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I thought at that time he had a problem with the bike, but apparently he didn't know he was on the last lap. How ridiculous.
But because of this incident, A. Espargaro became the most discussed rider.
Congratulations to Fabio Quartararo with an average top speed of 337Km/h, being able to outperform his opponent by 6 seconds.
If you look at the top speed that is on Yamaha, then it is the lowest top speed for now even though the Yamaha satellite team like the one driven by Darryn Binder has a smaller top speed than the factory Quartararo motorbike. But Quartararo is actually able to provide extraordinary performance and outperform all Ducati motorcycles with a top speed of 342Km per hour.

I was really wondering, what was going on with Aleix? Fortunately for him, he realized early enough that it's not over yet and that he still has one lap to go. I'm curious whether the Aprilia team is make a joke and the next race gives him the message on the dashboard "Last lap" or "One Mode Lap Aleix".

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It could be a mistake in sending a message on the dashboard to Aleix that made him very happy and it's possible that Aleix didn't get to see on the information board that he was still in Last Laps instead of Finish. Grin
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Alex Albon bringing the only points to a Williams car in many years, even in a car that is so bad that they had to give Latifi a place in order to get some money, is the epitome of talent. Dude deserved to keep that RBR seat, but I get it, he doesn't bring in that much money, maybe Perez doesn't neither but Perez is a great defender whereas Albon was a bit more attacking and they already had Max, so they didn't needed another offensive minded racer, but needed a second that would help Max, not force him or risk him.

But, Albon should get a decent ride again, maybe Mclaren after Daniel leaves, which I am assuming shouldn't be really too far off by the looks of it.

Yup Ricciardo is at high risk of losing his seat.

In the list of leaving F1 drivers, we also have Vettel (he wanted to retire this yeah but after that idea, he looked at his salary...)
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Alex Albon bringing the only points to a Williams car in many years, even in a car that is so bad that they had to give Latifi a place in order to get some money, is the epitome of talent. Dude deserved to keep that RBR seat, but I get it, he doesn't bring in that much money, maybe Perez doesn't neither but Perez is a great defender whereas Albon was a bit more attacking and they already had Max, so they didn't needed another offensive minded racer, but needed a second that would help Max, not force him or risk him.

But, Albon should get a decent ride again, maybe Mclaren after Daniel leaves, which I am assuming shouldn't be really too far off by the looks of it.
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As the Catalonia GP will take place in hot weather conditions handling was expected to be a big problem and drivers were expected to experience rear tire problems in particular. There was a drama in the last round. Aleix Espargaro entered the final lap in second place but was slowed down after the first corner. At that point it was thought to be a mechanical problem but the he thought the race was over and therefore slowed down. The Spaniard then realized that the race was continuing and stepped on the gas again. It was down to sixth place at the time. Quartararo on the other hand completed the race without fail and achieved victory.
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I thought at that time he had a problem with the bike, but apparently he didn't know he was on the last lap. How ridiculous.
But because of this incident, A. Espargaro became the most discussed rider.
Congratulations to Fabio Quartararo with an average top speed of 337Km/h, being able to outperform his opponent by 6 seconds.

I was really wondering, what was going on with Aleix? Fortunately for him, he realized early enough that it's not over yet and that he still has one lap to go. I'm curious whether the Aprilia team is make a joke and the next race gives him the message on the dashboard "Last lap" or "One Mode Lap Aleix".

 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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The accident on the first lap was spoiled, all three riders were out of the race. Then there were accidents and the number of finishers decreased. But the highlight of the day was Aleix Espargaró, who slowed down thinking the race was over. There was still one more lap in the race, but he started to take a victory lap as if the race was over. The lack of headphones for team communication in Moto GP causes such incidents. It was a tragic event. Congratulations to Fabio Quartararo, who won the race.
The collision itself started when the race was just starting Takaaki Nakagami made a mistake, and he was too fast at the first corner and made him crash into Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia. And it was reported that Rins and Nakagami were taken to the medical center.
Very unexpected with what happened to Aleix Espargaro and perhaps communication problems that kept him out of focus, and congratulations also to Fabio Quartararo for being the race leader in the Catalunya MotoGP.
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Once wait and see how Marc is really doing after the surgery, but don't think he will come back as strong as before after this injury series, but just wait and see.
I don't think that Marc will be as strong as he used to be after recovering from his 4th operation, because every rider who has been injured will always find it difficult to get back to their best in MotoGP.

