[NoTec]

Rossi's got a new frame. Trying to light that fire...

MOTUL TT ASSEN
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2015
Assen, Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 302.4 1'34.357
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 307.7 1'34.552 0.195 / 0.195
3 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 309.1 1'34.570 0.213 / 0.018
4 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 305.6 1'34.772 0.415 / 0.202
5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 307.3 1'34.927 0.570 / 0.155
6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.7 1'35.042 0.685 / 0.115
7 25 Maverick VI–ALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 302.6 1'35.050 0.693 / 0.008
8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 299.4 1'35.175 0.818 / 0.125
9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 315.1 1'35.223 0.866 / 0.048
10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 304.1 1'35.271 0.914 / 0.048
11 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda Honda 298.4 1'35.348 0.991 / 0.077
12 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 305.1 1'35.393 1.036 / 0.045
13 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 311.5 1'35.400 1.043 / 0.007
14 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 303.1 1'35.486 1.129 / 0.086
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 303.2 1'35.924 1.567 / 0.438
16 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 296.8 1'35.965 1.608 / 0.041
17 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 302.5 1'36.158 1.801 / 0.193
18 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 298.9 1'36.223 1.866 / 0.065
19 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 306.9 1'36.233 1.876 / 0.010
20 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 301.5 1'36.250 1.893 / 0.017
21 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 298.6 1'36.423 2.066 / 0.173
22 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 303.1 1'36.619 2.262 / 0.196
23 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART 293.0 1'37.486 3.129 / 0.867
24 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 296.0 1'37.933 3.576 / 0.447

 

[NoTec]

Arm pump seems to no longer be an issue for Dani. Back in rare form. Marc still crashed in FP1 I believe so not sure what to make of the bike..

MOTUL TT ASSEN
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2015
Assen, Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 310.4 1'33.450
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 309.8 1'33.589 0.139 / 0.139
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 305.6 1'33.652 0.202 / 0.063
4 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 315.3 1'33.699 0.249 / 0.047
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 307.7 1'33.734 0.284 / 0.035
6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 307.5 1'33.741 0.291 / 0.007
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 313.3 1'33.844 0.394 / 0.103
8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 297.5 1'33.857 0.407 / 0.013
9 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 304.0 1'34.133 0.683 / 0.276
10 25 Maverick VI—ALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 301.5 1'34.232 0.782 / 0.099
11 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 308.0 1'34.321 0.871 / 0.089
12 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 305.6 1'34.406 0.956 / 0.085
13 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.2 1'34.627 1.177 / 0.221
14 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 302.3 1'34.643 1.193 / 0.016
15 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 303.7 1'34.664 1.214 / 0.021
16 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 299.7 1'34.897 1.447 / 0.233
17 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 300.3 1'35.047 1.597 / 0.150
18 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 297.1 1'35.149 1.699 / 0.102
19 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 300.9 1'35.489 2.039 / 0.340
20 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 309.4 1'35.538 2.088 / 0.049
21 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda Honda 300.0 1'35.646 2.196 / 0.108
22 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 304.8 1'35.663 2.213 / 0.017
23 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART 291.1 1'36.869 3.419 / 1.206
24 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 299.8 1'37.225 3.775 / 0.356

 

[doorsdude]

must say things are looking good for rossi. he likes this track and the tires seem to be suiting him this weekend. mm ran wide on turn one so many times, he won't be able to do that in the race if he hopes to beat the others. last corner last lap on race day could be very exciting...

 

[pat1098]

Should be a great race.

Lorenzo on the brink of the championship lead, Rossi trying to hang onto his points lead, Marquez with nothing to lose, Pedrosa getting stronger and trying to justify a factory ride next year.

And the Ducatis gradually improving week by week. Iannone like a wildcard amongst the championship contenders.

And the Suzukis returning to the fray, with some mercurial speed. As someone said once - "Life is good.."



Don't forget the race in Holland is on SATURDAY people..

 

[Tuned]

Should be a good race for Rossi (I hope)

Weather says rain overnight between friday and saturday, but not much. So crossing my fingers for a dry race.

And the Ducatis gradually improving week by week. I annone like a wildcard amongst the championship contenders.

