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Last race.

I think that if the title is decided tomorrow, then the last race will be cancelled and just a one day test in Losail on the way back. There isn't much point in spending all that money on rearrangng everything with nothing riding on the race being run.

It would be very typical…

It would be very typical Pecco to win the race. Wouldn't surprise me.

It would indeed.

Pecco wins, Jorge DNF.

4 point gap going into who knows where, or when.

Great minds...

I thought about this scenario immediately after the sprint. Even if Martin gets 1 point and Pecco wins then in the season finale Pecco wins and Martin finishes 2nd, they would be tied on points with the championship going to Bagnaia for having the most wins. It's possible but not likely.

I prefer Bagnaia over Martin but I did pick Martin to take the title.

It’s not just about the winner

Even if the top of the title is decided on Sunday, there’s still a lot of positions further down that could change and are presumably important to those riders. Third: Marc or Bestia? And top KTM.

Third in the championship…

Third in the championship pays a hefty bonus generally. Fourth usually pays nothing.

They have every right and…

They have every right and every reason to cancel the last round. Loads of meetings get cancelled and this would be another. They don't have to replace it at all. As you all indicate, they will have a look after the race tomorrow and decide that a Spaniard ............sorry, s-o-r-r-y!

there I go again....

Ponderings

Got myself prepared for no final Round in case, but looks like one is coming. Maybe a week late. Qatar? Tires will be there, yeah?

Martin/Pecco/Marc and that start was fantastic. Pecco's error, exciting and emotional. In that corner, there are bumps RIGHT in that apex, and they got the best of his bike and minor over-push.

In Q Pecco looked immaculate. SO smoothly precise! Lorenzo-esque. Contrast bronco Martin?

Marc's team did something lovely setting his bike up after. Then Marc did something special on board. Chapeau.

Martin? Did the business! He clearly has made the mental/emotional development his spicy fire so needed after his loss of Duc's factory ride. 2024 is one of errors or lack thereof, and pressure.

Honorable mention to Yamaha and their motor. Quarty was pushing that thing, and it was braking/cornering like it should. They have made the first big step, don't you think?

In the race, appreciating Marc and Quarty and the gravity of Pecco's error, one thought arose. They are Aliens, the title contenders may be human astronauts on other worldly GP24's. Or is Martin going to be seen as leaving orbit to Alienhood? Whelp, since he is going to Aprilia, perhaps the vehicle will return him to Earth to be viewed as astronaut. Were he aboard Red, perhaps he would not? Odd, that.

Looking fwd to seeing if Martin can bring a Championship to a private team, and a glorious bow out for Pramac Ducati. Where we immediately get more focus on the rejuvenated Yamaha project. Question mark is atop Aprilia. With big budget cuts at their parent co it is hard to think KTM approaches a rise, don't you think?

Who wins Sunday? What is the weather forecast? Enjoying yourself I hope David?

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	453
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	436	-17
3	93	Marc Marquez	Ducati	356	-97
4	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	345	-108
5	33	Brad Binder	KTM	203	-250
6	31	Pedro Acosta	KTM	197	-256
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	180	-273
8	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	165	-288
9	21	Franco Morbidelli	Ducati	155	-298
10	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	143	-310
11	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	137	-316
12	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	136	-317
13	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	93	-360
14	43	Jack Miller	KTM	82	-371
15	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	71	-382
16	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	66	-387
17	5	Johann Zarco	Honda	48	-405
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	31	-422
19	42	Alex Rins	Yamaha	23	-430
20	36	Joan Mir	Honda	21	-432
21	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	21	-432
22	10	Luca Marini	Honda	13	-440
23	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	-441
24	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	7	-446
25	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2	-451
26	87	Remy Gardner	Yamaha	0	-453
27	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	0	-453

Year

2024

Round Number

Buriram, Thailand

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	80	David Alonso	CFMOTO	371
2	96	Daniel Holgado	GASGAS	236	-135
3	95	Collin Veijer	Husqvarna	225	-146
4	48	Ivan Ortola	KTM	204	-167
5	64	David Muñoz	KTM	162	-209
6	31	Adrian Fernandez	Honda	153	-218
7	36	Angel Piqueras	Honda	137	-234
8	99	Jose Antonio Rueda	KTM	129	-242
9	66	Joel Kelso	KTM	124	-247
10	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	111	-260
11	72	Taiyo Furusato	Honda	108	-263
12	58	Luca Lunetta	Honda	106	-265
13	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Husqvarna	88	-283
14	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	85	-286
15	12	Jacob Roulstone	GASGAS	53	-318
16	18	Matteo Bertelle	Honda	49	-322
17	78	Joel Esteban	CFMOTO	45	-326
18	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	33	-338
19	7	Filippo Farioli	Honda	29	-342
20	19	Scott Ogden	Honda	23	-348
21	10	Nicola Carraro	KTM	22	-349
22	85	Xabi Zurutuza	KTM	11	-360
23	22	David Almansa	Honda	11	-360
24	21	Vicente Perez	Honda	3	-368
25	55	Noah Dettwiler	KTM	2	-369
26	70	Joshua Whatley	Honda	0	-371
27	5	Tatchakorn Buasri	Honda	0	-371
28	34	Jakob Rosenthaler	Husqvarna	0	-371
29	8	Eddie O'shea	Honda	0	-371
30	32	Rei Wakamatsu	Honda	0	-371
31	57	Danial Shahril	Honda	0	-371
32	71	Hamad Al Sahouti	Honda	0	-371
33	93	Arbi Aditama	Honda	0	-371

