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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 20:23:47 GMT -8
Crash MotoGP: ‘Enea, please don’t push like a b*stard in the race’
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 21:07:17 GMT -8
Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max Racing Following the unjustifiable episode, that saw as protagonists two members of the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max Racing, during the qualifying of the Aragòn Grand Prix, we announce that we have concluded prematurely the collaboration between the individuals involved and our Team.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:00:58 GMT -8
Sully.27: Max has not finished his work yet. Crew chief Maurizio Cambarau, 'the rider kicker', is still there. He needs to go also. Max doesn't need to wait for Carmelo to make a decision. We have all seen him attack his rider
Jack Gorst: Not noticed it before but mechanics activate and push the rear ride height device down manually to make it easier for the riders to swing their leg over the bike in the flag-to-flag bike swaps. Cool little detail
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:06:12 GMT -8
Moto3 Race 1 25 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 37'52.331 158.7 2 20 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 37'53.855 158.6 1.524 3 16 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 37'55.135 158.5 2.804 4 13 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 38'01.745 158.0 9.414 5 11 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 38'01.858 158.0 9.527 6 10 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 38'02.302 158.0 9.971 7 9 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 38'01.941 158.0 9.610 8 8 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 38'02.364 158.0 10.033 9 7 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 38'02.377 158.0 10.046 10 6 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 38'02.419 158.0 10.088 11 5 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 38'06.902 157.7 14.571 12 4 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 38'15.763 157.1 23.432 13 3 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 38'16.094 157.0 23.763 14 2 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 38'16.173 157.0 23.842 15 1 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 38'16.199 157.0 23.868 16 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 38'16.563 157.0 24.232 17 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 38'16.386 157.0 24.055 18 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 38'32.423 155.9 40.092 19 21 Vicente PEREZ SPA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 38'32.425 155.9 40.094 20 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 38'32.559 155.9 40.228 21 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 38'32.697 155.9 40.366 22 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 38'36.207 155.7 43.876 23 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 38'40.811 155.4 48.480 24 9 Nicola Fabio CARRARO ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 38'47.078 154.9 54.747 25 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 39'15.754 132.2 3 laps Not classified 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 26'52.848 142.3 8 laps 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 12'03.654 158.5 15 laps 17 John MCPHEE GBR Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 13'12.147 144.8 15 laps 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.041 148.9 21 laps Not finished first lap 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:12:09 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:14:08 GMT -8
