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[blue Snow]

The Suzuki team are currently 88 points behind second place Yamaha in the manufacturer's championship.  Assuming Yamaha earns no points going forward, Suzuki would need to take all three podium places in one of the remaining races to narrow the gap to 30.  It's certainly not impossible, but I wouldn't hold my breath.  Considering all the talent Ducati has on their bikes, I figure it's a done deal and they'll be champs for the second year in a row.

Suzuki team has failed for this year and have a step to do it again in the next year, but it will go hard because Honda with Marquez has found his performance. Suzuki has also repaired Holeshot and chassis for the next better.

Oh yes, there is a bit of good news that along with covid-19 which has started to run out in several countries in Europe, MotoGP will re-implement Paddock Girl at the Algarve series in Portugal next week.
WELCOME BACK UMBRELLA GIRL

Glad to hear this news, at least I will get to see beautiful women who are next to cool motorbikes and great racers. This is a bit of a breath of fresh air at least there will be job openings for umbrella girls. Hopefully not only in Europe but in all series there will be umbrella girls again.

I don't know that umbrella girl is also available in the Mandalika circuit. Maybe we can see that on  World Superbike (WSBK) Indonesia 2021, that surprised me the circuit begins with the world Superbike competition (race 1 - 3) on 19 - 21 Nov. event before, Mandalika circuit will begin race IATC ( Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup) on 12 - 14 Nov.

https://www.themandalikagp.com

[Davian144]

I hope so, because it will make the race even more interesting even though we will lose the legend no 46 on the circuit. I think Ducati, Honda, Yamaha, will be very competitive.

I also see that but the Logo 46 will still be seen in MotoGP through Valentino Rossi's Team in Moto3, Moto2 and also the satellite team in MotoGP for next year.

Glad to hear this news, at least I will get to see beautiful women who are next to cool motorbikes and great racers. This is a bit of a breath of fresh air at least there will be job openings for umbrella girls. Hopefully not only in Europe but in all series there will be umbrella girls again.

This of course makes the enthusiasm of the MotoGP audience even more and also makes the paddock area more crowded and becomes even more exciting when all the drivers are standing on the circuit before starting the race.

I don't know that umbrella girl is also available in the Mandalika circuit. Maybe we can see that on  World Superbike (WSBK) Indonesia 2021, that surprised me the circuit begins with the world Superbike competition (race 1 - 3) on 19 - 21 Nov. event before, Mandalika circuit will begin race IATC ( Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup) on 12 - 14 Nov.

https://www.themandalikagp.com

It is a very interesting thing to look forward to because the IATC (Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup) racing event and World Superbike (WSBK) in Mandalika will also make the circuit and the parties involved in it more ready to welcome MotoGP. early next year.

[CLS63]

We are officially in another race week in F1 now. And I'm excited about all of the remaining races as the title race between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is going on heatedly (Verstappen leads by 12 pts). There is a really big competition between them on the track right now and we can clearly see it in the last race too. Verstappen's being a little more aggressive than Hamilton helps him a lot to win the races. It was the reason why Verstappen kept his lead and won the US GP. Let's see what happens in the next race which is going to be in Mexico.

[Cnut237]

Well, next year we will have a reset anyone, the next year with the new car will probably win who will find a "grey area" in the regulation like BRAWNGP did back on days.

It may be boring, but I'd back Mercedes to come up with the best design, they've been a long way ahead of the rest for the current era.

They are struggling a bit this year, but that's an anomaly that's been forced on them really, with the way the new rules affect high/low rake cars differently, and with a full rebuild being impossible for the current season, it's hit Mercedes and Pink Mercedes harder than others.

[diderdrogba]

I can see that we have only five races to go in F1 2021 season. Verstappen is maintaining his lead in the driver standings by twelve points now. But Hamilton looks really determined to catch up with Verstappen. I have no doubt that he will do his best. But I believe that this is Verstappen's time. He's got a huge opportunity to win the championship this season and I don't expect him to waste his chance. He is racing fully focused now.

[coinlocket$]

Mercedes said past days "will we go up with horsepowers if needed, we take the risk of breaking the engine if necessary".

And next GP in Mexico with high altitude and less oxygen in the air it will be the benchmark for the end of the season...

[Jackl87]

Mercedes said past days "will we go up with horsepowers if needed, we take the risk of breaking the engine if necessary".

And next GP in Mexico with high altitude and less oxygen in the air it will be the benchmark for the end of the season...

