Fastest man ever on both 2 and 4 seat sofas. World level race-tactician/shouter at TV. Never known to miss a braking point or apex. Carbon Fibre Remote.
Amidst all the inevitable opprobrium being, rightly or wrongly, heaped upon Taka,we should perhaps take a moment to reflect on the fact that the dude head-butted a Ducati rear wheel in a MotoGP Race and lived to tell the tale.
Dear Ducati,
Could you not just give him a a full Factory GP25 and let him stay at Gresini next year?
Because we’re Loving this story.
Yours Sincerely
Everybody
Most of the time, they are nothing like us.
But sometimes, just sometimes, they are exactly like us.
Even when it is absolutely the right thing to do, leaving your Friends behind is never easy.
Disqualify them.
Every. Single. One.
No Race for you.
Tell them to Fuck off.
Off. You. Fuck.
They NEED to do this, because it is going to happen.
And a Kid will be splattered all over the TV Screen.
Dear Valentino,
It is difficult for me to write this
You have had a long & illustrious career
But today you qualified 21st on the Grid
This is not what you, me, or the fans want
I need you to make what I understand will be a very difficult decision tonight
JUMP THE START!
BREAKING:
MÁRQUEZ TO RACE GRESINI DUCATI AT MANDALIKA!
In a hastily released late night Press Release as the Paddock left Motegi, Gresini Team Boss Nadia Padovani has personally confirmed the News that from Thailand to the end of the Season, Alex Márquez will ride for the Team.
Last Weekend Pecco Bagnaia threw it away for nothing.
This Weekend Jorge Martín threw it away for nothing.
It’s like watching the World Championship of Stupid.
True story :
Lad came off his bike, severe trauma. Later, he thanked the Doc for saving his life.
Doc - “Don’t thank me, thank the people who prepped you on the scene, they saved your life, not me.”
MASSIVE shout out to the people in the red overalls who attended Tito Rabat.
*ring ring* *ring ring*
- Hello?
- Hi Lin
- Hi Gigi, what’s up?
- Remember when Lorenzo & Rossi were in the Team and you had to put a wall up in the Box?
- I remember it only too well
- Where did you get it, and do they do them in Red?
The Pressure Is On :
Jack Miller - I need to win more races, or Ducati will go mental.
Alex Rins - I need to finish more races, or Suzuki will go mental.
Pedro Acosta - I need to tidy my room, or Mum will go mental.
Dear
@MugelloCircuit
We don’t care what you have to do
We don’t care about the cost (we will pay huge €)
We don’t care if you have to quarantine the whole Paddock for 3 months
But we want to see a MotoGP race at Mugello
And we want to see Valentino win it
Yours
Everybody
Gresini
Nothing since 2006, and that was with Saturday Night Specials Pedrosa didn’t want
Last year, the big guy went the garage in the sky
Today, on equal terms, they Aced the lot of them
The moral of the story?
If you want to get ahead, put a girl in charge
Chapeau, Nadia
For Voicemail, Dial 901 :
Gigi it’s Pecco. Call me back please
Gigi it’s Luca. Call me back please
Gigi it’s Jorge. Call me back please
Gigi it’s Bez. Call me back please
Gigi it’s Digi. Call me back please
Gigi it’s Enea. Call me back please
It’s Vale. You are dead to me.
There has been a lot of talk, too much talk, about Marc Márquez’ age.
He is only 30.
MotoGP is currently obsessed with Youth.
People forget the reason why MotoGP is obsessed with Youth.
The reason MotoGP is obsessed with Youth is “Marc Márquez”.
He has plenty of time.
FOR SALE : Satellite Yamaha MotoGP bike. Bought for 2019 season. Change of circumstance, now surplus to requirements. Offers.
Contact :
J Lorenzo
99 Main Street
Bologna
The level of talent in MotoGP now is incredible.
There has never, ever, been a time when there was so much strength in so much depth.
Stop reading articles about ‘back in the day’.
There is no ‘back in the day’ anymore.
The time is now.
And it is joyous to behold.
There is photobombing
There is “This isn’t just any photobombing, this is M&S Photobombing”
Enter, Cal Crutchlow
“Out the way. Where’s Jack?”
World Level.
Dear Jorge,
Remember that time you won that race & jumped in the lake?
Shit cool!
But here’s the thing
You’re turning into that old guy who sits in the corner of the Bar watching Sport on TV telling anyone who will listen that you used to be somebody
Don’t be that guy, Jorge
Ducati will send out a Press Release this evening which will explain everything.
As soon as the wording is agreed with Factory Team Principal, Marc Márquez.
Lots of people wise after the event. But you don’t have a save like that and then ride through the field like that, then settle for third.
These people are just not made that way.
That’s why they are on the track, and you are on the couch.
Dear Santa,
Haven’t written to you in years, scusate il ritardo.
I have been good (mostly)
You’ll be dead busy, what with all the kids and stuff
But if you could let me see Valentino Rossi win at Mugello just one more time, that would be the bestest present ever
Yours
Sofa
Say what you like, but Jorge Martín had that shit rolling again a Second and a Half after he dropped it.
The Bike didn’t have time to catch its breath.
‘SofaRacer Approved’
This is no criticism of the Marshals whatsover, because Marshals are absolutely awesome.
But that Green Flag has to be one of the most wildly optimistic things I’ve seen in my entire life.
