Having slumped to just 15th fastest on Friday, Jorge Lorenzo was on superb form at Motegi on Saturday, when he took a shock pole position on his MotoGP debut at Yamaha's home event.
Let's hope michelin can cary qualifying form into the race. I think it's a bad idea to go one tyre rule at the top level of prototype motorcycle racing.
I think it is inevitable, Lorenzo is the only one (apart from Hayden at the moment) to make the Michelins work, that's not enough for them to continue.
There are howver some weird ruous that Ducati and even Kawasaki might switch to Michelins, keeping the tyre war going, that would be an interesting development
I really like Lorenzo. Great rider, good guy, not a whiner like Stoner and Pedrobot. He is the heir apparent to Rossi, IMO.
Posted by Joseph Blow - Unregistered (68 days ago)
1 people agree.16 people disagree.
Stoner is gonna take him...
Posted by Ace27 - Unregistered (68 days ago)
2 people agree.4 people disagree.
After watching sbk goto a single make my conclusion is a single tyre rule would be good. Motogp only has to look to wsbk to see how close the racing can be week in week out not just once in a blue moon.
Posted by AxisOfEvil - Unregistered (68 days ago)
1 people agree.3 people disagree.
Ducati have said they will use Michelins on all 5 machines next year. They probably know Rossi is the golden boy now. They have a better chance as no 1 at Michelin than as no 2 at Bridgestone.
Posted by Spacelord - Unregistered (68 days ago)
2 people disagree.
If the did do that they would need quality development guys, Stoner/Hayden..dunno..
Posted by Gibernau - Unregistered (68 days ago)
1 people agree.2 people disagree.
superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080927a.htm
copy and past for the mentioning of the crazy tyre rumours.
Jorge Lorenzo is Awesome. There is a very good possibility for him to be 2nd in the Championship too if either CS or DP make a mistake. Yes Heir apparent to Valentino Rossi. Its either him or Marco Simoncelli.
Goooooooo Laorenzo
Posted by saran dorairaj (68 days ago)
Last Edited 68 days ago
4 people agree.2 people disagree.
You may be riding fast, but for ****s sake, don't suck on that lollipop, it makes you look like a right knob!
Posted by Malcolm Paul - Unregistered (68 days ago)
1 people agree.2 people disagree.
@TLR Winder Thanks for the link man! Cheers..
Lorenzo is just awesome..!
Posted by abit_kv8pro - Unregistered (68 days ago)
2 people disagree.
They talked on Eurosport during Motogp qualifying about Ducati and Michelin, saying that Ducati have said about running the 3 satellite bikes on Michelin, possibly even all 5 of their bikes. There needs to be at least 8 bikes running one or other make of tyre apparently. Not sure how that figured with Dunlop last season though...
One offhand quote from Ducati's Suppo (from a while ago I think) was not to run the same make of tyre as Rossi, as they wouldn't stand a chance.
Posted by dieselglider - Unregistered (68 days ago)
2 people disagree.
If rossi don't make any mistake.. tomorrow he will be the champion!
Posted by rossi - Unregistered (67 days ago)
2 people disagree.
Lorenzo will be a bigproblem for Rossi in this race . . .
Posted by Ngoli Desmodromic - Unregistered (67 days ago)
2 people disagree.
this boy has a brilliant future... hope he can give us a awesome battle with rossi! congrats lorenzo
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