The reports say they bought the last few years worth of data.
Also, the GSV-R’s data would be worth a lot less than 18 million. It was never regularly competitive and very little from that era can be transferred through to the new formula.
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Also, the GSV-R’s data would be worth a lot less than 18 million. It was never regularly competitive and very little from that era can be transferred through to the new formula.
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The data is probably more about unsure ECU and managing the tyres
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Some reports are saying Dixon to Pramac Yamaha instead of Arbolino.
www.crash.net
Personally I think Dixon needs a bit more than the one race win this year to deserve the seat. But, the article says that Dixon's riding style might suit the Yamaha.
Jake Dixon backed for Pramac Yamaha ahead of less-suited Moto2 rival
Jake Dixon's "riding style would be good on a Yamaha"
Personally I think Dixon needs a bit more than the one race win this year to deserve the seat. But, the article says that Dixon's riding style might suit the Yamaha.
Seems like Fabio is the one driving the narrative here rather than Yamaha as this seems to be between 2 of his close mates.Some reports are saying Dixon to Pramac Yamaha instead of Arbolino.
Jake Dixon backed for Pramac Yamaha ahead of less-suited Moto2 rival
Jake Dixon's "riding style would be good on a Yamaha"
Personally I think Dixon needs a bit more than the one race win this year to deserve the seat. But, the article says that Dixon's riding style might suit the Yamaha.
From what I’ve seen he comes across as a decent family guy who feels lucky to lead the life he does. He’s never struck me as entitled or up himself at all?
I don’t think there’s any truth to this TBH.Some reports are saying Dixon to Pramac Yamaha instead of Arbolino.
Jake Dixon backed for Pramac Yamaha ahead of less-suited Moto2 rival
Jake Dixon's "riding style would be good on a Yamaha"
Personally I think Dixon needs a bit more than the one race win this year to deserve the seat. But, the article says that Dixon's riding style might suit the Yamaha.
This is part of a new series of very annoying articles that Crash posts where they take soundbytes out of the TNT sports commentary and present it as a matter of fact. (“Yamaha warned about… Ducati reminded of”) etc.
It’s really really annoying and it’s all by this one guy, James Dielhenn.
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Valentino Rossi suggests riders “feel betrayed” by Ducati signing Marquez
“It doesn’t surprise me that they consider the choice of Marquez a joke”
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We finally know what kind of doctor he is. A cod psychologist.Valentino Rossi suggests riders “feel betrayed” by Ducati signing Marquez
“It doesn’t surprise me that they consider the choice of Marquez a joke”
Like I said, it's gonna be an all out war next year, like Senna vs. Prost and I'm ready for it.Valentino Rossi suggests riders “feel betrayed” by Ducati signing Marquez
“It doesn’t surprise me that they consider the choice of Marquez a joke”
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So ....... tired of lazy, so called journalists repeating every inane thing that Rossi pulls out of his .... I can just hear them gearing up for a long season of title-tattle gossip and rumor mongering, all for purposes of increasing traffic on Crashnet etc. with an end to charging higher prices to their advertisers.
Oh . . . and Rossi is a whiny little ......
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It's the Fox News of MotoGP, I wouldn't expect anything else.
Reading the article, Signor Rossi really does come across as a bitter, twisted man. Despite his success.
So, Rossi suggests riders feel betrayed but he then talks about how 'he' doesn't understand it? There is nothing to understand. Ducati are a company that pay (paid) significant amounts of money into the development of riders like Bagnaia, Bastiannini, Martin and previously Iannone and Petrucci, most of which would not have had a MotoGP career at all, were if not for the financial investment Ducati made. Of course Bastiannini and Martin will feel betrayed, that's natural. But also like I said earlier, that's business and racing. Ducati put considerable expenditure iinto both riders, and as wrong as it may sound, it is a ruthless sport and business. They absolutely have the right to cast a rider away if it suits them, whether anyone likes it or not. I'm sure animosity is felt more towards Ducati than Marquez himself.
They are now top of the tree, have one of their said Protege's as top dog on the bike, with 2 world titles to his name already. They have no requirement or space of any 'up and comers' and they assessed that the risk of having Marquez on a rival bike would be too great, from both a performance AND commercial standpoint.
If you had any doubts about what a pathetic, immature little man he is, there it is.
Answer this, Valentino.
Did Honda feel betrayed when you told them AFTER the 2003 Season that you would be moving to Yamaha, so they had little time to find a replacement rider?
Did Yamaha feel betrayed when you baulked them signing Stoner, who then went to win 2 world titles on their watch?
Did Michelin feel betrayed after giving you 5 titles titles, when you dumped them for tBridgestones?
Did Yamaha feel betrayed when you gave them the ultimatum about choosing yourself or Lorenzo?
Did Ducati feel betrayed when you bailed on a team that bent over backwards to your demands after just 18 months?
Of course Bastiannini and Martin will feel betrayed, that's natural. But also like I said earlier, that's business and racing. Ducati put considerable expenditure iinto both riders, and as wrong as it may sound, it is a ruthless sport and business. They absolutely have the right to cast a rider away if it suits them, whether anyone likes it or not.
I'm sure animosity is felt more towards Ducati than Marquez himself.
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Possibly Jeremy Burgess could be included in that list. But, I think that Burgess's time in MotoGP had come, as things move on. I'm not anti-Rossi, but Ducati had to make a decision and they did.
I'd be amused to see Martin take the title (or Bastianini), but no more than that. Ducati aren't a big bad meanie; they're just a very successful racing manufacturer and team.
I'd be amused to see Martin take the title (or Bastianini), but no more than that. Ducati aren't a big bad meanie; they're just a very successful racing manufacturer and team.
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Yep, I agree. Didn't Rossi dump Galbusera at some point too?
For the record, I agree that Ducati could have treated Martin better. But they made the decisions they made that they thought were right at the time, and if I recall, Martin was a KTM protege until DUcati offered him a MotoGP ride. So, were it not for Ducati, he probably would not be as highly rated as he is.
My final thought on this. Gigi Dallignia holds a LOT of sway within Ducati. He is basically only answerable to the CEO, and even then, he probably doesn't have to answer much. He made it clear he wanted to work with Marquez. What are Ducati going to do? Risk alienating the guy to whom they basically owe their entire success? Or keep some riders who may or may not fight for the title.
In F1, Adrian Newey is of such stature that he can literally name his price now he is leaving Red Bull. He is strongly rumoured to be going to Aston Martin where every single one of his demands is being met, without hesitation.
Aston: How much do you want?
AN: $100 million a yr
Aston: Done
AN: I also want to work remotely from home as often as I want
Aston: Done
AN: Plus, I want to have input in managerial level decisions, including what drivers we hire
Aston: Done.
I'm sure he could ask to sleep with Lawrence Stroll's wife, and he's agree to it.
I imagine Gigi has similar power within Ducati.
For the record, I agree that Ducati could have treated Martin better. But they made the decisions they made that they thought were right at the time, and if I recall, Martin was a KTM protege until DUcati offered him a MotoGP ride. So, were it not for Ducati, he probably would not be as highly rated as he is.
My final thought on this. Gigi Dallignia holds a LOT of sway within Ducati. He is basically only answerable to the CEO, and even then, he probably doesn't have to answer much. He made it clear he wanted to work with Marquez. What are Ducati going to do? Risk alienating the guy to whom they basically owe their entire success? Or keep some riders who may or may not fight for the title.
In F1, Adrian Newey is of such stature that he can literally name his price now he is leaving Red Bull. He is strongly rumoured to be going to Aston Martin where every single one of his demands is being met, without hesitation.
Aston: How much do you want?