In the last 4 races, Ducati's had the first two DNF's of the season and the final positions in the last two races were given to Iannone due to other's misfortunes, including his own teammate. If you study the data, if you watch the races, you'll see the GP15 slowly slipping backwards from the front since Jerez.

Now that Suzuki have a better motor and Dani is finally riding to his potential, it will be harder and harder for the boys in red to make a difference at the front. They still have some issues, both riders have been complaining about front feel for a while now. With Marc and Dani doing better, I have a feeling the two of those guys will slowly rise to take up any chance of a podium position for either Suzuki or Ducati for the rest of the season in dry races.

It sucks, I really hoped Ducati could put together something that worked. Earlier in the season the GP15 seemed very promising, but as other riders rose to the top, Ducati slipped backwards.

 

[Tuned]

Top Ducati results this season:

Qatar: 2nd +.174
COTA: 2nd +2.35
Argentina: 2nd +5.65
Jerez: 6th +27.021
LeMans: 3rd 12.380
Mugello: 2nd +5.563
Catalunya: 4th +24.95

So yea, outside of Mugello which is a test track for the Ducati team, their results haven't been so stellar since the first three arounds.

 

[W17]

I can see same as usual . How about those Panigale's in WSBK not bad for a heap of shit .

 

[Aussie_Bob]

Thank fuck I'm just a doe-eyed fanboi.

 

[rubbish]

Thank fuck I'm just a doe-eyed fanboi.

Why did you put my cell phone number in your signature line??

 

[Aussie_Bob]

I thought that was your landline

 

[rubbish]

I thought that was your landline

It's 2015...people still have land lines??

 

[219R]

Looks like an uphill battle for the Ducati Team.....

POS # RIDER NAME GAP
1
46
V. ROSSI
1:32.627
2
41
A. ESPARGARO
+0.231
3
93
M. MARQUEZ
+0.259
4
26
D. PEDROSA
+0.360
5
44
P. ESPARGARO
+0.386
6
29
A. IANNONE
+0.389
7
35
C. CRUTCHLOW
+0.401
8
99
J. LORENZO
+0.415
9
25
M. VIÑALES
+0.449
10
4
A. DOVIZIOSO
+0.485
11
9
D. PETRUCCI
+0.499
12
38
B. SMITH
+0.609

 

[racer162]

After watching FP and Q1&Q2 it's going to be a good race tomorrow, can't wait. Go Rossi

 

[219R]

^^ Yep... can't wait!!! Looks like Lorenzo is trying out Rossi's #8 starting position....

 

[rubbish]

Rossi will win tomorrow!

 

[219R]

Rossi will win tomorrow!

Seems I have heard this statement before.... 26 laps, many hungry young lions.... lots can happen... just sayin....

 

[NoTec]

Rossi will win tomorrow!

Riiiiiiiiiight......

opcorn:

 

[rubbish]

You guys think I'm joking....I'll go even a step further and say Rossi will win the championship!!!

 

[freighttrain]

You guys think I'm joking....I'll go even a step further and say Rossi will win the championship!!!

Ha.. I like the way you think..
Been pretty cool catching up on the FP's and QP's tonight after work.
Staying spoiler free at work is a bit difficult, but managed..
Glad the GP sight has the spoiler free option..

Very happy to see Rossi have the weekend that he is having so far, but Mother Nature is still a player..
And Marc makes me nervous.. Watching him so close to Jorge in FP3 and FP4 was tense.

Anyone know about any updates coming for the GP15?

Seeing Yamaha bring out a new chassis is pretty impressive.. Going for it that they are.

Marc seems to like the '14 chassis, and says that it helps him control his mistakes.. Seems that he can't avoid making mistakes, just try's to catch himself once they occur?

Hope Marc doesn't take anyone out in turn one.. That would suck.. Dancing on the edge he is..

See how Iononne goes.. He won't be able to use the soft tire for the race, but the Suzuki's may try..

Should be an interesting race. If Marc can finish the race? Should be a good battle up front.

 

[Jaffa]

You guys think I'm joking....I'll go even a step further and say Rossi will win the championship!!!

yeah right! Next you will be saying Gay marriage will be legalised in the US...:wtf: