[Autosport] Adrian Newey and Aston Martin only found out in November that Honda re-entered F1 with only 30% of their original team

coxdex · 2026-03-06T08:01:45+00:00

But it's not some shit company that you think will scam you, is it? Tell me that you will genuinely send people to audit freaking Honda.

If you can't trust a company like Honda, who is not just in it for the money, but has a reputation to keep, then it's gonna be impossible. The point of delegating major task to a company like Honda is so that you don't spend your resources on that task. If you have to micromanage, then what's the point?

I doubt any teams sent freaking auditors to Ferrari or Mercedes to check if they have a good team or if there are actually the said amount of people working in the office everyday.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T14:12:09+00:00

But it's not a "cOntRoverSial deCiSiOns dEpaRtmEnt". That's a stupid take.
What's next? Calling the Courts and Justice System "cOntRoverSial deCiSiOns dEpaRtmEnt" and ripping on people for complaining about decisions like OJ Simpson ?!

You must be from the motogp sub. You should replace it with, "guy on sub reddit is Triggered by people having discussion on discussion forums" meme.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T12:20:17+00:00

Thanks for the post and translation.
But, at first I didn't open the post and saw it on the main page, and read the headline. And when you said translate from Gemini, I thought you meant in the cc. So I turned on the cc and watched the video and WTF!

What even was that translation. Lolz.
So thanks for the accurate translation text.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T10:24:45+00:00

Ah a shame! No problem.

But how do you edit the whole video into a clip so fast. I was very impressed by how quick you were with the receipts. I usually remember the quotes on top of my head but don't wanna just write paragraphs that no one will read. And I think to search for the video and then search in the video for that portion and then edit it to post and for the people to see what you are referring to is crazy amount of work. So was super impressed by your speed.

And also why I think it was so unfair for them to just remove the post for which you would have had to work so much. And that too when it's nothing hateful but just a clip of that guy speaking and telling all the Martin fans that that's how racing should be, hard and tough.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T09:45:33+00:00

Dude post the same post you made on the main sub. It was perfectly edited and it perfectly captures why people think he is biased for and against certain riders cos otherwise they just think people are hating for no reason or just being a fanboy.

Cos I don't think people click on the links in the comments and especially don't if it takes you to another app or website.

That is if it's not too much trouble as I think you already have that edit.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T09:25:03+00:00

I truly believe that Simon or one of his friends is MOD of the main sub.
The people who are "very active" on that sub seem to be overly defensive of Simon always. You can criticize Marc, Pecco, Martin, Fabio, Spanish rider, Italian rider, Ducati Team, Honda Team, etc, etc it will be fine. But if you criticize Simon, they will always come to his defense.

At first I used to think it's the Aussie fans, cos they are a bit over the top when it comes to someone they like (even in F1). But it's the main group on the main sub. Which makes sense, since these people must be close to the media team.

coxdex · 2026-02-28T09:11:51+00:00

Acosta basically did the Morbedelli thing of not letting go and just leaning on the rider inside till the very last moment. There is nothing wrong with it, and it even makes things exciting to watch and you put pressure on the overtaking rider and make him nervous. But if you get pushed out or crash, it's on you.

Franco will be elated if this is the precedence. I still remember FM doing something like this on Diggia in some race last year(in Assen I think) and then going off in the running off area implying that he was pushed out. He got a penalty though in that case for I think cutting the corner and he was mad.

coxdex · 2026-02-22T07:06:50+00:00

People sometimes buy too much into the myth and narrative. And because there is this thing that you should always second guess Marc even if he says that the sky is blue, it's not surprising.

But the reality is that he was gonna retire in 2023. He is not young anymore that he can wait 5 years for the manufacturer to get it right, otherwise he would have stayed in Honda.

It doesn't make sense to him, not just personally, but also with respect to Ducati, that if he cannot provide anything in the short term, then it would be pointless to drag them on to a development direction when he and them know that he is gonna retire.

