MotoGP 2014 : Argentina ***Spoilers***

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Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo



Free Practice (GMT):

25 April 2014

Moto3 FP1
13:00 - 13:40
MotoGP FP1
13:55 - 14:40
Moto2 FP1
14:55 - 15:40
Moto3 FP2
17:10 - 17:50
MotoGP FP2
18:05 - 18:50
Moto2 FP2
19:05 - 19:50

Practice & Qualifying (GMT):

26 April 2014

Moto3 FP3
13:00 - 13:40
MotoGP FP3
13:55 - 14:40
Moto2 FP3
14:55 - 15:40
Moto3 QP
16:35 - 17:15
MotoGP FP4
17:30 - 18:00
MotoGP Q1
18:10 - 18:25
MotoGP Q2
18:35 - 18:50
Moto2 QP
19:05 - 19:50

Races (GMT):

27 April 2014

Moto3 RAC
15:00
Moto2 RAC
16:20
MotoGP RAC
18:00

Totally new circuit for the calendar, and it doesn't look too bad. No mickey-mouse chicanes, decent straight, and a few long "steady state" corners. What I think is certain, considering it's a new track to all the riders, is that MM will adapt quickly and go well (as per Austin last year) and Rossi will probably struggle based on his dislike of "new" circuits.

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tight5 said:

a couple more layout pics -

Good find. Turn 6 looks interesting; a steadily accelerating downhill left-hander.

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sradmarty said:

The comparisons to Spencer are spot on, he could turn up at a track he'd never seen before and smash the track record within a couple of laps and Marquez is the same.

I never knew MM had been compared to Freddie, unless we're talking the age / win ratio? Not that I care, as I enjoy watching Marc with his aggressive flamboyancy as much as I enjoyed watching Freddie and his immaculate smoothness and lines.

Anyway.

FP2, and MM over one second ahead of Dani in second??!! I knew (as I mentioned previously) that Marc would be strong on a new circuit, but Christ Almighty and I thought the nature of the track would favour the Yams.

OK. For me ATM, the podium is:

Marc
Dani
Brad

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So, for the last season and a half we've seen MM breaking records - including most of Freddie Spencer's (which I never thought I'd see in my lifetime).

IIRC it was 1995 when Micky D won 15 out of 16 races.

I wonder if that one will go this year