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NJ
We were talking about this last night I think it was.
Capirosi - Honda, Yamaha Ducati
Mamola - Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda
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Your Mom's House
What's up, good to see you posting again.
HRC have two sharks, I think we can put to rest Honda giving Marc's camp veto powers. I think JLo will be supported as he has considerable clout: champ, Spanish, outspoken, etc.
Yes.
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Hurricane, WV
Thanks.. I typically take the off season off.. And wait for some new juicy bits to jump on..
Crazy as .... silly season.. I hope Pedro goes to KTM or Aprillia to help build those programs. He still has value there.
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You know what, this might just be Puig trying to pull some power away from M/S Alzamora and Márquez sr.
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Office cubicle
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And sign him for a bargain in the process.
Yamaha Corp made an error in allowing the team principals to make a short sighted decision, normally corps think long term, this was a failure. They (racing team management) never dreamed Lorenzo might end up as a factory Honda rider, something Corporate management typically would normally forsee as a possibility. Corporations think long term, thanks Lin Jarvis, you royally ...... Yamaha.
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I'm reading they signed him before he won in Mugello for about 4m. Less than what he was on and offered at Yamaha IIRC. Not to mention he now has valuable experience on Hondas competitors that he could use to improve the RCV.
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NJ
Lin Jarvis is an ...... This is a guy who let Uccio take over the garage at Argentina and hid on the side like he wasn't even team principal. He has no long range thinking ability to consider the ramifications of what he does. When Yamaha Japan had to step in over that, it tells you how much weight he really carries in that team.
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The Honda can turn, something the Ducati does not do well. Also the Honda does not need the aero faring as much to get on with the business. The adaptation Jorge has made, will only help him get on quicker with the Honda
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Have we ever seen a bigger F-you to a MFG like this before? Zarco to KTM & Jorge to HRC. Seems like lord Puig has a few numbers for vr farty6 & yamaha
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I'm reminded of Alberto Puig's reaction when Lin Jarvis let Lorenzo go. Undoubtedly Puig must have been thinking Christmas come early. This is a major development in MotoGP. The balance of power has been .... away by Yamaha. You can't blame Ducati, they gave Jorge a shot, didn’t work out. This also highlights Suzuki's commitment to GP, status quo for them. It also highlights Honda's approach ... the Evil Empire, though in this case this fell on their lap.
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If jarvis & company still have a job at yamaha past 2019, if they make it to then. You know something is really wrong with that MFG.
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So where does this leave Petronas Monster Yamaha? Even though it's being reported as a Jlo/HRC done deal, not official yet, any chance of some other major development? Two weeks ago it looked like Lorenzo was headed to forced retirement, today it's a Honda vs Yamaha tug of war.
If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
