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**xionite** · 05-24-2014, 01:30 PM

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for anyone who wants to watch this years races. here's a link the whole season so far.

watchable in 720p or 1080p.

LINK: MotoGP - 2014

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**incipient** · 05-24-2014, 04:53 PM

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How come there are no Marquez fanboys? Is he not old enough for y'all? :-D

**incipient** · 05-24-2014, 11:40 PM

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A few pics of delectable MotoGP machinery:

MotoGP Racing Technology in Ten Photos by Kevin Cameron

**THE46FAN** · 05-26-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by aditya_YZF-R15 View Post

is there anyone in this thread who is not so much all into rossi ? or even someone just a normal mild rossi's appreciator but not a "fan/fanboy" so to speak ? just wondering. :-)

meanwhile, something much more important than an apparent revival of rossi -

2016 is gonna be a new motogp - spec electronics all over and a new tyre supplier who obviously won't have as much data and recent GP experience in their tyres for at least the first several races...shit is going to be stirred and reshuffled..i am actually looking forward to 2016 already..

Rossi will be there in 2016 as well...hope u r looking forward to that aswell...

**J4rn0** · 05-26-2014, 02:45 PM

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Hello, my first post here -- I'm a Rossi fan from the beginning, but that did not prevent me from appreciating an incredibly talented rider like Stoner and now the new 'alien', Marc Marquez. It is true that Honda has something more than Yamaha, but make no mistake, Pedrosa is riding the same Honda as Marquez... Marc is making the difference there. I think Rossi on a Honda would be faster than Pedrosa and could probably take the fight to Marquez more consistently, but the outcome would be very uncertain. 35 yrs old is not like 22.
And anyway Honda would not give a bike to Rossi, they've not forgiven the way he quit them and beat them in 2004. Pity, because the current HRC machine is very strong not only accelerating out of corners but also in braking and corner entry, an area that has always been Vale's strong point. One can only hope that Yamaha can improve their bike and match Honda in that respect before the season is over, the races would be much more interesting. For the moment, let's wait for Mugello and see if Valentino can stop the Spaniards there...

**J4rn0** · 05-27-2014, 04:18 PM

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Ah, by the way, have a look at this video released by Pramac:

Andrea Iannone: a lap on Mugello circuit on MotoGP Ducati GP14 bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYu9SMa8o4

Andrea Iannone filmed while he was completing a lap on Mugello circuit during Ducati test day on its Ducati Desmosedici GP14 .

showing Andrea Iannone doing a lap at Mugello on the Ducati GP14, during recent tests. Andrea is a great rider, capable to fight with the best: he won many duels against Marc Marquez in Moto2. In MotoGP he has been somehow limited by the current lack of competitivity of the Ducati, but he has shown some flashes of his brilliance already. If the Ducati improves we are going to see more of him in the top 5.

**Tanzing Sherpa** · 05-27-2014, 08:26 PM

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MotoGp's getting boring,moto2 and moto3 is interesting than MotoGp,God.... I'm missing Casey Stoner so much.If he was still racing than probably put a show on marquez face.

**jack_daniels** · 05-28-2014, 06:29 AM

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[MENTION=38865]J4rn0[/MENTION] In MotoGP, all riders are champions in their own respect. There are many great talents but they're limited by machinery or some by sheer competition itself in MotoGP. For eg., Hiroshi Aoyama. Can u imagine the guy was Moto2 world champion just 3-4 years back is nowhere to be seen near the top in MotoGP. Such is the competition. In fact, Iannone is nowhere near some of the immense talents present in MotoGP like Hector Barbera, Stefan Bradl, etc, etc who are all Moto2 champions.

When double Moto2 world champion Toni Elias came to MotoGP, evrybody wanted to be like him. But, look where he's now. Out of reckoning even in Moto2. Also, I've got to mention the name of Aleix Espargaro. He's a fantastic rider. Give him a factory machine & I think he can give a tough fight to the dominance of Marc Marquez. He seems to be in the same realm of riding style as MM93. Fast, experimental & ruthless.

I think what it requires for someone to be the MotoGP champ is to be in the right form, at the right time, in the right machinery, at the right age[emoji6] & have loads of luck as well....!!!!

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**nirvaana** · 05-29-2014, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by jack_daniels View Post

I think what it requires for someone to be the MotoGP champ is to be in the right form, at the right time, in the right machinery, at the right age[emoji6] & have loads of luck as well....!!!

