ya deswai other rider oso questioned race director very biased
going backwards on track instant black flag they said

If start problem on the grid, by right should go back to the pit lane and start there coz there can be high chance it happen again then causes big accident at the start. That's why in F1 or car races the rule is like that. So MM should've started from the pit lane after everyone passed, and understandable that he got drive through penalty.

He blamed the official on the grid who told him to go back to his spot. From the replays I saw the guy pointing to the pit lane but MM went back to his spot anyways.
My take is :
1. Probably he couldn't hear what he was saying properly under the helmet and assumed wrong.
2. MM should know the rules and should know better, he probably thought he can get away with it because he is MM.
3. Race direction should have approached MM when he was on his spot already.

On the other hand, things were kinda in a mess at the time and no one had time to think properly on what to do but then this kind of things should not happen.

speaking of MM, COTA is his dominant circuit.

Interesting to watch this week. TB between 46 vs 93

MM handed penalty for obstructing Vinales. Will start 4th instead of pole.

This year Hot Headed MM may not able to win championship.. Too many contender every single points are important. Keep playing such dirty unethical tactic will get more points loss.

still, it’s hard to stop MM at this circuit.
i expected the result as such.

too bad hafiz dnf though.

hs highside twice at this circuit...

I really was hoping he could get points in every race

Pretty boring race where MM won easily as expected, and not much overtaking/position changes as well behind him.

Points become pretty close though.

Yeah I agree, morenaction in moto2.

And I don't follow moto2.

I also watched the last 2 WSBK rounds hoping will be a closer fight but now already again Rea way up ahead in the points as usual, hence also becoming boring.

Sykes won race 2 last weekend

I know but the thing is as a total in a weekend, Rea almost always got a net gain over whoever the second place in the standings! So in the big picture of the championship, it's back to being boring with him keep dominating the points while the rest are just hopeless. The season is so early and yet he is already having big points margin. Need a new talent to come there and able to bring fresh challenge to him as the rest are nowhere near his level consistently. Such a contrast with MotoGP where the points are still very tight and got several guys who can challenge even though MM is still the fastest.

The thing is MotoGP is premium no1 2 wheels motorsport where the fastest, youngest and bravest cut throat among them to be on the grid. WSBK can only be the 2nd or last choice of them to be relevant in the scene eg. the late NH69. WSBK will always be like what Bellator to UFC.

haha same

motoGP all the way

haha SBK is only 4 the retired and REJECTS like biaggi and checa and guintoli winning their last hurrah championship down from motoGP

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Apr 28 2018, 08:30 AM

what i hate bout wsbk is the 2 race format..

it’s like having orgasm blocked halfway.

I watch as much racing as I can

True racing fan!
I also try watch as much as I can, but more into cars, like the Australia Supercars, DTM, Blancpain GT. Used to follow rally back in the 90s when still got Makinen, Kankunen, Sainz, McRae, Gronholm, but in the last 10 years not anymore. Bike, I just watch MotoGP.