To bring up an old topic, why is Stoner so much faster than the other Ducs.
Aside from not winning the championship last year, Stoner has pretty much dominated in 2007, a big part of 2008, and the early testing in 2009. If current form is an indicator, he will walk away with the first couple of races in 2009. When Stoner is really on his game, only Rossi gets close. Even when he is off his game, only Rossi beats him.
The gaps in pre-season testing are pretty substantial. 0.7 sec to second and 1.1 sec to third on a track where he has always struggled. How will he go at Qatar or Philip Is. Is 2009 going to be another 2007 where no one gets close to Stoner.
I think only Rossi and Doohan have been that dominant in the modern era, and I think it is harder to be that dominant now with all the controls, than it was in the 90's when Doohan was racing for HRC on the unrestricted 500's.
How would Stoner have gone on a factory 500 or a factory 990.
Ducati have had some pretty decent riders, and no doubt the bikes are fast, but no one else on a Ducati has come close to Stoner, and it is really looking like Nicky's going to struggle to match Stoner's pace (not giving Nickyshit because I like the guy).
Everyone predicted Marco would wipe Stoner in 2008.
Is it the bike, or is Stoner really that good. I don't agree that no one else can figure out how to ride the Duc. With all the data, the other riders know exactly where Stoner is faster than them, and where he is making up time. They would watch his every move on the bike and try to copy what he does. So far, no one has been able to.
The guy parked a privateer 990 on pole on his first MotoGP ride, and fought for podiums on the lowly rated, under funded LCR Honda with .... tyres in 2006. Since joining Ducati he has hardly been off the podium except when he crashed.
The guy is a tool at times, but full credit to him, because he is making it look like he is a genius on the Duc.
Rossi has said Stoner is the hardest challenger he has ever faced.
Doohan said last year Stoner is probably now the fastest guy in MotoGP.
Even JB pushed very hard to get Stoner in to the Yamaha team
So is Stoner that good.
Is he really that much better than Pedro, Jorge, Kallio, Dovi, Marco, etc.
How would Rossi and Burgess go with the Duc.
Would Rossi be as fast as Stoner on the Duc.
(Apologies for sounding like a Stoner cheerleader)
Aside from not winning the championship last year, Stoner has pretty much dominated in 2007, a big part of 2008, and the early testing in 2009. If current form is an indicator, he will walk away with the first couple of races in 2009. When Stoner is really on his game, only Rossi gets close. Even when he is off his game, only Rossi beats him.
The gaps in pre-season testing are pretty substantial. 0.7 sec to second and 1.1 sec to third on a track where he has always struggled. How will he go at Qatar or Philip Is. Is 2009 going to be another 2007 where no one gets close to Stoner.
I think only Rossi and Doohan have been that dominant in the modern era, and I think it is harder to be that dominant now with all the controls, than it was in the 90's when Doohan was racing for HRC on the unrestricted 500's.
How would Stoner have gone on a factory 500 or a factory 990.
Ducati have had some pretty decent riders, and no doubt the bikes are fast, but no one else on a Ducati has come close to Stoner, and it is really looking like Nicky's going to struggle to match Stoner's pace (not giving Nickyshit because I like the guy).
Everyone predicted Marco would wipe Stoner in 2008.
Is it the bike, or is Stoner really that good. I don't agree that no one else can figure out how to ride the Duc. With all the data, the other riders know exactly where Stoner is faster than them, and where he is making up time. They would watch his every move on the bike and try to copy what he does. So far, no one has been able to.
The guy parked a privateer 990 on pole on his first MotoGP ride, and fought for podiums on the lowly rated, under funded LCR Honda with .... tyres in 2006. Since joining Ducati he has hardly been off the podium except when he crashed.
The guy is a tool at times, but full credit to him, because he is making it look like he is a genius on the Duc.
Rossi has said Stoner is the hardest challenger he has ever faced.
Doohan said last year Stoner is probably now the fastest guy in MotoGP.
Even JB pushed very hard to get Stoner in to the Yamaha team
So is Stoner that good.
Is he really that much better than Pedro, Jorge, Kallio, Dovi, Marco, etc.
How would Rossi and Burgess go with the Duc.
Would Rossi be as fast as Stoner on the Duc.
(Apologies for sounding like a Stoner cheerleader)