It's a joke... “No timing graphics currently available due to technical issues” funny if you favour Viva
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:16:53 GMT -8
Raining at Moto2 race grids; rain on grid procedure, race to be run at 2/3 distance (down to 16 from 24 laps) All changing to rains and then rain almost stopped. Still a wet race. Green flag and heavy rain re-starts. Rain unridable lap 8 red flag. will be restarted as 5 lap sprint. Sighting lap for 5 lapper and rain buckets down again. red flag. no re-start. 1/2 points awarded. Tony Arbolino wins! Akira Nishi: Half points awarded. IIRC, it is the first time since 2009 QAT 125cc. Moto2 Race 1 25 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 15'10.854 143.9 2 20 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 15'11.105 143.9 0.251 3 16 40 Aron CANET SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 15'13.966 143.5 3.112 4 13 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 15'14.122 143.4 3.268 5 11 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 15'14.991 143.3 4.137 6 10 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 15'16.569 143.0 5.715 7 9 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 15'20.716 142.4 9.862 8 8 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 13'26.089 142.3 1 lap 9 7 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 13'32.823 141.1 1 lap 10 6 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 13'33.461 141.0 1 lap 11 5 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 13'33.647 141.0 1 lap 12 4 7 Barry BALTUS BEL RW Racing GP KALEX 13'33.747 141.0 1 lap 13 3 29 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 13'35.299 140.7 1 lap 14 2 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 13'35.654 140.6 1 lap 15 1 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 13'37.462 140.3 1 lap 16 51 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 13'39.553 140.0 1 lap 17 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED RW Racing GP KALEX 13'39.829 139.9 1 lap 18 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 13'42.782 139.4 1 lap 19 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 13'50.757 138.1 1 lap 20 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 13'54.198 137.5 1 lap 21 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 14'06.811 135.5 1 lap 22 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 14'09.745 135.0 1 lap 23 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 14'22.979 132.9 1 lap 24 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 14'23.406 132.9 1 lap 25 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 13'51.945 118.2 2 laps Not classified 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 15'05.598 90.5 3 laps 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 9'24.580 116.1 4 laps 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 2'29.721 109.4 7 laps 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'59.976 136.6 7 laps Not finished first lap 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 57.951 8 laps fell on the curbs
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:18:34 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2022 22:52:43 GMT -8
Moto3 World Championship Classification
