MotoGP 2015

**Erelyes** · 14th June 2015, 10:37

BTSport commentary is comedy gold sometimes. Julian Ryder & Keith Huewen at the start of FP3...

KH - So we're live with everything here from the Circuit de Catalunya... Circuit de Barcelona-slash-Catalunya...

JR - When did they do that? That's a recent one.

KH - Again, it's a political thing probably as much as anything, isn't it? The regions in Spain.

JR - Oh, the politics of that Keith are well avoided.

KH - Yeah we're not used to that in England, really are we? Or Britain, I should say

JR - Unless you're from Yorkshire. Or Scotland. Northern Ireland.. or Wales... And indeed nowadays, England.

KH - Aaah, England, um.... Speaking as an Englishman I'm quite happy with our lot. I'm quite happy to be called British.

JR - Snap.

There's also been a running joke all season so far that JR has a fiver on the fact that the factory ducatis will keep their winglets all year.

**Reckless** · 14th June 2015, 12:27

Originally Posted by pritch

Apparently Catalunya suits the Suzuki. At their first test there with the new bike they got to within .6 of the lap record.

Rossi just made Q2 by the skin of his teeth. Pedro is stuck in Q1.

Good to see another manufacturer up there.
Suzuki on soft tyres Grrrr although they did say they went good on race hards as well. They just got a 4-5mph engine upgrade, track really suits their bike.

MM back up there but not 1/2 sec ahead. Dovi up there to and Vale made it to 7th after nearly missing

.
Now this should be a good race if the Suzuki's can keep that form on race setup/rubber

Iannone would like to have done better I think.

1 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 332.9 1'40.546
2 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 333.9 1'40.629 0.083 / 0.083
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 336.9 1'40.646 0.100 / 0.017
4 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 344.1 1'40.754 0.208 / 0.108
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 342.8 1'40.907 0.361 / 0.153
6 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 346.3 1'40.928 0.382 / 0.021
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 335.7 1'41.058 0.512 / 0.130
8 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 339.9 1'41.068 0.522 / 0.010
9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 343.6 1'41.195 0.649 / 0.127
10 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 341.8 1'41.333 0.787 / 0.138
11 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 338.7 1'41.385 0.839 / 0.052
12 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 345.7 1'41.524 0.978 / 0.139

**sugilite:Me** · 14th June 2015, 17:25

Would love to see the suzukis get ahead of Lorenzo for a lap or two to let Rossi, MM, Dovi and Pedro bunch up on him. Will be all on then

If Lorenzo holeshots it will be done and dusted

**ellipsis** · 14th June 2015, 18:44

Originally Posted by sugilite

Would love to see the suzukis get ahead of Lorenzo for a lap or two to let Rossi, MM, Dovi and Pedro bunch up on him. Will be all on then

If Lorenzo holeshots it will be done and dusted

...the problem with a statement like that, is that, everything lies in the lap of the gods...

**Grumph** · 14th June 2015, 18:49

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...the problem with a statement like that, is that, everything lies in the lap of the gods...

Or, to be more accurate, the hands of the team's electronics expert...

**ellipsis** · 14th June 2015, 18:56

Originally Posted by Grumph

Or, to be more accurate, the hands of the team's electronics expert...

...they get paid...he does it for free...

**BMWST?** · 14th June 2015, 19:13

Originally Posted by ellipsis

... the lap of the gods...

no thats normally Jorges first lap

**Erelyes** · 14th June 2015, 21:35

Moneywise I have Dovi for a win (paying $10), Vinales for a podium (paying $12), Aleix for a podium (paying $7).

I figure even if the Yamahas disappear, the Suzis have got to have a chance at a podium.

**pritch** · 14th June 2015, 23:16

Originally Posted by Erelyes

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I figure even if the Yamahas disappear, the Suzis have got to have a chance at a podium.

David Emmett of Motomatters, who is as aware of what's what as most pundits, picks JL, VR, Esp A. It would seem he too thinks Suzuki have a shot at the podium.

Me? I'm not picking anybody cause that'll probably be enough to wreck their chances. Not long now.

**puddytat** · 14th June 2015, 23:41

Originally Posted by pritch

David Emmett of Motomatters, who is as aware of what's what as most pundits, picks JL, VR, Esp A. It would seem he too thinks Suzuki have a shot at the podium.

Me? I'm not picking anybody cause that'll probably be enough to wreck their chances. Not long now.

The first 2 races were both crackers.....lets now sit back & see what the main course is like