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I don't know for sure but I doubt it, his contract should be with Jorge Martinez. If Martinez switches from Aprilia to Honda (another possibility) or to Ducati, all the riders under contract with him would follow. Of course each rider has clauses that we cannot know, but mainly riders are worried about getting a competitive bike. Ducati with Dall'Igna and adequate budget would be up to top five speed in one year imo. Note that without guarantees about the budget, Dall'Igna is not likely to move.
J4rn0
Sure, if he can make an Aprilia beat most Ducatis, with an exponentially larger budget he can fairly likely make some or even most Ducatis faster. It would seem rather likely he could give them a leg up in terms of designing aluminium space frame chassis , in which Aprilia might be Suter's superior, and possibly in more compact V4/L4 engine design.
Sure, if he can make an Aprilia beat most Ducatis, with an exponentially larger budget he can fairly likely make some or even most Ducatis faster. It would seem rather likely he could give them a leg up in terms of designing aluminium space frame chassis , in which Aprilia might be Suter's superior, and possibly in more compact V4/L4 engine design.
la-pirata
Ducati are currently basically running a chassis of at least Suter manufacture. Aprilia seem to be able to make their own chassis with some success, including in the junior classes in gp bike racing for rather a few years as well as WSBK. If Dall' Igna has been their long term chief engineer, it is possible he may have some expertise which he could transfer to Ducati.
Ducati are currently basically running a chassis of at least Suter manufacture. Aprilia seem to be able to make their own chassis with some success, including in the junior classes in gp bike racing for rather a few years as well as WSBK. If Dall' Igna has been their long term chief engineer, it is possible he may have some expertise which he could transfer to Ducati.
michaelm
That's what I thought you were going to say, Aprilia have been winning world titles for decades with their own products, Suter is spec on the landscape by comparison. The only way for Ducati to evolve is to bring in someone of Gigi's stature.
That's what I thought you were going to say, Aprilia have been winning world titles for decades with their own products, Suter is spec on the landscape by comparison. The only way for Ducati to evolve is to bring in someone of Gigi's stature.
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Nicky if your reading this and GiGi defects to Ducati, go after the grand slam and call it a career.
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Oct/131009gigi2.htm
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Oct/131009gigi2.htm
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So how many races will the new Spec Honda Racer win? You would have to believe that it should at least be beating the Sat M1's and maybe the Duc's at least til they get the new Gigi Desmo. I hope Hayden does well, but I can't believe he actually thinks he is going to be beating factory machines on a Sat bike. If Yamaha doesn't get their bike more power and Ducati gets it right for next year, the Yamaha could be the bike at the back of the pack very soon.
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The production racers will be very competitive because of two factors
more fuel and more engines
Fuel management will not be an issue, it is anticipated that the production racer might even be faster in the straights ( a yamaha tech told me), and with 12 engines, they can crank the .... out of them to the limit as close to internal destruction without worrying about lack of engines for the season.
more fuel and more engines
Fuel management will not be an issue, it is anticipated that the production racer might even be faster in the straights ( a yamaha tech told me), and with 12 engines, they can crank the .... out of them to the limit as close to internal destruction without worrying about lack of engines for the season.
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None. And I can't imagine it'll worry Yamaha much, either. From what I've read—through the educated in here and Kropotkin, I believe—the RCV1000R will be a half-second off the RC213V, which has usually been a comfortable-enough margin to encapsulate the gap to Crutchlow. With Bradley being the senior rider in the Tech 3 team next year, it's quite conceivable that Hayden will better him sporadically/frequently/more often than not, but once Espargaro comes to terms with the big bike, order will be restored. Yamaha shouldn't be any more worried than they already are about such an inexperienced rider leading their satellite squad.
None. And I can't imagine it'll worry Yamaha much, either. From what I've read—through the educated in here and Kropotkin, I believe—the RCV1000R will be a half-second off the RC213V, which has usually been a comfortable-enough margin to encapsulate the gap to Crutchlow. With Bradley being the senior rider in the Tech 3 team next year, it's quite conceivable that Hayden will better him sporadically/frequently/more often than not, but once Espargaro comes to terms with the big bike, order will be restored. Yamaha shouldn't be any more worried than they already are about such an inexperienced rider leading their satellite squad.
anyone else think this could be a bigger picture lets say if hayden does very well on this bike and starts beating the sat riders will honda turn around and give a sat bike to hayden or maybe honda wants all other bikes except for repsol on a production bike?
Austin
Smith's hardly inexperienced - he's been Tech3's test mule for 3 years now and is only just behind Nicky in the GP standings. I think he's doing pretty well for a motoGP rookie. MM apart, he is about where the likes of Bradl (lead rider), Bautista (lead rider), were in their rookie seasons. From what has been said by Poncheral and co, Smith gives good feedback and is a trojan in the workhorse department.
Smith's hardly inexperienced - he's been Tech3's test mule for 3 years now and is only just behind Nicky in the GP standings. I think he's doing pretty well for a motoGP rookie. MM apart, he is about where the likes of Bradl (lead rider), Bautista (lead rider), were in their rookie seasons. From what has been said by Poncheral and co, Smith gives good feedback and is a trojan in the workhorse department.
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