2013 MotoGP - Round 1 - Qatar <Spoilers ASAP>

[gm2]

And it's paying off! The Turd was on the bike as well and we know that he's also fast, but he was holding the kid back. It was also HIS FIRST MOTOGP RACE!!! How many people can say that they podium on their first race on the big boy bikes?

pedrosa can.  


but no question, marquez was born an alien.

 

[El Matador]

And it's paying off! The Turd was on the bike as well and we know that he's also fast, but he was holding the kid back. It was also HIS FIRST MOTOGP RACE!!! How many people can say that they podium on their first race on the big boy bikes? If he can be as dominant in COTA as he was in testing, that will give you a better indication of his talents, specially since all the riders have a clean slate there.

So can Lorenzo. And he also got pole. And came in second.

Juuuust sayin

[duccarlos]

But we all know Lorenzo is a douche, so it doesn't count.

[El Matador]

But we all know Lorenzo is a douche, so it doesn't count.

Meh, those blind orphan babies ain't gonna punch themselves in the face. Someone's gotta do it.....

[ZILBERT]

Meh, those blind orphan babies ain't gonna punch themselves in the face. Someone's gotta do it.....

Finally...something we both can agree on! 

Having the chance to see Lorenzo behind the scenes at Indy in 2009, I have to say a LOT of his persona is driven by his handlers.
I have a picture of him (see below) where his handler was just giving me this "I will kill you" look the whole time I was snapping pictures.
The other riders have handlers but it seems like the ones for the Spanish riders tend to act more as bodyguards and less as someone there to make sure the rider knows what needs to happen next.
The guy over Lorenzo's shoulder kept giving me the stinkeye and all I was doing was shooting pics with about a dozen moto journalists.

[Jester]

nope.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Mar/130325crutchposttest.htm

It looks like Ponch has a different opinion about Cal's bike. 

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/interview+herve+poncharal+cal+crutchlow+monster+yamaha+tech3+1

[zooom]

It looks like Ponch has a different opinion about Cal's bike. 

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/interview+herve+poncharal+cal+crutchlow+monster+yamaha+tech3+1

I think more telling is this tidbit....

"... I love Cal and will be keeping him informed of what I know, simply to allow him as much time as possible to remain attractive on the rider market - whether that will be to stay at Yamaha or to go somewhere else...."