2021 FIM MotoGP WC

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One thing that greatly annoys me this season is Ajo and Tech3 teams in Moto3 class this year. They are running basically the same livery, only difference being that bottom part of side fairings are white on Ajo bikes and dark on Tech3 bikes. Makes it really hard to spot when watching live feed.
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Couldn't they at least made some effort to look different so that you can notice which rider is which with a glance and not have to concentrate to see if there is white at the bottom of the bike or not.

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Any comment from MM after the race?

I see everybody assuming if he finished everything is ok, but that´s a bold assumption. At the end of the race I´m not sure if he was emotional or maybe he was in huge pain

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Andres125sx wrote:
19 Apr 2021, 07:53
Any comment from MM after the race?

I see everybody assuming if he finished everything is ok, but that´s a bold assumption. At the end of the race I´m not sure if he was emotional or maybe he was in huge pain
I also waiting a comment from him but I couldn't find yet. I don't think he has pain ( if he has but everything ok, then still no problem) but he may have muscle related something.

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He just need to get form
“Of course, emotions is the correct word,” he said when asked by Motorsport.com if he ever thought today was possible.

“I’m a person who likes to keep the emotions inside, but when I arrived in the box with all my mechanics I just exploded and I couldn’t control the emotions.

“[It] has been a very long time that I’ve been dreaming about today, finishing a MotoGP race and it’s the biggest step in my rehabilitation, my recovery and to feel again [being] a MotoGP rider was my dream and it’s what I did today.

“So, when I arrived in the box, of course I was tired and I was exhausted.

“But it was the explosion of emotion that I couldn’t control, but was very nice.”

Marquez says the opening laps were tough because it was “not my place” and concedes he was simply “sitting on the bike” in the final six laps as his arm lost energy.

“Maybe the hardest thing was the first laps because I was not in my place,” he added.

“You know in school when you play football with the older guys, they overtake you where you want.

“So, in the first laps I didn’t feel in my place, I didn’t have the pace, I didn’t have control of the bike and then everybody started to overtake me.

“But then I was calm, didn’t fight and just found my place and as soon as I found my place I started to increase my rhythm step-by-step and I was able to do my personal best lap in the end of the race.

“In the end I felt better and I was trying to catch [Aleix] Espargaro again, but then suddenly my body said ‘now it starts here’.

“The last six laps I just was sitting on the bike trying to finish the race. But the most important thing is to finish the race.

“And then if we check, to finish the race only 13 seconds behind Quartararo, this is something incredible.”
https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ ... l/6332428/

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etusch wrote:
19 Apr 2021, 14:25
He just need to get form
“Of course, emotions is the correct word,” he said when asked by Motorsport.com if he ever thought today was possible.

“I’m a person who likes to keep the emotions inside, but when I arrived in the box with all my mechanics I just exploded and I couldn’t control the emotions.

“[It] has been a very long time that I’ve been dreaming about today, finishing a MotoGP race and it’s the biggest step in my rehabilitation, my recovery and to feel again [being] a MotoGP rider was my dream and it’s what I did today.

“So, when I arrived in the box, of course I was tired and I was exhausted.

“But it was the explosion of emotion that I couldn’t control, but was very nice.”

Marquez says the opening laps were tough because it was “not my place” and concedes he was simply “sitting on the bike” in the final six laps as his arm lost energy.

“Maybe the hardest thing was the first laps because I was not in my place,” he added.

“You know in school when you play football with the older guys, they overtake you where you want.

“So, in the first laps I didn’t feel in my place, I didn’t have the pace, I didn’t have control of the bike and then everybody started to overtake me.

“But then I was calm, didn’t fight and just found my place and as soon as I found my place I started to increase my rhythm step-by-step and I was able to do my personal best lap in the end of the race.

“In the end I felt better and I was trying to catch [Aleix] Espargaro again, but then suddenly my body said ‘now it starts here’.

“The last six laps I just was sitting on the bike trying to finish the race. But the most important thing is to finish the race.

