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wow that was a fricking unreal race. excellent battles throughout. great to see some people standing up to the Marquez bowling ball haha.
I suspect that both factory Ducati seats may be possibly open later this year unless Pecco is able to gain some traction.
 
Never really liked the Bugatti circuit, often the racing is broken, the track is awkward, completely flat in places or frequently off-camber. And the weather is shit. It does tend to be kind to tyres though and the grip is reasonably good.

That said, what a glorious weekend of racing!

How the hell DiGi (and Aleix) missed the falling Bez's bike in the sprint is beyond me. I think it brushed his front tyre. That start from Márquez and into the hairpin was one of the most incredible I think I've seen in recent years. Unfortunately, the crash in the morning's qualifying session completely ruined Pecco's day and forced him onto his number 2 bike. The loss of momentum probably affected him on Sunday too.

What a fabulous main race!. Enthralling. And to add to Pecco's woes, this really isn't what you want to see pop up on your dash with seven laps remaining...

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Imperious from Martin, but again, Pecco was lacking something extra that he might have had were it not for the disaster on Saturday. The last lap lunge from Marc capped it all. Credit to Martin, whose rear tyre was clearly ailing but for all his sweeping lines managed to ride defensively albeit on a circuit that is quite hard to pass.

Question is, who do Ducati give Enea's seat to? Got to feel sorry for the lad. Last year's season was a write off through no fault of his own and he is damn fast on his day. What to do about the champion elect? Martin has years of potential in him, whilst Márquez is on a mission and arguably has one more title in him to equal Rossi. Perhaps the fact that he sells a gazillion more bikes and merchandise than Jorge may come into play. There was a rumour that the factory seat was guaranteed providing that he took the satellite ride for a year. The satellite contract though was also to avoid contractual compensation to HRC. Could it be that Ducati want to poach Acosta in the long-term and Marc will keep the seat warm?

Whatever the reason for the choice, apparently we'll know in two races time by Mugello.

Got to feel for Mir and Fabio. In both cases they pushed the bikes beyond the limit as opposed to settling as an also ran. What more can they do?

Great to see the trad Castrol colours again on Zarco's LCR Honda.
 
Sprint race - where did Fernandez come from?...and where did he go? Front enders at turn 5 have been the story of the weekend. Pecco had a 0.7 second lead, last lap. Same thing, and a completely unforced error. Binder too. Marc who had been nowhere all weekend claims second from 14th on the grid after losing a wing again and Acosta continues to impress. What a style, shoulder down on the curbs. He reminds me of Makoto Tamada, only a champion elect. Great to see Aleix taking a victory on his home circuit in his last season.

Main race, Acosta and Marc on the soft rear. All part of the learning curve for Pedro losing the front. The soft went the distance for Marc, but he had been forced to run it due to his deep position on the grid. Pecco absolutely had to win that.
 
I had high hopes that Pedro might finally get a win but when traip braking at high speed, sometimes this happens.

shame Aspargaro didn't get a podium given his recent announcement
 
bit of a boring race this week but an epic win by Pecco and wow what a last minute surge from the Beast!!! great to see.

Silly season has started already too, confirmed Acosta to factory KTM and Miller out (I love him but am not shocked), I suspect he'll go to Gas Gas.
A Asp retiring and Martin to Aprillia - I am surprised he wasn't offered the factory Duc seat but I guess MM is getting that.
 
edgelett said:
bit of a boring race this week but an epic win by Pecco and wow what a last minute surge from the Beast!!! great to see.

Silly season has started already too, confirmed Acosta to factory KTM and Miller out (I love him but am not shocked), I suspect he'll go to Gas Gas.
A Asp retiring and Martin to Aprillia - I am surprised he wasn't offered the factory Duc seat but I guess MM is getting that.
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yes.. i can tell totally by the way MM is looking at Gigi... hehe
 
Second best race circuit on the planet after PI.

Moto 3 : Alonso continues to demonstrate why he won't be long for this class. Nasty incident in San Donato between Rueda and Nepa caused by Holgado and the red flag incident at Arrabbiata 1 between Farioli and Zurutuza which bought back nasty memories of Jason Dupasquier's fatal accident three years ago at Arrabbiata 2. I really like the young Aussie Jacob Roulstone. One to watch.

Moto 2: Sprint race basically - shortened to 12 laps. Great scrap between Roberts, Lopez, Gonzalez, Ogura and Canet. Great last lap, Roberts so strong in the last section. I have never seen Joe ride with such intensity and belief. Only 7 points behind Garcis.

