But note also that FB himself is also not that strong in the wet. Thailand he was decent but spared by JZ to get podium and in Indonesia he was slow too.

Jorge Martin becoming a sore loser for not getting the factory ride along Pecco next year.
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1014445/1...e-person-stands

Plus EB has won 4 vs just 1 from JM (still zero this year) so the choice should be obvious. JM can be fast in qualifying but he often drops back or crashes in the race.

Miller mathematically still in title contention too and has mentioned he just wants to race, probably also pissed off Duc doesn't extend him, so he also has no reason to help FB.

Anyway FB himself is adamant he wants no help but to win it purely on his own merit. But if he loses the title by just very few pints, Duc will be kicking themselves for not enforcing team orders, and everyone will say they're stupid.

What has this guy done to deserve a corner named after him???

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1014573/1...-phillip-island

JM did a great lap for pole, MM piggy back to get 2nd ahead of FB but FQ not too far in 5th so hope for an exciting race between those 2 title contenders, plus AE right in between too.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Oct 15 2022, 12:04 PM

Would be great if somehow AE wins with JM and MM or whoever 2 riders slot in front of FB and FQ to tighten up the 3 at the top! Lol

Mom cannot cope with sadness of losing the son.

Yup, as a neutral fan, I always want a close competition right to the end, unlike F1 this year.

Ya exciting race but unfortunately FQ crashed out and AE cannot keep up. In the last few laps I was actually hoping FB to make a big mistake too so that the points tighter. Lol From now on 2 more races, it's FB title to lose. FQ is like dejavu of the 2020 season, leading for so long until things fell apart. We kept saying FB won't win cuz he is still making too many mistakes yet now it's FQ turn to make mistakes! Lol

What a irony for JM taken out at his corner! Lol Maybe reminder to him that he actually doesn't deserve that corner name! Lol

Finally glad for Suzuki to have a win in the final season, what a superb race by AR. Strong race by MM too, hope he keeps getting closer to his best.

Maybe. He was not far back, maybe still between 5th-7th when he made mistake then run wide. He then joint back in 19th, able to get to 15 or something then crashed.

Next 2 races:
1. Sepang, a complete track but the long straights should be advantage to Ducs. FQ would have to dig deep to make up in the corners.
2. Valencia, quite twisty track with only 1 medium straight, should be more suitable for FQ but it could be a bit too late already for him. He needs to do a miracle in Sepang first.

FP2 wet though, not indicative pace.

All top 3 buckled under pressure and starting midfield bit crucially FB still in front of AE and FQ.

EB must toying with the emotions of the Ducati bosses! Lol Staying that close and even overtaking the lead at mid race must be raising the blood pressures of those Ducs mgmt thru the roof! But kudos to FB to just get on and win it. Now only a major blunder will prevent him and Duc to finally win the title with the biggest comeback in history.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Oct 23 2022, 03:53 PM

Hahaha yeah he was close to a blunder like 2-3 times but maybe to him still reasonably under control and not as risky as we spectators see. I think he behaved like that because it was for a win, otherwise maybe he wouldn't challenge as hard. Next year we might see fireworks between them.

But this year the Ducs advantage seems much larger and they have more in numbers too. The fact that FB can claw back 91pts and on the brink of maiden title shows how dominant the Duc is in the last 2/3rd of this year. Note that he crashed a few times too, otherwise he would have won the title 1 or 2 races ago! Ducs during Dovi's time was never this dominant.

FB has 5 DNFs while FQ has 3 so far. In 2 of FB's DNFs he was actually the fastest guy on pole too. So despite the 2 DNFs more than FQ, FB practically has sealed the title with 1 more race to go. That shows how dominant the Duc is above M1. Overcoming that 91pts deficit was just remarkable which surely nobody predicted.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Oct 25 2022, 10:46 AM

Yeah big success for the Ducs on the double titles. Redemption for AB for the lost in 2019.