Vassago wrote: ↑2 years ago
Red Bull Ring is obviously a track that favors Ducati and it's curious that Martin managed to win a MotoGP race before Zarco and Bagnaia. I wonder if he can repeat next weekend? Joan Mir looks more competitive again and he's basically doing a 2020 deja vu, only this time Quartararo has build a solid gap in the points.
Yeah I see Mir was putting his sudden change of form down to Suzuki’s new ride height adjuster they finally debuted over the weekend....having been the only manufacturer on the grid without it this season. He says it has absolutely transformed the bike.
Mir seems to think he will now be up there fighting for wins every race from now on. Fighting words .....
The device works in the same way as the holeshot start device, in that the rider can lower the rear of the bike exiting corners to gain better acceleration out of the turns.
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How bizarre. It seems to suggest a) he maybe stalled deliberately and b) at other stages of the race seems to have abused the engine. I guess over-revving it or holding it on the limiter. I guess the full story will come out in due course. If they have found shit like that on the telemetery as seems the case. they might as well bench him for the season and use a stand in from their 'pool' of WSBK etc riders.
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Vinales has 'previous self-sabotage' issues dating back to Moto 3 (2012/13).
....‘suspended’ from the factory Yamaha team for allegedly deliberately attempting to break his M1 during last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix most likely marks the end of the 26-year-old’s time as a Yamaha racer.
There’s surely no possible way back into the team imaginable after its incredible allegations against him.
If proven, it would be an incredible act of self-sabotage that could potentially have huge repercussions for Vinales as he negotiates his future in the premier class with Aprilia.
However, it would not be the first time in Vinales’ career that he’s done something that could have potentially threatened his entire future, with a previous high-profile incident during the 2012 Moto3 season already a black mark on his copy book.
Vinales made his debut in Grand Prix racing in 2011, riding in the final year of the 125cc championship for the Blusens-BQR Team with a rather remarkable sponsor in the shape of American socialite, reality TV star and hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
Making headlines off the track thanks to the high-profile backer, Vinales showed his skill from the off by winning his fourth ever race.
Going on to win a further three races for the team, he ended the season third in the championship before sticking with Blusens for 2012 and going into the first year of the new Moto3 championship as the clear favourite.
Things started well with victory in the opening race in Qatar and a string of other wins afterwards to propel him right into the mix for the title with Sandro Cortese and Luis Salom.
That was until the exceptional news broke on the Friday morning of the Malaysian Grand Prix that Vinales, frustrated by what he said was a breach of contract by the team, had packed his bags and flown home to Europe.
He did so despite being second in the championship, albeit 56 points behind Cortese, with three races left.
“Since halfway through the season, they haven’t done all they could,” Vinales said of his team at the time.
“I’m always giving my best – so I wanted to leave the team after those last three races and have a ‘clean’ break-up, but they wouldn’t agree so today I’m heading home.
“It’s always better to finish in a good way but if they want to be difficult then we will be difficult too.
“I would have raced until the end of the season if they agreed to release me at the end of the year.
“It’s not that much about the support, but I think it’s a second division team – I have to try and win the championship next year and I don’t think I could do it with this team, so that’s why I took this decision.”
Vinales was already signed up to race with Blusens in Moto3 in 2013 with an option to move to Moto2 for 2014. It seems that issues existed around the complicated relationship with Ricard Jove.
Malaysian oil giant Petronas will no longer be the Sepang Racing Team’s title sponsor in MotoGP from 2022, with SRT also set to abandon its Moto2 and Moto3 teams.
It seems SRT rider plans for next year have been thrown in the air with plenty of changes to what was originally hoped. In addition news has just been leaked that SRT's new Yamaha deal only offering it two ‘B-spec’ M1s – essentially non-works bikes – for 2022.
Rider wise, Yamaha will promote Morbidelli to join Quartararo next year, while Valentino Rossi’s retirement means SRT will need to find two riders for 2022.
It’s main choice was Moto2 rookie Raul Fernandez, who in turn wanted to join SRT. But Fernandez has now been locked into a KTM contract for the next two years with the Tech3 squad.
Rossi protege Marco Bezzecchi was next in line to join SRT, but now looks set to move up to MotoGP next year with the VR46 Ducati team alongside Luca Marini.
Now things get worse for SRT, with the squad scrapping its Moto2 and Moto3 teams to protect the MotoGP project resulting in the loss of title sponsor Petronas. Petronas it seems were very keen on the junior category links to promote riders to MotoGp but those
plans seem to have fallen on stony ground for next year, hence the Petronas withdrawal.
That is what it seems like anyway. Bottom line is at the moment SRT have no sponsor or it seems riders in the system for 2022,and on top of that, the loss of works equivalent machinery (which AFAIK now seems was a Rossi associated arrangement. No Rossi at SRT = no works bikes.)
Grim times ahead it seems.
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Cheeveer wrote: ↑2 years ago
Jorge Martin is the next superstar. Him was Quart the next 6-7 years, mark my words.
That qualy lap was just stunning..... and to think he did it by coming through all the way from Q1. I thought that lap from Quartararo was unbeatable when he set it, but clearly Jorge didn't think so.
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MotoGP is utting on a great race here.... started to rain but then eased after the start.... the sign came u offering riders the chance to swa bikes but no one has as the rain has sort of stopped. A couple of brilliant passes from Quartar but Bagnaia still leds from Quartar and Marc Marquez who seems to like the uncertainty that goes with the conditions. Those 3 in a class of their own having gapped the field. Still 14 to go, but a classic race so far.
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MM looks like he wants to take the lead and is all over Bags. swapping position but Bags leads again.
Oleveira crashes. Seems to indicate maybe it is still spitting..
Something strange going on as some have changed bikes. 4 to go and now Martin joins the lead group.
OMG MM93 leads and it is getting wetter definitely..
The leaders all it to swa p bikes. Some stay out . 3 to go!...
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