Motors 2014 MotoGP/WSBK/BSB Season thread

Another insane race at Catalynua, to say the least

Rossi dropped a bit of a clanger in the post-race press conference, saying he's getting closer to being able to challenge MM every week - and given he beat JL fair and square in the last race, I think I believe him. He's re-iterated it, too. Exciting stuff

 

But MM won again - betting shops are offering 7/1 on him winning every race !


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I put £20 on that a while ago

 

Something special that boy.


Marc Marquez #93 - Honda RC213V by Polarity Photo, on Flickr

 

Can i/we have that with+without processing in the biggest resolution you can do?

 

Happy to share the before and after if thats of any interest, but im not too sure about the high res.

Normally I wouldnt mind but ive got a couple of paying customers for this shot so probably wouldn't be very fair!

Im printing one of them on aluminium which I reckon is going to look amazing.

 

DP signs for another 2 years at Repsol

 

Not something I would have done. Espargaro would have been my choice.

 

Rossi at Yamaha for the same time as well.

Evidently DanPed wasn't too proud to take the pay cut and become defacto number 2, I bet when Marquez's contract comes round Honda won't offer him a performance related pay deal.

 

I can't blame Honda - known quantity, probably cheap in the scheme of things, not a threat to their main bloke MM, proven winner, never moans, blah blah blah

On the flip side as a fan - would rather see someone who deserves a chance having a pop at it. DP has, after all, sat in that seat for 9 (?) years now and while he has more than enough wins and podiums, he's never truly capitalised on the bike under him (sometimes his fault, sometimes not)

 

Soooo... despite Cal saying he had not opted out of Ducati in 2015, apparently -- according to German and Italian press -- signed for LCR.

 

Well look on the brightside, the chance of anyone being subjected to a photo of my (and RTT, Fat Tony, Kovoet's) arse is practically zero, unless the entire top ten fall off at the next race.

Another name for Ducati to fling on the pile labelled 'not Casey Stoner'.

 

Probably need more to fall off tbh.

 

It is official!

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/207296/1/crutchlow-out-iannone-in-at-ducati.html
http://motomatters.com/news/2014/08/02/the_next_piece_in_the_motogp_puzzle_cal_.html
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Iannone+replaces+Crutchlow+at+Ducati+Team+for+2015

What a mess

Red = strong rumor
Orange = almost done / done / very much expected
Green = confirmed


Honda:
Marquez
Pedrosa

Ducati:
Iannone
Dovizioso

Cardion AB
Abraham

Aspar:
Hayden

Yamaha:
Rossi
Lorenzo

Tech 3:
Pol Espargaro
Bradley Smith

Forward Yamaha
Stefan Bradl
Alex De Angelis

LCR:
Cal Crutchlow
Jack Miller

Pramac:
Yonny Hernandez
Danilo Petrucci

Suzuki:
Aleix Espargaro
Maverick Vinales
Bautista

Aprilia
Alvaro Bautista
Eugene Laverty
Marco Melandri

Go&Fun Gresini Honda
Scott Redding
Jack Miller

Avintia Ducati
Hector Barbera


Unsure:

• Johnny Rea
• Mika Kallio

 

^^^ updated massively (and shamelessly stolen from motomatters).

Green = confirmed
Orange = expected
Red = rumour / strong rumour

 

Few more updates above.

- Lorenzo has signed for 2 years
- Bradl has gone to Forward Yamaha for 1 year
- Livio Suppo has intimated that HRC want Cal at LCR for 2 years, not just 1, so it's expected that they will take their option at the end of 2015 to retain him for 2016

 

That's meaningless, Ducati wanted him for two years too, until they changed their mind.

Call will have to do well on the LCR next year, at least getting close to his Tech 3 performance or it's back to production racing.

 

Technically Cal changed his mind; he was the one who quit on Ducati not the other way around. I agree though pretty much - 1 year is 1 year, just saying 2 means nowt in the scheme of things.

That Ducati is almost certainly his first and only factory ride, though!

 

Roll on the return of Suzuki, maybe Kawasaki and Aprillia, BMW even - I predict many more factory rides within the next 5 years.

 

Do any of them plan on actually winning something this time?