British MotoGP (Spoilers)

[koko64]

FP1
MM sets the standard, then
JL
VR
Crazy Andrew
Sedate Andrew

[duccarlos]

Crazy Andrew
Sedate Andrew

 

[duccarlos]

FP2

Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   316.9   2'02.338   
2   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   320.6   2'02.371   0.033 / 0.033
3   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   319.6   2'02.531   0.193 / 0.160
4   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   323.4   2'02.573   0.235 / 0.042
5   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   325.3   2'02.761   0.423 / 0.188
6   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   310.7   2'02.872   0.534 / 0.111
7   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   320.5   2'02.972   0.634 / 0.100
8   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   324.6   2'03.219   0.881 / 0.247
9   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   EG 0,0 Marc VDS   Honda   319.1   2'03.284   0.946 / 0.065
10   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   316.4   2'03.327   0.989 / 0.043
11   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   320.3   2'03.339   1.001 / 0.012
12   25   Maverick VIÑALES   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   315.1   2'03.391   1.053 / 0.052
13   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   319.4   2'03.618   1.280 / 0.227
14   43   Jack MILLER   AUS   LCR Honda   Honda   313.1   2'03.656   1.318 / 0.038
15   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   LCR Honda   Honda   320.9   2'03.748   1.410 / 0.092
16   50   Eugene LAVERTY   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   309.7   2'03.877   1.539 / 0.129
17   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   320.5   2'03.878   1.540 / 0.001
18   76   Loris BAZ   FRA   Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   308.2   2'03.977   1.639 / 0.099
19   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   316.8   2'04.216   1.878 / 0.239
20   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   315.6   2'04.416   2.078 / 0.200
21   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   313.9   2'04.885   2.547 / 0.469
22   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   310.9   2'05.295   2.957 / 0.410
23   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   AB Motoracing   Honda   309.6   2'05.396   3.058 / 0.101
24   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   E-Motion IodaRacing Team   ART   305.9   2'05.820   3.482 / 0.424
25   71   Claudio CORTI   ITA   Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   313.5   2'06.275   3.937 / 0.455

[duccarlos]

It's the Jorghey/MM show. Bad news for Lorenzo, it looks like today will be the best weather day. Lorenzo historically does not do well in adverse conditions. MM generally does not care and Vale knows his way around on wets. Tomorrow's qualifying will be very interesting indeed.

[m9hundo]

I hope you're right with the bad weather, definitely need somethinge to rattle JLo

[Speeddog]

I'd give MM a marginal lead after FP2.

He did 3 laps under 2:02.5, while Jlo only did the one.
He did 12 hot laps to JLo's 8, so that skews it a bit.

But it's not much, further setup tweaks could erase more than that.

And the weather could throw a spanner in it.
I'll not be convinced that JLo has conquered his aquaphobia until he podiums a wet race.

[The Architect]

This will not be a good weekend for for J-lo. Just the mention of rain is enough to get him startled.

This may be either another MM and Val battle weekend and/or the ducks might place higher than 5th.

What's the sitiuation with Iannone's shoulder?

[Speeddog]

Iannone jacked his shoulder up in testing mid-May, and has apparently been dealing with it since.

He's mentioned having surgery in the off-season.

[m9hundo]

Which race was it where both pedro and MM dumped it in the rain? It was pandemonium in the pits with the whole switching bikes from dry to wet.  I don't remember the results but both Hondas were off the podium

[koko64]

Crazy Andrew is tough, he'll be right.

In two minds about a wet race, with rain potentially distorting race results, but also quite exciting as anything can happen. Not sure if the Honda is a good wet bike, any thoughts?

[ducpainter]

I think a wet race favors Rossi, or one of the Brits might sneak up there.

Jorge hasn't been right in the rain since he crashed hard in the wet at Assen? a couple of years ago. Marquez doesn't care.He has nothing to lose.

Which race was it where both pedro and MM dumped it in the rain? It was pandemonium in the pits with the whole switching bikes from dry to wet.  I don't remember the results but both Hondas were off the podium

Aragon

[Raux]

Need mm pedrosa and ianonne to podium and 2 brits to clinch 4 and 5 to thow the championsip into a tailspin.

[Raux]

Wet race throws things all crazy. Marquez hopes are gone.

[m9hundo]

OMG what a race, Rossi does another one of his Jedi mind tricks on MM and JLo gets discouraged as soon as a bike gets in front of him.  What a shame for Crutchlow, his teammate totally at fault, came in extremely hot don't know where he was thinking he'd end up.

+12 Rossi 

[lazylightnin717]

That was a great race.

It's a shame Miller took out Crusty. I think he would have had a good race.

Nice to see two Ducatis on the podium.