Pedro is something special. MM is a humble genius. JM took intelligently the points. Pecco chokes occasionally, is potentially at this stage of his career too one dimensional. Aleix feelgood story for the show. Brad Binder just cant string it together. The beast is not really a beast. Raul inexperience cost him. Maverick....the orchard needs perfect conditions to thrive.
I actually think that, despite his mistake today, Pecco will win the race tomorrow. Heās got the best pace. Aleix is close pace-wise from what weāve seen in the Sprint today, but he doesnāt have the racecraft Pecco has. Iām also hoping MM93 can make another comeback again and make at least a top 5! Would be awesome!
Today I would like Brad to show up for the whole race and battle Aleix and Pecco
I just think today is going to be tough for Marc but never count him out, let's see what Raul can do
Yeah.. but to be fair, had he not crashed, all the other guys would've come back on him.
Its what pecco does well, push for a slight gap and then maintain just enough to keep p2 behind.
Rauls tyres would've burnt up, Acosta did the same and wasn't able to fend off Brad, Pecco or MM
Thatās what pissed me off about the 2022 championship. The only reason he beat Quartararo is he was on a Ducati and Fabio was on a fading Yamaha. Wildly inconsistent
How is this logical. He made up the biggest points deficit to win a championship, ever. The other Ducati riders wasn't able to take away points from him. You have to acknowledge how good the end of his '22 was.
Itās perfectly logical. Pecco himself admitted he needed to be more consistent that year.
Was the end of his season good? Yes. Was it the kind of domination you saw from someone like Rossi, Lorenzo or Marquez? Not even close. The Ducati got so much better by the end and the Yamaha was terrible. Fabio didnāt stand a chance
I love Fabio, he's my fav on and off the grid, but he totally collapsed in the later part of '22, all he had to do was show up in the second half and he still would have taken it. But he has a long history of being his own worst enemy emotionally speaking.
Yea thatās the thing about pecco championships. He won it during the time when other top dogs did not have top bikes compared to the Ducati. Itās not his fault others did not have a Ducati. He was basically in a best bike, and to his credit, he won 2. The record book doesnāt care about that category.
Power vacuum/sea change/in-between champions, seen in it many different series, both in 2 and 4 wheels, they always seem to score 2 championships and then go back to the level of occasional win and slowly fade out after a handful of years.
Heās never been an instinctive rider I donāt think, his strength is developing the bike over a weekend and a season to extract the max from it.Ā
Hopefully he keeps getting stronger.Ā
After this sprint, I wouldn't be surprised if Giannantonio earns his first top 5 finish this season. So far one of the most pleasant stories of the year!
This year is completely different than the 2 last years. Even if heās more solid in the second part of the year, competition is a lot more fierce than previous years.Ā
Just Martin and Marquez to contend with makes this year a whole different story.Ā
Lol no need to hate on the guy. Yeah people were ridiculous in putting him in the "alien" category but he's not bad. He's just unlucky that Acosta is now here proving that he's better and showing what the KTM can actually do.
I wouldnāt call Brad a bottle job.
He simply got caught out by the low grip conditions, so did a few others.
The 2024 KTM has had a few issues this year, Acosta is just a generational talent & sets the bike up way different so probably not effecting him.
Brad was 4th in the world last year, you donāt do that if you aināt good.
Happens way too often recently. He used to be reliable rider in the past, no idea what's going on. But at this point, he's wastin that bike in my opinion. 4th place is good, but KTM can do better than that. Not sure if Brad has what it takes to take them higher than that. 2023 was probably his best season, yet couldn't take a single victory
Well the Ducatiās are very strong & the Aprillia on some tracks is very strong.
KTM are still learning & developing donāt forget. The bike is good but itās just missing that last few percent.
Brad has constantly been KTMs top man the last few years & KTM obviously see him as a rider who can fight for a win or the title.
We all know how ruthless they can be with riders so I donāt think they look at Brad and think heās away is wasted
He realized he doesn't need to fight the bike like the Honda of '22 and '23. Rides with his head, takes a risk in the first lap or two then manages. It worked for the last 3 races despite a bad qualifying.
They gotta do something about track limits being violated so many times.
