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Catalunya GP:

OMG just watched the full race, what a fantastic race especially the final lap :D

Remaining Race Calender

27 June - Assen - Netherlands
05 July - Laguna Seca - United States
19 July - Sachsenring - Germany
26 July - Donington Park - Great Britain
16 August - Automotodrom Brno - Czech Republic
30 August - Indianapolis - Indianapolis
06 September - Misano - San Marino
04 October - Estoril - Portugal
18 October - Phillip Island - Australia
25 October - Sepang Circuit - Malaysia
08 November - Comunitat Valenciana - Valencia

BBC MotoGP Coverage Schedule

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Aye good season this year with Rossi & the other top 3 (now all equal). Good races all round in Wet & Flag to Flag races. Todays final lap was great (not like F1 lol)

Oh & Suzi's on it too. :p:

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Todays race was one of the best battles Ive seen, Rossi, Lorenzo & Stoner. Reminded me of the old days with Hailwood, Ivy & Reed.

Rossi showed why he is called "The Doctor". Once Lorenzo took off Stoner was sunk. The final lap was superb, team Yamaha are in top form. All 3 with 106 points each.

My moneys on Rossi, but who knows.:)

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Stoner was really sick, he could hardly hang on to the bikw, I have a sneaking suspicion that when he is back on top form That red bike will really fly again.

The trust between Lorenzo and Rossi was immense, Just enough space left.

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That last pass by Rossi was one for the books, I`d love to have heard Lorenzo as Rossi went by.:)

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British Moto GP this afternoon from Donington, be nice to have a dry race (but thats highly unlikely)

Rossi snatches pole for the race,

British Grand Prix qualifying result:

1 V Rossi (It) Fiat Yamaha 1'28.116
2 D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 1'28.211
3 J Lorenzo (Sp) Fiat Yamaha 1'28.402
4 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 1'28.446
5 A Dovizioso (It) Honda 1'28.778
6 C Edwards (US) Yamaha 1'28.865
7 M Melandri (It) Kawasaski 1'29.065
8 T Elias (Sp) Honda 1'29.175
9 J Toseland (GB) Yamaha 1'29.270
10 R de Puniet (Fr) Honda 1'29.434
11 M Kallio (US) Ducati 1'29.599
12 A de Angelis (RSM) Honda 1'29.600
13 C Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 1'30.098
14 L Capirossi (It) Suzuki 1'30.153
15 N Hayden (US) Ducati 1'30.268
16 N Canepa (Ita) Pramac Racing Ducati 1'30.572
17 G Talmacsi (Hun) Scot Racing 1'31.193

Live coverage on BBC One starts at 1500

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Hopefully the F1 will be over by then ;)

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Cracking double bill - F1 and Moto GP

Beats the usual Sunday afternoon faire of the people trapped in the Walford force field. :)

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BBC weather for East Midlands Airport gives it as dry but overcast today.

Lets hope,

M

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Saw the race on Eurosport, just about stayed dry. D'oh Ducati on wets ! The one thing that commentators always say is be on the right tyres for the conditions.

M

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Rossi did well to get back to 5th after his spill,

I have some fond memories of the races at Donington.

The Ducati teams decision to go on full wets was a disaster, although some of the rain has been torrential the days prior.

Quite an odd race, all the ones who usually fall off finished the race, nice to see Colin Edwards on the podium too.

Toseland was unlucky to be pipped by Rossi for 5th.

Roll on the next round :)

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Bad news for Randy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/8185285.stm

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And now Stoners off for about 3 weeks :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/8193765.stm

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Rider News...

Jorge Lorenzo will remain as Valentino Rossi's MotoGP team-mate at the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP team in 2010 after signing a one-year contract extension.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/8219862.stm

Loris Capirossi has signed a one-year contract extension with the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team to finalise their line-up for the 2010 season.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/8227323.stm

After Vermeulen's displacement from the Suzuki team for next season, he's been getting loads of abuse on Moto GP's Facebook presence, as he's said he'd ride for free hoping to dismount James Toseland

---------- Post added at 13:41 ---------- Previous post was at 13:37 ----------

Indianapolis MotoGP
Race live: 1945-2100, BBC Three/online

results of Qualifying:

1 D Pedrosa (Sp)
2 J Lorenzo (Sp)
3 V Rossi (It)
4 A de Angelis (RSM)
5 C Edwards (USA)
6 N Hayden (USA)
7 T Elias (Sp)
8 A Dovizioso (Ita)
9 M Melandri (Ita)
10 J Toseland (GB)
11 L Capirossi (Ita)
12 R de Puniet (Fr)
13 N Canepa (Ita)
14 C Vermeulen (Aus)
15 M Kallio (Fin)
16 A Espargaro (Sp)
17 G Talmacsi (Hng)

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The surface at Indianapolis is awful even in the dry, we've already had a few in the kitty litter.

