MotoGP 2016

**Crasherfromwayback** · 10th October 2016, 21:58

Originally Posted by BMWST?

sand bags by winning the australian GP ?The whoel thing is a figment of someones over active imagination .I ceased having any respect for VR when he bulldozed Sete Gibernau of the track.He didnt even try to be subtle about that one.

You're wasting your time mate. They're all that fucking blind to his blatant on track indiscretions it's not even fucking funny.

**pritch** · 11th October 2016, 02:39

Iannone declared unfit and will not race at Motegi.

Yamaha have apparently announced Lorenzo will not be given dispensation to test Ducati at Valencia. Your conspiracy theories are invited...

**Metastable** · 11th October 2016, 04:08

Originally Posted by BMWST?

sand bags by winning the australian GP ?The whoel thing is a figment of someones over active imagination .I ceased having any respect for VR when he bulldozed Sete Gibernau of the track.He didnt even try to be subtle about that one.

Can't say what Rossi did to Sete was cool. Just like the way Loris Capirossi won his 250 title was a disgrace (go check the last lap of the last race.... I think it was 2 or 3 corners ... maybe the last corer? from the end). Or why did Hopkins get penalized so badly for a turn 1 pile-up when I believe Capirossi did the same thing a year or two previously.

Hey no doubt - if you are a big name with an Italian or Spanish passport..... you get away with a lot more stuff.

However, if you don't think MM was sandbagging at Phillip Island or at Sepang..... not sure if you watched the races. How did MM all the sudden pick up so much pace at Phillip Island at the end of the race? He just found his mojo all the sudden?

**jasonu** · 11th October 2016, 04:59

Originally Posted by pritch

Yamaha have apparently announced Lorenzo will not be given dispensation to test Ducati at Valencia. Your conspiracy theories are invited...

Why would that be a conspiracy? He is still on the Yamaha payroll after all.

**swarfie** · 11th October 2016, 07:29

Originally Posted by BMWST?

.I ceased having any respect for VR when he bulldozed Sete Gibernau of the track.He didnt even try to be subtle about that one.

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

You're wasting your time mate. They're all that fucking blind to his blatant on track indiscretions it's not even fucking funny.

MM has my vote to take the title this year. He's been riding with a good head on his shoulders and after that shit with VR last year he deserves to stick it up him. I wouldn't mind VR getting his ten either but the dickhead lost my respect with his selfish BS.
Bring it on....

**roogazza** · 11th October 2016, 08:19

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/234...-coverage.html

**Dadpole** · 11th October 2016, 08:29

Selfish?

Entertain me with a list of current MotoGP riders who would not feed their grannies through a mincer to get the title.

For me only Hayden, Pedro and Bautista. Possibly Petrucci as he would have to arrest himself.

**pritch** · 11th October 2016, 08:30

Originally Posted by jasonu

Why would that be a conspiracy? He is still on the Yamaha payroll after all.

The factories have normally permitted the departing rider to test for their new factory following the last race. Yamaha permitted Rossi to test the Ducati but have apparently said they will not permit Lorenzo to do the same. I'm not sure of the legal niceties but assume that permission is required because riders are contracted to the end of the year as you say.

Theories advanced so far include, but are not limited to:
Lorenzo has pissed off someone at Yamaha, or
Ducati have pissed off someone at Yamaha, or
Yamaha are concerned at how good Lorenzo will be on the Ducati.

Having invested $20,000,000 or whatever in Lorenzo, it is safe to bet that Ducati are also concerned how good he will be.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 11th October 2016, 08:37

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Pedro.

MM.

Rossi.

Crazy Joe.

Lorenzo.

Now that Joe is out...

Pedro.

MM.

Rossi.

Lorenzo.

Dovi.

**Dadpole** · 11th October 2016, 08:43

I would put it down to a total breakdown between Yamaha and Lorenzo. He has all but said that they had 'done the dirty' on him after the Sepang shambles and he cannot trust them. I think Yamaha see it as a way to have him leave with a boot print on his arse.

Crasher will think Rossi was behind it.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 11th October 2016, 10:48

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Crasher will think Rossi was behind it.

Nah. Lorenzo's needed no help in burning bridges mate!

**roogazza** · 11th October 2016, 10:59

Rossi's gunna have to try and make MM fight (which should be easy ?).
As I think Crasher said, can rain there a lot? Hope there are no f..ken pit stops.

Go Vale !!!!!!!!

**Crasherfromwayback** · 11th October 2016, 11:39

Originally Posted by Metastable

However, if you don't think MM was sandbagging at Phillip Island or at Sepang..... not sure if you watched the races. How did MM all the sudden pick up so much pace at Phillip Island at the end of the race? He just found his mojo all the sudden?

MM stated he had some moments from the front tyre mid race, so slowed a lil to conserve it. Hardly a new tactic there. Come the end of the race, he had enough tyre to go hard, and go hard he did. End of story really. Unless you believe everyone that beat Rossi last year (and the list is quite a long one) was out to help Lorenzo win the title. I somehow doubt that.