Year

2024

Round Number

Moto3

Buriram, Thailand

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	433
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	411	-22
3	93	Marc Marquez	Ducati	351	-82
4	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	343	-90
5	33	Brad Binder	KTM	193	-240
6	31	Pedro Acosta	KTM	181	-252
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	171	-262
8	21	Franco Morbidelli	Ducati	155	-278
9	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	152	-281
10	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	137	-296
11	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	136	-297
12	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	130	-303
13	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	93	-340
14	43	Jack Miller	KTM	71	-362
15	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	71	-362
16	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	66	-367
17	5	Johann Zarco	Honda	40	-393
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	28	-405
19	42	Alex Rins	Yamaha	23	-410
20	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	21	-412
21	36	Joan Mir	Honda	20	-413
22	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	-421
23	10	Luca Marini	Honda	9	-424
24	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	7	-426
25	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2	-431
26	87	Remy Gardner	Yamaha	0	-433
27	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	0	-433

Year

2024

Round Number

Buriram, Thailand

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	424
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	404	-20
3	93	Marc Marquez	Ducati	345	-79
4	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	331	-93
5	33	Brad Binder	KTM	192	-232
6	31	Pedro Acosta	KTM	181	-243
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	171	-253
8	21	Franco Morbidelli	Ducati	151	-273
9	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	150	-274
10	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	136	-288
11	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	134	-290
12	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	125	-299
13	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	93	-331
14	43	Jack Miller	KTM	71	-353
15	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	71	-353
16	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	66	-358
17	5	Johann Zarco	Honda	40	-384
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	28	-396
19	42	Alex Rins	Yamaha	23	-401
20	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	21	-403
21	36	Joan Mir	Honda	20	-404
22	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	-412
23	10	Luca Marini	Honda	9	-415
24	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	7	-417
25	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2	-422
26	87	Remy Gardner	Yamaha	0	-424
27	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	0	-424

Year

2024

Round Number

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	79	Ai Ogura	Boscoscuro	241
2	44	Aron Canet	Kalex	176	-65
3	54	Fermin Aldeguer	Boscoscuro	175	-66
4	3	Sergio Garcia	Boscoscuro	175	-66
5	21	Alonso Lopez	Boscoscuro	163	-78
6	18	Manuel Gonzalez	Kalex	163	-78
7	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	153	-88
8	13	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	140	-101
9	14	Tony Arbolino	Kalex	135	-106
10	96	Jake Dixon	Kalex	133	-108
11	24	Marcos Ramirez	Kalex	85	-156
12	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Kalex	79	-162
13	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	78	-163
14	75	Albert Arenas	Kalex	68	-173
15	81	Senna Agius	Kalex	63	-178
16	12	Filip Salac	Kalex	59	-182
17	15	Darryn Binder	Kalex	54	-187
18	10	Diogo Moreira	Kalex	47	-194
19	7	Barry Baltus	Kalex	40	-201
20	53	Deniz öncü	Kalex	34	-207
21	28	Izan Guevara	Kalex	34	-207
22	84	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	Kalex	31	-210
23	71	Dennis Foggia	Kalex	18	-223
24	43	Xavier Artigas	Forward	10	-231
25	64	Bo Bendsneyder	Kalex	7	-234
26	9	Jorge Navarro	Forward	6	-235
27	22	Ayumu Sasaki	Kalex	4	-237
28	5	Jaume Masia	Kalex	4	-237
29	34	Mario Aji	Kalex	4	-237
30	23	Matteo Ferrari	Kalex	1	-240
31	20	Xavi Cardelus	Kalex	0	-241
32	32	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	0	-241
33	11	Alex Escrig	Forward	0	-241
34	19	Mattia Pasini	Boscoscuro	0	-241
35	29	Harrison Voight	Kalex	0	-241
36	17	Daniel Muńoz	Kalex	0	-241
37	40	Unai Orradre	Forward	0	-241