Fuck sake
Fuck me
No fucking way
I’m fucking fucked
I don’t fucking believe this
Fuckity fuckity fuckity fuck
The Ducati MotoGP Riders WhatsApp group is ON FIRE tonight.
Alex Rins not only held off the onslaught of 8 Ducatis, he also beat Marc Márquez in a last lap shootout at Phillip Island
No Rider in history has done that
If he doesn’t get arrested for being drunk and disorderly tonight, there’s something wrong with him
‘SofaRacer Approved’
“He’s got some fucking balls” - Cal Crutchlow
“He can Win in his Rookie year” - Marc Márquez
“He knows where he’s heading” - Dani Pedrosa
“I get a stiffy just thinking about it” - SofaRacer
And here’s the Lad himself, not exactly looking overwhelmed.
¡Vamos!
Márquez taking the time he needs to heal before returning to MotoGP is really smart. He’s 27 & has raced in GP’s since he was 15. Missing a year now to rest & fully recuperate could lengthen his career considerably
A big decision, but easier to make if you’re on a 4 year deal...
Bike changes.
Team changes.
Manufacturer changes.
Nothing new, Riders conduct them all the time.
This is different.
What Marc Márquez has conducted, is a Coup d'état.
Danilo
i cried into my pillow
when you left
i was bereft
then heard from afar
a stage win in dakar
next to the states
to eat food off big plates
i said yikes
he will love superbikes
now a call from livio
(the new davide brivio)
to do the thai race
because you are ace
A simple guide to MotoGP Data :
1 or 2?
If Marc Márquez has one functioning arm, he has a big problem.
If Marc Márquez has two functioning arms, the rest of the grid has a big problem.
Rule Change :
Any Moto3 Rider not pulling a stand-up wheelie out of Pitlane in FP1 at Qatar is automatically docked 50 Points for bringing the class into disrepute.
No appeals.
Was really Cool to see Johann Zarco throwing his Gloves, Knee Sliders etc into the Grandstand for the adoring Crowd at the end.
What they didn’t show on Television however, was Joan Mir being physically restrained in the Box from throwing his Bike into the Crowd.
It’s really come to something when Marc Márquez, yes Marc Márquez, is rolling out of it at the Sachsenring, yes the Sachsenring, because to push for more than 7th, yes 7th, was too big a risk
The worst of it being, that was a smart decision
We’re being robbed of his best years.
MotoGP Winter Development Plans :
Ducati - Get Riders to stop Crying when reading Marc’s Data
KTM - 3D Print a Marc Márquez that looks like Jack Miller
Aprilia - Buy Process Flow Chart off Amazon and fill in
Yamaha - Offer Fabio €100m to stay
Honda - Downsize Trophy Cabinet
Sam Lowes isn’t a better rider than he used to be.
Sam Lowes isn’t a faster rider than he used to be.
Sam Lowes isn’t a better racer than he used to be.
He was always this good.
Sometimes, confidence is everything.
First Presidential debate :
Neither candidate mentioned anything about redeveloping Laguna Seca to get MotoGP back, thus giving America something to be proud of again.
Disappointing.
*ring ring* *ring ring*
Hello?
Hi Nadia, it’s Alex
What’s up?
I’ve just had 3 boxes of Gresini Team clothing delivered, and it’s all a size too small for me.
Check your phone, Alex…
This ‘Toprak’ character in the Superbikes.
Celebrating a Race Win with a Rolling Stoppie.
Have you ever seen the like?
The FIM need to conduct an urgent investigation into this kind of behaviour.
With a view to making it compulsory.
‘SofaRacer Approved’
Should Márquez appeal the amended Penalty?
Yes he should.
And every Rider & Team should back him.
The Stewards cannot be allowed to retrospectively alter a Penalty in a rearguard action purely designed to cover for their own inadequacies.
It’s nonsense on stilts.
Will never forget how, as a relatively young man, Jorge Lorenzo conducted himself with incredible dignity, showing respect and humility, as he entered the lions den in Italy and attended the funeral of Marco Simoncelli.
The mark of a true Champion.
Not saying KTM have come a long way in a short period of time or anything.
But if they decide on Monday morning to start building electric cars and Space Rockets, Elon Musk is bankrupt in 5 years.
Strategies for Austria:
KTM - This is our Home Race. Make it our Fortress. Ride like Hell and get the Win.
Ducati - If you can Win, do so. If not just take the Points, we’ve got this.
Honda - Do 6 Laps, see how it feels. If you need to come into the Pits for a hug, it’s fine.
Andrea Iannone has strenuously denied that he crashed on the slowing down lap after receiving a dashboard text message saying he’d sold a bottle of Amber & Musk.
Saturday :
13th to 2nd
“It will be much more difficult to do this tomorrow”
Sunday :
13th to 2nd
Dear Marc,
Fool us Once, shame on you.
Fool us Twice, shame on us.
Also, please feel free to shame us again.
Repeatedly.
Via
@denkmit
‘Viñales said Cal’s presence gave the riders peace of mind that they could rely on him to make decisions’
Translation : We’re too terrified of him to question what he says, so we just ride the bike as hard as we can & hope we don’t disappoint him. It seems to work
How bad is the ‘Viñales situation’?
To give you an idea of the scale of the issue;
Maverick Viñales was hired years ago by Yamaha to replace Valentino Rossi.
Maverick no longer rides a Yamaha.
Valentino still does.