Crazy that they have dismissed, obviously a worse situation behind the scenes than initially thought. Pity that Digia got penalized, the tyre pressure rule is so irritating.
A bit gutted for Martin, even though I didn't think he was gonna pull it off. Put his best into it for sure. As for the Razlan news, there were reports that the Cryptodata sponsor wasn't making their payments so Razlan had to sell his stake in the team. Raise your hand if you're surprised that a company with "crypto" in their name was shady regardless of what they SAY they do.
I really enjoyed the season however, I have my conspiracy theories about the Michelin tires, Ducati team orders, and electronic changes that magically increase Pecco's stats for Sunday races after struggling all Fri/Sat. I understand that they share data blah blah blah
Ducati have an unquestionable advantage with the number of riders they have. It probably means that Michelin will develop more for what they want giving them the advantage. I would say that a rule should be introduced restricting the number of bikes one manufacturer can have, but that would just bid up the price of whatever the best bike at any time is. Pecco does seem to take it easy in FP1 so I'm never surprised to see him lower then, but his finding of pace overnight does seem strange somthimes, that being said it could also just be his ability to find something when he needs to, who knows?
Pirelli or somebody need to step in and save this series. The Michelin have such a small working window that it is having a big negative effect on the worlds most exciting motorsport. So yeah, Diggi got robbed. I personally hated Martin running off from the crash with Marquez, didn't even stop to see if he was okay.
So is there anything to the possibility that Diggia up until recently was having to follow certain guidelines/rules by the team and/or Ducati that maybe didn't suit his style or something which is why he didnt do so well earlier, and now since hes being released he was free to drive his own style and thus was able to do much better? Or is it really as simple as him getting released push him to a do or die situation? And despite Diggia himself explaining it to us that mapping8 meant whatever, I personally dont see how we are supposed to believe it.. to those who heard the explanation, it only brings more questions! We are really supposed to believe that mapping8 really meant: 5 laps left, pass pecco now? Just how were they planning for that situation??? Ok so then what did mappings 0 - 10 all mean? What situations would have called for them? Just smells fishy
I prefer to believe that Digi just found something thanks to having his back against the wall, sometimes it gives people the kick they need. It could be that he was trying to ride like the others on the Ducati, looking at their data and trying to copy or maybe he has worked out his way of using it with a good setup, impossible to say. The mappings can mean alot of things, they do assign meanings to each number so the others could have been for all sort of other settings on the bike. That being said it did just seem odd. I'm still going to believe that it was all coincidence regarding the number, but wouldn't be surprised if in the future we see more such messages to satellite or customer teams, particularly if it's Ducati against another brand for other the title.
I kinda think Ducati would just be happy that their bike wins regardless. It's not SO many points that I think they'd ask for something like that while Fabio Di Giannantonio is busy riding to vindicate himself and prove he should be in MotoGP.
Sad that it could be potentially be settled on Saturday next week instead of a guaranteed Sunday finale. I can't quite remember if the Bridgestones were this subject to quality variance, but I want to say they were. They also tended to have a narrower window; remember all those cold-tire highsides back in the late 2000s? Still sucks for us to see and have to deal with. That Mapping 8 signal was the best troll of the MotoGP era, easily. Top freakin' class lol.
Pecco can just cruise to the title now. Luca can be #1 at Honda, rather than #6 at Ducati. And even if mapping 8 was to hold back, Diggi wasn't having any of that, Ducati have dumped him.
Glad Digia didn't listen if it were some kind of weird team order attempt. Agree on Luca, it is still risky though but should Honda sort it out he will probably be top in that team. I don't trust that Mir will ever get his mojo back
Huge by Digia! Very cool to see! Although a big downer that a botched tire seems to have settled the championship. Was hoping for a more exciting championship decider race in Valencia.
J Martin was unlucky not to win but rode very well imo , Miller has been consistent in good starts but has a problem with consistency imo , still PI has to be the best track in the world
I'm rooting for bagnaia in the championship but even I felt for Martin at the end. Poor dude led 26 1/2 laps of a 27 lap race and finished 5th 😂. I honestly thought he had saved it just well enough until the gap was half a second at the start of the last lap. I do wonder what made him take the risk though. Even though I'm only an armchair specialist it did seem an unnecessary risk to make picking the soft when he was starting on pole and ahead of bagnaia anyway.
Really was a tremendous race. I really was upset the Martin was not able to finish it out. I want him to close the gap just so each race has so much importance
Too true, I'm not a huge Martin fan but I'd like to see him do it, satellite team and he would be the 5 th different champ in 5 years which would be great to see
@@TheGravelTrap I have become a HUGE fan of his simply BECAUSE of his enormous effort this year. He is a MACHINE and so very passionate at every moment. I hope and PRAY that he is able to rise above and concur Lenova Ducati. Next year it must be Team VR46 Ducati...
It's easy to say now but if I were Miguel, from the moment my race was affected by the weather conditions, I as a pilot would raise my hand in an attempt to stop the race, I think any pilot has the right to make the request, however it was Marc Márquez who asked for it and was heard. It really went wrong for Miguel, unfortunately he has taken a lot of psychological beatings. Another thing I found out was that if he could stop in the pits and change his helmet to get back into the race, but as it ended up being canceled on the next lap, it wouldn't be useful for him.
Yeah he could have put his hand up, but unless other riders are doing it I doubt they would have stopped it. Plus I do think that race direction wanted to get it over the half way mark
I just read autosport which stated he couldn't see due to the spray. Either way it has to be raining pretty hard for water to get into the helmet and cause that kind of visibility issue
It wasn't water going into the helmet, rather his visor was fogging up. Very odd, didn't seem to affect only Miguel, Bez I think also had issues with that, so it doesn't seem to be an issue only with Shark's helmet
Jorge Martin was counted out when he had his nasty crash and rehab. He took it personally that The Beast got the red bike over him. He's not a Marquez or connected like the Italians. They should have never gave him an equal bike to Pecco. He will make Ducati regret that by being the 1st independent rider to raise his middle finger. It's not that serious but it is
He has been doing seriously well, In fairness to Bastia last year he did a great job but right now Ducati will be wishing he Martin was in the factory.
How's this for a bombshell? Another piece in the puzzle: Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has acknowledged that Marc Marquez "strongly wants to get on a Ducati”. Dall’Igna’s words, given to Sky Italia, are further confirmation that the eight-time world champion will indeed walk out of Honda and join younger brother Alex at Gresini next season.
honda/yamaha staying in the sport . They are just looking for a handout /welfare that they do not deserve . Hire better engineers / build better bikes = Stop whining/crying
Why....?? It did not harm another Riders race in any way. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be bound with leathers, gloves, boots and helmet in heat and humidity like they were in India this weekend..? Yours is not a comment made out of experience, I can tell...
@@markjohnson5847 After competing in local WERA Club Racing Events in the mid 80's, I am well aware of the Rules about Rider Safety. But I seem to remember that Fabio Quatararo did something similar during a GP in 2022 or 2021 and he was not penalized for it... Before this event began the oppressive heat ♨️ and humidity 💨 was discussed and they said more than one rider said that this race would prove to be an extreme event because of the weather. 🤔♨️
I had pretty low expectations, but it's an awesome layout with lots of passing opportunities. Damn fine effort for a debut meeting. Ducati didn't have the advantage of terabytes of data over everybody that they have on the regular circuits. I think that levelled the field.
