Wanted to get this thread going:
http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2017/03/22/qatargp-the-lowdown-from-the-press-conference/221478
Today's schedule! All times in EST. Can't wait for this season!
11:00 - 11:40 Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 1
11:55 - 12:40 Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 1
12:55 - 13:40 MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1
13:55 - 14:35 Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2
14:50 - 15:35 Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2
No surprises here. FP1:
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 334.8 1'54.316
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 337.7 1'54.912 0.596 / 0.596
3 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 337.7 1'55.210 0.894 / 0.298
4 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 333.3 1'55.587 1.271 / 0.377
5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 342.9 1'55.607 1.291 / 0.020
6 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 333.6 1'55.624 1.308 / 0.017
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 334.1 1'55.639 1.323 / 0.015
8 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 334.2 1'55.792 1.476 / 0.153
9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 339.6 1'55.799 1.483 / 0.007
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 332.2 1'55.872 1.556 / 0.073
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 342.8 1'55.873 1.557 / 0.001
12 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 339.9 1'56.000 1.684 / 0.127
13 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 334.6 1'56.027 1.711 / 0.027
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 343.8 1'56.128 1.812 / 0.101
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 338.4 1'56.399 2.083 / 0.271
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 341.5 1'56.419 2.103 / 0.020
17 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 334.9 1'56.453 2.137 / 0.034
18 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 334.9 1'56.502 2.186 / 0.049
19 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 336.0 1'56.725 2.409 / 0.223
20 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 341.5 1'56.725 2.409
21 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 334.8 1'57.630 3.314 / 0.905
22 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 330.8 1'57.887 3.571 / 0.257
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 332.6 1'58.114 3.798 / 0.227
Actually, I was wrong. Folger in P4 and Jorghey in P5 are surprises.
FP1, Ho Lee Shyt.
Kopf's boy is solidly on fire.
0.6sec ahead of MM in 2nd.
MM 0.3sec ahead of Pedrosa in 3rd.
Gaps are huge.
JLo 5th, Crusty 7th (Bike 1 spewed some oil, and bike 2 may have done the same).
Poncharal is looking a genius, Folger 4th, Zarco 8th.
Rossi 9th, but FP1, so no big deal, right?
But he's 4th Yamaha.
And 1.5sec down on Vinales.
That's a long ways off.
Quote from: Speeddog on March 23, 2017, 12:01:45 PM
FP1, Ho Lee Shyt.
Kopf's boy is solidly on fire.
0.6sec ahead of MM in 2nd.
MM 0.3sec ahead of Pedrosa in 3rd.
Gaps are huge.
JLo 5th, Crusty 7th (Bike 1 spewed some oil, and bike 2 may have done the same).
Poncharal is looking a genius, Folger 4th, Zarco 8th.
Rossi 9th, but FP1, so no big deal, right?
But he's 4th Yamaha.
And 1.5sec down on Vinales.
That's a long ways off.
Rossi has been struggling all preseason. Granted, in previous years he doesn't exactly light up the board, but generally he gets his head together by WUP. We'll see how it goes since he seems to be a bit flustered this year. Vinales has been on fire all preseason and it's all anyone can talk about, so it's no surprised that he's leading the pack by such a large margin.
Folger in 4th :o
I have to watch the whole FP1 since the few times I picked it up, Dovi was always ahead of Jorghey on the timesheets. I doubt he's found something magical that will translate to success on Sunday.
I like seeing Pedrosa in the top 5 again. Hopefully he's feeling comfortable on this year's bike.
AFAIK, Dovi did not fit a soft tire to go for a time attack.
Several others too, I reckon.
Quote from: Speeddog on March 23, 2017, 01:34:42 PM
AFAIK, Dovi did not fit a soft tire to go for a time attack.
Several others too, I reckon.
Lorenzo did, and led for a minute or two.
Lorenzo went storming out the back of the box after FP2.
That guy is a head case.
Scott Redding fastest in FP2.
Herve Poncheral made a couple of great choices. Both of his rookies were faster than You'reghey.
Odd session, only saw the last half.
Track was a lot slower, no chatter as to why, perhaps I missed that too.
