Lorenzo - I don't care about MotoGP championship
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Which rival? On Bridgestones, Rossi finished ahead of Lorenzo in 2014 and just slightly behind in 2015. He's strong with the Michelins yes, but they suit Marquez (who's the bigger threat) just as well.
Michelin has been uneven this season but a (re)learning curve was inevitable seeing as its returning to the premier class after a good 8 years. Keeping that in consideration they seem to have done fairly well.
Lorenzo too will adapt to the Michelins, and he's not doing all that badly anyway; broke the lap records at Le Mans and Brno. If anything, the Ducati will be a much bigger challenge. If he can successfully alter his high corner speed riding style to the more 'stop-start' Ducati, the Michelin tyres won't be that much of an issue next year.
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unda cheese
^Tires Tyres Tires Tyers.
Make the tires detrimental for rivals, make the tires suit Thee Rider. It's right under our noses but almost nobody seems to see it. The rigging is deafening!
If you live in a glass house, don't throw rocks.
Why would Michelin sku its development towards a guy that was the catalyst for tossing them out of GP
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Your Mom's House
You answered your own question. Because as you concede, Rossi is very powerful indeed.
If you live in a glass house, don't throw rocks.
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Tennessee
The catalyst for Michelin getting tossed from MotoGP was the banishment of the sns's, not Rossi demanding Bridgestones.
That would be great to see. Imagine the explosions if he took points away from Rossi and impacted on his battle with Jorge for 2nd place in the championship!
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We don't want him but you can't have him?
Yamaha just gets better and better. Contracts are diffrent and they do own him but being such hypocrites...
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Texas
It's officially Maverick's if Yamaha says it is. A Yamaha employee gets whatever Yamaha gives them. Lorenzo is still getting paid by Yamaha until Dec 30 and if Yamaha wants him to sit on a lawn chair in the parking lot just to sign autographs, that's what he is obligated and under contract to do.
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Out of Nowhere
Incorrect. It's officially Maverick's if Suzuki says it is...which appears to be the case.
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Texas
Incorrect. Jarvis believes that there's a stipulation in Mav's contract that doesn't allow Suzuki to prevent Mav from testing with Yamaha. It's all Yamaha's call.
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Out of Nowhere
Incorrect - I'm entirely aware of that, (I've read the article too), which is precisely why I said this...
Thereby, Jarvis's supposition being correct - Suzuki will have given their rider permission through confirming that he is no longer bound by contract - which is what I meant. However as you say, Jarvis 'believes' - he does not know - in which case Suzuki call the shots. However, perhaps he 'knows' more than he cares to divulge. I would not be in the slightest bit surprised if a clandestine agreement has been made between factories hence his tacit insinuation.
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Texas
Jarvis' quote
"Do you know the contract of Vinales? Do you know whether Suzuki are letting him be free especially to do the test? I beg to differ [with the view that Suzuki could have stopped Vinales from testing]. I know also a little bit about what's going on with the contracts, and every contract is negotiated based on certain conditions.
I think Jarvis knows very well what's in the contract between Suzuki and Maverick and there's nothing Suzuki can do to prevent Maverick from testing with Yamaha. Yamaha's contract with Lorenzo forces them to continue to pay him until the end of December. I'm going to take a wild guess and assume Suzuki's checks to Maverick come to a halt after the Valencia race.
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