Rider Points Leader Previous QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 1 GUEVARA Izan SPA 265 8 20 - 9 11 25 16 20 25 25 20 - 9 16 25 25 11 2 FOGGIA Dennis ITA 216 49 49 9 25 20 20 8 0 13 - - 20 - 25 4 25 2 20 25 3 GARCIA Sergio SPA 209 56 7 20 13 25 - 25 20 9 25 13 16 16 - 11 - 3 13 - 4 SASAKI Ayumu JPN 194 71 15 - - 16 13 16 10 20 - - 13 25 - 25 - 20 16 20 5 MASIA Jaume SPA 163 102 31 - 9 - 25 20 16 25 0 8 4 - 20 0 20 8 - 8 6 ÖNCÜ Deniz TUR 154 111 9 13 11 2 11 13 13 7 1 11 9 7 16 13 13 13 1 0 7 SUZUKI Tatsuki JPN 128 137 26 - 6 11 6 4 - 11 16 16 11 13 - 20 10 4 - - 8 MIGNO Andrea ITA 100 165 28 25 - - 16 9 2 6 13 - 5 1 7 0 - 0 7 9 9 HOLGADO Daniel SPA 88 177 12 0 7 9 - - 7 5 - - 10 10 - 8 11 16 - 5 10 MOREIRA Diogo BRA 84 181 4 10 - 10 - 6 6 2 - - 0 0 10 10 9 1 10 10 11 ROSSI Riccardo ITA 81 184 3 4 0 13 7 5 - 3 10 5 - 5 2 0 5 0 6 16 12 TATAY Carlos SPA 80 185 1 - 16 8 8 10 - 10 0 10 - 2 6 - - 7 - 3 13 MUÑOZ David SPA 79 186 1 - - - - - - - 5 20 7 - - 16 4 9 11 7 14 YAMANAKA Ryusei JPN 79 186 0 7 5 4 0 0 8 8 11 0 - 8 8 3 3 - 8 6 15 ARTIGAS Xavier SPA 76 189 3 6 10 - 10 0 11 - 0 6 3 11 5 2 0 5 5 2 16 TOBA Kaito JPN 63 202 13 16 4 7 - 0 9 1 0 1 0 6 13 6 0 0 0 - 17 MCPHEE John GBR 62 203 1 11 - - - - - 4 - 9 0 - 9 7 7 6 9 - 18 ORTOLÁ Ivan SPA 59 206 3 5 - 1 5 - 3 0 9 0 6 4 - 5 8 10 3 0 19 NEPA Stefano ITA 53 212 6 3 - 0 3 1 1 0 - 0 1 9 11 1 6 0 4 13 20 FERNANDEZ Adrian SPA 40 225 13 2 - 3 2 - - 0 6 7 8 - 1 0 0 11 0 - 21 KELSO Joel AUS 28 237 12 10 6 0 7 - - 4 4 - - - 0 2 0 - 4 22 BARTOLINI Elia ITA 24 241 4 08 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 - 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 0:00:08 GMT -8
Moto2 World Championship Classification
Rider Points Leader Previous QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 1 FERNANDEZ Augusto SPA 238.5 13 11 - 7 - 13 25 11 16 25 25 25 11 16 16 20 4.5 2 OGURA Ai JPN 237 1.5 1.5 10 10 16 20 - 25 11 16 9 8 20 13 25 11 13 25 5 3 CANET Aron SPA 185 53.5 52 20 16 13 - - 20 20 - 20 7 - 11 10 20 20 - 8 4 VIETTI Celestino ITA 165 73.5 20 25 20 25 - 20 10 8 - 25 - 13 10 - - 6 - 3 5 ARBOLINO Tony ITA 150.5 88 14.5 11 8 10 25 - 16 - 13 6 6 9 4 - 9 11 10 12.5 6 ACOSTA Pedro SPA 132 107 18.5 4 7 9 - - 0 - 25 10 20 - - 13 10 25 9 0 7 ROBERTS Joe USA 130 109 2 8 5 3 8 25 8 9 20 - 3 8 9 2 7 7 4 4 8 DIXON Jake GBR 127.5 111 2.5 5 - 11 16 - - 0 10 13 5 16 16 16 - - 13 6.5 9 CHANTRA Somkiat THA 120 119 7.5 - 25 20 - - - 16 - 4 1 3 3 20 8 9 11 - 10 LOPEZ Alonso SPA 110.5 128 9.5 - - - - - - - 8 8 9 10 20 9 25 - 16 5.5 11 SCHROTTER Marcel GER 104.5 134 6 6 0 4 13 13 11 10 7 11 13 - - 8 5 - 3 0.5 12 NAVARRO Jorge SPA 83 156 21.5 9 3 - 11 16 6 7 4 2 - 4 8 5 - 8 - 0 13 ARENAS Albert SPA 74 165 9 3 6 8 5 - 7 0 6 - 10 - - 7 13 - 8 1 14 BENDSNEYDER Bo NED 74 165 0 0 1 7 9 8 9 2 5 3 0 11 6 1 4 1 7 0 15 BEAUBIER Cameron USA 55 184 19 7 4 5 - - - 13 9 - 2 - - 3 2 5 5 - 16 LOWES Sam GBR 51 188 4 16 13 6 - - - - - - 16 - - - - - - 0 17 ALDEGUER Fermín SPA 48 191 3 0 9 - - 9 - - 2 1 11 5 1 - - 10 - - 18 ALCOBA Jeremy SPA 47 192 1 2 2 0 10 10 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 6 6 - - - 19 GONZALEZ Manuel SPA 44 195 3 0 0 2 3 11 0 5 0 7 4 7 5 - - - - 0 20 SALAC Filip CZE 37 202 7 -0 - 2 2 0 1 3 - - 6 7 - - 0 6 10 21 BALTUS Barry BEL 30 209 7 -- - 6 7 2 - 0 0 - 1 04 3 3 2 2 22 DALLA PORTA Lorenzo ITA 15 224 15 -0 - 0 - 1 4 - 5 - 0 0 - - 4 1 -
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 0:22:57 GMT -8
Niki Kovács: Pit Lane will be open for 10 minutes for the MotoGP class. This means that the riders can do 2-3 laps to understand the track conditions a bit. Every time they have to pass through the PL, not the main straight. Only wet practice for this class was FP3 in 2019.
The rain has slowed and the sky is brightening. Getting ready for MotoGP. Sighting lap amid thunder cracks. Concern for visiblity especially at back of pack. Some sort of medical condition casues race delay. Raining on and off. Warm up lap. 55mins late.
