MotoGP 2020

[SaferRides]

I was thinking of the more immediately obvious one, "Who will get the other seat."

Yes, but that assumes Rossi will retire which is not a given.

It could be a very interesting few months.

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[F5 Dave]

Be more interesting if they were racing.

How about off season 3 race series on marketed out damp paddocks with YZ85s, million euro prize winner takes all

[SaferRides]

So Quartararo will partner Vinales in 2021. No announcement about Rossi though.

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[pritch]

Mat Oxley posted this but there's nothing new.

[Autech]

Happy to see FQ in Yamaha next year, I do hope Rossi retires as even though he's fairly competitive still, he's lost some of that edge that the younger riders have.
The last thing we need in a period of Rossi domination is someone taking a competitive seat that might be better suited to a younger, more hungry rider.

Every year the rider market seems to get more and more interesting now that all but one of the original the Aliens have vacated the building. Good shit

[onearmedbandit]

Happy to see FQ in Yamaha next year, I do hope Rossi retires as even though he's fairly competitive still, he's lost some of that edge that the younger riders have.
The last thing we need in a period of Rossi domination is someone taking a competitive seat that might be better suited to a younger, more hungry rider.

Every year the rider market seems to get more and more interesting now that all but one of the original the Aliens have vacated the building. Good shit

You hear that a lot. But he has set lap records last year, ridden in spectacular form when the bike has been allowing, and seems to know the definition of hunger pretty damn well. I'm not a 'rossi-fan', I'm a MotoGP fan. And at the moment and for the foreseeable future I don't believe having him race is detrimental to the sport.

[Autech]

You hear that a lot. But he has set lap records last year, ridden in spectacular form when the bike has been allowing, and seems to know the definition of hunger pretty damn well. I'm not a 'rossi-fan', I'm a MotoGP fan. And at the moment and for the foreseeable future I don't believe having him race is detrimental to the sport.

He's definitely still got it, he's not trawling around at the back of the pack, but he's not quite able to make that final step to get into the fray at the front every race, mostly down to his qualifying.
So while he's definitely not detrimental, I can't help wondering who's sitting in Moto2 waiting for a chance to fuck some shit up? Most of this comes down to the Yamaha though, its a horsepower shoot out with the current tyres and they just aren't giving their riders the tools to win races. If they can match Suzukis power maybe we will see him up there, but a Sunday rider like him needs to qualify further forward on that bike otherwise he'll continue to be held up by the Dukes in the top 10.

In saying that I can't think of a rider in Moto2 right now I'd take over Rossi, they've pretty well siphoned all the really exciting riders into Motogp over the past few years.

[sugilite:Me]

I whole heartedly agree with both you guys. But for the love of God please aprillia, do not bring back Bradley Smith.

[pritch]

I whole heartedly agree with both you guys. But for the love of God please aprillia, do not bring back Bradley Smith.

I didn't see that one coming, but it's not impossible. Britain is a big TV market for MotoGP and there has already been concern expressed at the lack of British riders. There's still Crutchlow, but he's talking retirement which would leave nobody in the top class.

[Autech]

I didn't see that one coming, but it's not impossible. Britain is a big TV market for MotoGP and there has already been concern expressed at the lack of British riders. There's still Crutchlow, but he's talking retirement which would leave nobody in the top class.

And no one in the lower classes actually any good from the UK that I can see... UK's best rider is in WSBK this year, Redding, he never got a good enough bike in Motogp to strut his stuff. Wonder if Ducati will move him to the factory team in Motogp next year if he does ok this year in WSBK? No doubt Dorna will be in their ear asking for it.

[onearmedbandit]

He's definitely still got it, he's not trawling around at the back of the pack, but he's not quite able to make that final step to get into the fray at the front every race, mostly down to his qualifying.
So while he's definitely not detrimental, I can't help wondering who's sitting in Moto2 waiting for a chance to fuck some shit up? Most of this comes down to the Yamaha though, its a horsepower shoot out with the current tyres and they just aren't giving their riders the tools to win races. If they can match Suzukis power maybe we will see him up there, but a Sunday rider like him needs to qualify further forward on that bike otherwise he'll continue to be held up by the Dukes in the top 10.

In saying that I can't think of a rider in Moto2 right now I'd take over Rossi, they've pretty well siphoned all the really exciting riders into Motogp over the past few years.

Can't argue with much of that.

[Reckless]

This is pretty much on the money I reckon.

https://www.bikeme.tv/index.php/ross...yNq3V4XXrk4YjI

Add this to the above and you have the best team out there Especially if MM is not 100%.

[pritch]

It is referred to in that Bike Me article, I’m not sure how much publicity it’s had, but Lorenzo has signed with Yamaha as a test rider.

[onearmedbandit]

It is referred to in that Bike Me article, I’m not sure how much publicity it’s had, but Lorenzo has signed with Yamaha as a test rider.

Yeah it's all over the usual facebook pages and groups, and widely viewed as an excellent decision by Yamaha.

[F5 Dave]

I haven't seen any Boris stuff for ten or more years. Thought he was s bit of a dick. But that was funny and insightful.