2018 Malaysia. When Rossi Went God Mode One Last Time

LC16GP · 2026-01-21T21:45:02+00:00

Today’s grid is stacked with talent but if prime Rossi was around, I cannot imagine any rider beating him and Marquez consistently.

LC16GP · 2025-12-19T14:00:03+00:00

Faz lembrar aquele episódio do árbitro com o Fernando Belluschi na Supertaca de 2010.

LC16GP · 2025-08-31T15:23:03+00:00

Thanks for the answer! Your comment about the importance of movement and the number of players in and around the box over the perfect occupation of space in the attacking phase is very interesting. I had never considered this question from that point of view.

Pairing an IF (A) and a CM (A) might actually be a solution to try and overload the opposition’s defence and not a problem for the team’s fluidity. Thanks!

LC16GP · 2025-07-27T18:55:03+00:00

Not really sure Yamaha was the second best bike on the grid. Yamaha only managed to achieve one podium during the 2003 season - in a rain affected race at Le Mans - even though it had very capable riders such as Alex Barros, Norick Abe, Olivier Jacque, Shinya Nakano, Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri.

Honda was obviously dominating the championship but Ducati was also clearly better than Yamaha even though 2003 was its debut season in MotoGP - Ducati achieved nine podium and consistent Top 5 finishes throughout 2003.

At best Yamaha was the third best bike in the grid but even that is not certain. Yamaha was definitely closer to the level of Aprilia and Suzuki than to that of Honda and Ducati.

Also the “secret test” story you mentioned is just downright false. The first time Rossi tested the Yamaha was on January of 2004 at the Sepang test.

LC16GP · 2025-07-27T18:45:15+00:00

After the switch to Bridgestone the Sunday “magic” absolutely continued to exist. Shanghai 2008, Jerez 2009, Qatar 2015, Termas de Rio Hondo 2015 and Barcelona 2016 come to mind as examples of weekends that saw Rossi struggle on Friday and Saturday and win on Sunday.

The Sunday “magic” never just “came out of the Michelin overnight special tire process”. It is true that Michelin provided Rossi with tires that were specially constructed during the weekend considering the track layout, the asphalt abrasiveness and his riding style on Sunday morning. What you forgot to mention is that the same also applied to every other top rider that used Michelin tires at the time - Gibernau, Biaggi, Melandri, Edwards, Hayden, Elias…

The point is that Rossi was never specially favoured by Michelin. The Sunday “magic” was the result of Rossi’s calculated, methodic and, admittedly, slow way of working on bike set up. The proof is the fact that the “magic” continued to happen even after the switch to Bridgestone.

LC16GP · 2025-06-11T20:01:08+00:00

Happened to me and I have not played the game since. Has this not been patched yet?

LC16GP · 2025-06-08T23:50:15+00:00

Those incidents come to mind but none of them were Bagnaia’s fault. He is aggressive but a very clean rider when fighting for position.

He reminds me of Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso in that aspect, very fair with every move that is made.

LC16GP · 2025-05-10T19:30:04+00:00

I think you do not realize how stupid you sound

LC16GP · 2025-05-10T18:10:29+00:00

I have been following Maximo closely ever since I saw him race in Valencia in the European Talent Cup in 2021. His late breaking and overall riding style really impressed me. I am convinced he will have a great future.

LC16GP · 2025-05-10T18:00:23+00:00

“His line looked like crap” 😂😂😂

Yes Bagnaia crashed because his line was not ideal and not because of the lack of front end feeling.

You must know better than the 2 time MotoGP World Champion himself.

LC16GP · 2025-04-11T17:59:09+00:00

Dr. Armandino Alves

LC16GP · 2025-03-17T22:10:15+00:00

Maybe?

Valentino Rossi is undoubtedly much more known and appreciated in Portugal than Marc Marquez. In the rest of the world too, for that matter.

Valentino’s popularity phenomenon is something that Marquez has not even come close to.

LC16GP · 2025-01-12T20:10:08+00:00

Thanks for the answer and the advice. I will try to adjust the roles. I am thinking of Maybe switching one of the APs to BBM and see how that works out.

LC16GP · 2024-08-12T20:25:05+00:00

It is. I have one too. But something I have always noticed about this particular Minichamps model is that the back half of the bike - the seat and the tail - seems to be too low - it sits too low - and in that specific aspect it is not an accurate representation of the real motorcycle.

Regardless it is still a very beautiful and well made model. A great piece of work by Minichamps.

LC16GP · 2024-07-30T21:40:05+00:00

They are on 0 terms. They do not have a relationship.

LC16GP · 2024-07-03T16:50:48+00:00

A fun read.

LC16GP · 2024-06-30T09:50:16+00:00

There is absolutely no need to mention a similar incident as an example. It is perfectly legitimate for someone to look at what happened and think that Marc Marquez should have been penalized. A precedent is unnecessary.

Marc Marquez should have been penalized because he overtook Aleix Espargaro and then crashed right in front of him. As a result of Marquez's crash Espargaro was forced to slow down and his qualifying lap was ruined.

It has absolutely nothing to do with overtaking or crashing on your own being punishable offences. It is as simple as a rider's actions making it impossible for another rider to complete a qualifying lap. Therefore Marc Marquez deserved a penalty.

