<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Talpa @ Feb 6 2010, 09:09 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yes Indeed, and after not winning the last two championships, his boppers are still calling him the best rider in Motogp??? Hmmmmm
Talpa, Valentino failed to win two championships in a row remember, and I would contend that he was still the best rider in Moto GP at the time. We tend to forget, that the margins between these guys is so incredibly close. On balance, Vale is still the greatest talent out there, and still has the edge....for now. We should celebrate the fact that although this accursed formula is so processional and divisive on track, there really isn't that great a gulf between the top four - soon to be five - riders in the championship
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Feb 6 2010, 12:21 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>For one thing Bautista is a world champion and not on a hot rodded superbike but a real gp bike so CV is trumped there for all time. Secondly, Bautista has replaced CV and if there was a doubt in Dennings mind of either's potential things would not be as they are. He has the seat and a difficult seat it is but don't think that the 250 championship wasn't waiting for him this year should he have declined Suzuki's offer (and the series still existed), it was his. He stepped up and the series is better for it. I would like to see CV on a 250 riding for podium after podium....never happen.
I like Alvaro, and he is very quick but he currently lacks the consistency, and guile necessary to make his mark in Moto GP. I'll say again, this is Sepang, which flatters to deceive when it comes to the zook. Bautista may well put in the odd inspired ride this year, but much like CV he'll need the elements on his side and a couple of good decisions to rostrum, and right now the latter is not his forte. I agree with your point that he has the necessary pedigree, but I liked CV, he was a clever rider. It's not merely the lack of BHP that will hinder Avaro, but also, his lack of IQ.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Feb 6 2010, 06:45 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I hope Arrab doesn't fall out of his chair when he reads this.
Actually I do all my posting reclined on a Queen Anne Chaise Lounge, tended by a legion of concubines and surrounded by a sea of luxurious cushions imported from Morocco and exquisitely crafted from the finest silk and velvet fabric, exotic gold embroidery, handpicked Swarovski and Zircon crystals and finished with handcrafted brocade and beadwork. So there really isn't that far to fall.
Having said that, and having just picked myself up, I suppose, we should have seen this one coming. It's really no surprise that some factory efforts having invested so much will be anxious to continue with the benefits that an 800 GP bike can confer. It is Dorna that are anxious to slash the costs to swell the grid, not so much the likes of HRC who have the resources to instantly ramp up their investment once the global economy shows more pronounced signs of revival. These current bikes have not even come close to the peak of their development, and as far as the MSMA would view the matter a move back to the 1litre class would be almost a retrogressive step - particularly now that Dorna have sounded out this ludicrous proposal to emasculate them in the face of retaining 800cc entries. In the light of this, who would want to be on a 990? All this will do is favour the big budget Factory Teams, and drive up the lease price of a much coveted satellite 800cc bike. It solves nothing, nor will it increase the spectacle which is something Dorna were supposedly anxious to do
remember ben was just gonna finish in the top 5 in his 1st year in wsbk...
