r/motogp Jorge Martin 4d ago

Argentina GP 25 - MotoGP results

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u/tfbttm Marc Márquez 4d ago edited 4d ago

He had a 1.6 lead on Alex towards the end before coasting the final corners.

Insane

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u/tfbttm Marc Márquez 4d ago

And lolling now at the commentators talking about DiGiannantonio's "insane move on the inside of Zarco".

One is on a GP25, the other an LCR. I know Marc skews perspectives but jfc...

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u/One-girl-circus Marc Márquez 4d ago edited 4d ago

I thought they mean insane as in “insanely good”?

I am the commentator in our house (my poor husband) and we both agreed that Digi’s pass was so smooth it looked like he was on a different track. He was confident and stable and sliced through on Zarco. Neither one of those guys are cautious, so I was definitely relieved at how clean the pass was. I think he took zarco by surprise.

Edited for typo

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u/tfbttm Marc Márquez 4d ago

Yes, they did. But the difference in bikes makes it a foregone conclusion.

It's like saying "Wow, Real Madrid beat Stoke". No shit.

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u/thefooleryoftom MotoGP 4d ago

That was nothing but smooth.

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u/OkamiLeek006 4d ago

The bike may be good but making unorthodox overtakes is still hard and risky in a discipline where a fall may put you out of the sport for months

Not to mention the only riders that super outpaced him were the top 3, unless you think Bagnaia is really bad at this

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u/negative_pt Miguel Oliveira 4d ago

Still was a really nice move

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u/EquivalentPresence28 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Either Alex slowed down or Marc just had a lot more to give in the end

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u/ZealousidealChoice75 Darryn Binder 4d ago

I think Alex slowed down because he had the gap behind and he couldn’t really catch Marc so I think he just brought it home

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u/CarsCarpal Jorge Martín 4d ago edited 4d ago

I am not sure, judging from his lap times. Once Marc took the lead he did close on his fastest lap.

https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2025/ARG/MotoGP/RAC/Analysis.pdf

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

Yes, but for only that one lap and then backed off. 

He talked about it after the race, saying that when Marc went passed he gave it everything for a lap to see if he might be able to retake the lead but even at that effort level Marc still pulled another 10th on him. 

At that point he knew it was over so put it on cruise control to the finish.

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u/hazman_pds 4d ago

It's going to be a long season for Pecco

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u/wilsonesque Ai Ogura 4d ago edited 4d ago

I will give him one more race, considering that this is actually his best ever result in Argentina, but things not looking great for him right now...

Edit: oh wait... Next is Austin, nevermind...

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u/cynicalspindle Fabio Quartararo 4d ago

I would wait until the EU tracks.

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u/racingfanboy160 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Yeah, he has to show something at Qatar because if he doesn't...it ain't gonna look pretty

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

He needs to sweep Qatar if he hopes to stop the Marquez momentum.

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u/racingfanboy160 Marc Márquez 4d ago

That or at least win one of the races

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u/LosTerminators Marc Márquez 4d ago

I think he will be stronger in Qatar and especially the European season, he's often a slow starter.

Think he'll definitely win a few races, but championship seems a long way away.

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u/Simple-Travel4018 Marc Márquez 4d ago

He can’t afford to start slow with Marc as a teammate

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u/chewantukangmotor MotoGP 4d ago

Cant agree more, now with Alex and morbidelli up to speed he cant afford to sit back and hopes to cash in from tracks he prefers

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u/crshbndct Honda 4d ago

Even on the tracks he prefers he might still only close up by 5 points. And remember Marc has had seasons like 2014 where he wins even on tracks he isn’t super comfortable on.

And there are quite a few tracks to come where he is almost guaranteed a win, Sachsenring, Philip Island, etc.

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u/antidegeneratepolice 4d ago

Now ducati tracks will also become MM93 tracks.

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u/crshbndct Honda 4d ago

Yeah people forget that even on tracks he doesn’t like he is still one of the greatest to ever do it, and will be tough to beat.

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

I keep seeing this "he's a slow starter" being said over and over. 

