MOTOGP » Rossi raises pressure with Ducati talk

He gets away with it because he's the only rider to bring any real success to the team since Wayne Rainey. Yamaha obviously respect what he and JB have done for them and feel like they are letting him down and thus stay quite for now. In Japan, honour and saving face is everything and they will only put up with public crticism for so long, or until they have a better option. If he doesn't deliver next year and any of the other Yamaha riders are showing good potential then I Yamaha may hand him his P45.

The arrogance belongs to the people who believe every word they read and assassinate someones character with their misconception. If you only had the intelligence to see it . Rossi fans are Rossi fans they are not buying a brand they are rejoicing a genius
pj

hey CROWKILLER, AT THE END OF THE RACE THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON WHO DOESNT MOAN AND THATS THE WINNER,YOU IDIOT

Yes PJ - you are absolutely right that Rossi fans are not buying a brand, they support the person.
But is that the point of motorcycle racing?
Yamaha hired Rossi to help them sell more motorcycles. Has this happened?
I wonder what proportion of Rossi fans are even motorcycle owners?
The fans' loyalty rests solely with the man and they turn their spite on Yamaha if they don't deliver what Rossi wants.
Hawkeye rightly points out saving face in critical in Japanese culture. Yamaha will be extremely upset about Rossi's comments, and they won't be forgotten.
Yamaha will do its best to deliver a bike for next year that does the job but don't expect for one second to see Rossi's contract renewed.

I agree that rossi hes been the best, but the last 2 yrs he has been beaton far and square, now he changes tyes, so thus hindering the team as one side has bridgestone and the othe side has michilin, how does this help yamaha, 3 bikes going one way rossi going the other,they say there,s no i in team but there is in rossi

By Jove, you are a sorry lot. One headline and everything blows skyhigh, you look like a girlschool!
Rossi is this, Rossi is that, bla bla bla...
115 comments in the course of a day, nice going Crash!

Hey Morgue, no I wouldn't sell the scrapheap as you call it but wouldnt support Rossi one bit.
Whats the matter pal - cant afford one? Usually the case of those who rubbish Ducatis. Poor you.

Phewwww,,, almost took an hour to read all these posts.

Just like to comment on one thing that has amazed me !! Motogp Fans just love this guy ' Rossi ' or what? Never seen so many freakin people concerned about his future moves and his personal life. Is he that SPECIAL ?? Even Shumi couldnt pull so many followers ( for or against him ) Really amazing...

Actually rode one DucatiDan, not a bad machine.
The electronics were err... a bit unreliable

More like read a few of the bike magazine articles about them.