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| Well it's that time of year again to see if someone can knock Valentino Rossi off his perch.
Who do you fancy for the title this time around ?
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| It's Rossi's to lose again IMO.
Usually for Rossi, he's been outstanding in pre-season testing this year. He was fastest on four days out of four (two 2-day tests) in Malaysia and faster than Casey Moaner in the first day of floodlit testing in Qatar last month (and nobody is faster than Moaner at that track).
Lorenzo has another year under his belt so he'd be expected to push him further but he's still too crash-prone for my liking.
This year's Honda has been appalling and they've got a hell of a lot of work on to turn it around.
Moaner is the biggest threat to Rossi again but the issue there is consistency. There's no question that he'll win races (no doubt starting on Sunday) but I think the key will be how he performs in the races that he doesn't win, rather than the races that he does.
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| Rossi won. Stoner fell off. Honda look very fast in a stright line. Well done to Ben Spies too.
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| Thought Hayden was very unlucky not to get a podium finish. He looks to have really improved this year although I'll save judgement till later in the year - Losail is a fairly "Ducati friendly" track.
The Honda thing is interesting. The bike was nowhere in pre-season and I'm wondering if they're chancing their arm by not limiting the revs as much as the other teams, what with the engine limitations this season.
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| I forgot about Nicky Hayden . He rode a great race and did very well indeed. Just a shame Lorenzo pipped him to the third podium step. I'm not sure as to what Honda are doing with their rev limiting but they must be confident of wringing it out without it blowing. Nicky deserves a great season as he's a fab rider and a nice guy as well. They're only allowed 6 engines for the whole season I think ?
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| Quote ="Dead Man Walking"I forgot about Nicky Hayden
. He rode a great race and did very well indeed. Just a shame Lorenzo pipped him to the third podium step. I'm not sure as to what Honda are doing with their rev limiting but they must be confident of wringing it out without it blowing. Nicky deserves a great season as he's a fab rider and a nice guy as well. They're only allowed 6 engines for the whole season I think ?'"
6 engines per season. If Honda can get the reliability sorted (and in fairness, the least reliable part of their bikes in previous seasons has been the Spanish bloke sat on top of it), it's a gamble that could well pay off. A couple of crashes though and that tactic goes out of the window.
There's an argument to say that they've nothing to lose in many respects - a points deduction for Pedrosa or Dovizioso isn't a massive blow if they aren't in the hunt anyway.
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| Very surprised it wasn't a Stoner win, but thought it was a good race. Wonder what Toseland will have thought seeing Spies finish comfortably ahead of Edwards first time out.
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| Quote ="carl_spackler"Very surprised it wasn't a Stoner win, but thought it was a good race. Wonder what Toseland will have thought seeing Spies finish comfortably ahead of Edwards first time out.
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I bet he thought "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Qatar_motorcycle_Grand_PrixI can do that[/url"
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| Quote ="bramleyrhino"I bet he thought "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Qatar_motorcycle_Grand_PrixI can do that[/url"
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I just remember Toseland's dummy-spit interview when he questioned what Yamaha would do if Spies couldn't beat Edwards either, would they ditch him too? Looks like that might not be an issue, James.
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| Press statement will come out tomorrow that the Japanese GP next week will be postponed until October because of the travel problems in Europe.
Honda's equipment is still in Spain and most of the riders are obviously based in Europe. There's also the cost implications of potentially having teams / riders stuck in Japan and unable to travel to the Spanish GP in Jerez the following week - the biggest earner of the season.
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| Quote ="carl_spackler"Very surprised it wasn't a Stoner win, but thought it was a good race. Wonder what Toseland will have thought seeing Spies finish comfortably ahead of Edwards first time out.
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Ben Spies is a damn good rider.
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| If you think you might miss the MotoGP this weekend, you might enjoy [url=http://www.twitter.com/TwitGPTwitGP[/url
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| Not a great race this weekend I though, didn't come to life until late on. Good win for Lorenzo, Rossi also did about as well as he could with his injury situation. Nice to see Hayden looking like he's getting back to his best.
