MotoGP 2014

I wouldn't be surprised at all if there are clauses about what they can and can't do on their own time. Teams and sponsors invest huge cash in these guys. They wouldn't want them to be doing motocross racing all winter as that's just asking for an injury. Back when Hayden was up top in MotoGP he broke his ankle or something doing Supermoto. I recall there was some backlash from Honda about that, as in he was doing something they told him not to do.
 
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doozerdave said:
I wouldn't be surprised at all if there are clauses about what they can and can't do on their own time. Teams and sponsors invest huge cash in these guys. They wouldn't want them to be doing motocross racing all winter as that's just asking for an injury. Back when Hayden was up top in MotoGP he broke his ankle or something doing Supermoto. I recall there was some backlash from Honda about that, as in he was doing something they told him not to do.
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Different sport but i remember seeing Kimi Raikkonen on top gear and he said when he was with Ferrari they had rules in place about what he was allowed to do.
 
every contract is different.

but most regarding pro athletes restricts certain activities during the season.
however, during off season, some athletes, especially ones who are established are able to negotiate a certain degree of freedom regarding "injury risk".
 
any real MotoGp fan will know that all the riders are riding in the off season, most of them on dirt.

tons of pics this winter from Rossi's Ranch. Colin has the Tornado Boot Camp. Marquez put on that Super Prestigio dirt track event that he and others raced in. Hayden would have raced in it but he was recovering from surgery... he still did a bunch of dirt riding, though.. he posted numerous pics of his CRF450. Bradley Smith does a lot of MX... the list goes on
 
Anyone following the Sepang tests? Currently, it's not looking good for the Factory Yamaha boys..
 
lator-illa said:
Anyone following the Sepang tests? Currently, it's not looking good for the Factory Yamaha boys..
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It's not horrible just yet, though.... I'm secretly never rooting for Lorenzo to be ahead of Rossi. ;) Plus they could be sand bagging a bit. Half a second is a long way to go, right now... but keep in mind an Open Yamaha was fastest. Admittedly, the fact the Tech3 bikes are way off the pace is a bad sign for the Factory squad, though.
 
Dovi is only .181 off the fastest pace. Not a bad improvement for the Ducati team.
 
but the day 2 TT by Dani is at 2:00.039, MM still was lower than that on the first test. I still cant believe how fast he is.(1:59.533)
 
lator-illa said:
Anyone following the Sepang tests? Currently, it's not looking good for the Factory Yamaha boys..
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Rossi end up second the first day, 4th the second - Lorenzo was crying about tires to the media the first day and yesterday wasn't even taking interviews

They should switch to Dunlop like Moto2
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ZX600 said:
Rossi end up second the first day, 4th the second - Lorenzo was crying about tires to the media the first day and yesterday wasn't even taking interviews

They should switch to Dunlop like Moto2
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Or at least switch back to the 2013 tires from the last test, as Rossi was discussing in his interview.
 
doozerdave said:
Or at least switch back to the 2013 tires from the last test, as Rossi was discussing in his interview.
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yea but how was Marques able to ride under 2:00 ? and Pedrosa low 2:00s

Marques is also doing better than last years best Pole lap, so it isn't about the tires in my opinion.

This was last years Pole lap record

Qualifying Session Two Results (all on Bridgestone tires):

1. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (HONDA), 2:00.011
2. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (YAMAHA), 2:00.336
3. Cal CRUTCHLOW, UK (YAMAHA), 2:00.359
4. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA), 2:00.578
5. Dani PEDROSA, Spain (HONDA), 2:00.692
6. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Spain (HONDA), 2:00.974
7. Bradley SMITH, UK (YAMAHA), 2:01.306
8. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Italy (DUCATI), 2:01.635
9. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (ART-Aprilia), 2:02.151
10. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (DUCATI), 2:02.536
11. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (DUCATI), 2:02.900
12. Stefan BRADL, Germany (HONDA), no time recorded
 
Those are from the previous test, on the old tires. Everybody was quicker on the 2013's.
 
doozerdave said:
Those are from the previous test, on the old tires. Everybody was quicker on the 2013's.
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No those were their lap times from motogp Q2 in Sepang in 2013

Marquez is faster on 2014 tires than on 2013
 
doozerdave said:
Oh, okay. My bad.



Marquez isn't testing right now. Sepang Test 1 was on the 2013 tires still, but the 2014 bike.
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ummm you might be right but I believe on his last day, he changed the tires to the 2014 and those laptimes are with the new tire but I am no sure.

However if Pedrosa can do low 2:00s, Marques can do 1:59s :)
 
I believe Sepang 1 had 2013 tires with the new bikes. These were the final day times and everyone was fast as hell:

Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 59.533s (Lap 10/40)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 59.727s | +0.194s (11/55)
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 59.866s | +0.333s (2/65)
4. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Mobile Forward Racing (FTR-M1) 1m 59.998s | +0.465s (7/43)
5. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 2m 0.112s | +0.579s (11/38)
6. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 0.223s | +0.690s (29/55)
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 0.370s | +0.837s (10/40)
8. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 0.655s | +1.122s (8/65)
9. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 0.725s | +1.192s (13/57)
10. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 0.788s | +1.255s (3/63)

Sepang 2 is where they introduced the new tires and the Factory Yamaha boys seem to be most vocal (esp Lorenzo) out of everyone. Apparently it's affecting edge grip which would make sense for Lorenzo to complain more as he tends to ride with a little more lean angle than Rossi. Or he could just be a big baby as many people have claimed.
 
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