MotoGP 2014

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MotoGP 2014

Post by François » 24 Mar 2014, 13:34

Has anybody watched the Qatar opener? If so, I can't believe there isn't already a thread, because that was some seriously epic motor racing action.

The event featured a race-long battle between 2013 champion Marquez and back-on-form-veteran Rossi, with the former eventually emerging on top despite doubts over his fitness (you know, just broke a leg six weeks ago, the usual stuff). Three other riders held the lead for a time, but all ended up crashing out of a race that saw a rather high number of falls: Lorenzo and Bradl especially had big accidents that looked oddly similar, and from which they thankfully escaped unscathed.

After such a thrilling opener, I'm very pumped up for this season. However, I'm afraid that Marquez may once again prove impossible to beat once he'll be back to full fitness.
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Post by phil1993 » 24 Mar 2014, 18:47

Yes I watched it (and was covering it for a publication). It was a thrilling race - action from start to finish. Lorenzo's crash was a shocker and I thought Bradl was extremely lucky to get away uninjured because he fell hard. Smith & Bautista crashed (no surprise there really) but the Marquez-Rossi fight was just utterly fantastic. A pleasure to watch the legend and his successor battling tooth and nail like they did.

Also, Marquez cannot be human. The things he does with that bike are just ridiculous.

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Re: MotoGP 2014

Post by François » 24 Mar 2014, 21:45

Yeah, I couldn't believe the control he had when he almost ran into the back of Rossi... almost being the key word here.

I was especially shocked at Lorenzo's crash, his helmet hit the ground so hard that you could see sparks on the replay.

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Re: MotoGP 2014

Post by Goose » 13 Apr 2014, 21:54

and we are back to last year

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Post by Vlad-SRB » 14 Apr 2014, 15:05

Amazing performance by Vinales in Moto2 and Marques in MotoGP. Really happy with the results.
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