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Misano MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: Gambling In The Rain - The High Cost Of Getting It Wrong
Misano MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: Gambling In The Rain - The High Cost Of Getting It Wrong
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It has been a long ten days with two surprising and exhilarating rounds at Aragon and Misano, and there's a test here on Monday. So instead of a full report, a couple of notes on the things that really mattered at Misano. There is plenty of time in the next two weeks to take a deeper look at some of the other things.
So let's start at the beginning. On Saturday night, a frisson of excitement ran through the paddock as we all received severe weather warnings on our phone for the next day. Would a massive summer storm lash the Misano World Circuit and create a topsy-turvy result? Not once you realized the warning was for all of northern Italy, which is quite a big place. The chances of heavy rain at Misano around race time were vanishingly slim.
The heavy rain didn't come, but from around 1pm onward, the leaden skies over the circuit were doing their best to convince the paddock and the packed crowds at Misano that it might. Drops of rain spattered on screens, truck roofs, umbrellas, but it never seemed to get worse than that. The race started with everyone on slicks, though a few riders had scrubbed in wets on the sighting lap.
David Emmett Mon, 09/Sep/2024 - 07:58
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Motomutterers Standings post Misano 1
Motomutterers Standings post Misano 1
1. Elisabeth Rightwrist - 1546 J.Mar - 312 F.Bag - 305 M.Mar - 259 E.Bas - 250 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259 2. Tony G - 1546 J.Mar - 312 F.Bag - 305 E.Bas - 250 M.Mar - 259 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259 3. Whooligan - 1546 M.Mar - 259 F.Bag - 305 J.Mar - 312 E.Bas - 250 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259
spongedaddy Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 21:28
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2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
MotoGP standings after Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 13:51
Round Number
13
Year
2024
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2024 Misano MotoGP Race Result: Nothing Like Rain To Spice Things Up
2024 Misano MotoGP Race Result: Nothing Like Rain To Spice Things Up
Results and summary of the MotoGP race at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 13:40
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Bagnaia slashes Martin deficit of Aragon crash with Misano runner-up finish
Francesco Bagnaia feels a “maximum” second place in the San Marino Grand Prix has provided the ideal result to slash into Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points lead.For the second year in a row Bagnaia performed a ‘phoenix’ effect at his home grand prix, following 2023 when he kept his pursuit of a second title on course with a podium finish at Misano just one week after a massive smash in ...Keep reading
MotoGP news - Autosport
Repsol to end 30-year partnership with Honda in MotoGP
Repsol has announced that it will be ending a 30-year relationship with Honda at the end of the current MotoGP season.The Spanish oil giant has been a sponsor of Honda since 1995, a partnership that had spawned one of the most famous liveries in the history of motorcycle racing.Repsol had already reduced its commitment to the factory Honda team this year, prompting the Japanese manufacturer to ...Keep reading
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MotoGP San Marino GP: Marquez storms to victory, Martin makes bike swap blunder
Marc Marquez surged into the lead during a brief rain shower and held on to win the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix from Francesco Bagnaia, as Jorge Martin made a premature bike swap that left him 15th.With spots of rain on the starting grid, humid and cloudy conditions briefly delivered substantial rain after seven laps of the Misano race, leading to half a dozen riders pitted to change motorcycles ...Keep reading
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2024 Misano Moto2 Race Result: Turn Of The Tide
2024 Misano Moto2 Race Result: Turn Of The Tide
Results and summary of the Moto2 race at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 11:18
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2024 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
2024 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
Moto3 standings after the race at Misano:
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 10:10
Round Number
13
Year
2024
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Warm Up Result: Huertas Leads On A Wet Track
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Warm Up Result: Huertas Leads On A Wet Track
Results:
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 07:48
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 1 Result: A Gamble Pays Off
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 1 Result: A Gamble Pays Off
Summary and results of World Supersport Race 1 at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 08:58
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MotoGP news - Autosport
The other Ducati rider on a MotoGP resurgence
Franco Morbidelli continued his MotoGP resurgence with a first podium finish in three-and-a-half years with third place in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race and explained how “the race is very different” at the sharp end.Morbidelli was given the golden ticket at the end of 2023. The Italian ended a turgid three-season spell in the factory Yamaha team where he felt the sharp decline of the ...Keep reading
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2024 MotoE Championship Standings After Round 8 Race 2, Misano, Italy
2024 MotoE Championship Standings After Round 8 Race 2, Misano, Italy
MotoE standings after Misano:
Zara Daniela Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 14:43
Round Number
8
Year
2024
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2024 Misano Moto2 Qualifying Result: There’s A First Time For Everything
2024 Misano Moto2 Qualifying Result: There’s A First Time For Everything
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto2 class at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 12:45
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race 1 Result: Cool Heads Triumph In Difficult Conditions
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race 1 Result: Cool Heads Triumph In Difficult Conditions
Results and summary of WorldSBK race 1 at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 12:38
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 434: Mastering A Moist Misano, And Bad Judgement Calls
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 434: Mastering A Moist Misano, And Bad Judgement Calls
The Misano episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out! In this episode, Neil and David sit in a commentary booth overlooking the Misano front straight and ponder the effect a few sprinkles of rain had on what turned into a fascinating race.
