Is that if Rossi takes Casey out and jumps on the Honda? You forgot to mention that bit :wink: Bwah ha ha ha Derek's a good egg - quite funny when he gets going, to my mind anyway ... Mmmmm, beeeeer ...
Just got in from work and saw that VR was 10th But just had a look on twitter and the usual motogp experts and Briggs (VR mechanic) Stated NH was out on the softest tyre trying settings and VR out on the Hard trying settings. (which bridgestone predict the hard rear tyre will be needed for the race) We will see tomoz.
Nope, Thats when Stoner burns his rear tyre out and slows and riders pass him just like what happened to sykes in wsb. The tyres are really a unknown as no one has used them in anger yet. Last years tyre suited Stoners style and no one else tbh. Oh I see he's talked about the soft feel to the bike because of the tyres!
It's not good. Hayden's position is only superficially encouraging - as Imola says, he was on a soft.
I guess we'll find out in the race! Casey's having chatter problems and leading the timesheet... but it's only first practice. The track is yet to rubber in and they'll all go quicker, probably by a second or so. Then they'll uncover new problems etc. How is it Hayden isn't complaining about understeering like Rossi? How is it Hayden isn't complaining all the time like Rossi? :biggrin: Oh and there's nothing wrong with running the soft race tyre, if you can make it last in the race. If there's advantages in running a different tyre to the others then go for it, it's up to the rider to make it work.
I did at one point but I find this far more amusing So......let me just get my head round this.......10th?
It's interesting that. They obviously run very different setups. VR complains about a vague front and not turning in right; NH says it's the best Duc he's ever ridden and his problem is rear grip and drive off the corners.
FP2 *Spoiler* Big progress. Not. MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2012 Doha, Friday, April 06, 2012 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev. 1 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 332.6 1'55.960 2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 328.8 1'56.174 0.214 / 0.214 3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 332.2 1'56.648 0.688 / 0.474 4 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 328.2 1'56.671 0.711 / 0.023 5 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 339.0 1'56.678 0.718 / 0.007 6 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 331.6 1'56.697 0.737 / 0.019 7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 336.9 1'56.782 0.822 / 0.085 8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 330.5 1'56.814 0.854 / 0.032 9 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 332.4 1'57.197 1.237 / 0.383 10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 337.0 1'57.274 1.314 / 0.077 11 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 334.0 1'57.523 1.563 / 0.249 12 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 334.1 1'57.668 1.708 / 0.145 13 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 317.1 1'58.801 2.841 / 1.133 14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 310.9 1'58.945 2.985 / 0.144 15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR-FTR 307.5 1'59.698 3.738 / 0.753 16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 313.9 1'59.997 4.037 / 0.299 17 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 309.9 2'00.231 4.271 / 0.234 18 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 314.4 2'00.373 4.413 / 0.142 19 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 292.4 2'00.404 4.444 / 0.031 20 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR-FTR 305.9 2'00.787 4.827 / 0.383 21 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 303.1 2'02.112 6.152 / 1.325 Rossi 10th, a whisker ahead of Abraham, and the other satellite Duc 5th.
Too right, about time we had a brit up the sharp end So which yamaha will win the race ? and whats happened to the X ducati racing god!
Crutchlow: "Everyone thinks Valentino is sandbagging or not got the setup; It looks to me like he's working for the end of the race." Crutchlow on new tires: "If you put Lorenzo on my bike, he'd go no slower than he's going. But, it'll bring closer racing, more passing."
