MotoGP 2013

[Kendog]

I've got 2 doz Steinies that says Lorenzo will beat Rossi at the pointy end of the season. Bet?

Are you willing to bet on JL vs MM?
My money is on MM.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Are you willing to bet on JL vs MM?
My money is on MM.

Nope. Not now!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Are you willing to bet on JL vs MM?
My money is on MM.

The scary thing is mate...the kid is only gonna get better. If you remember the pre season test at Jerez...he was a wee bit off the pace. Came back...learnt how to better deal with it on a Moto GP bike...then sorted it. The rest of them must be shitting themselves I would imagine.

[McWild]

Loved the few times there was footage of Pedrosa — he’s just so... fast!

I feel like that's the best way to put it with Pedrosa. His style is about as simple, un-flashy as it gets. He doesn't have an attitude. He doesn't go for the wild passes.

He's just really, ridiculously fast on a bike.

And it completely shows when he's out front like that. I am definitely happy for him, he rode that race in his classic style and did a damn good job of it. Even celebrated with a wheelie, super rare from him so was obviously happy with himself. It just seems to me like his problem is riding a race that doesn't fit his style. The others must all get the shits when they see him any more than 7 tenths ahead of the pack, but any time he's not there he doesn't seem to rise to the occasion. Lorenzo is of course a blazingly quick metronome when he's out front, but if someone takes a fight to him he will scrap it out all day. Rossi battles like he was born for it, but when the time comes to lay down some very fast laps, consistent the whole way, he can pull it off (Qatar). Stoner could do it all as well. I feel like unless he can start riding races that don't suit him as well as the others do, he is going to continue to be Mr Almost.

[imdying]

Lorenzo is like a clock, I'm still picking him for the championship.

[trustme]

I'll still pick Dani , he will quietly accumulate points . Jlo & MM will get into gun fight & cost each other points. It's an ego thing.

I'm not a Dani fan , if not this year then he never will.

[Kendog]

The scary thing is mate...the kid is only gonna get better. If you remember the pre season test at Jerez...he was a wee bit off the pace. Came back...learnt how to better deal with it on a Moto GP bike...then sorted it. The rest of them must be shitting themselves I would imagine.

He is the best thing in the GP.
He seems to have matured a lot, even in these three races. That last corner was a Lorenzo mistake like you said, feeling the pressure already maybe?

[merv]

George said it himself in the press release it was his mistake because he thought the boy was further behind http://www.motomatters.com/press_rel...ace_press.html

where he said:

Jorge Lorenzo
3rd / +5.089 / 27 laps
“I have always been positive so today also I am going to be positive, to finish the race with sixteen points is always a great result. I was second for the whole race and then lost the place on the last corner so it wasn't the perfect race. The perfect race is a victory and if not possible second, the next is third. Today we got another podium and we are quite close to the leader. On the other hand we have to improve the bike. I think I made two mistakes in the race, in the start I started really badly and in the last corner, I thought Marquez was further behind than he was so I didn’t take a defensive line, this was my second mistake.”

[cmoore]

looks like a tough year for Yamaha if they get this result at a track they expected to get good points at..fair pass by mm...lorenzo had done such a great job shutting him out I really expected him to have it sorted..maybe he took that line into the last corner because he was worried about the hondas speed to the line...anyway....bring out something new Lin for fuck sake!!....i'm frustrated already...and where the fuck was Rossi!!.....

[puddytat]

I reckon Mark'll win the championship. I think we are going to see something special....

[BMWST?]

its started

[Reckless]

Good on Danni great race bit like Jlo in the last race controlled from the front Great to see him step up, that will do wonders for his confidence.
One more race like the first two and I think we might have seen him sliding backwards best result for the championship we could have asked for?
Except Rossi winning of coarse. Not sure if that's going to happen he just doesn't seem to have that extra 2/10's he needs??

Very interesting JLo's comments after! I thought the MM pass was a typical MX block pass but if Jorge says he fucked up well that's what we got to go with.
Actually thought Jorge letting the contact happen rather than bailing out showed he's up for a fight to. It was a damn good thump.

MM doesn't give a fuck who he's racing. A bit like Simo, absolutely ruthless but with Stoner like style.
Of late only Simo and MM have had that 100% do or die element. If they let this go there's gonna be much more action surrounding this kid yet
I think we might see some of the Moto2 arrogance coming back in??

Cant wait to see how this season develops

[pritch]

Per Neil Spalding:

It would appear that Jorge has history at "his" corner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVu5sVQ0ZE.

Spalding goes on to wonder if Joan Olive and Marquez are friends?

[eelracing]

Jeezus i'm still waiting for these boys to give Marquez the learn...I guess it would be easier to wait for Crasher to get a better taste in beer.

Roll on Le Mans.

[Crasherfromwayback]

...I guess it would be easier to wait for Crasher to get a better taste in beer.

Roll on Le Mans.

Whatchu talkin 'bout Willis?

And yeah...can't wait!!