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| Quote ="carl_spackler"Not a great race this weekend I though, didn't come to life until late on. Good win for Lorenzo, Rossi also did about as well as he could with his injury situation. Nice to see Hayden looking like he's getting back to his best.'"
Did fear that it would become something of a procession yesterday. Rossi behind in second for much of the race, holding up the rest of the field with that injury, probably didn't help matters and allowed Pedrosa to build up a decent lead.
Superb ride in the latter stages from Lorenzo though. The way he ate into the gap between him and Pedrosa in the last 4-5 laps was unreal at times.
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| Pedrosa didn't seem too cheesed off after leading all the race except for the last half a lap or so. It's fantastic to see Nicky Hayden back at the sharp end and I hope it continues.
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| Quote ="Dead Man Walking"Pedrosa didn't seem too cheesed off after leading all the race except for the last half a lap or so. It's fantastic to see Nicky Hayden back at the sharp end and I hope it continues.
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I think he was more surprised that he was able to lead for so long although again, I think that was partly due to Lorenzo getting held up by Hayden and Rossi early on.
Pedrosa still doesn't seem happy with the bike. There's no question than on any given lap, it's quick ([url=http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-sport/pedrosa-tops-jerez-testing-times.htmhe was fastest in the post-race test yesterday[/url), the problem is keeping a consistent pace throughout the race. The way that Lorenzo was able to take more than half a second per lap from Pedrosa's lead in the final stages is worrying from Honda's point of view. Whether that is a problem with suspension and tyre wear (Honda changed to Ohlins forks this season) or a (less likely) engine/fuel management issue, it needs sorting quickly for their sake.
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| I know it's not Moto Gp but, the Beeb are screening the Northwest 200 on Saturday. The early races are being streamed live over the internet and from about 3:00 onwards, it's on the red button. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/nw200/coverage/Details here[/url
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| Quote ="Neil"I know it's not Moto Gp but, the Beeb are screening the Northwest 200 on Saturday. The early races are being streamed live over the internet and from about 3:00 onwards, it's on the red button. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/nw200/coverage/Details here[/url'"
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| First Rossi, [url=http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-news/bautista-has-op-for-broken-collarbone.htmnow Bautista[/url.
How long before we see a ban on motocross training?
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| Interest in this season just took a massive hit. Lorenzo to win the title comfortably now.
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| Quote ="carl_spackler"Interest in this season just took a massive hit. Lorenzo to win the title comfortably now.'"
Unless Pedrosa can do something.
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| Quote ="Dead Man Walking"Unless Pedrosa can do something.'"
There is still a bit of intrigue there I think. Both Lorenzo and Pedrosa are crash-prone and a couple of DNFs here and there could make things interesting - it is very much Lorenzo's to lose though. That said, I'd expect Pedrosa to win at Silverstone - a very flat, fast circuit should suit him down to the ground.
Meanwhile, James Toseland could be set for a return to MotoGP sooner that you might think - he's allegedly in the frame for Rossi's vacant seat.
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| Quote ="bramleyrhino"There is still a bit of intrigue there I think. Both Lorenzo and Pedrosa are crash-prone and a couple of DNFs here and there could make things interesting - it is very much Lorenzo's to lose though. That said, I'd expect Pedrosa to win at Silverstone - a very flat, fast circuit should suit him down to the ground.
Meanwhile, James Toseland could be set for a return to MotoGP sooner that you might think - he's allegedly in the frame for Rossi's vacant seat.'"
Toseland ? I thought Colin Edwards was up for the factory ride ?
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| Quote ="Dead Man Walking"Toseland ? I thought Colin Edwards was up for the factory ride ?'"
That's what I'm expecting too. Would be interesting to see Toseland and Spies on the same bike for a direct comparison.
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