3 bike crash at Jerez

Bernard,
Thanks for posting the WHOLE race. I follow Moto GP intently. Attend if I can and BEIN TV all the others. I also have some strong opinions regarding the racing, such as the crash Sunday in Spain. What I see doesn't always fall in line with the announcers and I certainly didn't see it their way this time. Dovizioso (who was current championship points leader) had been fastest on the track and moving up steadily toward Marquez, until he got behind Lorenzo. Lorenzo looked as if he was "blocking" for Marquez, and making it very difficult for Dovi (his fellow teammate) to pass and move up to challenge Marquez. Dovi had to make a pretty radical play to try and overtake Lorenzo (who also got a little wild trying to keep Dovi from passing), then Lorenzo screws up, SPLATTERS Pedrosa and comes back down taking out Doviziso and himself. Both factory Ducatis on the ground because of Lorenzo and zero points toward the championship for Dovi.
My thoughts are Lorenzo is considered Ducati's golden boy. He doesn't perform, is overpaid and seems to be more loyal, in a crunch, to his fellow countrymen than his fellow teammate. I really don't have a favorite racer, just some that I don't like. When suddenly 2nd, 3rd and 4th place are knocked down, the race face really changes.
Thanks, Charlie
 
From what I saw, indeed, Lorenzo refused to let ANYONE by without a fight, Dovi included. When Dovi dived low and forced Lorenzo wide, his recovery saw Pedrosa is his line, they bumped and all three when down.I think all three can take some responsibility for what happens when three riders occupy the same space. Lorenzo is not known for stupid mistakes, but he was forced into one by his teammates passing effort, so Dovi is also responsible, as is Pedrosa for intercepting the line of a rider just ahead. This is not like Marquez using other riders for a berm.
 
Even though I sometimes road race, I don't watch MotoGP because I cannot relate to it. I cannot imagine what it would be like to ride those bikes with my mentality.
 
Racing incident. Unfortunate, but no-one deliberately took the other(s) out.

You're missing the best show in town Uncle Al, pure racing, all the rest is just politics, team orders and BS. F1 now has haloes for feck's sake!
 
My take on it was that the two Ducati riders went wide on the corner, missing the apex, Pedrosa saw the gap and was just about to say “thank you very much” as he was about to fill the gap while he was on the correct racing line, at the same time as Dovizioso then decided to get back towards the apex, Pedrosa was in an extreme hanging off his bike to the right hand side, didn’t see Dovizioso coming back to the apex the end result wasn’t good for any one. Any other rider in that race would have done exactly what Pedrosa did and go for the gap, if he had made it they would be calling him a hero!


http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/motogp-jerez-pedrosa-unsighted-in-three-bike-crash


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...A71E3610503954FC8F32A71E36105039&&FORM=VRDGAR
 
acotrel said:
Even though I sometimes road race, I don't watch MotoGP because I cannot relate to it. I cannot imagine what it would be like to ride those bikes with my mentality.
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As a former racer, how can you not relate to two-wheelers going roundy-round as fast as humanly possible? The trickle-down technology is making street bikes better, faster and safer.

Some folks get into the personality cult thing like it's Nascar, but I appreciate what little I can understand about what's going on and hold almost all the riders in high esteem. Shit happens on a racetrack. Always has and always will. You should really attend a MotoGP or three (I have seen upwards of 10) with a knowledgeable friend to appreciate what's going on. If you're into two-wheel racing, this is the pinnacle.
 
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