MotoGP 2025

[SaferRides]

COTA this weekend! Always a great race, especially now that Marquez hasn't won for years. Can he do it this year?

I might have to buy an event videopass for this one, if that's still possible.

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[iYRe]

COTA this weekend! Always a great race, especially now that Marquez hasn't won for years. Can he do it this year?

I might have to buy an event videopass for this one, if that's still possible.

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Rumour has it that AM has learned to go faster on left hand turns than his brother.. so who knows? Maybe Aprilia will get on the podium, that would be cool. I think if Pecco does not podium though, he is in big trouble.

[BMWST?]

COTA this weekend! Always a great race, especially now that Marquez hasn't won for years. Can he do it this year?

I might have to buy an event videopass for this one, if that's still possible.

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Not sure you can buy an event pass. Last year i bought several monthly passes though for 29 euros and often it would cover two or even three rces

[F5 Dave]

So imagine if you will. A change of tyre manufacturer (changing the bias from rear to front) and no devices, much less aero forcing the front down .

Maybe an IL4 is a better prospect as it was in 2020 2021 perhaps?

Fuck it would be funny (but not for long) if Yamaha introduced their new V4 and the Ducati door opening to a new IL4 with a smiling Gigi next to it

[iYRe]

If anyone is interested, this is Jack Miller on Gypsy Tales, hard case chat they have

[iYRe]

And todays news:

Pecco Bagnaia has told Sky Sport Italia that he isn't switching back to the Ducati GP24

“Unluckily, I’m not very good at explaining things in English, maybe, because what I wanted to explain is I want to be back to my feeling of the GP24,” he said.

“I don’t want to switch to the GP24, also because it’s not possible.


“So, I know the new bike has a better potential, Marc is showing it. So, I just need to focus and find back my feeling.”


On where he is losing out on the GP25, Bagnaia revealed: “Analysing the performance, I’m missing in the entrance to the corners - entry speed to the corners.


“That was a peculiarly good point from my riding style. So, we have to focus on it and try to improve.”

From Crash.net

[F5 Dave]

I did wonder where they were going to geta couple of 24s. Put him on Martins old bike? But also Dorna rules i think, won't allow regression (for all it's worth of tiny changes seemingly).

[SaferRides]

I did wonder where they were going to geta couple of 24s. Put him on Martins old bike? But also Dorna rules i think, won't allow regression (for all it's worth of tiny changes seemingly).

I understand that they have to inform Dorna what bikes they are going to race at the start of the season, and Ducati can't change that because they do not have any concessions. Or something like that.

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[BMWST?]

I understand that they have to inform Dorna what bikes they are going to race at the start of the season, and Ducati can't change that because they do not have any concessions. Or something like that.

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That seems odd to me.Given that other teams are using GP24s why cant Ducati olso use a 24 if they want. Its a known quantity

[sugilite:Me]

Could this be the first podium for Ogura this week? He likes the track a lot! If he rides like he did in the earlier races and has just a little luck......

"“I finally have the chance to ride the MotoGP bike at the Circuit of the Americas, which is one of my favourite circuits of the calendar and I’m super excited to go there,” Ogura said."

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/10...urite-circuits

[F5 Dave]

That seems odd to me.Given that other teams are using GP24s why cant Ducati olso use a 24 if they want. Its a known quantity

Yeah, but teams need to specify what they ride. The 24 teams have no choice of 25s.

But the factory team decided to use the 24 engine before cut off.

Imagine how many 25 engines are in the skip out the back of Bolonga HQ,

Before being hooked out by mechanics for track bikes?

[sugilite:Me]

OK, Friday practice is all wrapped up.
The ducks claim the top 5 positions on the time sheets. The slow one out? Bagnaia down in 10th - yikes.
MM is predictably out in front - by .736. It was on a drying track, and he is particularly potent in those conditions. Maybe the true level of others won't be found until the sprint race.

[iYRe]

OK, Friday practice is all wrapped up.
The ducks claim the top 5 positions on the time sheets. The slow one out? Bagnaia down in 10th - yikes.
MM is predictably out in front - by .736. It was on a drying track, and he is particularly potent in those conditions. Maybe the true level of others won't be found until the sprint race.

Everyone seems to think he'll win, me, I think he'll either run away with it or it will be him v Alex and he'll take it. 3rd place is where the interest is...

[iYRe]

Epic first lap today..

Also from that JM vid, here is him talking about MM:

[jato]

Briefly entertaining hussle from Pedro and a spirited try from Fabio on that Yamaha... that standard script up front though