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https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2019/09/20/yamaha-trio-top-fp2-marquez-remains-the-man-to-beat/309706

MM was on fire in FP1, 1.6 sec ahead of Mav in 2nd.

Tomorrow ~40% chance of rain, so anything can happen.

Sunday supposed to be OK.

Barring disaster, I think he's gonna run away.

FP2 🇪🇸 

1   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   1'48.014s   17/19   331k
2   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.057s   18/19   324k
3   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*   +0.103s   18/18   323k
4   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +0.190s   6/18   330k
5   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   +0.378s   15/17   327k
6   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP19)   +0.428s   18/20   332k
7   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.436s   17/19   333k
8   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)   +0.463s   18/19   332k
9   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   +0.627s   17/18   329k
10   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +0.690s   15/15   329k
11   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.723s   3/20   332k
12   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)   +0.859s   16/17   332k
13   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.909s   11/17   326k
14   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +1.090s   18/19   327k
15   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +1.222s   13/15   325k
16   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)   +1.290s   19/19   329k
17   Mika Kallio   FIN   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   +1.328s   18/19   332k
18   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   +1.411s   16/17   327k
19   Hafizh Syahrin   MAL   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +1.612s   14/15   327k
20   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +1.696s   16/17   334k
21   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*   +1.807s   4/13   329k
22   Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)   +1.889s   14/15   328k
23   Bradley Smith   GBR   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +2.150s   12/15   326k

Q2

1   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   1'47.009s   6/7   341k
2   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*   +0.327s   7/7   327k
3   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.463s   6/7   327k
4   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP19)   +0.649s   6/7   340k
5   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +0.724s   6/7   333k
6   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +1.006s   6/7   329k
7   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +1.313s   7/7   338k
8   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +1.363s   6/8   328k
9   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   +1.449s   6/7   330k
10   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)   +1.599s   3/8   339k
11   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +2.231s   3/3   328k
12   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   No Time   0/0   0k
    
Q1
               
13   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1'48.449s   8/8   334k
14   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1'48.477s   7/7   330k
15   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)   1'48.682s   6/7   332k
16   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*   1'48.748s   6/7   335k
17   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   1'48.827s   6/7   330k
18   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)   1'48.916s   6/7   338k
19   Mika Kallio   FIN   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   1'49.085s   2/7   337k
20   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   1'49.282s   2/6   337k
21   Hafizh Syahrin   MAL   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   1'49.315s   6/7   332k
22   Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)   1'49.517s   7/7   335k
23   Bradley Smith   GBR   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1'49.756s   5/6   330k

MM unstoppable.
Well done Dovi and Jack :D

MM 🚀

My boy gave it everything the Yammy had, but Dovi and Jack just walked him down. Some good battles in the middle of the field today.

Three runaway winners, and great battles for the podium behind.

Maverick didn't stand a chance being so down on power. The Duc boys didn't have to do anything crazy to make their passes. Just wait for the back straight...

see ya.

Jack is learning about tyre management and Dovi appears a good guy to watch regarding that. In local interviews Jack has talked about all that Ducati power being useless without traction and how he'd ride balls out like in Moto3 only to go backwards in the last half of the race. I guess the riders are required to technically manage the bikes in a way we havent seen before.
Dovi is unlucky in the way top ten contenders were during Ali's era, without Marquez around he would already have a couple of Premiere class championships. Biaggi and Gibber had the same issue with Rossi.

You had to feel for Mav.

MM managed that race so comfortably. His adaptability around the bikes weaknesses while exploiting its strengths is breathtaking in the manner of a younger Rossi. Really impressive to watch.

https://youtu.be/EFlAUCIU43U

Mav was doing well til he used up his tire.

Rins was out of control, musta left his brain in the motorhome.

Really a shame that Pol got hurt.

Aleix ridin the wheels offa that Ape.

Lorenzo squandering resources like nobody ever.

Danilo's wagon is down on the axles, all 4 wheels gone.

Ducati made a mistake extending Danilo's contract. Beyond being loyal, you already have a number one rider that can take a young guy under his wing. Having an Italian and a Aussie on the Duc is perfect harmony.

Maybe...

but...has Jackass won a race?

Only in the wet so far..
Magilla can win in the dry on his day, I don't know what's up with him as I expected him to be close behind Dovi most races.

But he has the potential if he’s mentored. How many race wins do you see in Petrux future?

Hard sayin'. I think both of them have potential.

Dovi mentored Danilo, and he won a race, and finished in the top six up until he did win...

then as Nick correctly says, the wheels have come off the wagon. It happens.

I still always like the idea of mentoring young talent. They cut their teeth on the satellite bikes, which many are now factory spec. This allows you to really evaluate their skills. Then you hopefully bring them up to the factory team where you provide that extra attention for them to take the final step. Dovi would be a great mentor to Jack, especially as Do I seems to be in his prime now.

Ducati needs to steal Mav. I’m sure he can ride that beast.

He'd be like Flounder from Animal House. :-*

 :D That doesn’t even make sense.

Does to me.

Flounder was out of his element.

Your boy would whine like Rossi, and You'reghey.

They all pregnant dog and whine. It goes with the territory, and covers almost every professional sport.

OK.

They're all make the beast with two backsing weenies.

Yamaha riders have historically done quite poorly on Ducatis.

Mav with 2 years on the Suzuki and 2 1/2 on the Yamaha... I think he's struggle a lot.

"I ride motorcycles for a living and date grid girls, my life's so hard" :'(   
 [laugh]

Doohan when asked how hard it was racing, "I've dug ditches for a living".


In balance, young people have dreams of being a champion.

I must be getting cranky

They’re not weenies, they’re just high strung. I’m pretty sure nobody on this forum is a current MotoGP racer. We don’t know any of them personally. (Maybe someone does), so we only get a glimpse of what they’re really like as men.

Goes to perspective... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=371.msg1424211#msg1424211

Exactly

It's not my fault you're old. :-* ;D

 [laugh]

Welcome to the club. [beer]

https://youtu.be/BxLUxy0DcHU