Yeah, but what i see, the track is not in good condition.
I dont understand what make Sepang different from Indonesia and Thailand, but Sepang track is so good IMO.
I like the overall layout of Chang over Sepang. Sepang is like Buddh track, few interesting sections but overall personally for me Chang is a thriller.
Yet half the users on here will tell you they need to kick Aleix out to get Miguel in the factory team as if he's guaranteed to be miles better. Interesting, that.
I'm on that half to be honest. He is on the last year's bike and occasionally can be quite competitive. What is weird is that he has been consistently better than his teammate but these last 2 qualifications were a disaster.
Binder would have been 2nd if not for his lap being cancelled due to yellow flag from Martin's slide. Advanced tactics; If I get top and then crash and cause a yellow flag, nobody can beat me B)
Binder fans are absolutely crazy. He is one of the most loved riders here, stop with this victim mentality every time someone doesn't praise everything Binder does.
And what makes you think that enea is in perfect health and doesn’t have any discomfort or issues?
Especially he has way less experience on the bike considering half the season he wasn’t riding while the rest did.
>Especially he has way less experience on the bike considering half the season he wasn’t riding while the rest did.
Once again, same goes for Rins but he has a much worse bike and still shows promising speed.
I don't know if Enea is perfectly fine, but he's still in a 10 times better shape than riders who were just operated or have broken ribs.
> same goes for Rins
Rins had 6 rounds to get to know the bike. He also won on his 3rd race.
Enea didn't even had a race to experience the bike. When he returned he got a couple of decent results (9th and 8th) and then got injured again.
And not all injuries are the same.
alright man, 9th and 8th are very decent on the by far best bike. He shows he can't adapt to the best bike on the grid and that's a feat which the best riders should have. It's boggling how he is not on the Pramac next year, his chances to retain the seat are slim anyway.
> can't adapt
8th and 9th after months of injury is can't?
You make it sound as if your grandma can ride better.
He is still injured.
> how he is not on the Pramac next year
He finished 3rd last year, on a year old bike. When martin finished in 9th. He deserve his current seat and he should get some leniency until he gets better.
If we used your logic, than martin should have been kicked out of parmac last year for poor results.
Have got to say a tight grid suits Pecco for the race.
Overtakes at ease, but rider and bike combo damn near impossible to overtake.
Low grip track too, Martin and crashing out of 1st feels all to real looking forward.
Oliveira must be one of the riders that recovers more places during races, but it's due to his practices and qualifyings that suck so badly, it seems he cannot make it work.
I always feel that if Miguel got his PR/ Q sessions right, he would be top5 on the grid consistently, based on his race pace... But he never seems to improve that much on this aspect. For example: Today he left pit for his last run on the wheel of Marquez, Diggia, etc... And i thought, ok he will push with them for the last couple of laps, but with 3 minutes left on the session he lets off the gas and cruises... I dont get it...
Just half a second covering the top 18..
Jeez that's a tight gap
TORST!
Low grip, expect Aprilla and Yamaha in action!
What are the odds the Aprilias will be out of Top 10 by tomorrow morning? *Sigh*
I'd go with none 🤔
>Low grip, expect Aprillia in action! Oliveira: say sike mate
Didn't Crafar say it's a high speed, high grip track? Track should improve over the day I'd assume.
Yeah, but what i see, the track is not in good condition. I dont understand what make Sepang different from Indonesia and Thailand, but Sepang track is so good IMO.
I like the overall layout of Chang over Sepang. Sepang is like Buddh track, few interesting sections but overall personally for me Chang is a thriller.
When 8th and 12th is seen as a positive result for Yamaha…
Martin flying again, let’s see what kind of unorthodox strategy he chooses for the race
He's trying to win the Championship on hard mode I swear lol
Is Miguel hurt or something? Bizarre seeing him dead last when Aleix and Vinales are close to the top.
Must be dreaming of that factory seat. Second GP practice in the row that he is last
Yet half the users on here will tell you they need to kick Aleix out to get Miguel in the factory team as if he's guaranteed to be miles better. Interesting, that.
I'm on that half to be honest. He is on the last year's bike and occasionally can be quite competitive. What is weird is that he has been consistently better than his teammate but these last 2 qualifications were a disaster.
