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I saw 115F in some parts of the track. + Sitting on a Ducati GP bike hahaha. Beans, that must have been warm.
Bez was dancing around in Parc Ferme like, "we're at the beach, what? Prosecco shower!" They'll have to move the next India race to December. ;P
 
craig bush said:
He said later that the Yamaha crew was asking about it. They were clearly a little put off by Martin’s aggressive pass on Fabio.
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Interesting, I didn't know this. makes me think :
TV announcer has Yamaha buzzing in his ear accusing a ducati rider of cheating and rather than believe his own eyes which everyone could see the black chest protector in the video He defames a overheated innocent rider who happens to ride a ducati.
 
Macattack said:
Mir got 5th
Marquez got 9th
out of 16
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Yep - on the worst bikes in the grid by a fair margin.

The last four world champions on the grid:

2022 champ - most dominant bike on the grid —> DNF

2021 champ - second worst bike on the grid —> podium

2020 champ - worst bike on the grid —> finishes 5th

2019 champ - worst bike on the grid —> ran as high as 4th and finished 9th after recovering from 16th

In the absence of data to drive the technological disparity, talent was a bigger discriminant.
 
Macattack said:
motogp announcers:
MM crashes - world champion crashes while valiantly competing for third place
Bagnia crashes - what a ...... idiot
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On a serious note, Marc is the underdog on the worst bike on the grid, and Bagnaia is in a position of advantage on the most dominant bike on the grid. Doesn’t necessarily justify the reporting bias, but commentators are as prone to human nature as the rest of us.
 
craig bush said:
On a serious note, Marc is the underdog on the worst bike on the grid, and Bagnaia is in a position of advantage on the most dominant bike on the grid. Doesn’t necessarily justify the reporting bias, but commentators are as prone to human nature as the rest of us.
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I think the honda is really close to being the second best bike on the grid. I'm sure you do not agree. we will see next year when the great reset happens. I think marq has to get his problems sorted out more then the bike he ride. I also think if Fabio Q gets a different bike to ride he will be consistently fightiing for a podium . I could be wrong too LOL
 
Macattack said:
I think the honda is really close to being the second best bike on the grid.
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How then do you account for all four Honda riders performing so poorly nearly all season, and two of four riders missing significant portions of the season due to injuries sustained from crashes?

Macattack said:
I also think if Fabio Q gets a different bike to ride he will be consistently fightiing for a podium .
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I’m inclined to agree.

Consider:

Marc, Mir, and Q - world champions 2019, 20, and 21 respectively. All performing poorly this year until India. Why - what was different about India?

It’s a track they’ve never ridden before.

So. the teams didn’t have data from previous years to reference for setup. Being relatively data-limited shifts the performance bias from machine to rider (i.e. bike superiority becomes less important and rider skill becomes more important). Who benefits? The relatively strong riders on relatively weak bikes (“relatively” because all the riders and bikes are very good from an absolute perspective).
 
craig bush said:
How then do you account for all four Honda riders performing so poorly nearly all season, and two of four riders missing significant portions of the season due to injuries sustained from crashes?



I’m inclined to agree.

Consider:

Marc, Mir, and Q - world champions 2019, 20, and 21 respectively. All performing poorly this year until India. Why - what was different about India?

It’s a track they’ve never ridden before.

So. the teams didn’t have data from previous years to reference for setup. Being relatively data-limited shifts the performance bias from machine to rider (i.e. bike superiority becomes less important and rider skill becomes more important). Who benefits? The relatively strong riders on relatively weak bikes (“relatively” because all the riders and bikes are very good from an absolute perspective).
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IMO the hardest bike ever put on a gp track was mic doohans BBnsr 500 the second was casey stoners gp7 . good riders get over the problems they face, and crashes happen . MM's crash per weekend percentage has not changed from when he was winning In fact I'd bet it's gone way down. I'll remind you that position one and two were ducati's in India and the reason it wasnt 1,2,3,?,?, was because the ducatis crashed out. so to reiterate your point- either the crashing is the bikes fault and now ducati has a crashing problem, or binning bikes happens and honda is in need of a casey stoner. I feel like you're saying honda crash = bike is bad...ducati crash = riders fault. I don't see it that way. I see your point though. I feel like honda is moving the needle but the talent isn't helping. How would you even know if honda was catching up with development when MM is so bad at riding over the abilities of the bike? feedback development is and always has been his Achilles heel
 
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Macattack said:
I think the honda is really close to being the second best bike on the grid
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Currently there are 5 manufacturer's and Honda is dead donkey last on 123 points vs Ducati on 453. Second place is KTM with 253, so "really close to second" means making a 100% improvement in the results. MM is riding a donkey, Bagnaia is riding a thoroughbred and there is only so much a rider can do with that kind of difference In performance. Bez showed us very clearly what talent can do, Bagnaia could have brought the fight to him but he had bike issues that prevented him from his usual late braking and head issues that seem to appear once he gets clear air after a few laps behind someone. MM and Fabio plus Bez and maybe Basta are real talents among the most skilled riders on the planet, but it takes more than a fast lap to win a WC.

