MOTOGP grid 2021..

[DarthtaterM16]

Turn7 said:

Hmmm

Petrux gets put into Tech3
Oliviera gets works KTM.....

Dovi argueing over cash at Ducati - when he has no other possibilities....

Not sure if Petrux saw that coming >?

Really can't imagine that he wouldn't have known. Can't see them telling him after he'd signed that he'd actually be riding for Tech 3 instead.

[lazybike]

DarthtaterM16 said:

Really can't imagine that he wouldn't have known. Can't see them telling him after he'd signed that he'd actually be riding for Tech 3 instead.

Not sure it really matters, as long as the monies the same...not like he's going to win it.

[Zarco]

lazybike said:

DarthtaterM16 said:

Really can't imagine that he wouldn't have known. Can't see them telling him after he'd signed that he'd actually be riding for Tech 3 instead.

Not sure it really matters, as long as the monies the same...not like he's going to win it.

Being a factory rider definitely matters to these guys. I get that in this case they appear to get the same equipment.

[DarthtaterM16]

Official now. Petrucci to Tech 3, Oliveira to factory squad.

Pol to Honda imminent..

[DarthtaterM16]

Pol now confirmed at Repsol Honda for 2021.

Alex Marquez also confirmed at LCR in place of Crutchlow.

[egor110]

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

[Turn7]

egor110 said:

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

Aprilia is the best of a bad lot really, even if the new bike IS a load better......

Pretty stty of Puig to sack him off m but thats his way.

Wouldnt be surpised if he retired.

[egor110]

Turn7 said:

egor110 said:

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

Aprilia is the best of a bad lot really, even if the new bike IS a load better......

Pretty stty of Puig to sack him off m but thats his way.

Wouldnt be surpised if he retired.

No way he's retiring , he's already backtracking on his retirement comments from last year .

I think he'd be mad not to go for a Ducati.

Zarco seems to doing pretty well on it plus call seemed to be pretty friendly with the team after he left so maybe he'll end up with a factory bike run by pramac ?

Or maybe he'll undercut dovi and have the factory seat

[Turn7]

Cal bought his way of out of Ducati, cannot see him going back, and doubt they would ask, whilst JL sniffing around.

[towser44]

egor110 said:

Turn7 said:

egor110 said:

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

Aprilia is the best of a bad lot really, even if the new bike IS a load better......

Pretty stty of Puig to sack him off m but thats his way.

Wouldnt be surpised if he retired.

No way he's retiring , he's already backtracking on his retirement comments from last year .

I think he'd be mad not to go for a Ducati.

Zarco seems to doing pretty well on it plus call seemed to be pretty friendly with the team after he left so maybe he'll end up with a factory bike run by pramac ?

Or maybe he'll undercut dovi and have the factory seat

Interesting to read the other day that they'd offered him a factory Honda seat in WSBK.

[Turn7]

egor110 said:

Turn7 said:

egor110 said:

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

Aprilia is the best of a bad lot really, even if the new bike IS a load better......

Pretty stty of Puig to sack him off m but thats his way.

Wouldnt be surpised if he retired.

No way he's retiring , he's already backtracking on his retirement comments from last year .

I think he'd be mad not to go for a Ducati.

Zarco seems to doing pretty well on it plus call seemed to be pretty friendly with the team after he left so maybe he'll end up with a factory bike run by pramac ?

Or maybe he'll undercut dovi and have the factory seat

Dovi is just posturing for more money, that Ducato dont really have. He has talked himslef into a corner that he cant escape with intact pride I suspect.

[FourWheelDrift]

Cal "Hello is that Mr Ciabatti, Cal here. We all know you are going to have Bagnaia on your bike in 2022 so you need someone on a 1 year contract. I guess that's the sticking point with Dovi. I hear he's asking for $5.6m a year again but on a two year contract. I'm available and I'll do 1 year with you for $3m."






Based on - https://www.sportekz.com/motogp/riders-salaries/

[egor110]

towser44 said:

egor110 said:

Turn7 said:

egor110 said:

So where do we think cal's going to end up?

Satellite Ducati or the Aprilia ?

Aprilia is the best of a bad lot really, even if the new bike IS a load better......

Pretty stty of Puig to sack him off m but thats his way.

Wouldnt be surpised if he retired.

No way he's retiring , he's already backtracking on his retirement comments from last year .

I think he'd be mad not to go for a Ducati.

Zarco seems to doing pretty well on it plus call seemed to be pretty friendly with the team after he left so maybe he'll end up with a factory bike run by pramac ?

Or maybe he'll undercut dovi and have the factory seat

Interesting to read the other day that they'd offered him a factory Honda seat in WSBK.

He binned that idea pretty quick .

[epom]

Marquez quickest so far ?

[FourWheelDrift]

epom said:

Marquez quickest so far ?

Top3 Morbidelli, Quartararo & Binder.

[epom]

FourWheelDrift said:

epom said:

Marquez quickest so far ?

Top3 Morbidelli, Quartararo & Binder.

My updates are obviously a little behind

[DarthtaterM16]

Marquez was quickest overall across the two sessions.
1:37.350 in FP1. Morbidelli did 1:38.125 in FP2.

[FourWheelDrift]

DarthtaterM16 said:

Marquez was quickest overall across the two sessions.
1:37.350 in FP1. Morbidelli did 1:38.125 in FP2.

FP1 was cooler, everyone went quicker. FP2 is qualifying and race time of day so I think more relevant.

[Stuart Fordyce]

FourWheelDrift said:

Cal "Hello is that Mr Ciabatti, Cal here. We all know you are going to have Bagnaia on your bike in 2022 so you need someone on a 1 year contract. I guess that's the sticking point with Dovi. I hear he's asking for $5.6m a year again but on a two year contract. I'm available and I'll do 1 year with you for $3m."






Based on - https://www.sportekz.com/motogp/riders-salaries/

My issue with that hypothesis is that Bagnaia will have to really up his game this year just to hold onto a Pramac seat, never mind a promotion! It's a Moto2 champion he needs to worry about (unless it's Luthi).

[epom]

Marquez is either, insane, careless or an alien.