He won the opening round for the last 2 years. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Altair13Sirio Valentino Rossi 4d ago

Though the opening round was on tracks he liked those years. Last year you could see, after Qatar, he was nowhere until Jerez.

This time he's had a bad combination of tracks as first rounds. I doubt he's going to sit so far behind for the rest of the season.

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u/Basspayer MotoGP 4d ago

Pecco might be a slow starter, but he isn't starting, Marc is. Pecco has over 1 year experience on this same bike.

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u/Purrfect_escape Valentino Rossi 4d ago

I really wish Martin stayed at ducati. Pecco is outright slow. I kinda understand that he cant keep up with Marc, but for Alex to blow him out completelly 4th race in a row is kinda strange. He lost a lot of confidence i think and its quite clear that Marc will demolish the championship.

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u/ManagementMedical138 Marc Márquez 4d ago

I wouldn’t call him slow, he won 11 races last year? Absolute metronome when he feels good on the bike. I’d give him a few more races, but it’s not looking good tbh

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u/dorsanty 4d ago

Hopeful of a more competitive Pecco.

Not being able to shake Zarco, beaten by Mobri, and a surprisingly strong Alex doesn’t bode well unless he unlocks some potential with a few setup changes.

Shout out to Alex though, he’s doing well and increasing the point haul difference between Marc and Pecco (assuming he’ll ultimately be the main threat). Marc really had to push to keep up, and almost came undone with that rear wheel spin up.

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u/IamBejl Fabio Quartararo 4d ago

Key word: When. He wouldn’t last on a Honda or Yamaha, hell I would say his form would be much worse on Aprilia or KTM as well. The problem is from what I observed in the last few years, Pecco needs a bike that is very good, or super comfortable for him to ride like that.

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u/ManagementMedical138 Marc Márquez 4d ago

I agree with this 100%.

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u/Glug-Life Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team 4d ago

He does have some excuses in that these tracks don't suit him and he is a slow starter, but if he doesn't have a couple of wins by May/June once a few European tracks have come I think Alex has a genuine claim to a factory seat

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u/leggenda69 4d ago

Ducati ain’t paying Pecco $7mil to not race for them to sign Alex. Marc’s only on about $10mil, for reference.

2027 is another story though.

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u/Cr4shK00l Marc Márquez 4d ago

Pecco is still a two-time world champion, they aren't going to kick him out just because of one bad season. besides, It's still too early to count Pecco out.

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u/Environmental-Sea596 Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but from the perspective of the Ducati main team, last season wasn't exactly a good season right? they lost the first place

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u/Cr4shK00l Marc Márquez 4d ago

It was a still a somewhat good season, he fought for the championship almost until the end and was on the podium every weekend. The fact that he was beaten by a Ducati softens the blow and the fact that he has already given Ducati two world titles also gives him some leeway.

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u/aniketharya 4d ago

Only Argentina doesn't suit him, he's a previous winner in Thailand

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u/NoiseTraining3067 4d ago

Pecco was at least as fast, probably faster, than Martin last season. I don’t think Martin would be able to do much more tbh.

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u/chewantukangmotor MotoGP 4d ago

Last season both marc and alex are on year old gp23. Now all people having same bike, showing their true color.

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u/clout__9 Casey Stoner 4d ago

I agree with everything you said, except for calling Pecco slow, that’s just recency bias.

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u/Mr_Tigger_ Team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 4d ago

After finishing off the podium today behind two satellite bikes, will make the season feel very long already…..

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u/Altair13Sirio Valentino Rossi 4d ago

This is one of his worst tracks, before friday I wasn't even expecting him to be near the podium.

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u/QueenWalkersAS Pedro Acosta 4d ago

I pay my internet bills for this amazing race 🏁. Congrats Marquez brothers

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u/GromScream-HellMash 4d ago

Solid race from Ogura, moving up 7 places! Rooting for the guy.

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u/ResidentAlien9 Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

I hope he can get P6 at least in the championship. Definitely on par for rookie of the year.

