MotoGP 2018

**Brett** · 7th November 2018, 10:30

Originally Posted by Reckless

I was the same as you but MM has matured. I'm turning towards MM away from Rossi -
I think the last straw was when MM offered Rossi his hand at that press conference ( was it last year) and Rossi turned his Nose up at it (over not such a big deal if I remember rightly).
If MM keeps carrying himself the way he did before after and during hard battles like the past ones with Dovi he deserves every record he gets.

PS I wonder if MM fell like Rossi did in the last race whether or not he would have saved it??????
The minute I saw it t I thought MM wouldnt have gone down.
Perhaps gone to second after the save and then passed back to win on the last corner - MM style.

PSS Wasn't that moto3 race Phillip Island just the best ever!

He has definitely matured, which has helped. I have a different take on the press conference/hand shaking incident. I took that Rossi didn't appreciate the press stirring up the issue. My take was that he wanted to let sleeping dogs lie and didn't want the press manipulating drama where there was none. One thing is for certain, I don't think anyone can claim that a single championship won by Marc has not been well earned. He is certainly earning his place on the team on the merits of his racing.

Funny your comment around MM saving himself from crashing in an incident like the Rossi one. Obviously pure speculation and MM has not saved many crashes like the one Rossi suffered on Sunday, however my immediate thought during that race was "Marc would have saved that one" as soon as Rossi dropped. Still, I am a massive Rossi fan and make no apology about the fact!!

**Grumph** · 7th November 2018, 12:47

Originally Posted by Reckless

PSS Wasn't that moto3 race Phillip Island just the best ever!

Yes - and no. Mike's going to have to start knocking some heads together. No need at all for the collisions and so many falls.

**Mental Trousers** · 7th November 2018, 13:14

Originally Posted by Grumph

Originally Posted by Reckless

PSS Wasn't that moto3 race Phillip Island just the best ever!

Yes - and no. Mike's going to have to start knocking some heads together. No need at all for the collisions and so many falls.

Up to Freddy Spencer now. Be interesting to see what gets penalised and how much now.

**Grumph** · 7th November 2018, 15:45

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Up to Freddy Spencer now. Be interesting to see what gets penalised and how much now.

Does he take over immediately or at the start of next season ?

**roogazza** · 7th November 2018, 16:31

Originally Posted by Grumph

Yes - and no. Mike's going to have to start knocking some heads together. No need at all for the collisions and so many falls.

I loved that stuff Grumph,brings to mind the old 410 prod class (very hectic !) way tougher than the Open class I always thought?

**Grumph** · 7th November 2018, 18:35

Originally Posted by roogazza

I loved that stuff Grumph,brings to mind the old 410 prod class (very hectic !) way tougher than the Open class I always thought?

I agree, Open prod and F1 required a certain delicacy of touch to survive. Junior prod was WWF wrestling by camparison. Then look at the guys who won it...
and how far some of them went. Crafar comes to mind, LOL.
But you never saw the level of agressive idiocy that was on view in Moto3 at PI.

**carbonhed** · 7th November 2018, 19:27

Moto3 at Phillip Island was epic, insane and scary in most every corner. You'd think we're going to be nurturing some fearsome talent over the next few years.

How you're supposed to control that in real time... I'm glad I don't have Mike Webb's job.

**pritch** · 8th November 2018, 08:21

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/o...ian-grand-prix

**pritch** · 13th November 2018, 06:47

The entry list for Moto E is interesting. There are some older riders clocking forty extending their ‘use by’ date. There are some young guns and others who haven’t quite made the grade elsewhere. Then there is Sete Gibernau!

David Emmett is concerned that such an eclectic field might have a negative effect on the closeness of the championship. On the other hand the variety does add a certain interest. Especially if it turns out to be a crash, bang, wallop, sprint series.

**Cosmik de Bris** · 13th November 2018, 13:19

Originally Posted by pritch

Then there is Sete Gibernau!

When Rossi is finished with MotoGP and joins MotoE, poor old Seti will have to deal with all the psychological warfare that Rossi dealt to him in MotoGP again.

Cheers

**george formby** · 13th November 2018, 17:46

Originally Posted by carbonhed

Moto3 at Phillip Island was epic, insane and scary in most every corner. You'd think we're going to be nurturing some fearsome talent over the next few years.

How you're supposed to control that in real time... I'm glad I don't have Mike Webb's job.

I've watched it at least 5 times.

The camera angle (chopper) makes it look like a berserk video game at times. Dunno how the commentators managed to keep it together for the race, I fall off the couch watching it.

**pritch** · 14th November 2018, 07:26

Originally Posted by Cosmik de Bris

When Rossi is finished with MotoGP and joins MotoE, poor old Seti will have to deal with all the psychological warfare that Rossi dealt to him in MotoGP again.

David Emmett reported overnight that a significant part of the MotoE field will be comprised of riders who have been competing in the endurance racing series. Big switch going from endurance to a twenty minute race, although I can certainly see the appeal.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/1...e-seats/278289