Latest news : Rossi & Yamaha

Not surprising really, I think this is what everybody was expecting

well i guess us rossi fan's will be around for a couple more years then

i was really hoping he'd go with ducati

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Jul 3 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i was really hoping he'd go with ducati
It's MCN, he probably will.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#46 @ Jul 3 2008, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sp...t/?R=EPI-101530
I bet his accountants are happy....he can pay his taxes now.....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Jul 3 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i was really hoping he'd go with ducati
YEah me to!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Jul 3 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i was really hoping he'd go with ducati

yeah this is a 2 year contract with yamaha im wondering where he will go to finish his final 2 years in motogp, i dont think he will do 4 years at yamaha maybe 2 with them and the final 2 im hoping will be ducati.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ROCKGOD01 @ Jul 3 2008, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>YEah me to!
well he said in his autobio that he carefully considered a switch to Ducati after his blowout with HRC, but in the end he found them to be internally organized very much about the bike and less about the rider.......so he thought a switch to Yamaha would be a better environment......not my words...those are his....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jazkat @ Jul 3 2008, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yeah this is a 2 year contract with yamaha im wondering where he will go to finish his final 2 years in motogp, i dont think he will do 4 years at yamaha maybe 2 with them and the final 2 im hoping will be ducati.
if he does not win the championship this year or next i think he will retire, if he does win another in the next 2 years he may stay for a couple more. i dont think he will ever go to ducati because of the amount of pr work they expect there riders to do. barros fell out with them over that if i remember correctly. missed one of there meeting because he was busy watching tv in his motor home. the younger new guys may like all the pr stuff but rossi is to long in the tooth for all that ..... now i reckon

Might not be the right place but did anyone pick up a copy of this weeks MCN. The headline on the front page is... Rossi:"I'm a ........" thats what he supposedly branded himself for letting stoner back in the title race

Back on topic
I'm delighted Rossi has decided to stay with Yamaha and I hope he stays with them untill he decides to retire. Screw Ducati Stoner is the only one who can ride that bike I think the Yamaha is every bit as good just depends who get the upgrades quicker and sets up the bike better,(Disclaimer: Thats was not a stab at Stoner the guy is GREAT)
I agree with you Rog if he dosen't win in the next two years he will call it a day, in Gp's at least, but I have read that he wants to or would like to keep going untill hes 35

I think it would be a shame for Rossi to retire before he breaks Ago's total win record.

Granted, he needs about 30 more which would take several years. Maybe he'll fall short, but to be this close and not make a solid run for it would be disappointing.

If Valentino grabs that record, he's going to hold it for a long time, methinks.

For anybody to be this close, regardless of what you think about Rossi, it's a very exciting time to be watching Grand Prix and I think we should be cheering him on. Just as I will cheer on the guy many years from now who pushes Rossi down to the #2 spot whether that be Stoner sooner-than-later or someone we don't even know about yet.

You're watching history in the making, enjoy it !

I'd like to see Vale finish his GP career on the Ducati, but I'd rather see Aprilia make another go at the top class and Vale as the their main man.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Traverser @ Jul 3 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'd like to see Vale finish his GP career on the Ducati, but I'd rather see Aprilia make another go at the top class and Vale as the their main man.


spot on! the main class needs Aprilia in the mix. .... the lower classes, Dorna is now screwing them over too,so time for Aprilia to bail and go to the class which is most settled.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jul 3 2008, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>if he does not win the championship this year or next i think he will retire, if he does win another in the next 2 years he may stay for a couple more. i dont think he will ever go to ducati because of the amount of pr work they expect there riders to do. barros fell out with them over that if i remember correctly. missed one of there meeting because he was busy watching tv in his motor home. the younger new guys may like all the pr stuff but rossi is to long in the tooth for all that ..... now i reckon



I am not so sure.

I have no doubt that the longer he goes without another title will drive him harder to get all he requires to win it again, and for that reason I do agree in part.

But, I tend to think that if he does not win this year, but does in the last year of that two year deal, he will call it quits and retire as World Champion.

It may seem really strange but IMO there is a lot of mystique around a person who retires whilst still at the top (officially, being WC is the top) of their game.



EDIT: As for Ducati I for one don't expect him to go for the very reasons why he alledgendly left Honda. The stories doing the rounds were that he wanted to prove that it wast he rider and not the bike (as the Japanese factory alledgedly asserted). So why go to Ducati that has a clear cut race and chanpionship winning herotage and machine in recent times (Yamaha had not at the time, they had gone backwards for a number of years).

To me, VR (love or loathe him) enjoys a challenge.





Garry

Imagine: Casey and Valentino in the Ducati as partners!!! (That would make Adriana really happy ). Valentino shines with the Duke. Imagine Casey's face "They don't give me the full package.... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah " (Don't take it too hard Stoneds )

Another thing, Casey would only go to the track when Rossi was on track too... he would be afraid of what Rossi would do to his wife (with her permission )

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gaz @ Jul 3 2008, 11:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I am not so sure.

I have no doubt that the longer he goes without another title will drive him harder to get all he requires to win it again, and for that reason I do agree in part.

But, I tend to think that if he does not win this year, but does in the last year of that two year deal, he will call it quits and retire as World Champion.

It may seem really strange but IMO there is a lot of mystique around a person who retires whilst still at the top (officially, being WC is the top) of their game.



EDIT: As for Ducati I for one don't expect him to go for the very reasons why he alledgendly left Honda. The stories doing the rounds were that he wanted to prove that it wast he rider and not the bike (as the Japanese factory alledgedly asserted). So why go to Ducati that has a clear cut race and chanpionship winning herotage and machine in recent times (Yamaha had not at the time, they had gone backwards for a number of years).

To me, VR (love or loathe him) enjoys a challenge.





Garry
i hope your right mate,
if he retires i hope he goes out on top. there's nothing worse than an old great who does not know when to stop and just slips further and further back. for a lot of people your only as good as your last race. all your past achievement's tend to get forgotten and that's a real shame.

I think he should hold off signing the contract for a month or two, just to ensure everyone at Yamaha is fully focused on regaining the title. The thought of Yamaha losing Vale surely spurred them on to improve the bike over winter, why not create a little more incentive within the team to ensure they develop it hard too?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jul 3 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>if he does not win the championship this year or next i think he will retire, if he does win another in the next 2 years he may stay for a couple more. i dont think he will ever go to ducati because of the amount of pr work they expect there riders to do. barros fell out with them over that if i remember correctly. missed one of there meeting because he was busy watching tv in his motor home. the younger new guys may like all the pr stuff but rossi is to long in the tooth for all that ..... now i reckon

First of all, congrats to Yamaha. They deserve him. Second, Rog, I had picked Stoner to win the title again, and after the first race, I thought it would easily go that way. But then Rossi got to terms with the Bridgestones and made me doubt. I thought, damn, this dude may win another title. Of course, Stoner is back on form (thanks to his undates and all ) but nothing is decided. I think if Rossi wins this year, he may retire after his two year contract is up and call it a great career. But if Sete actually returns and does pretty good, Rossi may just stick around to again be the thorn in the side.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 4 2008, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>But if Sete actually returns and does pretty good, Rossi may just stick around to again be the thorn in the side.

Rossi won't need to hang around to be a thorn in Sete's side.

Sete will not do anything special when and if he returns.

Remember when Rossi said that Sete will never win another race.... (was that back in 04 or 05?)
Well....... Sete didn't and won't............