If Bautista does well, after the Pedrosa wild-card result, Imagonna start questioning the talent level in MotoGP these days.
Don't. Because the next step on that mental journey will be coming to the realization that Rossi was finishing last to those guys by the time he retired.
I give Rossi a pass. Probably past his due date, had a baby momma lined up, and the Red Bull Ring thing.
Well, in his defense, Rossi choked and crashed under the pressure of having to win a championship in the final round, so we don't really know if he had anything for Bayliss.
Oh. so 2015 wasn't his only choke year? So let me understand....the only 2 years Rossi had a real challenge he choked? Ah....it's all clear now!!!
I hope nobody ever gets hurt… but I would laugh my ass off if he bowling Bauwls half the grid and MM93 says “see guys! I’m not so bad” or crashes into the podium… or into a group staging for practice starts even… careful…. I used “choked” for that very same event and spent two pages defining what it means to choke in a race…. The butthurt was real and that was about Pecco mostly before I pulled out the 06 Rossi choke… to make a point of the definition
He rubs me the wrong way. I like characters like Miller. He is so bland in comparison. Just the opinion of an old crippled guy. Now get off my lawn.
FP1 Results 1 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'59.513 2 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'59.562 3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'59.914 4 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 2'00.055 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 2'00.134 6 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 2'00.242 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 2'00.244 8 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 2'00.251 9 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 2'00.298 10 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 2'00.467 11 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2'00.519 12 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 2'00.594 13 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 2'00.780 14 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 2'00.869 15 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 2'00.888 16 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 2'00.902 17 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2'01.110 18 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2'01.178 19 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2'01.348 20 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 2'01.352 21 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 2'01.537 22 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aruba.it Racing DUCATI 2'02.516 9 23 27 Iker LECUONA SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 2'03.293
Looks like Bautista may be eating some crow pie! 3sec / lap difference. P22 - Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aruba.it Racing DUCATI 2'02.516 9