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Track limits scuppered Lowes' chance of pole, but still starts on the front row so still all to play for. I would imagine Dixon is fairly comfortable with 7th. Acosta starts 10th, so if his Moto3 form continues this year in Moto2 that'll be a win with 2nd place 20+ seconds behind 
Didn't expect Bastianini starting from the front row, or the factory Yams struggling in 11th & 12th! I expect some fireworks between Martin and Marquez tomorrow.
Didn't expect Bastianini starting from the front row, or the factory Yams struggling in 11th & 12th! I expect some fireworks between Martin and Marquez tomorrow.
Condi said:
What happened to the Suzuki's? Looked good until qually then no match for the Ducati's. I do think the number of Dukes on the grid is getting a bit stupid.
Ya think? Ideally Gresini & VR46 would've been on Aprilia and Suzuki, but then Bestia wouldn't be on the front row, Sunday man that he is.... interesting that he's 4.5km/h quicker than everyone else. Still five different manufacturers in the top 8 and I think Mir and Fabio have podium pace.
hiccy18 said:
Ya think?
Ideally Gresini & VR46 would've been on Aprilia and Suzuki, but then Bestia wouldn't be on the front row, Sunday man that he is.... interesting that he's 4.5km/h quicker than everyone else. Still five different manufacturers in the top 8 and I think Mir and Fabio have podium pace.
I don't really understand why they're allowed to have so many. Nobody else can win the manufacturers trophy when you have 2 Suzukis against 8 Ducatis. Should be a maximum of 4 bikes per manufacturer. Ideally Gresini & VR46 would've been on Aprilia and Suzuki, but then Bestia wouldn't be on the front row, Sunday man that he is.... interesting that he's 4.5km/h quicker than everyone else. Still five different manufacturers in the top 8 and I think Mir and Fabio have podium pace.
FourWheelDrift said:
Ducati supply 4x 2022 bikes, the others are last years or older. Nothing really wrong with that, other manufacturers can do it if they wanted, there are 4x 2022 KTMs, 4x 2022 Hondas.
But there are 8 Ducati's in total, all of which count towards manufacturer points. I just think that 4 bikes per manufacturer would be best. Obviously Ducati have a lot more income from customer teams and incentive to invest if they have 8 riders, as opposed to Aprillia or Suzuki who only have 2 bikes. The cost of development is the same, if not cheaper with more bikes, as you have more data. It just creates an unfair playing field. Condi said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Ducati supply 4x 2022 bikes, the others are last years or older. Nothing really wrong with that, other manufacturers can do it if they wanted, there are 4x 2022 KTMs, 4x 2022 Hondas.
But there are 8 Ducati's in total, all of which count towards manufacturer points. I just think that 4 bikes per manufacturer would be best. Obviously Ducati have a lot more income from customer teams and incentive to invest if they have 8 riders, as opposed to Aprillia or Suzuki who only have 2 bikes. The cost of development is the same, if not cheaper with more bikes, as you have more data. It just creates an unfair playing field. Constructors points are generated by the positions of the top two bikes. Still, having eight bikes on the grid is a better chance than just two.
Condi said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Ducati supply 4x 2022 bikes, the others are last years or older. Nothing really wrong with that, other manufacturers can do it if they wanted, there are 4x 2022 KTMs, 4x 2022 Hondas.
But there are 8 Ducati's in total, all of which count towards manufacturer points. I just think that 4 bikes per manufacturer would be best. Obviously Ducati have a lot more income from customer teams and incentive to invest if they have 8 riders, as opposed to Aprillia or Suzuki who only have 2 bikes. The cost of development is the same, if not cheaper with more bikes, as you have more data. It just creates an unfair playing field. Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff