05-08-2016, 05:58 AM
(05-08-2016, 05:46 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: I've never seen a double crash done with such panache. It almost seemed surreal.Unbelievable but logical as it is a trailbraking zone. Also kudos to Vinales, Suzuki's first podium in 8 years, only second year of resuming MotoGP. Kid rode his heart out, and rode smart. Trying to catch Rossi is always hazardous; he may just have a little something in reserve.
I thought maybe someone dropped some oil or coolant but apparently not as everyone else (who was left and had not already crashed out) got through the turn OK.
Marquez on that wrecked bike dumping gravel everywhere was weird. Good slomo of that. Even a track day would not allow it. Weird, weird, weird.
I was watching on Videopass so not everyone may have seen that, don't know what is actually shown in a broadcast.
(05-07-2016, 03:58 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: wow Lorenzo may indeed be the fastest rider in MotoGP as he has asserted many times lolRossi had the fastest lap of the race, 1:33.293
Qualifying tires are one thing. Race conditions something else.
Had Rossi qualified better he might have won the race.
One thing about Rossi, he is cautious and wiley. Rather than try to qualify on the front row he rode his bike within its limits, made a better tire choice than Marquez or Dovizioso, and exploited that. Many times race conditions allow things to get changed up. Rossi finished 10 seconds behind Lorenzo (in 28 laps) but lost far more than that at the start and having to pass several riders.
Best race I have seen in a long time.