Catalunya Moto GP. Spoilers

[triangleforge]

Wow, that race didn't go to script.

I loved the headline on MotoMatters' race recap: "Numbers don't lie, but they don't race either." https://motomatters.com/results/2021/06/06/2021_barcelona_motogp_race_result.html

[kopfjäger]

The Power of Orange!    Fabio’s leathers being open should be an immediate black flag I would think.

[stopintime]

The Power of Orange!    Fabio’s leathers being open should be an immediate black flag I would think.

Close ups of a failing Alpinestars suit. Sponsored by Dainese.

[koko64]

Industrial sabotage' 

Fab all gangster with bare chest and chain. He got 3 seconds for that on top of 3 for cutting the corner and touching the green.

[koko64]

I loved the headline on MotoMatters' race recap: "Numbers don't lie, but they don't race either." https://motomatters.com/results/2021/06/06/2021_barcelona_motogp_race_result.html

Quite a good and entertaining report.

[triangleforge]

Quite a good and entertaining report.

Zara Daniela seems to have taken on the race-day reporting, with David Emmett doing a lot of the after race analysis; a lot of it behind a paywall.  Both are splendid writers & racing journalists.

[koko64]

Six crashes with turn 10 taking a few. The top three and 1/4 ran a hard rear tyre.

[triangleforge]

Speaking of funny, the headline on this MotoMatters piece is brutal (sorry, Kopf): "2021 Barcelona MotoGP Test Final Times: Maverick Viñales Retains Coveted King Of Testing Title"  https://motomatters.com/results/2021/06/07/2021_barcelona_motogp_test_final_times.html

[kopfjäger]

He’s got that part figured out for sure. I think he has clowns and midgets juggling knives in his head come race day.

[koko64]

Alpinestar say initial tests showed no suit malfunction. Rider facing camera footage may reveal more to officials.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/980345/1/alpinestars-initial-analysis-shows-quartararo-leathers-fully-functioning