Very bitter for Bagnaia in the fight for the world championship, innocently crashed. But that's just the way it is when bad luck comes along. So the victory today will probably be decided between Aleix and Fabio. Once wait and see whether the tires hold with all, track temperature is over 55 degrees Celsius.
Bagnaia was just unlucky to get hit by Nakagami's crash which means Bagnaia has to accept the consequences, because it was an unintentional accident.
And after that Nakagami was immediately taken to the hospital for a check on his body and health.
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I thought at that time he had a problem with the bike, but apparently he didn't know he was on the last lap. How ridiculous.
But because of this incident, A. Espargaro became the most discussed rider.
Congratulations to Fabio Quartararo with an average top speed of 337Km/h, being able to outperform his opponent by 6 seconds.
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Congratulations Quartararo you are the champion today, you shot far ahead and your race went perfectly. Currently Fabio has 147 pins a difference of 22 points from espargaro. Mybe if Espargaro not make fatal eror the gap is small point. 
The funny thing is Espargaro, you're celebrating in an inopportune time. There was still one lap left, he was already waving his hands confidently because he was about to take the podium. I laughed at this, although when I saw him crying I was also sad. Espargaro's fatal error earned him a fifth-place finish.
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The accident on the first lap was spoiled, all three riders were out of the race. Then there were accidents and the number of finishers decreased. But the highlight of the day was Aleix Espargaró, who slowed down thinking the race was over. There was still one more lap in the race, but he started to take a victory lap as if the race was over. The lack of headphones for team communication in Moto GP causes such incidents. It was a tragic event. Congratulations to Fabio Quartararo, who won the race.
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What should we feel about Aleix Espargaro? He loss some points because he thought that the race was finished already while in fact there was 1 last lap need to go.
He celebrated too early, he felt that he took the 2nd position already but he was really wrong.
I have no idea why he did such a small mistake but with a huge impact for him.
It is funny moment, unfortunate moment but also a really sad moment for A. Espargaro.
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Very bitter for Bagnaia in the fight for the world championship, innocently crashed. But that's just the way it is when bad luck comes along. So the victory today will probably be decided between Aleix and Fabio. Once wait and see whether the tires hold with all, track temperature is over 55 degrees Celsius.
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Yes, I think Marc's career is over, I don't think he will be able to continue his successes after his serious injury.
There are many accurate examples in the past where riders who have suffered serious injuries are no longer competitive in terms of performance in the race so the same thing will probably be experienced by Marc this season as well as next season.

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After the qualifying there are no surprises for me, the currently best 3 drivers are again at the front of the starting-lineup. Will be an exciting race I think.
The 3 riders who are on the front grid today are those who got on the podium in last week's race at Mugello, so for today's race it will obviously be very fierce because considering that the three of them must always hunt for the highest podium in order to get more points due to the distance points fellow racers in the standings while not so much.

Once wait and see how Marc is really doing after the surgery, but don't think he will come back as strong as before after this injury series, but just wait and see.

The 3 riders on the front row are also the favorites for the world title, only Aleix is a surprise but I like for Aprilia.
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I don't know why Marc is trying to get back in his glory shape, because we can all see that it is not possible anymore and he should retire if he really cares about his health and life. Right now , the fact that he is trying and pushing himself and doesn't get results , will only make him more reckless in his driving and with that arm suffering a 3rd or 4th intervention , he should really listen to doctors and simply retire as he's already a legend in moto gp.
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Yes, I think Marc's career is over, I don't think he will be able to continue his successes after his serious injury.
There are many accurate examples in the past where riders who have suffered serious injuries are no longer competitive in terms of performance in the race so the same thing will probably be experienced by Marc this season as well as next season.

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After the qualifying there are no surprises for me, the currently best 3 drivers are again at the front of the starting-lineup. Will be an exciting race I think.
The 3 riders who are on the front grid today are those who got on the podium in last week's race at Mugello, so for today's race it will obviously be very fierce because considering that the three of them must always hunt for the highest podium in order to get more points due to the distance points fellow racers in the standings while not so much.
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Is his career over?

Yes, I think Marc's career is over, I don't think he will be able to continue his successes after his serious injury.
I also think so, it's been 2 seasons Marc has not been able to show his best performance after his injury incident in 2020
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After the qualifying there are no surprises for me, the currently best 3 drivers are again at the front of the starting-lineup. Will be an exciting race I think.
The front three drivers who will fill the starting grid in this weekend's race are nothing surprising because these three drivers are the best at the moment.
but Aleix Espargaró is the driver I look up to the most, he is the rider with the most consistent podium finishes this season and this is a revival for the Aprillia team this season.
Aleix Espargaró controlled FP until qualifying, I think he is a strong candidate to win the Catalunya race.
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Is his career over?

Yes, I think Marc's career is over, I don't think he will be able to continue his successes after his serious injury.

After the qualifying there are no surprises for me, the currently best 3 drivers are again at the front of the starting-lineup. Will be an exciting race I think.
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A very extraordinary thing has been inscribed by the Aprilia factory yesterday starting from FP1 which put Maverick Vinales in second, after that in FP2, FP3 and FP4 led by teammate Alex Espargaro who is also from Aprilia.
Likewise in Q1 where Aprilia also dominated it through Maverick Vinales and Alex Espargaro proved himself to be the best in Q2 thus placing himself on pole position for today.
I think today Aprilia will get on the podium again, and can even win if she doesn't make mistakes or when others make mistakes in the race.
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Next week is Baku, as we all know the races in Baku are quite entertaining ones and I am guessing that it is one of the few city tracks that are left which is fun. Last year was insane for example, Max suddenly going out of the race without anything happening just because his tire blew up out of nowhere, and Lewis having such a horrible break situation and "magic button" incident and him being out of top 10 which was the first time in many years.

This is what I am expecting from this race too, not exactly the same thing, but something unexpected happening. That is what Baku is known for (and that tight corner) and if unexpected stuff happens, it will be fun again.

Baku will tell a lot, it should be an easy win for Redbull.
Ferrari has the fastest car where drag is the key point.

Baku is a fast track and a lot of fast tracks will came later, if they can't find a way to fight in Baku the race for the title is already won by RBR.
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Next week is Baku, as we all know the races in Baku are quite entertaining ones and I am guessing that it is one of the few city tracks that are left which is fun. Last year was insane for example, Max suddenly going out of the race without anything happening just because his tire blew up out of nowhere, and Lewis having such a horrible break situation and "magic button" incident and him being out of top 10 which was the first time in many years.

This is what I am expecting from this race too, not exactly the same thing, but something unexpected happening. That is what Baku is known for (and that tight corner) and if unexpected stuff happens, it will be fun again.
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