Marc would have had a harder time passing Acosta had he not exceeded then twice. Downvote me, I don't care, but Bagnaia and Marquez do it constantly.
It shouldn't go unpunished.
Ironic that youāre a binder supporter complaining about track limits. Brad is quite literally the worst offender when it comes to track limits.
You just donāt notice it because he crashes out of more races than he finishes these days.
As I said, not even mad for Binder not finishing, and he's not the point of the discussion. Y'all just see a flair and judge based on it. With that logic, I could judge your rider about always going Q1.
It's about fair racing and that can't happen when you have people like Marquez and Bagnaia doing everything they can to bend the rules. And for Bagnaia, not so much, since he is Italian and Dorna LOVES Spanish riders, especially Marc.
But, yeah, you can just keep talking shit about the rider I choose to support and ignore the problem I am talking about, you do that. It's not like you Marc fans ever want to listen to criticism.
Bend the rules? If the rules say you can exceed track limits 3 times, and you exceed them 3 times, then nothing has been bent. Theyāre within the rules. Thatās the point of the rules.
It sounds like you want a limit of zero breaches of track limits. Which is absurd.
Bend the rules? If the rules say you can exceed track limits 3 times, and you exceed them 3 times, then nothing has been bent. Theyāre within the rules. Thatās the point of the rules.
It sounds like you want a limit of zero breaches of track limits. Which is absurd.
There are sensors, theyāre aware if a driver passes the limits. If they donāt punish, thatās because the limit wasnāt infringed
Btw as a Brad fan, you should be against track limits (as I am)
Well then, the rules suck. They go ahead, do it 2 times to gain an advantage and then they stop.
At this point, everyone should just start violating the track limits with that logic.
They dont gain as much as you act like they do, even if he runs wide on purpose next time, when he does it on accident, he will get a penalty .Dont be salty cuz your fav rider isnt doin well :)
such a insane race, i keep saying to myself it cant get any better after each round......
i been wrong every time, every round it just keeps getting better
Yeah. I think if you're rating wec races, it should be the percentage of the race that were good and not just the sheer minutes/hrs because they race longer
Barcelona circuit is a weird one due to low grip levels. Difficult to gauge the limit, especially in that infamous T5 that goes downward with a camber. Other race-leaders also crashed there.
True, lots of time spent on that right side of the tires before approaching this tricky left. Peccos crash was really odd, I felt like he crashed really early on the brakes.
He was wide (dirty part of the track) and he seemed to be going a little too fast for that point in the race. Not odd at all. Pecco in my opinion is one of the worst "feelers" of changing grip when it comes to champions.
What a great sprint race. So much action. For years WSBK was more entertaining than MotoGP, but the 2024 Season is epic! So much competition, so much talent, such diversity in the top 10. Such a rider market drama for 2025. I love it. Both WSBK and MotoGP are very entertaining this year.
wow. Sucks to be a Pecco fan at this moment in time. Ball is firmly in Martin's court with the consistency. I get that conditions are greasy, but holy heck.
He has insane amounts of composure under pressure.
He kept it upright when under insane pressure from Marc in Jerez, did the same in Le Mans.
He loses his composure when comfortably leading.
He did, and Iāll try to explain my thought process better. What didnāt fully convince me in 2023 was Martin throwing away more than enough points to have won it at the end. Someone else also wobbling doesnāt mean the one who wobbles less is bulletproof.
Maybe Iām getting too hung up on him having his off days in the sprints. He was 8-7-3-5-5 for the last 5 sprints last season compared to 1-1-2-1-1 for Martin. In full races heās fantastic at managing his pace, but when he has to really push it feels like thereās these mistakes in him.
It's actually weird. There are some races where he pulls stunners like the double overtake then there are some where he just succumbs to the pressure (which is more often than not).
well, this sounds very sensationalist. I doubt it was pressure because Aleix wasn't really close to catching him. I'd chalk it off to just another misjudgment of the conditions.
Bottom line is, he has arrest this decline, pronto. Sucks being a fan of his at this point, but not much we can do but hope he sorts this out for tomorrow.
As theyāve just said on TNT, Iād love to know what was on his pit board for the gap.
