MotoGP 2021

**Dadpole** · 24th June 2021, 21:20

Gerloff has a US passport and that counts for a lot in MotoGP at present. Not that Gerloff is slow, just that I would have liked to see Toprak get a ride. Neil Hogson at BTSport reckons that his manager (Keenan Sofuoglu) is keen to keep him in WorldSBK because of very lucrative sponsorship deals. EG: Toprak is with Red Bull and Yamaha GP is Monster sponsored.

Filthy lucre has buggered up many a career..............

**pritch** · 24th June 2021, 21:52

Maybe Lorenzo knew something. In a three year deal, Team SKY VR46 will field a Ducati satellite team in MotoGP from 2022.

So many questions, none of which were answered in what was a very brief announcement.

**Grumph** · 25th June 2021, 07:28

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Filthy lucre has buggered up many a career..............

Lack of it has buggered up more......

**iYRe** · 25th June 2021, 07:46

https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/202...mpaign=traffic

Little bit of behind the scenes of MM's win... quite fascinating.

**roogazza** · 25th June 2021, 09:27

I can't help but think Rossi is going to pull the pin..... ???? A good result at Assen would be a nice swan song.

This Doocati deal with VR46 gives him a retirement job . we'll see soon huh ?

**Reckless** · 25th June 2021, 09:55

Originally Posted by roogazza

I can't help but think Rossi is going to pull the pin..... ???? A good result at Assen would be a nice swan song.

This Doocati deal with VR46 gives him a retirement job . we'll see soon huh ?

I was reading this morning VR46 main sponsor the Saudi Prince wants to see him in VR46 with is brother for a year or two.
If they are willing to spend money on a gamble or 10th - 20th placings we may see him stay?

**iYRe** · 25th June 2021, 10:12

Originally Posted by Reckless

I was reading this morning VR46 main sponsor the Saudi Prince wants to see him in VR46 with is brother for a year or two.
If they are willing to spend money on a gamble or 10th - 20th placings we may see him stay?

Rossi was qioted on motogp.com today saying it would be very difficult for him to be able to ride for vr46, so I dont think it will happen

**steveyb** · 25th June 2021, 12:59

I saw mention that Toprak turned down the offer to ride at Assen.
But perhaps the sponsorship clash was an important contributor in that decision.
Speaking of sponsorship, the official name of the salivate Yamaha Team is Petronas Yamaha SRT (Sepang Racing Team), not PRT. I know, pedantic, but there you go, you are stuck with me! LOL.
Speaking more of sponsorship, and the political implications thereof. This new sponsorship picked up by VR46 from Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, may cause some friction around the traps.
While no one is perfect, except me of course, the human rights and environmental record of the House of Saud and Aramco are a bit shite.
Scratch the surface and many other companies and sponsors and the like may show records with similar hallmarks, but this one in particular might just speak to the cavalier attitude in bike racing towards sponsors who are not, shall we say, squeeky clean.
I did note the other day, that Malbroro have been induced one way or another, to remove their completely cynical Mission Winnow branding from the F1 cars during European races (only Ferrari?? I forget).

Musical chairs at Snipers Rivacold/Prustel GP teams with Salac moving to Prustel and Surra (VR46 Academy) in at Snipers. That means Salac gets to miss Assen, for his trouble. She's a funny old world this bike racing caper.

Anyway, BSB and BTC on Sky Sport 5 and Eurosport 2 this weekend. Get amongst it, in between Assen MotoGP. Weather in Welly is supposed to be shite this weekend, so why not stay up all night and sleep all day.

**F5 Dave** · 25th June 2021, 13:22

Suck on a Rothmans or Benson&Hedgehogs, chew some Skoal or race for Shell advance (read up atrocities in Africa) . Or worse yet slap on some Brut

(purely on the grounds of taste).

**roogazza** · 25th June 2021, 17:34

Originally Posted by steveyb

Anyway, BSB and BTC on Sky Sport 5 and Eurosport 2 this weekend. Get amongst it, in between Assen MotoGP. Weather in Welly is supposed to be shite this weekend, so why not stay up all night and sleep all day.

cheers for that, mum just added Skysport for me (must've been good somehow ?)

As for staying up all night and sleeping the days. I have Crohns which is neat ! Controlled by the drug prednizone.....
I was up at 1am, trying my hand at being American sniper.
Bunnies have been digging in my bloody lawn.

**steveyb** · 25th June 2021, 17:51

Rabbit stew!! Mmmm

Or worse yet slap on some Brut (purely on the grounds of taste). Brut?? You brute.

**F5 Dave** · 25th June 2021, 20:31

Originally Posted by roogazza

cheers for that, mum just added Skysport for me (must've been good somehow ?)

As for staying up all night and sleeping the days. I have Crohns which is neat ! Controlled by the drug prednizone.....
I was up at 1am, trying my hand at being American sniper.
Bunnies have been digging in my bloody lawn.

Be careful with that shit. A mate, same affliction for like 30 years, was on huooge doses. Got so crazed felt like he was going to top his wife.