MotoGP 2017 season discussion thread

[bharatheshk]

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https://motomatters.com/analysis/201...anny_kent.html

An interesting read. Though the article focusses on Danny Kent, it gives an important perspective on how difficult the switch from Moto3 to Moto2 is.

The mental part i think is the most important part for longevity in the racing scene along with talent & hard work ,one of the reasons Rossi survived so long adapting from 125 ,250 ,500 ,2 strokes,4 strokes ,990 ,800 ,Honda ,Yamaha successfully.Though the Ducati's caught him out .

[Makky]

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VR46 power:

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/rossi-s-team-guaranteed-motogp-grid-slot-says-ezpeleta-901572/

[The Monk]

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VR46 power:


https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/ne...peleta-901572/

Whenever Rossi decides to retire, sales of tickets, audience numbers, and everything else will plummet! If CE can manage to keep Rossi in the paddock through a team, he would not just expand the grid to accommodate him. He would change the entire race schedule

As one of the MotoGP pundits once said. Rossi may or may not be the GOAT, but he sure as hell is Dorna's cash cow

[Makky]

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Whenever Rossi decides to retire, sales of tickets, audience numbers, and everything else will plummet! If CE can manage to keep Rossi in the paddock through a team, he would not just expand the grid to accommodate him. He would change the entire race schedule

As one of the MotoGP pundits once said. Rossi may or may not be the GOAT, but he sure as hell is Dorna's cash cow

Perhaps, making him the Frankenstein (Death Race) of MotoGP wouldn't be a bad idea after all.

Reminds me of this story from Eddie Lawson:

https://ridelikeachampion.com/motogp-bombshell-exclusive-inside-rossis-first-yamaha-win/

[The Monk]

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Perhaps, making him the Frankenstein (Death Race) of MotoGP wouldn't be a bad idea after at all.

Reminds me of this story from Eddie Lawson:
https://ridelikeachampion.com/motogp...st-yamaha-win/

hahaha. Read the story. Loved it

[aditya_YZF-R15]

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Whenever Rossi decides to retire, sales of tickets, audience numbers, and everything else will plummet!

yeah but only for a couple of years or so at most....the sport will eventually move on and recover financially...or i hope so anyway lol

[Braumabull]

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Pol Espargaro's riding awesome with the KTM. This engine config suits him I think.
Bradley still to pick up, he is picked up pace though

[aditya_YZF-R15]

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pretty great race..great rides in particular by dani, lorenzo and zarco...zarco is fast becoming my new favorite rider..and was great to see jlo surprising everyone and doing so good on the ducati finally, that too coming back from 8th qualifying position...looked comfortable sliding the ducati a bit around as well...hope it continues...

not sure what issue the factory yamahas had, tyres maybe ? tech 3 yamahas did just fine though..

good rides by MM, dovi and folger too of course.

[The Monk]

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Good race.

Fantastic for the Championship. Top 4 riders within 10 points of each other. Mouth watering for fans of the sport. Among the top 4, Rossi is the only one who has finished in the points in all the races this season. Pedrosa, Marquez and Vinales have all chucked it down the road once each. Rossi leads with consistency. But finishing 10th isn't really the consistency he would be hoping for!

Good to see Lorenzo back at the sharp end. Sad to see Yamaha suffering here so much. Even Dovi put in a good performance at a track which he dislikes. Zarco is AWESOME! Pedrosa was incredibly emotional after taking his win, shows how much he was struggling last year with the harder carcass tyres.

Jack Miller got a 1000 euro fine for pushing Bautista after the crash


http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2017...h-zarco/227451 360 video of Zarco as he went past everybody!

[aditya_YZF-R15]

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Zarco is AWESOME! Pedrosa was incredibly emotional after taking his win, shows how much he was struggling last year with the harder carcass tyres.

yes, i think i saw dani shedding a tear or two at the podium presentation...

and yes zarco is amazing..he was great in moto2 last year but tbh i didn't think he was the motogp-alien type until these few motogp debut races of his..now everyone's pretty sure he's one of the upcoming aliens...and he's not even THAT young like most upcoming aliens, which is even more impressive..

[The Monk]

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yes, i think i saw dani shedding a tear or two at the podium presentation...

and yes zarco is amazing..he was great in moto2 last year but tbh i didn't think he was the motogp-alien type until these few motogp debut races of his..now everyone's pretty sure he's one of the upcoming aliens...and he's not even THAT young like most upcoming aliens, which is even more impressive..

Maybe not being that young is a strength and not a weakness. He can be more analytical and not just b*lls out racing like the young blooded guys. Read Pedrosa's comment after winning the race. He talks about the difference between racing as a youngster and racing as you get old'er'!

[aditya_YZF-R15]

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Maybe not being that young is a strength and not a weakness. He can be more analytical and not just b*lls out racing like the young blooded guys. Read Pedrosa's comment after winning the race. He talks about the difference between racing as a youngster and racing as you get old'er'!

but he does seem like balls out racing though but i guess in an analytical way in some sense.

yeah had read dani's comments on age and racing.

be nice if dani can finally win a title this year.

[Braumabull]

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Ducatis may fair well in LeMans.
Lorenzo adapted as well.
I think there might be high chances of him winning.

Waiting for Another Zarco attack

[The Monk]

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Nicky Hayden had a horrendous crash yesterday on his bicycle in Italy. He apparently got hit by a car. He is currently in a medically induced coma and has suffered severe head and spine injuries.

Even though it is very early to say anything. From whatever i have read it looks like chances of seeing him race a bike look extremely slim. Just hoping that he pulls through and survives this crash.

[Tanzing Sherpa]

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http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/moto-gp/motogp-nicky-hayden-hospitalised-with-serious-head-chest-injuries-after-bicycle-crash/news-story/68d59e2a51f631f45f8d714d4676cfb3