MotoGP '22

[fret not]

Maybe Vinales woke up too.  He has dug a hole for himself with his reputation as a 'head case'.  Now is the time to show what he can do, and continue doing that.  We should see pretty soon where the unattached riders settle. 

[fret not]

Yesterday Vinales and A. Espargaro topped the time sheets for a while with their Aprillias!  Reading some comments by some of the MotoGP riders, the Aprillias seem to have better drive out of turns, this is BIG!  Already Espargaro is 2nd in the points race for the championship.  Now, if Vinales can get his self to do the work, he and Espargaro can make some history for the little Italian factory.

[Walt_M.]

And then was the race! I'll say more after you've seen it.

[fret not]

He "threw it out the window"!  Bonehead slip of awareness, and I would bet that he doesn't do that again.  There is a LOT of stuff going on for a rider to pay attention to on a MotoGP bike in a race, but with flags, pit boards, and messages on screens on the bikes, this should not happen.  Sorry for A. Espargaro and Aprillia, likely to be some mean jokes about this.

[Walt_M.]

I really expected Espargaro to win, I didn't expect Nakagami to take out Bagnaia in the first turn, with his head! Germany in 2 weeks. Without Marquez, it's up for grabs.

[fret not]

Silly Season (musical chairs) is playing out now.  Miller to KTM, and only rumors so far for the rest.  We will find out soon.  Rins, Mir, Olivera, ?  Inquiring minds want to know.

[Walt_M.]

Watched the race at Sachsenring and it was most interesting. No spoiler yet.

[Walt_M.]

Now comes Assen, wet FP1 but drying FP2. Big surprise, Bagnaia, Espargaro and Quartararo are on top.

[fret not]

Some wicked video of Fabio Q being launched!  His second 'crash' of the race.  I watched the race on the MotoGP site using my subscription to VideoPASS.  It's probably on YouTUBE also.  Vinales picked up a couple places in the last corner on the last lap.  It was a classic 'smooth move', so Vinales got his first podium with Aprillia!  Aleix Espargaro was run off the track and rejoined the race way back, then began his attack that brought him slicing through the field to 4th. 

Summer break for a few weeks, next race is at Silverstone, UK in August.

[fret not]

OOPS!  That was A. Espargaro (Aprillia) that made the swift move, passed Binder and Miller for 4th in the last corner of the last lap!

[Walt_M.]

That was a fantastic ride by Aleix and an unfortunate mistake by Quartararo. Not only did he score no points, the FIM issued him a long lap penalty at the next race. Nakagami got nothing when he took out Bagnaia and Rins in the first turn 2 races ago.