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ChiliFan · PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:34 pm

Marquez did 18 consecutive laps under the lap record today.

candlejack · PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:41 pm

mclaren2008 wrote:

The Ducatis are pathetic as always. RIP Crutchlow's career.

It's hard to feel sorry for him though. If he were purely interested in finishing as close to the front as possible he should/would have stayed at Tech 3. He desperately wanted a factory ride, probably for the money, and he got what he wanted.

For completeness' sake, here are the times from the final day. Looks like the Yamahas closed the gap a little bit, and Dovizioso finally took over as fastest Ducati rider from Iannone on the satellite bike. The Espargaró brothers are both looking good considering one is a rookie and the other one is on an open class bike. The "open" Honda seems to be a dog though.

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Pos Rider                 Bike                     Time       Gap     Laps
01. Marc Marquez          Honda                    1m59.533s           40
02. Valentino Rossi       Yamaha                   1m59.727s  +0.194s  55
03. Jorge Lorenzo         Yamaha                   1m59.866s  +0.333s  65
04. Aleix Espargaro       Forward FTR-Yamaha       1m59.998s  +0.465s  43
05. Stefan Bradl          LCR Honda                2m00.112s  +0.579s  38
06. Dani Pedrosa          Honda                    2m00.223s  +0.690s  55
07. Andrea Dovizioso      Ducati                   2m00.370s  +0.837s  40
08. Pol Espargaro         Tech 3 Yamaha            2m00.655s  +1.122s  65
09. Andrea Iannone        Pramac Ducati            2m00.725s  +1.192s  57
10. Alvaro Bautista       Gresini Honda            2m00.788s  +1.255s  63
11. Bradley Smith         Tech 3 Yamaha            2m00.896s  +1.363s  65
12. Cal Crutchlow         Ducati                   2m01.057s  +1.524s  58
13. Nicky Hayden          Aspar Honda              2m01.514s  +1.981s  59
14. Colin Edwards         Forward FTR-Yamaha       2m01.731s  +2.198s  47
15. Michele Pirro         Ducati                   2m01.782s  +2.249s  67
16. Hiroshi Aoyama        Aspar Honda              2m02.383s  +2.850s  66
17. Randy De Puniet       Suzuki                   2m02.486s  +2.953s  67
18. Yonny Hernandez       Pramac Ducati            2m02.556s  +3.023s  65
19. Kosuke Akiyoshi       Honda                    2m02.619s  +3.086s  58
20. Katsuyuki Nakasuga    Yamaha                   2m02.788s  +3.255s  38
21. Scott Redding         Gresini Honda            2m02.833s  +3.300s  60
22. Michael Laverty       PBM Aprilia              2m03.187s  +3.654s  41
23. Hector Barbera        Avintia-FTR Kawasaki     2m03.204s  +3.671s  54
24. Broc Parkes           PBM Aprilia              2m03.402s  +3.869s  43
25. Mike Di Meglio        Avintia-FTR Kawasaki     2m04.516s  +4.983s  58
26. Nobuatsu Aoki         Suzuki                   2m05.686s  +6.153s  12
27. Karel Abraham         Cardion Honda            2m05.974s  +6.441s  12

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:10 am

ChiliFan wrote:

Marquez did 18 consecutive laps under the lap record today.

Good Win.

kals · PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:11 pm

mclaren2008 wrote:

My comments are pathetic as always.

:roll:

Fish88 · PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:22 pm

Ducati about to make the move to Open Class..

Quote:

Ducati admits interest in switch to MotoGP's Open class

Ducati has admitted taking an active interest in MotoGP's Open class as it evaluates whether to remain a factory entrant in 2014.

Speculation that the Italian marque could make a radical switch ahead of this year's championship was instigated when new Ducati Corse general manager Luigi Dall'Igna said the Open class was "the future of MotoGP".

Ducati's MotoGP project manager Paolo Ciabatti said the team was not dismissing the possibility of running in the sport's second class, and bringing its status as a factory effort to an end.

He said Aleix Espargaro's pace on the Open class Forward FTR-Yamaha had been particularly compelling, after the Spaniard finished fourth overall in pre-season testing at Sepang.

