Honda poised for Dani Pedrosa talks

I hope they resign him and Dovi to an extended contract. This way Honda won't see a world title for a long time. Honda deserves it.

A solid team and any one of them can win races. I think the pairing is good for Honda.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Jun 5 2009, 12:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>A solid team and any one of them can win races. I think the pairing is good for Honda.


Agree, but I still strongly suspect that there will be talks in teh background with the likes of Lorenzo and others off contract.

Honda need to win a championship and soon.






Garry

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gaz @ Jun 5 2009, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Agree, but I still strongly suspect that there will be talks in teh background with the likes of Lorenzo and others off contract.

Honda need to win a championship and soon.

Garry

And that's the crux of the problem really.



I'm with you on the background talks. Maybe they brought it up because we were talking about it. I'd like to delude myself to think that we're influential

I'm thinking Honda want's to keep the Repsol money, and Repsol want Pedders, even though Honda said they would never let a sponsor dictate who rides their bike.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Nakamoto has conceded that this year’s RC212V is simply not good enough for Pedrosa to win races, and that he accepted Pedrosa and Italian team-mate Andrea Dovizioso condemning the bike.

I bet he is in agreement with Rossi though. That he, Rossi and Stoner, could win on the bike. So if Pedrosa wins it will be the bike and not the rider

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (L8Braker @ Jun 5 2009, 12:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'm thinking Honda want's to keep the Repsol money, and Repsol want Pedders, even though Honda said they would never let a sponsor dictate who rides their bike.
Well more specifically repsol wants a Spanish champ!

I make fun of Pedrobot at times, but deep down i do quite like him. I hope they keep him!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Jun 4 2009, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>A solid team and any one of them can win races. I think the pairing is good for Honda.
Then Why Havent they? Dovi has never won a Moto gp race and i dont see him wining one any time soon. he will be lucky to podium this year. Pedrosa keeps on crashing and getting hurt, I think its a mental thing with him, too much pressure from puig honda spain and himself. I think once he learns to relax and just go out and race he'll do better

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The California Kid @ Jun 12 2009, 02:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Then Why Havent they? Dovi has never won a Moto gp race and i dont see him wining one any time soon. he will be lucky to podium this year. Pedrosa keeps on crashing and getting hurt, I think its a mental thing with him, too much pressure from puig honda spain and himself. I think once he learns to relax and just go out and race he'll do better
Are you mad? Didnt you watch Catalan GP?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rickyduck @ Jun 22 2009, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Are you mad? Didnt you watch Catalan GP?
yeah, he was nearly 9 seconds off the leaders. A 10th behind 3rd place but according to some of his fans he was at deaths door

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jun 22 2009, 02:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yeah, he was nearly 9 seconds off the leaders. A 10th behind 3rd place but according to some of his fans he was at deaths door


So?

Melandri was 44 seconds off the front runners, yet hes scored a 2nd.

I did watch!!! I did See that he did not win the race and I also did see that he did not Podium. he has been coming close but has not sealed the deal. Maybe he can podium at the next race but Dovi Is not champion material. maybe your mad because of that

I don't see any big reason why Lorenzo would leave Yamaha and go from a perfect to a worse developed bike.Exept money or if he wants to feel like he is the definite no1 in the team.I think Repsol is going to try to get Simoncelli for 2011,or Spies or the biggest they can get,but for next year they don't have too many to choose from as i see it.

MotoGP is on death's door. There is a good chance it won't be around in current form for 2010. We'll be lucky to get 18 bikes on the grid next year. Kwak is def out. Suzuki could still pull out. Until displacement restrictions are replaced with more wide reaching, easy to implement rules, the sport is unsustainable. Rossi can leave whenever he wants and his departure will cut revenues in half.

Dani's future is subject to much more than his performance and health. His a wholly unmarketable rider. Spanish men aren't that big in stature, but he makes every man in his country look like a happy go lucky giant. Repsol overlooked this because they expected a championship. This will NEVER materialize. Falling off is a part of racing. Breaking bones everytime just isn't natural. Howver, since the Honda is lagging and Lorenzo loves Yamaha, Dani's seat is safe. Without a wins in 2009/10 Dani will not have a 2011 GP ride (Suzuki or Gresini are the only options). There just aren't enough bikes.


LOL, please stop talking like Ben Spies could win in MotoGP. I think he's phenomenal but not better than Melandri, Hayden, Dovi, Edwards, Capirossi on equal equipment. He'd be riding around mid-pack. There is no way he'd get past Stoner Pedro Lorenzo or Rossi. Yamaha Italia is gonna keep him, getting him a few wild card rides in MotoGP for 2010.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clarkjw @ Jun 22 2009, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>MotoGP is on death's door. There is a good chance it won't be around in current form for 2010. We'll be lucky to get 18 bikes on the grid next year. Kwak is def out. Suzuki could still pull out. Until displacement restrictions are replaced with more wide reaching, easy to implement rules, the sport is unsustainable. Rossi can leave whenever he wants and his departure will cut revenues in half.

Dani's future is subject to much more than his performance and health. His a wholly unmarketable rider. Spanish men aren't that big in stature, but he makes every man in his country look like a happy go lucky giant. Repsol overlooked this because they expected a championship. This will NEVER materialize. Falling off is a part of racing. Breaking bones everytime just isn't natural. However, since the Honda is lagging and Lorenzo loves Yamaha, Dani's seat is safe. Without a wins in 2009/10 Dani will not have a 2011 GP ride (Suzuki or Gresini are the only options). There just aren't enough bikes.


LOL, please stop talking like Ben Spies could win in MotoGP. I think he's phenomenal but not better than Melandri, Hayden, Dovi, Edwards, Capirossi on equal equipment. He'd be riding around mid-pack. There is no way he'd get past Stoner Pedro Lorenzo or Rossi. Yamaha Italia is gonna keep him, getting him a few wild card rides in MotoGP for 2010.
On a Factory Yamaha He defenitly can be competitive, But he has a better chance of achieving world peace than getting on one of those bikes right now. On any other factory bike i have to agree hed be a mid pack rider. You are right Moto gp is in some serious trouble and they have to do something before Rossi leaves because once he is gone so is half of the moto gp fan base. If any one noticed, Rossi was at the SBK Race this weekend,( as a spectator). It would be great if some how SBK and Moto gp combined to make an ultimate Motorcycle racing series. other than that Moto gp's only Hope is Moto 2. How sad will that be if Moto 2 becomes the highlight of Moto gp

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The California Kid @ Jun 22 2009, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I did watch!!! I did See that he did not win the race and I also did see that he did not Podium. he has been coming close but has not sealed the deal. Maybe he can podium at the next race but Dovi Is not champion material. maybe your mad because of that

Never said he was, he certainly is better than Stoner in his rookie year

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rickyduck @ Jun 23 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Never said he was, he certainly is better than Stoner in his rookie year
ummm ok pedrosa on a FACTORY RIDE with everything at his disposal.

Stoner on a sat team complete with the bottom of the barrel .... tires.

YEap you got it pedrosa is just a better rider.