Moto GP today - spoilers.....

[tintin]

Bloody hell what a fantastic race, what the hell was Pedrosa playing at? Don't Honda realise that they all need to gang up on Rossi for them to have any chance of beating him, it's all very well to say team orders make for boring racing but punting your team mate and leader of the championship off is not the way to go either.

I can't imagine what all the words were that Nicky had with Danny later, but I expect some of them were - arsehole, jerk, tosser, wanker and prat.

BUT Rossi is such a class act. How many other riders would have attempted to stand between Elias and risk passing him and possibly crashing on the last corner just to try and get the win.

Then when he didn't win you could see he was really please that it had been such a good race, and he congratulated Elias really warmly.

That's why I will always be a Rossi fan, it's all about the attitude you show to the public and the other racers when you get beaten.

Damn I wish I'd put my money on Rossi in the middle of the season, I always thought he could win it and know it looks like he will.
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[Delvard]

Truly a win it or bin it sort of race. Rossi was giving it everything he had and more, it was breathtaking. Maybe the best race of the season - but then again theres been so many....
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[Jebus]

how i hate working sundays, sounds like an ace race. Rossi has delt with a lot and gives it everything he has for the entire race, he will fight for everything not just be happy to get the points he wanted. last race and rossi in for the chance of the win pretty sweet since the start of the season was so bad.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

It was a great race, almost couldn't believe my eyes when Pedrosa took out Hayden. That's the most pissed off I've seen anyone for a while.

On the last lap I thought Rossi had lost it on the kerbs as he was going past Pedrosa, cracking stuff - he deserves the championship for riding like that even when the win isn't necessary.

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[Madman]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Ok, I got a bit excited there

Just seen on the BBC site there's a post race interview with Hayden:- https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/6053098.stm

[Silver]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

You downloading something else at the same time? Mine only stopped once and I'm on lowly 2 meg

[wilbur]

Is it being repeated. I missed it. Arse.

[Silver]

[wilbur]

Double arse I cancelled Sky two weeks ago. Oh well. I expect it will be on UKNova.

[Silver]

It seems that as well as Pedrosa fracturing his finger, Gibernau also broke the fifth metacarpal in his right hand and damaged the collarbone that he broke earlier in the season - bent the plate that was screwed to it. Much as I dislike the Spaniard, he's had a shitty season with bad luck.

[Brava210]

What an excellent race I love Rossi, But I must say after watching that interview I do feel For Nicky Hayden
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[cruiser angel]

Just watched the repeat of the race as I was in work all day............. How cool was that !!!!!!!
Go on Rossi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[SimonB]

That was a fantastic race I'm just glad that I had it recorded. I can't wait for the last race now.
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[buster]

Valencia is going to be a knife fight, Haydn has beaten Rossi there, but I doubt Rossi would have been pushing to 100% with the title sewn up.

Edwards is coming good for Rossi at the end of the season, will he be able to hold up the Repsols again at Valencia?

Will Elias 'ride like a devil' again?

Two weeks just became a very long time.
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[MattHirst]

In the interview hayden said something along the lines of 'theres only 1 way that dani can make it upto me'.......does that mean, well i'll leave it to your imagination or....

Take out rossi or deliberatley slow him RIGHT down

[Nb]

Dont suppose theres a copy of the race floating around online yet? I know its just after but this is the internet.
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[Whosthedaddy]

Caught thr last few laps on Eurosport last night, very nip and tuck race with loads of sideways action How the hell do you control a bike thats leaning hard over with the rear skidding, man thats control and balls the size of melons

Close finish eh, 2000th of a second
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[Mr.Everready]

I think if I was Hayden I'd have punched Dani's lights out there and then and i don't think there would be one racer who would come forward are complain about it either.
You hear him talking about no team orders,( it was mentioned on eurosport at the time aswell ) how can they do that ? It's their big chance to shove one right up Rossi and they let Pedrosa fight with Hayden, how stupid can they be with only 2 races left !

It was also nice to hear Mick Doohan talking to Randy Mamola just after the crash. Although he's a Honda man he held his hands up and said thats the way it goes. Rossi has been taken out and also broken down on 2 (more ?) occasions while Nicky has had no problems all season.

Roll on Valencia, lets hope it's a good clean race.
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[fatmatt]

after watching that hayden interview with miss perry you could hear he was fighting back the tears. And i am a big Nicky fan and i really feel for him.

But you have to wonder what was going through Danis mind, he has said he wasn't going for the overtake, bollocks, look at where he was on the track he was aiming for the inside line to slip it up under hayden.

also hats of to tony 'devil' elias smashing ride from him, and kenny did well too

but at least one thing it has taken it down to the wire, and if i'm being honest i can't see nicky winning it, but i really hope he does.

Dani has a massive part to play in the next race as does, Colin, and also watch out for Marco, he went very well last year, so as someone else has said two weeks is going to feal like a bloody long time

but Hayden FTW!!!!!

cheers
Matt
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