MotoGP 2014

I said it already, Valentino was riding "Lorenzo's Bike" last year - This year he had time to build the bike around his riding style

IN regards to Lorenzo, yes he can win when all the stars align on his favor, but holly crap what a crying little baby, it is disgusting. He did say his crash was due to his own mistake, so good for him for once.
 
Those who like Lorenzo, not sure what you find so appealing about his riding style. He might be butter, but he usually makes for a very boring race. I liked him in one race towards the end of last season, pretty much the first time I actually saw him "race". But that was it.
 
ZX600 said:
I said it already, Valentino was riding "Lorenzo's Bike" last year - This year he had time to build the bike around his riding style

IN regards to Lorenzo, yes he can win when all the stars align on his favor, but holly crap what a crying little baby, it is disgusting. He did say his crash was due to his own mistake, so good for him for once.
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quite the revelation for him to admit he was at fault.

Corsara said:
Those who like Lorenzo, not sure what you find so appealing about his riding style. He might be butter, but he usually makes for a very boring race. I liked him in one race towards the end of last season, pretty much the first time I actually saw him "race". But that was it.
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Are you talking about the race in Motegi or Silverstone?

You can't really fault the guy for being fast, and other can't really 'battle' with him.


edit: I meant Valencia, not Motegi.
 
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Corsara said:
Those who like Lorenzo, not sure what you find so appealing about his riding style. He might be butter, but he usually makes for a very boring race. I liked him in one race towards the end of last season, pretty much the first time I actually saw him "race". But that was it.
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That's just it - I like Lorenzo because he's smooth. And like or him or not, it's unfair to say he doesn't actually "race". The guy fights tooth and nail to the line, whether it's from behind or when he's leading for 20 laps - just because he doesn't squirm around like MM doesn't mean he's not racing.
 
Lightcycle said:
^ This.

The guy has racecraft. It's been proven time and time again.
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The latest example of this is the last race of the 2013 season. He purposely slowed the field down just to have a chance in winning the championship, but when push came to shove, he did what he had to do to reclaim 1st place. It was funny watching it because it looked like he was toying with Pedrosa, and you can almost sense he can take position at will.
 
Corsara said:
Those who like Lorenzo, not sure what you find so appealing about his riding style. He might be butter, but he usually makes for a very boring race. I liked him in one race towards the end of last season, pretty much the first time I actually saw him "race". But that was it.
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You need to watch a him little more to appreciate him. He's a solid rider, possess the "red mist" factor. His performance at Assen was amazing considering he was riding broken, then taking it to Honda at their home track at Motegi when everyone had already written him off.
 
Just ask Sebastian Vettel what 4x World Champion has gotten him; the cheers and jubilation following his failure to enter Q3 in Australia spoke volumes. Motorsports is all about entertainment, you need the likability factor more than just winning races. Rossi will have more support than anyone in the paddock combined regardless of where he finishes the race.

Lorenzo struts about as if he has a rod lodged up his anal-tavity; he's been crying non-stop since he tried the new bridgestone tires. Pedrosa was the same way last year, but he's gotten considerably better. It was so sad when Lorenzo was going in depth about his three minor surgeries over the break.

I wouldn't wish crashes on any of the riders, but Lorenzo had that coming; he's infamous for pushing the limit with cold tires; everyone complains that Marquez starts are poor, but he does the calculated choice of waiting for the tires to warm up before pushing.

Credit where it's due, Lorenzo's a great rider... but I just don't like him.
 
I like Lorenzo but that's just me following him for quite a few years. Granted he comes off whiny and like he's trying too hard but he also has a 'brand' to sell. VR (who's my absolute fave) has shown what a personality and after race antics can give to a rider from fans, sponsors and media. JL is trying the same thing but because it's not 'natural' to him it comes off poorly. I've had the chance to meet JL at past GP's and he's great with the fans. He is also a hard worker (like all others in professional sports) and he will admit his faults which is hard for anyone to do.
 
My $0.02.

