Moto GP 2022

[Reckless]

Good read
What I was hinting at in a previous post. Well what I meant but put in a far better way.
When Rossi was near the end we had MM to admire when he slipped back through the pack.
I would hate to loose two icons in two consecutive years.
Never been his no1 fan but I sincerely hope MM can tame this.

https://www.gpone.com/en/2022/03/21/...man-again.html

[iYRe]

MM is out again with his eye issues.. apparently the bash on the head set it off again

[sugilite:Me]

Yep, shit this is a major problem for him.....
https://www.mcnews.com.au/marc-marqu...dalika-tumble/

[iYRe]

Yep, shit this is a major problem for him.....
https://www.mcnews.com.au/marc-marqu...dalika-tumble/

He tweeted that it wasnt as bad as last time, but as reckless's article says, he needs to chill out.. but I dont think he can.. I reckon he might need to go do something like F1 while he still can.. he was lapping in an old car with "demo" tyres only a few secs slower than the current lap times - he's got a couple of years left in him for non head bashing into things kinda racing

[iYRe]

Just watched Ep 1 of MOTOGP unlimited..

No amazing revelations, but it was interesting to see MM reaction to getting back on the bike. He was shattered. As someone said, here you can see the man behind the athlete.

[mulletman]

Yep, shit this is a major problem for him.....
https://www.mcnews.com.au/marc-marqu...dalika-tumble/

Through all FP , Q and warm up MM had MULTIPLE warnings of bad shit will come if he kept up pushing HARD , he had sooo many front and rear slides through out all the sessions but continued to 'push' instead of backing off a tad , he simply hasnt learnt his lesson yet and doesnt want to seem to read the signs of where the limit is.

Dont get me wrong i want to see him clean up Rossis world record titles but Marc & HONDA need to be happy at lower results at times.

[Reckless]

Unfortunately this is "his Way" he has been saving it on his knee for years.
He doesn't know any other way to sense the limit by the looks.
Made worse by the bloody Michelin tyre saga in this case.

Very Sad to see how this is panning out, the struggle is obvious (as far as we can tell from the outside because we know shit in reality).

I hope his dad is having some stern words with him. A united loving Family has always been portrayed to the public.
Honda must also be having some reservations on decisions for the future.
If his eyes are going to count him out from being a championship contender then who knows.
Lets see if he misses any GP's

Rossi had the VR46 academy and MotoGP and Moto2-3 teams to carry the candle.
We might see MM and his brother out this year

Bloody horrible set of circumstances I cant imagine what MM himself must be going through.

[F5 Dave]

His approach of Find the limit during practice not during the race has worked very well for him in the past. He didn't get where he was/is? Without it.

[Autech]

His approach of Find the limit during practice not during the race has worked very well for him in the past. He didn't get where he was/is? Without it.

Yup but I'm sure if you comb back through the threads of years n years of forum posts many (us included) were worried for the day when he'd not be able to crash 3 times every weekend and walk away unscathed.

The only reason Rossi managed such a long career was the lack of really serious injuries compared to his rivals. MM won't make 42 sadly and I'm worried that if he doesn't change his approach he wont make it to 30.



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[Autech]

Gigi will just move the fairing instead lol.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/99...ed-motogp-2023

Looks like its early stage development from Ducati though so shouldn't be too bigger hit

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[F5 Dave]

That's funny. Then he'll put an actual hinge in the frame with hydraulic control.


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[SaferRides]

As usual, one of the better discussions of the MM crash during warmup: https://motomatters.com/news/2022/03...th_double.html

I haven't watched a video of the crash but understand that it was a massive highside after a closed throttle rear slide?

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[James Deuce]

As usual, one of the better discussions of the MM crash during warmup: https://motomatters.com/news/2022/03...th_double.html

I haven't watched a video of the crash but understand that it was a massive highside after a closed throttle rear slide?

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One of the worst I've seen and his head hit HARD.

[Reckless]

I different take on MM Damn near bought a lump in my Chest LOL
Maybe we should celebrate him and not try tame him.
How many of us have the skill and balls to be like MM other than in our dreams.

Not so sure about his comments about Lorenzo and Stoner tho

https://www.superbikeplanet.com/expl...-dont-let-off/

[iYRe]

I different take on MM Damn near bought a lump in my Chest LOL
Maybe we should celebrate him and not try tame him.
How many of us have the skill and balls to be like MM other than in our dreams.

https://www.superbikeplanet.com/expl...-dont-let-off/

That's what you see when you watch that motogp doco.. a dude who is so wired to win, who wants to ride and compete, and will give every last bit of energy, emotion, strength for it.
He cant not do it, and he's likely to die trying, but what kind of person would he be if he didnt? I cant imagine how hard it is for him to just sit out a race, let alone 9 months.. a year..

They have to slow him down enough to recover, but they'll be doing him an injustice, and the sport an injustice if they try and cage him.

He's likely the only rider left out there who could wrangle an unruly machine and make it work. The guy from CRASH said, you can put an F1 driver in a faster car, and he'll go faster, or a slower one and he'll go slower, but put MM on a slower bike and he'll still somehow be up there challenging, because in motogp the rider is integral to the speed. Testicles like basketballs and the heart of a gladiator - that's whats needed.