Yah, I also don't want crashes, I want proper, close, hard battle between all the guys. Make a tight championship season until the last race, not like last year which ended a bit too soon.

Warm up result: MV is back on top now with JL.

1. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.433s [Lap 7/12] 290km/h (Top Speed)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.433s +0.000s [3/10] 291km/h
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.573s +0.140s [4/12] 289km/h
4. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.581s +0.148s [3/12] 288km/h
5. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.733s +0.300s [4/10] 292km/h
6. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.741s +0.308s [6/12] 289km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.837s +0.404s [10/11] 291km/h
8. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.852s +0.419s [5/12] 291km/h
9. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.867s +0.434s [4/12] 290km/h
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.935s +0.502s [4/12] 290km/h
11. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 40.118s +0.685s [5/11] 294km/h
12. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 40.179s +0.746s [5/12] 288km/h
13. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.207s +0.774s [4/12] 289km/h
14. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 40.209s +0.776s [9/12] 288km/h
15. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.257s +0.824s [9/11] 287km/h
16. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 40.283s +0.850s [8/12] 289km/h
17. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 40.335s +0.902s [6/12] 285km/h
18. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 40.414s +0.981s [3/11] 291km/h
19. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 40.541s +1.108s [11/12] 289km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.872s +1.439s [5/12] 285km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 40.985s +1.552s [5/12] 291km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 41.054s +1.621s [6/12] 285km/h
23. Takuya Tsuda JPN Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.009s +2.576s [10/12] 285km/h

for tonight what's your prediction for motogp category ?

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: May 7 2017, 06:11 PM

Judging from the practice and qualifying times, looks to be Honda day, probably MM to win and close up the championship more. Would be good though if DP instead can beat him. Then either MV or VR on the last podium.

same prediction as mine too , well will see 8pm tonight .. hope its a good fight

Great 1-2 Honda win

bad day for the Yamaha. Only Zarco to take positive.

Well well, now the top 3 is practically almost equal in the points now! Great race by DP to maintain his domination since FP1, did not do a single mistake, and he also puts himself now in the championship hunt with just 10 pts back! Hopefully DP can continue his comeback to keep things exciting through out the season.

Good race by Zarco too, beating the 2 Yamaha factory boys! I was hoping he can beat JL but alas JL did pretty good too.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: May 7 2017, 08:54 PM

good to see JL back on podium.

Unexpected race results but great to see Dani win instead.

This post has been edited by Aydee: May 7 2017, 09:34 PM

Factory Yamaha struggling. Zarco beats them factory boys.
Good Job JL99 what a unexpected come back.

Race result quite close to FP and QP. imo what was unexpected is factory Yamahas out of top 5.

Both MV and VR were struggling. seems like they hv technical probs of some sort. Rossi especially in few final laps just give in.

Updated point standing: super tight at the top! Midfield from 7-11 also very close.

1. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 62 points
2. = Maverick Viñales SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 60 points (-2)
3. = Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 58 points (-4)
4. ^2 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 52 points (-10)
5. ˅1 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 41 points (-21)
6. ^1 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 35 points (-27)
7. ˅2 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 29 points (-33)
8. = Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 29 points (-33)
9. ^4 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 28 points (-34)
10. ^1 Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 26 points (-36)
11. ˅2 Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 26 points (-36)
12. ˅2 Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 21 points (-41)
13. ^1 Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 17 points (-45)
14. ˅2 Alvaro Bautista SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 14 points (-48)
15. ^1 Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 12 points (-50)
16. ^3 Hector Barbera SPA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 12 points (-50)
17. ˅2 Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 9 points (-53)
18. ˅1 Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 9 points (-53)
19. ˅1 Tito Rabat SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 8 points (-54)
20. = Alex Rins SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 7 points (-55)
21. ^1 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 3 points (-59)
22. ˅1 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2 points (-60)

2017 M1 having a serious grip issue...
2016.2 M1 for the factory? since 2016 M1 doing better...

How come first 2 races Yamaha did well, now only saying grip issue?
JL talked a lot and reveal he's start using rear brake after 9 years never been using, lol.

However between MV & VR they reported different grip issues. MV said his problem was front end grip while VR was rear end grip during acceleration. The odd thing was both had inconsistent experiences through out the weekend. MV was feeling strong during warm up but suddenly could not go fast during the race. VR said he was a bit better during qualifying but warm up was bad and that continued in the race. Maybe the new M1 is more sensitive to track changes, hence confusing them during setup and tire choices.

1st 2 races they did well because of the weather...in jerez the temp raised a bit but tremendously drop in grip...some more michelin didnt take seriusly on vinales feedback...deswai he chose safer option...not to push the bike to the limit...he mention that he is afraid everytime he brake...

compare the morning warmup - vinales on top...but in real race? no grip so the 2017 uses more grip...even in the straight he was complaining how bad the tyre is spinning..

on rossi bike? he ride the last few corner with no grip at all...

Yups...so they couldnt get their "base" setup improved in jerez...rossi still toying an idea to revert back to 2016 where overall with little tweaked could still be a championship bike...

im more happy to see dani won the race...

as for lorenzo...it shows he is strong...n will come stronger maybe...

i conclude after 4 races...all factory bike shows inconsistency

I am not sure what the issue is but the conspiracy theorist in me says the Yamaha factory team has to use inferior tyres to make sure they don't run away at the front lol. Hence the email if MV elaborates to public. Hahaha.

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/245321/1/vi...me-problem.html

Haha, could be...
Yamaha starts suffering grip issue after first 2 races of glory. And MV fully dominated all the preseason tests as well.

So Ferrari of f1 team the next to receive special tyre to spice up the race? Haha.

Yeah that comment by MV raised some eyebrows! Wonder what is going on there...