Year

2024

Round Number

Moto2

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	80	David Alonso	CFMOTO	346
2	96	Daniel Holgado	GASGAS	232	-114
3	95	Collin Veijer	Husqvarna	209	-137
4	48	Ivan Ortola	KTM	191	-155
5	31	Adrian Fernandez	Honda	153	-193
6	64	David Muñoz	KTM	152	-194
7	36	Angel Piqueras	Honda	137	-209
8	99	Jose Antonio Rueda	KTM	128	-218
9	66	Joel Kelso	KTM	115	-231
10	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	106	-240
11	72	Taiyo Furusato	Honda	97	-249
12	58	Luca Lunetta	Honda	86	-260
13	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Husqvarna	82	-264
14	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	78	-268
15	12	Jacob Roulstone	GASGAS	53	-293
16	18	Matteo Bertelle	Honda	49	-297
17	78	Joel Esteban	CFMOTO	45	-301
18	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	30	-316
19	7	Filippo Farioli	Honda	27	-319
20	10	Nicola Carraro	KTM	22	-324
21	19	Scott Ogden	Honda	15	-331
22	85	Xabi Zurutuza	KTM	11	-335
23	22	David Almansa	Honda	11	-335
24	21	Vicente Perez	Honda	3	-343
25	55	Noah Dettwiler	KTM	2	-344
26	70	Joshua Whatley	Honda	0	-346
27	5	Tatchakorn Buasri	Honda	0	-346
28	34	Jakob Rosenthaler	Husqvarna	0	-346
29	8	Eddie O'shea	Honda	0	-346
30	32	Rei Wakamatsu	Honda	0	-346
31	57	Danial Shahril	Honda	0	-346
32	71	Hamad Al Sahouti	Honda	0	-346
33	93	Arbi Aditama	Honda	0	-346

Year

2024

Round Number

Moto3

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	404
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	388	-16
3	93	Marc Marquez	Ducati	320	-84
4	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	320	-84
5	33	Brad Binder	KTM	183	-221
6	31	Pedro Acosta	KTM	181	-223
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	163	-241
8	21	Franco Morbidelli	Ducati	140	-264
9	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	139	-265
10	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	136	-268
11	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	134	-270
12	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	124	-280
13	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	86	-318
14	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	71	-333
15	43	Jack Miller	KTM	66	-338
16	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	59	-345
17	5	Johann Zarco	Honda	36	-368
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	28	-376
19	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	21	-383
20	42	Alex Rins	Yamaha	20	-384
21	36	Joan Mir	Honda	20	-384
22	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	-392
23	10	Luca Marini	Honda	7	-397
24	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	7	-397
25	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2	-402
26	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	0	-404
27	87	Remy Gardner	Yamaha	0	-404

Year

2024

Round Number

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	392
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	382	-10
3	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	313	-79
4	93	Marc Marquez	Ducati	311	-81
5	33	Brad Binder	KTM	183	-209
6	31	Pedro Acosta	KTM	181	-211
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	163	-229
8	21	Franco Morbidelli	Ducati	136	-256
9	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	134	-258
10	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	134	-258
11	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	134	-258
12	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	124	-268
13	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	86	-306
14	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	71	-321
15	43	Jack Miller	KTM	66	-326
16	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	56	-336
17	5	Johann Zarco	Honda	36	-356
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	28	-364
19	42	Alex Rins	Yamaha	20	-372
20	36	Joan Mir	Honda	20	-372
21	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	20	-372
22	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	-380
23	10	Luca Marini	Honda	7	-385
24	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	7	-385
25	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2	-390
26	87	Remy Gardner	Yamaha	0	-392
27	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	0	-392

Year

2024

Round Number

Motegi, Japan

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Points	Deficit
1	79	Ai Ogura	Boscoscuro	228
2	3	Sergio Garcia	Boscoscuro	168	-60
3	21	Alonso Lopez	Boscoscuro	163	-65
4	44	Aron Canet	Kalex	156	-72
5	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	153	-75
6	18	Manuel Gonzalez	Kalex	153	-75
7	54	Fermin Aldeguer	Boscoscuro	150	-78
8	13	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	140	-88
9	96	Jake Dixon	Kalex	133	-95
10	14	Tony Arbolino	Kalex	127	-101
11	24	Marcos Ramirez	Kalex	79	-149
12	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	78	-150
13	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Kalex	74	-154
14	75	Albert Arenas	Kalex	65	-163
15	12	Filip Salac	Kalex	57	-171
16	15	Darryn Binder	Kalex	50	-178
17	81	Senna Agius	Kalex	47	-181
18	10	Diogo Moreira	Kalex	36	-192
19	53	Deniz öncü	Kalex	34	-194
20	28	Izan Guevara	Kalex	34	-194
21	7	Barry Baltus	Kalex	31	-197
22	84	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	Kalex	31	-197
23	71	Dennis Foggia	Kalex	18	-210
24	43	Xavier Artigas	Forward	10	-218
25	64	Bo Bendsneyder	Kalex	7	-221
26	9	Jorge Navarro	Forward	6	-222
27	22	Ayumu Sasaki	Kalex	4	-224
28	5	Jaume Masia	Kalex	4	-224
29	34	Mario Aji	Kalex	3	-225
30	23	Matteo Ferrari	Kalex	1	-227
31	20	Xavi Cardelus	Kalex	0	-228
32	32	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	0	-228
33	19	Mattia Pasini	Boscoscuro	0	-228
34	11	Alex Escrig	Forward	0	-228
35	17	Daniel Muńoz	Kalex	0	-228
36	40	Unai Orradre	Forward	0	-228

Year

2024

Round Number

Moto2

Motegi, Japan