MotoGP 2018

**ecko_nzed** · 1st June 2018, 20:21

Originally Posted by Autech

Rins has thrown a Spanish alien spanner into the works. Someone's going to be left without a factory seat whether its Dani, George, Eahhnonee or Petrux I am not sure

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Annoys me how much they are fighting for him though, I do think he's the next best thing but so is Bagniaia from what I have seen, winning on a Mahindra was no easy task.

Rins?

Do you mean Mir?

**Dadpole** · 1st June 2018, 20:51

Iannone fastest in FP1. No surprise there really. Oh how I wish he could remain motivated for a whole season.

**sugilite:Me** · 2nd June 2018, 02:53

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Iannone fastest in FP1. No surprise there really. Oh how I wish he could remain motivated for a whole season.

Yeah, Iannone needs to learn he needs that fire in his belly every race if he wants to attain "Alien" status.

**pritch** · 2nd June 2018, 10:30

It has been reported that Lorenzo and Morbidelli will be riding Yamaha’s sponsored by Petronas.
At least I think it’s Petronas and not Patronus which is different.

The thought was expressed that while Rossi may be less than thrilled to have George back on a Yamaha, he will be able to congratulate himself on the first of his academy riders being promoted to MotoGP.

**carbonhed** · 2nd June 2018, 11:52

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Iannone fastest in FP1. No surprise there really. Oh how I wish he could remain motivated for a whole season.

Entirely predictable. Laziest motherfucker in the paddock. If he didn't have underachievement he'd have no achievement at all. Could have been a contender...

**BMWST?** · 2nd June 2018, 12:03

Pirro has fast bad crash(seems to be ok) and dovi blows an engine

**carbonhed** · 2nd June 2018, 12:54

Originally Posted by BMWST?

Pirro has fast bad crash(seems to be ok) and dovi blows an engine

Horrendous looking crash that he seems to have got away with.

**pritch** · 2nd June 2018, 13:41

Originally Posted by carbonhed

Horrendous looking crash that he seems to have got away with.

Apart from concussion and a dislocated shoulder. A pity, he wanted to use his wild card rides to show he should have a regular place on the grid. Not this time.

**carbonhed** · 2nd June 2018, 13:59

Originally Posted by pritch

Apart from concussion and a dislocated shoulder. A pity, he wanted to use his wild card rides to show he should have a regular place on the grid. Not this time.

From a highside at 300kph that's practically getting off scot free

Have you heard how Shakey got so beaten up? Did the bike land on him... hit a wall... get run over by the safety car????????

**pritch** · 2nd June 2018, 18:45

Originally Posted by carbonhed

From a highside at 300kph that's practically getting off scot free

Have you heard how Shakey got so beaten up? Did the bike land on him... hit a wall... get run over by the safety car????????

A dislocated shoulder sounds like a bit painful to be described as "scot free".

No, I haven't read exactly what happened to Shakey but he has a long list of injuries.

**onearmedbandit** · 2nd June 2018, 18:46

Originally Posted by pritch

A dislocated shoulder sounds like a bit painful to be described as "scot free".

No, I haven't read exactly what happened to Shakey but he has a long list of injuries.

Getting biffed off at 300kmh and only getting a dislocated shoulder is scot free to me.

**EJK** · 2nd June 2018, 22:11

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Getting biffed off at 300kmh and only getting a dislocated shoulder is scot free to me.

I was genuinely scared when I watched it live, showing Iannone riding pass a motionless body in Ducati suit. Gave me chills.

Half a dozen barrel rolls from 300kph+ and not a single bone broken... Looks like Dainese airbag suit really works.

**speights_bud** · 2nd June 2018, 22:29

Despite being extremely lucky...

Described as trauma to chest head and spine & under sedation to manage the pain as he was in and out of consciousness.

Awaiting CT scans but they don't expect to find other injuries. So he's obviously taken quite a beating but everything sounds pretty optimistic all things considered.

Dr Charte...

http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2018...g-crash/260715

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**carbonhed** · 2nd June 2018, 22:36

Originally Posted by EJK

I was genuinely scared when I watched it live, showing Iannone riding pass a motionless body in Ducati suit. Gave me chills.

Half a dozen barrel rolls from 300kph+ and not a single bone broken... Looks like Dainese airbag suit really works.

Me too. Still... the suit had a looooong time to figure out something was going wrong and sort it's shit out.

Guess we really don't watch for the crashes