Title: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 25, 2021, 07:53:42 AM FREE PRACTICE (2)
1 = Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'33.241s 5/14 301k 2 ^12 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.159s 5/12 307k 3 ^1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.250s 4/13 298k 4 ^5 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.319s 4/4 308k 5 ^8 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.460s 4/11 304k 6 ˅1 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) +0.467s 5/12 310k 7 ˅4 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.719s 6/15 307k 8 ^3 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21) +0.825s 6/7 310k 9 ˅2 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.840s 6/8 306k 10 ˅8 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.855s 5/9 306k 11 ˅5 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +0.893s 6/11 299k 12 ^8 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)* +1.098s 5/13 308k 13 ^5 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.117s 6/13 308k 14 ˅4 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* +1.220s 4/14 299k 15 ^2 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +1.298s 5/12 299k 16 ^3 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +1.417s 6/12 305k 17 ˅1 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.525s 5/11 302k 18 ˅3 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.536s 6/11 298k 19 ˅7 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) +1.591s 4/7 309k 20 ˅12 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +2.485s 3/9 301k 21 ^1 Garrett Gerloff USA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +2.503s 4/12 296k 22 ˅1 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +2.975s 6/12 300k Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 25, 2021, 08:19:11 AM Friday at Assen. 1:58 :o
https://youtu.be/2ffGoaoToJE Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 25, 2021, 01:56:34 PM MM’s big crash. He’s gonna bust himself up again.
https://youtu.be/Gb6PVY2M6Ek Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: koko64 on June 25, 2021, 09:41:22 PM Glad he walked away. That was big.
Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 26, 2021, 01:04:37 PM Fabio threw down a lap record, and Maverick said hold my beer. Pecco came out of nowhere to put it on the front row. Garrett is at the bottom, but will be the first American to start a MotoGP race since Nicky in 16.
Qualifying 2: 1 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'31.814s 6/8 307k 2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.071s 6/7 307k 3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) +0.302s 7/7 313k 4 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.500s 8/9 310k 5 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) +0.580s 7/7 315k 6 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.636s 7/8 311k 7 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.783s 8/8 308k 8 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21) +0.795s 3/8 313k 9 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.852s 3/8 310k 10 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.934s 8/9 307k 11 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.016s 5/8 312k 12 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.105s 6/9 305k Qualifying 1: 13 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1'32.724s 7/9 310k 14 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)* 1'32.85s 6/8 317k 15 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1'33.258s 5/7 305k 16 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) 1'33.288s 7/8 311k 17 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* 1'33.321s 6/7 309k 18 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1'33.378s 4/8 305k 19 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)* 1'33.404s 7/8 312k 20 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1'33.477s 6/6 311k 21 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1'33.597s 4/8 308k 22 Garrett Gerloff USA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'33.739s 6/8 300k Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 26, 2021, 02:24:47 PM Quick-fire Qualifying
https://youtu.be/ccBCCUlbST4 Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 26, 2021, 05:08:56 PM Mav’s pole lap.
https://youtu.be/mesWSZVot-0 Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: koko64 on June 27, 2021, 12:12:15 PM Another dominant display by 1/4. Other Yamaha riders have good and bad days, but he's usually up front. The same for Ducati, with Jack and Baggy having good and bad races, but Z being a regular contender. The technical complexity and critical nature of set up like F1 is exaggerating inconsistency among riders and highlighting track and bike characteristics. 1/4 and Z are doing a great job riding around issues as reflected in the championship standings. Of course a 100% fit MM would make things different, but as we've seen, the Honda can really bite. A few races back I heard local commentators say Ducati had the best all round bike, but not now. Before that they said the best package was the Suzuki and before that the Yamaha, but they all had to eat their words. Then there's tyres... (Rossi hates the change to softer, less stiff carcass construction that occured a few years ago).
I've never witnessed riders more inconsistent and unable to ride around issues. Finding the sweet spot in set up has never appeared more complex or difficult. Can you remember so many riders consistently appearing vexed race after race? It's been a technically intriguing season and very exciting as a spectator, but must be an absolute nightmare for riders and teams. The few that can intuitively ride around issues have always been the ones to beat, but when riders say third place feels like a win due to set up issues, and they are happy, then it must be bad. Second place was considered "first loser" in the previous eras when the rider would bend the bike to their will and ride the wheels off it. Now you hear riders relieved to get third or fourth considering how lost they and their team were with set up. The way 1/4 is dominating is remarkable. Makes you appreciate MM's achievements against the backdrop of growing technical difficulty and complexity. Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 27, 2021, 12:13:51 PM He needs a better post race celebration. [laugh]
Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 27, 2021, 12:26:36 PM My boy had another terrible start yet again, but battled back for 2nd. His post race interview seemed like someone killed his dog. The move to Aprilia seems like it’s gonna happen.
Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 27, 2021, 12:37:49 PM Top 5 moments.
https://youtu.be/Fm6cvTnHyZg Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: koko64 on June 27, 2021, 01:11:21 PM My boy had another terrible start yet again, but battled back for 2nd. His post race interview seemed like someone killed his dog. The move to Aprilia seems like it’s gonna happen. Yeah, he was down about it. Very frustrated for sure. Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 27, 2021, 10:33:08 PM Moto3 top 5 moments.
https://youtu.be/_AcZSkYJexM Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 28, 2021, 04:14:32 PM The Start From The Hot Seat.
https://youtu.be/GqfkWFXdQww Title: Re: Dutch MotoGP, Assen (spoiled) Post by: kopfjäger on June 29, 2021, 05:36:30 PM Onboard with Marc.
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