Moto GP 2015

1:00 Sunday.

12:45 on BT Sport2

When Rossi loses will he man up and fess up?

I do believe trolling is against the forum rules and punishable via a ban…

You could argue that it’s a win win for Rossi, if he wins it he will cement himself as the GOAT, if not he was robbed by Marquez and the FIM..

Where as abandoning reason and dignity in a misguided attempt to defend the indefensible seems to be all the rage.
🙂

Rossi has been, up until now the master of mind games – sadly, it looks like the only head he’s messed with this time is his own.
And stained his immaculately curated reputation in the process.

It might just be one of the moments that comes to define him.
Shame.

Boblo I hope you are talking about those that are in blind devotion-mode.

My opinion is that Rossi is probably 4th fastest out of the pack. However by being consistent and the occasional flash of his former form he’s in the lead, winning the war rather than the battles.

But I reckon the championship battle is over right now.

And that’s a crying shame because it would have been epic.

And I remain convinced that Marquez was at fault. I’ve been expecting him to kill or seriously injure another rider for the last couple of years.

If Rossi does take the championship he will be the GOAT. If not he has a perfect excuse.

If Lorenzo takes it, it will always be a tarnished championship. That would be a shame because I think he is capable of taking it without handicapping Rossi.

I’m sure his mindset will be to win the race by such a commanding lead over the 2nd rider that there will be no doubt who is number 1.

BTW what are the odds of Rossi retiring if it goes pear-shaped for him? Might create a nice vacancy for Brad Smith. 🙂

Race Prediction:
Lorenzo
Pedrosa
Marquez
Iannone
Rossi

My opinion is that Rossi is probably 4th fastest out of the pack.

I’d go with 3rd. He’s always been faster than Dani over a season (i’m not counting the Duke experimental years). But he is still the best bike racer on the planet and for this reason i still think he has a chance on Sunday. He’ll not win the race but i don’t think Georgie will either. It will be mighty exciting that’s for sure.

As for the incident last race? Rossi was a dick for winding Marquez up before the race but Marc was an even bigger dick for reacting as he did during the race. There’s an unwritten rule about not interfering with riders going for a championship and it’s my opinion the Marquez was out to spoil Vales race. Verdict: Both dicks but still amazing to watch riding a bike.

My prediction is there’s no point predicting what will happen in any race, especially this one. Saying that, i’d love Crazy Joe to win 😀

My opinion is that Rossi is probably 4th fastest out of the pack.

On average he’s fastest. You can tell by the way he’s leading the championship.

Nico Rosberg led in the championship last year..

Rossi was leading the championship in the final round the year Nicky Hayden was champion. That’s how it works.

The penalty sucks major ass, but in a way it’s made the situation very clear cut, it’s poop or bust. Vale hasn’t got to worry about getting a fast bike for qualifying, he can spend all his time working on race set up. Come race day, it’s a matter of pull the pin and let the cards fall where they will – if he can’t catch the leaders, it’s because of the penalty, if he can catch them, he’s got a major psychological edge, and if he can actually pull it off, he really will be the GOAT (I mean, he is already, but, you know…). 🙂

Rossi won’t retire…..yet.

He still has a year left on his contract and he’ll be interested in the new regs with controlled ECU, Micelin tyres, etc….

Could make the playing field even more level and with Rossi’s experience with tyre preservation over a race distance together with this years performance, you may just see a similar year perhaps with a few more wins thrown in…..

Prediction, Lorenzo disappears off, Rossi works way through pack to about 4th tyres are then past it, holds position to end, Lorenzo wins champs as long as he doesn’t fall off.
Unless it rains, then same will happen except Rossi will be up a place or two & Lorenzo is more likely to fall off/head go to pieces.
Think champs Lorenzo’s unfortunately :-/

Euro – Member
I’d go with 3rd….
… i’d love Crazy Joe to win

I would have agreed with that until the last few races when Pedrosa showed his form after the operation.

A win by Iannone would be a good end to the season. 🙂

Qualifying suggests Lorenzo will beat Rossi though.

The 25 place head start gives Jlo an advantage.

Not that Rossi has to beat him. The Hondas do.

Praying for rain. Lorenzo will crumble.

Lorenzo has beaten the track record and Rossi has crashed during qualification .

anyone knows where to watch live stream? i don’t have BT Sports 🙁

Bloody marvellous Danny!

Oops Espargaro was faster in warm up than Rossi.

Reckon we’ll see Spanish riders making sure a Spaniard gets the Championship?

Anyhow, I’m off for a ride. I’ll check when I get back.

And congratulations to Danny Kent. A British GP champion for the first time in ages. Look forward to seeing him next year.

You have to wonder if Rossi engineered all this!? …… can he do it?

…… doubtful.

Has anyone before him ever so comprehensively thrown away a championship?

Marquez was acting as rear gunner for Lorenzo there, never even tried to pass him, then fought off Pedrosa when he looked like coming through.

a sad day for motorsport

A sad day indeed, a total and utter stitch-up by Marquez.

Marquez was acting as rear gunner for Lorenzo there, never even tried to pass him, then fought off Pedrosa when he looked like coming through.

Honda will have something to say about that.
Great race from Lorenzo under some heavy pressure. Rossi will have plenty of time to ponder the Marquez incident and whether it cost him anything.

Great race and we’ve got the heros and villiains lined up nicely for next year.

The best man won today (sorry).

The best man won today (sorry).

Quite! He didn’t act a complete knob in the last race. An excellent season ending was stolen by stupidity and politics.

Agree

Amazing race. Heart rate right up there for the first 10 laps and the last 3.

Liked the interview with Pedrosa. Quiet man, had some career threatening problems that he seems to have got past, and found his form again, liked his comments about finding form, building himself, realising his racing, concentrating on doing things well before doing things fast, the speed following the quality. And all that mid race. Thoughtful.

I like him. I’ll be rooting for him next year. After Rossi, though!

I have to admit, I’ve quietly wanted to see Pedrosa win through too!

Meh.

Ref Pedrosa – Until the start of next year when he drops the arse out of his form again just like most other years, he’s a fanny.

4th best in the world is a fanny? Tough crowd.

Didn’t watch the race. Was out riding in howling rain instead. I think that was more fun.

When championships are decided by the blokes in blazers, it’s like cricket, total shit.

I don’t think I’ll bother following MotoGP next year. I’ll wait until a Brit or an Ozzie is in a position to do something useful.

Brad Smith & Danny Kent in other words.

Epicyclo Rossi and Lorenzo decided the race. Are you saying all those who saw him deliberately move his leg are wrong?

Would MM have fallen on his own without that? A pro and very able rider?

Sorry. What’s starting to come out of this is a tarnishing of a legacy and sycophancy.