I'm starting to think that GIGI knew the gp15 was always going to be very fast and kept it hidden away until the last safe moment so Honda and Yamaha could not throw the kitchen sink and budget at development to catch up.
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I'm starting to think that GIGI knew the gp15 was always going to be very fast and kept it hidden away until the last safe moment so Honda and Yamaha could not throw the kitchen sink and budget at development to catch up.
Great point and would have been an excellent answer to the thread I started asking why the Ducati was late.
The Ducati is fast in a straight line but does not handle (as always)
The others will catch up with speed and keep the handling.
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Daniel
The others will catch up with speed and keep the handling.
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Daniel
Ducati doesn't handle?!?!?!?! Are you mad
What do you mean ducatis don't handle (as always)
It's just having the experience of the track and the right line.
Watch the race again and that thing handles just as good as the M1's right now.
What do you mean ducatis don't handle (as always)
It's just having the experience of the track and the right line.
Watch the race again and that thing handles just as good as the M1's right now.
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The Ducatis were infamous for understeering for years. Everyone who rode them said so. The current iteration of the Ducati as re-imagined by Gigi is a whole other beast. Dovi said in post race interview that the reason he could not overtake Rossi at the end, what that the tires were too worn. Question is: was Rossi's advantage due to choice of tire? Or was it that Yamaha (which due to it's handling) conserves tires better. The Ducati having all that straight-line grunt - can also make it harder on tires, hence the age-old wisdom that sheer horsepower advantage and top end speed is not always the answer. We've seen it time and again. That's why in the past Lorenzo repeatedly beat riders on faster bikes, because he was from the two stroke era where smooth breaking and maintaining more corner speed were the anathema to the Superbike point and shoot style of riding. Time will tell if it will be enough to keep him competitive as the Ducati becomes increasingly refined.
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Maybe I am mad, but I'm not stupid, I have watched the race three times, the Ducatti becomes unstable as soon as it is not straight up.
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savey
It's the setup that makes the difference in stability.
If you think the ducats are unstable I think that you should watch the suzukis going in and out of turns. Still better than Aprilia.
Poor Marco and Alvaro
If you think the ducats are unstable I think that you should watch the suzukis going in and out of turns. Still better than Aprilia.
Poor Marco and Alvaro
He's only won the first race but if MM keeps riding too aggressively and braking Aprilias than yes Rossi will be the fan favourite for sure which I have been waiting for since his last title when Jorge came into the picture.
#VR|46forchamp2015
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Well no win for Rossi in Texas but at least he got the podium . And he's still first in the championship
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Since there are few members going round saying they are right they are right....I though I would show you how i was right....and might even has predicted things before them....
well i am getting some right and some wrong.....not bad though for a prediction made on December 11, 2014
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Since there are few members going round saying they are right they are right....I though I would show you how i was right....and might even has predicted things before them....
well i am getting some right and some wrong.....not bad though for a prediction made on December 11, 2014
Cheers Migs, you're an Angel
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I'll grade you!
Overall - You have Rossi #1 but JLo nowhere in sight; I'll give ya 50% now, 60% if Rossi wins.
Satellite Hondas - 100%
Open Hondas - Miller on top, yep. Still conceivable Hayden could beat him, yep. Laverty nowhere; 50%
Satellite Yams - 100%
Open Yams - Ouch, not even close; 0%
Ducati Factory - 0%
Open Ducs - Petrux fooled everyone, the rest of your order was correct; 60%
Suzuki - 100%
Aprillia - Analysis right, pick wrong; 20%
Open Class Winner - Looks like Baz by a mile, maybe Hector; 0%
Overall grade 48% - Failed.
Overall - You have Rossi #1 but JLo nowhere in sight; I'll give ya 50% now, 60% if Rossi wins.
Satellite Hondas - 100%
Open Hondas - Miller on top, yep. Still conceivable Hayden could beat him, yep. Laverty nowhere; 50%
Satellite Yams - 100%
Open Yams - Ouch, not even close; 0%
Ducati Factory - 0%
Open Ducs - Petrux fooled everyone, the rest of your order was correct; 60%
Suzuki - 100%
Aprillia - Analysis right, pick wrong; 20%
Open Class Winner - Looks like Baz by a mile, maybe Hector; 0%
Overall grade 48% - Failed.
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In the UK 48% is a Pass.....So i'll take it....
So long as Rossi wins the title, Miller beats Hayden, Smith tops P.Esparagus, and Iannone bests Dovi....then I can live with my prediction being less then 50% right....
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Congratulations to shovel!!! The one and only predictor of a JLo championship!! On December 13, 2014 no less. Cheers shovel, you get a powerslide beverage of your choice!
(And who says paddock workers don't know ...., even if their off-time is spent wisely!!)
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