MotoGP 2023

[pritch]

There are some witty buggers about.

[roogazza]

There are some witty buggers about.

Permission to pass please sir ??????? lol.

[Reckless]

I think they got it right

Watched the replay slomo and Fabios front axle is level or behind Olivera rear axle Before/at tip in, then he lets the bike push into the gap towards the apex, then no room and crash.
Without him in there Olivera etc would have made the corner. = Penalty

Fabio long lap: Hit the green anywhere in the long lap = Penalty

Bagnia on Miller = fraction late and contact = Penalty

Miller on Martin = Earlier and no contact = no Penalty

The difference in the last two being contact

Just my opinion
The riders might well be told to bugger off and get their shit together

[iYRe]

I think they got it right

...

The difference in the last two being contact

Had martin not evacuated the space Miller would have got a penalty for contact. So, he did get lucky, but the rule is the rule.
I agree with the assessment, but then I am no expert.

[BMWST?]

The riders might well be told to bugger off and get their shit together

Keith Heuwen on Crash said the current mess is partly due to the riders wanting more penalties. He suggets they take more responsibility. He also said that a possible solution was a rider led "commitee" to scrutinize penalties where the stewards cant decide

[roogazza]

ahhhh ,missed the Jerez event of Motogp on ch3 sunday sport SKY (maybe wasn't shown because of the Coronation going on in UK ???) Maybe we'll get it next week ?

But hey ,quite enjoying the WSB this year and watched a couple of Catalunya races late last night.
(I record them these days so I can fast forward fucking Ads ? )
The Doocatis are to be nobled 250rpm from this round on, but thats probably not enough to stop Bautista running away with it??

Great racing for second and third lately between Rea and Rasta-oglue !!!!!

[iYRe]

Hey dude, Jerez as last week, this past weekend was a break weekend. Sky cant be that delayed surely?

If you cant afford to pay like me, I use motomundo, I dont bother with the live but watch the replay which comes up about 30mins after the live. Usually its just the warmed up through to the prizegiving, but that's fine for me. It hasnt failed for me yet.

[Reckless]

MotoMundo Seems like a good site. Cheers
I went to see if I could see the WSBK races but they blocked by VK.com for some reason??

Do you have to sign up, Sign on or make a donation?

[iYRe]

MotoMundo Seems like a good site. Cheers
I went to see if I could see the WSBK races but they blocked by VK.com for some reason??

Do you have to sign up, Sign on or make a donation?

I havent signed up or anything, but there probably is the option.

[BMWST?]

i scour youtube for videos the nxt day Ussually its a prety fractured highlights package.Bautista seems to be able to preserve the tyres so not sure the 250 rpm will affet hom much the other guys seem to have much more difficulty getting away from the fours

[Grumph]

The whole penalties thing is getting ridiculous. The 300 class at the latest WSB round was red flagged shortly before the finish - no accidents - and the riders given a bollocking for dangerous riding. Repeat - no accidents.
Contact when passing sometimes can't be avoided. Ramming someone to get them off the line should be penalised IMO. Locally in the late 60's early 70's we had a group of riders who did just that. I won't name names but in one 5 lap race at Ruapuna I got put on the grass 6 times. Stayed upright luckily.
If you didn't retaliate it just got worse.
It got better as those guys retired or moved on.

IMO the FIM stewards have gone too far trying to legislate for "clean racing" Let them race and penalise only the deliberate bumping.

[roogazza]

Hey dude, Jerez as last week, this past weekend was a break weekend. Sky cant be that delayed surely?

If you cant afford to pay like me, I use motomundo, I dont bother with the live but watch the replay which comes up about 30mins after the live. Usually its just the warmed up through to the prizegiving, but that's fine for me. It hasnt failed for me yet.

Thanks mate, have copied Motomundo site link, will try. Ch 3 just give highlights of motogp a week later but I've been getting by with that...... just me losing a bit of interest I guess (sstill crying about losing Rossi maybe hahahahha). I rev up Sky at every opportunity still !

[onearmedbandit]

The whole penalties thing is getting ridiculous. The 300 class at the latest WSB round was red flagged shortly before the finish - no accidents - and the riders given a bollocking for dangerous riding. Repeat - no accidents.
Contact when passing sometimes can't be avoided. Ramming someone to get them off the line should be penalised IMO. Locally in the late 60's early 70's we had a group of riders who did just that. I won't name names but in one 5 lap race at Ruapuna I got put on the grass 6 times. Stayed upright luckily.
If you didn't retaliate it just got worse.
It got better as those guys retired or moved on.

IMO the FIM stewards have gone too far trying to legislate for "clean racing" Let them race and penalise only the deliberate bumping.

Kids getting killed in racing isn't a good look in the 20's, hence the clampdown in the feeder classes.

[roogazza]

Kids getting killed in racing isn't a good look in the 20's, hence the clampdown in the feeder classes.

Kids !! yeah and some are too. I'll never forget going to my very first Mugello GP . I was invited to breakfast (great mates to have ) in the Redbull tent area this was about 2005 ! All these ,what I thought were kids coming in .They all looked about 12 yrs old lol...

[Reckless]

Court of Appeal: Marc Marquez wins!
Read the statement from the FIM as it’s confirmed Marquez WON’T have to serve his penalty upon return
Tags MotoGP, 2023, Marc Marquez
The MotoGP™ Court of Appeal have issued its final decision on the Application of the Sanction in Marc Marquez’s (Repsol Honda Team) case. Here is what the FIM have published:

Following the provisional decision of the MotoGP™ Court of Appeal pronounced on 12 April 2023 granting the stay of execution of the Application of the Sanction imposed on Marc Marquez, the Court still had to decide on the merits of the case considering inter alia the brief of appeal submitted by Marc Marquez and Team HRC – Repsol Honda Team on 17 April 2023.

The Court decided to annul the Application of the Sanction imposed on Marc Marquez, which was issued by the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel in connection with the Original Sanction.

The Court considered that the Double Long Lap Penalty imposed on Marc Marquez by the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel during the MotoGP™ Race of Portugal held on 26 March 2023 has been served by the non-participation of the Rider in the 2023 MotoGP™ Race of Argentina.

Marc Marquez is hence allowed to compete in the next race in which he will be able to participate, without any further sanction.