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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    [ KTM will either suit his current style or they can prod it in the direction of his style so he'll have more chance of taking it to MM.
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    I can't see anyone on a KTM scaring MM anytime soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    I can't see anyone on a KTM scaring MM anytime soon.
    Not Zarco anyways, Pol Espagaro was in the top 10 pretty much every race on the Yamaha that he finished so was hardly a slouch. If he's not up the front there's probably a reason for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    Not Zarco anyways, Pol Espagaro was in the top 10 pretty much every race on the Yamaha that he finished so was hardly a slouch. If he's not up the front there's probably a reason for it.
    Big diff between being in the top ten and scaring MM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    My bet:
    Olivera
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    Bradders or Syarin (Malaysians really want him to stay on a GP bike and he's done well so far)
    I wouldn't think Smith would normally be an option, he's been there done that and was dropped to make room for a younger rider. Things might be different with KTM in play but...

    Syahrin has probably done enough to keep his job.

    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    I must say I like Zarco off the track, he's straight to the point and seems a genuine dude.
    Apparently the other riders don't much like Zarco on the track. He said he generally avoids the Riders Safety Commission meetings because too many people complain about his riding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    I wouldn't think Smith would normally be an option, he's been there done that and was dropped to make room for a younger rider. Things might be different with KTM in play but...

    Syahrin has probably done enough to keep his job.
    It's an interesting scenario, Bradders will be competing with some hot property if he wants to keep his arse on a GP bike, case for all of them
    Bradders - Been involved from day 1 with the KTM so full of knowledge about the bike
    Syarin - Malaysian and doing ok so may just be in with a shot, especially the Malaysian part
    Olivera - Fucking fast rider who did good things on a KTM when Kent was smashing it on the Honda
    Binder - Won a title on a KTM and also fucking fast.

    What it will come down to I think is KTM will want to keep at least one of their boys in Moto2, so my money is on Binder staying at least one more year. That leaves Oliver, Smith and Syarin all competing for the same seat. Herve likes the young talent so you may be right, but the case for bringing Smith in for at least one year to help with set up might be there...

    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Apparently the other riders don't much like Zarco on the track. He said he generally avoids the Riders Safety Commission meetings because too many people complain about his riding.
    That's because he rides like a cunt PMSL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    Herve likes the young talent so you may be right, but the case for bringing Smith in for at least one year to help with set up might be there...
    Herve was indicating pretty heavily in the pre-press conference interview that the role of Tech 3 in the new deal with KTM is to be the junior team, feeding new talent into the KTM Redbull team. That would rule Smith out.

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    From the horses mouth:

    https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/ne...ikely-1033190/

    Syahrin, Oliveira "strong possibility" for 2019

    Poncharal, meanwhile, revealed that incumbent Hafizh Syahrin and KTM junior Miguel Oliveira are favourites to represent Tech 3 in 2019.

    "Nothing is done, there are a lot of possibilities, but Syahrin, Oliveira is a strong possibility," Poncharal said.

    "I am very happy with Hafizh Syahrin. We were in a difficult situation when Jonas Folger decided not to race and finally we find an incredible, exciting and performant solution.

    "The position of our team is clear, and this is what we discussed and planned and this is also the will of KTM, we are the junior team.

    "KTM made it public they have offered Miguel Oliveira the possibility to step up to MotoGP class with Tech 3 and full factory support from KTM."

    I honestly dont see any other seats that will be available for Smith in the GP class.
    What if Folger decides he wants to return too...

    Silly season indeed

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    Why the fuck are KTM even fielding a junior team? They're still a junior team at factory level.

    Dumb.

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    I must say KTM are giving it a very very big effort. Compared to Aprilia and even Suzuki.

    They want the Data, the riders opinions, the team structures to give them everything they need to foot it with Yamaha - Honda and Ducati.
    Certainly throwing the bank at it thats for sure we shall see if they can be the only team to make a trellis frame and none Ohlins suspenders work?

    I ride dirt on a KTM so I hope they can be up there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Why the fuck are KTM even fielding a junior team? They're still a junior team at factory level.

    Dumb.
    cos they need the data that 4 bikes can give them and options for trying things.4 bikes twice as fast development??

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    Fp1

    only a second seperates the top 18

    Pos. Num. Rider Bike Time Gap 1st Prev.
    1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'39.268
    2 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'39.275 0.007 0.007
    3 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 1'39.311 0.043 0.036
    4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'39.429 0.161 0.118
    5 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 1'39.483 0.215 0.054
    6 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'39.488 0.220 0.005
    7 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 1'39.518 0.250 0.030
    8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'39.548 0.280 0.030
    9 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 1'39.559 0.291 0.011
    10 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 1'39.585 0.317 0.026
    11 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 1'39.614 0.346 0.029
    12 36 Mika KALLIO KTM 1'39.817 0.549 0.203
    13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 1'39.899 0.631 0.082
    14 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'39.934 0.666 0.035
    15 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 1'39.986 0.718 0.052
    16 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 1'40.007 0.739 0.021
    17 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 1'40.032 0.764 0.025
    18 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 1'40.193 0.925 0.161
    19 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 1'40.366 1.098 0.173
    20 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 1'40.371 1.103 0.005
    21 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 1'40.537 1.269 0.166
    22 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 1'40.585 1.317 0.048
    23 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 1'40.605 1.337 0.020
    24 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 1'41.471 2.203 0.866
    25 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 1'42.074 2.806 0.603

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    only a second seperates the top 18

    Pos. Num. Rider Bike Time Gap 1st Prev.
    1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'39.268
    2 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'39.275 0.007 0.007
    3 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 1'39.311 0.043 0.036
    4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'39.429 0.161 0.118
    5 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 1'39.483 0.215 0.054
    6 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'39.488 0.220 0.005
    7 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 1'39.518 0.250 0.030
    8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'39.548 0.280 0.030
    9 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 1'39.559 0.291 0.011
    10 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 1'39.585 0.317 0.026
    11 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 1'39.614 0.346 0.029
    12 36 Mika KALLIO KTM 1'39.817 0.549 0.203
    13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 1'39.899 0.631 0.082
    14 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'39.934 0.666 0.035
    15 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 1'39.986 0.718 0.052
    16 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 1'40.007 0.739 0.021
    17 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 1'40.032 0.764 0.025
    18 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 1'40.193 0.925 0.161
    19 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 1'40.366 1.098 0.173
    20 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 1'40.371 1.103 0.005
    21 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 1'40.537 1.269 0.166
    22 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 1'40.585 1.317 0.048
    23 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 1'40.605 1.337 0.020
    24 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 1'41.471 2.203 0.866
    25 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 1'42.074 2.806 0.603
    Bit of a fail there my friend. But an interesting session none the less.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Bit of a fail there my friend. But an interesting session none the less.
    1 :39 .268 + 1 sec = 1:40.268 which bautista at 1 40 .193 beats ,where is the fail?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    1 :39 .268 + 1 sec = 1:40.268 which bautista at 1 40 .193 beats ,where is the fail?
    Lol. I can't read the pic you linked. Prob has something to do with my vs your choice of colours chosen. I can't see a thing!

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    Bwadley has already been given a lot of shots. Even with his arse on the line, he can still only manage 18th in free practice 2 - underwhelming. As has been his entire motogp career. Bye Bwadley

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