2018 points projections. Our prediction that Marquez would earn less than 298 is looking bad.
Nothing relevant happened to our point projections in Thailand. Pol Espargaro and Franco Morbidelli switched spots, as did DNS Lorenzo and third-place finisher Maverick Vinales. We shall see how aggressive Marquez becomes once he has clinched the title.
As for track records I am standing on my initial language: The track records I am counting are those set in 2018. As such, Buriram has, from day one, been assumed to be included. So, throwing out Argentina, COTA and Silverstone, eight of the remaining 12 rounds have seen official track records set in 2018. The point has been to illustrate how the control ECU and Michelins, which caused much gnashing of teeth early on, have become state-of-the-art. Secondly, the major manufacturers have improved their ECU hacks and are getting closer to where they were before the change. What they’re no longer spending on hardware they’re spending on software.
New track records after Round 15
Tags: Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez, motogp, valentino rossi
Late-Braking MotoGP 
October 15, 2018 at 11:59 am |
Holy-moly! Yamaha set two track records this year? It’s difficult to believe. But it’s also consoling that Zarco should hold the record at his home track, and that Vale should do so at Mugello, where he was once the undisputed king.
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