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 Ë...1 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) +0.467s 5/12 310k
7 Ë...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 Ë...2 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.840s 6/8 306k
10 Ë...8 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.855s 5/9 306k
11 Ë...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 Ë...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 Ë...1 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.525s 5/11 302k
18 Ë...3 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.536s 6/11 298k
19 Ë...7 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) +1.591s 4/7 309k
20 Ë...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 Ë...1 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +2.975s 6/12 300k
Friday at Assen. 1:58 :o
https://youtu.be/2ffGoaoToJE
MM’s big crash. He’s gonna bust himself up again.
https://youtu.be/Gb6PVY2M6Ek
Glad he walked away. That was big.
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
Quick-fire Qualifying
https://youtu.be/ccBCCUlbST4
Mav’s pole lap.
https://youtu.be/mesWSZVot-0
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.
He needs a better post race celebration. [laugh]
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.
Top 5 moments.
https://youtu.be/Fm6cvTnHyZg
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 27, 2021, 01:26:36 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.
Yeah, he was down about it. Very frustrated for sure.
Moto3 top 5 moments.
https://youtu.be/_AcZSkYJexM
The Start From The Hot Seat.
https://youtu.be/GqfkWFXdQww
Onboard with Marc.
https://youtu.be/cS3DTWq0QV8