MotoGP Race
1 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'44.503 163.6 2 20 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'45.233 163.6 0.730 3 16 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'46.471 163.5 1.968 4 13 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 41'46.993 163.4 2.490 5 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 41'47.461 163.4 2.958 6 10 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'57.760 162.7 13.257 7 9 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41'59.069 162.7 14.566 8 8 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 41'59.364 162.6 14.861 9 7 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 41'59.868 162.6 15.365 10 6 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 42'02.600 162.4 18.097 11 5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 42'03.544 162.4 19.041 12 4 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 42'04.162 162.3 19.659 13 3 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 42'06.942 162.3 22.439 14 2 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 42'08.149 162.1 23.646 15 1 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 42'14.986 161.6 30.483 16 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 42'17.969 161.4 33.466 17 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 42'18.575 161.4 34.072 18 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 42'20.706 161.3 36.203 19 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 42'21.035 161.2 36.532 20 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 42'27.011 160.9 42.508 21 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 42'34.495 160.4 49.992 22 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 42'35.849 160.3 51.346 23 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 42'37.685 147.4 2 laps
Not classified 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 18'40.596 160.9 14 laps
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 0:49:07 GMT -8
Carmelo Ezpeleta
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 1:43:23 GMT -8
Alex Briggs: An interesting problem with wet tires is pressures. Basically u use a pressure that is quite high as u want the grooves that remove water to stay open. In full wet the pressure generally stays the same from garage to the end.
the softer casing wets have solved Aprilias problems. Great rear grip under brakes now Shame Aleix caused a long lap penalty
Sully: Oliviera would have REALLY enjoyed beating Jack too. Jack replaces him on the Factory KTM team.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 14:49:56 GMT -8
Oliveira wins as Bagnaia slashes Quartararo’s points lead There is everything to play for in the World Championship after a thrilling Thai GP at a wet Buriram Miguel Oliveira has mastered the rain again! Just as he did in Round 2 in Indonesia, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot took victory in ultra-challenging conditions in the OR Thailand Grand Prix. The Ducati Lenovo Team claimed second and third at the Chang International Circuit, with Jack Miller giving it his all in a bid to make it two MotoGP™ race wins in a row but coming up just 0.730 seconds short, and Francesco Bagnaia taking a precious podium. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) clinched fourth when he held off Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) at the chequered flag after 25 unbelievable laps. But for Bagnaia, the good news continues. He is now just two points behind World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo with three races to go after the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ rider finished 17th and scored a ‘zero’. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) also regained ground, although he is still 20 points in arrears of Quartararo after serving a Long Lap Penalty and finishing 11th. A race worth waiting for After so much talk about weather on Friday and Saturday, the ran finally arrived on Sunday afternoon – in a big way. The torrential falls led to a delay of almost an hour before the premier class race finally got underway, and it was still very wet when riders eventually took the start. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) launched well from pole position but he and fellow front qualifier Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) went well wide as the field ran into Turn 1, and there was almost contact between the Ducati riders. Bezzecchi still emerged with the lead, from Bagnaia and Miller, with Martin fourth and Marc Marquez fifth, but Quartararo had been shuffled back from fourth on the grid to 11th in the traffic. It got even worse for the Frenchman when he had a big moment on the paint exiting Turn 4 and dropped another six spots. Not only had Aleix Espargaro got ahead of him having inherited 11th, Bagnaia had assumed the live Championship lead. Bezzecchi has to give up the lead Bezzecchi was almost a second up at the end of Lap 2 but had been issued a position drop penalty for the manner in which he went off and rejoined at speed at the opening corner. That put him in an awkward situation considering how close the factory Ducatis were to each other behind him, especially when Miller overtook Bagnaia on Lap 3, but he managed to serve the penalty – and no more – a lap later at Turn 3. Meanwhile, Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) crashed at Turn 9 having not long moved up to fifth position, while Oliveira had hauled his way to fourth. The Portuguese rider overtook Bagnaia for third at Turn 9 on Lap 5 and then went under Bezzecchi for second at Turn 3 on Lap 6, a move which Bagnaia capitalised on by passing the VR46 pilot for third as they sped towards Turn 4. Marquez soon relegated Bezzecchi another position, despite the rookie’s best attempts to hit back immediately, while Aleix Espargaro had just moved into the top 10 when he was issued a Long Lap Penalty for early contact with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). A. Espargaro also penalised as Oliveira makes his move As #88 closed the gap to #43 at the front of the field, Aleix Espargaro took his medicine on Lap 10 and rejoined in 14th – but was still five positions ahead of Quartararo, who was going in the wrong direction on the timing screen but at least back in the live Championship lead thanks to Oliveira. Speaking of whom, he had already made one attempt to pass Miller which did not stick, but when he had a look at the Australian at Turn 12 at the end of Lap 14, he pulled off a textbook move and was into the lead. The KTM pilot needed just a handful of laps to build a margin of one second over Miller, who had about the same gap back to teammate Bagnaia, but Marquez was starting to stalk the #63 Ducati. Then there was the man on the #5 Ducati, Zarco, who was on a big charge as he lapped at least half a second quicker than anyone on a drying race track. Battles everywhere! In search of his 100th premier class podium, Marc Marquez sent his Honda RC213V down the inside of Bagnaia’s Desmosedici at Turn 12 at the end of Lap 20, but Pecco got him back on the cutback. Instead, the eight-time World Champion would lose fourth position to Zarco a lap later at Turn 8, and then the Frenchman was all over Bagnaia. Try as he might, he could not find a way through, and started to fade in the final laps, perhaps having asked too much of his wet tyres as the track surface continued to dry out. On the final lap, two serious battles emerged. Miller had brought Oliveira’s advantage back down to just tenths of a second and was poised to capitalise on any error, but the Portuguese rider stayed strong to seal victory number five in MotoGP™. Just over a second further back, Bagnaia had shaken off Zarco, who found Marc Marquez back right behind him, but he would hang on to fourth. A full 10 seconds away from the top five finished Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), with Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) seventh from Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) and Martin. /photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1576507265158348801%7Ctwgr%5Ec7eee8582f3f129e1f397cc716cb05d280b47660%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motogp.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F2022%2F10%2F02%2Foliveira-wins-as-bagnaia-slashes-quartararo-s-points-lead%2F439482%3Futm_source%3Dnewsletterutm_medium%3Demailutm_content%3D20210_AR_THARaceReport_enutm_campaign%3DtrafficHow the rest finished After taking his penalty, Aleix Espargaro spent the latter half of the race involved in a battle with none other than Brad Binder, and it was the South African who beat him to 10th position at the finish. Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) got home not far behind in 12th, ahead of Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team), and Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing). From pole position, Bezzecchi slipped all the way to 16th and it was also an afternoon of frustration for Quartararo, who missed out on points for the second time in three Grands Prix. Remarkably, with Marini remounting, just one rider failed to make the finish, Remy Gardner (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) crashing out on Lap 12. Two points, three more races – MotoGP™ is set for one of its most thrilling conclusions to a season ever! Make sure you do not miss the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, from Phillip Island, October 14-16. MotoGP™ Race Top 10 1. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 2. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.730 3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 1.968 4. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 2.490 5. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 2.958 6. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 13.257 7. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 14.566 8. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) + 14.861 9. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 15.365 10. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 18.097
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 14:52:54 GMT -8
