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Codger

May 04, 2013 2:34 PM

MOTOGP » MotoGP Jerez: Lorenzo birthday pole in qualifying crash-fest


This qualifying system is too dangerous to continue with in it's current form. Too risky for the riders health. Smashed up bikes is not the way to reduce costs either. When the best riders in the World are throwing it in the gravel just to improve their grid position should signify that something needs to change. Luckily no injuries this time, although Cal was holding his back, and Dani his wrist. Hope it means nothing. Well done to Jorge and the hotshot.

Codger

April 23, 2013 5:10 PM

MOTOGP » Austin MotoGP: Rossi defensive sixth, 'lost part of a disc'


@ convincing....Not sure what your point is. Rossi lost 7secs getting past Alvero. When Cal went off track he came back on immediately in front of Rossi, who might even have slowed to let him. At that point they were both 8secs back from the leader. Cal then put 10secs on Rossi and whether that was brilliant riding on his part, or a brake problem for Rossi depends on your perception. In my view a little of both. Whatever happened Rossi and his team had a poor weekend.

Codger

April 23, 2013 5:02 PM

MOTOGP » Austin MotoGP: Rossi defensive sixth, 'lost part of a disc'


@ Claes...I agree, they should have stayed another day, if only to give the riders track time. With hindsight you could say that it didn't make much difference. Lack of testing didn't slow up Cal, and until his tyres went off the same could be said for Dovi. Jorge's team seem to be shading JB at the moment, Lorenzo was well beaten in practice and a late change of gearing gave him 3rd place. Crutchlows team managed to put a good bike under him too.

Codger

April 23, 2013 8:55 AM
Last Edited 32 days ago

MOTOGP » Austin MotoGP: Rossi defensive sixth, 'lost part of a disc'


@ Claes......Hi....like you I don't really bother with what his fans say. The difference, as I see it, is that they will predict future successes for him, I prefer to wait and see. The point that I was trying to make, poorly it seems, was Rossi and his team have spent 2 years trying to dial in an untuneable Ducati. They are now in the process of adapting the Yamaha to Rossi's riding style. Cota is a new track so no data from previous years, and Jorge's team are doing a better job so far, albeit with 2 years head start. Rossi had a bad weekend but his fastest lap on a poorly handling bike (they went too far with a setting) and worn tyres (lap 13) was only a couple of tenths or so off of Lorenzo's set on lap 3.

Codger

April 22, 2013 8:10 PM

MOTOGP » Austin MotoGP: Rossi defensive sixth, 'lost part of a disc'


To put things in perspective.......Rossi had a poor Qually, his team (JB) found something in warm up as usual. They changed something and it worked, unfortunately they decided to increase what they found and it turned out that it made the bike worse. So Rossi was on a poor handling bike which was later excacerbated by a chip coming off of his front disk. As to the age issue the guy is older but there is nothing wrong with his level of fitness. In both races so far he has set his fastest laps late in the race. Everyone else has done it in the first 3 or 4 laps. It seems that Rossi and his team are still learning to adapt the bike, and at the moment are behind Jorge's team in this..


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