Italian MotoGP at Mugello

[mangocrazy]

Just a quick observation - David Alonso, the young Colombian Moto3 rider, was a full second faster than the next rider in FP1. Someone in MotoGP needs to get him signed up on a long term deal, and quickly.

[Yorick]

Young Pedro Acosta was flying on his first ever ride then on a MotoGP bike.

[Skub]

Definitely one to watch for the future.

It's a pity the UK couldn't breed a few more talented youngsters. We seem to have the 'nearly men' genre well covered.

[mangocrazy]

And in FP2 Alonso lowers the previous absolute Moto3 lap record by a scarcely believable 1.4 seconds, over half a second clear of the rest of the field. And he seems a really likeable lad to boot.

[Yorick]

227.4 MPH

Spag Pol

[weeksy]

2024 Italian MotoGP, Mugello - Practice (1) Results
Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max
1 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) 1'46.140s 16/19 354k
2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.188s 16/16 356k
3 Franco Morbidelli ITA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +0.288s 16/19 354k
4 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* +0.319s 14/17 362k
5 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +0.447s 16/17 355k
6 Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.447s 8/20 353k
7 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.450s 16/18 354k
8 Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.579s 4/15 361k
9 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.650s 5/16 358k
10 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.676s 7/19 351k
11 Raul Fernandez SPA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) +0.771s 5/16 353k
12 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.876s 18/19 359k
13 Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +0.968s 4/20 356k
14 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.976s 7/19 356k
15 Pol Espargaro SPA KTM Test Rider (RC16) +0.993s 16/16 364k
16 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +1.057s 8/17 352k
17 Miguel Oliveira POR Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) +1.151s 8/18 352k
18 Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +1.156s 9/19 355k
19 Luca Marini ITA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.442s 16/16 355k
20 Augusto Fernandez SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) +1.446s 14/17 356k
21 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.602s 7/16 354k
22 Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.672s 8/18 353k
23 Johann Zarco FRA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.764s 18/18 358k
24 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +1.972s 14/17 350k

[Supermofo]

Yamaha embracing the 90s with a 1050 big bore and moody fuel

[Yorick]

Good to see Rins in P2

[ChrisW]

And Quartararo was almost up there, too. Concessions paying off!

Good to see four manufacturers in the top four.

[Yorick]

I've raced and watched racing 44 years.
Very rarely had super heroes or super villains like football I suppose.
I always wanted the race to be fun and didn't care who won. I was the winner.

But somehow I can't warm to Pecco Bagnaio. He just annoys me a bit. Fucking good though.

But this sort of thing is why he annoys me a bit. Not the first time.

Maybe I'm being picky

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/10497 ... ent-appeal

[mangocrazy]

Pecco strikes me as very similar in attitude to Alain Prost, the F1 driver, known as 'the Professor'. Very calculating, keeps the emotion out of it. He raced in the same era as Ayrton Senna, but the two were totally different in temperament.

[mangocrazy]

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[hawkati]

Pecco strikes me as very similar in attitude to Alain Prost, the F1 driver, known as 'the Professor'. Very calculating, keeps the emotion out of it. He raced in the same era as Ayrton Senna, but the two were totally different in temperament.

Very much this, Lswsonesque in his approach to racing and not quite the drama queen that some others are. So he gets my vote

[Yorick]

Really pleased for Joe Roberts. He's taken a step up in attitude. He could be champion

And rumours of move to Aprilia.

[ChrisW]

The Moto2 was a great - the GP sadly I can't say the same. I drifted off during it but glad I paid attention for the last couple of laps.

[Yorick]

The Moto2 was a great - the GP sadly I can't say the same. I drifted off during it but glad I paid attention for the last couple of laps.

When it's like that, I still enjoy watching them push to the limit. Pecco threw in 2 lap records back to back which was amazing.

And I've changed my mind about him a bit. Always thought he was dull until the Kiss celebrations

[ChrisW]

The Moto2 was a great - the GP sadly I can't say the same. I drifted off during it but glad I paid attention for the last couple of laps.

When it's like that, I still enjoy watching them push to the limit. Pecco threw in 2 lap records back to back which was amazing.

And I've changed my mind about him a bit. Always thought he was dull until the Kiss celebrations

Not taking anything away from the riding, of course not, but when commentary's talking about the next round by half distance it's not been a great GP.

[Yorick]

The Moto2 was a great - the GP sadly I can't say the same. I drifted off during it but glad I paid attention for the last couple of laps.

When it's like that, I still enjoy watching them push to the limit. Pecco threw in 2 lap records back to back which was amazing.

And I've changed my mind about him a bit. Always thought he was dull until the Kiss celebrations

Not taking anything away from the riding, of course not, but when commentary's talking about the next round by half distance it's not been a great GP.

But still better than F1 (yawn)

[Skub]

Moto3 was the best entertainment,followed by Moto2. The start was the best part in Motogp. I spent more time watching the birds at the feeders in the garden,while Emmett and Hodgson talked bollox about imaginary reducing gapzzzzzz.

Not a Mugello classic for sure.

[weeksy]

You should have all watched redbull hard-line, now that was exciting