MotoGP 2015

[puddytat]

It was the Winglets fault....to much down pressure causing the wets of those who had winglets to degrade faster,
like Lorenzo & Dovi,whilst the likes of Vale & Danny didn't suffer as much......so someone said.

[pritch]

PS, its somewhat courteous to avoid posting results immediately after the race, even with a spoiler alert the first time.

Bogan, I'm sorry but it'd take a fairly thick bugger to come to this, the MotoGP thread, if they didn't want to know the result. Spoiler alerts may be appropriate elsewhere but if you come here you either already know or you don't mind knowing.

[bogan]

Bogan, I'm sorry but it'd take a fairly thick bugger to come to this, the MotoGP thread, if they didn't want to know the result. Spoiler alerts may be appropriate elsewhere but if you come here you either already know or you don't mind knowing.

It was in the feed actually. Which I only even glanced into enough to read cos the race isn't usually raced on sun. But anyway, kicking up a stink about spoilers acheived the desired result of muddling what said spoilers actually were so I enjoyed the race anyway

[eelracing]

Shit outcome for the fastest man all weekend.

Gobblegobbled up

[jasonu]

Hey, who am I

Less and less people care by the post...

[Autech]

And he is only 1 of 3 who have won 50 GP races.....& has won at least one race in all seasons of his career.
Good on the midget

Not to mention 3 titles.

Let's hope he keeps his form up, he finished will in 2011 (from memory) and 2012 was one of his top seasons where he may have clinched it without a bit of bad luck.

As stated previously, 2016 I think will be his final chance to win a title as there are a few young chaps, notably Miller, lining up to take his bike. I wont ever hold my breathe though, been let down too many times...

Lozenger hammered the tyres too early I think, if you look at how hard he pushed from the outset, as is his style to do so. Dani stated afterwards that he knew the tyre wear would be an issue so he worked into it slowly and kept his time constant. That and his riding style probably helped a lot.

I love how Lorenzo had already been called a masterclass by about lap 4 or 5 by Harris or his lacky, oh how were they wrong? Just goes to show how quickly things can change in GP. Still 3rd place aint bad, only issue for him was it was 3rd behind Rossi. He was lucky to not fall off when he went wide, he was about 10mm off the grass when he turned it around.

GO ROSSI!

[sil3nt]

Lorenzo didn't appear to even bother looking for water to cool the tyres. Pedrosa was quite often well off the racing line on the straights.

The tyres at the end of the race:
http://imgur.com/a/fAGqM

[Shaun Harris]

Lorenzo didn't appear to even bother looking for water to cool the tyres. Pedrosa was quite often well off the racing line on the straights.

The tyres at the end of the race:
http://imgur.com/a/fAGqM

The race line is just that man, no point at that level, as you will loose so much any way being in the wrong spots

[Shaun Harris]

Less and less people care by the post...

O my ever so positive hero, Time to block your trash also then

[Autech]

The race line is just that man, no point at that level, as you will loose so much any way being in the wrong spots

Unless you are Van Gis who drove on the grass yesterday to cool off his tyres. Nutter.


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[roogazza]

Quote:Valentino Rossi took a dim view of Lorenzo's appeal to luck. "I think it is disrespectful to me to blame fate," Rossi told the Italian press. He could not resist taking a dig at his teammate when asked about tire preservation. "You could say I was more intelligent," Rossi answered. "But let's say that I am more lucky." Though the atmosphere in the Movistar Yamaha garage has been largely cordial throughout the year, now that the title is coming down to the final few races, the knives are coming out.

Mmmmm, Go Rossi, good result. Bit tuff on Lorenzo doin the Tom Sykes trick,but then Pedro is smiling again.
Aussie next !

[pritch]

Lorenzo didn't appear to even bother looking for water to cool the tyres. Pedrosa was quite often well off the racing line on the straights.

Yeah once or twice I saw riders move a few feet to one side or the other on the straights to get wet seal. Pedrosa's size would have helped him too, less weight on the front during braking.

Lorenzo stated the front tyre failing was due to his aggressive start. The commentators mentioned that someone had speculated that it was his winglets. No doubt that'll give everybody something to think about on the flight to Melbourne.

Speaking of front ends... Folowing all the front end crashes during testing of the Michelins Yamaha have moved the fuel tank on the 2016 M1 back to shift weight rearward.

[husaberg]

Yeah once or twice I saw riders move a few feet to one side or the other on the straights to get wet seal. Pedrosa's size would have helped him too, less weight on the front during braking.

Lorenzo stated the front tyre failing was due to his aggressive start. The commentators mentioned that someone had speculated that it was his winglets. No doubt that'll give everybody something to think about on the flight to Melbourne.

Speaking of front ends... Folowing all the front end crashes during testing of the Michelins Yamaha have moved the fuel tank on the 2016 M1 back to shift weight rearward.

There was talk about a week prior to the race that something in the set up of the forks of the Hondas makes it better at conserving the front tire life not sure why or what it is?
Maybe less front end weight distribution?

[Autech]

There was talk about a week prior to the race that something in the set up of the forks of the Hondas makes it better at conserving the front tire life not sure why or what it is?
Maybe less front end weight distribution?

Also remember Dani likes to stand up a bike ASAP and get on the GASSSSSS (couldn't resist) down the straight. That surely would help his tyre too.

If Lorenzo wants to whine about bad luck he needs to shut the fuck up pronto, old Dani P takes the cake on what it means to have bad luck...

Luck wins championships, but not tearing the arse out of your tyre also wins championships. Ask Sykes.

[Shaun Harris]

What happened to front tires on the Yamaha's is dead give away to Honda of the miss ballance they have, and where Yam are getting better cornering from I reckon.