How come Capirossi gets a pass

Capirossi is a badass that has earned everything he has.
hayden hasnt...
just kidding

capirossi has had a very long and fruitful career being a fan favorite known for his warmness to the crowd and all that hoopla.

hayden is sort of new and sort of cool with the crowd (real cool with the chicks cause they all want to do him) and hasnt really gone up through the ranks and earned all the respect and admiration that capirossi has.

also, as defending world champion you would expect alot better out of him

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Mar 27 2007, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>for his truly horrendous start of the year but Hayden gets raked over the coals for his.I have heard many say that if not for Sete Gravelplow taking Capirossi out, the championship may very well have been his.And i agree,he was at the top of his game last year and obviously has a competitive bike,see Stoner,this year.It was assumed that Capirossi would be right at home on the new bike because of his god like status in 250 lore,but is mired down in 14th place with 4 points for the season.But Hayden is treated like a heritic and he is 6th in points with over 4 times as many points as Capirossi.Why is that?And NO,wife being pregnant is not a reason.

He IS the current world champion, isn't he?
Doesn't that bring a certain level of expectation?
Add to that:

"Numbers don't lie"

"Hayden has proved he is the best"

and add a couple of dozens similar statements from him and his fans, frequently flashed on the forum and you'll figure out the reason.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Mar 27 2007, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>.I have heard many say that if not for Sete Gravelplow taking Capirossi out, the championship may very well have been his.And i agree,he was at the top of his game last year and obviously has a competitive bike,see Stoner,this year

umm differents bikes mate hard to compare the 990 to the 800 so soon.

Isn't it because his wife is giving/has given birth?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Mar 27 2007, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>And NO,wife being pregnant is not a reason.
sounds like a good enough reason to me !!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Mar 27 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>sounds like a good enough reason to me !!

I'd choose the bike!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Mar 27 2007, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He IS the current world champion, isn't he?
Doesn't that bring a certain level of expectation?
Add to that:

"Numbers don't lie"

"Hayden has proved he is the best"

and add a couple of dozens similar statements from him and his fans, frequently flashed on the forum and you'll figure out the reason.
3 good reasons there.

He's 34(or 35) to Nicky being mid 20's, and has been through many bad accidents.

Hayden also has HRC in between his legs, he'll improve this season.

wife being pregnant

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Mar 27 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Isn't it because his wife is giving/has given birth?

if that doesn't make you take your eye off the ball nothing will BUT

" give your head a shake Loris - you're pissing on my fantasy league bonfire ! "

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ Mar 27 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i
- you're pissing on my fantasy league bonfire ! "
suck it up!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Mar 27 2007, 11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> suck it up!!!

still kicking yo' ... ...... !

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ Mar 27 2007, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>still kicking yo' ... ...... !
not fer looooong....loosa!

you wanna bet mate ?

remember "Kat and the crackers" ?

how about a "Frosty/Locks is the Champ" cracker for the loser ?

Consider your face slapped with my glove sir

because he ain't blaming the clutch...his team-mate or his bike ... he blames himself


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Capirossi: I'm to blame.


Loris Capirossi may have been competing in his 250th grand prix at Jerez on Sunday, but the Italian veteran believes he was to blame for his sub-standard weekend.

Capirossi totally dominated last year's Spanish Grand Prix - taking pole position, race victory and the fastest lap - but the Ducati Marlboro star qualified just 15th for the 2007 edition, which turned to a forgettable twelfth on race day. Meanwhile new team-mate Casey Stoner claimed fifth on the grid, then replicated that position in the 27 lap race.

"This morning we thought we had found a better set-up but the race didn't go well," sighed Capirex. "At the start something happened with the engine, I got a bad start and after... well, I didn't ride so well. We worked on engine mapping this morning but maybe we didn't get it right because I didn't have great acceleration and that made things worse. I'm not happy, I had a bad race. Yes, I finished, but this is not the way I like to race. During the next few weeks we will work on a few things to make sure we start Turkey in better shape."

With his wife Ingrid expecting their first child at any moment, speculation was rife that Loris might - justifiably - have had his mind on other things at Jerez, but the man himself gave a more technical explanation for his lack of pace.

"The track conditions weren't bad today, the tyres worked well, but maybe my riding style doesn't perfectly suit the engine character," said the triple 2006 race winner, who crashed out of the Qatar season-opener. "I'm a bit aggressive with the gas and maybe this is the problem. When we use the electronics to make the power more sweet the bike loses it competitiveness. It's a thing I have to work on - trying to adapt my style."
crash.net

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capirex @ Mar 27 2007, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>because he ain't blaming the clutch...his team-mate or his bike ... he blames himself Good one.

Wearing the number one plate should do several things for a rider, here are a couple of them. It should give the wearer of the number 1 plate the motivation to keep it on his bike. It should give the wearer more confidence in his ability to ride better than everyone else in the world. Finally it should remove any excuses about lack of performance.

You have Loris on the otherhand who openly admits that he had a bad day at the office. I do not know if you have children or not, but being a new dad of an 8.5 month old son, it has a profound effect on your outlook and will be distracting to anyone other that a vulcan (Star Trek reference, sorry ). So, yee Loris gets a pass and Hayden doesnt.

Hayden fans must learn to deal with the ups and downs of supporting a racer. Every anti-Rossi pal I have gave me a royal bollocking every saturday and sunday at the local hang-out. What did you do? You bite the bullet, and hope your rider proves the detractors wrong. Right now, as of the second race of the season Hayden is proving his his detractors right.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capirex @ Mar 28 2007, 08:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>because he ain't blaming the clutch...his team-mate or his bike ... he blames himself
The first thing he said about the race:

At the start I had a problem with my engine...

Sounds about as contradictory as Hayden's supposed fuel problem to me.

I think we could be looking at Capirossi's last year in MotoGP if he doesn't get his problem with the 800 sorted. It'd be a shame to see his career end on a downer, so I hope he can get it together.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Mar 27 2007, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>
I'd choose the bike!!

Not with that chic! Capirex must have chosen to get her pregnant!


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capirex @ Mar 27 2007, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>because he ain't blaming the clutch...his team-mate or his bike ... he blames himself
crash.net

You forgot about the fuel problem!


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ogunski @ Mar 27 2007, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You have Loris on the otherhand who openly admits that he had a bad day at the office. I do not know if you have children or not, but being a new dad of an 8.5 month old son, it has a profound effect on your outlook and will be distracting to anyone other that a vulcan (Star Trek reference, sorry ). So, yee Loris gets a pass and Hayden doesnt.

Parenthood, greatest thing in life, imagine riding a Hot Red Bloody Fast Rocket for a living and getting very well paid for… got a beautiful wife (obviously figure out where to score)… and now is thinking about giving up on it… Parenthood!