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pretty much, think that was pretty much the case before if the leader was the last lap leader when all participants crossed the finish line.

this says once the leader crosses the line, then everything from the previous lap counts as the final, and the red flag is basically the cool down lap.

 

I've always thought that the bloke who causes a red flag being classed as a finisher is pretty silly.

 

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Also thought them being allowed to get back on the grid in a restart procedure seemed kinda bass ackwards. If you're the cause of the red flag and delay, you don't finish if the race is over and if there's a restart you're SOL.

 

I would bet that this is addressed in another paragraph not posted in the article.

 

You have a lot of faith in the powers that be

 

Good point.

But seriously, look at the 2017 rulebook, for instance. After the stuff addressed in the article, you can read the following:

"At the time the red flag is displayed, riders who are not actively competing in the race will not declassified."

 

I still cant get over the fact that Joe has a shit year and still finished better than Cam last year

 

If you look at rookie seasons though:

Roberts - 4 points
Beaubier - 50 points

Tells a different story.

Plus last year was 59 vs 50 points or 13th and 15th in the 'ship - pretty dang even overall.

 

Just interesting the narrative surrounding their seasons trended in favor of Cam and at the end of the day they scored zero points in the same amount of rounds (11) and Joe actually finished ahead of Cam.

 

With a year under his belt in the series, I'd bet that Beaubier capitalizes on more of his opportunities this year vs crashing out last year. There were times he was in the top ten (including 6th IIRC), and some he was in his way into the top ten, but crashed out. I know what they say about "if", but his point total could have been much higher.

Edit: I think the same applies to Robert's. 2nd year on the team, likely much more comfortable which should translate to better finishes. I'm pulling for him too. Cant wait to root for all 4 Americans on the world stage.

 

Recency bias.

 

Joe had high expectations last year and was supposed to be a championship contender

 

I was always wondering how that came to be. I mean just because he had the championship bike/team still doesn’t equate to being a contender. He had a few good results and some pretty bad ones.

 

He finished 2020 running well and in contention a few times, so when he stepped up teams he was fast in testing and for the first few rounds he was top 5/10 I believe in practice and qualifying and then it would fall apart during the races, if I remember correctly anyway

 

Cam seemed to shine in races where Joe didn’t, IIRC. He also got the holeshot in Austin in front of a home crowd. That counts for a lot.

The MotoGP documentary did seem to show Beaubier in a more positive light, though, given the results were about the same.

 

Livio Suppo named as new Suzuki MotoGP team manager

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