That sums it up well

**J4rn0** · 05-29-2014, 04:54 AM

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Originally posted by jack_daniels View Post

@J4rn0 In MotoGP, all riders are champions in their own respect. There are many great talents but they're limited by machinery or some by sheer competition itself in MotoGP. For eg., Hiroshi Aoyama. Can u imagine the guy was Moto2 world champion just 3-4 years back is nowhere to be seen near the top in MotoGP. Such is the competition. In fact, Iannone is nowhere near some of the immense talents present in MotoGP like Hector Barbera, Stefan Bradl, etc, etc who are all Moto2 champions.

When double Moto2 world champion Toni Elias came to MotoGP, evrybody wanted to be like him. But, look where he's now. Out of reckoning even in Moto2. Also, I've got to mention the name of Aleix Espargaro. He's a fantastic rider. Give him a factory machine & I think he can give a tough fight to the dominance of Marc Marquez. He seems to be in the same realm of riding style as MM93. Fast, experimental & ruthless.

I think what it requires for someone to be the MotoGP champ is to be in the right form, at the right time, in the right machinery, at the right age[emoji6] & have loads of luck as well....!!!!

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Iannone is one of the most underrated riders in MotoGP now, at least by the public. Few have noticed that he often rides the current (difficult) Ducati faster than Dovi, who is much more experienced than him. Let him swap bikes with Bradl or Smith, and we'd see something entertaining imho. His raw speed and skill in overtaking is remarkable, although he has been lacking in consistency so far; but he's definitely one to watch.

**J4rn0** · 05-30-2014, 06:27 PM

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Mugello FP1:

1	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	340.2	1'48.004
2	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	340.9	1'48.386	0.382 / 0.382
3	29	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	347.2	1'48.434	0.430 / 0.048
4	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	343.8	1'48.518	0.514 / 0.084
5	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	339.6	1'48.665	0.661 / 0.147
6	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	NGM Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha	338.2	1'48.743	0.739 / 0.078
7	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	339.4	1'48.925	0.921 / 0.182
8	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	Ducati Team	Ducati	343.2	1'48.980	0.976 / 0.055
9	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	GO&FUN Honda Gresini	Honda	341.5	1'49.030	1.026 / 0.050
10	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	341.3	1'49.030	1.026
11	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	338.7	1'49.203	1.199 / 0.173
12	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	340.1	1'49.308	1.304 / 0.105
13	5	Colin EDWARDS	USA	NGM Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha	330.3	1'49.818	1.814 / 0.510
14	51	Michele PIRRO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	343.7	1'50.030	2.026 / 0.212
15	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	JPN	Drive M7 Aspar	Honda	326.9	1'50.143	2.139 / 0.113
16	68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Energy T.I. Pramac Racing	Ducati	338.2	1'50.189	2.185 / 0.046
17	17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	Honda	328.2	1'50.327	2.323 / 0.138
18	45	Scott REDDING	GBR	GO&FUN Honda Gresini	Honda	326.3	1'50.440	2.436 / 0.113
19	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	Avintia	320.3	1'51.396	3.392 / 0.956
20	63	Mike DI MEGLIO	FRA	Avintia Racing	Avintia	327.1	1'52.164	4.160 / 0.768
21	70	Michael LAVERTY	GBR	Paul Bird Motorsport	PBM	326.1	1'52.748	4.744 / 0.584
22	23	Broc PARKES	AUS	Paul Bird Motorsport	PBM	317.3	1'53.775	5.771 / 1.027
23	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Drive M7 Aspar	Honda	322.8	1'55.369	7.365 / 1.594
	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	IodaRacing Project	ART

**J4rn0** · 05-30-2014, 10:59 PM

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Mugello this morning.... This is really MotoGP on Tuscany's hills!

**nirvaana** · 05-31-2014, 10:13 AM

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Not sure if this interest is mutual

**J4rn0** · 06-01-2014, 04:43 AM

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Vale's custom helmet for Mugello: a 'pasta' theme. So far it didn't bring much luck, Rossi is 10th on the grid...

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Originally posted by nirvaana View Post

Not sure if this interest is mutual

Sponsor's interest and manufacturer's interest are not necessarily the same; however any difference will be negotiated. I think Pedro has a good chance of remaining where he is, the HRC team is pretty well balanced atm.

**lalitp** · 06-01-2014, 02:15 PM

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Andrea Iannone has been one of the biggest surprise in the Qualifying. Italian on Satellite Italian bike with #2 position on the starting grid. Hope to have some competition to Marquez, it really gets boring when Marquez goes ahead with no one challenging him. Is it turning into F1 in Schumi's era? I guess so.

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