Hopkins plays down Lorenzo clash.

I do hope these two gentlemen shake hands, kiss and make up before the race, and that they both have a jolly good drink together afterwards, and then maybe a bit of shopping or something........... (is that more positive for you).

Lorenzo behaves like a spoiled arrogant brat. I hated his ridiculous attempts to copy Valentino Rossi's post race stuff. It's good that seasoned and brass balled riders as Hopkins remind him he is only one more rider in the MotoGP circus, not a star.

Imagining that Hopper would be willing to follow him to clock a better laptime during private non official testing is also stupid from Jorge: why would Hopkins care?

Guintoli, who is always trying to get a tow (usually Randy de Puniet)to clock a good laptime in QP, shall be careful not to follow his majesty Lorenzo 1st....

Jorge think that he is the best ever!!!

hopkins wants lorenzo to apologise?? i don't see hopkins reciprocating. as steve says,they should kiss and make up.

Hopkins is probably the last rider to mess with... He'd take Lorenzo apart!

From what I've read of this is MCN this week it seems that as soon as
Hopper smacked Lorenzo's Lid he immediately realised Hopper wasn't
gonna take his crap lying down and thought better of it.
"I had to let him know I'm not as small as Pedrosa" was Hopper's comment.

Why is Hopkins so "dangerous"? I know he have very white teeth, is he a vampire?

Buelliful, Dani is small, but as Frodo Baggins showed to Sauron, don't underestimate a Hobbit!!!!!

I always did like Hopper.

This use to happen with Rossi a lot. hopper would just get behind him until rossi gave him good kick while on track LoL.

Hopper if you can not get good laptime on your own its time to leave...!

LOL.... Chupa Chups better be careful..Hopper will put a beating on him LOL

hopper should have lifted up his visor and smiled. the dazzle from his front row would've blinded lorenzo into the litter..........

Heh, if there are 3 top riders not to be trifled with it'd be:
1. Toseland
2. Capirex
3. Hopper

Toseland seems like the type to bash you with his bike first (as he did to Lorenzo in Qatar) and then get off his bike and beat you with his helmet.

Then there's Hopper who already kicked Checa during last years USGP really isn't to be messed with!

Its a crying shame we never saw Carl Fogarty in amongst this lot. Talk about a bloke you dont f..k with. These kids would have given half a lap clearance.

LoL! This is the funniest thread I've read on here for a long time!

I'd loved to have seen Rob MacElnea in his prime on a GP bike. Now THERE's a guy
who to quote Steve Parrish "Draughted like a truck!" I'll bet he could hit like one too!
hehe!

it's just 'hand bags at 10 paces'!
Hopper is ace - i'd love to see him on a competetive bike - shame it's not a suzook as my personal preferance is blue and white over green!
Lorenzo is ace also - possibly the most exciting addition to GP since rossi - we'll see if he turns out to be a winner to back up his potential.
Just as long as there is competition for the podium at every race and no one (stoner, rossi, pedrosa or who ever) is constantly winning by a great margin.
i'd like to see them all cross the line within 10 seconds - first to last - except de puniet, who i think shoudn't be out there at all!!
(please excuse any typo's - it's late, crap day, bottle of wine, bring on estoril!)

Foggy?... theres a good reason you did not see him in GP for long! "He was too slow"....... plus a total pin head.
'King Carl' looked like he has had his fair share of smacks in the noggin with the ol ugly stick too no doubt ;)


GO Hopper

why are kawasaki going with the screamer engine when all other manufacturers have binned them in favour of big-bang?

In the words of that great Australian - Marty Cowan, "Too funny" & "GO Hopper!" ;)

supermoto Ducati use a screamer firing order. Theory is a screamer will give more peak power, but offer less traction. With the lower output of the 800's peak power is seen as the way to go by some teams.