key to australian racing

1. Wind.

I could write “The climatology” here, but I mention wind because this is a key that has been repeated in all GGPPs in Asia. The winds blowing on Phillip Island are close to hurricane strength. He threw Miguel Oliveira off the track mid-straight in his 2019 and threw three of his Moto2 riders into the same corner at the same time during practice this weekend. As of tomorrow’s race, there are no forecasts for strong winds, but if someone opens a window in Antarctica, it will be south of Phillip Island, and pilots will have to hold onto a streetlight.

2. Rear tire.

The Australian circuit has the most stressful curve on the rear tire in the entire championship and is #12 leading to the finish line. Choosing the “good” option for racing becomes the first challenge. The second is to manage it. Especially the management of the left side, which is the fastest corner, will be the key. That is, where more time is gained or lost.In training, the tests given by the pilots were really gibberish.

3. Marc Marquez.

The Catalan rider is important in and of itself, but this time he started on the front row of the grid, which is even more so because of his poor pace. Especially in the third section of the circuit, which includes a very fast right hand corner, where he miraculously avoided a crash today. In that section Marquez loses a comma 3 every lap! Compared to the fastest. Tomorrow, due to Sunday’s pace, Marc won’t be the star, but it’s clear he’ll stick like glue as soon as he’s hooked on the wheels. Can you?… Let’s see who dares to bet on him.

4. Alex’s situation.

There wasn’t much noise in practice, but like Quartararo, he will start from the second row of the grid tomorrow. His pace isn’t one of his best, but Aleix knows this race is crucial to his title chances. Everyone sees Bagnaia and Quartararo, but Espargaro is there. And he is clear about it, he knows he has “all or nothing” ahead of him.

5. Vinales grid position.

The winner of this race in 2018 and almost the winner in 2019 is the one who had the best pace in FP4, a session where the riders lap with the bike in race configuration. However, Maverick started from the 4th row after qualifying 12th. And given that he’s no specialist in starting or recovering positions on the first lap… Let’s hope Viñales does his reputation bad tomorrow. Another option is to take advantage of the latter half of the race, when poor performance is a decisive factor, to stay ahead of the race.In any case, those trainings are disappointing