"Obviously the option of the Open class is an interesting one," Ciabatti told the official MotoGP website.

"We saw Aleix on the FTR-Yamaha has been extremely fast so obviously it's something to consider, but we haven't made any decision.

"We will evaluate all the information.

"This was the first time our riders could use the GP14. Some areas we need to improve, but it is positive.

"We will evaluate and make up our minds in the next few weeks."

While Open class entries must run spec ECUs and software, they benefit from a number of rule breaks compared to factory entries.

They are permitted to use an extra four litres of fuel per race, run on softer Bridgestone compounds and are permitted 12 engines across the season compared to just five for factory teams, with engine development also allowed during the season.

Ducati will run at least one Open entry in 2014, for Pramac satellite rider Yonny Hernandez.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112485

Cal Crutchlow has made probably the worst move ever. Ducati really needs to get their shit together, maybe a year as a development team can help with that. But seriously AUDI needs to put some effort in their brand.

kals · PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:12 pm

Ducati potentially moving to the Open Class has been on the cards for some time though. It is not necessarily a bad thing considering the series could head in that direction permanently in the near future.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:19 pm

I still don't understand why the heavily-restricted spec-ECU class is called 'Open'.

kals · PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:04 pm

Indeed ChiliFan, it is a bit of a contradiction.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:59 am

BT has announced their MotoGP line-up
http://sport.bt.com/moresporthub/moresp ... 3875491995

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:47 am

Congratulations BT on doing the only thing that could get me watching MotoGP again. Keith and Julian are the best.

Whofan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:03 pm

Yep, thats a pretty good line up. Shame I cant watch it

thedoctor46 · PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:38 pm

Melanie Sykes..... really. Other than her and the runner is a good line up

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:40 pm

Quote:

MotoGP world Champion Marc Marquez broke his fibula during a dirt-track training session yesterday afternoon.

'Marc was immediately taken to the Universitario Quirón Dexeus Hospital where Dr. Xavier Mir treated the spiral fracture of the distal third of his right fibula,' said a statement from the Repsol Honda team.

'After carrying out a CT scan and X-ray, Dr. Mir confirmed, “The results showed no ligament damage or dislocation and no need to proceed with surgery. I expect he will need 3-4 weeks to fully recover”

'Marc has already started rehabilitation with magnetic therapy. He will remain non-weight bearing for two weeks, meaning he will certainly miss next week's Sepang test and possibly the following week in Phillip Island, Australia. Full recovery is expected for the Qatar MotoGP race on 23 March.'

thedoctor46 · PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:17 pm

Gutted.... After his incredible pace @ Sepang 1 was looking forward to next week, not good to miss so much pre season, however wasn't to bad for him in 2012 when he missed most pre season.
But bad news

kals · PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:47 pm

I find it amazing that someone can recover from such an injury in that small a period of time. Fingers crossed it won't hamper him too much.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:50 pm

Oh that sucks for him. I wouldn't be suprised that despite a slow start he might clinch the title again.

candlejack · PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:37 pm

If the press release isn't overly optimistic and recovery goes as expected I think he'll be back to his winning ways come Qatar.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:14 pm

Telefónica MoviStar will return this year as Yamaha's sponsor. Always thought they had a great livery.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:37 pm

Cooooool!

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:36 am

Brazil has been dropped from the calendar. Aragon moves a week forward as a result.

23 Mar – Qatar – Doha/Losail
13 Apr – Americas – Austin
27 Apr – Argentina – Termas de Rio Hondo
04 May – Spain – Jerez de la Frontera
18 May – France – Le Mans
01 Jun – Italy – Mugello
15 Jun – Catalunya – Barcelona-Catalunya
28 Jun – Netherlands – TT Assen
13 Jul – Germany – Sachsenring
10 Aug – Indianapolis GP – Indianapolis
17 Aug – Czech Republic – Brno
31 Aug – Great Britain – Silverstone
14 Sep – San Marino & Riviera di Rimini – Marco Simoncelli Misano
28 Sep – Aragon – MotorLand Aragon
12 Oct – Japan – Motegi
19 Oct – Australia – Phillip Island
26 Oct – Malaysia – Sepang
09 Nov – Valencia – Ricardo Tormo-Valencia

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