MotoGP | 2026 | Race 16 | Japan | Motegi | Oct 1- Oct 4

[Draggin]

Bez *almost* made a genius move with the Medium tire. Would love to know why the soft tire self destructed on *some* riders.

 

[Draggin]

Pecco tire:

Bagnaia, crisi senza fine: la sua gomma posteriore è sbriciolata

Il ducatista non è nemmeno passato sul traguardo della Sprint in Giappone, il motivo lo si può evincere facilmente. Non appena tornato ai box, la regia internazionale ha stretto sulla gomma posteriore usata da Pecco. La Michelin è completamente distrutta al centro, tanto da costringere il...

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[Draggin]

Sounds like Michelin has pulled the soft option for rest of weekend.

 

[Dick Dr]

JM taking out MM in a race that Bez wins puts him right back within a race… no ill intent but attrition happens and it’s not like all three of them haven’t taken the other out in the past…

Could happen tonight for all we know....

 

[kenessex]

Dogshit penalties. Demotions for doing nothing to gain an advantage on a failing tire. Fuckin Busch league.

So how much should a rider be allowed to run off the track without consequences? If that was dirt rather than green paint what would the consequences have been? It isn't bush league, it is consistency.

 

[27]

Could happen tonight for all we know....

For sure… lots of races left too… great season filled with oddities so far…

 

[HPPT]

HOLY SHIT, Pecco's rear tire!!

Ducati is probably going to say that he imagined it.

Enea cracked me up when he realized he made a mistake challenging the video replay. And the director really enjoyed that. I haven't seen so many replays of this same thing in a long time. It looked like Tik Tok.

 

[Spang308]

Ducati is probably going to say that he imagined it.

Enea cracked me up when he realized he made a mistake challenging the video replay. And the director really enjoyed that. I haven't seen so many replays of this same thing in a long time. It looked like Tik Tok.

That was funny.
"I dinndo nuffin'"
*Replay, reverse, forward, reverse, forward
"Ahhh, ok got me."

 

[Quicktoy]

Ducati is probably going to say that he imagined it.

Enea cracked me up when he realized he made a mistake challenging the video replay. And the director really enjoyed that. I haven't seen so many replays of this same thing in a long time. It looked like Tik Tok.

Lololol

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[motoboy]

Will Diogo's podium get him the factory ride next year?

 

[Quicktoy]

I think that’s already happening.

 

[Dick Dr]

I think that’s already happening.

No spoilers! That's the other thread

 

[Dick Dr]

Moto3 race was pretty good

 

[Dick Dr]

Michelin is recommending the hard rear tire. Who's gonna take the hard and who's going to hope to manage the medium? Currently looking like the front row is all going hard.

 

[Dick Dr]

The only thing surprising about that entire race was the top KTM. I was shocked to see Enea overtake Pedro yesterday, and equally shocked to see this. Has anyone ever finished ahead of Pedro on another KTM? Maybe his rookie year?

 

[Spang308]

Boring ass race. MM93 did what he needed to do and Martin kept him honest and collect every point he could minus the demotion to 3rd due to penalty in the sprint. Marc looks totally in control of this thing when the tires cooperate with the Duc.

 

[Spang308]

The only thing surprising about that entire race was the top KTM. I was shocked to see Enea overtake Pedro yesterday, and equally shocked to see this. Has anyone ever finished ahead of Pedro on another KTM? Maybe his rookie year?

Pedro did not look like his usual overperforming superman this race.

 

[Draggin]

MM getting it done in a pretty boring race. Bez must still be in pain. He looked like he was happy to accept P3 from the start.

 

[Phl218]

Acosta vs trackhouse were the most entertaining 10 min of the race

 

[Quicktoy]

Marc did what Marc needed to do. He’s never finished a race at Mandalika I believe. It surprised me how well he was able to do on the hard carcass rear. He was the only Duc to get it to work and only had a few practice laps on it. I love how close this championship is. Game fucking on.