Posted by Champ on June 7, 2008, 9:58 am
Just taken a look at the analysis at
http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2008/MotoGP/CAT/QP/analysis.pdf
It looks like Stoner has the best race pace, able to dip into the 42s
on race tyres, but behind him are about 6~8 people who look like they
can run low 43s on race rubber - could be a terrific race. Rossi must
be cursing the mistake that screwed his time on Qs and put him 9th on
the grid - he's going to have to do a lot of overtaking in the first
few laps tomorrow if he wants to stop Soner checking out.
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
Posted by Champ on June 8, 2008, 5:35 am
On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:57:28 -0700, Mark N
>Champ wrote:
>> Just taken a look at the analysis at
>> http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2008/MotoGP/CAT/QP/analysis.pdf
>>
>> It looks like Stoner has the best race pace, able to dip into the 42s
>> on race tyres, but behind him are about 6~8 people who look like they
>> can run low 43s on race rubber - could be a terrific race. Rossi must
>> be cursing the mistake that screwed his time on Qs and put him 9th on
>> the grid - he's going to have to do a lot of overtaking in the first
>> few laps tomorrow if he wants to stop Soner checking out.
>Stoner only did two 42s on race tires, a 42.71 and a 42.92 in a run of
>only four laps. No one else got there but there are a bunch of guys who
>got down to the low 43s in yesterday's sessions - Stoner in the morning
>(43.013), Vermeulen (43.069, and 43.147 on his 10th lap at speed on
>those tires in the same run), Rossi (43.116), Hayden (43.125 in the AM),
>Edwards (43.166), Pedrosa (43.173), de Puniet (43.235), Toseland
>(43.272), Dovizioso (43.316). It's Chris V that's most interesting
>there, really fast pace on the race 'stones. Capirossi did a similar
>long run in the Q but didn't break 43.7.
In the warm up this morning, Rossi was fastest, but only did one 43.
In comparison, Edwards did a handful, as did Stoner. Again, it looks
like the top 6~8 are on the same pace. I think the first 10 laps
could be fantastic.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
Posted by Mark N on June 8, 2008, 8:51 am
Champ wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:57:28 -0700, Mark N
>
>> Champ wrote:
>>> Just taken a look at the analysis at
>>> http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2008/MotoGP/CAT/QP/analysis.pdf
>>>
>>> It looks like Stoner has the best race pace, able to dip into the 42s
>>> on race tyres, but behind him are about 6~8 people who look like they
>>> can run low 43s on race rubber - could be a terrific race. Rossi must
>>> be cursing the mistake that screwed his time on Qs and put him 9th on
>>> the grid - he's going to have to do a lot of overtaking in the first
>>> few laps tomorrow if he wants to stop Soner checking out.
>> Stoner only did two 42s on race tires, a 42.71 and a 42.92 in a run of
>> only four laps. No one else got there but there are a bunch of guys who
>> got down to the low 43s in yesterday's sessions - Stoner in the morning
>> (43.013), Vermeulen (43.069, and 43.147 on his 10th lap at speed on
>> those tires in the same run), Rossi (43.116), Hayden (43.125 in the AM),
>> Edwards (43.166), Pedrosa (43.173), de Puniet (43.235), Toseland
>> (43.272), Dovizioso (43.316). It's Chris V that's most interesting
>> there, really fast pace on the race 'stones. Capirossi did a similar
>> long run in the Q but didn't break 43.7.
>
> In the warm up this morning, Rossi was fastest, but only did one 43.
> In comparison, Edwards did a handful, as did Stoner. Again, it looks
> like the top 6~8 are on the same pace. I think the first 10 laps
> could be fantastic.
Wish you'd been right about that...
So where'd those lap times come from?
Posted by Champ on June 9, 2008, 5:49 am
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:51:55 -0700, Mark N
>> In the warm up this morning, Rossi was fastest, but only did one 43.
>> In comparison, Edwards did a handful, as did Stoner. Again, it looks
>> like the top 6~8 are on the same pace. I think the first 10 laps
>> could be fantastic.
>Wish you'd been right about that...
Well, apart from Pedrosa, I wasn't far off :-)
>So where'd those lap times come from?
Pedrosa's? Who knows. He said in an interview that the team changed
some things after warmup - it evidently found him a good 1/2 second a
lap, as he was able to run mid/low 42s from the start, while everyone
else was stuck in the low 43s they showed in practice.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
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>> Just taken a look at the analysis at
>> http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2008/MotoGP/CAT/QP/analysis.pdf
>>
>> It looks like Stoner has the best race pace, able to dip into the 42s
>> on race tyres, but behind him are about 6~8 people who look like they
>> can run low 43s on race rubber - could be a terrific race. Rossi must
>> be cursing the mistake that screwed his time on Qs and put him 9th on
>> the grid - he's going to have to do a lot of overtaking in the first
>> few laps tomorrow if he wants to stop Soner checking out.
>Stoner only did two 42s on race tires, a 42.71 and a 42.92 in a run of
>only four laps. No one else got there but there are a bunch of guys who
>got down to the low 43s in yesterday's sessions - Stoner in the morning
>(43.013), Vermeulen (43.069, and 43.147 on his 10th lap at speed on
>those tires in the same run), Rossi (43.116), Hayden (43.125 in the AM),
>Edwards (43.166), Pedrosa (43.173), de Puniet (43.235), Toseland
>(43.272), Dovizioso (43.316). It's Chris V that's most interesting
>there, really fast pace on the race 'stones. Capirossi did a similar
>long run in the Q but didn't break 43.7.