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After seeing the race on Sunday, I'm really not sure that the Brickyard circuit is suitable for MotoGP races, while it might satisfy the safety standards, the fact that it's only used once a year and the multiple changes in track surface can't be a good thing. in places you could see it cracking up it was only missing a few dandelions.

I've not seen any complaints by any of the riders though, so maybe it looked worse than it actually is. As an ex biker myself it did cause me some concern, anyone else have any opinions on it?

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Casey Stoner really back on form, great win at Melbourne, Lorenzo had a nightmare start and lucky not to had more injuries than his nose, amazing that Nicky Hayden wasn't dismounted too.

Malaysia next weekend.

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Really gutted for Lorenzo, he`s tried so hard to win, he deserves it. I`m a Rossi fan, but Lorenzo's determination is winning me over. When he clipped the bike, I thought he had gotten away with it, but it wasn't to be.

No chance now poor fella. He`s a bloody good rider.

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Given his season to date you have got to be glad for Casey. What a talent...

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VR has pole in Malaysia

Qualifying results for Malaysian Grand Prix:
1 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 2mins 00.518secs
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 2:01.087
3 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 2:01.254
4 Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 2:01.455
5 Loris Capirossi (Ita) Suzuki 2:01.716
6 Toni Elias (Spa) Honda 2:01.918
7 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 2:01.980
8 Randy De Puniet (Fra) Honda 2:02.098
9 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 2:02.195
10 Alex De Angelis (Smr) Honda 2:02.274.

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Really good race despite being delayed... I won't post more yet in case some of you are watching the re run on BBC 2 at lunchtime.

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Congratulations to The Doctor on wining his 9th title. What was the egg thing all about though :confused:

The man is class, class, class!
I hope Casey Stoner stays injury/virus free for next season and Lorenzo stays on the bike a bit more, then it could be one of the closest championships in a long time....

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I have no idea about the egg either.. He said something in the interview about old hens not laying as many eggs or something

Stoner has really been on form since his return, and simply amazing today in the wet. as you say Matty if he can be free of the virus that plagued him this season, it could be a great season next year.

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The new MotoGP season is upon us and the first race takes place tonight from Qatar

Coverage starts on BBC Three at 20:45-22:00.

Qatar Grand Prix qualifying result:

1 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 1:55.007
2 V Rossi (It) Fiat Yamaha 1:55.362
3 J Lorenzo (Sp) Fiat Yamaha 1:55.520
4 R de Puniet (Fr) LCR Honda 1:55.831
5 L Capirossi (It) Suzuki 1:55.899
6 A Dovizioso (It) Repsol Honda 1:55.963
7 D Pedrosa (Sp) Repsol Honda 1:55.990
8 C Edwards (US) Tech 3 Yamaha 1:56.005
9 N Hayden (US) Ducati 1:56.163
10 H Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 1:56.227


MotoGP calendar 2010

Date Location
11 April Qatar, Losail
25 April Japan, Motegi
2 May Spain, Jerez
23 May France, Le Mans
6 June Italy, Mugello
20 June Great Britain, Silverstone
26 June Netherlands, Assen
4 July Catalunya, Barcelona
18 July Germany, Sachsenring
25 July United States, Laguna Seca
22 August Czech Republic, Brno
29 August United States, Indianapolis
5 September San Marino, Misano
19 September Spain, Aragon
10 October Malaysia, Sepang
17 October Australia, Phillip Island
31 October Portugal, Estoril
7 November Spain, Valencia

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Race 1. Rossi & Lorenzo, again, what a great team!

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Fantastic opening race, the battle for 3rd was impressive right down to the wire :)

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Japanese MotoGP postponed due to the current air travel issues.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/japan+gp+postponed

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What a great Moto2 race from Jerez.

Race was reduced to 17 laps on restart after 8 riders were downed by a fuel spill. Pit crews did an amazing job to fix the bikes in 15 mins.

Watch this race if you missed it.. fantastic!!

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What a brilliant race that was, Lorenzo did a fantastic job after getting passed early on but whats with the jumping in the water :confused:
Funny though :D

Valentino seems happy with third and Pedrosa seems happy with second, all in all a great watch, overtaking, bit of bumping, hard racing. If Lorenzo keeps that sort of from going all season he has a good shot at being champion.

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GP race was excellent too, Lorenzo and Pedrosa have no love for each other and it showed in the racing, really good performance from Lorenzo. Rossi was quiet, probably due to the shoulder problems, and happy with 3rd.

Stoner is beaten by Hayden again too.

2 races in and shaping up to be an interesting battle.


Spanish get a trio of race winners today, and Lorenzo winning on one of the 4 home races in Spain this year. I was hoping his airbags would go off while he was having his swim :)

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In case you missed them 125 and Moto2 Race

MotoGP

Both on BBC iPlayer

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Rossi out for possibly two maybe three months with a Broken leg.....:cry:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84151

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Just watched the last 3 laps of the race from Japan.. What a battle between Rossi and Lorenzo!!!!!