2010 MotoGP Round 1 - Qatar (Race Spoilers)

[desmoquattro]

Nicky and The Ben 5th & 6th! Wo0T!  [moto]

And Casey half a second ahead of everyone else...Double Woot!

[swampduc]

What's up with Colin?

[derby]

What's up with Colin?

it's just fp1.. i expect everybody to get faster.

besides, he's only .3s off 6th.

[gm2]

[ducpainter]

his gig sucks...

eh?

[mitt]

Caption:

Yea, life is good.  I am racing gp and hitting this ->


mitt

[Grampa]

^ she's secretly looking at Rossi's lap times.

[Spidey]

fap fap fap fap fap

[derby]

FP2 times

1.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   55.501s   
2.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   55.841s   
3.    Randy de Puniet    FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP    1m   56.35s   
4.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    1m   56.569s   
5.    Jorge Lorenzo    SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   56.646s   
6.    Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing    1m   56.664s   
7.    Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   56.678s   
8.    Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m   56.713s   
9.    Dani Pedrosa    SPA   Repsol Honda Team    1m   56.736s   
10.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   56.776s   
11.    Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   56.786s   
12.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   56.796s   
13.    Alvaro Bautista SPA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m   56.972s   
14.    Aleix Espargaro    SPA   Pramac Racing    1m   57.024s   
15.    Hector Barbera    SPA   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    1m   57.272s   
16.    Hiroshi Aoyama JPN   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    1m   57.371s   
17.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   57.513s   

[Jester]

I think its pretty exciting that 80% of the field is essentially running the same times.  There should be some great scraps for the non podium positions... and even 3rd place possibly.

[Spidey]

Qualifying Times

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 55.007s
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.362s
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.52s
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 55.831s
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 55.899s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.963s
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.99s
8. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.005s
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.163s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1m 56.227s
11. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.271s
12. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1m 56.283s
13. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 56.45s
14. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1m 56.652s
15. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.957s
16. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1m 57.13s
17. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 57.325s

[gm2]

i was only sorta watching but with about 8mins to go ben had a big moment in T14.  saved it but blew his lap of course.  i think he went back out after that but i'm not even sure.

none of the yamahas were in the top 10 of top speed.

[Jester]

Yeah, that is going to be an interesting point.  Yamaha was saying they hadn't lost performance, but they are back to being 10+kph off top speeds like 2-3 years ago.  We'll see how it all pans out I'm sure.  I'm willing to bet we'll see a few guys dip past the 6 engine alotment before the season ends.

[fastwin]

Gee... ya think? No way people stick to that engine limit rule. They'll take the fines. I'll take that bet with you Jacob. Sorry but it's a stupid rule. The factories will spend more $$$ trying to figure out a way to make the motors perform AND be more durable than they did last year on performance motors alone. So... what's the alleged $$$ saving point? Can we be sure that some Washington DC oversight committee isn't in charge of this rule change???

[Spidey]

Stoner is rippin'.  I thought that--even at Qatar--Rossi's preseason speed would have him on par.  While they've been close a lot of the time this weekend, Stoner can throw down laps that Rossi just can't touch.  If he gets away at the front early and Rossi can't stay with him to make him change his line (or even just make him think), he's gone. 

Damn, Spies blew qualy. 

Told you (whoever "you" are) Lorenzo would be blazin' this weekend.