What all you buffoons that follow QP like it actually means something fail to realize is that Your being distracted by the bright and shiny object that is Casey Stoner.
If anyone's paying attention, the great battles of GP are very few and far between. I know you all have fantasies that MM and CS will be battling like its Moto 3. We're still waiting for the epic Vinales vs insert name here, everyone predicted.
If your paying attention, these battles rarely happen. Races are usually decided by setup and tire preference that suits the track. One rider usually has it. Not 2 or 3. It is more likely that Stoner v Marquez over the course of a season would be the same.
Predictably, Stoner would be fastest at PI and MM at COTA. The rest just a toss up. That makes these one off, McStoner vs Merimarquez a total fraud.
Unless Stoner decides to race an entire season, the only conclusion you could draw from him winning a wildcard is that he's still fast. Any other speculation is pure fanboy .........
Theres a reason why they race whole seasons and not single events to decide who is the fastest.
Challenge accepted...
First of all, it's all ........ bro. This discussion is hypothetical, it's as real as the tooth fairy. Why I engage in it, why we all engage in the forum (all 8 of us) is a mystery, it's trivial and of no consequence, but we do it anyway. So having said that, let's have some diarrhea.
Ok...
So don't tune in to the Superbowl because it's unlikely to be a close contest. That's your argument Mr. Robot?
There's an interesting statistic making the rounds, the closest time margin between 1st to 15th has occurred more times this single year, 2017, than it has the entire history of MotoGP 'combined' since 1949. In other words, you're absolutely right, the likelihood of it being a close contest is like winning the powerball. That doesn't, hasn't, and shouldn't deter us from tuning in, has it? Not sure where you're getting the false premise that wanting to see MM vs CS must 'hinge' on it being a 'close contest.' Just a contest will do. Why? Because these are clearly the two fastest most audacious motorcycle racers of our era. FFS, if we're here it's because we have an unhealthy obsession with all things GP, wouldn't it be great if had happened, then spent the next decade breaking down every detail to extract the hundreds of dead horses on perpetual repeat?
So, i agree, I don’t think it would have been a shining example of a brilliantly close race, it was possible but unlikely; if that were the only reason to tune in we'd stop watching every single event contest. So who wouldn't wanted to see Marc & Casey line up, each on a shiny factory Honda? Part of the reason this is so compelling is because both are shiny objects, not just one, which is partly why it tickles the imagination. We agree Marc is the shiniest object currently in GP, Casey was the shiniest object in GP, when he tests he proves much of the luster hasn't dulled.
This isn't a Gayweather vs Mcgregor .... show fantasy, this isn't a lion vs bear type contest we're talking about; it was the real possibility of seeing the two fastest GP champions on the same factory machine, lining up to race. If it turned out not to be a blow out the logic goes it would diminish the authenticity and meaning of such an event? I'd say the answer is no way Juansay.
You being a soccer fan, I can see why you prefer their system of points over a season, just like GP, an accumulation of points. I wonder how compelling the NFL would be if they eliminated the playoffs and just crowned the team with the best regular season record. We can apply the big game concept to a wildcard showdown between thee two greats. That reminds me, your boy Ben Bostrom won a championship without a single race win, a real meaningful contest as you propose. They don't have a playoffs nor Superbowl in many forms of sports. So a one race showdown would be meaningless? Is the Superbowl champion any less meaningful if they got lucky or got to the playoffs as the wildcard? Why have the championship game then, if there is a possibility of it being a blow out? What then if the team with the lower season record wins the final? That's what we're proposing here, possibly 1-3 race shoot out (given Pedro was out recovering). Casey made himself available to go toe to toe with Marc. We're not proposing it have the same meaning as a championship finale, so let's not stretch it. Rather simply a showdown of sorts, an intriguing match up between the two riders that thrill even during a qualifying session were no direct battles happen. It's GP .... to many of us, watching in particular how these two imposed their will upon racing technological wonder machines. Not compelling or meaningful enough? Geez, you're a hard man to please.
If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
