Motogp 2014 Final Boss Round: Valencia

[kevin 714]

Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Cheste Valencia, Spain
The Akuma versus shao Khan versus Megatron Round of the 2014 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

MOTO3 STANDINGS

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Alex MARQUEZ Honda SPA 262
2 Jack MILLER KTM AUS 251
3 Alex RINS Honda SPA 226
4 Efren VAZQUEZ Honda SPA 212
5 Romano FENATI KTM ITA 174
6 Alexis MASBOU Honda FRA 160
7 Enea BASTIANINI KTM ITA 122
8 Isaac VIÑALES KTM SPA 121
9 Danny KENT Husqvarna GBR 116
10 Brad BINDER Mahindra RSA 102

MOTOGP RACE RESULT 2013

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 156.1 46'10.302
2 20 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 155.9 +3.934
3 16 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 155.7 +7.357
4 13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 155.5 +10.579
5 11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 155.2 +14.965
6 10 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 154.7 +24.399
7 9 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 154.5 +29.043
8 8 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 153.9 +39.893
9 7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 153.1 +53.196
10 6 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Test Team Ducati 152.6 +1'02.983
11 5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 152.5 +1'04.197
12 4 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Blusens FTR 152.4 +1'06.826
13 3 71 Claudio CORTI ITA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 152.2 +1'11.481
14 2 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 152.0 +1'13.643
15 1 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 151.5 +1'24.249
16 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Avintia Blusens FTR 151.0 +1'33.010
17 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 150.3 1 Lap
18 23 Luca SCASSA ITA Cardion AB Motoracing ART 150.2 1 Lap
19 67 Bryan STARING AUS GO&FUN Honda Gresini FTR Honda 150.2 1 Lap
20 45 Martin BAUER AUT Remus Racing Team S&B Suter 147.7 1 Lap
Not Classified
29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 153.3 4 Laps
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 150.7 7 Laps
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 154.4 21 Laps
68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Ignite Pramac Racing Ducati 147.9 22 Laps
52 Lukas PESEK CZE Came IodaRacing Project Ioda-Suter 146.4 27 Laps
50 Damian CUDLIN AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 145.0 27 Laps

 

[Lucky Jones]

Rossi claims 2nd in championship standings with a dominant 2nd place finish.

 

[kelsodeez]

this year went by way too quick. next year is going to rock, but i dont want this season to end yet


for the moto3 race, i think marquez will take out miller and be DQ'd from the race, but it wont matter because miller wont score points, giving A-hole Marquez the title by default, going down as the most bullshit championship won by a kid with mediocre race craft and a recognizable name.

miller wont even give a fuck tho because he's on his way to being the next doohan

 

[Map8]

Some new colors on the grid this round.

 

[KronikInsomniak]

I really don't want Randy to crash, Randy please...

 

[stangmx13]

i will be shocked if Randy finishes.

 

[NTron3000]

Don't even care how they do. Awesome to see some fresh (old) blood back in.

Some new colors on the grid this round.

 

[NTron3000]

Oh and the fix is in. M2M is getting the Jr'ship.
Actually shockingly I want the neuewhiner to take it (now that fenati has disappeared - dafuq happened with him?) despite his whining (maybe because he finally nutted up and stopped taking it like a punk) but I think the Bro'ship is in the making.

 

[Spec-ECU]

Marquez' take on team orders after they were asked about what they thought of what happened in the Qatar round of WSBK, from today's Valencia Round pre-event press conference (as best as I can transcribe):

Sometimes I think we need to respect (the factory's) decision, but you never know, it' so difficult. We are riders, and you know that if you can finish second, you don't want to finish third. But, you know if some factory give to you all the support during 2-3 years, it's important to respect the decisions of the factory.

It's a factory that invest a lot of money for one thing, and for just a wrong decision, they lose the championship.

But you'll never know, maybe in the future I'll be in that situation and for that reason I don't say nothing.

All the other riders pretty much echoed Marquez' opinion; while team orders are generally in a bad light, they all agree on the importance of respecting the team/factory's wishes who have provided you with the support during your tenure with them.

