Redding has gone to Aprilia, Lowes is out in the cold.
Redding has gone to Aprilia, Lowes is out in the cold.
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It is wet in Austria and there have been a lot of crashes.
Lowes manager says he is in talks with Marc VDS but it's reported that Lowes had a two year contract with Aprilia. There is speculation about performance clauses or a buyout.
Update: Lowes says if he can't get another ride in Moto GP he will go back to Moto2 and try and win the title.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
No real surprise that Mark Marquez is on pole this weekend, he's been ahead of everyone
all weekend.
Dovi 2nd with Lorenzo 3rd , Iannone had an engine let go while flat out luckily not dumping
crap on the track.
Spielberg, Saturday, August 12, 2017
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 310.8 1'23.235
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 306.0 1'23.379 0.144 / 0.144
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 305.3 1'23.621 0.386 / 0.242
4 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 305.5 1'23.754 0.519 / 0.133
5 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 302.6 1'23.780 0.545 / 0.026
6 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 305.9 1'23.879 0.644 / 0.099
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 304.2 1'23.982 0.747 / 0.103
8 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 308.0 1'23.985 0.750 / 0.003
9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 303.7 1'24.024 0.789 / 0.039
10 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 302.5 1'24.185 0.950 / 0.161
11 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 308.6 1'24.220 0.985 / 0.035
12 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 303.2 1'24.483 1.248 / 0.263
There are safety concerns with the track. When wet "it's like a skating rink" and in practice, when riders went down, some of them slid surprisingly long distances.
This was to be discussed at the safety commission.
Because the track is also used by F1 there are hard barriers around parts of the circuit, hopefully far enough away from the action not to be a problem but...
After considering this some of the MotoGP riders have announced that they will not ride if the track is wet. So far none of those at the sharp end of the points are included in that number.
On another safety related matter, for some time Alex Briggs (mechanic for Rossi) has been advocating for a speed limit in pit lane during bike changes. Following the incident last week there will now be just such a rule. Presumably the riders will just use the limiter button on the handlebar.
Update: https://motomatters.com/analysis/201..._round_up.html
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Predictions
JL
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VR
MM dnf after tucking the front into turn 2.
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Marquez
Rossi
Petrucci
JL DNF
Crashlow DNF
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
MM
Dovi
Rossi (I hope)
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mm
jl
mv
dp
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Yawn? Hell Pritch that whole race was an edge of seat thriller.
How Marquez makes that honda turn in is worth admission alone.
Fantastic race.
Yep smart race from Dovi combined with Duke power .
You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
Dani Pedrosa back into contention with a classic classic little bit wide blah blah blah.
Fucking tops race, MM put on a show just glad his showmanship didn't end with both riders on the ground. Dovi made him his bitch though, clever racing.
That track surprises with just how good the racing is.
How's fucking fast is the Honda now? Watching MM out of the corners n DP slice through the field, its going to be a very hard championship to win from here I think if the Honda is that good.
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