jedd_kenobi
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Wow! What a Moto2 race! loved every minute of it. really glad i followed the advice of those in this thread and made the point of watching Moto2.
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Me too.
I believe, Rossi went to Stoner later for an ?I so sorry? chat.
A very incident filled race due to the wet conditions, then tyres wearing out at the end of the race. Good fun to watch, but not if you favorite rider or team fell off.
Simoncelli gets the most spectacular off award whilst leading the GP, plus the mad hair prize.
Quote of the day from Ben Spies, speaking about his off when in second place near the end of the race:
? .. yeah, that really sucked like dog?s testicles ..?
live on the BBC. :lol:
The record will show that the podium positions were Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden. Doesn?t really cover all the drama really.
Stoner and Rossi?s thoughts after clashing in Jerez
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) and nine time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team), were involved in an incident in the MotoGP race at Jerez, which took the Australian out of proceedings.
Stoner had been in second place when the Italian mounted a challenge behind him and attempted a manoeuvre going into turn one. The Ducati rider made the move past Stoner, but lost control of his bike, causing a collision which brought them both down. Rossi was able to remount his bike and continue, picking up 11 points in fifth place. Here are the thoughts of both riders after the coming together during the race in which Rossi took full responsibility for.
?We made a good start to the race, we understood the tyres weren?t the best and they were trying to spin, so we needed to back off quite a bit,? said the Repsol Honda rider. ?Rossi came up the inside and wasn?t able to stay on the bike and took me out. It was not the best day for us for sure, after such a good weekend. We?re very disappointed with this result. I believe we would have been there at the end because it was a long race with many people crashing which is why we were being quiet.?
Stoner was clearly frustrated after the incident which ended his race prematurely. After the race, Rossi went to the Honda garage to apologise to Stoner for his mistake. The Repsol Honda rider shared his feelings after the two exchanged words.
?For sure, I would prefer if Valentino did it away from the cameras and would say something to me quietly without always having to have proof,? commented Stoner. ?For sure Valentino doesn?t do this for himself, he just wants to show to everybody that he has apologised. Yes it?s a nice gesture, it?s very good, but it still doesn?t change the result today, so we?ll see what happens in the next races.?
Rossi made amends for his mistake, but insisted he was in a position to fight for the podium.
?Yes it was a crazy race because it was difficult conditions and everyone was on the limit with the softer tyres,? explained Rossi. ?I was very fast in the beginning of the race in the wet, but unfortunately I made a mistake in braking and I crashed. Unfortunately, I also crashed into Stoner. I went to him to say sorry that I made a mistake. With my race today, we had the potential to try and win or finish on the podium, but at the end the result isn?t so bad. I came back to finish fifth which was important points for the championship.?
Well that was an eventful MotoGP race...shame about Rossi and Stoner. Two similar wipeouts in one weekend forThe DoctorRossi really highlights the Ducati front end problems. He was also backing out from the inside line in a couple of spots where he surely would've gone through in the past with Honda/Yamaha. Looks like he tried to back out from the Casey incident as well midway through but realized it was too late. Simoncelli was also pretty close to taking out Stoner as well, I'm sure the HRC guys would've been happy .
Simoncelli, Spies and Edwards were looking good but they fell out one by one, too bad they failed to finish.
Overall I think Rossi's speed in the beginning was a really good sign considering the rest of the season. I hope it wasn't just the weather. He seems to be adapting much better than Gibernau, Melandri and Hayden in the past. Stoner adapted great back in 2007 but then again his bike was easily the fastest in the field.
Now I should start looking out for a torrent of the Moto2 race if I could watch that tomorrow...
FTFY... There is only one Doctor and Rossiain'tis him!
crookie, "The Doctor" is a BBC Sci-Fi fictional character.
Jedd, in MotoGP there is only "The Doctor" and it is Rossi.
Naw, what was REALLY fucked up was that the marshals helped Rossi and left Stoner.
crookie, "The Doctor" is a BBC Sci-Fi fictional character.
jedd_kenobi said:i think that was because they saw Rossi between the 2 motorbikes and instinctively went to help him first thinking he needed the most help. Stoner was clear if i remember. just didn't help when the marshals forgot about him and they carried on helping Rossi.
Go watch it again, Rossi was on his feet by the time the marshals reached them both. All the marshals except one or two crowded around Rossi.
RdKetchup said:For those who thought yesterday's moto2 race was good, I think it was actually the most boring one in a long time. For that class, rain turns out not to be an equalizer, it actually exacerbate the gaps between riders.
RdKetchup said:Another thing I'm asking myself after seeing two works HRC bikes unable to restart, is it possible that their new gap less transmission makes it harder to start than regular transmissions?
I can't see that since Dorna has taken it down, but the Spanish marshals have no reason to favor Rossi, more like the opposite. Rossi isn't exactly a crowd favorite in Spain. Most likely they just run to the bike closest to them. If you meant that they should help Stoner because he was the victim here, that judgement is definitely not for the marshals to make.