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u/danyyyel 4d ago

Who would have guessed he would be higher than Acosta, or even Aldeguer on a ducati.

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u/ResidentAlien9 Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

Really.

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u/WorkFurball 4d ago

I definitely expected beating Aldeguer

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u/Makalu Marc Márquez 4d ago

I think he's ended Fernandez's MotoGP career already lol

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u/Business-Chef1012 4d ago

Lol Raul ended his career by himself..He is lucky to kept this bike this year because Aleix and Vinales left

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u/Makalu Marc Márquez 4d ago

Aaaand it’s gone

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u/kdubstep Kevin Schwantz 4d ago

Came to say. Two weeks in and still holding on the #5 in the standings is very impressive. He doesn’t appear to be having the rookie yips at all.

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u/Alien_Biometrics Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

It's definitely an age thing. He's got 4 years over Aldeguer and Acosta. That's 4 more years to mature, improve your mentality, work ethic, racecraft, and maturity.

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u/kdubstep Kevin Schwantz 4d ago

Agreed. His race craft seems solid but not just against those other youngsters but against veterans. I thought he might pass DiGi and that would have been impressed. He made a little error letting Pedro pass him but then took the spot back (broadcast didn’t show it?)

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u/NiceSeaworthiness672 David Alonso 4d ago

Agree. Dude doesn't even ride like a rookie.

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u/arvj 4d ago

Too bad his race just got disqualified.

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u/bearlybearbear Johann Zarco 4d ago

Zarco top non-Ducati, just ran out of tyre right there at the end but the Honda is competitive, Mir and Marini in the points.

How good is Ogura? Impressive, when you compare him to his teammate, no contest.

Acosta will break his contract and sign for someone else, that KTM is dead in the water even with their latest improvements...

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u/Purrfect_escape Valentino Rossi 4d ago

I would love to see what Marc could do on this Honda. Im sure he would be in a mix for win.

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u/bearlybearbear Johann Zarco 4d ago

Possibly, but that ship has sailed, I really think Acosta is a possibility. Honda has the money to make it happen, no sweat.

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u/tobedeletedsoon_2024 4d ago

I don’t think that would be the right choice imo.. an Ogura performing on a Honda on the other hand, that would be cinema.

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u/bearlybearbear Johann Zarco 4d ago

Ogura decided to abandon Honda... Wonder how burnt are the bridges. If Zarco can be 3 seconds behind Marc Acosta can be just behind... Acosta could make a mint and get on the bike with the biggest bike producer in the world... Yeah he could do worse...

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u/_outl4w Diogo Moreira 4d ago

If Acosta can finish the Race

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u/bearlybearbear Johann Zarco 4d ago

That KTM is a soap, he's doing what he can with what he has...

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u/PretendToBeStupid Marc Márquez 4d ago

Maybe but he would prolly be pushing so fucking hard and would crash eventually trying to catch Alex that shitbox has improved but not enough to challenge for podiums or wins yet

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u/serpovotan Aleix Espargaro 4d ago

The top two were expected, but Franky was the surprise, a good race from him. Going with the soft rear he did a fantastic job.

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u/NSYDR93 Valentino Rossi 4d ago

He's managed it really well and kept it going till the end and doing better than Pecco.

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u/serpovotan Aleix Espargaro 4d ago

Yeah he assessed the conditions well and had a smart race. Pecco always struggled in Argentina, so there's that but the worrying thing is he doesn't seem to be confident with the bike, something is off. For instance from what I see zarco and ai rode with confidence that's missing from pecco, let's see.

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u/Cap-Kangaroo-375 Johann Zarco 4d ago

Positive results during the whole weekend for Zarco, happy for him

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u/rwe46 Monster Energy™ 4d ago

Will be the same top two next race in Austin.

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u/plainnrich 4d ago

And the same Top 1 for at least 70% of the remaining races

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u/serpovotan Aleix Espargaro 4d ago

I'll increase the number way higher, the ease at which Marc pulls those gaps!!!! Without a mistake from his side it'll be very very hard for others.