“And then if we check, to finish the race only 13 seconds behind Quartararo, this is something incredible.”
https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ ... l/6332428/
Great, this is very good news then. Last six laps without energy look normal IMHO after so long, if that was the biggest problem I think he´ll be at 100% again in some weeks =D>

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If I am not wrong it was Quartararo who said that Portimao track is most physical power demanding in the calendar. So he maybe be better at next one.

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Jorge Martin will undergo a surgery tomorrow (Wednesday) after being injured in a crash on Saturday. For Spanish GP in Jerez he will be replaced by Tito Rabat.

At first he was supposed to be replaced by Michele Pirro, but he's busy testing for Ducati at Mugello, so agreement was reached for Rabat to come in

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/04/ ... rez/369734

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Stefan Bradl will return to MotoGP at round 4 in Jerez as a wildcard riding on Honda in their HRC colors

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https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ ... m/6495209/

Double 125cc world champion and veteran team boss Gresini died in February after a two-month battle with COVID-19.

The team – which operates in Moto3, Moto2 and in MotoGP currently as Aprilia’s factory entrant – vowed to continue racing despite Gresini’s tragic passing.

As the squad gets set to return to independent status in 2022, Padovani will take over the roles previously occupied by her late husband – while their sons Lorenzo and Luca will take on roles within the team.
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1___33___Brad BINDER___KTM___1'38.013
2___41___Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia___1'38.204___0.191 / 0.191
3___93___Marc MARQUEZ______Honda___1'38.291___0.278 / 0.087
4___63___Francesco BAGNAIA______Ducati___1'38.301___0.288 / 0.010
5___20___Fabio QUARTARARO______Yamaha___1'38.344___0.331 / 0.043
6___5___Johann ZARCO______Ducati___1'38.397___0.384 / 0.053
7___88___Miguel OLIVEIRA___KTM___1'38.398___0.385 / 0.001
8___44___Pol ESPARGARO___Honda___1'38.433___0.420 / 0.035
9___12___Maverick VIÑALES______Yamaha___1'38.434___0.421 / 0.001
10___36___Joan MIR______Suzuki___1'38.484___0.471 / 0.050
11___30___Takaaki NAKAGAMI______Honda___1'38.484___0.471
12___21___Franco MORBIDELLI______Yamaha___1'38.492___0.479 / 0.008
13___32___Lorenzo SAVADORI___Aprilia___1'38.630___0.617 / 0.138
14___42___Alex RINS___Suzuki___1'38.706___0.693 / 0.076
15___6___Stefan BRADL___Honda___1'38.764___0.751 / 0.058

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Based on the FP2 I was looking at the race pace. I.e. laps about 8-15 on used tyres. MotoGP Lap Analysis
Franco Morbidelli is just at 1'38:0 although he had a couple of laps below on the same tyres in the previous stint.
Aleix Espargaro seems to have the great race pace at about 1'38.0
Takaaki Nakagami seems to have great pace at about 1'38:1
Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Alex Rins are around 1'38.3
Stefan Bradl also doesn't seem to be too bad at 1'38:3

and the Ducatis and KTM are at about 1'38.8 (although Binder and Bagnaia don't seem to be on the limit yet, since they still got faster each lap)

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Silly season has started. Stories as of now:
- Team Gesini will part their way with Aprilia
- Aprilia has confirmed it will remain in MotoGP until 2026 but as a full factory team
https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/04/ ... 026/369975

- Esponsorama team will not be in MotoGP next season
- Ducati is negotiating both with Team Gresini and Sky Racing VR46 about taking over Esponsorama's satellite contract
https://www.motogp.com/en/in the media/2021/04/30/ducati-in-talks-with-vr46-and-gresini-over-2022-link-up/370610

- Tech3 will remain with KTM
- LCR will remain with Honda
- Ducati and Yamaha satellites are still not confirmed
- Suzuki and Aprilia are both apparently looking to have their satellite teams in the championship.

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