I was really surprised at the grid lineup after qualifying, but not surprised at how the race finished except for VR#46 finishing 2nd -- happy but surprised. The fact that JL#99 crashed out and MM#93 was still recovering from a broken leg -- this was the best that VR#46 could hope for. I don't see VR#46 being competitive for the title because MM#93 will continue to heal and get stronger, and JL#99 won't crash out every race.
 
ZX600 said:
IN regards to Lorenzo, yes he can win when all the stars align on his favor, but holly crap what a crying little baby, it is disgusting. He did say his crash was due to his own mistake, so good for him for once.
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Well I don't see who else he or the other two could blame for in this particular corner. All three squeezed the front brake little too much for too long.
I guess he could blame it on a tire or something, but he would look like an utter idiot. Anyone would.
 
WoBblyCaT said:
My $0.02.

I was really surprised at the grid lineup after qualifying, but not surprised at how the race finished except for VR#46 finishing 2nd -- happy but surprised. The fact that JL#99 crashed out and MM#93 was still recovering from a broken leg -- this was the best that VR#46 could hope for. I don't see VR#46 being competitive for the title because MM#93 will continue to heal and get stronger, and JL#99 won't crash out every race.
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This was Bradley Smith speed, not top dogs' speed. It will get sorted pretty quickly to show the true colors and potential.

I think that 46 can realistically expect to have a go at Bradl and Bautista, maybe Pedrosa as well. He will be able to match JL and MM on most Sundays. If he did, he would surprise a lot of people, or should I say MM and JL would disappoint even more spectators?
 
mxs said:
Well I don't see who else he or the other two could blame for in this particular corner. All three squeezed the front brake little too much for too long.
I guess he could blame it on a tire or something, but he would look like an utter idiot. Anyone would.
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last year he blamed his loses on everything and everyone:

MM Being too aggressive but then he goes and rides like a total ******* on the final round, almost crashing against Pedrosa multiple times
Tires - Like he has some worse or different tires than anyone else
Track - The track is to slippery, or too much grip, not enough rubber .... etc

ahhh shut the hell up lol


Guy is a genius riding, but what a bad attitude
 
I can't read any of this thread! But I've seen lots of people splitting on passes. Is anyone else looking to divide the costs?
 
http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/latest+videos#Webb+explains+Nakagami+Qatar+disqualification
Rough Transcript

After the Moto2 race, after every race we have technical control and our technical director brought a report to race direction to say that one of the bikes failed the technical check.

So of course having received that, we had to have a hearing; the hearing confirmed that there was something wrong with the air intake system on the bike of Nakagami.

So the decision of race direction is to disqualify him from the results; this is in technical issues, it's black and white; it either passes the technical check or it doesn't; in this case it didn't pass. It's not within the specification, so there's no choice... it's disqualification.

To be honest it's a simple mistake, they fitted a part on to the bike which was not the same specification as the part in the rule books as you must use. They misunderstood the way it was written to say they thought the other part would be allowed. It was a misunderstanding but unfortunately, the part they used was against the regulations.

I just need to explain also that system for the decision. The team appealed against the decision, they didn't agree with race direction's decision; they have the right to appeal to the FIM. The FIM separately hears the same case to decide if they agree or uphold the decision or not; they just announced they have upheld the race direction decision; the race results has been changed.​
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Deja-vu anyone? First it was Philip Island, then Open Categories (lease vs. purchased)... and now air intake filters? Not being racist, but the Japanese seriously need to get an English Translator to understand the regulations.

This is becoming an absolute farce, the riders are getting penalized for their incompetence.

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mxs said:
This was Bradley Smith speed, not top dogs' speed.
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What? I'm lost with your comment here.

I watched the race twice. I didn't see this.

So I was surprised by your comment.

I looked at the lap times.

Can't find anything to support your statement.
 
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ZX600 said:
last year he blamed his loses on everything and everyone:

MM Being too aggressive but then he goes and rides like a total ******* on the final round, almost crashing against Pedrosa multiple times
Tires - Like he has some worse or different tires than anyone else
Track - The track is to slippery, or too much grip, not enough rubber .... etc

ahhh shut the hell up lol


Guy is a genius riding, but what a bad attitude
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+1
and MM managed to win on hard compound, including make that turn. so he made a mistake.
whatta race. very exciting.
 
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