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Simon Patterson

@denkmit.bsky.social
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Lives in a van and chases motorbikes around the world for fun and beer money. Freelance MotoGP journalist. Opinionated. linktr.ee/denkmit

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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Big morning touring Lombok!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sunday
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
lol
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‘We looked like donkeys…’
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Toprak says pain in his shoulder wasn’t the problem today, it was weakness and lack of feeling in the joint. Tried to do his best but couldn’t finish.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Marco Bezzecchi comfortably wins one of the worst MotoGP races I can remember. Utterly tedious, that one. Fernandez holds onto P2, Martin locks out an all-Aprilia podium.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Farcical
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Dani Holgado got hit in the chest by his teammate’s tyre 😱
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The idea that there were 40,000 people here on Thursday and Friday is almost comically ludicrous.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Considering that Izan Guevara looked so good this weekend, Manu Gonzalez has to be quite content with P2 behind him, even if it does mean the title lead is now a mere 5.5 points!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‪Update: media centre snack table has been found 🤣‬
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Winning world titles is apparently hard work 😂
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rivals on track, racing fans off it 🥇🥈
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Highs and lows of racing. Newly crowned Aspar Moto3 world champion Maximo Quiles watches his Aspar Moto2 teammates take each other out in literally the next corner of racing
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Toprak caught cruising AGAIN this morning in warmup, and this time he doesn’t escape without penalty.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🏆 MAXIMO QUILES IS YOUR 2026 MOTO3 WORLD CHAMPION 🏆
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Half distance, and despite the error Quiles maintains a comfortable gap over the battle for second
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A real mixed grid of tyres and, don't forget, a lot of penalties
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A huge thank you to everyone on the Moto3 grid who's remembering Kristian Daniel Senior today 😞 How many people loved him and how much he positively impacted the paddock says everything about who he was
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Breaking news: Aleix Espargaro has withdrawn from today’s Indonesian Grand Prix
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A very angry Raul Fernandez, towards Bezzecchi ‘Before the race we were told to be gentlemen. It looks like he wasn't a gentleman to me today’ Broken finger. Doesn’t know if he’ll be able to race tomorrow
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jack says he spiked the tyre temperature so much yesterday that when he came into the box this morning, the team had left a print out of it on his chair as a warning 😂
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Busy day for Simon Crafar
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Bez on Raul’s sarcastic clap: ‘It's normal to make some kind of reaction when you are angry, that maybe in a normal moment you cannot do it. I am maybe the one that can confirm this more than anyone’ 😅
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
‘Bez was looking at Raul, I was looking at Bez, Diggia was looking at me…’
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A rather revised Moto3 grid
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Marc Marquez finally achieves Mandalika success, as the day turns to dust for Aprilia. It should have been a 1-2-3-4, and instead Marc takes the championship lead
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Zarco doing some research for tomorrow
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Raul Fernandez takes his first ever MotoGP pole position, ahead of Bezzecchi and a strong looking Di Giannantonio. Martin and Ogura really kind of messed that one up, mind you...
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Aldeguer tops Q1 ahead of a relieved Ogura, after Rins only just misses out on putting two Yamahas into Q2 - although Fermin might actually ending up starting behind Rins... cruising on the line quite badly there
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Big penalty for Alonso Lopez for what I imagine the stewards thought was some gamesmanship😉
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Enea’s second crash of practice was because of a rear brake failure. Couldn’t scrub off enough speed.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nothing broken for Fabio, but some muscle damage to his thumb. Says he knows he’s going to wake up sore tomorrow.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
MotoGP’s newest fashion accessory: the customised Whoop!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We expected Aprilia domination. We got Aprilia domination, except for poor Ai Ogura who got completely caught out by multiple yellow flags - but has to be the favourite to go to Q2.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Toprak AGAIN, man. Twice in a session is getting close to long lap penalty territory even if it is mitigated by being FP1
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That'll be a trip to the stewards office, you'd imagine
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Therapy session on the 🚴🏻
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Life is somehow the cruelest and the best thing we have, all at the same time. Kristian Daniel Senior was, without a doubt, one of the finest humans I’ve ever met, and I don’t really know how I’m going to manage without him. Prayers with Junior, Jaydon, Ivelina and all the family. Heartbroken 💔
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thursday, part two
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thursday, part one
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
‘It doesn’t really matter what we think about it [the new schedule], because we don’t have a choice’
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A good point from Luca about the extended pit open time that replaces warm up: bikes are already on the limit with fuel. He’s wondering if they’re going to do it on their second bikes, because you can’t refuel on the grid.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Qatar Grand Prix in a mont, and this is just a few miles away from the circuit. It seems MotoGP is going to get the Ukrainian Superbike experience soon, of having air defence missiles and attack drones flying overhead during a race weekend
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My friends booked the same place as me, to visit Kuta Lombok and MotoGP for the first time. Indonesia, is this really the image you want to present at a race aimed entirely at tourists??? Fuck you, NA Hostel Kuta Lombok
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And the return of a classic at Gulf/SuperFile Trackhouse Aprilia!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🔥 'home' race colours for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati this weekend!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kuta Lombok run club to start the day!
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New weekend format for 2027. I hate it. ALL RIDERS in sprint qualifying and Q1 (remember, Q1/Q2 was partially introduced on safety grounds), and MotoGP joins Moto2 and Moto3 in losing their warmup. Just awful.
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Simon Patterson @denkmit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New favourite lunch spot in Kuta ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ maps.app.goo.gl/VtdLCeDuboUd...
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