I heard an interview of Damon Hill a few days ago and he also said that the engine of mercedes, especially the turbo charger is much more fragile and sensible in comparison to the other engine manufacturers and that the high altitude and therefore the thin air that the teams have to deal with will be another big additional load for the engines. That is why i don't really think that mercedes will open the engines completely in the next race the risk would just be way to high to harm the engine and to have to retire the car. They will treat the engines carefully in Mexico and then in the races afterwards they will risk more in my opinion.

[fullhdpixel]

Well, next year we will have a reset anyone, the next year with the new car will probably win who will find a "grey area" in the regulation like BRAWNGP did back on days.

It may be boring, but I'd back Mercedes to come up with the best design, they've been a long way ahead of the rest for the current era.

They are struggling a bit this year, but that's an anomaly that's been forced on them really, with the way the new rules affect high/low rake cars differently, and with a full rebuild being impossible for the current season, it's hit Mercedes and Pink Mercedes harder than others.

Mercedes is used to being the best car on the track, and now this year Red Bull is not only close, or maybe even there, but they are also still improving this year's car. Maybe Red Bull stopped as well, since there is only a few races left and I doubt they could change something without risking something major, but at the same time they forced Mercedes to change some stuff so far, which caused Mercedes to spend less money on next year's car, and more on this year's car, Mercedes would have started on working next year's car already and spent ton of money, hundreds of millions of dollars so far if they were ahead so much like previous years.

Moreover, this red bull vs Mercedes clash this year, Hamilton vs Max clash will cause both teams to not have the clear best cars next year. They could still be the best, I do not know but they won't be clearly the best.

[S A KHAIR]

Mercedes said past days "will we go up with horsepowers if needed, we take the risk of breaking the engine if necessary".

And next GP in Mexico with high altitude and less oxygen in the air it will be the benchmark for the end of the season...

I heard an interview of Damon Hill a few days ago and he also said that the engine of mercedes, especially the turbo charger is much more fragile and sensible in comparison to the other engine manufacturers and that the high altitude and therefore the thin air that the teams have to deal with will be another big additional load for the engines. That is why i don't really think that mercedes will open the engines completely in the next race the risk would just be way to high to harm the engine and to have to retire the car. They will treat the engines carefully in Mexico and then in the races afterwards they will risk more in my opinion.

I also do not think that doing new stuffs and engine at the end of the year would be a very good decision. Cause it will take some time to adjust to new kinds of stuff properly. But still, I could be wrong. If their one is more fragile than the other, they should not be opting for that in Mexico in my opinion.

[coinlocket$]

Marquez will skip the next GP, he got a problem with his training.

Not a big deal, next year he can surely compete for the title.

[Davian144]

Marquez will skip the next GP, he got a problem with his training.

Not a big deal, next year he can surely compete for the title.

Marquez has only missed one series in the last two series, because he suffered a concussion during his off road practice and it was also a very good step for him for an early recovery because for this year there is nothing more up for grabs other than the constructors and team champions. in the race.

[velive08]

Oh yes, there is a bit of good news that along with covid-19 which has started to run out in several countries in Europe, MotoGP will re-implement Paddock Girl at the Algarve series in Portugal next week.
WELCOME BACK UMBRELLA GIRL

very good news for this year's Moto GP, this is what becomes an attraction with the establishment of beautiful girls accompanying the riders before the race which makes the excitement even more visible.

[Koal-84]

Marquez will skip the next GP, he got a problem with his training.

Not a big deal, next year he can surely compete for the title.

Marquez has an injury due to an accident during MotoCross training and will definitely miss this race, maybe the next one as well? Certainly not an advantage because he is still not 100% fit.

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/11/02/marc-marquez-to-miss-algarve-grand-prix/399111

I am looking forward to the Portual GP, it is very exciting and demanding for the riders, I think Bagnaia will win the GP. Or can Fabio win the last races and join the 300 points club?

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/11/02/can-fabio-quartararo-join-the-300-point-club/399110

[Spack17]

There is not much time left for the new race weekend in Mexico to start. This is the home Grand Prix for the Red Bull's experienced driver Sergio Perez. He has a really fast car now and he would like to look for a chance to win the race here of course as it is a really meaningful race for him. But he has a really hard job to do here as he has very tough rivals like Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. I'm looking forward to watching the race!

[Juggy777]

There is not much time left for the new race weekend in Mexico to start. This is the home Grand Prix for the Red Bull's experienced driver Sergio Perez. He has a really fast car now and he would like to look for a chance to win the race here of course as it is a really meaningful race for him. But he has a really hard job to do here as he has very tough rivals like Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. I'm looking forward to watching the race!

@Spack17 I don’t think Sergio will win it, because he’s been tasked to play as a backup driver for Verstappen. However he maybe emotional about winning this, and hence it’ll be interesting if the team allows him to beat Verstappen for it, and of course he’ll have to also defeat a worthy opponent like Hamilton too.

