There's another camera angle that's even better, he's literally pretty much laying completely on his left side before going upright. Amazing. Cracking qualifying session.
TBH agree with that, harsh would have been to go back a spot and let the other rider past him. Not like they can tell him to drop 0.3 of a second on one lap
Still think it's bollocks though He was completely innocent in that nothing he could do. He wasn't even facing the right way on the bike when going over the run off. So he was definetly caught unawares. And he dropped off again in the following laps.
Marc Marquez claims his first win of the season, and extends his perfect COTA record to five in a row, with victory in Texas. Maverick Vinales suffered his first defeat as a Yamaha rider after falling, from fourth, early in the race. Team-mate Valentino Rossi now leads the world championship standings after passing Dani Pedrosa to claim second place, despite a 0.3s post-race penalty for cutting the track after a close moment with Johann Zarco. Alex Rins missed today's race due to a broken wrist on Saturday... 1.Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 43m 58.770s 2.Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 44m 1.839s 3.Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 44m 3.882s 4.Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 44m 6.408s 5.Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 6.727s 6.Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 12.828s 7.Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 44m 14.261s 8.Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 15.542s 9.Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 16.749s 10.Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 17.264s 11.Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 17.673s 12.Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 44m 27.505s 13.Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 28.811s 14.Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 44m 30.134s 15.Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 45m 5.317s 16.Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 45m 20.860s 17.Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +2 laps Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* DNF Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) DNF Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) DNF Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) DNF Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) DNF Read more at MotoGP Results - 2017 MotoGP Americas, Austin - Race Results
Pleased I subscribed to be able to watch all Motogp, what a cracking season it looks like we are in for. Life in the old dog yet it would seem...race craft at its best. Gone from pre season problems to front row qualifying. Maybe just his mind games? who knows. So pleased to see new blood that is competitive as well (Zarco and, obviously Vinales). Maverick will be back to challenge for top spot no doubt, happy days. MM. He owns that track.
