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| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 181 | |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 134 | -47 |
| 3 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 134 | -47 |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 132 | -49 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 105 | -76 |
| 6 | Brad Binder | KTM | 98 | -83 |
| 7 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | 95 | -86 |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 85 | -96 |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 67 | -114 |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 64 | -117 |
| 11 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 59 | -122 |
| 12 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 55 | -126 |
| 13 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 44 | -137 |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | Honda | 41 | -140 |
| 15 | Pol Espargaro | Honda | 41 | -140 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 40 | -141 |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 31 | -150 |
| 18 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 30 | -151 |
| 19 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 28 | -153 |
| 20 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 27 | -154 |
| 21 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 24 | -157 |
| 22 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 11 | -170 |
| 23 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM | 6 | -175 |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 4 | -177 |
| 25 | Michele Pirro | Ducati | 3 | -178 |
| 26 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 1 | -180 |
| 27 | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha | 0 | -181 |
| 28 | Garrett Gerloff | Yamaha | 0 | -181 |
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Round Number:
11
Year:
2021
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Austria and the Ostrich: it
Austria and the Ostrich: it is a myth that they bury their heads in the sand when they're scared/threatened. Ostriches don't do that — they wouldn't be able to breathe! But they do dig holes in the dirt to use as nests for their eggs. Several times a day, a bird puts her head in the hole and turns the eggs.
So make no mistake, while it was a real Bitc!.l to get through, this Osterreich Round was one of wise bravery caring for a fecund future. Just look at the podium and Season standings.
Season 1,2,3...
Change is afoot throughout the order. Our front group just hit a bit of a snag, running Zarco AND Vinales. Marc looked good and was poised for a win Sunday. Nope! One point. Quartararo, while finishing a decent 7th for a disaster, looked fantastic at a tough Yamaha track. Of course skip this if not for you as usual. But, keep in mind we may grow to 24 grid spots for 2022 here. It's fun!
Does it look nuts to run Martin now? No. Watch him tipped next yr. Rins and Vinales? Bike based bets are interesting, Ducati esp. Morbidelli's old old A Spec doesn't look smart, but watch HIM here next yr, right? Just unlucky on the knee.
I told you Cloverleaf was coming through! Open track in front of you.
Cloverleaf - Miller 105, Bagnaia 134, Quartararo 181 = 420
TZnRDracer - Quartararo 181, Zarco 132, Vinales 95 = 408
Rholcomb - Vinales 95, Zarco 132, Quartararo 181 = 408
Motoshrink - M.Marquez 59, Quartararo 181, Mir 134 = 374
Lilyvani - M.Marquez 59, Quartararo 181, Miller 105 = 345
D999 - M.Marquez 59, Miller 105, Quartararo 181 = 345
Iannis_Z - Mir 121, Morbidelli 40, Quartararo 181 = 342
Richtea - Zarco 132, M.Marquez 59, Mir 134 = 325
St Stephen - Quartararo 172, Rins 44, Vinales 95 = 311
Buccatini - Zarco 132, Bagnaia 134, Morbidelli 40 = 306
SP_won - Zarco 132, M.Marquez 59, Miller 105 = 296
Mr.X - Zarco 132, Vinales 95, Marquez 59 = 286
WaveyD1974 - M.Marquez 59, Bagnaia 134, Martin 64 = 257
Pool Pirate - Zarco 132, Morbidelli 40, Martin 64 = 236
Daddyrat - Zarco 132, M.Marquez 59, Rins 44 = 235
Apical/Brian/stumo - M.Marquez 59, Rins 44, Zarco 132 = 235
Peterday - Morbidelli 40, Mir 134, M.Marquez 59 = 233
Ivanhoe - Rins 44, M.Marquez 59, Morbidelli 40 = 143
Two + one + zero
Equals not much. 3 points from a possible 61.
Brian & stumo we aint going to win this challenge. Daddyrat you have them in the correct order.
JZ and the Marc were our best hopes. Both encountering some poor form.
Apical writes 22 names on 22 pieces of paper and throws them in the wind.
After being well placed all weekend, Zarco scoreds zero, merde.
Thought it was pronounced the Bitchi Gp. No red flags, at last, all action.
Dashed Hopes
For a while I was counting up 30+ points thinking maybe Rins' head wasn't up his ass this weekend and Marc would stay on and win and Zarco would too and we'd zoom up the standings and then......3 points. Embarrassing. Whatever was PastBrian thinking to pick this lineup? SMH. Cheers, Apical, We'll get em next year. I'm already thinkng - JM89, FQ20, JM36 in some order.
It could be worse ;)
Never mind people, I welcome you to the realm of very bad predictors. Nostradamus we ain't hah.
Here's to hoping that some form of prior Marc will surface so we have him at least on par with FQ20, JM36, plus the red devils. Yesterday it sunk in that he has lost his cat-like reflexes, dexterity and strength, perhaps the nine lives have dwindled. Those low-speed low siders would have been no issue for Marc in his day.
And that Morbi makes a full recovery and inherits some better machinery next year.
Not so sure what I wish for AR42 - seems more flawed that we thought? What are your thoughts on him?
Bad predictions mean life isn
Bad predictions mean life isn't boring. As for AR42.........he is fast but can't stay focused. He may not have an accurate image of himself-ambition outweighing talent, doesn't understand his limitations, seems not to learn from mistakes, never a WC - probably for these reasons. Suzuki should trade him for FM21 imo. If there were such a thing. What think u?
Rins was promising, but as he
Rins was promising, but as he pushed himself and the bike the next step towards the front he bumped his head repeatedly on his career trajectory ceiling. It takes a few forms, but a more expected thing than lifting the ceiling without you or it breaking.
Why/how? A few things could be articulated re his unforced errors while needing to bring simmer to boil when the dinner guests are all famished and crowded into one's inner kitchen.
Joined Suzuki MotoGP 2017. Very inconsistent until late in the first half of 2018. 5 podiums that yr, besting Iannone's season pts. Signs 2 yr deal. MADE A DEAL WITH HIS GARAGE THAT WHEN HE WON A RACE HE WOULD SHAVE HIS HEAD. 2019 joined by Mir, who would quickly rise to meet and surpass him, skill on track and "looking to have something more" is back in the comments section here in real time btw. 2019 Austin COTA Runs scores a beautiful win for Suzuki after Marc retired. He has two more such wins, but perhaps most importantly, did not shave his head after Austin.
Mir has looked to have the something more for a while. That is the amazing story. We get one Mir for every what, 40 or so Rins, Vinales, Crutchlow, Petrucci, Miller, Zarco, et al.
Merde
'Nuff said . thought there was points in the bag....
If you don't think The Marc
If you don't think The Marc is coming, "you're living in koo-koo land." This track layout in the dry put unusually high demands on the right arm. Unlike the previous two tracks, he had to have pain killer injections here. And still, was poised for the potential HARD fought win. Looking steady and stalking with extra in pocket. The skittle cat isn't yet over half done with his 9 lives. This Honda tosses, and watches The Marc land on his feet. Thank heavens the HRC bike is long aberrant. And currently a couple equals are slotted in, one more grabbing a tow.
Brilliant