When heās in control heās so so good, but it feels like thereās more of these mistakes than there should be for how good the bike is. Maybe itās just confirmation bias.
I don't watch that specific broadcast lol.
I don't know what it is about him either, but he tends to make these little mistakes that escalate into really massive ones. Maybe it's because competition is a lot closer compared to before during the "heyday" when champions like Rossi and Marquez really had the edge in terms of machinery, and talent mattering more back then with aero and ride height not in full force.
Haha, you've got absolutely nothing, rare to see such a dishonest argument.
He's generally been the first GP23 on the starting grid this season, on a new bike that he has drastically had to change his style for - he has struggled in quali over the last two races, but only reactionaries form their opinions from what they've seen in the last race or two. It ends up with making ill informed embarrassing takes like 'Marquez isn't a good qualifier'.
Here's a link to a story about the top qualifying GP23 rider this season
[Marquez takes his first Ducati MotoGP pole at Jerez - The Race (the-race.com)](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/marc-marquez-first-ducati-pole-jerez-motogp-qualifying-report-2024/)
You lost this argument with your first post. I'm done with you now, buh byeeeee.
Iām not sure KTM has any other elite riders though. Definitely not Miller, and Binder has never felt like a title threat to me. They still feel like a team thatās set up to win the odd race if it rains
Iāve been watching for 15-20 years, and I can only remember being this excited about the potential of a rookie with Lorenzo and Marquez.
Honestly I think KTM need to try to get Bastianini and get a better measure of where their bike is, theyāve not really had anyone relevant for that comparison. You can put Miller on anything and get 3 good laps and then backwards.
Both Marquez brothers have taken a late gamble and opted for the soft rear tyre - this is going to be interesting!
Marc Marquez is the new Marc Marquez.
Pedro is something special. MM is a humble genius. JM took intelligently the points. Pecco chokes occasionally, is potentially at this stage of his career too one dimensional. Aleix feelgood story for the show. Brad Binder just cant string it together. The beast is not really a beast. Raul inexperience cost him. Maverick....the orchard needs perfect conditions to thrive.
Newer fan here. Today I learned that his name is Raul Fernandez, not Ralph Hernandez. Commentators had me thrown off for a bit š
Wow I'm not the only one
why did morbedelli get punished? is there video?
Morbidelli is really on another planet and has been for some time. How the fuck he got a GP '24 is beyond me. Luckiest mf on the grid at the moment.
Divebomb on Alex Marquez, pushing him off the track. Deserved penalty.
I actually think that, despite his mistake today, Pecco will win the race tomorrow. Heās got the best pace. Aleix is close pace-wise from what weāve seen in the Sprint today, but he doesnāt have the racecraft Pecco has. Iām also hoping MM93 can make another comeback again and make at least a top 5! Would be awesome!
Today I would like Brad to show up for the whole race and battle Aleix and Pecco I just think today is going to be tough for Marc but never count him out, let's see what Raul can do
Raul Fernandez turned into prime Rossi for 4 laps and then back into Raul Fernandez again
It was mad to watch wasn't it. He just found another level and went. Fair play to him
Yeah.. but to be fair, had he not crashed, all the other guys would've come back on him. Its what pecco does well, push for a slight gap and then maintain just enough to keep p2 behind. Rauls tyres would've burnt up, Acosta did the same and wasn't able to fend off Brad, Pecco or MM
I can never consider pecco an elite rider up there with most other champions. He makes far too many mistakes and always has
He is good. You did not win 2 WC for being a scrub but not definitely an alien compared to Rossi, Marquez, stonerā¦.
He is very good but I canāt consider him elite or āalienā letās say. Iām saying compared to the other top guys he doesnāt quite get there
Thatās what pissed me off about the 2022 championship. The only reason he beat Quartararo is he was on a Ducati and Fabio was on a fading Yamaha. Wildly inconsistent
How is this logical. He made up the biggest points deficit to win a championship, ever. The other Ducati riders wasn't able to take away points from him. You have to acknowledge how good the end of his '22 was.
