MotoGP 2015

[carbonhed]

Damn I love Q2. The best riders in the world at the limit. Particularly spectacular at Phillip Island which looks fearsomely scary just sitting in front of a computer screen.

MM in a class of one. If his race pace is as good as his qualifying looks like it's his to lose.

Lorenzo will be happy on the front row.

Iannone's on a factory Ducati with the extra soft rear tyre... cunt should set his own time.

Rossi? Pffft... 6.5 tenths off Marquez 3.5 tenths off Lorenzo. Seventh. A thousandth of a second off eighth. Pretty fair reflection of where he's at. Out qualified by Lorenzo at 15 of the 16 rounds.

[speights_bud]

So why did Iannone get put in 2nd and Lorenzo in 3rd despite the exact same time (shown on screen)?

Alphabetical order?

Iannone 1.28.xxx(xxxxx...) faster?

Google is not helping...

If its not based on them having more decimal places available then it may be based on their second fastest lap?

[husaberg]

Rossi? Pffft... 6.5 tenths off Marquez 3.5 tenths off Lorenzo. Seventh. A thousandth of a second off eighth. Pretty fair reflection of where he's at. Out qualified by Lorenzo at 15 of the 16 rounds.

I love that,PFFFFT fair reflection of where hes at, but only at qualifying, yet he's still ahead where it counts, on points from results in races.

[carbonhed]

I love that,PFFFFT fair reflection of where hes at, but only at qualifying, yet he's still ahead where it counts, on points from results in races.

I stole it off Roogazza who applied it Smith, Redding and Baz when they achieved the highlights of their MotoGP careers to date at Misano by dicking his beloved Flossi.

And yeah... it kills me that this plodder is still leading. It's the hare and the tortoise all over again in real life

[husaberg]

I stole it off Roogazza who applied it Smith, Redding and Baz when they achieved the highlights of their MotoGP careers to date at Misano by dicking his beloved Flossi.

And yeah... it kills me that this plodder is still leading. It's the hare and the tortoise all over again in real life

All I can say is as you said if beating Rossi is their career highlight, they all look up to him then.
I never thought Rossi had it in him this late in his career and I am a fan, I obviously hope he wins though. Yet win loose or crash he is likely the most GP successful rider we will ever see.
I can't see another rider ever matching his 9 (and maybe soon 10) World championships. 3 seconds and 2 thirds.

[Drew]

Are you on fucken drugs? Rossi has started that far back already this season. The only time he's finished off the podium all year, he fucked up in the race after qualifying well.

[J.A.W.]

All I can say is as you said if beating Rossi is their career highlight, they all look up to him then.
I never thought Rossi had it in him this late in his career and I am a fan, I obviously hope he wins though. Yet win loose or crash he is likely the most GP successful rider we will ever see.
I can't see another rider ever matching his 9 (and maybe soon 10) World championships. 3 seconds and 2 thirds

Longevity is a wonderful thing..

But.. the elephant in the room for Rossi as GOAT is, of course - Ducati.. ( & wasn't Stoner out scoring him when they were head-to-head on factory bikes?)

[Drew]

Longevity is a wonderful thing..

But.. the elephant in the room for Rossi as GOAT is, of course - Ducati.. ( & wasn't Stoner out scoring him when they were head-to-head on factory bikes?)

At best, that qualified as a "what if". Since Stoner didn't stick around to prove the point.

[J.A.W.]

At best, that qualified as a "what if". Since Stoner didn't stick around to prove the point.

That Ducati 'sticking point' was a pretty emphatic one.. but full credit to Rossi for his come-back this year, even with all the Honda-boy issues..

& we'll see if they allow/facilitate George in clipping back Flossie's points lead - tomorrow..

( Well done Jacko, too..).

[Drew]

That Ducati 'sticking point' was a pretty emphatic one.. but full credit to Rossi for his come-back this year, even with all the Honda-boy issues..

& we'll see if they allow/facilitate George in clipping back Flossie's points lead - tomorrow..

( Well done Jacko, too..).

Ah, but no one has made the Ducati do anything spectacular since Stoner. And when he did, it was on tyres specifically made for it. Rather than spec.

But I will concede, Rossi sucked on the thing.

[nodrog:Me]

Qualifying is for fags, "look at me, I can be fastest in the non race"

[speights_bud]

Qualifying is for fags, "look at me, I can be fastest in the non race"

I read somewhere recently that in a motocross championship somewhere they will now be awarding points for qualifying.... Now that is an interesting concept....

[speights_bud]

I found it.

http://racerxonline.com/2015/10/08/p...r-mxgp-in-2016

The MXGP and MX2 Qualifying Races will not only decide on the starting positions for the Races but also award points (Position 1: 5 points; pos. 2: 4 pts; pos. 3: 3 pts; pos. 4: 2 pts; pos. 5: 1 pt).
The overall winner of the event will be the rider who gained the highest number of points after the points from the Qualifying Race, Race 1 and Race 2 have been added, irrespective of the number of Races he finished.

I read somewhere recently that in a motocross championship somewhere they will now be awarding points for qualifying.... Now that is an interesting concept....

[GD66]

So why did Iannone get put in 2nd and Lorenzo in 3rd despite the exact same time (shown on screen)

It is written in supp regs that in the event of two riders setting an equal time the one that sets it first gets the lollies. I imagine it's a tribute to him setting the lap with less setup and practice time on-track.

[husaberg]

Interesting little read about the Guy who Brought Rossi's Ducati.
https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/201...ti-gp11-essay/