MotoGP 2018

[Crasherfromwayback]

[ KTM will either suit his current style or they can prod it in the direction of his style so he'll have more chance of taking it to MM.
!

I can't see anyone on a KTM scaring MM anytime soon.

[Autech]

I can't see anyone on a KTM scaring MM anytime soon.

Not Zarco anyways, Pol Espagaro was in the top 10 pretty much every race on the Yamaha that he finished so was hardly a slouch. If he's not up the front there's probably a reason for it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Not Zarco anyways, Pol Espagaro was in the top 10 pretty much every race on the Yamaha that he finished so was hardly a slouch. If he's not up the front there's probably a reason for it.

Big diff between being in the top ten and scaring MM.

[pritch]

My bet:
Olivera
and
Bradders or Syarin (Malaysians really want him to stay on a GP bike and he's done well so far)

I wouldn't think Smith would normally be an option, he's been there done that and was dropped to make room for a younger rider. Things might be different with KTM in play but...

Syahrin has probably done enough to keep his job.

I must say I like Zarco off the track, he's straight to the point and seems a genuine dude.

Apparently the other riders don't much like Zarco on the track. He said he generally avoids the Riders Safety Commission meetings because too many people complain about his riding.

[Autech]

I wouldn't think Smith would normally be an option, he's been there done that and was dropped to make room for a younger rider. Things might be different with KTM in play but...

Syahrin has probably done enough to keep his job.

It's an interesting scenario, Bradders will be competing with some hot property if he wants to keep his arse on a GP bike, case for all of them
Bradders - Been involved from day 1 with the KTM so full of knowledge about the bike
Syarin - Malaysian and doing ok so may just be in with a shot, especially the Malaysian part
Olivera - Fucking fast rider who did good things on a KTM when Kent was smashing it on the Honda
Binder - Won a title on a KTM and also fucking fast.

What it will come down to I think is KTM will want to keep at least one of their boys in Moto2, so my money is on Binder staying at least one more year. That leaves Oliver, Smith and Syarin all competing for the same seat. Herve likes the young talent so you may be right, but the case for bringing Smith in for at least one year to help with set up might be there...

Apparently the other riders don't much like Zarco on the track. He said he generally avoids the Riders Safety Commission meetings because too many people complain about his riding.

That's because he rides like a cunt PMSL

[ecko_nzed]

Herve likes the young talent so you may be right, but the case for bringing Smith in for at least one year to help with set up might be there...

Herve was indicating pretty heavily in the pre-press conference interview that the role of Tech 3 in the new deal with KTM is to be the junior team, feeding new talent into the KTM Redbull team. That would rule Smith out.

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[Autech]

From the horses mouth:

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/ne...ikely-1033190/

Syahrin, Oliveira "strong possibility" for 2019

Poncharal, meanwhile, revealed that incumbent Hafizh Syahrin and KTM junior Miguel Oliveira are favourites to represent Tech 3 in 2019.

"Nothing is done, there are a lot of possibilities, but Syahrin, Oliveira is a strong possibility," Poncharal said.

"I am very happy with Hafizh Syahrin. We were in a difficult situation when Jonas Folger decided not to race and finally we find an incredible, exciting and performant solution.

"The position of our team is clear, and this is what we discussed and planned and this is also the will of KTM, we are the junior team.

"KTM made it public they have offered Miguel Oliveira the possibility to step up to MotoGP class with Tech 3 and full factory support from KTM."

I honestly dont see any other seats that will be available for Smith in the GP class.
What if Folger decides he wants to return too...

Silly season indeed

[Drew]

Why the fuck are KTM even fielding a junior team? They're still a junior team at factory level.

Dumb.

[Reckless]

I must say KTM are giving it a very very big effort. Compared to Aprilia and even Suzuki.

They want the Data, the riders opinions, the team structures to give them everything they need to foot it with Yamaha - Honda and Ducati.
Certainly throwing the bank at it thats for sure we shall see if they can be the only team to make a trellis frame and none Ohlins suspenders work?

I ride dirt on a KTM so I hope they can be up there.

[BMWST?]

Why the fuck are KTM even fielding a junior team? They're still a junior team at factory level.