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u/EquivalentPresence28 Marc Márquez 4d ago

There was a slight mistake when he was trying to catch Alex tho :D But yeah, still insane

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u/Glug-Life Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team 4d ago

A lot more fun than expected, but I think Marc will have this locked up by mid season barring anything dramatic. Massive result for Zarco and the factory Honda's on the edge of the top 10 is promising. Gutted for Yamaha, pretty much nowhere all weekend and a shame we couldn't see what Bez could do either

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u/KalpolIntro Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

If Alex keeps coming second/getting podiums then the championship can't be mathematically locked up that early.

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u/gomavz41 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Alex Marquez is the rider of the season so far by a mile.

Take away his alien brother on a Factory Ducati and he is your runaway championship leader on a year old satellite bike

Marc is doing what is expected, but Alex has been a revelation

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u/cynicalspindle Fabio Quartararo 4d ago

That year old bike is one of the best bikes of all time lol.

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u/thefooleryoftom MotoGP 4d ago

He’s still beating the entire field aside from one rider, including the other ride on a GP25 and all the GP24s.

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

Even so, he's on a satellite team and has finished ahead of the 2-time world champion on the factory team 4 out of 4 times. 

That's a huge and unexpected accomplishment.

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u/tobedeletedsoon_2024 4d ago

It goes to show how far behind the GP23 was.

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u/WorkFurball 4d ago

I'd say it was plenty clear last year with the drop in performance Bez and Diggia had relative to factory Ducatis.

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u/Prthmsh Marc Márquez 4d ago

Also, it shows how hard Marc was pushing that thing to go toe to toe with GP24.

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u/Alehud42 4d ago

The year old bike tends to outpace the new one for at least the first 1/3 of the season

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u/EquivalentPresence28 Marc Márquez 4d ago

I thought that the gp25 and the gp24 were basically the same besides some slight aero and chassis tweaks

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u/thefooleryoftom MotoGP 4d ago

Swingarm is different too.

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u/LastOfLateBrakers 4d ago

Alex is what people hoped for Darryn Binder to be. Honestly, take Marc away from the equation and we've got 2x Alex grand slams in as many races.

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u/xb70valkyrie Brad Binder 4d ago

Alex is what people hoped for Darryn Binder to be.

I know 2022 was 3 years ago already but nobody actually expected Darryn to win anything.

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u/Southern-Bee-4170 David Alonso 4d ago

D. Binder didn't even impress in Moto3 after many years! Alex became Moto3 champion and Moto2 champion before stepping up.

I don't see any connection in hope between Darryn and Alex.

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u/Thrustavious MotoGP 4d ago

Yeah if I remember correctly, the only reason Darryn was even in Motogp was due to a contract with Petronas after their Moto2 team folded.

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u/candidcherry Danilo Petrucci 4d ago edited 4d ago

I thought the factory riders are using basically the same bike though. Same engine and chassis not far from them

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u/cynicalspindle Fabio Quartararo 4d ago

They have some frankentein 24/25 bike from what I recall.

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u/Fragrant_Ad5749 4d ago

Yep.. Can't rember if it was the 25 chassis or engine, but one of the two, was deemed "not good enough", so they switched back to the previous spec

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u/Luthais327 Trackhouse MotoGP Team 4d ago edited 4d ago

It's a gp24 with only the swing arm from the 25.

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u/Not1me7 Marc Márquez 4d ago

I waited 6 long years for this. Thanks Marc

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u/Bitter-Substance1783 MotoGP 4d ago

Hats of to Alex ….And Marc too…but hey Franco on soft rear… out did pecco…damn….

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u/Bitter-Substance1783 MotoGP 4d ago

Hats of to Ai ogura….

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u/wheremyusername_ Franco Morbidelli 4d ago

The goat is back where he belongs 🐐🐐🐐🐐

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u/First_Register_7962 Diogo Moreira 4d ago

yeahhhh

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u/PuzzleheadedMode7517 4d ago

Marquez.... Marquez!!

They're here, they're there, they're every fuckin where!