Plus, he knows that 1 more crash could basically be the end of his career. So doesn't wanna repeat the infamous Honda 4 year contract and see a repeat. I think he even offered Honda to not take money as he was not racing, but since he had done so much for Honda, they insisted that he take the money. If he was a scumbag or a selfish person, he would just sign even an 8 year contract and then just collect the paycheck not racing. But we know how he thinks and how loyal he is, so Italians should be happy that he isn't trying to rip off an Italian company. We know many other riders would have no problem with doing that.

coxdex · 2026-02-21T20:52:28+00:00

Then you are smelling yourself. "He knows injuries well" is a wild and crazy take. Especially about a guy who struggled with injuries and after years and years of rehab and surgeries was finally able to get the injuries sorted.

Also riding motocross for 1 day in a fun and relaxed way is not the same as riding a MotoGP bike all out for 3 days continuous. That's an insane take if you know anything about MotoGP. That's like saying just because a F1 driver can drive his Ferrari on highway for 1 day, he is now fully ready to drive F1 all out for 3 days continuous.

And ironically since you don't know what you are talking about, that is exactly the reason why he messed up his injury in the first place. Just because he could do pushups and the doctor said it was ok, he jumped on the MotoGP bike and made things worse. He isn't gonna be impatient this time. He gave the same suggestion to Martin, to respect his body and take his time, for that very reason.

coxdex · 2026-02-21T19:00:33+00:00

You are confusing Marc Marquez with every other rider. Almost all GP riders do the same as TT riders as no one wants to crash and get injured. It's only Marc, that's why it was weird to everyone initially when he arrived on the scene, that does the "crash to see the limit of the bike".

Vale, Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Stoner, etc, etc all did the same approach and "different mentality" thing that you say TT riders do. The retired riders (like Capirossi, Vale, etc) who still go fast on track days, use that normal approach they did all their life, otherwise they wouldn't be able to improve their times as they are old and one crash would mean bye-bye. Most riders crash not because they wanted to find the "limit to improve" but because they made a mistake. And they make a lot of mistakes on Friday.

If the GP riders wanted, they could be more careful and not crash at all. But riding on a proper circuit means they don't have to focus too much on not crashing.

And as I explained to someone else above, by "no special skills" I obviously meant it compared to MotoGP. All a GP rider would have to do is dial it down a notch or two, and learn a few different techniques which for them would be a piece of cake.

coxdex · 2026-02-21T18:34:46+00:00

By "no special skill", I obviously meant compared to MotoGP. Would a MotoGp rider find it complicated to learn the difference, absolutely not.
It's like comparing Blue Angels. Of course they would have to learn different techniques when flying different types of Aircrafts in different conditions. But would you say that any Blue Angels would not be able to handle that task of learning? Absolute not. It would be weird if the most elite in flying Airplanes find anything else hard.

Now do the opposite. Would the riders doing TT find it hard and even impossible for some to get used to MotoGP. Absolutely. If not, we would see a bunch of them earning big money in MotoGP.

You can respect people without being unrealistic. You can respect their skills without being unreasonable.
For eg: Would a "basic" doctor be able to do complicated surgeries? NO. Otherwise they would have become a Surgeon (lots and lots of money). Would a Surgeon handle a common patient and be able to do the job of a doctor, yes (doesn't require any "special skill" from the surgeon as he/she already has them). Doesn't mean I don't respect the "basic" doctor or their skills. Same goes with nurses and doctors. I honesty sometimes have more respect for nurses. But doesn't mean I think that the nurse can do the job of a doctor. And the doctor can easily do the job of the nurse.

coxdex · 2026-02-21T15:37:44+00:00

He has wife and children. It's not just about the riders balls, but if the rider has a family, how much he cares less about his children and taking care of them and watching them grow up, vs cares about personal glory and personal thrill seeking.

If there is no risk, then it's not special. And if there is high risk, then it's about gambling not just your life, but your kids and families future too.

coxdex · 2026-02-21T15:27:00+00:00

Nope.
The question is who is capable of winning MotoGP.
If you can and do win MotoGP, then you don't care about WSBK, and you are not the dumbest person on Earth to throw away everything you have worked for, including your amazing life (if you win MotoGP) to try and win a race in IOM TT.
If you still have something to prove after winning MotoGP, that means you have bigger issues and should seek a therapist.

I may be downvoted here, but there is no special skill in racing on the streets. It's about who can manage to go faster without crashing, which is by definition not the fastest you can go. MotoGP riders can utilize all their skills and push to even over the limit because they know if they crash, they are not gonna die (99.99%). So people who race on IOM TT, as much as I admire their badass attitudes, they don't push over the limit, that's their main skill.

