It makes no sense at all, he has long since past his best (which was best of the rest) and there are too many reasons not to hire him. Lets face it, he's gone
If you were Herve, who would you sign?
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It makes no sense at all, he has long since past his best (which was best of the rest) and there are too many reasons not to hire him. Lets face it, he's gone
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So your contributions to this thread include agreeing with a joke Curve made about Hopper belonging in motogp & playing forum dictator? Well congradulations because you sir have conributed .... to this thread.
So the word is Colin has signed a contract to ride for Tech 3 next season....
to be announced later today.
to be announced later today.
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Uhhhh of course not - just a bit of frustration that most americans (& I live in the country by choice) just assume thT the rest of the world knows what they are talking about with Moss, Carter. Vikings, Raiders &&&&&&&. This is about MotoGp so (please) let's keep these analogies out of i.
Right on the mark - dumb move - CE may be nice guy &&&&, but he's just not MotoGp class anymore. Maybe he's riding for free.?????
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Lets face it, the satellite teams are not here to win. They are there to get their chunk of the profit, nothing more, nothing less. Its a business to them. They pretty much know at the start of the year what their cut is going to be from Dorna, and they know what kind of money they are getting from their sponsor. Deduct what the owners of Tech3 need to live the lifestyle they are accustomed to, and whatever is left, goes towards racing. So really, what difference does it make who is on the bike. So you hire some young gun that comes in with his hair on fire, Crutchlow or whoever, maybe he runs 8th one weekend and crashes the next. The crashes cost money and he still finishes in 12-13th in points at the end of the year. Compare that to Colin, who rarely wrecks, is a funny guy that is popular around the world, and is a good spokesman for the sponsors. Plus, he is considered a great tire tester. Not much of a tag, but he found a way to stay in the sport and works relatively cheap.Herve knows he was blessed to have had Spies, even if for one year, and that was dictated partly by rules. Im also guessing Monster had a huge say in Colin getting the seat.
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The problem with most people's perception of MotoGP is to erroneously believe its an authentic competition. This is why I invite people to listen to KRJR's podcast. The satellites provide a great function for their parent brands, that is to test (among other reasons). Dorna has them there to make things appear like we have several contestants (among other reasons.) Colin is a good as a test mule as there are and its under race conditions and all the elements that come with that task as oppose to some Japanese tester at an isolated track under controlled circumstance. We should know MotoGP is not about a grid full of the best racers in the world, if it was Kalio wouldn't be there.
It's not a fail at all. If a young kid wads up a bike every weekend, Tech 3 would go broke before midseason, and they'd be taking engine penalties at every round. How are you supposed to train a rider to go fast if he's not even allowed to push the limit? Colin probably pays for himself b/c he scores at every round (not hard nowadays) and he never crashes. Herve thinks like that (money not sport) b/c he is a business man with limited resources who's trying to purchase bikes made by companies to whom money is no object.
Back in the 500 days, the teams could hire young riders, and those riders could crash while they looked for the limit b/c bikes were cheap and tobacco money was everywhere. Back in the day, teams could test young riders against the best MotoGP talent at team tests or official tests. The only kids who get invited into MotoGP are the shoo-ins. All of the undiscovered or under-developed talent must luck into MotoGP and into a factory team where they can finally develop. Stoner is a perfect example--no particularly reason for him to be in MotoGP, but he landed in very fertile ground, and by his own determination he is arguably a legend of the sport due to his high win count and his raw speed. How many Stoners land in fallow ground every season?
I feel the same way as everyone else about the need for young riders, but when the equipment is very specialized, complicated, and expensive; retaining experienced personnel is 9/10ths of running a team. We can complain as much as we want, but until the turn the bikes back into affordable mechanical devices (like Superbikes) with predictable tires and limited electronics, young riders are going to be passed over unless they are shoo-ins from the 250s.
It's a bit difficult to cast a wide net if rider development costs $5m per season. A lot better just to tire an old guy who scores points, has sponsors, doesn't whine as much, and keeps it on 2-wheels.
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