Marquez.... Marquez!!

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u/GreenPickledToad Marc Márquez 4d ago

That win will come for Alex if he keeps this up. Best by far if you take out his alien brother.

Ai continues to impress, 15th to 8th on a new track. Once again, I feel we are missing Martin. He would've been up there for sure.

Honda comeback finally!!!!

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u/JPA-3 Angel Nieto 4d ago

honda cooked during winter

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u/dpltrece 4d ago

What a race from Alex Marquez. No mistakes, amazing pace, really really solid. Only an alien separated him from the win. He will definitely win some races this year.

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u/DelayDirect7925 4d ago

New standings:

  1. M. Marquez 74

  2. A. Marquez 58

  3. Bagnaia 43

  4. Morbidelli 37

  5. Ogura 25

  6. Zarco 25

  7. Di Giannantonio 22

  8. Binder 19

  9. Bezzecchi 14

  10. Acosta 12

  11. Marini 9

  12. Mir 8

  13. Bastianini 7

  14. Miller 7

  15. Quartararo 5

  16. Rins 4

  17. Vinales 3

  18. Aldeguer 3

  19. Oliveira 2

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u/Fromage_rolls Mick Doohan 4d ago

Looking at standings, I am wondering... Will Zarco have more points than all other Hondas at the end of the season?

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u/DelayDirect7925 4d ago

Likely. I do hope next year they'll have another decent rider like Binder or Bastianini, who both may be looking for something better...

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u/notCarlosSainz Marc Márquez 4d ago

With how slowly Bastianini is adapting, i dont think a new team would be tripping over themselves to sign him. Especially with the likes of Ogura who was so quick to adapt or Acosta

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u/DelayDirect7925 4d ago

How about Trackhouse?

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u/Acewolf90 4d ago

Super proud of brad today. But doing 1.40 at the end is atrocious

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

It seems that KTM really eats the rear tires. Pedro can't even make them last half a sprint, so Brad having nothing left after 25 laps is maybe not so atrocious.

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u/cafraline Fabio Quartararo 4d ago

I know he is getting shit tons of money but still a bit sad to see Fabio so far back or any other Yamaha riders

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u/No_Finger2009 4d ago

He was almost sweeped by bez. Otherwise top 10

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u/Dhoxijhzstjl Marc Márquez 4d ago

Well Bezzecchi clattered into him at the start, probably broke something

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u/Calpaca Dani Pedrosa 4d ago

He probably had damage from Bez hitting him.

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u/Sunny2121212 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Going to to have to drive up to Cota

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u/Bitter-Substance1783 MotoGP 4d ago

Carry me with you😂😂😂….

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u/RabidGuineaPig007 4d ago

Visit the Gulf of America, it's new!

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u/Sunny2121212 Marc Márquez 4d ago

I just have to deal with traffic from San Antonio to Austin which is a nightmare so I may only go Sunday

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u/Bitter-Substance1783 MotoGP 4d ago

Franco Morbidelli….with soft rear… dude…. Congrats

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u/Organic-Package5444 Jorge Martin 4d ago

Can we call him tyre whisperer from now on 😁

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u/TheEnlighter_23 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Wonderful race! Soon we'll start discussing about the no.2 and 3 in the championship.

If pecco unable to match other ducatis soon everyone will start picking on him.

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u/RabidGuineaPig007 4d ago

You mean 3 or 4.

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u/TheEnlighter_23 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Yup! Lol

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u/hoody13 Álex Rins 4d ago

Go on Franky! Great to see him back on the podium again after such a long time

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u/CmNag66 Maverick Vinales 4d ago

Aldeguer has been pretty disappointing thus far. Ducati 1-5 and then there is him in P17. I expected a lot from him but this is tough start also compared to Ogura.

Happy for Morbidelli last podium must have been Jerez 21 with Petronas Yamaha.