If MM goes to Gresini as the rumor mill suggests, it will be great for the sport on every level.
 
Macattack said:
IMO the hardest bike ever put on a gp track was mic doohans BBnsr 500 the second was casey stoners gp7 . good riders get over the problems they face, and crashes happen . MM's crash per weekend percentage has not changed from when he was winning In fact I'd bet it's gone way down. I'll remind you that position one and two were ducati's in India and the reason it wasnt 1,2,3,?,?, was because the ducatis crashed out. so to reiterate your point- either the crashing is the bikes fault and now ducati has a crashing problem, or binning bikes happens and honda is in need of a casey stoner. I feel like you're saying honda crash = bike is bad...ducati crash = riders fault. I don't see it that way. I see your point though. I feel like honda is moving the needle but the talent isn't helping. How would you even know if honda was catching up with development when MM is so bad at riding over the abilities of the bike? feedback development is and always has been his Achilles heel
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Good thoughts here. Far to much to type on my phone. I’ll respond in detail from a computer.
 
Paul G said:
Currently there are 5 manufacturer's and Honda is dead donkey last on 123 points vs Ducati on 453. Second place is KTM with 253, so "really close to second" means making a 100% improvement in the results. MM is riding a donkey, Bagnaia is riding a thoroughbred and there is only so much a rider can do with that kind of difference In performance. Bez showed us very clearly what talent can do, Bagnaia could have brought the fight to him but he had bike issues that prevented him from his usual late braking and head issues that seem to appear once he gets clear air after a few laps behind someone. MM and Fabio plus Bez and maybe Basta are real talents among the most skilled riders on the planet, but it takes more than a fast lap to win a WC.

If MM goes to Gresini as the rumor mill suggests, it will be great for the sport on every level.
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This ^^^

Also this (from Cal Crutchlow)

“I think Marc is still the best rider and the greatest talent I've had the privilege to race with.

I was riding a Honda at the same time. I knew what he was doing and I understood it. But I couldn't put it into practice.

“His talent was incredible and I don't think he lost that talent. I just think his bike is not letting him do what he was used to doing at the moment.”


Link:

www.crash.net

Cal Crutchlow: “If Marc Marquez is on a Ducati, everyone else wouldn’t compete”

Cal Crutchlow has offered a stark warning to MotoGP riders that they don’t stand much chance against Marc Marquez if he switches to Ducati.
www.crash.net www.crash.net
 
Paul G said:
Currently there are 5 manufacturer's and Honda is dead donkey last on 123 points vs Ducati on 453. Second place is KTM with 253, so "really close to second" means making a 100% improvement in the results. MM is riding a donkey, Bagnaia is riding a thoroughbred and there is only so much a rider can do with that kind of difference In performance. Bez showed us very clearly what talent can do, Bagnaia could have brought the fight to him but he had bike issues that prevented him from his usual late braking and head issues that seem to appear once he gets clear air after a few laps behind someone. MM and Fabio plus Bez and maybe Basta are real talents among the most skilled riders on the planet, but it takes more than a fast lap to win a WC.

If MM goes to Gresini as the rumor mill suggests, it will be great for the sport on every level.
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race Lap times tell a different story. there is a correlation and you have a valid point, but ktm and honda have narrowed the gap on laptimes and ape has not so much. IMO points are affected by things like crashes and human error and lap times are the real indicators. Honda is improving fast its too bad for them that Rins is still injured, he'd probably do well at this track. Honda should have a advantage at Motegi .If mm can make it to the end without binning the honda he will do well IMO
 
Paul G said:
Currently there are 5 manufacturer's and Honda is dead donkey last on 123 points vs Ducati on 453. Second place is KTM with 253, so "really close to second" means making a 100% improvement in the results. MM is riding a donkey, Bagnaia is riding a thoroughbred and there is only so much a rider can do with that kind of difference In performance. Bez showed us very clearly what talent can do, Bagnaia could have brought the fight to him but he had bike issues that prevented him from his usual late braking and head issues that seem to appear once he gets clear air after a few laps behind someone. MM and Fabio plus Bez and maybe Basta are real talents among the most skilled riders on the planet, but it takes more than a fast lap to win a WC.

If MM goes to Gresini as the rumor mill suggests, it will be great for the sport on every level.
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If Bez wins the championship, he has the talent to do so, the bike would have been GP champ for two seasons. I wonder how many times Bagnaia has thot that.
 
baggerman said:
One race does not a season make. That being said the CF would seem to possess all kinds of advantages with respect to fine tuning torsional effects.
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Not so fast. Ducati had massive problems with CF chassis and swingarms back in the days. Something about CF dampening the feeling too much. There’s a reason why Aluminum monocoque frames are still de rigeur still in the paddock.

A good read on CF’s use in GP Carbon-fibre MotoGP: it’s a long story
 

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