#also you actually get a better shot of jorge's immediate reaction in the video from the crowd

[batsplat]

please never stop making your long ass analysis posts you're THE motogp scholar and i'm learning so much from you as i'm sure others are too

besides deeper analysis on the guys everyone talks about it's also so fun to see nicher races and rivalries discussed that don't get as much spotlight in the general fandom

i appreciate you soo much especially as a newer fan still looking for races to watch and sources to read, thank you for sharing your thoughts like this, seriously!!

thank youuuuuuuuuuu such a nice ask :(( glad the long ass analysis posts are being appreciated. especially the niche stuff generously about five other people care about

here, have a casey/jorge/vale photo I only recently unearthed as thanks:

the context for the photo is this clip from laguna 2010, where they accidentally played the italian rather than the spanish national anthem. which, y'know. would be a funny moment anyway, but it's just a very valentino thing to happen and a very jorge thing to happen. couldn't have chosen a funnier combination of guys for this particular mix up I reckon. like the commentators say, "poor jorge lorenzo"... it's so symbolically perfect in the context of that whole season and rivalry, so good it feels scripted. anyway, I'd already seen from a distant video taken from the crowd (unfortunately with inconvenient railings in the way) and a very poor quality photo included in this post that casey was also laughing... but I am thrilled to have an ever-so-slightly higher quality photo to confirm this - think it's from around 0:26 in the clip so right when the spanish national anthem kicks in, and casey is still grinning widely. idk it's cute... this is valentino's second race and first podium back from injury and it's also casey's best result of the year thus far (yikes) and jorge's racked up another win - so it's one of those podiums where everyone has genuine reason to be happy to be there. BUT the vibes between valentino and the other two had also taken a turn for the rancid when valentino broke his leg and returned... which showed in that sachsenring to laguna stretch lol. so it's just kinda fun to see them sharing a nice little moment together :) love and friendship wins yay