Go VR to win at Mugello *** SPOILER ALERT ***

Well its 26 minutes to go to the race. Sitting here gunning for Rossi to win another one.

Good to see Ducati on pole.

Yup, all set here.

Rooting for the ducs though.

Vale will kick ... and JLo will try to get his clockwork going. Mm is hot pissed coming off 13th

All that and it
Being Mugello is going to be a hooooot!

That's what I'm talking about

Grids:


Session
GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA TIM
MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2015
Mugello, Saturday, May 30, 2015

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 349.5 1'46.489
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 338.8 1'46.584 0.095 / 0.095
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 346.3 1'46.610 0.121 / 0.026
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 345.8 1'46.657 0.168 / 0.047
5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 332.6 1'46.854 0.365 / 0.197
6 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 349.1 1'46.870 0.381 / 0.016
7 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 343.6 1'46.875 0.386 / 0.005
8 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 343.7 1'46.923 0.434 / 0.048
9 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 335.9 1'46.934 0.445 / 0.011
10 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 341.4 1'47.050 0.561 / 0.116
11 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 344.2 1'47.090 0.601 / 0.040
12 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 346.8 1'47.423 0.934 / 0.333
Weather Conditions:

| Track Condition: Dry| Air: 22 º| Humidity: 51%| Ground: 41 º
Records:

Fastest Lap: Lap: 6 Andrea IANNONE 1'46.489 177.3 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap: 2013 Marc MARQUEZ 1'47.639 175.4 Km/h
Best Lap: 2015 Andrea IANNONE 1'46.489 177.3 Km/h

5 min to go

Rossi gets third. Iannone second and Lorenzo first

Rossi still leads the championship by 6 points.

Iannone: " is my head, my head is really strong"

Great race behind the CEO

Marquez is in his trailer throwing a fit.

Did you see the save Rossi made halfway thru the race ? How he held onto it I will never know. It looked like he was on a speedway bike.

Training at his ranch prolly saved his ... there

Was really pulling for Iannone to reel in Lorenzo after Marquez went down...

Good race, but wanted to see a Duc win finally...

Good race from second place down since JLo checked out early. Another impressive ride by JLo! The Ducati's were looking good until the mechanical issue on Dovi. Way to go for crazy Joe! Marquez was looking better but still running wide and pushing hard until the crash. Nice finish by Rossi to keep the points lead.

So...who is gonna take the title? Will Jlo continue his streak? Will Rossi rise to the challenge from JLo? Will Marquez come back from his struggles? How will the Ducati's improve?

I think MM has checked out for this year honestly he seems not as in control. Another year of maturing and keeping his cool and he'll be back.

Seems jlo stopped thinking about his crashes and iz riding the fenders of the M1

Never count VR out.

And Ian is flying with a bum shoulder. Healthy he may be hard to catch.

Iannone is showing some good riding on the GP15. Is he the next Alien?

Yamaha has the best rider/bike combination this season (so far) for me.

Marquez is panicking just a bit! Pedrosa helped Marquez get his 1st MotoGP championship for being 2nd for the most part of 2013. He is lurking in the shadows so far, which is giving Jorge and Vale more points.

It is sure looking like it's JLo's year !

bradp51 said:

Did you see the save Rossi made halfway thru the race ? How he held onto it I will never know. It looked like he was on a speedway bike.

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That was lovely, wasn't it? Still not nearly as impressive as the one Rea did at Donington. Shorts-changer, that one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcjClZPTWvU

Steve B said:

That was lovely, wasn't it? Still not nearly as impressive as the one Rea did at Donington. Shorts-changer, that one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcjClZPTWvU

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True, that Donnington save was incredible! I don't know how he managed to hold on...maybe Velcroed to the seat?

I predict Lorenzo will win the championship.

Great save for sure but one of the best saves I've ever seen was Jamie Hacking on his Kawi ZX6R probably like 7-8 years ago. I forget the race but he was basically off the bike completely. It's on youtube somewhere.

Great race. Should be an interesting season for sure.

Yeah, I'm with PA on this one. Jorge is metronome precise when he's in front and I cant see Vale being able to stop him getting to the front unless he sorts his qualifying out.

Lorenzo just might take it this year. However, he is very sensitive to track and tire conditions. Not enough edge grip and he struggles to get on the podium. He also seems to have lost his confidence in the wet after he got hurt at Assen a couple seasons ago. But as of right now, he is the man to beat.