Qatar 2013 *may have results*

Comes round quick.
I am thinking perhaps not the only one to wonder if Andrea Dovizioso will be in front of a certain former world champ.
Dovi has always been underated in my view and I think he could be a dark horse.

The Doctor is back

[Kenzie]

Great race. He is back on form.

Hahaha, fail! I've waited so long for VR to show that he is the best. There are only two predictions I will make. Firstly, Pedrosa is finished. He will not win the title. If you put money on DP you've already lost because MM is a better rider. End of.

Second, this is gonna be very close. Had VR not been sandwiched between MM and DP causing him to run wide, he would have given JL a run for his money. MM will improve and probably win a race. As much as I want Rossi to win, I think Lorenzo might just get it, but rejuvenation for Rossi!

[pookie]

oh my it just get better and better..stoner who?

I think stoner would have had a lot of fun out there today.. sets up well for the next race. Maybe the wall will go up in the honda garage.

[STRAMASHER]

Brilliant race. What a performance from Rossi. Going to watch it again on Eurosport!

Stoner and Marquez on the Hondas with DP relegated to satellite would have made it an amazing season.

[Kenzie]

can someone explain what satilite bikes are?

[Redmist]

Quality race, I was begging MM to do it with that last dive, but still good to see competitive racing again, shame Lorenzo got away. Lets hope thats not always gonna happen.

Originally Posted by Kenzie

can someone explain what satilite bikes are?

The rules only allow 2 "factory supported bikes" e.g. Lorenzo's Yamaha and Pedrosa's Honda. But they also support teams who buy a package (chasis and engine etc) and run it independently. However, some satellite teams like the Pramac get almost full factory support. So this means latest engine and chasis development throughout the season, possibly even data sharing. This obviously gives an advantage over the full private teams who have to develop their own machines throughout the year.

The factory teams also get some benefit because they can use the satellite teams to test parts and innovations which can then benefit the full factory team.