Neil and David discuss Marc Marquez' return to victory, just 7 days after his last, Jorge Martin's seemingly bizarre decision to swap bikes when the track was damp, and the profound effect it may have on the championship, the role teams play in these decisions, Pecco Bagnaia's terrible but successful weekend, and a new rising star in Moto3. And of course we have our winners and losers.
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 22:00
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race2 Result: Dry Conditions Bring Vindication
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race2 Result: Dry Conditions Bring Vindication
Results and summary of race 2 for the WorldSBK class at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 16:34
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 2 Result: A Cool Head In Hard Conditions
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 2 Result: A Cool Head In Hard Conditions
Results and summary of Race 2 for the Supersport class at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 16:23
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Repsol Announce End Of Honda Sponsorship After 2024
Repsol Announce End Of Honda Sponsorship After 2024
The end of the storied Repsol Honda partnership is nigh. Today, Repsol and HRC announced they will be ending their collaboration at the end of the 2024 season. Repsol will no longer be title sponsor to the factory Honda team, nor will they be a fuel partner.
The split brings to an end a long and extraordinarily successful partnership. Repsol has been title sponsor to the factory Honda squad since backing Mick Doohan, Alex Crivillé and Shinichi Itoh back in 1995. Since then, the Repsol Honda squad has racked up a grand total 183 premier class wins and 15 rider titles in 500 and MotoGP. Doohan, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, and Marc Marquez all taking championships for the Repsol Honda team.
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 15:39
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Martin takes blame for costly Misano bike swap call
Jorge Martin has taken the blame for opting to pit to swap bikes during the brief rain shower in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix which wrecked his race.Pramac’s Martin conceded 19 points to world champion and chief title rival Francesco Bagnaia at Misano as one of the few riders that peeled into the pitlane during a brief rain shower.The San Marino asphalt dried within minutes and the Spaniard ...Keep reading
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Marquez: Misano win impossible without the rain
Marc Marquez says his MotoGP victory in the San Marino Grand Prix would have been impossible without the mid-race rain shower.The eight-time world champion made it back-to-back wins at Misano following his victory in Aragon last weekend.Marquez held off a challenge from world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who was second, while championship leader Jorge Martin gambled on the rain increasing and ...Keep reading
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2024 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
2024 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
Moto2 Standings after the Misano Grand Prix
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 11:25
Round Number
13
Year
2024
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2024 Misano Moto3 Race Result: Sometimes The Road To The Podium Goes Through The Long Lap Lane
2024 Misano Moto3 Race Result: Sometimes The Road To The Podium Goes Through The Long Lap Lane
Results and summary of the Moto3 race at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 10:11
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Warm Up Result: Bautista Quickest In Wet Session
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Warm Up Result: Bautista Quickest In Wet Session
Results:
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 07:47
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Superpole Race Result: Hard Fought Duel Goes Down To The Line
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Superpole Race Result: Hard Fought Duel Goes Down To The Line
Results and summary of the World Superbike Superpole race at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 09:17
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2024 Misano MotoGP Warm Up Result: Morbidelli Opens Sunday's Show
2024 Misano MotoGP Warm Up Result: Morbidelli Opens Sunday's Show
Results:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 07:59
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Misano MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: How To Get A Good Start, Or The Importance Of A Plan B
Misano MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: How To Get A Good Start, Or The Importance Of A Plan B
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Managing a race is about managing expectations. You have to have a plan for the race. But you also have to have a plan for when your original plan goes to pieces, usually on first contact with reality. You can start the race with the desire to execute your plan as perfectly and precisely as possible. But it is good to have an idea of how to handle things when the plan goes wrong.
That is easier at some racetracks than at others. If, like Pecco Bagnaia at Misano, your plan after taking pole is to get away at the start and lead for the entire race, then you need to pull it off. If you don't, then everything about your bike will work against you, making any alternatives you might have had in mind look pretty forlorn.
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 01:02
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2024 Misano MotoE Race 2 Result: One Final Last Lap Show
2024 Misano MotoE Race 2 Result: One Final Last Lap Show
Results and summary of the MotoE race at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 14:41
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2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13 Sprint, Misano, Italy
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13 Sprint, Misano, Italy
MotoGP standings after Misano sprint:
Zara Daniela Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 13:54
Round Number
13
Year
2024
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2024 Misano Moto3 Qualifying Result: Another Faultless Performance
2024 Misano Moto3 Qualifying Result: Another Faultless Performance
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sat, 07/Sep/2024 - 11:52
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