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HybridTheory said:
Kazakhstan GP cancelled again this year
Now that is a surprise! In better news, Assen has signed a deal until 2031. As a round that isn't politically important with Manufacturers in the way SE Asia, Italy, Austria and the USA would be, it's one that would potentially be vulnerable to new trends. Holland doesn't at the minute have an anchor rider for it either the way France might with Fabio.
However, it produces great racing, gets huge crowds, and there don't seem to have been any issues with the runoff etc anywhere. I'm glad to see it stay.
bolidemichael said:
I had a few years in MotoGP wilderness... can someone give me a tldr on Morbidelli?
Did well during COVID when development was static with fewer engineers going to and from rounds. Once development started up again he started to go backwards, and didn't cope well with being moved from the environment at Petronas to Factory Yamaha when Maverick Vinales was fired. Also, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee in training and had surgery. Your ACL provides stability across the knee joint and although it's usually repaired with a hamstring graft. You don't always get the same amount of stability back - I didn't in mine and my surgeon also had the contract to do players at Chelsea for an example. It is possible he has lost some strength on that side when at full lean and is being held up accordingly.
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
HybridTheory said:
Kazakhstan GP cancelled again this year
Now that is a surprise! In better news, Assen has signed a deal until 2031. As a round that isn't politically important with Manufacturers in the way SE Asia, Italy, Austria and the USA would be, it's one that would potentially be vulnerable to new trends. Holland doesn't at the minute have an anchor rider for it either the way France might with Fabio.
However, it produces great racing, gets huge crowds, and there don't seem to have been any issues with the runoff etc anywhere. I'm glad to see it stay.
I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Yazza54 said:
That is good news.
I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Me too, I'd have loved to have gone there. Geographically and in the calendar too close to Sachsenring and the Red Bull Ring. However the owner (Karel Abraham's Dad?) wouldn't spend the money upgrading the surface. If Sachsenring was earlier in the year it might have survived - or if MotoGP moves away from eastern Germany. There have been rumours that the Nurburgring (south circuit, not the big green hell) are going to bid for it. I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
Yazza54 said:
That is good news.
I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Me too, I'd have loved to have gone there. Geographically and in the calendar too close to Sachsenring and the Red Bull Ring. However the owner (Karel Abraham's Dad?) wouldn't spend the money upgrading the surface. If Sachsenring was earlier in the year it might have survived - or if MotoGP moves away from eastern Germany. There have been rumours that the Nurburgring (south circuit, not the big green hell) are going to bid for it. I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
dibblecorse said:
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
Yazza54 said:
That is good news.
I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Me too, I'd have loved to have gone there. Geographically and in the calendar too close to Sachsenring and the Red Bull Ring. However the owner (Karel Abraham's Dad?) wouldn't spend the money upgrading the surface. If Sachsenring was earlier in the year it might have survived - or if MotoGP moves away from eastern Germany. There have been rumours that the Nurburgring (south circuit, not the big green hell) are going to bid for it. I'm still gutted they don't go to Brno anymore. We went over and saw Cal win a good few years back now, was brilliant.
Yazza54 said:
many spectators there were at Jerez last weekend for example
Not as many as they stated, they added an extra 100,000 that weren't there.https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/motogp-misca...
Biker's Nemesis said:
bolidemichael said:
I had a few years in MotoGP wilderness... can someone give me a tldr on Morbidelli?
He started off really good then has gone to s
t over the following years.2018 - 15th (rookie on that POS Marc VDS Honda so you can maybe forgive that)
2019 - 10th
2020 - 2nd
2021 - 17th
2022 - 19th
2023 - 13th
2024 - After four races he's currently 20th with a grand total of 6 points
2027 rules are a step in the right direction, but I share a couple of Stoners concerns.
Lighter bikes, less stopping distance, less overtaking
Corner speeds going up again I’d guess, not sure of aero impact here
Peaky engines like the 800’s on new fuel/lower capacity/lower volumes
Great news holeshot/ride heights devices are going and reduced aero (particularly noted to improve show)
Any change is going to be a massive debate, some time to wait to see the outcomes
Lighter bikes, less stopping distance, less overtaking
Corner speeds going up again I’d guess, not sure of aero impact here
Peaky engines like the 800’s on new fuel/lower capacity/lower volumes
Great news holeshot/ride heights devices are going and reduced aero (particularly noted to improve show)
Any change is going to be a massive debate, some time to wait to see the outcomes
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