MotoGP | 2019 | Round 15 | Buriram | Thailand | Oct 4 - 6

Just like our beloved Ben would beat everyone in WSBK? Lol

 

FP #1 Vinales winning the track day...

Marquez not so much...
https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2019/10/04/marquez-suffers-enormous-fp1-crash-at-buriram/311343

Ouch!

1 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 326.2 1'30.979
2 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 326.2 1'31.170 0.191 / 0.191
3 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 330.2 1'31.187 0.208 / 0.017
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 329.2 1'31.205 0.226 / 0.018
5 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 328.2 1'31.227 0.248 / 0.022
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 327.2 1'31.482 0.503 / 0.255
7 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 325.3 1'31.569 0.590 / 0.087
8 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 327.2 1'31.593 0.614 / 0.024
9 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 327.2 1'31.753 0.774 / 0.160
10 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 326.2 1'31.799 0.820 / 0.046
11 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 327.2 1'31.847 0.868 / 0.048
12 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 327.2 1'31.865 0.886 / 0.018
13 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 323.3 1'31.895 0.916 / 0.030
14 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 325.3 1'31.947 0.968 / 0.052
15 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 325.3 1'32.239 1.260 / 0.292
16 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 328.2 1'32.280 1.301 / 0.041
17 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 316.7 1'32.524 1.545 / 0.244
18 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 327.2 1'32.554 1.575 / 0.030
19 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 330.2 1'32.838 1.859 / 0.284
20 82 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 321.4 1'32.877 1.898 / 0.039
21 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 318.5 1'33.033 2.054 / 0.156
22 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 326.2 1'33.129 2.150 / 0.096

 

Marc destorys bike and himself. Still 3rd.

Sounds about right. Money still on him

 

Jorge partying like it's 19 99.

 

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-hospital-fp1-crash-thailand/4552310/

 

They didn't give a cause.
Maybe the tyre rolled off the rim?

 

It reminded me of the 800CC off throttle highsides that used to happen.

 

Only saw the replay once , but it seemed there was a loud crack noise before any real bike movements from the onboard camera . Did the carbon swingarm fail ?

 

Did they fit it with an M1 swingarm?

 

It actually sounded like a false neutral and then the clunk sounded like it caught a gear. Of course, I'm not sure any of that is possible with the seamless shift transmissions.

 

I'm sure we'll know more soon, but something was definitely up with that wreck. Extremely odd place to have a highside out of nowhere.....

You can see the carbon swingarm fully broken in this pic, so not sure if this caused the wreck or was a consequence of the bike tumbling. Either way I'd think it very difficult to break like that unless the was an underlying issue.

You can be damn sure HRC won't say a damn thing until they are sure what happened.....

 

That was Marc's explanation- he was going a little slower and closed off the throttle completely causing the rear to lose traction under engine braking.
He's fine and will continue the weekend.

 

Even if MM93 was to enjoy some hook ers and blow at the hotel, watching the races on DVR, he would still probably win the championship from the couch. I'm wondering how they celebrate his what, 7th championship.

Oh yeah, with even more Hook ers and blow

 

For me, it's quite clearly an electrical issue.....

 

Was going to say it might have been the fuel pump relay..

 

Rossi snuck into his garage at night and messed with the settings.

 

Hard drive crashed. It's the chance you take racing lap tops.

 

New Crew Chief already working out

 

I wonder if they try and salvage anything from the bike when it gets fuckered up to that extent?

 

I'm sure they can build at least a couple bikes from spares they carry with them, but a rider can only have a maximum of 2 bikes available at any time, so you either repair the bike that is wrecked or you build one from scratch.

The only limiting factor is the engine, so I'm sure they try their hardest to make sure they don't have to scrap it, as they only get 7 for the season. At this point I wouldn't think them too concerned, however.......