So Pirro's slick shod Duke konks out on the grid, he changes immediately to a wet bike, but being a Ducati they can't get the dry bike started again. Wonder what if he'd have stayed out on the wet bike for a while... Bet they're rueing not seeing that coming...
Good point... How many dry laps were there before the rain came? Would his wets have destroyed themselves too much before the rain came?
Re Jack - his bike broke: Jack Miller able to salvage points at the San Marino GP despite a major electrical problem in the final seven laps. Jack Miller’s rookie campaign in the MotoGP™ World Championship continues to be a difficult one, the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini presenting another unique challenge. Riders were forced to swap bikes twice during the race as conditions went from dry to wet to dry again. Miller struggled in the bike swap, some 30 seconds slower than he felt he could have been with more experience. But the fiery Australian was able to recover time in the wet conditions, again proving his skill in less than ideal conditions. Unfortunately Miller’s race would go from bad to worse as with just a handful of laps disaster struck and he found himself unable to shift from fourth gear as his bike encountered an electrical problem. The LCR Honda rider was forced to short shift for the remainder of the race, resulting in a drop in lap times. Even in the face of all these problems Miller was able to end the day in 12th and secure yet more championship points. Jack Miller: “With about six or seven laps to go we had an electrical problem with the bike, the thing started losing power and wouldn’t go into anything lower than fourth gear, so I had to start short-shifting through second and third and as a result my lap times dropped considerably. It was a good race, but being a rookie to this bike change thing I stayed out longer than I should and it cost me dearly, I lost a good thirty, thirty-five seconds.” “It was a good race, I thought it was all over but then I was really happy when I came in and put the wets on. When we went to slicks it just took me a little longer to get into the groove of things than Scott (Redding, who finished third) and you can see what he did. We started picking things up, but then it all sort of came to an end with about seven laps to go and I just had to limp the thing home really.” Miller: “The thing started losing power”
Cheers for that, no commentator mentioned that drama, maybe the boy does have potential, I guess HRC knew that already. Craig
Yeah tbh I'd not really considered much else at this race and yeah - JM was in front of CC with six laps to go and only finished 4s behind CC - something else considering what he said above re problems... How long has CC been in this class now? Also noteworthy Iannone finishes in front of Dovi yet again and Petrucci in front of both of em and all of em in front of Pedro...
That's all part of my mystery question, what happens to these guys when it rains, some guy's just go hell yeah and others go f*ck no! I don't get it? Is it as simple as that or something else? With electronics don't they dial out the rain? Don't the tyres give them the confidence they need? Craig
JLo lives his life on the very edge of his tyres. He's all about the corner speed rather than picking the bike up and firing it out, or steering with the rear. Hence why the tyre change to the harder edge screwed him. In the wet, the edge of the tyre at max lean is not where you want to be. That means he has to change his whole approach to corners whereas everyone else has an advantage in that they're not making as drastic a change.
Good explanation, but I think there is more, Jorgegay is not the only one that rides the edges, Crutchslow is another? Craig
It was the best way to go quick on a yam. Now with the upgrades, it's quicker at firing out of corners so less need. JLo is rapid in the dry so his method is still quickest with the yam chassis. Vale has changed his whole riding approach since rejoining yam. He now rides more like the others. Crutchlow spent his GP time learning on the yam during the time when only corner speed would work on it.
You sick bastard, I mean't it in a different way, Stoner could win on a postie bike to make it clearer. Who else has won so many times in a row at PI on different machines? Craig
This is quite strange isn't it? Why is the 'customer' bike so poor? You'd have to think it is hurting that they're not dominating the factory championship. Or that people like Bautista are beating it on Superbike based Aprilias. Is it a case of similar issues to the ones Marquez and Ped have complained of all year but without the support to correct them (or indeed the skill to ride around them)? Cecinelli and other team bosses must be pretty pissed off.
