Don't look now but the recent tests in Sepang indicate that there are actually four manufacturers with a chance of winning races, with Aprilia a dark horse. Even Suzuki with Aleix Espargo and Vinales are running close to the front. The Hondas are awesome as usual, the Yamaha's have the full seamless gearboxes, meaning clutch less downshifts as well as upshifts. Ducati has their GP 15, smaller, with a tilted engine, with better front end feel, no more under steer? Aprilia is still developing but I expect they will be competitive.
In one year we've gone from 2 1/2 competitive manufacturers to possibly five and I think Crutchlow will be a force and I think consistency, finishing high up the pole, not winning all the time and crashing other times, will be key this year.
Marquez is still the fastest, but I don't think we're going to see him win the first 10 races of the year again. There will be a lot of competition all year and the Ducatis are going to be in the mix, this time, in the closing laps as well.
Yeah, watch on MotoGP as you get all the warm ups and qualifying and all the old races.
2015 is gonna be a great year !!!
This is testing, only. Remember the Ducatis cannot use the hard compound, so like last year, the second half of the race they move backwards. When they get Gigi's new bike sorted out they'll be competitive and battling for podiums. Threat for the title? No way. That bike needs a full year development. The Andreas only riding it for the first time a few weeks ago.
Suzuki? Forget it man. Battling with the satellite and open class bikes all year.
The Aprilia is a nail.
Like most years this year will come down to Yamaha and Honda and their factory riders. Hopefully Gigi and Ducati nailed it and can catch up by mid season. I wouldn't go expecting much for 2015, just different colored bikes in the middle and rear packs. And hopefully Cal on podiums.
I wouldn't count anyone or any manufacturer out at the moment. 18 riders within 2 seconds of the leader, last year it was 15 & the times were 0.7sec slower, so things have improved, with 7 riders faster that the fastest last year.
Iannone is on a new Ducati too & up to 4th already, which is better than Dovi, he is a hard riders & with so many being so close at the top, there is room for accidents & mistakes to make a big impact on the end results. Remember it only takes one mistake, like Marquez last year to ruin your race, one minor accident like Danni the year before to ruin your season !
Now where to watch these races here in canada !!!!!!!:-(
Do they have race tracks in Canada ? All that space no people or not enough to finance a world class racetrack, only ever seen street racing in Canada.
The Aprilia is a nail.
nail? Snail? ??
A nail. In racing that means slow(er), IE they don't have the HP Scotty!
Do they have race tracks in Canada ? All that space no people or not enough to finance a world class racetrack, only ever seen street racing in Canada.
Mosport comes to mind, but I'm sure there are others. There were three WSB races there in the early 1990s. And even a "MotoGP" in 1967! (Thanks, Wikipedia)
Ciao,
http://en.m.wikipedi...lles_Villeneuve
but i have no idea how many million$ it would take to bring it up to FIM standards.
this, in a country that gets 6 months of winter per year.........
same thing here:
http://en.m.wikipedi..._Mont-Tremblant