Broto Oui-Oui Round 5: Le-mans

[RightCoastBias]

I was going to go for a ride after the race, but Rossi broke my heart and will.

 

[SuperMike]

I so wanted Rossi to win not crash.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Man, Zarco looks 36, not 26.

 

[sfx]

great race! bummed for rossi. killer ride by Zarco!!! Dani second in the championship is an interesting development.

 

[DefyInertia]

Oh man. Wow.

 

[sfx]

tough day for ducati.

damn man, that has to be some sort of record for mechanicals.

 

[Raider]

I was thinking the old man has still got it... then the crash
3 wins for his teammate, 0 for Rossi. This close.

He's going to ride the shit out of that bike at mugello.

 

[phocup]

Heart broken for Rossi. Thought he had it locked when Vinales ran off. Then Rossi ran wide and IMO it forced him to override to catch up causing the crash.

Happy for Dani though. If this battle between Marquez / Rossi / Vinales turns into a crash fest .. it might really be Dani's year.

 

[plaid]

some days it just don't pay to get out of bed ...

 

[plaid]

Dani Pedrosa, takin' it to 'em with tongs & lovin' life at #2 ...

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

Don't think I've yelled at my TV like that in a long time. Rossi isn't supposed to crash out of 2nd on the last lap. He is too smart! Didn't need him to win, but him crashing really screws things up. Rossi is simply too smart for this kind of shit and its unfortunate because I thought it would be the year of the "intelligent championship". Instead, Rossi got sucked right in like everyone else.

Same goes for MM. Needed him to keep it upright. What an idiot. That crash was pretty crazy though!!

Pedrosa IS the dark horse...

 

[plaid]

During FP4, Jack Miller locks the front coming out of Turn 1, hits the wall, and lives to tell about it.

 

[plaid]

Guy Coulon is a happy camper today ...

His rider is fairly pleased as well ...

Everyone was thinking about this guy ...

The weather was grand ...

Anrea Dovizioso, seen here keeping copacetic on Saturday, kept his cool ...

This guy proved that MotoGP™ is a matter of fractions of fractions of a second ...

 

[Disco]

Aaaaargh Rossi! He had it!

 

[sidewazzz]

What a great race!!! It seemed like everyone was trying to win. It's great to see them just go all out till the end, but I forsure though Rossi had this.

 

[budman]

That was some big entertainment

 

[plaid]

World Championship Standings after Round 5

_1 Maverick VIÑALES..85
_2 Dani PEDROSA.......68
_3 Valentino ROSSI.....62
_4 Marc MARQUEZ......58
_5 Johann ZARCO.......55
_6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO.54
_7 Cal CRUTCHLOW.....40
_8 Jorge LORENZO......38
_9 Jonas FOLGER........38
10 Jack MILLER...........29

Tech Twah 5th and 9th with 2 rookies.
Factory Ducati 6th and 8th with ... never mind.

 

[kevin 714]

fucking awesome race

rossi with the mistake he could NOT afford

when maverick signed, even before he tested, I said 9 wins and title. heading into 6th race, he's three wins and leading. feeling pretty good. i pretty much knew maverick would win here, with the new asphalt.

mm throwing his title away. two DNF is tough. and maverick looks stone cold. he really handled rose's charge well, and kept his composure

zarco is real deal no doubt. great rider, prob best sat bike right now. perfect combo. this whole weekend has been about his will. and that intangible it that he seems to have

dani could win it all, if maverick has any kind of issue

the new tires will be the key to it all.

 

[Kestrel]

I've been cheering for Rossi all season, but..

... I would LOVE for Dani to win it all. That would be beyond amazing, and well deserved.

 

[chrisweir.com]

Rossi: His kick at MM two years ago showed us he could get rattled. Today, its almost like he got "Rossi'd" again!

Pedrosa: For all the shet we talk about him, WOW, what an aggressive pass; has Crutchlow made any excuses yet?