...meanwhile Hayden will replace Pedrosa for the upcoming Australian GP

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/234552/1/ha...lip-island.html

This post has been edited by RalphRatedR: Oct 20 2016, 01:39 PM

VR broke his pinky finger during the Motegi crash, hopefully not hamper him for the next race.

http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ross...i-crash-840600/

Yeah, hope not. Iinm he brakes with 3 fingers

Raikkonen
Remember you mentioned the onboard message on meter panel?
seems Yamaha team didn't use it, or Rossi did not bother. Penalty for Rossi after using wet tyres for more than allowed 10 laps in FP1...

This post has been edited by voscar: Oct 21 2016, 06:01 PM

They are using just for essential messages from race control. Rossi demoted because of confusion. Apparently 8 laps includes inlap and outlap. Yamaha thought it wasn't included.

The full onboard system is proposed for next year.

I see, so unlike f1 where team can inform rider to switch to which engine mode...
Both Yamaha seeking for no.2 will battle themselves behind if FP3 was to cancel due to rain

That is just bad

Team should have been clear about their strategy, rules etc.

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Oct 22 2016, 03:47 AM

It seems Yamaha just like Ferrari f1 team, they need strategy masters and onboard radio/message display. Didn't follow the qualifying but looking at Rossi cannot through Q2 today, I would thought they came out in wrong timing during FP3, just as Lorenzo said his FP2 encountered...

Yeah.

If only Yamaha and Rossi did good in San Marino last year; Rossi would have clinch his 10th MotoGP title.

Both team and it's rider did not work together in that GP.

Ultimately in MotoGP, the riders have much more say in decision making coz they're the ones who really feel the track and the engineers cannot communicate thru the radio like car racing. VR basically screwed up in Q1 today by staying too long on his first set and not change early enough, just like the Misano race last year. Again despite so much experience, VR still often makes mistakes in changing condition.

JL at least did better in Q1 but, man he was pathetic in Q2, practically got humiliated left right and center by the rest of the riders! His best Q2 lap time was much slower than Moto2 laptimes!

Too bad davide brivio left when Rossi left Yamaha for Ducati. I think he and Rossi are a good match.

MotoGP Australia - Full Qualifying Results


Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the 2016 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 18.

Marc Marquez commits to slicks on a drying track and is rewarded with pole position for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Nicky Hayden is making his second MotoGP appearance of the season - this time returning to the Repsol Honda team with which he won the 2006 world championship, as a replacement for the injured Dani Pedrosa.

Hector Barbera is riding for the factory Ducati team in place of the injured Andrea Iannone for the second week in succession, with 2015 Australian SBK champion Mike Jones in-turn keeping the Avintia seat for his home race…

Qualifying 2:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.189s [Lap 7/8] 325km/h (Top Speed)
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.981s +0.792s [8/8] 327km/h
3. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.107s +0.918s [9/9] 326km/h
4. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.673s +1.484s [9/9] 321km/h
5. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 31.754s +1.565s [8/8] 325km/h
6. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 32.420s +2.231s [8/8] 322km/h
7. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 32.944s +2.755s [8/8] 319km/h
8. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.015s +2.826s [8/8] 320km/h
9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 33.090s +2.901s [4/7] 330km/h
10. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 33.914s +3.725s [5/9] 333km/h
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 34.682s +4.493s [3/7] 322km/h
12. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 36.840s +6.651s [8/9] 320km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.744s 310km/h
14. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 41.129s 299km/h
15. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 41.368s 308km/h
16. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.532s 301km/h
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.766s 306km/h
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.850s 297km/h
19. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.261s 296km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.128s 303km/h
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 44.096s 292km/h
Read more at http://www.crash.net/motogp/results/234643...q1AxtglWHQfR.99

So many crashes in moto3

MotoGP is at 1 pm local time.

Both hoda factory riders crashed.

CRUTCHLOW FOR HONDA FACTORY!!

Marquez should've crashed last week

only stoner maintaining 100% no crash and sapu all wins in australia throughout his motogp races.

I remember he always crash in 250, I dunno, that's just my memory of him

Among Aussie's greats.

Like it or not he pushed Ducati to the limit during his racing days.

And then shape up Repsol Honda from his tenure until now with Marquez.

One of a kind

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Oct 23 2016, 10:23 PM

If he crashed last week but won it this weekend then still the same, just delay by 1 race only.