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Goatboy
hope that a.) this is not a poor excuse for letting him go and more importantly b.) he'll be fine. always seemed like a good guy
hope that a.) this is not a poor excuse for letting him go and more importantly b.) he'll be fine. always seemed like a good guy
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Goatboy
While I think that the whole episode has been the usual " shuffle them sideways so they can do no harm while we wait for them to 'resign' " and the "health issues" just another version of "spend more time with the family"....that's an interesting left-field question, Goaty. I'd be rather pissed off if it has been a factor.
My radio beam is now pointing at Ingolstadt.
While I think that the whole episode has been the usual " shuffle them sideways so they can do no harm while we wait for them to 'resign' " and the "health issues" just another version of "spend more time with the family"....that's an interesting left-field question, Goaty. I'd be rather pissed off if it has been a factor.
My radio beam is now pointing at Ingolstadt.
Goatboy
Edited to add: I never noticed it, because I'm an insensitive and cold-hearted .....
I had several journalist friends comment to me that Preziosi was looking ill. One of them asked a Ducati PR bod about it, and said PR bod snapped at him quite severely. So I suspect there have been issues for a while now. I don't think the pressure from the Rossi situation helped the situation.
Edited to add: I never noticed it, because I'm an insensitive and cold-hearted .....
I'm VERY sad, honestly. He doesn't deserve this end in Ducati after all. He doesn't even had the chance to show how it would go with more money and resources available. As I posted some time ago, Audi's first error was firing this guy overnight, a very premature, partial and emotional decision IMO.
It's clear the he was mentally affected by being blamed for constant failures, and that resulted in illness. A sad heart almost always means a diseased body.
I'm a fan of Preziosi, and if today I follow motogp as a religion, it's thanks to him. I hope he can stay well. A big thank to him for pushing the limits of technical aspects, for being such an original mind and a great spirit at all. Unfortunately being a genius doesn't automatic means success in this world of capitalism.
Thank you Preziosi, thank you so much for being an icon of creativity and originality.
It's clear the he was mentally affected by being blamed for constant failures, and that resulted in illness. A sad heart almost always means a diseased body.
I'm a fan of Preziosi, and if today I follow motogp as a religion, it's thanks to him. I hope he can stay well. A big thank to him for pushing the limits of technical aspects, for being such an original mind and a great spirit at all. Unfortunately being a genius doesn't automatic means success in this world of capitalism.
Thank you Preziosi, thank you so much for being an icon of creativity and originality.
Is this a good thing or bad thing? Duc's been a mess for awhile, so I'm not sure how much of a contributing factor he was in Ducati's lack of competitiveness (that anyone but CS could win on a bike produced by Duc).
That sucks. He has been the scapegoat for Ducati's beancounter approach to GP racing.
I hope he finds something cool to do with his spare time - like invent a GP bike!
I hope he finds something cool to do with his spare time - like invent a GP bike!
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BJ.C
Preziosi + that crazy hairded dude from tech 3 whos name i cant remember due to injesting too much fat yak ale= awesome gp bike!
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That sucks. He has been the scapegoat for Ducati's beancounter approach to GP racing.
I hope he finds something cool to do with his spare time - like invent a GP bike!
Preziosi + that crazy hairded dude from tech 3 whos name i cant remember due to injesting too much fat yak ale= awesome gp bike!
Joined Oct 2007
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Preziosi is one of the very best engineers in his field in Europe (all Ducati race bikes have been designed and developed under his direction since 1998, and those bikes have won everything). He had a nasty bike accident in Africa in the year 2000, that put him on a wheelchair, but otherwise he always looked in good health. I know he has been sighted in a hospital near Bologna recently, but I thought it was a routine check due to his condition.
If only he'd been able to build a bike Rossi could win on, like he did for Capirossi, Bayliss, and Stoner.
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eltoro
You don't think Prezzi was "a contributing factor in Ducati's lack of competitiveness?" That's an odd assertion. If not he than who? Losing is most certainly a team effort and I believe there's enough blame to be spread generously but how could the man responsible for design and technical engineering be blameless?
I think this appears to be an un-dignifying end to this man's career. That is unfortunate. By all account, he's a very bright guy and a gentleman. Apparently well liked by many for good reason. That being said, he most certainly deserves part of the blame for the failure of the GP project. What does this imply? It means mistakes were made, nothing more. I'm not disparaging his character, talent or intellect. I'm certain that his name will be affixed to many successful endeavor's at Ducati but the failure of their GP program must also bear his signature.
You don't think Prezzi was "a contributing factor in Ducati's lack of competitiveness?" That's an odd assertion. If not he than who? Losing is most certainly a team effort and I believe there's enough blame to be spread generously but how could the man responsible for design and technical engineering be blameless?
I think this appears to be an un-dignifying end to this man's career. That is unfortunate. By all account, he's a very bright guy and a gentleman. Apparently well liked by many for good reason. That being said, he most certainly deserves part of the blame for the failure of the GP project. What does this imply? It means mistakes were made, nothing more. I'm not disparaging his character, talent or intellect. I'm certain that his name will be affixed to many successful endeavor's at Ducati but the failure of their GP program must also bear his signature.
i cant help but feel so bad for the guy, hope his health isnt seriously affecting him.
Brilliant engineer, just couldnt quite put the pieces together in the gp program.
Brilliant engineer, just couldnt quite put the pieces together in the gp program.
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