Valencia GP (SPOILER ALERT)

[almostthere]

Vale was only a contender for the title this year because the Hondas were off the pace at the start of the season and Pedrosa missed a few races for his operation,
Next year Rossi won't stand a chance he'll be well beaten by his team mate and the Hondas
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[t121anf]

If MM was protecting JL which it did look like he was staying behind him, then I would have done the same.

VR pissed MM off and he fucked him up, VRs fault for it, he should have stayed professional in that press conference.

Did expect JL to give it away toward the end as he's done a few times before when he's killed the tyre.

Shame for VR not to get the 10 world titles, still wanted JL to win as I have done all season, love a pantomime villain.

[Slacker24seve...]

[UncleFester]

[cartoon head]

Rossi is the cause of Rossi not winning the championship no one else,
and was Marquez really going to risk having Lorenzo off trying to overtake him , he would of got crucified.
all you Rossi shirt lifters, he lost it all by himself , now go dry your eyes.

[Pigeon]

It made for an interesting race. It was nice to see VR carve through the pack, some made it easy, some did not. It showed all his time spent at Ducati hasn't dimmed his ability to spot an overtake.

For the most part, I enjoy watching both MM and VR race. I also agree that VR lost this at Sepang when he lost his cool. Or perhaps he lost it before when he let the idea that MM was messing with him take control.

Two weeks ago MM was more than happy to break the un-written rule pass / re-pass, bash fairings with a title contender on a Yamaha M1
This week he did not. As the laps unfolded it seemed obvious he was deliberately holding back. His motives may simply have been a change of mindeset while Sepang is fresh in the mind.
Or he may have wanted to help out a fellow Spaniard, and/or add another blow to VR.

Whatever the reason(s), it possibly could have been different if VR didn't mouth off at press conferences and had kept a cool head.

I wonder if it goes back further to that chicane + gravel trap incident a while back where MM felt VR deliberately / aggressively took the racing line knowing he would bounce off MM and be able to blame MM.
I definitely think MM might have changed his feelings towards VR at that time.

JL won the most races, broke the lap record, got the most poles and is world champ.
He seemed like a decent guy, but trying to get involved in legal wranglings over Sepang wasn't cool. His celebrations are far too try hard. Other than that though, seems like a nice guy.
He's a bit of a dull rider these days, but that's probably because he's figured out it's safer / easier to get pole and be consistent from the front.


2015 - Cracking year for MotoGP, shame the ego's took precedence over the talent at the end.
Mega congrats to Danny Kent, typical Brit, took a comfortable position and slowly turned it into an uncomfortable one and then ran us through the mill right to the end

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Either way, MM and JL have done their PR no favours. At the end of the day, the sport has a massive fan base, many of whom love Rossi.

It was fairly obvious that once MM could do sod all about his championship standing, that he just wanted to hinder Rossi. Poor show and not very sporting.
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[ScottT]

[Old Git Racing]

What about all the riders who didn't 'race' Rossi when he was coming through the pack? Can't hear anyone giving them stick.
None of Rossi, Marquez, Lorenzo did themselves or the sport any favours to my mind for different reasons. It all smacked of F1 where ego is the most important thing and it spoiled what could have been the greatest season ever for a lot of people.
In the end the record books will show Lorenzo was the champion, maybe he deserved it with most wins, fastest laps etc but I hope it isn't remembered as the season when top level bike racing succumbed to political bullshit, rider ego, cheating and races and championships being settled in court instead of on a track.
RIP Moto GP.

OGR
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[kramdra]

Rossi got to 4th on the 12th of 30 laps. 12 seconds behind Lorenzo, track to himself... 18 laps left. He finished 20 seconds down.... He will never be able to match the pace of Lorenzo.

Mr Honda is very happy that if Yamaha was going to win the championship, it was not Rossi.

[c_dug]

Battling through a grid uses a lot of tyre life up, and Rossi's bike was set up for lots of overtaking (different brakes and suspension settings) rather than outright speed judging by an article I read pre-race.

I suspect you're correct that he might still have been fourth, but IMO it would have been much closer than the time sheets suggest.

I've always quite like Pedrosa, I'd be quite happy to see him win a championship for once, given his pace during the last few races it isn't completely out of the question.
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https://ift.tt/1Sgjiuf
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[Howling Terror]

^^^Link to full article https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/motogp-race/what-really-happened-in-valencia/

Well written isn't it.
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[robertw95]

Yes its brilliant, another great one is david emmet on twitter. always a good read. Will be a long winter now
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[Slacker24seve...]

[Howling Terror]

Some pics from today.

Guess who likes his new bike.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTeH0naWUAA1u6y.jpg:large

Guess who crashed but still went fastest.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTeRnIoWUAEV645.jpg:large

New tyre supplier getting some thumbs up especially increased rear grip.
Some are using new ECU but most not.
Honda shifting rider weight to compensate for Michelin.

Oh and Vale didn't attend the Gala.
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[robertw95]

I honestly think redding will be up there competing next year now, was a bit disappointed this year but everyone seemed to struggle with the hondas.
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[robertw95]

Everyone saying the same thing more rear grip but front end lacking feel, bradders reckons a change in riding style will be needed. Will Michelin be taking this info and bringing out an improved front or is this the final product?

https://gpxtra.com/2015/11/10/lorenzo-begins-title-defence-with-solid-first-day/ Lorenzo speaking about new tyres.
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[Slacker24seve...]

[robertw95]

Just seen vr slating the new ecu saying it's like going back to 2008.. Harder to keep consistent lap times but will make racing closer. I read a few months ago the ducatis will have the biggest advantage with this because the spec ecu was designed around there bike, Yamaha and Honda clearly weren't happy at the time. Interesting the new m1 fuel tank is under the seat unit now for weight distribution.
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[kramdra]