 

[KronikInsomniak]

I like how he doesn't rule out disobeying those same orders though. Its one of those things that depends too much on various circumstances to make a outright black and white call as rider.

Depending on how the season has went, relation with the teammate, relation with the factory, I'm sure every rider, including MM can see themselves disobeying team orders. Nobody wants to talk themselves into a corner and set precedent since I think all riders enjoy their independence on the track.

 

[kevin 714]

Marquez' take on team orders after they were asked about what they thought of what happened in the Qatar round of WSBK, from today's Valencia Round pre-event press conference (as best as I can transcribe):



All the other riders pretty much echoed Marquez' opinion; while team orders are generally in a bad light, they all agree on the importance of respecting the team/factory's wishes who have provided you with the support during your tenure with them.

Right cause the factories are just charity blessing you with a ride, as opposed to yiu know, a rider providing a valuable job

 

[ratlab]

aoyama is going to race the new proddy honda at valencia.hayden and abraham will share it for the post-race test and miller and laverty will test the old bike.interesting to see what redding's times on the factory bike will be compared to hayden on the new production model.

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

aoyama is going to race the new proddy honda at valencia.hayden and abraham will share it for the post-race test and miller and laverty will test the old bike.interesting to see what redding's times on the factory bike will be compared to hayden on the new production model.

You are confusing me.

Aoyama races it.

Hayden and Karel test it.

Miller and LAVERTY to test the old machines. Didn't see that part. Not sure why Laverty is testing anything, did he finally sign? I forget.

Where does Redding fall in this then? You're suggesting he gets to ride the LCR or Dani's bike..?

--

Honestly, the best part about going to Valencia is staying for the next two days of testing and seeing the guys on their new rides. Can't WAIT to see how Cal does.. I bet JUST fine.

 

[cencalballer]

You are confusing me.

Aoyama races it.

Hayden and Karel test it.

Miller and LAVERTY to test the old machines. Didn't see that part. Not sure why Laverty is testing anything, did he finally sign? I forget.

Where does Redding fall in this then? You're suggesting he gets to ride the LCR or Dani's bike..?

--

Honestly, the best part about going to Valencia is staying for the next two days of testing and seeing the guys on their new rides. Can't WAIT to see how Cal does.. I bet JUST fine.

Laverty is in with aspar next year and Redding gets Bautistas seat.

 

[Mikeeh76]

Season is almost over

 

[augustiron]

RE: team orders...
It would be hilarious if the one chosen to submit to second place races 100% all race, kicks the shit out of the teammate then just rolls into the final section before the finish line on the last lap as slowly as needed to allow the teammate to finish first, or just dead stops a meter short of it to allown them to finish ahead.

"Yeah, I smoked you by 20 seconds, but here you go, have the points, bitches."

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

Yeah, that's pretty much what Baz did at Magny Cours..

Oh, and Karel is using NISSIN brakes this weekend.

 

[Spec-ECU]

RE: team orders...
It would be hilarious if the one chosen to submit to second place races 100% all race, kicks the shit out of the teammate then just rolls into the final section before the finish line on the last lap as slowly as needed to allow the teammate to finish first, or just dead stops a meter short of it to allown them to finish ahead.

"Yeah, I smoked you by 20 seconds, but here you go, have the points, bitches."

Yeah, that's pretty much what Baz did at Magny Cours..

More like what happened between Melandri and Guintoli by Race 1 in Magny Cours, IMO. Melandri had been on top form against Guintoli prior to that round, and wasn't even subtle in letting Guintoli pass, literally waving him through.

 

[Bassem]

Marquez' take on team orders after they were asked about what they thought of what happened in the Qatar round of WSBK, from today's Valencia Round pre-event press conference (as best as I can transcribe):



All the other riders pretty much echoed Marquez' opinion; while team orders are generally in a bad light, they all agree on the importance of respecting the team/factory's wishes who have provided you with the support during your tenure with them.

Jorge said he'd follow orders

 

[Spec-ECU]

Jorge said he'd follow orders

Actions speak louder than words.