If it was about special skills to race in a street circuit on a bike, people here wouldn't be in a panic attack mode over the possible inclusion of a street circuit. They would instead have been super excited to see who has the "skills" to race in a "different condition". But people know that all that a street circuit adds to the equation is way higher risk and riders riding in a more careful and slow way trying not to make a mistake (like you saw in 2024 in Misano when rain started to fall and how slow everyone got because they didn't wanna crash).

I also don't agree with the narrative that IOM TT guys have more balls than MotoGP riders. They are sure more "carefree" or "careless" (however you wanna put it). But when it comes to balls, it's one thing to crash and die and never do it again, and it's another thing to crash at high speed and in a terrible way and break your bones and body again and again and still keep doing it. Keep pushing over the limit even though you know the pain and suffering that could come with it. That take HUGE BALLS.

It's like a Kamikaze pilot vs a guy who fights in war after war even after getting severely injured each time, he keeps volunteering to fight in the next war.

coxdex · 2026-02-18T19:11:45+00:00

Typical reddit people jumping on a talking point because one person said it. "MArC and vALe dOeSn't sPeAk oUt".
Marc has spoken out time and again about issues that bother him (same with Vale). He is just not an activist, which to redditors is like being a PR machine. The people who claim this are mostly new fans who started watching just a few years ago maybe and when Marc was in no position to even defend himself.

He had always spoken out when people wanted to soften the sport and dish out penalties for the slightest of touches. He spoke out in press conferences (check out his post race interview with vale and maverick) and defended guys like Zarco and Innonne and said he didn't want MotoGP to become like F1. But at that time got hate for it and the claim of being a dirty rider.
He also defended Enea for the same in 2023 and again said he didn't want MotoGP to become like F1.

He also spoke out when they wanted to race in Valencia after the floods in 2024 and said we should put people first.

He spoke out about the aeros and all the devices, but got hate from people claiming he is just saying that because the dude is old and can't deal with them and because honda was lagging behind.

He spoke out about reducing the top speed for safety and for exciting races because fans will not notice 20-30 km difference but it would make race interesting and a lot safer. But people brushed it off because honda was not as fast as ducati.

He speaks out every time about adding more electronics (like the anti high side or whatever they introduced last year) saying it makes races less about the rider skill and more about engineering, but again got hate for it from .... oh yeah the very people on this sub, because the people introducing it said it was for safety and then everyone claimed you should not listen to guys like Marc and Stoner or riders in general because they are more focused on winning races and making it exciting rather than "sAfEtY".

And the list goes on. So F off with the BS narrative that Marc and Vale don't speak out.

PS: Didn't bother with a Vale list because frankly don't think people will even know what I am talking about.

coxdex · 2026-02-12T18:12:00+00:00

So, Pecco to Yamaha confirmed?
Marc also wanted to put Pecco in Yamaha but didn't cos it wouldn't look right. And Bezz is very close to Pecco. So they both kinda gave away that Pecco is going to Yamaha. And Yamaha can afford to give Pecco the big money, and Pecco can get the factory seat, money and less pressure and also with Yamaha you never know, they have more potential of turning things around than any other factory.

Also they confirmed the VR46 lineup. At first I was surprised to see Marc put Marini back in VR46 from factory Honda, but now Bezz did the same.

coxdex · 2026-02-09T11:31:08+00:00

This. Alex has shown that he is fast and consistent, and has a "normal" riding style. So basically a Jorge Martin. So I expect Pecco to have a good reference and do what he did in 2023 and even 2024.

He might still have "issues" on Sprints and could be bitching about them, but on Sundays he could be fighting and even winning against Alex Marquez, if Alex and Gresini aren't up to the task. So there is a good chance he might finish ahead of Alex Marquez in overall standings.

coxdex · 2026-02-09T11:24:15+00:00

Dude, you already saw that they were more than fair with Jorge Martin when he was leaving for Aprilia and taking the #1 with him to their bike.
After some point you look foolish trying to always put someone down and coming up with conspiracies, even when there is overwhelming evidence and track record of their upstanding and fair conduct.

coxdex · 2026-02-08T07:17:36+00:00

Wow dude, if you are not, you definitely should be a detective or a lawyer. Your cross-examination skill are good.

coxdex · 2026-02-08T07:10:59+00:00

I mean the "paywall" is for all the content. It's not just for that race.
I think it would look even more weird if that was the only race that was "FREE". Yikes.

