01-05-12, 01:34 PM
I think you all dismiss rossi far too lightly. Hayden has been on ducatis for many years now. His background is sliding bikes, can control bikes most cant. But he still aint the racer which rossi has proved to be. Stoner left ducati for a bloody good reason, the bike is shite,it totally lacked development the honda is the best in the world, developed over several years at massive cost to honda. Stoner aint done jackshit to it !
What we are seeing is rossi failing to be able to develop the ducati...it is not his machine, it does not suit his style, its not what he wants. He developed the yamaha with the massive factory backing of yamaha. Ducati in spite of the hype aint got the will or the resources to do same. Stoner is a very talented rider, who could ride the ducati , always on the edge, sometimes too far, and crashed a lot.He is far more consistent with the honda...as probably any good rider will be. The yamaha is a great bike too, but if you contrast spies and lorenzos times and finishing positions, that must make him over the hill too ? Sorry that dont cut any mustard with me. Spies aint in the zone right now, and we dont know why, but we do know why vale is ...the bike just does not suit him. Period.
To win a moto GP you have to have your bike perfectly in tune with your abilities and needs.At this level,the diffrence between success and failure is thousands of a second sometimes over a lap... The equation at ducati is simply wrong ...and IMO its now too late to rectify.I dont think rossi will do the car thing if he can avoid it ...his talent is needed in moto gp. Trouble is there is so little room for any rider now in moto GP, apart from CRT , that there is an inevitability we wont see rossi again.I for one would take no solace if this happens.I just contrast the incredible closeness of the racing in WSB to what is still almost a one horse race in moto GP.Maybe it will always be the case with prototypes, but it dont help the racing.Lose rossi and moto GP loses spectacle, finance, and a genuine contender , but the bike has to suit him and his talents.
What we are seeing is rossi failing to be able to develop the ducati...it is not his machine, it does not suit his style, its not what he wants. He developed the yamaha with the massive factory backing of yamaha. Ducati in spite of the hype aint got the will or the resources to do same. Stoner is a very talented rider, who could ride the ducati , always on the edge, sometimes too far, and crashed a lot.He is far more consistent with the honda...as probably any good rider will be. The yamaha is a great bike too, but if you contrast spies and lorenzos times and finishing positions, that must make him over the hill too ? Sorry that dont cut any mustard with me. Spies aint in the zone right now, and we dont know why, but we do know why vale is ...the bike just does not suit him. Period.
To win a moto GP you have to have your bike perfectly in tune with your abilities and needs.At this level,the diffrence between success and failure is thousands of a second sometimes over a lap... The equation at ducati is simply wrong ...and IMO its now too late to rectify.I dont think rossi will do the car thing if he can avoid it ...his talent is needed in moto gp. Trouble is there is so little room for any rider now in moto GP, apart from CRT , that there is an inevitability we wont see rossi again.I for one would take no solace if this happens.I just contrast the incredible closeness of the racing in WSB to what is still almost a one horse race in moto GP.Maybe it will always be the case with prototypes, but it dont help the racing.Lose rossi and moto GP loses spectacle, finance, and a genuine contender , but the bike has to suit him and his talents.