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Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:46 pm
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #4 I agree. I find it difficult to watch any motorsport on TV nowadays. The rules are so complex it makes cricket seem easy to understand and it is all just about making money for Dorna. They only care about the Spanish and Italian markets where they make most of their money. The UK TV earnings are just a tiny cherry on the top of a big Mediterranean pie. How long before HRC pull the plug?
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The complexities of the MotoGP rules shows no signs of slowing down. They're now starting to monitor (and penalize) front tire PSI that varies from their specs. Ignoring the rise and fall of PSI, due to high and low temps while following another rider(s) or leading the pack. |
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The advent of aero bodywork has got the Japanese manufacturers on the back foot. Honda and Yamaha are left wondering which way Ducati and the other European manufacturers went. The Japanese will either loose interest in MotoGP, or come back in a big way. Critics of MotoGP say it’s becoming too much like F1, but I disagree. Motorcycle racing by its very nature is b*lls out on the track action. In a F1 procession overtaking takes place during pit stops.
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If MotoGP continues its current trend, it's possible to envision an "AI" version of it coming into being. Fully-computerized racing, with "AI" riders and shape-shifting (in real time) bikes. |
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Honda and Yamaha are in such disarray compared to the Euro manufacturers that Dorna is considering changing the "concessions" rule to allow Honda/Yamaha to make changes to their bikes during the season, to give them a chance. However the Euro manufacturers need to sign off on that kind of rule change and talk is they're not likely to go along. |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #10 we had one of the wettest weekends of the year so many who would have camped onsite will have stayed home, but, yes, the fiscal situation in the UK with interest rates raised again this week and inflation being very sticky, people are cutting back on expensive leisure activities. This might kill the circuit's income but perversely, benefit Dorna and their TV providers in the UK, BT Sport & ITV. Just like when people were forced to stay at home in lockdown, people with limited funds are not going to the pub but taking out more entertainment/sport subscriptions and buying booze from supermarkets.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #11Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #10 Perhaps that'll happen. A recent graph presented to me by a money manager showed that consumer savings in the US at least are nearly "tapped out". I still marvel that people spend over $800-1,000 for a so-called "smart phone" when they're forced to put basics like groceries on their credit cards. Interest rates are still rising, as you say, and look to go higher. If MotoGP loses the Japanese manufacturers, as written about in the latest Roadracing World, the dwindling list of teams may make spending even for Dorna's video offering a "nice to have, not a need to have...". Watching with interest... |
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I just enjoy the racing. Life's too short to worry about the politics. |
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Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #13 Link says "video unavailable", but we watched the whole race via Dorna site. Great guy on the top step of the podium. And, yeah...life's too short to worry about almost anything except what you personally can control. Good point! |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #14Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #13 It's from TNT Sport (BT Sport that was, now part of Discovery) so only licensed for UK viewers
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