T8
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I know there are a few fans of Moto GP on here but for those that aren't I thought it might be interesting to report that this years Moto GP (the 2 wheeled equivalent of F1) was more closely contested than ever before.
A few facts.
15 different riders made the podium in the 14 races.
9 different riders won a race.
The eventual winner, Joan Mir, only won one race. He came second three times and third three times.
OK, it's also a fact that the Moto GP equivalent of Lewis Hamilton, Marc Marquez, was injured in a crash at the first race and didn't contest the season but in his absence the most likely heirs to his throne weren't able to put together any consistency.
It's the norm' in bike racing for there to be a lot more overtakes in every race than you see in F1 but this year that was even more the case.
I've not followed MotoGP closely since the days of Barry Sheene and normally find myself doing other things at the same time as watching the race and/or recording it and F/Fing a lot but I have to say that this year it's been great fun.
Sadly, the downside next year (if I'm not mistaken) is that there will be no British riders on the grid.
A few facts.
15 different riders made the podium in the 14 races.
9 different riders won a race.
The eventual winner, Joan Mir, only won one race. He came second three times and third three times.
OK, it's also a fact that the Moto GP equivalent of Lewis Hamilton, Marc Marquez, was injured in a crash at the first race and didn't contest the season but in his absence the most likely heirs to his throne weren't able to put together any consistency.
It's the norm' in bike racing for there to be a lot more overtakes in every race than you see in F1 but this year that was even more the case.
I've not followed MotoGP closely since the days of Barry Sheene and normally find myself doing other things at the same time as watching the race and/or recording it and F/Fing a lot but I have to say that this year it's been great fun.
Sadly, the downside next year (if I'm not mistaken) is that there will be no British riders on the grid.