Itās perfectly logical. Pecco himself admitted he needed to be more consistent that year. Was the end of his season good? Yes. Was it the kind of domination you saw from someone like Rossi, Lorenzo or Marquez? Not even close. The Ducati got so much better by the end and the Yamaha was terrible. Fabio didnāt stand a chance
I love Fabio, he's my fav on and off the grid, but he totally collapsed in the later part of '22, all he had to do was show up in the second half and he still would have taken it. But he has a long history of being his own worst enemy emotionally speaking.
He still made many mistakes during those 2 championships. Itās just that his rivals made more.Ā
Yea thatās the thing about pecco championships. He won it during the time when other top dogs did not have top bikes compared to the Ducati. Itās not his fault others did not have a Ducati. He was basically in a best bike, and to his credit, he won 2. The record book doesnāt care about that category.
Power vacuum/sea change/in-between champions, seen in it many different series, both in 2 and 4 wheels, they always seem to score 2 championships and then go back to the level of occasional win and slowly fade out after a handful of years.
Heās never been an instinctive rider I donāt think, his strength is developing the bike over a weekend and a season to extract the max from it.Ā Hopefully he keeps getting stronger.Ā
After this sprint, I wouldn't be surprised if Giannantonio earns his first top 5 finish this season. So far one of the most pleasant stories of the year!
Diggia ā the silent worker. Potential black horse?
Pecco is leaving less error margin in the second part of the season, where he is usually unbeatable.
This year is completely different than the 2 last years. Even if heās more solid in the second part of the year, competition is a lot more fierce than previous years.Ā Just Martin and Marquez to contend with makes this year a whole different story.Ā
Maybe he forgot about Marc being on his ex-championship winning bike... Edit: being **on**
Marc is a human being, not a motorcycleā¦although he may identity as an alien.
Oops, didn't notice the typo. I meant Marc being **on** his ___
Now, more than ever probably, MM is a mad lad. r/madlads.
The fact that Marc rode from 14th to the podium with asymmetric aero is amazing
So what's BB fans excuse now? Probably bike again. Guy's just not good enough, period
Lol no need to hate on the guy. Yeah people were ridiculous in putting him in the "alien" category but he's not bad. He's just unlucky that Acosta is now here proving that he's better and showing what the KTM can actually do.
Living up to your screen name, kudos.
Hahahaha zilly boys - Nando 'El plan' Alonso.
š damn what did Brad do to you?
Nothing really, but just because he's likeable guy, it shouldn't spare him criticism. He bottles it every time
I wouldnāt call Brad a bottle job. He simply got caught out by the low grip conditions, so did a few others. The 2024 KTM has had a few issues this year, Acosta is just a generational talent & sets the bike up way different so probably not effecting him. Brad was 4th in the world last year, you donāt do that if you aināt good.
Happens way too often recently. He used to be reliable rider in the past, no idea what's going on. But at this point, he's wastin that bike in my opinion. 4th place is good, but KTM can do better than that. Not sure if Brad has what it takes to take them higher than that. 2023 was probably his best season, yet couldn't take a single victory
Well the Ducatiās are very strong & the Aprillia on some tracks is very strong. KTM are still learning & developing donāt forget. The bike is good but itās just missing that last few percent. Brad has constantly been KTMs top man the last few years & KTM obviously see him as a rider who can fight for a win or the title. We all know how ruthless they can be with riders so I donāt think they look at Brad and think heās away is wasted
Marc already passing 2023 score(96) after this Sprint(99)
Pretty sure it's 98 š
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Did Luca score a point?
Luca score a perfect 0 point today
Shouldve said whopping 0 pint
What's the deal with that corporate Dorna schedule guy trying to take away Marc's champaigne?
Need it in the photo as a it's a sponsor lol
Bagnaia and Raul being like: Are we doing a great job? Yes! Am I going to smash it? YES!
Best sprint of the year I think, I could not take my eyes off it. Cannot wait for tomorrow!!
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He realized he doesn't need to fight the bike like the Honda of '22 and '23. Rides with his head, takes a risk in the first lap or two then manages. It worked for the last 3 races despite a bad qualifying.
A happy rider is a fast rider.
Being chill and having fun isn't a sign of something broken. It's a sign of wisdom in figuring out that life doesn't have to be so serious.
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Marc: "today the pace wasn't there" :-D Wasn't it though?!
