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I don't know if he can get second. With such a terrible start to the season he has a lot of ground to make up and we can quite rightly assume Marquez will win pretty much every race. So Lorenzo can only get 4/7 points back per race.
 
That was a nice surprise with Rossi winning! I remember last season, my first season watching MotoGP, watching Rossi go from 7th to 2nd at Quatar. Prior to watching that first race, I had gotten around to watching Fastest (documentary on MotoGP of the last few seasons). That helped me form a bias for Rossi and pick him as someone to root for.

But of course Marquez took last season and this one like a bat out of hell, so naturally I started rooting for him (especially because he's my same age!). Didn't loose my fandom for Rossi though, and what better race for him to shine at?
 
Some serious changes are up for next year.
In the first part he's speaking of new team and riders and returning riders.


The craziest news was Jack Miller making the jump from Moto3 to MotoGP. :eek:
 
The Jack Miller move had been talked about for a while but it is a bit mad to throw him straight into MotoGP, Rossi once again proving he's not bad on 4 wheels.
 
And also the entering or is it return of Aprillia came as a surprise.
Suzuki's return was all over the news and has been discussed enough but never heard anything anout Aprillia.
Looks like we'll see a decent field of riders in the 2015 season. 👍
 
Aprilia could be the new Gresini team, it works well for both parties as Gresini need the cash, hence them losing the Honda and Aprilia need technical expertise.
I can't wait to see Scott Redding on the Marc VDS factory Honda! :)
 
Honda's decision to promote Miller to the premier class looking iffy now as his title credential's begin to crumble...
 
That was all Marquez from what I saw. They expected him to come in and he just stayed out and Dani can't be blamed for following suit. It's a shame Smith had the harder wets on as he left the pits with Crutchlow and could have challenged for the podium.
I definitely agree that the class act in moto 3 is Marquez. Now the team and rider have got used to the Honda they're almost unbeatable.
 
Honda's decision to promote Miller to the premier class looking iffy now as his title credential's begin to crumble...
I don't think totally fair. There was definitely contact between Miller and Marquez, and it just so happened that Miller crashed and Marquez won.

If anything, it was probably the best thing that could happen to Miller, because his strength as a competitor will be measured by how he bounces back.
 
I don't think totally fair. There was definitely contact between Miller and Marquez, and it just so happened that Miller crashed and Marquez won.

If anything, it was probably the best thing that could happen to Miller, because his strength as a competitor will be measured by how he bounces back.
Sure - but if you try overtake someone around the outside in any class in MotoGP, you're probably going to end up with the short end of the stick.

It will be interesting to see how he reacts. Somewhat ironic though that he is on a KTM, being beaten by Honda and Honda will be the ones promoting him.
 
Honda would no doubt like to promote Alex Marquez as well. Why limit themselves to one junior talent?
 
Honda would no doubt like to promote Alex Marquez as well. Why limit themselves to one junior talent?
He Already signed up for Marc VDS Moto 2 Team.

Chances are since he is a Respol sponsored driver they will be looking at him as a Future Pedrosa Replacement.
 
So, Marquez becomes the youngest ever double MotoGP World Champion in the history of the sport! Props also to Jorge Lorenzo for taking his first victory of the season.
 
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