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Wind and rain since last night fuxxored the track.
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JLo is not a happy bunny, perhaps due to Redding and Bautista being ahead of him on older kit.
FP2:
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 343.2 1'55.085
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 347.8 1'55.185 0.100 / 0.100
3 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 341.0 1'55.208 0.123 / 0.023
4 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 344.8 1'55.316 0.231 / 0.108
5 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 342.7 1'55.378 0.293 / 0.062
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 341.7 1'55.414 0.329 / 0.036
7 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 349.6 1'55.581 0.496 / 0.167
8 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 347.8 1'55.604 0.519 / 0.023
9 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 341.5 1'55.698 0.613 / 0.094
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 339.9 1'55.750 0.665 / 0.052
11 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 344.3 1'55.760 0.675 / 0.010
12 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 341.2 1'55.828 0.743 / 0.068
13 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 341.7 1'55.959 0.874 / 0.131
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 345.7 1'56.003 0.918 / 0.044
15 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 337.3 1'56.069 0.984 / 0.066
16 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 341.7 1'56.179 1.094 / 0.110
17 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 343.0 1'56.368 1.283 / 0.189
18 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 339.1 1'56.501 1.416 / 0.133
19 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 343.2 1'56.530 1.445 / 0.029
20 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 345.8 1'56.934 1.849 / 0.404
21 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 342.7 1'57.116 2.031 / 0.182
22 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 336.1 1'57.517 2.432 / 0.401
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 338.8 1'58.020 2.935 / 0.503
i just goes to show that if there's one speck of dust on the track, it will affect Jorghey and he will complain about it. Is good to see someone other than Maverick up there.
FP3:
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 25 Maverick VIÃ'ALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 339.5 1'54.834
2 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 337.5 1'54.848 0.014 / 0.014
3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 341.0 1'55.008 0.174 / 0.160
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 348.0 1'55.042 0.208 / 0.034
5 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 344.0 1'55.113 0.279 / 0.071
6 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 339.8 1'55.211 0.377 / 0.098
7 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 343.0 1'55.296 0.462 / 0.085
8 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 344.7 1'55.435 0.601 / 0.139
9 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 348.7 1'55.461 0.627 / 0.026
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 344.8 1'55.634 0.800 / 0.173
11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 347.0 1'55.676 0.842 / 0.042
12 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 338.3 1'55.713 0.879 / 0.037
13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 342.6 1'55.790 0.956 / 0.077
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 345.6 1'56.095 1.261 / 0.305
15 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 341.3 1'56.249 1.415 / 0.154
16 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 339.9 1'56.617 1.783 / 0.368
17 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 342.7 1'56.662 1.828 / 0.045
18 43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 341.7 1'56.692 1.858 / 0.030
19 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 336.3 1'56.854 2.020 / 0.162
20 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 338.3 1'56.935 2.101 / 0.081
21 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 345.8 1'57.005 2.171 / 0.070
22 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 340.1 1'57.630 2.796 / 0.625
23 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 336.8 1'57.654 2.820 / 0.024
Jorghey missed Q2!
Demented Joseph pulled a lap out of his ass going from 17th to 2nd right before the checkered flag came out.
Zarco not only straight to Q2, but in 3rd place!
If this season is anything like the FPs in Qatar, it will not be for the faint of heart. At the end of the day, race distance pace is still Maverick and MM.
VR 13th too. Wow.
Quote from: koko64 on March 24, 2017, 03:33:35 PM
VR 13th too. Wow.
VR 10th in combined times. he made Q2.
Thats better. Sounds like the bike aint quite yet right for him. He'll find something race day as he usually does.
Torrential rains have thrown a spanner in he works.
Saturday festivities will likely be cancelled, pending final track inspection in a couple minutes (18:45 Qatar time).
Parts of the track are dry, others damp, and there are rivers going across the track.
And some ponds in runoff areas.
MotoGP FP4 to run at 20:30 Qatar time (10:30 PST)...... pending track conditions [roll]
They just announced GP FP4 in 55 mins...subject to track conditions...
...and now the day has been cancelled.
