21 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 316.8 1'32.393 1.771 / 0.335
27 Iker LECUONA SPA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
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Well 12th isn't going to help Mir at all.... Not Rins behind him !

Morbidelli did well though for Pole.
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It seems Lowes has spannered his hand... Jeeeeez dude... really !!!! Damn
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weeksy wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 4:38 pm It seems Lowes has spannered his hand... Jeeeeez dude... really !!!! Damn
Flashback to a few years ago when Scott Redding looked odds on to win Moto2 World title in 2013 then broke his arm a few rounds from the end letting Pol in for the title
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Some nasty crashes in all the classes. That Marquez highside was very unpleasant looking,my tailbone hurt just watching.

Once again if you look at qualifying,none of the title contenders appear to want it. After you good sir,no,no after you!

Shit news on the Lowes front. I hope it's not as bad as it sounds.
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"you can't overtake at Valencia"

"you can't overtake on a Yamaha"

Well I think Frankie may have changed a few minds after THAT last lap!
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