AN: $100 million a yr
Aston: Done
AN: I also want to work remotely from home as often as I want
Aston: Done
AN: Plus, I want to have input in managerial level decisions, including what drivers we hire
Aston: Done.
I'm sure he could ask to sleep with Lawrence Stroll's wife, and he's agree to it.
I imagine Gigi has similar power within Ducati.
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Agree with the above.
Having had a big part in building up Pecco's career, and Bezzecchi's, I'm not sure that Valentino's interview is to be frowned upon.
He is in his rider's corner. Just as a rider's manager, he is creating the best possible conditions for his team.
By putting pressure on Ducati, indirectly on Marquez, he is playing a long game. Fail in 2025, and even more pressure is being put on Ducati Corse to get one of the VR46 lads onboard the factory team, and potentially ending Marquez's chance of a champions in the same breath, of course.
Having had a big part in building up Pecco's career, and Bezzecchi's, I'm not sure that Valentino's interview is to be frowned upon.
He is in his rider's corner. Just as a rider's manager, he is creating the best possible conditions for his team.
By putting pressure on Ducati, indirectly on Marquez, he is playing a long game. Fail in 2025, and even more pressure is being put on Ducati Corse to get one of the VR46 lads onboard the factory team, and potentially ending Marquez's chance of a champions in the same breath, of course.
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Nonsense. VR continues to operate on a false premise, that MM did him wrong, when Valentino is the one who ran him off the track at Sepang. If Valentino is correct about MM’s potential pace at that Sepang race then he wasn’t in the 3 fastest riders in the last 3 races of the 2015 season, as his lap times also indicated, and hardly MM’s doing.
I would like to know which were the several incidents to which Crash referred, a rhetorical question of course, Crash being Crash. There is one incident of which I am aware, the time MM took VR out in an overtaking attempt in 2016 or 2017, for which he admitted fault and apologised, although VR chose to dispute the place when MM had caught up 4 seconds on him. MM according to his crew chief or manager had a similar view about Argentina 2015, which again imo was a futile contest for a position he had no chance of keeping having been caught up by 4 seconds himself on that occasion.
At the moment the guy Ducati perhaps should have chosen over MM looks like Bastianini to me, certainly while Bezzecchi might well have warranted consideration last year there is no way Ducati should have chosen him for 2025 on his 2024 form. Martin gave Ducati an ultimatum, not the other way around, he could have stayed at Pramac on a GP 25, and MM would have stayed at Gresini on a GP 25.
I am afraid Valentino can’t always have absolutely everything he wants. His team now has Pramac’s status and one of his protégés has a Ducati contract and a GP 25 ride next year for said team, I can’t see that he has much to complain about, and is simply again demonstrating his obsession with/bitterness concerning MM imo. I don’t recall any youth policy at Yamaha for the last several years of his time with the Yamaha factory team, and Ben Spies whom he displaced despite little in the way of performances at Ducati was considerably younger than him as I recall. Valentino was also opposed to the signing of Lorenzo in the first place as I also tecall.
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Bottom line 3 riders can't have the same spot, it didn't matter what decision Ducati made it was going to wrong 2 riders. For Martin to win on the Aprilia the bike is going to have to be a lot more consistent than this year, ditto for Bastainini on the KTM perhaps more so for Bastainini as he is in a satellite team.
What's left to sign?
VR46 - we are assuming Morbidelli
Gresini - already taken if VR46 signs Morbidelli
Pramac - has Oliveria actually signed? 2nd bike is a question, probably a Moto2 rider
Trackhouse - Raul has signed? who for Oliveria's bike?
LCR - who to take Naka's bike?
What's left to sign?
VR46 - we are assuming Morbidelli
Gresini - already taken if VR46 signs Morbidelli
Pramac - has Oliveria actually signed? 2nd bike is a question, probably a Moto2 rider
Trackhouse - Raul has signed? who for Oliveria's bike?
LCR - who to take Naka's bike?