[kro55]

There is not much time left for the new race weekend in Mexico to start. This is the home Grand Prix for the Red Bull's experienced driver Sergio Perez. He has a really fast car now and he would like to look for a chance to win the race here of course as it is a really meaningful race for him. But he has a really hard job to do here as he has very tough rivals like Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. I'm looking forward to watching the race!

@Spack17 I don’t think Sergio will win it, because he’s been tasked to play as a backup driver for Verstappen. However he maybe emotional about winning this, and hence it’ll be interesting if the team allows him to beat Verstappen for it, and of course he’ll have to also defeat a worthy opponent like Hamilton too.

I agree with you. Perez's job is not to win the race but helps Max win the race - which he has been doing very reliably so far. There is no doubt that he will have emotions regarding this track but I don't think that Red Bull will want to switch roles just so he can win in his home track as there is a lot at stake in Red Bull management's POV.

[Koal-84]

There is not much time left for the new race weekend in Mexico to start. This is the home Grand Prix for the Red Bull's experienced driver Sergio Perez. He has a really fast car now and he would like to look for a chance to win the race here of course as it is a really meaningful race for him. But he has a really hard job to do here as he has very tough rivals like Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. I'm looking forward to watching the race!

@Spack17 I don’t think Sergio will win it, because he’s been tasked to play as a backup driver for Verstappen. However he maybe emotional about winning this, and hence it’ll be interesting if the team allows him to beat Verstappen for it, and of course he’ll have to also defeat a worthy opponent like Hamilton too.

I agree with you. Perez's job is not to win the race but helps Max win the race - which he has been doing very reliably so far. There is no doubt that he will have emotions regarding this track but I don't think that Red Bull will want to switch roles just so he can win in his home track as there is a lot at stake in Red Bull management's POV.

I also think Perez will try to give Verstappen an advantage over the Mercedes and take points away from Hamilton. If Perez is in front of Verstappen, he will probably let him overtake even without team order. Perez definitely wants a long-term contract with RedBull and also for RedBull to become world champion. He will only get the win if Verstappen is further behind and can take points away from Hamilton.

[Luzin]

Marquez has an injury due to an accident during MotoCross training and will definitely miss this race, maybe the next one as well? Certainly not an advantage because he is still not 100% fit.

The bad news, I had time to read in the local media did he have a concussion? Continuous injuries after recovery. It's a shame I saw him starting to get back form, he's starting to do well. This incident may have an effect on his psychology.

It's natural that he should miss the next series, I think they don't want to repeat the mistake of forcing him to join the portimao race. This eliminated Marquez from being able to finish better in the final Moto GP class.

[coinlocket$]

According to rumors, Ferrari will go full power in the next GP for testing the engine for the following year.

So they don't care if they broke the engine (and apparently about the 3rd spot in the team's championship)

[AndySt]

There is not much time left for the new race weekend in Mexico to start. This is the home Grand Prix for the Red Bull's experienced driver Sergio Perez. He has a really fast car now and he would like to look for a chance to win the race here of course as it is a really meaningful race for him. But he has a really hard job to do here as he has very tough rivals like Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas. I'm looking forward to watching the race!

@Spack17 I don’t think Sergio will win it, because he’s been tasked to play as a backup driver for Verstappen. However he maybe emotional about winning this, and hence it’ll be interesting if the team allows him to beat Verstappen for it, and of course he’ll have to also defeat a worthy opponent like Hamilton too.

I agree with you. Perez's job is not to win the race but helps Max win the race - which he has been doing very reliably so far. There is no doubt that he will have emotions regarding this track but I don't think that Red Bull will want to switch roles just so he can win in his home track as there is a lot at stake in Red Bull management's POV.

I also think Perez will try to give Verstappen an advantage over the Mercedes and take points away from Hamilton. If Perez is in front of Verstappen, he will probably let him overtake even without team order. Perez definitely wants a long-term contract with RedBull and also for RedBull to become world champion. He will only get the win if Verstappen is further behind and can take points away from Hamilton.

It all depends on how the race develops for Max and if the race develops unsuccessfully for Verstappen, then Perez has chances to win on the home track. Another question is that in addition to Verstappen, there are Hamilton and Bottas, as well as McLarens and Ferraris, who, firstly, clearly do not want to let Perez and Verstappen arrange an inter-fight between themselves, and secondly, they also want to take a place above Perez. But all this cannot cancel out the fact that Perez will be set up in a special way at the Mexican Grand Prix at home in front of his fans and will try to squeeze the most out of himself and even a little more for this