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Dani didn't deserve what happen
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Rossi on the podium
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Lorenzo not on podium
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Simoncelli becoming a new favorite
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Posted 15 May 2011 - 10:13 PM
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 07:47 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I still don't think Ben is one of the 'aliens'.. He's damn good, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was on factory-spec equipment at Tech3 from Indy onwards last year.Simoncelli is not getting any support from anywhere. Not even Rossi for his clash with Dani...I dunno. He def. didn't give Simoncelli any room and I'm not sure what kind of gentelmen's agreement you have in motorcycle racing, whether that was fair or not. Dani really didn't have an option at that point...no out whatsoever. So it was either stand the bike up to brake or lay it over and take them both out. Sucks for Dani really though...
Maybe it's the pressure...he did really well last year on the same bike that Kal is on this year.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 08:33 PM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:04 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I still don't think Ben is one of the 'aliens'.. He's damn good, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was on factory-spec equipment at Tech3 from Indy onwards last year.
That being said, the rest of the grid need to catch up to the 'factory' Hondas (Repsol Honda + Simoncelli's Gresini). Had Simoncelli not taken out Pedrosa it'd be a Honda 1-2-3-4 result..
You're probably right about him not being an 'alien', but shouldn't he be on a factory-spec bike now?
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Speaking of which, does the 'upper' echelon of F1 drivers called anything special like "aliens"? For me if they were, it'd be Vettel, Alonso, Lewis, and maybe Kubica...Schumacher of old too.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:33 PM
He is, but because he sits on a blue bike as opposed to a black/yellow bike now, coming in 5-6th place is no longer regarded as an achievement.You're probably right about him not being an 'alien', but shouldn't he be on a factory-spec bike now?
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Speaking of which, does the 'upper' echelon of F1 drivers called anything special like "aliens"? For me if they were, it'd be Vettel, Alonso, Lewis, and maybe Kubica...Schumacher of old too.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:27 PM
He is, but because he sits on a blue bike as opposed to a black/yellow bike now, coming in 5-6th place is no longer regarded as an achievement.
Posted 17 May 2011 - 12:12 AM
The Hondas weren't dominant last year. The only person you can directly compare him to in that time period to now is Lorenzo, who has had 3 podiums this year and is leading the championship. Ben has DNF'd twice and had two 6th places in that duration.Except while he was on the Tech 3 bike, he was doing better than 5-6th like he is now. He got 2 podiums and a pole...
Posted 17 May 2011 - 02:45 AM
The Hondas weren't dominant last year. The only person you can directly compare him to in that time period to now is Lorenzo, who has had 3 podiums this year and is leading the championship. Ben has DNF'd twice and had two 6th places in that duration.
Posted 17 May 2011 - 03:17 AM
Yeah its a bit disappointing tbh. Looked like he might give lorenzo a run for his money likenlorenzo did to vale initiallyBut that's what I'm saying...last year he was a bit hotter than this year on a satellite bike which is why I thought he was going to be part of that group this year on a factory bike. So far not turning out to be true
Posted 18 May 2011 - 03:35 AM
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Posted 25 July 2011 - 08:55 PM
speed had the worst coverage ever... it aired more commercials than actual race... their motogp coverage normally is crap, but somehow found a way to make it even worse for the USGP..time/channel combo for Laguna Seca today?
I assume it's on SPEED, at 5 EST?
Posted 25 July 2011 - 10:06 PM
Posted 25 July 2011 - 10:43 PM
I actually had to turn it off, the incessant twang of billy-joe-bob color-commentator made me ill.speed had the worst coverage ever... it aired more commercials than actual race... their motogp coverage normally is crap, but somehow found a way to make it even worse for the USGP..
Posted 26 July 2011 - 04:03 AM
So what do you guys think about Lorenzo and Stoner and maybe others not going to Motegi?
Posted 09 August 2011 - 04:36 AM
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