MotoGP | 2019 | Round 16 | Motegi | HRC | Oct 18 - 20

The Naked truth

 

and is he still on the old bike or at least a earlier development one than the others?

 

Zarco's replacement isn't setting the place on fire with the KTM either.

Last place, save for Halfish.

Mindewe, even Pol is struggling.

 

He got the forks in the summer and the missing RPM in Thailand.

 

The KTMs are like 3 seconds back, remind me if there a cutoff time that they won't make the grid?

 

There is but it is a lot more than 3 seconds as I believe it is 107% of the time of the faster qualifier. 145 seconds x 1.07 = 155 seconds roughly, so even assuming they go faster in qualifying, 9 seconds back would easily have you make the grid. I can't remember the last time a MotoGP rider didn't make the grid due to not going fast enough in qualifying unless they crashed early in qualifying and couldn't continue. Even then if they made the 107% in practice, they let them ride.

 

I think Takaaki is racing this weekend then will do his surgery afterwards when Zarco will fill in for the rest of the year.

 

Yeah, Im sure factory guys are happy running around in 2nd place

 

Didn't they finally outsource ECU development earlier this season?

 

I wonder if Marquez will wait behind Quattro for the entire race before pulling the pin, or just go all out like around lap 5 and take the win at HRC.

 

Can't. It's spec. They did steal a software engineer from Ducati finally to help them with ECU setup but that's not until next year.

 

ECU development = software. OK yeah they hired/promoted him but he's been working only this year.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/9...s-rossi-talks-electronics-scooter-brake-tyres

Explains how it might be getting better.

 

Thanks for making my point. They picked up the speed without any major redesign to the bike. Because it was becoming obvious that it wasn't as bad as they said. Compare the last few rounds to the first half of the season, maybe you'll get it.

 

I'm quite positive who does not "get it", thanks.

 

Wet or Dry....

Quatararo
Marquez
Rins

 

There will be serious pressure from Honda for Marquez to win at Motegi.

 

uh no. they already won the championship. think they really want the constructor's also, but that's going to be hard with all the Piano Boys playing well these days.

 

Moto3 FP3 out on track. Man it’s wet!! Hope they can qualify later.

Oh and Marquez wet or dry.

 

Moto2 Fp3 is nuts already.

 

What a save by A/M during fp3!