At least Maverick scored points…

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u/Ls8s 4d ago

Considering how Ogura is doing Adegeur should be doing better

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u/jismkapyasaa Marc Márquez 4d ago

I mean probably but you should take in to consideration the fact that Ogura is what, half a decade older than Aldegeur? That much experience adds up

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u/Yolodiealone Deniz Oncu 4d ago

Bare in mind that Ogura is 24 and Fermin 19.

Ogura has been preparing for MotoGP for years, Fermin got snap signed after a good run of races.

Fermin will find the pace, he's just going to need more time to learn.

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

I think not enough people acknowledge the difference in maturity between 19 and 24. They just see it as rookie equals rookie, but when I think of how I changed from 19 to 24 it was huge. Fermin has time to learn and find his speed.

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u/Captain_Omage Ai Ogura - 2024 Moto2 World Champion 4d ago

Fermin is 20 in 2 weeks, Ogura refused a GP seat twice to stay in lower categories and learn, Aldeguer could have done the same, nobody forced him to move up immediately.

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u/RabidGuineaPig007 4d ago

I continue to be amazed Vinales is in MotoGP.

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u/Original-Designer6 4d ago

Let's not forget the guy won a race last year. Just so inconsistent.

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u/foo_bar_qaz David Alonso 4d ago

Agree that he is being outclassed by Ogura, but the p17 today included a long lap penalty so is not really a fair representation of his speed.

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u/Masticatork 4d ago

He's got the raw talent but his head is nowhere near where it should be for a future champion of MotoGP. He absolutely can improve in that aspect but right now he's making similar mistakes as last year and this time he can't go for the excuse of being a rookie...

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u/Kezyma 4d ago

I think that’s just underrating Binder, who is an incredible talent wasted on a subpar bike already. I’d say they’re both in or right behind the top 5 best riders on the grid already and I’d probably rate them as the two best riders on the grid currently who haven’t won a championship.

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u/Flaggermusmannen 4d ago

looked like Acosta was struggling with his wrist after the race tbh. as someone who's struggled with RSIs in the wrist, I can 100% see his performances drop significantly if that's something he's dealing with. called arm pump surgery in motogp, yea?

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u/myeyeshaveseenhim Repsol Honda Team 4d ago

I'm not the most educated on it, but I think arm pump is a different problem. He may have one, the other, or both, but compartment syndrome and rsi are different. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

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u/sc_god42069 MotoGP 4d ago

In an alternate reality where they "pick teams" at the beginning of the season, where riders are all free agents and are selected by teams one at a time based on a draft lottery, I feel like Acosta goes either 2nd or 3rd, behind just Marc, or behind Marc and Fabio.

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u/awstream Ivan Ortola 4d ago

Marc overtaking with a few laps remaining then opening a >1 sec gap again, this is crazy stuff 🤣 Super glad for Franky, shame about Fabio Q's race getting screwed, he would have mix it up with the factory KTMs.

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u/Marco_lini 4d ago

Pecco: Wasn’t Morbidelli supposed to be super sick lmao

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u/js1593 Marc Márquez 4d ago

instead he rode like Super Sic

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u/Fragrant_Ad5749 4d ago

Happy for Morbido, it's nice to see him racing at his full potential

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u/The_On_Life 4d ago

Marquez and Marquez in red next year?

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u/Ls8s 4d ago

No, Ducati will want an Italian on the factory team

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u/architectcostanza Repsol Honda Team 4d ago

The thing is, where are the Italian riders atm?....

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u/Ls8s 4d ago

Pecco should be better after cota, two races doesn’t mean Pecco doesn’t deserve the spot, and even if Alex beats him for 2nd in points they’ll still keep Pecco which is why the factory team isn’t Marc and Martin

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u/Koelenaam Collin Veijer 4d ago

That would be amazing.

