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.
Quote from: ducpainter on September 23, 2019, 03:55:02 PM
Maybe...
but...has Jackass won a race?
But he has the potential if he's mentored. How many race wins do you see in Petrux future?
Quote from: duccarlos on September 24, 2019, 11:03:10 AM
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.
Quote from: kopfjäger on September 24, 2019, 02:12:22 PM
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.
Quote from: kopfjäger on September 24, 2019, 03:05:42 PM
: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.
Quote from: kopfjäger on September 24, 2019, 03:26:20 PM
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.
Quote from: kopfjäger on September 24, 2019, 02:12:22 PM
Ducati needs to steal Mav. I'm sure he can ride that beast.
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.
Quote from: ducpainter on September 24, 2019, 03:48:50 PM
OK.
They're all make the beast with two backsing weenies.
"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
Quote from: ducpainter on September 24, 2019, 03:48:50 PM
OK.
They're all make the beast with two backsing weenies.
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.
Quote from: kopfjäger on September 24, 2019, 04:12:20 PM
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
[laugh]
https://youtu.be/BxLUxy0DcHU