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TrueFan

May 18, 2013 3:40 PM

MOTOGP » Le Mans: Marquez pole as Pedrosa falls


Dovi. Front row - awesome!!! Pity his chance of finishing the race there is not so strong, but it's nice to see Ducati in the mix again. Great laps by Marquez and Lorenzo. I have to laugh at the punters announcing the demise of Lorenzo, based on a deficit of 3 hundredths of a second. I also noticed that Lorenzo had 4 out of 6 laps in the 33s, whereas Marquez only had 2 out of 6.

TrueFan

May 16, 2013 2:25 PM

MOTOGP » Five or nine engines for Suzuki in MotoGP?


Even if they don't get 9 engines, the penalty for using as many as they like will be negligible. They have to start from pit lane when they use the 6th, 7th, 8th etc engine. Unless they're fighting for the championship lead, which I don't expect in their first year back, the impact is almost irrelevant. But I hope they get 9, because MotoGP needs more competition at the front, or it might become MortoGP...

TrueFan

May 15, 2013 10:07 AM

MOTOGP » MotoGP Le Mans: 'Good for Ducati, really good for me' - Dovi


LMAO!!! Great post!!! I can just hear Lorenzo telling the engineers "It brakes too hard, and I'm slowing down too quickly. Can you back it off? Or at least make it less stable..." ...and then... "It's also too powerful, only Valentino Rossi can cope with power like that!" As for Ducati, the bike has barely changed from last season. The effect of Valentino Rossi on Ducati was to instantly slip out nearly 2 (TWO) seconds a lap. He still doesn't know how Stoner could get those lap times on it. The Ducati has a very powerful motor, and great braking. Unfortunately, it understeers something cruel. So, did your boy fix that? If he didn't, he had no effect on progressing Ducati. It was a mid-pack runner for anyone except Stoner. It was a mid-pack runner with Rossi, and post Rossi. But you're off the hook anyway, because riders don't develop bikes. They just don't.

TrueFan

May 15, 2013 3:32 AM

MOTOGP » MotoGP Le Mans: Rossi seeking to exploit 'Yamaha track'


Rossi last won here in 2008. Lorenzo has won here 3 times since then. Despite that, if it's dry, I won't be the least bit surprised if Pedrosa wins. Stoner won by a country mile in 2011, and last year lead most practice with a chattering bike, then shredded his rear tyre in the wet race. It isn't as "Yamaha" friendly as history suggests. It's a stretch to see Rossi winning, but he'll win one sooner or later, and the outpouring of joy from his sad fans will be entertaining when he does!

TrueFan

May 08, 2013 5:52 PM

MOTOGP » Marquez-Lorenzo clash: Spanish Press Reaction


Marquez would not have made the corner without using Lorenzo as a berm. Yes, Lorenzo left the door open, but Marquez didn't position himself to take the inside line. He came in too hot, and heading across the racing line and off the track. Lorenzo had already initiated his weight transfer, and was committed to his turn. There was nothing he could do, and he had no track to ride in, because Marquez couldn't make a racing line without transfering a significant off-track momentum vector to Lorenzo's bike. That is anything but a clean pass. Rossi T-boned Gibernau in 05, and Marquez bermed Lorenzo in 13. These moves make exciting racing for fans that see MotoGP as a blood sport, but not to those that value rider skill. It's one thing to bang fairings, it's quite another to knock a rider off the circuit. This isn't roller derby. So, all those saying it was just a racing incident, how was it different to when Bautista came into turn 1 at Assen a bit too hot, and bumped Lorenzo off the tra

TrueFan

May 07, 2013 5:28 PM

MOTOGP » Chassis evaluation for Lorenzo, Rossi


Can one of the Rossi fans please explain some things to me... If the Yamaha is at such a disadvantage to the Hondas, how come it led all the practice sessions, made pole, and set the fastest lap, including making a new lap record? With all the posts of "Lorenzo didn't develop the bike properly, or took it in the wrong direction"..how is this so? Even ignoring that racers just don't develop bikes, they just provide feedback... It's the fastest bike on the circuit, and he's the reigning world champion. Why shouldn't Yamaha listen to him? Also, if the bike is so bad for Rossi, please tell me how it is that he's now riding faster than he's ever ridden before? If the Ducati "ruined his skills", how can he ride faster on the Yamaha than he did on the 08/09/10 Yamahas...really, you think a 9 time world champion forgets how to ride? If so, how come he's quicker than he ever was? I've regularly ridiculed the claim that he's the best ever, but he's certainly one of the best. Face up to it. H

TrueFan

May 07, 2013 8:05 AM

MOTOGP » Chassis evaluation for Lorenzo, Rossi


Yes, it's not fair... the Honda has an unfair advantage. Yamaha needs to fix the bike...it's the bike, it's the bike... Records courtesy of MotoGP.com Pole Lap Jorge LORENZO1'38.673 Fastest Lap Lap 2 Jorge LORENZO 1'39.565 Circuit Record Lap 2013 Jorge LORENZO 1'39.565 Whoops. Still, let's not let the facts get in the way of discussion. So, "Bike developed by Lorenzo, wrong direction" etc. Apart from the mere fact that riders only give feedback to developers, the bike was the fastest bike on the track. Myth busted. Rossi is talking about his own performance more than anything else. He's riding faster now than he's ever ridden. It's just that the other guys are faster than him. But blame the bike. It's more entertaining.


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