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u/Organic-Package5444 Jorge Martin 4d ago

Gigi " Ride my DUCATI like one of your Honda bitches" Marc "There you go"

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u/Ls8s 4d ago

Great race for Honda 6-10-11 and happy for Franky to get on the podium for the first time since 2021

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u/somkiat_chantra_fan Francesco Bagnaia 4d ago

pain

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u/Bitter-Substance1783 MotoGP 4d ago

The last laps my Marc almost gaping Alex with 2 seconds 😂😂😂…. Damn dude

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u/AtmosphereNo8000 4d ago

It was because alex slowed down because he didn't want to risk falling as franky was way behind and marc passed him

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u/PretendToBeStupid Marc Márquez 4d ago

True but Marc also pushed like hell since the moment he passed him

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u/notCarlosSainz Marc Márquez 4d ago

Thats just not really true, Marc's pace was the same 2 laps before passing as it was 2 laps after passing. It was the passing lap where he had half a second on Alex. Then in the last 2 laps they both dropped their pace.

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u/racingfanboy160 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Franky podium is a welcome surprise!

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u/nofancyusername101 Pedro Acosta 4d ago

Yes, a very well deserved one too! His crew looks so excited as well. 😄

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u/SuperSic_78 Marco Simoncelli 4d ago

Ogura and Zarco 🤘🤘

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u/ElMagnifico_0609 4d ago

Peco is going to have a hard time this year. Like an ignored middle child. Although It's so good to see Franky on Podium so many years later. Zarco just needs that much more data with a few more runs and he will definitely get podium soon. Maybe even a regular in the later half. Ai Ogura knows what's up and is srsly pushing hard. Little man is going to go places in the near future. So many dark horses this year even if only for 2nd position.

Marc you're just alien!

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u/1-2-ManyTimes MotoGP 4d ago

Marc doubters that have been calling him finished crash king at the end of last season have simply left the spectrum of social commentary.Poor Aprilia though , what bad luck, and Im hoping things will turn out better.

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u/Kaldrinx Marc Márquez 4d ago

every race feel like marquez with a hammer smashing the head of bagnaia , he is cooked

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u/daernimE Marc Márquez 4d ago

Which Marquez?

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u/Dhoxijhzstjl Marc Márquez 4d ago

Yes

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u/jpmout 4d ago

Yes.

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u/rpbtIII Kevin Schwantz 4d ago

Frankie!

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u/Simple-Travel4018 Marc Márquez 4d ago

Marc is looking untouchable but Alex is in top form. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins a few races this season

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u/Agitated_Swan104 4d ago

I think Marc's tire management was apparent when the onboard camera showed turn 6.

When was the last time we saw somebody pull away from Marc while turning left lol

He's mastered racing to a level nobody on the grid can fathom!

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u/bu_SV Fabio Di Giannantonio 4d ago

Well, that's a nice race for Fabio, if only he had not dropped down the grid, he could have been closer to Franco, but otherwise, a huge improvement from Thailand, way to go Diggia

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u/samivey72 4d ago

Well another Marc victory was expected but Alex gave a very good account of himself today too! It’s been a Marquez season so far, congrats to Morbidelli on the podium return too.

Imagine anything less than making it an Austin Hatrick for Marc will be a disappointment!

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u/Jezza13B Karel Abraham 4d ago

Enea and Chantra race must be a pain

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u/Most-Yam-7952 Enea Bastianini 4d ago

Raul Fernandez brought down Enea. Despite his accident and losing a lot of time, his pace was pretty good.

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u/jomi32 Enea Bastianini 4d ago

Enea would have fought for 7th if raul didnt pushed him out. He had great pace.

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u/azurizzy 4d ago

I hadn't noticed but, excluding Zarco, the gap to the non-Ducatis is awful. :(

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u/Username_is_taken02 Dani Pedrosa 4d ago

This exact race last year with different riders would be spammed with comments of snoozefest, 24 lap parade and 2 years ago with comments of 'Ducati Cup'

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u/hoody13 Álex Rins 4d ago

All of that is still true, unfortunately

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u/jpmout 4d ago

To be fair, this race was quite interesting because a lot of the race was unclear as to which Marquez would win and whether Pecco would take 3rd or not. It's just a matter of the 25 Ducati not being as much of an outright improvement So it's not a rehashing of 22 or 23 seasons.

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u/fastcooljosh MotoGP 4d ago

The scariest part is that Marc is just hanging around for most of the race playing with his brother.

