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FourWheelDrift said:
Have you seen the new rules regarding riders crashing?
"The FIM has announced that from the 2026 season riders in MotoGP and WorldSBK will not be allowed to restart their bikes from trackside after a crash.
Until now, the rules have allowed riders whose bike stopped running after a crash to try to restart it in the run-off area.
This, however, has the potential to create dangerous situations as it keeps marshals and riders in the run-off areas in the middle of a live session.
A new directive from the FIM has banned this, and says that attempts to restart a bike whose engine has stopped after the crash must take place behind the trackside barriers on the service road. Riders can still rejoin the track from there. "
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1088387/1/major-...
That seems sensible as restarting in the run off area does put the rider and marshals in a dangerous position. They should be allowed to fit starter motors though (not sure if they are), and as soon as Ducati do the others will no doubt follow. It's worth decent points to ensure your rider can restart, especially if they crash on an outlap in qualifying or similar. So maybe we'll see decompressors and starter motors replacing ride height devices in the future?"The FIM has announced that from the 2026 season riders in MotoGP and WorldSBK will not be allowed to restart their bikes from trackside after a crash.
Until now, the rules have allowed riders whose bike stopped running after a crash to try to restart it in the run-off area.
This, however, has the potential to create dangerous situations as it keeps marshals and riders in the run-off areas in the middle of a live session.
A new directive from the FIM has banned this, and says that attempts to restart a bike whose engine has stopped after the crash must take place behind the trackside barriers on the service road. Riders can still rejoin the track from there. "
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1088387/1/major-...
If you mean dull in that MM93 was winning most of the races I don't think it was that dull, look at the individual races.... Alex and Bez to it to him all season, we had multiple winners - Marc, Alex, Bez, Zarco, Fermin, Raul. We saw Honda make leaps and bounds and Yamaha finally saw the light and put a V4 on the grid.
Ducati's dominance started to fade a little through the concessions and I expect a more level playing field this year agao, plus hopefully Jorge will manage to stay on a bike and not injure himself.
Then we get to see if Yamaha can improve and having Toprak will be a huge draw.
And we haven't even talked about Acosta...
Ducati's dominance started to fade a little through the concessions and I expect a more level playing field this year agao, plus hopefully Jorge will manage to stay on a bike and not injure himself.
Then we get to see if Yamaha can improve and having Toprak will be a huge draw.
And we haven't even talked about Acosta...
John D. said:
doogalman said:
Pretty uninspiring arn't they! Long gone are the days of sportsbike riders clamouring to get their bikes painted the same.
Its because there are no big title sponsors in motorsport any more really. Whether that's tobacco, oil, or alcohol money. Means all the liveries are less coherent as they need to include loads of different smaller sponsorships.Redbull is the only exception I can think of.
Condi said:
hondajack85 said:
At least nobody gets lumbered with a Durex bike forever.
I quite like the Onlyfans Moto2 bike, both because its funny, and also it doesn't actually look terrible. Zarco's Castrol Honda is the sex though.
doogalman said:
Pretty uninspiring arn't they! Long gone are the days of sportsbike riders clamouring to get their bikes painted the same.
Yes, Aprilia can't even get a title sponsor and are probably the second best factory in the series. Non native sponsors, namely not oils, fuels etc, don't seem to consider MotoGP at all. I am glad however it's not the festival of betting companies that football is. The rule change on not starting trackside is a good one for rider safety, though you might now see guys hanging on to the clutch lever desperately in order not to stall.
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
doogalman said:
Pretty uninspiring arn't they! Long gone are the days of sportsbike riders clamouring to get their bikes painted the same.
Yes, Aprilia can't even get a title sponsor and are probably the second best factory in the series. Non native sponsors, namely not oils, fuels etc, don't seem to consider MotoGP at all. I am glad however it's not the festival of betting companies that football is. The rule change on not starting trackside is a good one for rider safety, though you might now see guys hanging on to the clutch lever desperately in order not to stall.
I understand the reasoning behind it though.
Turn7 said:
Agreed - there s going to be a few riders with bad hand injuries I suspect.
I understand the reasoning behind it though.
It’s more the shoulder injuries and potential ligament tendon ones that worry me. Holding onto a bike as it starts to roll can easily rip a shoulder to pieces. I’m amazed nobody has really suffered with this given the way they all seem to want to hold on now. I understand the reasoning behind it though.
Marquez has said his body will decide his future which suggests he is one bog crash away from retiring if you ask me, he crashes routinely or used to, but I think he gets to 10 and is done. I hope so for the sake of the sport and people watching, I think in the last few years he has got a lot of people onside, but we do need new blood.
I think Fabio has one more move left if the V4 doesn't work, probably Ducati replacing Bagnania if he struggles again but if he is clever he waits to see, Acosta is clearly the coming man, destroyed Binder and any manufacturer would want him, the great side of riding a slower bike.
The interesting one is Martin, utterly invisible as a world champion, seemingly not intent on getting back quickly as they used to in the old days, perfectly happy to sit out most of the year. And when he came back he basically gave up in Valencia. Weird guy, great rider. but a bit of a Lorenzo and Vinales vibe, oddball stuff.
I think Fabio has one more move left if the V4 doesn't work, probably Ducati replacing Bagnania if he struggles again but if he is clever he waits to see, Acosta is clearly the coming man, destroyed Binder and any manufacturer would want him, the great side of riding a slower bike.
The interesting one is Martin, utterly invisible as a world champion, seemingly not intent on getting back quickly as they used to in the old days, perfectly happy to sit out most of the year. And when he came back he basically gave up in Valencia. Weird guy, great rider. but a bit of a Lorenzo and Vinales vibe, oddball stuff.
Turn7 said:
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
doogalman said:
Pretty uninspiring arn't they! Long gone are the days of sportsbike riders clamouring to get their bikes painted the same.
Yes, Aprilia can't even get a title sponsor and are probably the second best factory in the series. Non native sponsors, namely not oils, fuels etc, don't seem to consider MotoGP at all. I am glad however it's not the festival of betting companies that football is. The rule change on not starting trackside is a good one for rider safety, though you might now see guys hanging on to the clutch lever desperately in order not to stall.
I understand the reasoning behind it though.
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