We take a look at the first MotoGP round of the season at Qatar. In this RaceTweet feature we scour Twitter to grab the best & funniest tweets to look at the weekend.
This is what most of us think of MotoGP. Housemates/family beware
Excuse me while I shout at my telly for 45 minutes. #MotoGP
— Jared Earle (@jearle) April 7, 2013
Watching #MotoGP great cardio exercise
— Chris (@F1ML) April 7, 2013
Sportscar’s Jonny Cocker has a good point. Although MotoGP over the last couple of season’s hasn’t been the best – the race on the weekend was pretty decent.
Oh this is just insane!!! #MotoGP .. Motorsport take note, mechanical grip racing = EPIC racing!!
— Jonny Cocker (@jonny_cocker) April 7, 2013
Rossi back with Yamaha and Marquez is all grown – the fight was awesome
Rossi y Marquez, dos idolos juntos para disfrutar en motoGP este año! twitter.com/Alexgm07/statu…
— Alex González(@Alexgm07) April 6, 2013
And Marquez wasn’t scared to get a bit of lean angle…
PIC – This is how @hrc_motogp‘sboy @marcmarquez93 is going in Qatar – twitter.com/PataHonda/stat…
— Pata Honda Team (@PataHonda) April 5, 2013
;p
— Lauret (@Lauret46) April 5, 2013
Rossi was back in Blue and going fast…
The Doctor getting ready #MotoGP twitter.com/MotoRaceFeed/s…
— Moto Race Feed (@MotoRaceFeed) April 6, 2013
Though there were some awkward situtaions…
Hang on, did Rossi qualify behind a Ducati? Oops. #MotoGP
— Jared Earle (@jearle) April 6, 2013
In fact is seems Rossi really did love Ducati and had to have a ride before the weekend was out…
#MotoGP Paradojas del destino, Valentino Rossi se queda sin gasolina y llega a meta en Qatar en una DUCATI !!! twitter.com/road_over/stat…
— Roadover (@road_over) April 7, 2013
There was a new qualifying procedure and it seemed to gain support, especially from those that did well
‘The new qualifying sessions were brilliant’ – I’m sure many would agree with @aleixespargaro! #MotoGP
— Gregory Haines (@GregoryHainesGP) April 6, 2013
But it was Lorenzo who took out qualifying
#motogp @lorenzo99 comienza el Mundial 2013 con pole y sonrisa de ganador. twitter.com/motociclismo_e…
— Motociclismo España (@motociclismo_es) April 6, 2013
The racing was tough, and Aussie rookie Bryan Starring felt it
Gutted with my race last night. I still can’t believe it. Few more tricks to motogp than what’s in the hand book. #longrace #unforgiving
— Bryan Staring (@BryanStaring67) April 8, 2013
These 3, and Pedrosa – I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of them this year
La imagen del día #MotoGP @lorenzofanclub @ofcmarcmarquez @fanclubvr46 @lorenzo99 @marcmarquez93 @valeyellow46 twitter.com/motocuatro/sta…
— motocuatro.com (@motocuatro) April 7, 2013
And to end, a clear statement of the obvious
This Marquez kid is pretty impressive! #MotoGP
— Dan West-Burnham (@StradaleCorsa) April 7, 2013
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Compiled by Sam Tickell, April 2013
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