A Championship battle set to go down to the wire Two is the magic number as we take stock of how the Thai GP turned the MotoGP™ title race on its head Tags MotoGP, 2022, OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX, RAC The OR Thailand Grand Prix was a thriller in itself, and it has also set up a thrilling run to the MotoGP™ World Championship finale. Just two points separate first and second in the riders’ standings with three rounds to go after Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) got onto the podium and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) departed the Chang International Circuit emptyhanded. It means we are guaranteed a live title fight even when the field leaves Australia in a fortnight from now, so read on for the full Championship picture. The pendulum swings between Quartararo and Bagnaia After Quartararo charged to a big advantage in the Championship, Bagnaia brought himself back into contention with that stellar run of four wins and a second placing. Now, it’s hard to say that any of the top three on the points table have momentum after three crazy Grands Prix, at Aragon, Motegi, and now Buriram. Bagnaia got himself within 10 points of ‘El Diablo’ with a P2 at the MotorLand, only to see the gap jump to 18 points when he crashed in Japan, even if Quartararo finished eighth. In Thailand, however, the live Championship lead changed twice during the race! Bagnaia nosed two points ahead when he climbed to second on the opening lap and Quartararo slipped to 17th after a big scare exiting Turn 4. Eventual race winner Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) turned the two-point margin back in the Frenchman’s favour when he relegated Bagnaia to third, but that was still 16 solid points for Pecco on a day when Quartararo didn’t get any. A. Espargaro keeps his hopes alive So, while Bagnaia’s formline from the last three races is 2-NC-3 for a total of 36 points in that period, Quartararo’s reads NC-8-17 for a yield of just eight. But the rider who is third in the Championship, Aleix Espargaro, has also had an up-and-down run of late with results of 3-16-11 and a total of 21 points in those three Grands Prix. However, even after having to serve a Long Lap Penalty in the Thai GP, the Aprilia Racing talisman can at least say that he gained ground on Quartararo when the situation looked so much worse after he had qualified only 13th. Espargaro is now 20 behind the Frenchman and has a fighting chance on the way to Australia. A surprise threat emerges Speaking of Australia, what about Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team)? He scored more points than anyone in the now-completed triple header with a fifth in Aragon, that dominant victory in Motegi, and a hard-earned second place in Buriram. While Miller remains fifth in the Championship as he heads home from Thailand to get married, the 52 points he picked up from those races has him just one point behind Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), and 40 behind Quartararo. With 75 points still on the table, both ‘La Bestia’ and ‘Thriller’ are still in this. Did we mention Phillip Island is coming up?
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 15:06:16 GMT -8
Jack Miller: That was wild. I was pushing hard to be honest and was not giving up on that victory until the very last lap! Really happy to come away with another podium especially in such hectic conditions, onto Phillip Island baby but first things first… time to get married.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 15:10:14 GMT -8
Ayumu Sasaki Thailand GP 2nd podium I was a little short again, but 3 races in a row podium. 3 races left in 2022! ! I will keep my spirits up.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2022 15:15:41 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Am told I was wrong to say Michelin's special stiff rear slick used here is a super-old carcass. It's a special tyre designed for Buriram and Red Bull Ring in 2020.
Neil Morrison: Marquez asked which way he'd bet on the outcome of the title race, Fabio or Pecco. "I bet on Pecco's bike."
Neil Morrison: Zarco confirms he’d have tried a move for third late on if it was any rider other than Pecco ahead. Saw he couldn’t win the race, so didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks. (When your employer owns a third of the grid…)
Will D: He comfirms that team orders have been given since Misano. Ducati riders can’t overtake FB63 except for victory.
And Zarco had to throw his podium bonus money away too.
Jorge Martín contradicts Zarco's decision: "I would have fought for the podium"
Danilo Petrucci; I’m an old fat man now.
Oliveiera: "I'll be sorry to say goodbye to KTM in Valencia, but I like the idea of another challenge. I don't think there is a better MotoGP bike, it's about having a team that helps you exploit the potential
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Post by truenorth on Oct 3, 2022 6:47:34 GMT -8
Everything Moto Racing: Unbelievable to see Johann Zarco getting hate on social media for potentially following orders from his boss and not making an overtake on his manufacturers title contender. If your boss tells you to do something, you do it or you face repercussions, quite simple.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 3, 2022 6:49:59 GMT -8
Fabio Quartararo: What a nightmare... Unfortunately we had a terrible race and couldn't score a point. After a really good weekend on dry condition it rains just before our race. We used to be fast this year but somehow we had difficulties, problems and terrible feeling. I want to thank the Thai.
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