* DOTD = Data Of The Day *Rider photo sourced from MotoGP.com Entering his 6th year in the MotoGP series, Australian rider, Jack Miller is looking to continue his upward rise. Since bumping up straight from Moto3 in 2015, Miller has had his ups and downs but overall, has shown a steady improvement from one…
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DOTD: Moto2 Pre-Season Efficiency Trajectories
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * The first set of Moto2 data has officially arrived! That’s right, this season the Grand Prix Scout team is expanding our pre-season and in-season analysis to include Moto2 and Moto3. We thought it would be best to start big picture in order to give a general outlook…
Yamaha Locked and Loaded
Three huge announcements in three short days.. Let’s recap! January 28th: Maverick Vinales renewed his contract with the Factory Yamaha team, securing his seat until the end of the 2022 season. January 29th: 2019 Rookie of the Year, Fabio Quartararo, announced that he will be continuing on with Yamaha in 2021 and 2022 but this…
Maverick Vinales Brings Home The First Contract Renewal of 2020
The first contract renewal of the season has arrived as all eyes fall on Maverick Vinales and the Yamaha Factory team! With a two year contract extension in place, the Spanish rider will remain with his current Yamaha team until the end of the 2022 season. There are high hopes for this dynamic duo and…
DOTD: Now Or Never For The Yamaha Factory Boys
* DOTD = Data Of The Day *Rider photo sourced from MotoGP.com New season, new riders and most importantly, new contracts! Every single rider except Avintia Racing rider, Tito Rabat, is up for contract renewal. Because of this, those who start 2020 with a bang will hold a major advantage over those who ease into…
DOTD: 2020 Pre-Season Efficiency Trajectories
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * As teams and riders gear up for the start of the 2020 season, the Grand Prix Scout team is continuing to crank out both performance indexes as well as performance index trajectories. Both pieces of analysis offers unique views into a rider’s career history and more importantly,…
DOTD: Consistency Is Key, Right Dovi? Pt. 2
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * On January 7th, the team released a DOTD that covered Andrea Dovizioso and his superior Consistency Trajectory Index. We discussed the general trends we see in a rider’s race career in regard to the fine balance between speed and consistency. More specifically, we identified and examined the…
DOTD: A Hidden Gem In Great Britain
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * Okay, it may not necessarily be a “hidden” gem, but nonetheless, the Silverstone Circuit is a gem and has rightfully earned its spot in our Data Of The Day. When overlaid with two very unique sets of data, Silverstone ranks as one of the most competitive circuits…
DOTD: Narrowing The Playing Field
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * The Chang International Circuit has now hosted 2 race weekends since joining the MotoGP series and has been bumped up from October to March for the upcoming race season. That’s right, teams and riders will kick off the 2020 season with the famous night race in Qatar…
DOTD: Honda 2020 – All For One & One For All
* DOTD = Data Of The Day * It is no secret that Repsol Honda rider, Marc Marquez, took the 2019 season by storm. He won the World Champion title by 151 points and single handily snagged both the Team and Constructor Of The Year award. Some would say that 2019 was a very successful…