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**aditya_YZF-R15** · 09-24-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by Braumabull View Post

Are there any factors of Lorenzo not continuing with Yamaha??Was there any sort of intent??

no not really mate..he always said and keeps on saying that he wants to continue with yamaha and end his motogp career with yamaha.

but in any case surely whenever his contract is up all kinds of teams including repsol would wanna bag him.

now that the seamless is there and working well (something he has demanded from yamaha for a long time), i dont think he'd even want to think about other options outside of yamaha...if however seamless hadn't arrived by say mid-2014, then maybe he'd have thought of leaving..but anyway that's not the case, the seamless is already there and working well.

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Originally posted by Dinesh.P View Post

Last year when Lorenzo renewed his contract said he had a call from HRC and he even considered it but while making the decision his heart said Yamaha so he signed with Yamaha and in the same article he also said his intentions to complete is carrier with Yamaha has taken another step closer by signing a two year agreement with Yamaha. '
Jorge seriously want's to finish his carrier with Yamaha, if Yamaha continues to provide him a competitive bike

and reportedly he was also offered more money by repsol than what the yamaha were able to offer him..he declined anyway.

Originally posted by R-series View Post

for me there can be 2 reasons for Jorge to leave the Blue brand. 1st he can't beat Marc on Yamaha for the Title, he would at least want the same (if not better) machinery for coming years. Jorge is a tough nut, he won't settle for just 2 world titles, his hunger is more than that. If he had a better bike he might have had triple crowns to his name.

+1.

Originally posted by dishayu View Post

I don't think "all hell is gonna break loose at Yamaha" if 99 doesn't win this year. He had to ride injured in 3 races and skip a race due to a couple of unforced mistakes that he made. And if he's within 20-30 points of Marquez at the end of year, I think he would be content. It will be Lorenzo, not Yamaha, that lost the 2013 championship for Lorenzo.

+1.

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Thats my point. He will be pissed off if Marc lifts the championship this year. It would be wrong to say we know Lorenzo personally, but it is difficult for a championship winner to digest getting beaten by a rookie.

Marc is only going to get better with experience, and it will be herculean task for both Yamaha and Lorenzo to reign him.

well actually it seems he is already alright with the fact that the he wont be winning the title this year and has peacefully accepted it, if you go by his comments and interviews in press conferences in indy, brno and particularly the pre-event press conference in silverstone...he is just playing to try his best to win races, that's all..at least that's what he has said in a the press conferences of the last few races.

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stoner said 2-3 weeks ago in an interview that he might consider returning to motogp if they make the bikes more powerful and remove the electronics.

in any case, i am pretty sure he won't return back.

**R-series** · 09-24-2013, 07:09 PM

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I really wish Jorge takes the championship to the wire in Valencia. (I hoped the same for Rossi

) Just to keep the title undecided till the last race. Eventually I would want Marc to take if it if not Rossi. For me they are very similar, Marc is like Rossi reinvented.

In reality Jorge can't take the championship by being the only one to beat Marc. He needs either Dani or his own team mate Rossi or any xyz rider to beat at least once. That's when Jorge might see the light at the end of the tunnel and actually go for glory.

**dishayu** · 09-24-2013, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by R-series View Post

I really wish Jorge takes the championship to the wire in Valencia. (I hoped the same for Rossi

) Just to keep the title undecided till the last race. Eventually I would want Marc to take if it if not Rossi. For me they are very similar, Marc is like Rossi reinvented.

In reality Jorge can't take the championship by being the only one to beat Marc. He needs either Dani or his own team mate Rossi or any xyz rider to beat at least once. That's when Jorge might see the light at the end of the tunnel and actually go for glory.

There are still 5 races to go and Marquez is still going around tracks for the first time on a MotoGP bike. One harmless lowside... 1 DNF and it will all be wide, wide open again

Speaking of the order of preference in which I want riders to take the championship
1. 99 (just for his superhuman grit he showed at Assen and Germany)
2. 93 (because he's the most fun to watch, bar none)
3. anyone else (effectively translates to 46 and 26)

Also, I'm really excited to see MM at Philip Island. Anyone willing to bet if he'd break Stoner's (lap time) records or not?

**R-series** · 09-24-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by dishayu View Post

Also, I'm really excited to see MM at Philip Island. Anyone willing to bet if he'd break Stoner's (lap time) records or not?

I would love to play that..is there anyway we can start a poll here again for this [MENTION=38752]monk[/MENTION]

Checked on Motogp.com Stoner did a 1.28.665 on the Ducati in 2008. That's the best lap around the circuit.
At Japan and Sepang, Jorge is the holder of the fastest Lap in 2012. But Philip island and Stoner are synonymous. It's a special place..

I believe he can really come close to it, cos Stoner himself hasn't been able to break it since 2008 on the Ducati. But since RC213V in the current championship has better braking, i would cast my vote to Marc. He'll break it.

