Announcing once isn't enough, should at least generate more buzz especially closer to the race. Congrats to him, he did well too. Hope he does well next year.

No brainer coz they got manufacturer support. "Semakin di depan" and Satu Hati" isn't BM but actually Bahasa Indonesia.

Bagnaia of course, his to lose. Qualifying wasn't as tense as expected. Bagnaia took it easy, not aiming to be on pole just good enough to be in Q2. I think he will be fighting just to be 14th rather all out glory. Quartararo on the other hand does not have much choice but the win. More interesting is will Marquez take the win?or Miller or Martin? Those 3 have nothing to lose. Also fight for 3rd place still up for grabs, not much in bragging rights but there's probably a significant cash bonus there.

That was different era Ducati, the current one more rider friendly.

So many superstars and former champions attending, Rossi, Fernando Alonso, Toprak, Kenan, Bautista etc etc

What a shame, Moto3 GasGas 1 and 2, Moto2 Redbull 1 and 2.

Laura

Last year Yamaha won both, this year most likely Ducati win both. Championship celebrations overshadow everything that happened in the race. Pecco said the front end felt strange and difficult to control, he probably didn't know he lost his winglet.

I think WSBK is different game altogether, the top 3 are practically aliens being stuck together at every race. True that the Ducati is fast on the straights but the difference not that much. Other Ducatis can't match AB's speed. Even his teammate said Bautista (as a rider) makes the difference.

Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill.

It was a surprise that both 2021 Moto2 Champion and runner up struggled a lot this year, probably because both rookies in the same team and no experienced team leader to give guidance. Next year Augusto Fernandez will be interesting to watch. He's already won the 2023 Rookie of the year award

So many good riders in Moto2 next year, hard to predict.

So far Tuesday test positive as laptimes form 1st to last is less than 2 secs compared to last year but it's only the first test.

Unfortunately I only follow motorsports lol. Next few months will be off season for me too.

Btw, interesting that Rossi declined Ducati test. Probably like smoking, he needs to quit cold turkey, once he ride again the addiction will bite again hahaha.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1016716/1...ld-me-test-bike

Congrats Alvaro Bautista and Ducati. World Champion since Checa in 2011. Double for Ducati.

We need more good South East Asian talents in the championship to balance out the Spanish and Italian armada.

This is true, only open-minded parents are willing to do that although nowadays a lot of kids are home-schooled especially since the pandemic. I'd also like to see other nationalities like South Korean, Chinese, Middle Eastern kids to be in the Championship. It was unfathomable to see Turkish riders(that's very successful) years ago but Kenan Sofuglu paved the way.

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We got a lot of street racers( ). One of the main reason is willingness to relocate and being away from home for long periods of time. Cameron Beaubier in Moto2 will quit end of this year because he is homesick. I believe there are exceptions out there, only need to pick them out. The mentality will also need to be groomed from very young.

If Ferrari won F1 Championship, it would be Triple Reds in F1, MotoGP and WSBK.

Should be, I hope so too. BTW F1 has some changes in the commentators, no more Johnny Herbert and Paul Di Resta, unfortunately Martin Brundle still there.

WSBK just started last weekend. Looks like Ducati clean sweep both in Superbike and Supersport 600. Kinda disappointed with Petronas-MIE performance. Both Hondas playing at the back. I think their Honda is a different package than the factory bikes. They don't even seem to share the same data.