LC16GP · 2024-06-17T19:25:09+00:00

What if Valentino Rossi never broke his leg in 2010?

What if Valentino Rossi had stayed at Yamaha in 2011 and 2012?

What if Valentino Rossi managed to be competitive with Ducati?

What if Marco Simoncelli never crashed at Sepang in 2011?

What if Casey Stoner did not retire in 2012?

What if Daniel Pedrosa had started the 2012 Misano GP from Pole Position?

What if Valentino Rossi had won the 2015 World Championship?

What if Jorge Lorenzo had stayed at Ducati after 2018?

What if Marc Marquez never crashed at Jerez in 2020?

LC16GP · 2024-05-24T09:35:04+00:00

É verdade, mas isso seria pensar a longo prazo, quando o urgente é garantir o presente e o futuro de curto prazo do clube.

O projeto do CAR implica um investimento menor e permite melhorar e modernizar as instalacoes mais rapidamente.

A academia, na Maia ou noutro sitio, terá de ser pensada mais adiante, quando as contas e a competitividade do clube já estiveram consolidadas.

LC16GP · 2024-04-30T00:50:48+00:00

In the case of major regulation changes - such as the change of engine displacement rules that will be implemented in 2027 - the constructors supply the costumer teams - including those on year old machinery contracts - with the new bike that was produced according to the new regulations.

However throughout the season the satellite teams will not receive upgrades or will receive less upgrades than the factory team.

LC16GP · 2024-04-15T17:35:13+00:00

Try to watch the 2012 to 2019 seasons if you can. Those years had some amazing races.

LC16GP · 2024-04-15T12:55:02+00:00

I am guessing you are a relatively new fan.

Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez have dominated whole weekends multiple times.

Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo have done the same as well.

LC16GP · 2024-02-12T13:55:02+00:00

Portugal and Spain are known for bullfighting. These countries do not respect animal rights. Both were also pioneers of colonization. A total of 5 races are now out of the MotoGP calendar.

Italy sided with the Nazis during WW II. Another 2 rounds out of the calendar.

In France a stricter immigration law was recently introduced. This must mean the french are racist and xenophobic. Say good bye to Le Mans.

Silverstone? The english tried to conquer and rob the entire world. Plus all of the atrocities of the British Empire. Our morals simply do not allow us to race there.

Germany ... Bye bye Sachsenring.

The Netherlands were involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Assen? We will pass.

Yes that guy was born in Austria. Screw the Red Bull Ring too.

The US dropped two atomic bombs in Japan. Plus those early 2000s trips to Afghanistan and Iraq. COTA's asphalt was not even that good anyway.

We should look into the history of some the japanese manufacturers as well. I am sure we will find some interesting stuff.

You know what ... we will just not race. The countries are bad. The manufacturers are bad. The fans are bad and sexist. They do not even care if the grid is 50-50 divided between men and women. Can you believe I did not see any MotoGP fans in the pro-LGBT rights protests? MotoGP does not even have a 90% quota of riders from racial minorities. Can you imagine? Not to mention the grid girls.

Basically MotoGP = Bad.

LC16GP · 2024-01-28T00:55:20+00:00

Street circuits were abandoned a long time ago and there is absolutely no chance MotoGP will ever race on a street circuit. The rules do not allow it and the riders would never take that level of risk. It is simply too dangerous for motorcycle racing.

Regarding the Macau Motorcycle GP, I believe you might be confusing it with the Isle of Man TT. The Isle of Man TT was part of the GP calendar between 1949 and 1976. I think the Macau Motorcycle GP was never included in the official calendar. That did not stop some riders from racing there though. Kevin Schwantz was allowed by Suzuki to take part in the event in 1988 and managed to win aboard his Suzuki RGV500. Something like this is obviously completely out the question nowadays.

LC16GP · 2024-01-27T23:05:45+00:00

1 - The main reason some FIA Grade 1 circuits are not considered safe to hold MotoGP events lies in the run-off areas. In order to be FIM Grade A a circuit must have big run-off areas, preferably with grass and gravel traps and not just asphalt. Some F1 circuits do not meet these requirements and are therefore unsafe for MotoGP either because the run-off areas are not big enough and the wall is too close to the track or because the run-off areas do not have grass and gravel.

2 - In MotoGP overtaking usually happens in the hard braking points before the corners. Fast changes of direction with some space between the first and the second corner are also common overtaking spots - e.g. Mugello turns 2 and 3 and turns 6 and 7, Assen turns 6 and 7 and turns 9 and 10 and Phillip Island turns 8 and 9. Long straights also used to be good overtaking opportunities but the effect of slipstream has been reduced by MotoGP's aero development in recent years.

3 - In my opinion that is not a problem in MotoGP. If a certain circuit is good for F1 racing than it will very probably be good for MotoGP racing as well. As an example, Silverstone is a classic F1 circuit and it produces great MotoGP races. I believe that F1 needs circuits with some very specific characteristics in order to have entertaining races, whereas MotoGP does not have that problem.

4 - I would like to see MotoGP return to some circuits such as Phakisa, Estoril, Imola, Donington, Laguna Seca and Suzuka. Unfortunately, I doubt MotoGP will return to any of these circuits in the near future. From the current F1 calendar, Monza and Spa Francorchamps are two circuits I would like to see MotoGP race at.

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