Moto GP - Foregone conclusion really. Pecco so dominant here. Was running consistent 1.46s in the main race - Lorenzo-esque. Martin uncharacteristically down in the sprint.

Mugello really highlights the speed difference between the 2023 and 2024 Ducatis.

Great move by Bastianini on Martin at Bucine. So he's off the Tech 3 then, with Alonso taking Jack's seat in factory KTM.

Obviously the big revelation was Martin to Aprilia meaning Marc to factory Ducati. Absolutely no one saw that coming. That's got to be some deal lined up by Rivola. I suspected it was one of the three options that Marc had alluded to.


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edgelett said:
A Asp retiring and Martin to Aprillia - I am surprised he wasn't offered the factory Duc seat but I guess MM is getting that.
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It was offered to him and was provisionally confirmed early this weekend. In a spectacular U-turn, Ducati panicked when it saw it risked losing the most marketable rider with the highest profile of the paddock and gave into his ultimatum and refusal to join Pramac.
 
FTR London said:
It was offered to him and was provisionally confirmed early this weekend. In a spectacular U-turn, Ducati panicked when it saw it risked losing the most marketable rider with the highest profile of the paddock and gave into his ultimatum and refusal to join Pramac.
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it's not been officially confirmed anywhere yet. But yes, MM's comment that he won't settle for Pramac (i.e. he wants a factory team or nothing) alluded to that.
 
So Pecco now joins the illustrious company of Duke, Surtees, Ago and Doohan in securing the treble in the Premier class at the Cathedral.

He's always been indomitable around here and so is Ducati now - GP24s all top three/podium. Marc looked hampered by that stupid tyre pressure rule, clearly having to hold back which resulted in some interesting encounters with Digi and Mav.

Nasty 500cc old school style highside for Rins.

Next race Sachsenring - Marc's strongest circuit.
 
well Marc copped a penalty in the end due to his tyre pressure being too low. So I wouldn't say he was hampered by the rule so much as he went in knowing it was too low and tried to compensate for it.
that crash for Rins was nuts, poor dude. Gardner in to substitute next race, hope he fares ok.
championship is tight now.
and yes I expect Marc to either win or get a podium in Germany.
 
edgelett said:
well Marc copped a penalty in the end due to his tyre pressure being too low. So I wouldn't say he was hampered by the rule so much as he went in knowing it was too low and tried to compensate for it.
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Perhaps I didn't phrase it properly, but yes, that's what I meant. He definitely reined it in.
 
Tough circuit on tyres this, but mitigated by the medium rear that doesn't tend to push the front so much. So despite the sprint, Pecco on the ascendancy and assumes control. Odd unforced error by Martin, the front went very early - we've seen a lot of that this season. Terrible weekend build up for Marc and a horrendous crash at turn 11, but managed to salvage a respectable sixth in the sprint race and second in the main race from 13th on the grid. Bruised ribs and a broken index finger, shattered fairing after colliding with Morbidelli, he then puts it round the outside of Bastianini- unbelievable.

This will be a long brooding summer break for Martin.
 
was nice to see the brothers on the podium together.
Felt bad for Martin, but he's done a few unforced errors like that. Pecco has too, but usually in sprints which are worth less points.
Martin has definitely put himself in the position now where he can't afford to do that too many more times.
 
Nasty off for Bez in the sprint. I immediately thought that was a ride height issue, but apparently Morbidelli admitted fault and came to his garage to apologise post race. They are good friends. I'd still like to see the ride height systems banned.

Great win on Saturday for the beast and a superb battle between Marc, Acosta and Binder, none of which you'd want to contend with for the last life jacket on a sinking ship. Shame Marc binned it, but Silverstone really highlights the difference between the GP23 and GP24. Pecco really doesn't get on with this sprint race format does he?

Main race was a catastrophic start from Binder who had ostensibly left the bike in dual safe mode and was lucky not to get hit. What I love about Bastianini is his ability to manage a tyre. He picks the bike up early like Pedrosa used to and has conserves maybe 20 - 30% more edge grip for the end of the race. Shocking that Ducati are letting him go to the Tech 3 satellite ride and a travesty really that 1 and 2 for Ducati today are both riding for different manufacturers next year. Bologna will be desperate to prevent the No.1 plate going to another marque next year and let's face it, Bastianini is now a title contender.

Loved the MotoGP75 retro liveries, in particular, the Spencer colours from HRC, and the GP03 red of Ducati, whilst the Castrol Honda always looks superb. Also, the Mamola lid from Mir, the VR from Digi and the Hailwood from Bastianini. Also the Angel Nieto tribute from Martin.

Surprisingly clement weekend weather wise from 'Shiverstone' for once.
 
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