Finally its offical. Maverick signs with Yamaha.

Maverick Vinales confirmed at Yamaha

Honestly I'm more interested about next year's results than this year's. This season just seems... meh.

I'm pretty excited to see what Maverick can do on the Yamaha. Hopefully him and Rossi will make for a fantastic 1-2 punch. Go team Blue.

Yamaha already has the 1-2 punch with Lorenzo and Rossi. The problem with Rossi is that he's a perennial #2 and not the #1 punch (and really he's only got himself to blame)

What's interesting is the Lorenzo gamble which could lead to historic legacy changes within the sport. If he can bring a losing team to a win/championship, much like what Rossi did to Yamaha after leaving Honda, he stands a chance of elevating his legacy close, if not the same to Rossi levels.


I'm still never gonna like JL though. He may be a great rider and can win races but like Stoner, they both don't know how to win the people. Vinales though... looks poised to be not just a winner, but a likeable one as well.

Rossi on pole for one of the most entertaining races of the year!!!

Valentino Rossi snatches Mugello MotoGP pole with late effort - MotoGP - Autosport

Now Lorenzo is talking conspiracies!!!

Lorenzo: 2017 MotoGP team-mates Rossi and Vinales are collaborating - MotoGP - Autosport

What a CRUSHING weekend ...

1 - ROSSI TAKES POLE
2 - LORENZO PASSES ROSSI IMMEDIATELY
3 - ROSSI SUFFERS MECHANICA FAILURE AND EXITS RACE
4 - PHENOMENAL LAST LAP BETWEEN MARQUEZ AND LORENZ
5 - MARQUEZ, SURE-FIRE WINNERS, LIFTS THE FRONT END ACCELERATING TO THE FINISH LINE AND LORENZO PASSES AND WINS THE RACE

I'm not sure why all of that is in upper-case but it was an unbelievable finish.

Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo beats Marquez by 0.019s, Rossi retires - MotoGP - Autosport

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Race Finish

1- Lorenzo
2 - Marquez
3 - Iannone
4 - Pedrosa
5 - Dovizioso

Current Standings

1 - Jorge Lorenzo - 115 pts
2 - Marc Marquez - 105 pts
3 - Valentino Rossi - 78 pts
4 - Dani Pedrosa - 66 pts
4 - Maverick Viñales - 59 pts

Ducati quietly put together an excellent weekend as well.

did you guys see lorenzo's celebration in parc ferme immediately after stopping the bike? he's so talented but he's like that loser who always tries too hard and makes everyone cringe. stahp jorge. just stahp.

yeah i saw that was he playing the violin? haha

all of that a side great race.. too bad for rossi with the mechanical problem

he was doing some autograph signing/machine gun shooting/robot dancing shit LOL. i feel like vale could have won the race. usually if lorenzo doesn't start opening a gap after the first 6-8 laps then chances are he can be caught. last lap battle with marquez was pretty good though.

ROSSI!!!

TERRIFIC RACE!!!

Rossi was just a monster ... he fell into eighth place and then just assassinated every rider in front of him, one-by-one!

The duel with Marquez was incredibly exciting right until the very last lap!

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Barcelona MotoGP: Rossi defeats Marquez to win, Lorenzo taken out - MotoGP - Autosport

PS ~ totally missed Yamaha mixing up the sponsors on their racings suits.

RIP LUIS SALOM :(

Moto2 rider Luis Salom killed in Barcelona practice crash - Moto2 - Autosport

Vinales at the start was crazy!!! terrific riding by him, sad to see him leave Suzuki for next season

Awesome race! my favorite part though is 46 and 93 shaking hands ��������

f**k that. I will never forgive race fixing.

Marc VDS Honda rider Jack Miller claimed his maiden MotoGP victory in a rain-hit and crash-riddled Dutch TT at Assen, as Marc Marquez stretched clear in the championship.
-Autosport.com

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I'm happy for Miller and his team but I take no joy in watching a race in dumping rain. It becomes far less about skill and more about luck and chance. I'm a little bitter, obviously, because Rossi crashed out but I'm not certain that they should have been racing in those conditions regardless, especially when you consider all the riders that crashed out immediately before Rossi.

I was just SCREAMING at the TV:

"BOX, ROSSI!!! BOX!!!"

I had a sinking feel that was reminiscent of last year at Misano. Tire strategy resulted in a well-deserved win for Marquez and Honda. After he switched to slicks, it was astounding to just watch him EAT the field alive!

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MotoGP Sachsenring: Marquez wins with inspired tyre change - MotoGP - Autosport

MotoGP News - MotoGP Germany: Marc Marquez: 'Another crazy race'