Grid positions determined by combined free practice times.
Zarco will start in 4th...Redding in 6th.
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/25/qp-cancelled-vinales-on-pole-with-grid-formed-from-practice/221961
I predict Crusty in the rain, cuz everybody else is a pussy who picked the wrong tire.
So, when is this race going to actually run --- or did it?
Getting ready to lineup. Moisture delay, gonna run a 20 lap race.
My Boy!!! [clap] What a race. Zarco was walking away early on, too bad. Lorenzo screwed the pooch early. Dovi looked 'strong'. Hey Cal, que the make the beast with two backs? Rossi was smooth as butter.
What a shit show to start! Great job by Zarco the first few laps, but it was Maverick's to lose.
Dovi did great keeping the soft tire grip to the end.
Rossi did what Rossi does, started 10th and just ate through the field to 3rd.
Aleix on the Aprilia 6th!! Jorghey, who cares?
And the sky just opened up just in time
Great race. Zarco did a great job for debut. Too bad for Ianone as he was doing great job.
Damn Vinyales!
I am a V46 fan and am happy for podium position.
It was a great race to watch for sure!
Damn fine race, I luckily managed to catch it while it was airing... my recording of it would have been cut short because of the delay.
Looking forward to this season.
Quote from: ab on March 26, 2017, 06:06:24 PM
Great race. Zarco did a great job for debut. Too bad for Ianone as he was doing great job.
Damn Vinyales!
I am a V46 fan and am happy for podium position.
It was a great race to watch for sure!
You have to feel a bit for Zarco. It was a valiant effort but the lack of experience trying to push those soft tires beyond their useful traction life will have to be chalked--up to "I'll know better next time". Something he can learn from Dovizioso as his smooth throttle and braking skills demonstrated how to conserve tire life.
About Aprilia:
There's a happy team. Aleix Espargaro staged a stunning comeback from a poor starting position, fighting up through the field to take 6th.
About Rossi: Amazing! Never discount the old man.
Quote from: DarR on March 27, 2017, 06:32:04 AM
You have to feel a bit for Zarco. It was a valiant effort but the lack of experience trying to push those soft tires beyond their useful traction life will have to be chalked--up to "I'll know better next time". Something he can learn from Dovizioso as his smooth throttle and braking skills demonstrated how to conserve tire life.
About Aprilia:
There's a happy team. Aleix Espargaro staged a stunning comeback from a poor starting position, fighting up through the field to take 6th.
About Rossi: Amazing! Never discount the old man.
I don't think Zarco had toasted his tire when he crashed. It was reported he got off line just a little and it's well known that being offline, even just a little, in Qatar is a bad thing. His inexperience showed, because as Dovi pointed out in the press conference, he wouldn't have had enough tire at the end going that pace at the beginning.
Zarco made all the podium sitters take notice. He'll be at the sharp end this season, and for many to come.
Quote from: ducpainter on March 27, 2017, 06:41:01 AM
I don't think Zarco had toasted his tire when he crashed. It was reported he got off line just a little and it's well known that being offline, even just a little, in Qatar is a bad thing. His inexperience showed, because as Dovi pointed out in the press conference, he wouldn't have had enough tire at the end going that pace at the beginning.
Zarco made all the podium sitters take notice. He'll be at the sharp end this season, and for many to come.
Agreed. Zarco put a lot of people on notice with his performance throughout the weekend. Even if the tires would not have lasted the whole race, the fact that he was fighting it out with the big boys and actually building a gap shows some impressive race craft, a point that Iannone is lacking.
Of all the stories this weekend, Rossi's comeback is by far the most impressive. Everyone understood that Maverick is batshit fast on the M1. Cal had it right. Other than pure speed, I didn't see the cutthroat race craft you see from MM and Rossi. I'm back on the Rossi bandwagon at least for a few weeks. I want him to find the magic and race up there with Maverick. I want to see how Vinales responds when he's swapping paint with Rossi and MM.
