Ducati Monster Forum

Might as well get it started:

FP1:

Results:

Pos   No.   Rider   Bike   Time   Diff   Diff Previous
1   99   Jorge Lorenzo   Yamaha   1'56.499       
2   93   Marc Marquez   Honda   1'56.650   0.151   0.151
3   26   Dani Pedrosa   Honda   1'56.784   0.285   0.134
4   4   Andrea Dovizioso   Ducati   1'56.821   0.322   0.037
5   29   Andrea Iannone   Ducati   1'56.914   0.415   0.093
6   46   Valentino Rossi   Yamaha   1'57.038   0.539   0.124
7   38   Bradley Smith   Yamaha   1'57.137   0.638   0.099
8   41   Aleix Espargaro   Suzuki   1'57.597   1.098   0.460
9   25   Maverick Viñales   Suzuki   1'57.753   1.254   0.156
10   35   Cal Crutchlow   Honda   1'57.781   1.282   0.028
11   68   Yonny Hernandez   Ducati   1'57.983   1.484   0.202
12   44   Pol Espargaro   Yamaha   1'58.195   1.696   0.212
13   45   Scott Redding   Honda   1'58.365   1.866   0.170
14   8   Hector Barbera   Ducati   1'58.416   1.917   0.051
15   9   Danilo Petrucci   Ducati   1'58.445   1.946   0.029
16   69   Nicky Hayden   Honda   1'58.549   2.050   0.104
17   63   Mike Di Meglio   Ducati   1'58.589   2.090   0.040
18   50   Eugene Laverty   Honda   1'58.656   2.157   0.067
19   19   Alvaro Bautista   Aprilia   1'58.669   2.170   0.013
20   76   Loris Baz   Yamaha Forward   1'58.720   2.221   0.051
21   6   Stefan Bradl   Aprilia   1'59.434   2.935   0.714
22   43   Jack Miller   Honda   1'59.559   3.060   0.125
23   71   Claudio Corti   Yamaha Forward   2'00.074   3.575   0.515
24   15   Alex De Angelis   ART   2'00.122   3.623   0.048
25   17   Karel Abraham   Honda   2'01.881   5.382   1.759

FP2:

Pedro crashes because of blown fork seal... possibly with a heel fracture.  I'm starting to feel bad for Pedro at this point.

Results:

Pos   No.   Rider   Bike   Time   Diff   Diff Previous
1   93   Marc Marquez   Honda   1'56.513       
2   99   Jorge Lorenzo   Yamaha   1'56.589   0.076   0.076
3   29   Andrea Iannone   Ducati   1'56.750   0.237   0.161
4   46   Valentino Rossi   Yamaha   1'57.074   0.561   0.324
5   44   Pol Espargaro   Yamaha   1'57.078   0.565   0.004
6   4   Andrea Dovizioso   Ducati   1'57.178   0.665   0.100
7   41   Aleix Espargaro   Suzuki   1'57.202   0.689   0.024
8   35   Cal Crutchlow   Honda   1'57.229   0.716   0.027
9   38   Bradley Smith   Yamaha   1'57.494   0.981   0.265
10   68   Yonny Hernandez   Ducati   1'57.544   1.031   0.050
11   9   Danilo Petrucci   Ducati   1'57.575   1.062   0.031
12   25   Maverick Viñales   Suzuki   1'57.607   1.094   0.032
13   8   Hector Barbera   Ducati   1'57.718   1.205   0.111
14   45   Scott Redding   Honda   1'57.860   1.347   0.142
15   6   Stefan Bradl   Aprilia   1'58.484   1.971   0.624
16   43   Jack Miller   Honda   1'58.512   1.999   0.028
17   26   Dani Pedrosa   Honda   1'58.631   2.118   0.119
18   76   Loris Baz   Yamaha Forward   1'58.678   2.165   0.047
19   69   Nicky Hayden   Honda   1'58.812   2.299   0.134
20   19   Alvaro Bautista   Aprilia   1'59.120   2.607   0.308
21   50   Eugene Laverty   Honda   1'59.305   2.792   0.185
22   63   Mike Di Meglio   Ducati   1'59.482   2.969   0.177
23   15   Alex De Angelis   ART   1'59.680   3.167   0.198
24   71   Claudio Corti   Yamaha Forward   2'00.781   4.268   1.101
25   17   Karel Abraham   Honda   2'01.261   4.748   0.480

Dropping like flies in FP2. Track temps over 50C.

Jorghey has always been batshit fast at Brno.

New Ducs were also out there.

Neither Dovi or the Maniac used the new bike in FP2.

Ciabatti said the choice of which bike to use would be left up to the riders.

Boss Jarvis should be happy.

...but watching Lorenzo turn laps is not interesting

Interesting, but not exciting. That guy rides smooth. It was his day over MM today.

Maniac looked very upset talking to the crew chief after entering the pit garage. He was quite "animated" ;D.
Any clues?

Nothing on motogp.com...yet

Engine problems that were a mistake... apparently they lost a few mph top end.

Battle between Pedrosa and Iaonne was awesome.  [clap]

Not the most exciting race, but JLo is a machine. Impressive.

The Iannone/Pedro battle was pretty good.  [thumbsup]

is it a safe assumption to say JLo is a more technical rider where as MM is more instinctive?

If JLo carries on like this it's going to be that more of a challenge for VR, but then VR is the veteran, but over ten seconds behind JLo? ouch!

JL gets off the line really well.  Not just this race but Indy too, along with a few other ones earlier this season (I forget which).  Someone test that guy for HGH or antler juice or something.

(Then, when you find something, give it to Rossi.)   ;D

Word is the variable length intake trumpets quit working.


I'd agree, JLO is more technical and MM more instinctive.

JLo's style is based on corner speed.
As long as he's got the setup 99% nailed and he's got clear track to run on, he's very hard to stay with.
That style can get compromised if he's got to battle wheel to wheel, he runs his big sweeping lines and then the other guy runs it up the inside and he can't keep the corner speed.
He's very good at pushing the bike right to the razor's edge and keeping it there consistently.
If he can't get the setup right, he's screwed.

JLo has a scalpel, Rossi a Bowie knife, MM has a machete, and Pedrosa has a dodgy switchblade.
All lethal but dependent on circumstances.

Thanks. He was pretty full on at the crew chief.
I thought he had good pace and it may have cost him a podium in his mind. I wonder how early the stacks seized?

Good description of riding styles.









At track days I wield a rubber chicken.

I looked at the laptime sheet, Iannone was hovering at 1:57 flats 'til lap 11, then lost a half second and never found it again.

Most everyone else lost  2-3 tenths gradually in the middle.

Eh, trackdays have no prize money or trophies.  :-\

Sheesh, no wonder he wasnt happy.

I see the nicknames to be:

Rossi: The Doctor
Lorenzo: The Surgeon
Marquez: The Psycho

And...

Pedrosa: The Victim

I missed Cal's crash because I was fast forwarding the whole time to avoid falling asleep.

BTW, the fight was between Dovi and the Turd, not Iannone.

^ so which of the two factory Ducati riders had a hissy fit when he went into the garage?

Iannone had the tech issues. Apparently he felt that he could have caught Rossi.

My bad  [bang] Maverick finished 11

I did see Maverick's crash, front just folded. He was also up there fighting for 8th or 9th IIRC.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/08/17/iannone-i-was-losing-a-lot-on-the-straights/182369 (http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/08/17/iannone-i-was-losing-a-lot-on-the-straights/182369)

Yeah he was. I'm following him this year. He can race.  [thumbsup]