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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yamaka46 @ Apr 14 2008, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>In QP he did manage just as many race tyre 1:37s as Pedro, and only Lorenzo had more. See my post from the race thread for more info.
Rossi's best race tyre time was 1:37.540, so it did appear that he had similar pace to Pedrosa for sure and Lorenzo possibly during QP on race tyres.
So to say that he never had the pace to keep with Pedrosa and Lorenzo all weekend is incorrect. He was actually faster than Pedrosa in FP1 and FP3, slower by 0.04 in FP2, slower by 0.062 on race tyres in QP. He was faster than Lorenzo in all three FPs, but slower in QP on race tyres by 0.195
In the race, as you say, he only managed one very high 1:37, implying that either the conditions were worse than in QP, or that his tyre choice might not have been optimal. Whether he should have chosen a "harder" tyre is, as #36 Fan states, a pointless discussion. None of us know what tyres were available and there are significantly more compound possibilities than "hard" "medium" and "soft" - that's just dumbed down journo speak.
he had 1 SINGLE lap in the mid 1:37's ,ONE. Thats hardly anything to determine a pace on. He had multiple laps in the high 1:37's and low 1:38's. Lorenzo, Edwards and Pedrosa all had more laps in the mid 1:37's
In the second quailifying pedrosa had 3 laps in the mid 1:38's and Rossi had ONE, his next fastest lap was a 1:39.2!
it the 3rd qualifying practice Rossi busted out a 1:37.9 on the last lap but for the entire practice he was around 1:37.3/4/5 with an occational .2 Pedrosa's last 4 laps were consisted low low 1:38's like .0/.1/.2
you guys can throw one lap wonders all you want, fact is his pace was slower. He did great to get that out of the bridegestones. Nobody else was close. Oh and I can't believe you threw in FP1 lol, it was wet, come on. And qualifiers were mentioned again, like they actually race on them! you guys need to come better then that!
Pedrosa was faster all weekend (minus the wet), I can't see how you guys are trying to argue this.
Rossi's best race tyre time was 1:37.540, so it did appear that he had similar pace to Pedrosa for sure and Lorenzo possibly during QP on race tyres.
So to say that he never had the pace to keep with Pedrosa and Lorenzo all weekend is incorrect. He was actually faster than Pedrosa in FP1 and FP3, slower by 0.04 in FP2, slower by 0.062 on race tyres in QP. He was faster than Lorenzo in all three FPs, but slower in QP on race tyres by 0.195
In the race, as you say, he only managed one very high 1:37, implying that either the conditions were worse than in QP, or that his tyre choice might not have been optimal. Whether he should have chosen a "harder" tyre is, as #36 Fan states, a pointless discussion. None of us know what tyres were available and there are significantly more compound possibilities than "hard" "medium" and "soft" - that's just dumbed down journo speak.
he had 1 SINGLE lap in the mid 1:37's ,ONE. Thats hardly anything to determine a pace on. He had multiple laps in the high 1:37's and low 1:38's. Lorenzo, Edwards and Pedrosa all had more laps in the mid 1:37's
In the second quailifying pedrosa had 3 laps in the mid 1:38's and Rossi had ONE, his next fastest lap was a 1:39.2!
it the 3rd qualifying practice Rossi busted out a 1:37.9 on the last lap but for the entire practice he was around 1:37.3/4/5 with an occational .2 Pedrosa's last 4 laps were consisted low low 1:38's like .0/.1/.2
you guys can throw one lap wonders all you want, fact is his pace was slower. He did great to get that out of the bridegestones. Nobody else was close. Oh and I can't believe you threw in FP1 lol, it was wet, come on. And qualifiers were mentioned again, like they actually race on them! you guys need to come better then that!
Pedrosa was faster all weekend (minus the wet), I can't see how you guys are trying to argue this.
