Marco Melandri? Lack of Results?

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Duc999

Joined Jun 2007

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Discussion Starter
• May 10, 2014

• #1

Hi guys,
I haven't followed WSBK at all this year. I am very surprised to see the lack of results from Melandri. After his stellar seasons as a title contender, I thought he would be the title favorite and dominate on the RSV4Factory.

What happened? Injuries? The bike?

If you can shed some light that would be good.

 

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mario27

Joined Nov 2012

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• May 10, 2014

• #2

Duc999 said:

Hi guys,
I haven't followed WSBK at all this year. I am very surprised to see the lack of results from Melandri. After his stellar seasons as a title contender, I thought he would be the title favorite and dominate on the RSV4Factory.

What happened? Injuries? The bike?

If you can shed some light that would be good.

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Him!!

 

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Duc999

Joined Jun 2007

662 Posts | 2+

In my home

Discussion Starter
• May 11, 2014

• #3

mario27 said:

Him!!

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Ha!! and He was a no show this weekend as well

 

hagbard

Joined Nov 2013

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Straya

• May 12, 2014

• #4

Manu is conspicuously absent from the garage this year.

 

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Bsnell

Joined Oct 2012

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On the highway

• May 12, 2014

• #5

I was gonna say that, where's his bird?

 

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Bsnell

Joined Oct 2012

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On the highway

• Jul 1, 2014

• #6

She's got a bun in the oven and staying at home...now she has no brains AND no looks...

 

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mylexicon

Joined Mar 2007

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Texas

• Jul 1, 2014

• #7

Melandri is known for being a headcase. Rossi advised Melandri to go to Honda because the Yamaha felt strange to Marco. At Gresini Honda Melandri would complain that lack of support from HRC made his bike feel slow. Then Ducati sent him to a sports psychologist. It backfired on Ducati, but the diagnosis may not have been errant given Melandri's reputation in the paddock.

Melandri gave an interview for crash.net recently. He said he felt like a passenger on the bike, but after some development and settings work, he is able to push for results. Maybe Aprilia baked a special batch of sugar pills for Marco.

 

cliche guevara

Joined Feb 2009

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siebenbürgen süße heimat!

• Jul 1, 2014

• #8

TBH i don't think he ever set the world on fire after his hayate stint.
what did he actually do in sbk?
competing with(but not beating) an ageing biaggi and checa?running with the likes of laverty and sykes (no knocking)..... please....
the way he threw bmws chances of a title out of the window was almost hillarious

he reminds me of those emerging super talents in football who seem like hot .... in their teens but are cold farts by the time they reach 30. not sure whether has been or never was is the term to apply here. assen 97 is a distant memory