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Nah . . . by the time BMW is competitive in MotoGp, Stoner's kid will be available.
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Speedcafe is not the greatest site in terms of accuracy as it generally gets the information from other articles, but I saw this article and have not seen reported elsewhere but I also found it very interesting.
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No doubt, as the owner of Phillip Islnad Fox has a vested interest in Aussies in the top flight but man, I just found this very interesting and from left field somewhat.
That said, it would be great to see Aussie investment in large dollar terms in MotoGP
Billionaire’s extraordinary bid to keep Miller in MotoGP
Jack Miller at the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. Image Rob Gray/Polarity Photo Lindsay Fox of logistics group Linfox was behind
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No doubt, as the owner of Phillip Islnad Fox has a vested interest in Aussies in the top flight but man, I just found this very interesting and from left field somewhat.
That said, it would be great to see Aussie investment in large dollar terms in MotoGP
Interesting. He is definitely a guy with large dollars. I presume he is a motorsports fan, buying and financing a MotoGP team I presume wouldn’t be worth his while in terms of revenues from the PI motoGP race.Speedcafe is not the greatest site in terms of accuracy as it generally gets the information from other articles, but I saw this article and have not seen reported elsewhere but I also found it very interesting.
Billionaire’s extraordinary bid to keep Miller in MotoGP
Jack Miller at the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. Image Rob Gray/Polarity Photo Lindsay Fox of logistics group Linfox was behind
No doubt, as the owner of Phillip Islnad Fox has a vested interest in Aussies in the top flight but man, I just found this very interesting and from left field somewhat.
That said, it would be great to see Aussie investment in large dollar terms in MotoGP
Not sure about motorsports interests as such, but he does have a car collection and reports have him recently taking delivery of an AMG One (5 millions bucks).
I believe he is the main benefactor of Melbourne Car Museum | Fox Classic Car Collection which has some awesome vehicles
I’m sure he will get his point across. How else has he gotten to where he is? The rider still matters a lot.
A new rider needs to show his potential to the team in two months.
The best will betray no hesitation in accepting the most qualified teammate.
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I was mainly wondering what breakdancing was doing being in the Olympics.
On the other hand the Aussie chick who contested the BMX event did look like she knew what she was doing, to my untutored eye at least.
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What on earth is Dorna thinking?
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In team sports, no doubt.
Can't remember the last time a World Champion rider wanted to have the potentially best available rider as a teammate.
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They are negotiating the details of the BMW deal.What on earth is Dorna thinking?
MotoGP sticks with 22 riders, BMW would need an existing team
Ex-Suzuki grid slots no longer being reserved for a new MotoGP manufacturer.
This is merely a positioning game, at the moment. Nothing set in stone.
In fact, the point of making it public, is part of Dorna's strategy. Maybe the Ezpeleta's final big pay cheque before they depart?
He’s not departing, the shares owned by Bridgepoint will be transferred to Liberty is the regulators approve it. No change in daily operations.
Also, this seems like a tactic to convince one of the two Ducati teams to part ways with the Bologna manufacturer and provide BMW with a soft entrance similar to the Aprilia- Gresini partnership.
There are riders who didn’t care, I would put forward Casey Stoner as one, who didn’t care about other riders having his data either. I guess he was mainly competing against the track and the potential of his bike rather than fellow riders though..
It was hard to follow the golden age 500 riders in much depth in Australia back then, but I think several of them wouldn’t have cared overly about who their team mate was either, although Mick Doohan for one very definitely cared about other Honda riders getting his data including settings.
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I was very happy for Saya. She deserved it. She has been close to the front for a few years now and hit her stride at the right moment. Her brother was looking to be a potential champion too before a very bad head injury ended his career. She was my favorite going into the games. I am so happy for her and her family.
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For guys with that kind of $ it doesn't have to be about profits. They buy sports teams like other middle-aged guys buy Corvettes. All about power, influence, ego and need to feel relevant. Same reason Murdoch spends billions on salaries to clowns and buffoons peddling right-wing ........ on ...... Fox News to influence presidential races.
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Kinda but not quite.
We have a strong motorsports culture, and very strong motorbike culture.
But we have NFI what this farken breaking is.
To us, breaking is what waves do nearer shores. Breaking is what happens to the beer glass when we get to drunk and drop it. Breaking is also what bones do when ....... Toymota Corolla drivers decide to use you as their brake.
I mean, that effort, well what I have seen looks like the mating dance performed by a drunken Shazza at the B&S ball when she spotted Davo near his ute.
Big ditto on the Saya story given what her family has been through following on from Kai's accident. From my side, it was a kind of 'feel good' story for the Aussies, much like the Fox sisters effors (and loved the line 'dad is the only one now without an Olympic medal' to throw the burn).
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So, he is ok to be in his riders corner (like when he got an underwhelming Morbidelli onto a factory Ducati for this yr), but when Ducati act in their best interests, that's a crime?
If that is his plan, he's playing it very poorly imo.
What is the guarantee that any of his academy riders will be considered by Ducati? Let along pressuring Marquez to do so?
Bezzechi turned down the Pramac ride last yr, irritating Ducati top brass. He has then wildly underperformed this yr and scurried off to another manufacturer. I don;t think Ducati see him as a championship calibre rider at all now. Bagnaia I cannot see leaving Ducati until Marquez dominates his so much that it causes a relation ship break down. They then have Aldeguer on the books and likely an option for taking Martin back.
My take:
VR46 - Morbidelli
Gresini - Aldeguer
Pramac - Oliveira and Arbolino or Miller
Trackhouse - Ai Ogura
LCR Taka most likely.
Would have to agree with MichaelM in that Stoner would be the last I can recall where it was an open 'secret' that anyone could have access to CS' data which was backed up by a few confirmations from teams around the time.
Outside of that, some have vigorously protected their data which I do understand in a competitive world, just not sure from a team perspective how this would sit.