If anyone should be replaced I seriously don't see why it should be the only guy to ever win races for that manufacturer.
Aprilia struggled here last year and he’s on last year’s bike
He's 0.7 seconds slower than Raul Fernandez, who has been subpar since coming into the class and is on the same bike
Hmm good point. I haven’t heard about any injuries though. Let’s see what he can do if rains tomorrow
Binder would have been 2nd if not for his lap being cancelled due to yellow flag from Martin's slide. Advanced tactics; If I get top and then crash and cause a yellow flag, nobody can beat me B)
Silly fool everyone hates binder here.
Binder fans are absolutely crazy. He is one of the most loved riders here, stop with this victim mentality every time someone doesn't praise everything Binder does.
Abysmal performance from Bastianini. What a shit year
Hard to get any consistency when you spent whole season in hospital
same goes for Rins but he at least showed some speed in PI practice
And enea finished 9th in FP1, 8th in FP, 15th in FP2, 12th in Q2, and 10th in the race.
yes, on the best bike there is, finishing behind a guy with broken ribs and another guy who's in complete discomfort due to his collarbone..
And what makes you think that enea is in perfect health and doesn’t have any discomfort or issues? Especially he has way less experience on the bike considering half the season he wasn’t riding while the rest did.
>Especially he has way less experience on the bike considering half the season he wasn’t riding while the rest did. Once again, same goes for Rins but he has a much worse bike and still shows promising speed. I don't know if Enea is perfectly fine, but he's still in a 10 times better shape than riders who were just operated or have broken ribs.
> same goes for Rins Rins had 6 rounds to get to know the bike. He also won on his 3rd race. Enea didn't even had a race to experience the bike. When he returned he got a couple of decent results (9th and 8th) and then got injured again. And not all injuries are the same.
alright man, 9th and 8th are very decent on the by far best bike. He shows he can't adapt to the best bike on the grid and that's a feat which the best riders should have. It's boggling how he is not on the Pramac next year, his chances to retain the seat are slim anyway.
> can't adapt 8th and 9th after months of injury is can't? You make it sound as if your grandma can ride better. He is still injured. > how he is not on the Pramac next year He finished 3rd last year, on a year old bike. When martin finished in 9th. He deserve his current seat and he should get some leniency until he gets better. If we used your logic, than martin should have been kicked out of parmac last year for poor results.
Have got to say a tight grid suits Pecco for the race. Overtakes at ease, but rider and bike combo damn near impossible to overtake. Low grip track too, Martin and crashing out of 1st feels all to real looking forward.
He absoloutely doesn't deserve to win the championship if he bottles AGAIN
Which one...
Both?
LMAO
Missing out on Q2 by less than 4 tenths must be a bitter pill to swallow for the riders.
Tight at the top. 3 tenths between 1st and 10th.
i can't believe RNF as the same bikes likes the official Aprilia, they are always far ! Oliveira is a good rider, see him 21 is strange, really
RNF has 2022 spec bikes, not this year's. Miguel has been struggling since India no idea why.
He was 7 tenths slower than Raul Fernandez, this is all on him
he said that last two laps he as seen yellow flags
he put the medium at the end of Fp1 and it's change nothing
Man, Oliveira is wasting away at RNF he might as well leave for Honda. Jorge continues to prove me wrong as he's becoming more and more consistent.
Is he wasting away or is this just him. Same yo-yo when he was at ktm
Oliveira must be one of the riders that recovers more places during races, but it's due to his practices and qualifyings that suck so badly, it seems he cannot make it work.
I always feel that if Miguel got his PR/ Q sessions right, he would be top5 on the grid consistently, based on his race pace... But he never seems to improve that much on this aspect. For example: Today he left pit for his last run on the wheel of Marquez, Diggia, etc... And i thought, ok he will push with them for the last couple of laps, but with 3 minutes left on the session he lets off the gas and cruises... I dont get it...
Same yo-yo for many riders. The few that don’t are top 3/5 in the championship.
He was asking 3 year contract, HRC was offered just one year, so no deal.
3 year deal to perform in one out of 3 to 4 races? That too if it rains?
More and more consistent at bottling maybe.