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@Turn1divebomb @DreHarrison101 He said that it would be the second time in three years, Martin was already included in the inital statement.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@Turn1divebomb @DreHarrison101 Last time it happened period. Until Martin there was no one since Rossi to change teams as the reigning World Champion.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@pascaliito Aegon III was the only male heir that remained for Aegon II, from there on it was Rhaenyra’s line until the end

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@ATrueTrentleman @DirtyDomDom Also, no one at the table, behind the camera, or watching at home weren't unaware of it😆

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@denkmit Living the dream, isn’t he?😅

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@denkmit No spectators, no sponsors, no entertainment value, the sooner these kind of tracks are out of both MotoGP and WSBK calendars, the better.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@WeloveMaverickV @denkmit If that’s how you see racing, by waiting for someone to crash because the rider you liked crashed, you are not a fan, sorry.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@WeloveMaverickV @denkmit It is fair to compare someone highsiding on his own with someone taken out by his teammate, though?

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@denkmit Maybe something like an Europe GP that is held at different tracks? That way they could go to different places and if the main race track in that country has troubles, there is already a tested alternative

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@LaveronBiker @denkmit 2016, teammates taking each other out in the last lap.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@denkmit Will they have to award half the points again? Since we will have 9/20 laps...

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@denkmit Aragon GP 2020😅

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel You sure sounded like that... but I will stop here, it wasn't my goal to upset anyone, we are all here speaking up our minds and it's normal for people to disagree most of the times. Have a great day/night😃

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel Because there is no such thing as "random weekends" when it comes to wildcards, those are decided months in advance and wildcard riders are doing 100s of kms there before the race, so it's not even a fair comparison, and yet they are still almost last...

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel 25 years ago it would have been a stupid decision, as wildcards were fighting for top 5 and adding to the quality of the race, but now they are only test riders gathering data and not racing at 100%, it's better if they remain fit and stay as replacement riders.

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@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel I get your point. The way I see the whole wildcard debacle is this: at the end of the day, were they contributing to the show, were they even shown on TV? Giving up on them for the time being means nothing in the overall picture, they weren't there to really race, as in the past

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel Wildcards at the test tracks aren't "random weekends" and KTM was the second best bike on the grid that year as well.

[MotoFan @RoMotoFan]

@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel Your initial statement was that retired riders (and here you are implying all of them, not some, not one) can beat half or more of the grid on a random weekend. Pol raced in 2024 at KTM's 2 designed test tracks and he was in the middle of the pack, the others weren't.

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@awkward_spud @FP1Daniel Pol Espargaro raced most as a replacement rider (and he is free to do so anytime + KTM didn't wildcard in 2 years). Aleix hasn't finished a race higher than 16th as a wildcard. Augusto Fernandez is beating 1 or 2 riders at best in a race. Your assesment is empirically not true.

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@B3ZQU3Z So the only wildcard who had an amazing performance in 24 years of MotoGP was a MotoGP Legend at the end of his career, and the only Legend who ever raced as a wildcard after retiring. That is 1 out of like 100. What is your point? Beside being angry at someone.