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Assen TT race discussions (self.motogp)

submitted 2 years ago by Luvs2Spuj to c/motogp

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Can't see anything for it so I thought I'll make a start.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Pecco: Super clean
Aleix: Surprise of the weekend
Brad: The stewards need to get all the way off his back ffs

[–] Luvs2Spuj 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed.

The summer break sometimes gives a real reset feeling to the season, hopefully a few manufacturers make a good step forward.

I'm excited to see how Aprillia and KTM come back, I think Honda and Yamaha have no chance.

Sadly the last few seasons it seemed like Ducati come back so strong in the second half, we could be relying on Martin and Bezz to spice things up. Let's see!

[–] saucegp 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm really surprised they let Acosta off on that long lap penalty, there's no way he didn't cross into the green on that. Same old same old with the stewards though, super inconsistent.

[–] Luvs2Spuj 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was surprised too, but also relieved because the original penalty was BS.

I would love to see a close up slow mo of the lap to see if there is some tyre of his still on track, but I would be surprised. From the heli shot it looked so far into the green!

[–] saucegp 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good point about the original penalty, that ‘drop 1 second’ is not something you can expect a rider to do reliably. Same thing happened to Binder last race I think, the whole system needs to be re-thought

[–] Luvs2Spuj 2 points 2 years ago

'Give back any advantage' is a good wording in my opinion. It leaves a bit of wiggle room for interpretation whilst still being very clear about any obligations.

Acosta had no advantage from his save, so the penalty was just salt in the wound.

[–] Luvs2Spuj 1 points 2 years ago

The moto2 penalties for shortcuts were so harsh, took some excitement from everything. I know they are not using discretion so things are consistent, but I don't think the rules should be lose 1 second if you take a short cut because it's so hard to judge. It should be something like give up a position, or give up any advantage gained.

[–] Luvs2Spuj 1 points 2 years ago

So, is anyone watching moto2? What did you think about the Jake Dixon move on Ai Ogura for the win... I'm not sure if he will get a penalty, which would be also awkward with all the celebration.

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