MotoGP 2017

[Crasherfromwayback]

If you missed FP1 then shame on you. Jack Miller turned a boring damp-track session into a real comedy - bless him.

I snuck a couple of bucks on him in case it rained. Pity the forecast is sweet as.

[Dadpole]

They have gone back to the old (2016) chicane because the new section is too bumpy. Watching FP2 convinced me that a NZ roading contractor had laid the tarmac.

On a positive note: Jack Miller has a head start on the rest of the field.

[ellipsis]

...that was one, very odd FP2...Yamaha is really struggling and it was very obvious...Vale looked extremely uncomfortable, as did MV...there will be a lot of angst in that camp...

[roogazza]

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/252...sing-test.html

cheers ellipsis,they'll be on it by Qual ???

[BMWST?]

they seem to struggle more than the others when the grip is bad,but i dont understand why last years bike doesnt.The only explanation is the moto 2 boys are happier with how the bikes feel

[Crasherfromwayback]

They have gone back to the old (2016) chicane because the new section is too bumpy.

While it's certainly bumpy, I think it's more the danger of bikes running on through that section and back onto the track that's the main concern. Crashed bikes as well.

[pritch]

So Jackass was right after all. Gets black flagged for repeatedly doing it wrong, then they change the track and now everybody will do it his way. in a low speed chicane if somebody dumps it, the bike stays on the track which is dangerous. There apparently was an accident so they changed it.

I think it was mat Oxley said overnight that a low grip surface suits Honda but gives Yamaha problems.

Looks like it could be, "Bye bye Barcelona"? https://motomatters.com/analysis/201..._round_up.html

[EJK]

Wow... MM is having a bad weekend or what.

[Dadpole]

Wow... MM is having a bad weekend or what.

Anyone would think I had put money on him... (I didn't)

[Crasherfromwayback]

Wow... MM is having a bad weekend or what.

Anyone would think I had put money on him... (I didn't)

Best to crash in practice/qual. ;-)

[mulletman]

Bit of a crashfest all round

Interesting front row for sure, stuff all in it from 1st to 12th.

DP
JL
DP

[Dadpole]

With the exception of Pedrosa, I think this is a very hard one to pick.

DP
MM
AD

[Autech]

DP
JL
AE
MM dnf


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[BMWST?]

dunno,DP looks really good ,but rossi has quite good race pace.We all know he can do the tyre management thing quite well,trouble is he is a long way back.If MM has learnt anything from 2016 it should be that he needs to beat MV first.....Anything else is a bonus.The tyres will win

[pritch]

Very strange. The track is very slippery *and* very abrasive. You might be forgiven for thinking those were opposites but...

David Emmett explains why, and why he thinks Pedro should win. https://motomatters.com/analysis/201...y_notes_a.html