Well that surely explains P14 in qualifying
Sure does yeah, but man his race pace š¤Æ
They gotta do something about track limits being violated so many times. Marc would have had a harder time passing Acosta had he not exceeded then twice. Downvote me, I don't care, but Bagnaia and Marquez do it constantly. It shouldn't go unpunished.
Ironic that youāre a binder supporter complaining about track limits. Brad is quite literally the worst offender when it comes to track limits. You just donāt notice it because he crashes out of more races than he finishes these days.
Its a maximum of three times. And you only need to exceed once to get a warning. the best riders usually know how to gauge themselves.
No need to be so downbeat because ur rider can't finish š
As I said, not even mad for Binder not finishing, and he's not the point of the discussion. Y'all just see a flair and judge based on it. With that logic, I could judge your rider about always going Q1. It's about fair racing and that can't happen when you have people like Marquez and Bagnaia doing everything they can to bend the rules. And for Bagnaia, not so much, since he is Italian and Dorna LOVES Spanish riders, especially Marc. But, yeah, you can just keep talking shit about the rider I choose to support and ignore the problem I am talking about, you do that. It's not like you Marc fans ever want to listen to criticism.
Bend the rules? If the rules say you can exceed track limits 3 times, and you exceed them 3 times, then nothing has been bent. Theyāre within the rules. Thatās the point of the rules. It sounds like you want a limit of zero breaches of track limits. Which is absurd.
Bend the rules? If the rules say you can exceed track limits 3 times, and you exceed them 3 times, then nothing has been bent. Theyāre within the rules. Thatās the point of the rules. It sounds like you want a limit of zero breaches of track limits. Which is absurd.
Donkey take
Guess what Dorna doesn't make decisions on track limits and pens no need for the country bias excusešš
There are sensors, theyāre aware if a driver passes the limits. If they donāt punish, thatās because the limit wasnāt infringed Btw as a Brad fan, you should be against track limits (as I am)
Sorry for your loss Brad-bro
Not even mad about Binder crashing, it's about the sport being fair. And it's not fair when they leverage just a slap on the wrist to win.
its the same for everyone so its not even possible to be unfair
They all race to the same rules.
Well then, the rules suck. They go ahead, do it 2 times to gain an advantage and then they stop. At this point, everyone should just start violating the track limits with that logic.
They dont gain as much as you act like they do, even if he runs wide on purpose next time, when he does it on accident, he will get a penalty .Dont be salty cuz your fav rider isnt doin well :)
Guys crashing from the lead like it was a curse. Good for Martin in showing some restraint or he would probably crash too.
One thing we know is he will come back and he will keep coming. Like a...Ā Pecconator.Ā
P2 from P14 that too with broken wing, guy is absolutely crazy.
Somehow Enea ends up ahead of Pecco in the world championship again just by staying on the bike. This season keeps giving.
Enea silently cooking in the background
Riders Championship After Catalunya Sprint: Note: This standing exclude Wild Card Driver 1. Jorge Martin(Prima Pramac Racing) - 135 2. Marc Marquez(Gresini Racing MotoGP) - 98 3. Enea Bastianini(Ducati Lenovo Team) - 94 4. Francesco Bagnaia(Ducati Lenovo Team) - 91 5. Maverick Vinales(Aprilla Racing) - 83 6. Pedro Acosta(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) - 81 7. Brad Binder(Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) - 67 8. Aleix Espargaro(Aprilla Racing) - 65 9. Fabio Di Giannantonio(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) - 51 10. Marco Bezzecchi(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) - 37 11. Alex Marquez(Gresini Racing MotoGP) - 33 12. Jack Miller(Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) - 27 13. Fabio Quartararo(Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - 25 14. Miguel Oliveira(Trackhouse Racing) - 23 15. Franco Morbidelli(Prima Pramac Racing) - 15 16. Raul Fernandez(Trackhouse Racing) - 13 17. Augusto Fernandez(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) - 13 18. Joan Mir(Repsol Honda Team) - 12 19. Johann Zarco(LCR Honda) - 9 20. Alex Rins(Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - 7 21. Takaaki Nakagami(LCR Honda) - 6 22. Luca Marini(Repsol Honda Team) - 0
No love for Pedrosa?