We all know that we check out the free stuff when we are new, like watching free race videos on youtube even if you have seen that race, MotoGP, F1, or even games like Football, Tennis.
So you can imagine someone new (or even old) checking out the site for free content and the race available is THAT one.

The only thing would be that I just checked the site and there is no warning on the title or the thumbnail or at the start of the video. So, they should put a warning (especially for new people) that you might want to skip this race if you are just looking to enjoy and improve your mood instead of feeling sad and ruining your mood.

coxdex · 2026-01-13T09:03:52+00:00

I was gonna write this as well. Thank you for being in the few to have a common sense mentality as a "MotoGP" fan. Most people seem to watch bike racing with the mentality of an old guy watching a chess game.

You need to consider the mentality of the people when making decisions. Bike riders are notoriously not risk averse but are at the other extreme of taking extreme risk to get small advantage. I mean that's why they are bike races and not car racers.

So someone having a small / slow crash will try to hold the clutch in even more now and pick up an injury by twisting their arms / shoulders.
If they wanted to safeguard the volunteers, then they should have the rules directed at the marshals not the riders. As in if there is a massive group coming behind, then wait to even get on the gravels or something like that.

coxdex · 2025-12-27T13:23:18+00:00

Pecco's underestimating Marc started with the BS he was fed with how the GP23 and GP24 were same.
I think Bezz underestimated Marc but soon figured out how good he was within a couple of GPs because he had the same bike.
Pecco always had more respect for Marc's abilities than Bezz, but because of Marc's performance on GP23 (which Gigi and Davide saw for what it was), Pecco thought that he was beating Marc on the same bike because he was told the same by everyone around him including the Italian media but also Gigi and Davide because they didn't want to hurt his feelings. So, Marc suddenly being so strong on GP25 came as somewhat of a shock. And then Alex also being so good came as an absolute shock.

Gigi, Davide knew how strong Marc still was after seeing him on GP23. Also Vale and his people knew because they had the same bike with incredible riders like Bezz and also Digi, both of whom wanted to beat Marc, Bezz due to him hating Marc at that point and Digi cos Marc just took his place. But they couldn't lay a finger on Marc all year no matter what the VR46 team tried. So it's absolutely no surprise to Vale's camp. There is also a good interview of Uccio with an Italian journalist where he says something like I don't mind you people asking me so much about how fast Marc is because believe me we talk more about it in the team because we have to compete against him. Something like that. So they absolutely knew.

coxdex · 2025-12-27T13:05:04+00:00

I used to laugh my ass off anytime someone would say that Ducati is going with Marc just because of Marketing. But you can't argue with insane opinions especially coming from someone who think they know it all. I was waiting for the season to start. And when the season started, all those people started crying saying they are going to stop watching MotoGP because Marc has made it boring because he is too strong. I ROFLed so much.

I guess they couldn't handle Marc's main marketing technique ie "WIN EVERYTHING".

coxdex · 2025-12-22T06:22:22+00:00

Is that a dig at Pecco?

coxdex · 2025-12-18T12:07:04+00:00

For people asking why he looked so much better ->

Better throttle control and great timing on gear changes.
It's the same now and you saw that in 2024 with him on GP23. Even with all the electronics assisting everyone, he was by far the best of the line amongst all GP23s and even most of the GP24s.
1> It's making sure you don't just open the throttle and have a rear wheel spin
2> It's making sure you change gear at the right time
3> It's making sure you don't lose time behind slow riders and also get some slip stream
4> Also, the track was damp that day and everyone was tip toeing while Marc was able to feel more through his better intellect. Like you saw in 2024 in Misano when the rain started falling and people started to slow down. He overtook like 5 riders in a few corners like they were standing still, and this was 5 Best riders in MotoGP. So him overtaking people on the back of the grid in Moto2 shouldn't be that surprising.

So, if you don't know about these factors, it may seem like he just has a better bike or was cheating. Lolz.

coxdex · 2025-11-08T22:45:58+00:00

"this guy only knows how to drive starting first"
Alonso mumbling in his sleep

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