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Go Mav!

If he's panning out to be next alien elect... I wonder if Suzuki will be able to hold onto him.  I could see him and Dovi switching places if push came to shove. And if that happened it means that Dovi would have been on every bike in the grid except for the Ape and the upcoming KTM.

I doubt Maverick would go from Suzuki to Ducati. I would assume that HRC or Yamaha would be more likely if he gets closer to the pointy end this season. I can see HRC dropping Pedrosa for Vinales next year. Yamaha still has the pending "will Rossi retire" question looming. I see Redding replacing Dovi if he does well on the Duc and if Stoner can't be convinced to unretire. What I don't foresee is Dovi on any factory bike.

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Day 2

1.   =   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   55.436s   [Lap 28/42]
2.   =   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   55.508s   +0.072s   [25/41]
3.   =   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   55.535s   +0.099s   [14/48]
4.   =   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   55.677s   +0.241s   [32/43]
5.   =   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   55.815s   +0.379s   [20/35]
6.   =   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   55.856s   +0.420s   [40/46]
7.   =   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   55.857s   +0.421s   [42/42]
8.   =   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   55.947s   +0.511s   [24/56]
9.   =   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   56.046s   +0.610s   [4/42]
10.   =   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   56.126s   +0.690s   [20/32]
11.   =   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   56.173s   +0.737s   [16/30]
12.   =   Loris Baz   FRA   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   56.427s   +0.991s   [27/45]
13.   ˄   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   56.584s   +1.148s   [48/50]
14.   ˅   Yonny Hernandez   COL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   56.667s   +1.231s   [13/38]
15.   =   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*   1m   57.263s   +1.827s   [29/49]
16.   =   Bradley Smith   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   57.267s   +1.831s   [7/14]
17.   =   Eugene Laverty   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   57.670s   +2.234s   [25/41]
18.   =   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   57.721s   +2.285s   [28/36]
19.   =   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   57.789s   +2.353s   [4/20]
20.   =   Michele Pirro   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   58.113s   +2.677s   [16/21]


 
Vinales was still using the original Suzuki seamless gearbox, but team-mate Aleix Espargaro made his debut on the 'spec 2' version, which has seamless downshifts as well as upshifts.

[Speeddog]

Very few long runs.

Jlo did a 13 lap run of mid to low 56's, with one low 57.

Dovi seems to have found the handle.
He did a 17 lap run to end the session, first flying lap was a low 57, the rest low 56's, with four high 55's.
If JLo had been behind him on his run, Dovi would have dropped him.

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Just saw this product. 


http://store.motogp.com/en/accessories/3766_breathalyser-floome-motogp-edition.html

[koko64]

Ducati could have a shot at the MFRs championship this year.

Excited to see things shaken up.

[koko64]

Just saw this product. 


http://store.motogp.com/en/accessories/3766_breathalyser-floome-motogp-edition.html

Test like a champ!

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http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/228162/1/casey-stoners-qatar-test-cancelled.html

[kopfjäger]

Rossi, Barbera and Rabat put em on the ground.

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These are the ladies who own the company on the front fairing of Rabat's bike

[duccarlos]

3 Ducatis in the top 5?

[kopfjäger]

3 Ducatis in the top 5?

No, they were early in the day, but Redding in 2nd was the only one.

[kopfjäger]

1.   =   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   54.810s   [Lap 11/51]
2.   =   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   55.326s   +0.516s   [43/55]
3.   =   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   55.333s   +0.523s   [29/48]
4.   ˄   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   55.402s   +0.592s   [52/52]
5.   ˅   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   55.429s   +0.619s   [36/55]
6.   ˅   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   55.535s   +0.725s   [5/52]
7.   =   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   55.592s   +0.782s   [37/46]
8.   ˄   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   55.700s   +0.890s   [47/47]
9.   ˅   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   55.733s   +0.923s   [8/23]
10.   ˅   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   55.882s   +1.072s   [35/40]
11.   ˅   Yonny Hernandez   COL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   55.894s   +1.084s   [17/18]
12.   =   Bradley Smith   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   55.966s   +1.156s   [39/62]
13.   =   Loris Baz   FRA   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   56.057s   +1.247s   [20/27]
14.   =   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   56.142s   +1.332s   [27/30]
15.   =   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   56.419s   +1.609s   [28/32]
16.   =   Michele Pirro   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   56.591s   +1.781s   [30/63]
17.   =   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*   1m   57.027s   +2.217s   [7/29]
18.   =   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   57.043s   +2.233s   [50/52]
19.   =   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   57.046s   +2.236s   [31/40]
20.   =   Eugene Laverty   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   57.146s   +2.336s   [35/51]
21.   =   Stefan Bradl   GER   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   57.340s   +2.530s   [41/61]
22.   =   Takuya Tsuda   JPN   Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)   2m   0.291s   +5.481s   [18/20]
Read more at http://www.crash.net/motogp/results/228194/1/qatar-motogp-test-times-friday-final.html#gsfczKmqM5GuDXRU.99

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http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/03/04/vinales-i-tested-the-full-seamless-for-the-first-time/194054

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/03/04/marquez-we-have-seen-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/194051

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/03/04/lorenzo-we-did-a-complete-race-simulation/194048

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[Speeddog]

www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/03/04/marquez-we-have-seen-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-but-it-may-just-be-the-train/194051

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