14-04-12, 08:29 AM
well it all depends which way you want to look at it ....stoner is the only rider who has been successful on the duke...yet rossi won many world championships on what started out as dog bikes ( M1 yamaha in 2003 anyone ??)...so its not as straightforward as it may seem. Stoner was always going to move to Honda, he stopped at ducati while Honda were developing the RC211, and moved at the same time its become the best bike out there.Look at how easily he and pedrosa just wafted past everyone at quatar...lorenzo won by hanging on , and stoner had arm pump at the end...pedrosa ( who for my mind is too much like criville...) failed to push past lorenzo and take the win.He just does not have lorenzos grit IMO...
But even so , Lorenzo shows how it can still be beaten on the day.Rossi finished quite close to the pack in the end, but is still so far adrift its disturbing.... it cant go on for both parties sake...and for us all as race followers...so this year will be critical. Make or break IMO. Either competitive wins and podiums ...or maybe world supers !! :eek
But even so , Lorenzo shows how it can still be beaten on the day.Rossi finished quite close to the pack in the end, but is still so far adrift its disturbing.... it cant go on for both parties sake...and for us all as race followers...so this year will be critical. Make or break IMO. Either competitive wins and podiums ...or maybe world supers !! :eek