**Makky** · 09-24-2013, 10:33 PM

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Not a good one but, read it just for the heck of it -

Toby Moody: is Pedrosa just unlucky? - AUTOSPORT+

This baffles me too -

It was a shock to see someone winning and hardly smiling.....

.............................................

Set your watch to Lorenzo Pt. 2

Visordown

http://www.visordown.com/discount-racing-encyclopedia/set-your-watch-to-lorenzo-pt-2/23555.html

**princesirohi** · 09-24-2013, 11:53 PM

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well, there's more to motogp than meets the eye-

i believe that there is some difference in the level of support the factory gives to its lead rider and other rider.

i think it is quite foolish to first retire and then make a comeback.

also i think it is quite foolish again to think that if you are a soccer star, that after retirement if you take up hockey, you will be quite successful in that too, coz you played hockey quite well in college or that a retire cricket batsman will become a golf champion after retirement.

again isn't it foolish that organizers will change the rules just coz you don't like it.

sorry for using the word "foolish" so many times, but isn't that obvious. apologies to his fans, and he was very good, while he was at it, but these turn of events ... not good.

also because i believe in my 1st argument, i strongly believe that rossi will come 2nd atleast once before the end of season.

**Makky** · 09-25-2013, 12:53 AM

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CRTs do sound good and make >220bhp.

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MotoGP™ Misano 2013 -- Valentino Rossi feature interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxByQucW-J0

An interview with the nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi ahead of the GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini.

**Makky** · 09-25-2013, 03:54 AM

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Use keywords like Stoner, HRC, wild card, Philip Island, 2-stroke, 750, Dorna and electronics in your article with a different date for each publication, you can run this shit for rest of the season. Guaranteed.

**Makky** · 09-26-2013, 12:58 AM

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MM said that Ped is still the no. 1 rider at HRC. At least, that's what MotoGP chose to run on the headlines. After the camera was turned off, both MM and HRC blink.

Well, the other part of the article said that he is "now looking at the championship"!

Now, we all can guess what Ped might have been instructed - "You know what to do because you have always been there and done it for us. Just don't faack it up."

**R-series** · 09-26-2013, 01:16 AM

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yeh MMs statement was a bit of a surprise. I mean c'mon, your leading the show and your team mate (rider who's 34 points behind you) is Honda's no. 1 man..?

Oh yes he is number one, number one guy to rely on to get the other riders the championship.

But seriously does HRC or even MM expect us to believe that, the way he's been faking it and playing modest before all the races, before he blasts lap records and beats the crap out of the rivals, he's here to play rookie..? It's too dumb of a statement even for rookie viewers following MotoGP.

I'm sure even the guys at the press release would also be laughing at this

**dishayu** · 09-26-2013, 12:11 PM

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He's just rubbing salt to Pedrosa's injuries

He is the one who has to win the title and I am the rookie. That’s how I started the year and that’s how I will finish - and I have no intention of taking a different role because it’s not my moment. We’ll see what happens next year, but right now my role is to be a rookie

My thoughts : Sure, because the role of a rookie is to get 12 consecutive podium finishes and win 5/13 races, right? Cool story, bro. xD

I bet he'll paste #1 to his bike next year (instead of 93) to rub it in even more.

**xionite** · 09-26-2013, 01:14 PM

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I wonder if this is the first we'll see of MM's mind games.

Also, anyone going to or been to the race at Sepang?
I've got tickets for all 3 days and I'm looking for "insider info" on how I can make the best of the 3 days.

**R-series** · 09-26-2013, 02:17 PM

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yep, Visited the place to watch the 2011 GP.
Although your ticket says it's for 3 days the cost is for 2 days only.

Friday is free for all seat zones

**xionite** · 09-26-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by R-series View Post

yep, Visited the place to watch the 2011 GP.
Although your ticket says it's for 3 days the cost is for 2 days only.

Friday is free for all seat zones

yes. it says SATURDAY & SUNDAY but the fine print says "Free Entry on 11 October 2013"

need to know this though; are DSLRs with multiple lenses allowed inside? I'll be at moving around and my seats are at the Main Grandstand.

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Originally posted by R-series View Post

yep, Visited the place to watch the 2011 GP.
Although your ticket says it's for 3 days the cost is for 2 days only.

Friday is free for all seat zones

yes. it says SATURDAY & SUNDAY but the fine print says "Free Entry on 11 October 2013"

need to know this though; are DSLRs with multiple lenses allowed inside? I'll be at moving around and my seats are at the Main Grandstand.

**shelton_jh** · 09-26-2013, 03:44 PM

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Originally posted by xionite View Post

I wonder if this is the first we'll see of MM's mind games.

Also, anyone going to or been to the race at Sepang?
I've got tickets for all 3 days and I'm looking for "insider info" on how I can make the best of the 3 days.

Hey, I'm there too !!!

As main grandstand ticket holders we would have the privilege of going to the PITS on friday soon after we get our tickets

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