Dumb.

cos they need the data that 4 bikes can give them and options for trying things.4 bikes twice as fast development??

[BMWST?]

only a second seperates the top 18

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap 1st	Prev.
1	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	1'39.268
2	93	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	1'39.275	0.007	0.007
3	44	Pol ESPARGARO	KTM	1'39.311	0.043	0.036
4	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	1'39.429	0.161	0.118
5	43	Jack MILLER	Ducati	1'39.483	0.215	0.054
6	46	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	1'39.488	0.220	0.005
7	5	Johann ZARCO	Yamaha	1'39.518	0.250	0.030
8	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	1'39.548	0.280	0.030
9	25	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	1'39.559	0.291	0.011
10	45	Scott REDDING	Aprilia	1'39.585	0.317	0.026
11	29	Andrea IANNONE	Suzuki	1'39.614	0.346	0.029
12	36	Mika KALLIO	KTM	1'39.817	0.549	0.203
13	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia	1'39.899	0.631	0.082
14	26	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	1'39.934	0.666	0.035
15	99	Jorge LORENZO	Ducati	1'39.986	0.718	0.052
16	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	1'40.007	0.739	0.021
17	17	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	1'40.032	0.764	0.025
18	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Ducati	1'40.193	0.925	0.161
19	53	Tito RABAT	Ducati	1'40.366	1.098	0.173
20	38	Bradley SMITH	KTM	1'40.371	1.103	0.005
21	42	Alex RINS	Suzuki	1'40.537	1.269	0.166
22	12	Thomas LUTHI	Honda	1'40.585	1.317	0.048
23	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	Honda	1'40.605	1.337	0.020
24	10	Xavier SIMEON	Ducati	1'41.471	2.203	0.866
25	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Yamaha	1'42.074	2.806	0.603

[Crasherfromwayback]

only a second seperates the top 18

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap 1st	Prev.
1	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	1'39.268
2	93	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	1'39.275	0.007	0.007
3	44	Pol ESPARGARO	KTM	1'39.311	0.043	0.036
4	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	1'39.429	0.161	0.118
5	43	Jack MILLER	Ducati	1'39.483	0.215	0.054
6	46	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	1'39.488	0.220	0.005
7	5	Johann ZARCO	Yamaha	1'39.518	0.250	0.030
8	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	1'39.548	0.280	0.030
9	25	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	1'39.559	0.291	0.011
10	45	Scott REDDING	Aprilia	1'39.585	0.317	0.026
11	29	Andrea IANNONE	Suzuki	1'39.614	0.346	0.029
12	36	Mika KALLIO	KTM	1'39.817	0.549	0.203
13	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia	1'39.899	0.631	0.082
14	26	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	1'39.934	0.666	0.035
15	99	Jorge LORENZO	Ducati	1'39.986	0.718	0.052
16	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	1'40.007	0.739	0.021
17	17	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	1'40.032	0.764	0.025
18	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Ducati	1'40.193	0.925	0.161
19	53	Tito RABAT	Ducati	1'40.366	1.098	0.173
20	38	Bradley SMITH	KTM	1'40.371	1.103	0.005
21	42	Alex RINS	Suzuki	1'40.537	1.269	0.166
22	12	Thomas LUTHI	Honda	1'40.585	1.317	0.048
23	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	Honda	1'40.605	1.337	0.020
24	10	Xavier SIMEON	Ducati	1'41.471	2.203	0.866
25	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Yamaha	1'42.074	2.806	0.603

Bit of a fail there my friend. But an interesting session none the less.

[BMWST?]

Bit of a fail there my friend. But an interesting session none the less.

1 :39 .268 + 1 sec = 1:40.268 which bautista at 1 40 .193 beats ,where is the fail?

[Crasherfromwayback]

1 :39 .268 + 1 sec = 1:40.268 which bautista at 1 40 .193 beats ,where is the fail?

Lol. I can't read the pic you linked. Prob has something to do with my vs your choice of colours chosen. I can't see a thing!

[sugilite:Me]

Bwadley has already been given a lot of shots. Even with his arse on the line, he can still only manage 18th in free practice 2 - underwhelming. As has been his entire motogp career. Bye Bwadley