MotoGP 2018

[Autech]

The big topic on social media last night was Lorenzo and his exceedingly limited options. He could be out of a ride which for a five time champ is harsh indeed.
Option one is stay where he is but he'll need to pull something out of a hat to even do that.
Option two is Suzuki.
There isn't an obvious option three. Honda occasionally run a third factory bike, Yamaha have resisted that in the past.

Can't see Honda wanting him, if he can't ride the Ducati he'll struggle even more on the Honda one would think.

Yamaha... I honestly think they need him back but can't see him signing with a Sat team even on a full factory bike.

[SaferRides]

I'd bet Vinales wishes that JLo had stayed at Yamaha!

Le Mans was his first race on the 2018 chassis. He tried it in testing and didn't like it, so started the year on the 2017.

I thought he showed signs of the old Lorenzo, especially at the start of the race, so Mugello could be interesting.

But if he doesn't get a podium soon, I expect he'll be looking for a new ride.

[Berries]

Dame Susan Devoy steps down from HRC

She kept that quiet. Must be moving to make space for Jorge.

[ecko_nzed]

Dame Susan Devoy steps down from HRC

She kept that quiet. Must be moving to make space for Jorge.

Jorge will become no1 at Suzuki, clearly she's leaving to make room for Johnny
http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2018...SBK%20farewell

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[Autech]

Jorge will become no1 at Suzuki, clearly she's leaving to make room for Johnny
http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2018...SBK%20farewell

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Not many good rides left for him I am afraid, though I have no doubt he would do well as the guy is a freak on a motorcycle

[pritch]

But if he doesn't get a podium soon, I expect he'll be looking for a new ride.

There are no "new rides", IIRC all 2019 seats but for one at Suzuki and JL's unsigned seat at Ducati are taken, and a Spanish journlist reports today that Mir has signed to ride that Suzuki. It must be said though that Spanish journos report lots of things.

We'll see.

[SaferRides]

There are no "new rides", IIRC all 2019 seats but for one at Suzuki and JL's unsigned seat at Ducati are taken, and a Spanish journlist reports today that Mir has signed to ride that Suzuki. It must be said though that Spanish journos report lots of things.

We'll see.

Brivio has said they won't decide until Mugello. Lots of rumours.

Of course Dani could yet decide he's had enough of being everyone's crash dummy and Honda could be looking.

[Autech]

There are no "new rides", IIRC all 2019 seats but for one at Suzuki and JL's unsigned seat at Ducati are taken, and a Spanish journlist reports today that Mir has signed to ride that Suzuki. It must be said though that Spanish journos report lots of things.

We'll see.

IMO the rider most likely not to have a seat is Iannone, but they you hear he has the Aprilia seat locked in already.

Fuck knows who's going to end up where. Hope Dani at least throws his name out there for the other factories to consider.

[Drew]

IMO the rider most likely not to have a seat is Iannone, but they you hear he has the Aprilia seat locked in already.

Fuck knows who's going to end up where. Hope Dani at least throws his name out there for the other factories to consider.

Always liked Pesrosa, always wanted him to do well. Don't know if he would do well on a Suzuki.

Lorenzo is the better bet of the two I reckon.

[Autech]

Always liked Pesrosa, always wanted him to do well. Don't know if he would do well on a Suzuki.

Lorenzo is the better bet of the two I reckon.

Be interesting to see over the years who has finished ahead of the other more often in the championship.

Both pretty good bets only reason I think Dani should jump ship is beating MM on the Honda right now is the very very tall ask. That and if he can ride a Honda fast he should be rapid on another bike that's easier to ride.

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[BMWST?]

i think JL could be good on the Honda....its an Agile bike which the Duck aint...wether he wants to be no 2 to MM is the question.I am sure he would be better on the Honda than the Ducati anyway

[jasonu]

Dame Susan Devoy steps down from HRC

She kept that quiet. Must be moving to make space for Jorge.

and look at the man hater taking her place.

[sugilite:Me]

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/89...n-t-work-jorge
Long time coming. Looks like Jorge may need to do a bit more than put a soft front on next race. Though even if he won it, the writing is well and truly on the wall - divorce.
He arguably went to a much better Ducati than what Rossi did, but like Rossi, does not have a single win to his name. He had me feeling a bit sorry for him last year, even had me wanting him to get a win one - until he kept opening his mouth.

I knew his "fuel tank" excuse would of seriously irked Ducati, and reading this paragraph from Ciabatti in the article above has me suspecting that statement was Lorenzo bashing the last nails into the coffin "“Here he was doing a great first nine laps and then losing lap-by-lap and finishing sixth. As he said in his press conference he is struggling with the ergonomics and the position of the bike, with the shape of the tank. They are things that can be fixed; we already worked on those, but in the end [it was] not enough because he cannot ride at the same rhythm for the whole race."

Will Lorenzo's ego allow him to sign for Suzuki at a much lesser pay scale? Suzuki is well known for its miserly race budgets - if indeed a Suzuki ride even exists. Cannot see him "lowering" his standards to race a Aprilia or a KTM. I think he knows the arse whopping MM would issue him each and every race if he were to go to Honda. So might be time to retire and enjoy his mega millions - he did earn them, certainly the Yamaha ones, so he may as well enjoy them now.

[pritch]

If Rins and Mir were to wind up together at Suzuki that would be a bit odd. There was that recentish link to am item buy a paddock old hand who said they used to put old riders on new bikes. The old riders know how fast they can go and can just focus on the bike. A rider like Mir will still be learning how to ride the bike and not be able to do much to help with developing the bike. Brivio has been around but...

[SaferRides]

If Rins and Mir were to wind up together at Suzuki that would be a bit odd. There was that recentish link to am item buy a paddock old hand who said they used to put old riders on new bikes. The old riders know how fast they can go and can just focus on the bike. A rider like Mir will still be learning how to ride the bike and not be able to do much to help with developing the bike. Brivio has been around but...

Suzuki should have spent the money an kept Vinales, or at least re-signed EspargaroA. Lorenzo would go well on that bike but I can't see Suzuki writing a big enough cheque.

Apparently they pissed off Zarco's manager so much last year that he wouldn't even consider going there.

I'm a longtime Suzuki fan, but they seem to have completely lost the plot when it comes to rider signings.