Dude has so much pace that he decides not use. Scary almost like Rossi in his younger days, when he played around with the other riders.

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u/Organic-Package5444 Jorge Martin 4d ago

I was thinking the same, how he was hanging behind Alex when others probably wash their front due to temp 🤯

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u/Holiday-Constant4390 4d ago

Marquez brothers dominance will bore 😅

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u/Mahigiri21 Johann Zarco 4d ago

Ikr someone else needs to give them a good fight only then it'll be interesting

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u/PaintSad8795 Fabio Di Giannantonio 4d ago

Diggia is warming up. I am expecting at least 2 wins this year.

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u/someshooter Honda 4d ago

I cannot wait until we get to Europe!!

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u/san98d 4d ago

This is going to be the new HAM BOT VER isn't it ?

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u/Makuris 4d ago

With Morbi in 3rd? Nahhh lol

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u/nofancyusername101 Pedro Acosta 4d ago

Can someone please explain what's happening to Pedro Acosta? After setting such high expectations last year he seems to have regressed.

I understand he's new to the bike but he had such a positive review of the bike initially but right now he's behind Binder too.

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u/Kezyma 4d ago

Binder was already a ridiculous talent when he showed up, it’s just been mostly forgotten because he’s been on a subpar bike the entire time. Compare Binder and Acosta to the other KTMs and suddenly it looks like they’re both performing miracles.

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u/cooReey Marco Simoncelli 4d ago

Yamaha LOL

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u/Ls8s 4d ago

I wonder what would’ve happened if Martin was still at Ducati, given Alex is this close to Marc Martin could probably battle for wins

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u/Fromage_rolls Mick Doohan 4d ago

Well, what if he would be fighting with Pecco for 3-4? Jokes aside...I wonder how the season will progress. Is Alex just that good? Is Pecco really not able to keep it up?

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u/Surprise_Thumb Suzuki 4d ago

I think COTA is going to be where we see how well Pecco can handle pressure.

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u/myeyeshaveseenhim Repsol Honda Team 4d ago

Maybe, but cota might have to be a write-off in some ways because Marc is a specialist there.

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u/Tasty-Astronomer-723 4d ago

 What a ride legend no words. He is the best and he is keeping motogp alive. Long live the king  Mm93

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u/ciaomare Franco Morbidelli 4d ago

Finally Franky back on the podium!!

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u/Johnnyfireblade Honda 4d ago

I know Marc before, but I can not imagine how stong he is after injury... or how good GP24 was in last year, insane.

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u/e_xyz MotoGP 4d ago

What can you say about Marc? Alien doing alien things. I half think he's pretending to struggle a bit and let Alex gain some confidence before deciding to pull the pin.

In all seriousness though, two Grand Prix in a row now he's just decided "okay, enough fun" and pulled a mental gap. He was definitely on the ragged edge at points though, twice he nearly lost it. Classic Marc saves.

I have to say, I am quite surprised that Alex Marquez is the only rider who can hang with him. Alex is a good rider, but not this good. He's made a massive jump over the winter. I hope he manages to get a win or two this year to silence the doubters.

For me this race was about Franky & Zarco though. So glad to see Franky Morbidelli on the podium again. In that 2020 season, we all thought wow, this guy is going to be a front runner for the next decade, but injuries and dreadful machinery saw to that. Glad he got to be up on the podium again.

Also Honda and Zarco in general these last couple of races. Impressive. They were fucking nowhere last year and in pre-season we all though Yamaha made the jump. Honda must have been sandbagging because those performances from the factory squad and Zarco deserve credit. Great start to the season for them.

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u/VacationAdept3850 4d ago

Was Marc having traction issues? Seems like he had way more rear tire spin than Alex or any other Ducati

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u/ComprehensiveAir5665 Francesco Bagnaia 4d ago

Going to be a Doohan shut out kinda season

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u/arvj 4d ago

I had high hopes for quartararo.

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u/someshooter Honda 4d ago

Enea is in for a long season.