Vinales’s bike with that new carbon swingarm looks noticeably more hooked in the corners than it ever has. Hopefully the good development continues.
I can’t confirm if Mongo eats pecan pie every day. I know I would if I could afford all those extra calories. Rumor has it that Cal will be retiring after next year.
FP #1 . 1 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 290.3 1'33.153 2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 298.3 1'33.529 0.376 / 0.376 3 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 294.2 1'33.599 0.446 / 0.070 4 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 297.5 1'33.704 0.551 / 0.105 5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 293.4 1'33.762 0.609 / 0.058 6 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 293.4 1'34.002 0.849 / 0.240 7 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 291.1 1'34.039 0.886 / 0.037 8 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 291.8 1'34.149 0.996 / 0.110 9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 290.3 1'34.182 1.029 / 0.033 10 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 290.3 1'34.261 1.108 / 0.079 11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 295.0 1'34.274 1.121 / 0.013 12 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 293.4 1'34.284 1.131 / 0.010 13 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 291.1 1'34.324 1.171 / 0.040 14 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 291.8 1'34.374 1.221 / 0.050 15 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 294.2 1'34.487 1.334 / 0.113 16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 295.0 1'34.512 1.359 / 0.025 17 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 289.5 1'34.568 1.415 / 0.056 18 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 289.5 1'34.760 1.607 / 0.192 19 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 290.3 1'34.990 1.837 / 0.230 20 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 290.3 1'35.264 2.111 / 0.274 21 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 293.4 1'35.292 2.139 / 0.028 22 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 289.5 1'35.320 2.167 / 0.028 23 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 290.3 1'36.180 3.027 / 0.860
FP #2 . 1 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 289.5 1'32.775 2 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 288.7 1'32.832 0.057 / 0.057 3 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 293.4 1'33.171 0.396 / 0.339 4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 287.2 1'33.470 0.695 / 0.299 5 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 288.0 1'33.524 0.749 / 0.054 6 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 291.1 1'33.624 0.849 / 0.100 7 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 291.1 1'33.728 0.953 / 0.104 8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 292.6 1'33.826 1.051 / 0.098 9 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 290.3 1'33.874 1.099 / 0.048 10 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 293.4 1'33.907 1.132 / 0.033 11 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 289.5 1'33.950 1.175 / 0.043 12 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 288.7 1'33.956 1.181 / 0.006 13 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 287.2 1'33.998 1.223 / 0.042 14 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 289.5 1'34.003 1.228 / 0.005 15 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 294.2 1'34.062 1.287 / 0.059 16 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 294.2 1'34.070 1.295 / 0.008 17 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 293.4 1'34.139 1.364 / 0.069 18 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 291.1 1'34.206 1.431 / 0.067 19 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 288.0 1'34.229 1.454 / 0.023 20 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 287.2 1'34.362 1.587 / 0.133 21 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 288.7 1'34.381 1.606 / 0.019 22 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 287.2 1'34.843 2.068 / 0.462 23 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 286.4 1'34.935 2.160 / 0.092
Every Yamaha rider for many years: bike handles great, no complaints, but we're getting blown away on the straights, we need more HP Engineers: Here, we've been working on this new carbon swingarm that will make the bike handle better. lol. (yeah, I know there's more to it that that, but....)
The carbon swing arm is supposed to make the tire last longer, a common complaint for the last couple of years. They can’t put the HP down with a worn tire at the end of the race. Almost all of these bikes have more hp than they can use.
Yeah, I know that's what its going to help with. I just found it a funny thought is all. Just another piece of the puzzle.
Man this E sport race is good. I mean these guys thumbs have crazy skillz. There isn't enough water bottles in all of Italy to deal with the amount of early race contact. Well that might be Ducati's only win this weekend And still no Americans represented, even in E Sport MotoGP
Was at a dinner tonight and Cal spoke of hanging it up soon but not sure when. Said it depended on his relevance and motivation. Wins would keep him in the game longer! Saw Joe Roberts on the grid in Moto2 and somebody Scott in rookies cup from the US. was hoping for better results from both. Better luck in the morning fellows!! Tim
Puig force Marquez out? If Marc decides Puig needs to iron his socks and clean his motorhome, our boy Puig will be sporting a feather duster and a trick carbon fiber HRC apron.
So puig hires a 5 time world champion and all he does is crash on YOUR bike. Does this make the rider bad or the team manager bad?
Dude, you are on the fucking crack. The world HATES that little Spanish wanker. How fucking old are you, 13???
Nice to hear from you, Matt. But...I'm 2 years older than you How's the sign business, man? Can you make me a 93?
Sign biz is excellent. You know me, I love the Hondas, I do work with corporate Honda, but that little fucker is a menace. He’s winning because he’s riding the Honda laptop. The world knows it. Rossi left Honda to show the world “it wasn’t just the bike” He showed the world many times over, on the shitty bike. The world knows MM is riding a computer. If and when he leaves Honda and continues to win, he will earn respect. I can’t make you a 93 sign because I removed all of the 3’s and 9’s from our keyboards.