MotoGP 2024

[iYRe]

Yeah, that was crazy. Perhaps we are starting to see the results of the pressure some riders are feeling, although Raul Fernandez probably just didn't know how to manage a race from the lead. Marquez v. Acosta is starting to warm up nicely.

I realised the main reason why the downloaded videos look better than what is on ThreeNow - they are 50 fps, so the motion looks smoother. They are large files though - even the sprint is 2.6 GB.

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Data is cheap these days

The Main race wasnt quite as epic as the sprint but was still pretty cool. Interesting MM said he chose the soft not the medium because if you choose the medium you cant attack in the first laps and then you have no chance of podium. He got a bad start but didnt stress his tires as he worked through the pack he said. Makes sense when you hear it, I think (at least, to me anyway).

[Reckless]

Great sprint very top notch Good race as said we are seeing the same 3 faces up on the podium.
Cream does rise to the top.
Pleased for Aliex sprint win tho, that was lucky but good.

Enea deliberately ignored the penalties naughty boy

Prob not watching as much as I would with a sub but managing quite well. 3now live for qually, download the sprint, then watched the race live not so bad

[sugilite:Me]

I agree, the sprint was amazing!
The race was pretty good too. I picked Bagnaia to win, but admit it was at best a lucky guess with this years field. I do feel the electronics now allow a tier B rider be very, very close to the very top talented tier A riders - to the point that if there is the slightest small issue with a tier A riders setup, they can get beaten by a tier B rider.
Tier A riders this year do seem to be Bagnaia, Martin and MM. Acosta will not be to far away with a little more experience - and patience. I do feel that once he has his extreme ride style fully sorted, he will enjoy a period of near invincibility until other riders start adapting his style into theirs.

[iYRe]

Tier A riders this year do seem to be Bagnaia, Martin and MM. Acosta will not be to far away with a little more experience - and patience. I do feel that once he has his extreme ride style fully sorted, he will enjoy a period of near invincibility until other riders start adapting his style into theirs.

I feel like I noticed MM does do some of the things Acosta does too, but it just could be they are both quite aggressive.

[sugilite:Me]

I feel like I noticed MM does do some of the things Acosta does too, but it just could be they are both quite aggressive.

You would be 100 percent correct~

From the article below, quote from MM after the sprint race "I don’t know how much risk he was taking because he’s super fast in that area but he’s playing a lot with his body. He was fast in a circuit when if you’re with that riding style, you struggle. But he was carrying a lot the speed and it was impressive. I tried to copy him some laps but I saw too many risks so I went again with my style.”
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/10...as-riding-well

[iYRe]

AH HAH! finally all these hours of reading forums and watching YT have paid off lol

[sugilite:Me]

I never noticed until I read the article

[BMWST?]

Data is cheap these days

......................... Interesting MM said he chose the soft not the medium because if you choose the medium you cant attack in the first laps and then you have no chance of podium. He got a bad start but didnt stress his tires as he worked through the pack he said. Makes sense when you hear it, I think (at least, to me anyway).

I reckon he sat back behind Frankie for quite a while babying the tyres. I dont think he was "stuck" there ,but was just being as conservative as he could until the last few laps

[SaferRides]

You would be 100 percent correct~

From the article below, quote from MM after the sprint race "I don’t know how much risk he was taking because he’s super fast in that area but he’s playing a lot with his body. He was fast in a circuit when if you’re with that riding style, you struggle. But he was carrying a lot the speed and it was impressive. I tried to copy him some laps but I saw too many risks so I went again with my style.”
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/10...as-riding-well

It looked like MM deliberately followed Acosta for a few laps to watch his riding style. You can't ride a Ducati like a KTM, it would be interesting to see them both on the same bike.

Despite Bagnaia winning the race, he has still dropped another point to Martin, whose sole focus appears to be gaining the maximum possible points every race. Unless he has a number of DNF's, it is difficult to see anyone else winning the championship.



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[Reckless]

It looked like MM deliberately followed Acosta for a few laps to watch his riding style. You can't ride a Ducati like a KTM, it would be interesting to see them both on the same bike.

He said he did in one of his interviews for a few laps - in the spring I think??
But trying to copy Acosta's style was slowing MM down so he went back to his style.
Made some comments about how Acosta leans off and turns the bike, I think.

Not a complete MM fan but jeepers
1. He is really enjoying himself and
2. nobody but nobody is up with Bags and Martin. He is really showing his class on that GP23 first year in with no previous data.
Long session yet if JM falls off or DNF anything could happen.
Bagnia a bit dry, JM a bit to into me me me, but MM's having a ball. I didn't want him to beat Rossi's record and get 9, but don't mind so much now.
You gotta say nobody lights up the weekend quite like MM.

Acosta has it as well but with his frankness

[iYRe]

You gotta say nobody lights up the weekend quite like MM.

Acosta has it as well but with his frankness

Acosta, MM and Binder just make it a bit less crusty eh?

I reckon if none of them were riding, and all we had was Bags, and Martin I'd be like F1.. boring AF.

[SaferRides]

I reckon if none of them were riding, and all we had was Bags, and Martin I'd be like F1.. boring AF.

Like last year! Not as bad as F1 though.

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[SaferRides]

This article by Mat Oxley is definitely worth a read. It you've seen Aleix's press conference, you can skip the first part.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...7CTOB2,7OYQY,1

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[F5 Dave]

I do like Oxley articles. Pity they only seem to be available on a car based website I'm not subscribed to that as I super don't care about car stuff.

[jim.cox]

Apparently the Aussie Popo are looking for camera footage of bikers going fast ...

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/australia...t-bullet-train

They should watch MotoGP