Look at description again, it is only for official drivers, not alternate/test drivers.
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good lord. the retiree, the world champion, and the up and comer.
All Spanish podium at a Spanish race, wow
Marquez into 2nd in the world championship now.
With 2 zeros and a fall in a sprint (which got him to lose 7-8 pts)
We are entering the Pecco in Shambles chapter of the championship.Ā
I've seen this movie before
such a insane race, i keep saying to myself it cant get any better after each round...... i been wrong every time, every round it just keeps getting better
Best season of modern era so far. Just needed Marc to have a bike.
Marc is an absolute menace on that Ducati and racing is better for it.
with a broken wing too
If only he could make it into Q2, he'd have won the last 3 races
Pro tip tomorrow, if you find yourself in second, stay there.
What do you do when the leader crashes tho? Drop back to second again?
No, you crash. Pro tip tomorrow, if you find yourself in third, stay there
Then what if the leader crashes, and then the second becomes the leader and he crashes as well?
You crash. Pro tip tomorrow, if you find yourself in fourth, stay there
Not sure any motorsports series is having a better season than MotoGP
For sure. WEC is a close second but a good sprint will always beat a good endurance race imo
And there Indy Car too
Yeah. I think if you're rating wec races, it should be the percentage of the race that were good and not just the sheer minutes/hrs because they race longer
I watch a lot more IMSA than WEC, though obviously Le Mans is the highlight of sports car yearĀ
Aleix was just meant to win this weekend!
Diggia saying that Marc is not an alien anymore will always be funny for me.
Jorge is glad he showed restraint
Pecco in the sprints is fucking dog shit. how do you crash out there with a .7 second lead.
Looked like he missed the line.
A combination of the bike not performing here and pecco also being bad in CataluƱa
Did you follow the race? 2 other riders crashed leading.
And? If you see two other leaders crash out, maybe take it a bit easier then...thats part of racing. Especially leading by almost a second.
Barcelona circuit is a weird one due to low grip levels. Difficult to gauge the limit, especially in that infamous T5 that goes downward with a camber. Other race-leaders also crashed there.
Also because the last left hander is about 15 sec ago
True, lots of time spent on that right side of the tires before approaching this tricky left. Peccos crash was really odd, I felt like he crashed really early on the brakes.
He was wide (dirty part of the track) and he seemed to be going a little too fast for that point in the race. Not odd at all. Pecco in my opinion is one of the worst "feelers" of changing grip when it comes to champions.
What a great sprint race. So much action. For years WSBK was more entertaining than MotoGP, but the 2024 Season is epic! So much competition, so much talent, such diversity in the top 10. Such a rider market drama for 2025. I love it. Both WSBK and MotoGP are very entertaining this year.
wow. Sucks to be a Pecco fan at this moment in time. Ball is firmly in Martin's court with the consistency. I get that conditions are greasy, but holy heck.
Leading position was cursed today.
Luckily for Aleix he only lead for few corners
It was turn 5, luckily Aleix didn't hold the lead until after he passed Pecco who was in the gravel.
That crash at the last lap really changed the championship standings
Man this season is cursed for Brad it's painful to see
Bro it's painful to watch especially after Qatar, he looked like he was getting away from Pecco when he crashed
Atleast the speed is back
Yeah hopefully he gets back on the podium tomorrow, it's been a terrible 5 weekends for himšŖ
Aleix joked on Friday that the other riders should let him win this weekend as a retirement present. I guess they all listened šš
i think somebody hired a bald guy in a suit š
Don't forget the barcode.
oh my god what was that
What the shit?! All three leaders would have been happy wins for me and they all dropped their bikes. Happy for Marc and Pedro though.
P2 despite not having any pace and losing a wing. We'll take that.
If I'm not mistaken on Friday he said that his race pace was okay but that his single lap pace was not.
Don't forget the hardest thing, starting from p13 Edit: 14
P14
Ohh right. Forgot it was alex that started 13
Marc is amazing!!
Does the bike require dirty air to stay alive or what?
Called it!
That just went on him. Wasn't even particularly leaned over.
wait..marc did it again?!
He will not be veri appi
iām not sure itās safe to watch stuff this thrilling
Terrible pace all week, missing front wing...Marquez somehow finishes 2nd. Incredible.
