MotoGP Rumor Mill

I've only heard of the Casey rumor. But apparently, Casey wants to stay put with Honda LCR, so we could rule him out.

Apart from that, I've heard nothing more. So does that mean Colin will remain with the team? I really don't know anything.

Temporal Status of the 2007 grid:
In bold are the confirmed riders, the rumours have a "?" at the end.
Please feel free to complement or correct this info, I've done it just to clear up a bit the situation.

Repsol Honda
Nicky Hayden
Dani Pedrosa

Camel Yamaha
Valentino Rossi
¿Colin Edwards?

Marlboro Ducati
Loris Capirossi
Sete Gibernau? Marco Melandri?

Fortuna? Honda (Gresini's team)
Marco Melandri? Dovizioso? De Angelis?
Toni Elias? Carlos Checa?

Kawasaki
Shinya Nakano? Sete Gibernau? Carlos Checa?
Randy de Puniet

Konica Minolta Honda
Makoto Tamada? Shinya Nakano? Alex De Angelis?

LCR Honda
Casey Stoner?

Rizzla Suzuki
John Hopkins
Chris Vermeulen

KR Honda
Kenny Roberts Jr?

Pramac? D'Antin Ducati
Alex Hoffman?
?????

Dunlop Yamaha
Carlos Checa?
??????

Ilmor Suter
Garry McCoy?

I've read in some other forums that it is very likely that Edwards will remain with Camel Yamaha for 2007.

Send Edwards back to WSBK so he can give Bayliss a good run for his money. Then again, who wants to be Rossi's teammate? They'll get shown up all the time!

^

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ Sep 27 2006, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I've read in some other forums that it is very likely that Edwards will remain with Camel Yamaha for 2007.

that on th CE forum Ooost? ... coz i read that somewhere too

I hope Edwards stays in MotoGP for his own good. I'd love to see him on a SBK battling it out with Bayliss again, but CE has worked so hard to get to the MotoGP level, changing his style and all that. He earned his seat at Yamaha this year, they were only going to give it to him if he finished 5th or better last year, and he finished 4th. True, this year he's struggled on the M1, but there isn't a Rossi fan in the world who would say that bikehas been great all season. True, Rossi has got some decent results on it, but he's Rossi, isn't he? At the end of the day the M1 is no RCV, especially this year. Edwards does look slow this year, but he's been on the bad bike. How many riders on the grid (Other than that inhumanly fast demon wearing the #46 plate) could have done better than Edwards in this situation? He ain't the fastestman on the grid but IMO he's the man for the job in this situation.

^ Couldn't agree with you more.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Sep 27 2006, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Other than that inhumanly fast demon wearing the #46 plate

I like how you put it

Yeah Katt, CE's place has a few guys who I think are relatively close to Colin.

Thats true. Also CE is one of the most respected development riders in the world. He did develop the ...-kicking RC51! I would like to see him in SBK tough because there he would be hacing lots more fun and be there for a title, not for 4th or 5th place.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xB Rida @ Sep 27 2006, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Thats true. Also CE is one of the most respected development riders in the world. He did develop the ...-kicking RC51! I would like to see him in SBK tough because there he would be hacing lots more fun and be there for a title, not for 4th or 5th place. He also knows his place as underling to Rossi. Rossi is on the selection committee at Yamaha remember.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Sep 28 2006, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He also knows his place as underling to Rossi. Rossi is on the selection committee at Yamaha remember.
not to much of a threat to him is he.

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%hot off the presses

Shinya Nakano is set to shun a big-money offer from Kawasaki and sign for Konica Minolta Honda next season.

Honda have told the 28-year-old Japanese that the ride, which is currently occupied by his countryman Makoto Tamada, is his if he wants it next season, and are waiting on an answer.

Nakano, who is disappointed to have not yet ridden next year's Kawasaki, said: “I have a chance with Honda, all I have to say is yes.

“The delay with the new Kawsaki has made me look at my future and after three years with Kawasaki, I expected more, I have told them it would be difficult to stay.”

Nakano lies 12th in the riders' championship after taking the best finish of his career – second place – in the Dutch TT at Assen. A maiden win looked on the cards in Australia before rain intervened.

And Kawsaki team boss Harald Eckl believes that Nakano's departure is inevitable, despite putting a 1.1 million Euro (£750,000) contract on the table.

Eckl said: In my mind, he is already gone. I have begged him, but he wants to see the new bike and we don't have it yet.”

The move comes as a blow to 250cc front-runner Hiroshi Aoyama, who won in Japan last weekend and was thought to be in line for the ride if Tamada was dropped.

Should Nakano move on, as is expected, Kawasaki have a number of riders on their wish-list to partner Frenchman Randy de Puniet next year.

Among the candidates are Spaniards Carlos Checa and Sete Gibernau, as well as Tamada.

Wonderful for Nakano. I think he might take Bridgestone with him as well! Kawasaki will once again be poop without Nakano.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Sep 28 2006, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Shinya Nakano is set to shun a big-money offer from Kawasaki and sign for Konica Minolta Honda next season.

Honda have told the 28-year-old Japanese that the ride, which is currently occupied by his countryman Makoto Tamada, is his if he wants it next season, and are waiting on an answer.Take it Shinya, don't be an .....!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xB Rida @ Sep 28 2006, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wonderful for Nakano. I think he might take Bridgestone with him as well! Kawasaki will once again be poop without Nakano.


If Nakano does go to Konica Minolta Honda next season he will have Bridgestones under him

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xB Rida @ Sep 28 2006, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wonderful for Nakano. I think he might take Bridgestone with him as well! Kawasaki will once again be poop without Nakano.Yeah he's taking 'Stones no matter where he ends up.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xB Rida @ Sep 26 2006, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Send Edwards back to WSBK so he can give Bayliss a good run for his money. Then again, who wants to be Rossi's teammate? They'll get shown up all the time!

YUP...best thing is to bail on the Kawi.....can't wait to see him on a HONDA...has he ever been on a good bike???

As of 2 days ago Marco himself didn't know for sure what's going to happen next year. Ducati want him so badly they apparently made an offer to turn the Gresini team into a Ducati team instead of the Pramac D'Antin, but Gresini is a honda man and wouldn't consider it. So far what Marco's going to do seems to be totally undecided. Personally I'd love to see him on a Ducati, provided he can click well with the bike.

And according to Italian news Colin Edwards should be staying at Yama. Not exactly the brightest star of them all but apparently they want to keep him simply because he's so relaxed and so good to work with plus he's really good with the Michelin people.

ok, just gotta let this out:

NAKARS BETRAYED US! CURSE HIM!

That aside, I hope he can really prove himself on that Honda, and be all that Tamada could have been. Now, back to the home front, things are looking grim, Eckl. First thing you need to do is fire that crash prone french brick in the other side of the garage and pull out that podium snatching french stallion to replace him, then steal Sete from Ducati. Jeez, OJ and Gibernau. If only! That'd be the strongest lineup team green's ever put on the grid.