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This is interesting. They talk a lot about the problems Pecco is having,and some of what they are doing. They can change the electronics for each corner . Makes sense but i had never thought about that level of detaail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Zvt8Inw94
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Marc will miss the rest of the season including the Valencia test. He has to keep his arm immobilised for 4 weeks, so it will mean a lot of rehab to get strength back in the shoulder.
He will get an extra day of testing at Sepang thanks to the Martin rule, which will probably be of more value than Valencia.
Ducati are hoping to have Nicola Bulega for the European races, but he is reluctant unless he can test ride the bike first. Ducati can't let him test the current bikes, but are trying to sort out something within the rules - maybe an older MotoGP bike?
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Also, Yamahahahaha will be debuting the v4 because they need race data b4 Fabio fecks off to VR46 in a huff
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thats just another wild card for Augusto Fernandez on the V4 isnt it? He has done 1 before,but I cant remember where. Misano?Originally Posted by iYRe
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Yes, but from what I understand they were not going to do another one
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Well thats been a wierd day,Acosta and Alex having Crashes,An exciting Q1 ,and another astonsishing Q2 and Sprint.Alex has locked up 2nd place in the championship, the race for third continues
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Sure was a weird race.. Ducati on Pecco: "We have no idea" = Pecco on Pecco: "I have no idea". So.. basically, we have no idea.
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He (Pecco) did say that he tried something specific which gave him some feeling. He didnt say what it was. Obviously found it in FP2 cos he had only 1 soft left for Q2 and only did one run
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Yeah, I saw another interview where he said they tried something but he didnt seem to know what it was exactly. In IT, when people are having phantom problems with their computers we tell them we have changed something and dont do anything.. he probably got a placebo :P
"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
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Racing this weekend.. all bets are off whether Pecco will come first or last, whether Bez will be competitive or not, or if mini marquez will take over his brothers winning streak.
Quote from Max Oxley (on Marc Marquez):
I have massive admiration for him. He’s astonishing in every way. Do I like him? Yes I think so. I’ve been dealing with him for 15 years and he’s always polite, always engaged, never cocky etc. The real test of course is the team people who have worked with him. They all love him. Through speaking to so many people - from mechanics up - I discovered someone different
"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't." - Anatole France
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Kiwibiker
When MM first burst on the scene I sure admired his skills, but was not keen on his bowling ball style carnage against other riders. Now days I'm a 100% admirer of the man. Once he hangs up his helmet, I feel he could not be left out of any conversation regarding who is the greatest motogp racer of all time.
I too have no idea who will be at the pointy end of this Weekends race, but I sure would not mind seeing Pedro make his tyres last long enough to withstand one of his fun as hell to watch swashbuckling barn storming rides to take his maiden motogp win
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I'm enjoying watching the honda riders throwing those things in also sorts of improbable directions hehWhen MM first burst on the scene I sure admired his skills, but was not keen on his bowling ball style carnage against other riders. Now days I'm a 100% admirer of the man. Once he hangs up his helmet, I feel he could not be left out of any conversation regarding who is the greatest motogp racer of all time.
I too have no idea who will be at the pointy end of this Weekends race, but I sure would not mind seeing Pedro make his tyres last long enough to withstand one of his fun as hell to watch swashbuckling barn storming rides to take his maiden motogp win
"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't." - Anatole France
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Kiwibiker
True that! The Honda is coming good now, and man, no one could accuse Mir of being under committed - there is a bunch of his skin and blood that has gone into the development of that bike! Marini is coming good too of late, and Zarco always gives it a good go too - another important cog in the Hondas progress.
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Ooh, I found another quote from oxley:
Risks, or science? I mean, if I fall off, I am in the shit for quite some time. If he falls off, chances are he can run back to the pits get on another bike and go again...Jack Miller has recalled a wild memory from the 2018 Qatar pre-season tests — when Marc Márquez was seen deliberately losing the front end to test his Honda’s limits.🗣️ “He was turning the handlebars hard mid-corner, on purpose,” Miller said. “It was madness. Marc was holding the bike at full lean, searching for the limit.”
According to Michelin’s Piero Taramasso, Márquez tested at night with a hard front tire, when the track was cold — something no one else dared to do. After the session, Miller confronted him:
🗣️ “What were you doing in Turn 6?”
Márquez simply replied:
🗣️ “I wanted to know where the limit is — and how it feels when it happens.”
The story, shared in Mat Oxley’s biography of Márquez, shows the Spaniard’s fearless and analytical approach. Even then, Márquez was known not just for taking risks, but for methodically studying them.
"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't." - Anatole France
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Yeah but racing you have to find the limit in practice or practice races. Usually the bike will survive enough to try the points races in the day. Your confidence is either shaken. Or Bolstered. As you now know the limits. That depends on your phycology. And they are several steps above club racers.
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