I do think he's nuts, though. If he should crash again he could do irreparable damage. Both of his shoulders are held together with plates and screws and now his right arm as well?? He's tempting fate.
As a side note, I said the same thing about Lorenzo when he decided to compete in Assen less than 48 hours after having his shoulder plated too. He missed out on the podium, but shockingly, not by much.
An all-Yamaha podium. Deny him if you want but at 41 years of age under those GRUELING conditions, he still manages a podium! Unbelievable.
When Marquez comes back, I can't wait to see him and Quartararo going at it head-to-head. It'll likely be a replay of the Lorenzo/Stoner battles of a few years back.
Unsurprisingly, Marc's attempt to race damaged the titanium plate in his recently broken arm and he had to have another surgery to replace it. He's going to miss this round at the very least. Bradl will get to ride this weekend in his place.
Damn! That was AMAZING. I remember a few years back when my friend told me to watch a Moto3 race rather than skip through it on the DVR as I usually did. That was the race that Binder had to start from last place and still managed to win going away. That's when I knew the kid was something special. After hearing the French National anthem for two rounds I wonder if they had to scramble to find the South African National Anthem for the podium ceremony??
At this point, when he gets back all he can do is gather data for next year I guess. Meanwhile, with him out of the series and not running away at the front, the title chase is wide open and more exciting than it has been for years.
Well, that was one hell of a race. Congratulations to Miguel Olivera and KTM.
I come away from this one feeling like Takaaki Nakagami was robbed. He was having his best race ever, was definitely going to be on the podium.
Yamaha needs to get their house in order, or maybe it's Brembo. Either way, a crying shame that a rider has to literally bail off a bike going 150mph to save his own life when his brakes completely fail.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Red Bull Ring accident doesn't push Rossi towards a quicker retirement. I was watching it live and it was a "HOLY SHIT!?!?!" moment for sure. That was very close to ending it all for a 41-year old, who has nothing left to prove. That and the fact the Yamaha has all sorts of problems. It was 17 KPH down to the Ducati at the Red Bull Ring!
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The rumor mill has Cameron Beaubier taking over Joe Roberts' seat in Moto2. If true, I sure hope he does better than Josh Herrin. I would've preferred seeing him go to WSBK but this should be interesting!