Phillip Island Moto GP tyre farce

[Agemax]

either way, as you say it will make the last few races a bit more interesting. can Marquez handle the extra pressure on him now or will he crack??????

[salty_monk]

I think we can say for sure that he'll be pushing pretty hard in the next race.... Should make for good watching

[pete]

Yup, only a few days to go to find out!

[daturat100r]

Whole thing was pathetic,swapping bikes? wtf.Sort of goes against the ethos of racing,just because you can do the fastest lap doesnt mean you gonna win the race.whats the next step drop it to a quarter mile?because the tyres cant last any longer.
Surely a tyre change during the race would be the fairest approach cause its all the same for everyone on the track and would it not be fairer to return to the ethos of its partly an endurance race of riding in a style that ensure the machine can complete the distance even if it means its not at the max poss speed?

[Big T]

MotoGP bikes lack quick change wheel hardware

Plus, the carbon brakes must be matched

And, teams have no hot pit equipment

I doubt that a 10 minute pit stop would have been good for racing

I think the penalty was too harsh, a drive thru would have sufficed

If they docked MM points, he would have to start from pit lane at Motegi per current MotoGP rules


Pretty ridiculous situation. They needed a tire test at PI waay before the MotoGP race, what with the new tarmac (which was the problem) and all

[simon kuether]

The whole thing was as weak as pi$$ .
The tyre manufacturers knew they had a problem from the first round of the Superbikes in March .
They had plenty of time to come up with good rubber .
Bridgestone should have been penalised .
Open it back up to all the tyre manufacturers I say .
But ................ the next two races are gonna be good .
I bet a Spaniard wins the title .

Cheers , Simon .

[Agemax]

If they docked MM points, he would have to start from pit lane at Motegi per current MotoGP rules

that is not true, they could have docked him championship points with no other penalty incurred. IF they chose to award him a penalty point on his license, THEN he would have had to start from the back of the grid.

[GregT]

Motegi is proving interesting - low cloud has stopped the chopper getting there so no running until it does....and a Kiwi with HRC says it's hosing down near the circuit...Bet Mike Webb wishes he was running a club day at Manfield back in NZ....

[Agemax]

yep, free practice cancelled on Friday and qualifying has been delayed today (saturday) due to low visibility. but they do promise a race tomorrow, what ever happens.

[Crank]

The whole thing was as weak as pi$$ .
The tyre manufacturers knew they had a problem from the first round of the Superbikes in March .
They had plenty of time to come up with good rubber .
Bridgestone should have been penalised .
Open it back up to all the tyre manufacturers I say .
But ................ the next two races are gonna be good .
I bet a Spaniard wins the title .

They did come up with a new compound, but they didn't anticipate the heat!
The decision was made after the rubber came off the rims and the heavy blistering on the INSIDE of the tyres became evident. I think the black flag was necessary, and I hope MM doesn't take it this year.