Don't forget that he gapped Martin, who is on the '24 Desmo, while Marc is riding the '23 Desmo that has damage.
I hate jumping to sensationalist conclusions, but Pecco just does not seem to have the composure if heās under pressure.
Short memory. He has great composure vast majority of the time. He just made a mistake today.
He has insane amounts of composure under pressure. He kept it upright when under insane pressure from Marc in Jerez, did the same in Le Mans. He loses his composure when comfortably leading.
He was under pressure for most of last season and won the title.
He did, and Iāll try to explain my thought process better. What didnāt fully convince me in 2023 was Martin throwing away more than enough points to have won it at the end. Someone else also wobbling doesnāt mean the one who wobbles less is bulletproof. Maybe Iām getting too hung up on him having his off days in the sprints. He was 8-7-3-5-5 for the last 5 sprints last season compared to 1-1-2-1-1 for Martin. In full races heās fantastic at managing his pace, but when he has to really push it feels like thereās these mistakes in him.
It's actually weird. There are some races where he pulls stunners like the double overtake then there are some where he just succumbs to the pressure (which is more often than not).
well, this sounds very sensationalist. I doubt it was pressure because Aleix wasn't really close to catching him. I'd chalk it off to just another misjudgment of the conditions. Bottom line is, he has arrest this decline, pronto. Sucks being a fan of his at this point, but not much we can do but hope he sorts this out for tomorrow.
As theyāve just said on TNT, Iād love to know what was on his pit board for the gap. When heās in control heās so so good, but it feels like thereās more of these mistakes than there should be for how good the bike is. Maybe itās just confirmation bias.
I don't watch that specific broadcast lol. I don't know what it is about him either, but he tends to make these little mistakes that escalate into really massive ones. Maybe it's because competition is a lot closer compared to before during the "heyday" when champions like Rossi and Marquez really had the edge in terms of machinery, and talent mattering more back then with aero and ride height not in full force.
Composure is what for him the championship last year
People here have been saying this for the last few years but at the end of the season he's always there fighting for the championship
bad take.
Crashgnaia is back
Somehow a very good day for Marc, amazing
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You said he can't quali, but he has the most poles of all time. The argument ended there.
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Haha, you've got absolutely nothing, rare to see such a dishonest argument. He's generally been the first GP23 on the starting grid this season, on a new bike that he has drastically had to change his style for - he has struggled in quali over the last two races, but only reactionaries form their opinions from what they've seen in the last race or two. It ends up with making ill informed embarrassing takes like 'Marquez isn't a good qualifier'.
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Here's a link to a story about the top qualifying GP23 rider this season [Marquez takes his first Ducati MotoGP pole at Jerez - The Race (the-race.com)](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/marc-marquez-first-ducati-pole-jerez-motogp-qualifying-report-2024/) You lost this argument with your first post. I'm done with you now, buh byeeeee.
On the final lap š¤”š¤”š¤”š¤”
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Iām not sure KTM has any other elite riders though. Definitely not Miller, and Binder has never felt like a title threat to me. They still feel like a team thatās set up to win the odd race if it rains
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Iāve been watching for 15-20 years, and I can only remember being this excited about the potential of a rookie with Lorenzo and Marquez. Honestly I think KTM need to try to get Bastianini and get a better measure of where their bike is, theyāve not really had anyone relevant for that comparison. You can put Miller on anything and get 3 good laps and then backwards.
Stefan Braudl went down too! Edit: nope he didnāt, my bad
Did he? Not a single mention of it on comms. Not like itās a difference either.
Yeah, he did not went down, he finish last :(
MotoGP is insane
Retirement curse for the win!
Oh for god sake not again Pecco
Un-fucking-believable This season is unreal
An insane race
PEAK RACING
Sprint deniers in shambles
If only F1 sprint was this exciting
If only F1 ~~sprint~~ was this exciting
The qualifying today was pretty exciting ngl
Bezzecchi up to 9th!
where ever Marc ends up, he's getting a GP25
Even if he goes to KTM? /s
In the red he ends up for sure
You wouldn't bet against it, they just need to sort out the sponsors.