MotoGP round 1 Qatar 03/20/11 **SPOILERS**

[Dave]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

De Angelis roughed Yuki up on the last lap...pretty hard pass in my estimation..but they shook hands on the cooldown lap so it must have been all good.

Not quite as hard as super sic on dovi

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by Dave

Not quite as hard as super sic on dovi

You know...I like Dovi...but...I question whether he has the aggressiveness to take the next step, you know what I mean? He seems fast and comfortable riding in his own bubble....but seems to wilt some when the gloves come off.

It's unfortunate that Hector Barbera is on a non competitive bike....I'd LOVE LOVE to see him at the front....he doesn't give a shit and I could see him REALLY getting under the skin of Pedrosa and Lorenzo both.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

You know...I like Dovi...but...I question whether he has the aggressiveness to take the next step, you know what I mean? He seems fast and comfortable riding in his own bubble....but seems to wilt some when the gloves come off.

It's unfortunate that Hector Barbera is on a non competitive bike....I'd LOVE LOVE to see him at the front....he doesn't give a shit and I could see him REALLY getting under the skin of Pedrosa and Lorenzo both.

He really doesn't. Dovi is a test rider. Haven't payed enough attention to barbera but yeah I could see him as another simoncelli on the right equipment. How'd you guys feel about abraham? I know daddy bought his way in but he has been a pleasant surprise with some rough glimmers of talent. Very likely would have beaten capirossi and elias (possibly depuniet) had they not retired. Really wonder how he'd look on the honda

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by Dave

He really doesn't. Dovi is a test rider. Haven't payed enough attention to barbera but yeah I could see him as another simoncelli on the right equipment. How'd you guys feel about abraham? I know daddy bought his way in but he has been a pleasant surprise with some rough glimmers of talent. Very likely would have beaten capirossi and elias (possibly depuniet) had they not retired. Really wonder how he'd look on the honda

Hector Barbera was a known agitator in the 250 class....he honestly doesn't give a shit about "playing nice"....he would have likely made MotoGP sooner but took a hard crash 2 years ago and broke his back....it was a long way back to health and confidence for him. He has the skill to run at the front...for a little while anyway....before the red fog sets in and he goes nuts on whoever happens to be dicing with him at that moment.

I'm gonna start watching Andrea Iannone full time....he was a revelation last year in Moto2....everyone on the grid thought he had an illegal bike mods as he was sooooo much faster than everyone else....the bike got inspected multiple times and it always passed....and first race out of the box this season he goes from 16th to 2nd in less than half race distance. The kid is a prodigy.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

Hector Barbera was a known agitator in the 250 class....he honestly doesn't give a shit about "playing nice"....he would have likely made MotoGP sooner but took a hard crash 2 years ago and broke his back....it was a long way back to health and confidence for him. He has the skill to run at the front...for a little while anyway....before the red fog sets in and he goes nuts on whoever happens to be dicing with him at that moment.

I'm gonna start watching Andrea Iannone full time....he was a revelation last year in Moto2....everyone on the grid thought he had an illegal bike mods as he was sooooo much faster than everyone else....the bike got inspected multiple times and it always passed....and first race out of the box this season he goes from 16th to 2nd in less than half race distance. The kid is a prodigy.

What chassis is he on?

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by Dave

What chassis is he on?

http://www.andreaiannone.com/e_view.asp?E=240

[Dave]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

http://www.andreaiannone.com/e_view.asp?E=240

Oh that's a surprise. A suter . I'm much more interested in deangelis's motobi. From how short it looks it'll probably be a beast on tighter tracks