Expect more out of Ianonne this year. Dovi's the "bridesmaid" again. ;D
Dovi's decision to use the soft tire to get up there and then manage the grip turned out to be a good strategy. He would have likely won the race if not for Vinales being so damn fast on the M1. Ducati has done well in both Argentina and Austin, so we'll see if Dovi can steal one before heading back to Spain where you'll likely see the vets start pushing the young guys.
Good thing you can watch it on TV or recorded and view it later, because the Missus might have something for you to do. :-*
MotoGP.com is a good thing
Cracker of a race ...going to be a great year
Yup got screwed on the recording missed last half of race ...Picked up the rest on Kodi
Cracked me up reading this,
Dear George,
I really should send you the Email I just got from Matthias in Germany.
But you don't know any German swear-words, so it would be pointless. And I cannot risk being hit by all the broken shisha pipes and busted chairs I see being hurled out of the smashed window of your motorhome.
Eleventh, George? Seriously? Eleventh? It wasn't raining.
I know you said it was. Franco and Loris even drove out and looked in case it was actually raining on the corners where you said it was, but they couldn't see any rain.
And no, I do not think finishing in 11th after starting in 12th is a "great improvement" and that you need a trophy for "Bravest, Best and Fairest". And no, we're not making up a sash for you to wear that says "Here is the Butter, putas!"
Jonas make the beast with two backsing Folger beat you. Alex Rins beat you. Sure, it was their first ever race on a MotoGP bike, so it's maybe like you say "Beginner's Luck".
But Scott Redding and Jack Miller also beat you. And you don't even know who they are, even though you've been racing them for a while.
Jesus make the beast with two backsen Christ, George. Even Asparagus A managed to haul his shitty Aprilia into sixth, which you would not have seen because you were in 11th.
I'm thinking you'll be racing with those boys a lot this year. Which is why Matthias is so upset. He could have bought all of them, and Zarco, and given them all Ducatis and harems full of prostitutes for what he's paying you to come 11th.
Now keep the noise down. We have to go and have a few wines with Dovi. He came second. He is so happy and really quite pretty in his bridesmaid's dress. He even led the race for a while.
But that "Spanish traitor-puta" as you call him, won.
No, you don't want to know who came third. Trust me.
We're going to Argentina next, George. Yes, it does suck to be you at the moment.
Always hopeful,
Gigi.
http://www.bikeme.tv/
[laugh] [laugh] [thumbsup]
Quote from: Blackout on March 27, 2017, 10:40:53 AM
Expect more out of Ianonne this year. Dovi's the "bridesmaid" again. ;D
I expect Crazy Joe to crash a lot more this year. ;D
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/99025209-2CE6-4FB4-8A13-0831E90586D1.jpg) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/99025209-2CE6-4FB4-8A13-0831E90586D1.jpg.html)
Quote from: ducpainter on March 27, 2017, 07:37:16 PM
I expect Crazy Joe to crash a lot more this year. ;D
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/28/iannone-i-have-to-not-to-be-so-impulsive/222614
Quote from: duccarlos on March 28, 2017, 05:41:21 AM
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/28/iannone-i-have-to-not-to-be-so-impulsive/222614
"
I made a mistake and I really hope it is my first and last time. "
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Just like all the other first and last times. [thumbsup]
https://youtu.be/yY2vF8WIIus
Not surprised at how J-Lo finished; the bike is new to him, it was humid and the sun was in his eyes. And yes, who cares. Good for Dovi!
Quote from: duccarlos on March 28, 2017, 05:41:21 AM
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/28/iannone-i-have-to-not-to-be-so-impulsive/222614
That's funny! I hope Iannone calms down just a little this season. It was good seeing him and MM fighting. It'll be good to see the two of them go at it this season.
What is the name of the super allien that Ducati signed? Did he race?
He is getting blasted by Italian media
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on March 30, 2017, 01:56:19 PM
What is the name of the super allien that Ducati signed? Did he race?
He is getting blasted by Italian media
I wouldn't exactly call it racing. He rode around with the satellite Ducati's. Actually some of them beat him.
Quote from: ducpainter on March 30, 2017, 03:41:21 PM
I wouldn't exactly call it racing. He rode around with the satellite Ducati's. Actually some of them beat him.
xactly . . .