AN:
I think that the actual 800cc is great, because it is not the 990cc we saw in the last few years. It seems to be a very good size. It is amazing to watch these bikes, both the Ducati as well as the Honda. I have the sensation that the technical side has its evolution and has to be there, just like riders evolve.
JMA:
I think that it is not a problem of displacement. I think that it is a problem of technology. The evolution from last year to this year is incredible with the 800cc. They are really fast. I do not think that it is a problem of size but one of rules, concerning traction control and other similar things, and not the displacement.
AC:
For me the 800cc category is the right one, but as I said before I think that traction control should be eliminated. This bike can be great fun I think.
EA:
At the moment in all the categoríes there is a good spectacle. At the level of the final spectacle, I think that 800cc is what is making the championship more equal, which in the end is what the public wants. That there are more riders fighting for the lead and for it to be more equal.
SP:
I think that this depends a little on the era and how the technology is developing and evolving. In its time the two stroke 500cc bikes were the most advanced bikes technologically speaking; then came the 990cc and the four strokes. Now what is happening is that four stroke engines with a smaller displacement are being used, without forgetting that all these technological advances are being mounted on standard street bikes.
Q:
Do you think that this year is going to be a turning point for the new generation of riders in MotoGP?
AN:
I think that the new generation is here. We have riders like Dani Pedrosa, 21, Stoner also 21... There are very young riders on the way, and it seems that Valentino is now very old, but he is only 28. Moreover, Valentino is a rider who has not really been affected by injuries very much, he in that sense is not running on borrowed time. So when we speak of a new generation it seems that he is not part of it because he is four or five years older. The generational change has been here for some time.
JMA:
Without a doubt because it started last year and I think it is getting the final touch this year. It is logical and natural. This is life. That is why the new generations are arriving.
AC:
It is likely, but it is still not clear to me whether riders like Capirossi and Barros are going to continue. I think so, they want to carry on and they are the old generation. Perhaps next year is too soon, but riders like Lorenzo will arrive, and we already have Pedrosa. All these are the new generation, where at the moment the king is Stoner. Rossi is also there, although it is not clear whether he is still at the top of his form or he is losing a little of his edge. We will see.
