Here it was listed as Superbike and MotoGP qualifying round 5 instead of MotoGP so it wasn’t even set to record it at all!
If I hadn’t noticed it I would’ve been pissed! It was good (again) to see three brands on the podium but I still don’t understand why Kawasaki and BMW aren’t fielding GP teams. Prior to the race a rider on a BMW takes us for a scouting lap and Kawasaki advertises their bikes. WTH? If I needed a drag bike pilot I’d try Lorenzo. He has the best launch in GP racing, wonder what his 60’ times would be.
Dovi and Zarco found out that ‘grip’ was a real factor in their race. All the top riders were turning similar lap times but (they) went down. I think Zarco was trying too hard but Dovi just seems to lack something upon corner entry. He’s run wide over and over in other races and just doesn’t seem to have what it takes to enter the corners correctly when it’s crowded. Rossi gained positions by attrition but was also turning fast laps late in the race that matched the leaders and he made some good passes as well. From 9th to 3rd ain’t bad. I’d like to see him on a Repsol Honda just to see how good he is on the same bike Marquez is riding. There really isn’t that much of a difference between brands though if you look at the Q times. The top ten riders were within a half second of each other. 
