MotoGP | 2021 | Round 15 | COTA | USA | Oct 1-3

I'm pretty sure there are a F1 drivers already on the phone about this.

It's going to be murder in those cars.

 

Has COTA always been like this with all those bumps? I dont recall them being that influential before.

 

I don't think they were this bad before...in 2019 I mean.

 

They have gotten worse every year. When MotoGP first came here it was apparently plenty good, but not anymore.

 

I figured degradation happens every year but like Used2befast stated it just seemed night and day bad from 2019 to now.

 

2019 it was the backstretch that was really bad, not near the apexes like this weekend. Pretty sure a frame even cracked in -19.

 

Look up this video on YouTube...
"BT sports has no love for COTA - MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas"

Doom and gloom for the race...yea, it was probably one the most uneventful races so far this year. I will say this...the Suzuki seemed to be having of the biggest suspension issues. I don't know how Mir didn't crash yikes!!

 

And this is how silly tradition starts...



Fair play to him, could have been worse, like Steak Fried Chicken...

 

Dovi finished 13th, ahead of the other two Yamaha's. WTF is going at Yamaha?

And does Fabio not realize he's riding a complete turd?

 

Oncu suspended for 2 GPs for causing today's incident

Not sure I totally agree with that. Seemed more a racing incident, even though he did come back on to the the racing line

 

His situational awareness was zero.

It's not a video game where as soon as you pass somebody they magically vaporize.

 

The Aprilla was terrible. 4 or 5 crashes this weekend for Aleix.

 

Agreed, mostly. I think a two race ban is Abit harsh but the penalty is necessary to set an example.

 

I am sure his history of being a bit of a wild rider and rough passer didn’t help.

 

I was there there for a test with Ducati and then the intro for the new Panigale the first year of COTA. We found at the test the track surface wasn't OEM tire friendly so we plugged in race compound DOTs for the press event.
Fast forward to the event and the comments were the track is more car/F1 friendly and not m/c happy. We didn't find many bumps then but for bikes it didn't flow and some journos roasted tires quickly. Then in 2017 or 2018 the back straight was ground to lessen the bumps and MotoGP had issues with dust and bumps?

 

If you are not in contention for a championship, Yamaha puts your bike in economy mode.

 

In fairness, it doesn’t flow for anyone. Tracks either flow or don’t. COTA is a track that doesn’t know what it wants to be.

Minimally:

• 7 should connect to 9
• 11 should be a sweeper
• 13 should connect to 17

Personally I’d go a little further and make it flow like Assen, Mugello or Silverstone.

 

Amazing performance by Cam! Running with the front guys.

 

Like Gerloff's in SBK...

 

Hopefully we’ll see more of it!