MotoGrandPrix Offseason/Testing Thread 2021

[Shaggy]

Funny how Dovi only gets on an HRC Honda when the primary rider goes out. Then they make a special 3rd seat for him. :laughing

Did he sign with HRC for 2021? I checked and didn’t see any news.

If so, Mazda stroke by HRC to continue to sign Marquez’s rivals to the same team. :laughing

 

[kelsodeez]

Bad luck Dovi, he'll get the repsol seat and get beat by Pol consistently

 

[Map8]

Ezpeleta already ruled out any possibility of a third bike at HRC Repsol Honda for Dovi or anyone else.

https://www.gpone.com/en/2020/12/29/motogp/ezpeletas-no-exception-not-even-for-marquez-no-to-3-bikes-for-honda.html

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

Ezpeleta already ruled out any possibility of a third bike at HRC Repsol Honda for Dovi or anyone else.

https://www.gpone.com/en/2020/12/29/motogp/ezpeletas-no-exception-not-even-for-marquez-no-to-3-bikes-for-honda.html

Lame. Guess Dovi will just have to take the #1 seat, cause I dunno how MM93 gonna use it!

 

[peterhively]

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/01/12/february-sepang-tests-cancelled/360218

 

[kelsodeez]

I'm calling it now. The season won't start until may/June.

 

[Map8]

Ramon Forcada recently did a long interview with Dennis Noyes for Spanish media. MotoMatters has an English transcript of the interview broken into three parts, two of which have been posted so far. As expected, there are some great insights from Forcada about life in the GP garages.


Part 1: Using just two engines for most of the 2020 season


Part 2: Working with the 2019 Yamaha M1 and some history of engines in GP.


I'll add Part 3 when it is posted.

 

[Map8]

Ramon Forcada interview Part 3: Forcada talks about some of the riders he has worked with.

 

[R3DS!X]

Portimao is back on the menu boys!

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I did my best with the table idk what im doing

 

[scootergmc]

Portimao is back on the menu boys!

All I could think is how much I love Estoril-

and I didn't remember that Finland hadn't been homologlobed (is that a word? Ha).

 

[Map8]

Yet another reason to buy the MotoGP (and WSBK) video pass in the future. The NBCSN cable network will shut down at the of 2021.

Motosport.com: American sports cable channel NBCSN, which airs many of the nation’s top racing series including NASCAR and IndyCar, is to be closed down at the end of 2021.

Parent company NBC Universal confirmed to staff in a memo on Friday afternoon that much of its programming will be migrated to sister channel USA Network.

NBC holds the U.S. broadcast rights to half of the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series events, which it shares with Fox, as well as fulltime coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCars, NHRA and Moto America. It also broadcasts national coverage of MotoGP events and the Dakar Rally.

AFT races are also shown on NBCSN as are some NHL games. I saw on Twitter that MotoAmerica's highlight program is moving to FOX Sports.

 

[ejv]

So a double at Losail but nowhere else?

 

[budman]

Bummer on NBCSN.. it does say some will roll over the USA Network.

Not sure about MotoGP etc though.

 

[Map8]

A large fire has destroyed the garages and other pit row buildings at Argentina's Circuito Termas de rio Hondo. Reports say no one was injured so we can be thankful for that.

 

[Map8]

Bastianini and Marini unveil their 2021 machines

 

[Intheapex]

Agree to Disagree but...

Alex Rins will be the GOAT

 

[scootergmc]

A large fire has destroyed the garages and other pit row buildings at Argentina's Circuito Termas de rio Hondo. Reports say no one was injured so we can be thankful for that.

I had no idea MotoE was in South America.

 

[afm199]

I had no idea MotoE was in South America.

Dude! :laughing

 

[Map8]

MotoE has a long way to go to catch up to ICE racebike and garage fires.

 

[afm199]

MotoE has a long way to go to catch up to ICE racebike and garage fires.

But it has the Potential to be so much more!:laughing