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  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Honda has done exactly that in moto gp....they build bikes around a single rider and when they are on their game the bike wins. When the rider is injured or struggling non of their other bikes can step up. Ducati did the same with Stoner, no one else could tame that bike.
  • 408
    408
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 10 Aug 2022 10:20 AM

    Honda has done exactly that in moto gp....they build bikes around a single rider and when they are on their game the bike wins. When the rider is injured or struggling non of their other bikes can step up. Ducati did the same with Stoner, no one else could tame that bike.


    Not the way it was with Stonor and Ducati.
    The bike was not built around Stoner, but he was the only one who could manage it, maybe control it, but certainly not tame it.
    He adjusted his riding technique to manage the bike.
  • fatbat
    fatbat
    2 years ago
    Michael Schumacher was obviously very, very good but during that dominant period, he arguably had the best car. And his team mate was not the best which is not unusual as the big stars often have a say in who their team mate is and don’t want to be usurped. 

    Towards the end of MS’ career when he was in a lesser performing team, I don’t think he demonstrated being a dominant driver at all. I always wondered what another very good driver would have done if given the same car at Ferrari (as a team mate). 
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 years ago
    I always think its a combination of driver and car merging into a cohesive racing unit.  If either is 'off' then as a team they simpley fail to hit the mark (ie like Dan R etc)
  • keith
    keith
    2 years ago
    14 Aug 19 - 21 Austria Red Bull Ring
    15 Sep 2 - 4 San Marino Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
    16 Sep 16 - 18 Aragon MotorLand Aragón,
    17 Sep 23 - 25 Japan Twin Ring Motegi
    18 Sep 30 - 2 Thailand Chang International Circuit
    19 Oct 14 - 16 Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
    20 Oct 21 - 23 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
    21 Nov 4 - 6 Valencia Circuit Ricardo Tormo

    Tail end of the season calendar.
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 10 Aug 2022 10:20 AM

    Honda has done exactly that in moto gp....they build bikes around a single rider and when they are on their game the bike wins. When the rider is injured or struggling non of their other bikes can step up. Ducati did the same with Stoner, no one else could tame that bike.

    Quoting 408 on 10 Aug 2022 01:32 PM


    Not the way it was with Stonor and Ducati.
    The bike was not built around Stoner, but he was the only one who could manage it, maybe control it, but certainly not tame it.
    He adjusted his riding technique to manage the bike.

    Yep, just pure talent in Casey Stoner's case. The amusing part at the time was how everybody was saying the bike was superior to the rest. So by that logic the Ducatis should have been filling all the podium places which they weren't, only one was.

    The icing on the cake was when the almighty Valentino Rossi went to Ducati and went basically nowhere on it in two years.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Jack third on front row .....he needs a good start and he could win this one. Dukes on first 4 grid positions with Yamaha in 5th and Duke in 6th
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    2 years ago
    3rd will do, good race
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Quoting Grease Monkey on 21 Aug 2022 01:05 PM

    3rd will do, good race

    He rode very well, error free and banked the points.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    See Remy Gardners been tipped out of his gig next year. Cant see him getting a Moto Gp ride again next season or into the future. Perhaps superbikes or USA?
  • keith
    keith
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 28 Aug 2022 01:25 AM

    See Remy Gardners been tipped out of his gig next year. Cant see him getting a Moto Gp ride again next season or into the future. Perhaps superbikes or USA?

    Saw that last week, kinda making up the numbers IMO.Hope he finds a gig.

  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 28 Aug 2022 01:25 AM

    See Remy Gardners been tipped out of his gig next year. Cant see him getting a Moto Gp ride again next season or into the future. Perhaps superbikes or USA?

    Quoting keith on 28 Aug 2022 01:46 AM

    Saw that last week, kinda making up the numbers IMO.Hope he finds a gig.


    He can certainly ride so perhaps he finds a decent gig elsewhere. KTM were quiet undiplomatic in the press conference i watched about him going, seems his manager has done him no favours either.
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    2 years ago
    The less factory teams the harder it gets to get a competitive ride, shame our billionaires are so fascinated with space and not racing.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Joan Mir signed with Repsol Honda.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 30 Aug 2022 07:27 AM

    Joan Mir signed with Repsol Honda.

    Good to see he got a ride after those slack chits in Suzuki throwing in the towel.

  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 30 Aug 2022 07:27 AM

    Joan Mir signed with Repsol Honda.

    Quoting tussuck on 30 Aug 2022 08:33 AM

    Good to see he got a ride after those slack chits in Suzuki throwing in the towel.


    Should be interesting to see if his smooth style will suit the Honda. 
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