MotoGP 2016

[pritch]

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ra...-the-question/

[pritch]

And the first day of the MotoGP test at phillip Island was affected by rain. Alex Briggs said the weather was changing faster than they could change the setup on the bike. Seriously.

So it can be assumed that the times are even more meaningless than is usually the case.

http://www.motogp.com/en/testResults...st+2016#ssid_1

[ecko_nzed]

Seems Maverick really likes PI. Finished top on day 2,just ahead of Marquez. Now if we could just get Stoner to wild card there it could be an awesome race
http://www.suzuki-racing.com/motogp/...EETS.67341.cms

[Autech]

Seems Maverick really likes PI. Finished top on day 2,just ahead of Marquez. Now if we could just get Stoner to wild card there it could be an awesome race
http://www.suzuki-racing.com/motogp/...EETS.67341.cms

He did well there last year, was ahead giving a run Pedrosa for quite some time from memory. Pedrosa usually struggles there due to his light weight causing rear grip issues onto the front straight so it will be interesting to see if he can put himself further up the time sheet on the new rubber. Looks like Honda still has lots more to worry about than getting good lap times though.
Looking good for the Suzuki though! Lets hope it is actually competitive and this isn't just his liking for the track shining through. Shows what a good chassis that Suzuki is, be good to see some trap speeds to see if it's any faster this year.

[pritch]

David Emmett thinks we could have an interesting start to the season. Here's hoping...
https://motomatters.com/analysis/201..._friday_r.html

[Autech]

David Emmett thinks we could have an interesting start to the season. Here's hoping...
https://motomatters.com/analysis/201..._friday_r.html

I am thinking/hoping that the first half of the season will be full of interesting results.


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[pritch]

So, as the GP world gathers in Jerez and at Qatar for testing, Mat Oxley looks back at twenty five years of Dorna.

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ra...rnas-mistakes/

[pritch]

Interesting:
https://motomatters.com/news/2016/03...on_euro_f.html

[jasonu]

Interesting:
https://motomatters.com/news/2016/03...on_euro_f.html

Greedy wops.

[pritch]

Rossi crashes
Lorenzo fastest
Vinales second
Crutchlow fastest Honda
Bradders heads MM and Pedro
HRC bike sprouts wings
All new Aprilia appears

https://motomatters.com/results/2016...t_times_f.html

Normal service might resume tomorrow. Or not.



Afterthoughts:

The satellite Ducs are all looking good.

Yamaha are testing new, bigger wings.

Wings must be contagious, even Mahindra are wearing them in Moto 3.

Vinales does not have the seamless gearbox yet. (Suzuki have them at Qatar for testing.)

[denill]

Rossi crashes
Lorenzo fastest
Vinales second
Crutchlow fastest Honda
Bradders heads MM and Pedro
HRC bike sprouts wings
All new Aprilia appears

https://motomatters.com/results/2016...t_times_f.html

Normal service might resume tomorrow. Or not.

Soup: First blood on the sandy track went to Rossi who crashed unhurt in ten corners time. He was uninjured.

[Reckless]

Maverick Viñales Suzuki GSX-RR 1:55.880
He is certainly liking that Suzuki consistently there last couple tests to.
We may just have another bike in the mix this season
Bikes are strange things aye, same bike and Aliex just cant get in the groove??
Honda 10th and 13th jeepers?

[roogazza]

Just testing but a nice change ,Ducatis doin good !

2016 Qatar MotoGP Thursday Test Times at 10pm: Viñales Still Fastest as Ducatis Dominate
Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2016-03-03 19:10
in MotoGP Losail, Qatar

As the second day of testing at Qatar starts to wind down, Maverick Viñales remains fastest, leading Andrea Iannone by just under a tenth of a second. Jorge Lorenzo is in third, a pleasingly symmetric 0.099 seconds behind Viñales, and ahead of another gaggle of Ducatis, with Scott Redding ahead of Hector Barbera and Andrea Dovizioso, making it a clean sweep of Ducati flavors represented in the top five. Dani Pedrosa has jumped up the timesheets to be the first Honda rider in seventh, sitting just ahead of Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.

Times from Qatar on Thursday at 10pm local time:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 25 Maverick Viñales Suzuki GSX-RR 1:55.436
2 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati Desmosedici GP 1:55.508 0.072 0.072
3 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha M1 1:55.535 0.099 0.027
4 45 Scott Redding Ducati GP15 1:55.677 0.241 0.142
5 8 Hector Barbera Ducati GP14.2 1:55.815 0.379 0.138
6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Desmosedici GP 1:55.856 0.420 0.041
7 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda RC213V 1:55.857 0.421 0.001
8 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha M1 1:55.947 0.511 0.090
9 93 Marc Márquez Honda RC213V 1:56.046 0.610 0.099
10 41 Aleix Espargaro Suzuki GSX-RR 1:56.126 0.690 0.080
11 44 Pol Espargaro Yamaha M1 1:56.173 0.737 0.047
12 76 Loris Baz Ducati GP14.2 1:56.427 0.991 0.254
13 68 Yonny Hernandez Ducati GP14.2 1:56.667 1.231 0.240
14 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda RC213V 1:56.733 1.297 0.066
15 53 Tito Rabat Honda RC213V 1:57.263 1.827 0.530
16 38 Bradley Smith Yamaha M1 1:57.267 1.831 0.004
17 50 Eugene Laverty Ducati GP14.2 1:57.670 2.234 0.403
18 19 Alvaro Bautista Aprilia RS-GP 1:57.721 2.285 0.051
19 43 Jack Miller Honda RC213V 1:57.789 2.353 0.068
20 51 Michele Pirro Ducati GP15 1:58.113 2.677 0.324
21 7 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda RC213V 1:58.347 2.911 0.234
22 6 Stefan Bradl Aprilia RS-GP 1:58.418 2.982 0.071

[pritch]

Bloody marvellous! Do Dorna deliberately hire clowns?

https://motomatters.com/opinion/2016..._rule_cha.html

[carbonhed]

Just testing but a nice change ,Ducatis doin good !

2016 Qatar MotoGP Thursday Test Times at 10pm: Viñales Still Fastest as Ducatis Dominate
Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2016-03-03 19:10
in MotoGP Losail, Qatar

Everybody looks so fucking skinny.... just my observation.