Sure sign Rossi is feeling his age

povol · Oct 13, 2016

He ....... about everything, wants new tech to help him through tough decisions, now is complaining about 3 races in a row.

Rossi: Three MotoGP races in a row a bad idea

Samurai · Oct 13, 2016

Isn't 3 races in a row a bad idea when considering the support staff and the mechanics?

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evo9 · Oct 13, 2016

Samurai said:
Isn't 3 races in a row a bad idea when considering the support staff and the mechanics?

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Its racing........ Not ballroom dancing!!

danski · Oct 13, 2016

I'd rather see less long breaks earlier on so this part of the season would have 3 in 5 weeks.

povol · Oct 13, 2016

Samurai said:
Isn't 3 races in a row a bad idea when considering the support staff and the mechanics?

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No, why? NASCAR runs 36 races in 40 weeks. It's their job. Rossi isn't worried about his crew, he is worried about his old body recouping, especially if he gets nicked up

Jumkie · Oct 13, 2016

The next calendar "update" will appear on the dash of riders as a text message, explaining in detail the rationale for "safety" regarding changes of adding a week holiday between the races. The rationale being, if riders are more rested between races, they will be more focused during the race.

In an attempt to minimize any possible distraction of reading the dash text calendar "update" during the race, Dorna has directed Race Direction to devise a solution with safety in mind. The solution Race Direction has formulated is as follows: riders will see the text message more clearly by using a familiar font which will appear in neon yellow.

Safety first.

If you live in a glass house, don't throw rocks.

Samurai · Oct 13, 2016

povol said:
No, why? NASCAR runs 36 races in 40 weeks. It's their job. Rossi isn't worried about his crew, he is worried about his old body recouping, especially if he gets nicked up

I think the amount of travel is a lot more in MotoGP than in NASCAR, where all the races are in a single country.

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danski · Oct 13, 2016

povol said:
No, why? NASCAR runs 36 races in 40 weeks. It's their job. Rossi isn't worried about his crew, he is worried about his old body recouping, especially if he gets nicked up

Nascar is not as physically demanding as moto gp and also less taxing on the grey stuff.

p4p1 · Oct 13, 2016

Lorenzo says he loves it and the other riders for the most part agree that they like it even though with little breaks a crash can ruin your season. Rossi talked more about the stress though which I thought was interesting given his breakdown last year and he said he struggles with jet lag as well. I don't know if it's such a physical thing rather than a mental thing given that guys in their 40 can do high level sport everyday of the week.

The flyaways aren't going anywhere it makes economical sense to have them so close together.

Hollywood · Oct 13, 2016

Samurai said:
Isn't 3 races in a row a bad idea when considering the support staff and the mechanics?

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when I was working on teams, I always preferred back to back or all together, you get in a rhythm, and when you factor in the time leading up to and after a race, plus travel day & logistics, you really do not get a lot of free time when there is a weekend off.

JKant · Oct 13, 2016

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birdman · Oct 13, 2016

It's about the logistics. The teams can move straight from Motegi to PI to Sepang then return to Europe. Adding week breaks between races means they would have to return, waste of time and money I say leave it as is let Uccio give old man Rossi a massage between races instead

povol · Oct 13, 2016

Daniboy said:
Nascar is not as physically demanding as moto gp and also less taxing on the grey stuff.

You know nothing about what it takes to race cars at 200 mph bumper to bumper for 4 hours in a 130 degree oven ,on banked tracks with g forces that are pulling your head off. It is extremely physically demanding and those who think it's not are clueless

povol · Oct 13, 2016

Samurai said:
I think the amount of travel is a lot more in MotoGP than in NASCAR, where all the races are in a single country.

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Big country my man, our states are bigger than most European countries.i think I remember year where a Nascar team driver did 75-80 thousand miles a year and its hectic. Leave after race on Sunday evening, get back to Charlotte which can be up to 3000 miles away, get loaded with race cars made for the next track and head out for the next race. They are only allowed to drive so many miles a day so if you do the math, these guys are on the move almost constantly for 9 months.

danski · Oct 13, 2016

povol said:
You know nothing about what it takes to race cars at 200 mph bumper to bumper for 4 hours in a 130 degree oven ,on banked tracks with g forces that are pulling your head off. It is extremely physically demanding and those who think it's not are clueless

I said moto gp was more demanding, didn't say nascar wasn't but put one of those guys on a gp bike and he wouldn't last a 45 min race .

yamfan · Oct 13, 2016

Yet again more whining from Rossi. Next he will be presenting Uncle Carmello with a list of dates and where he'd like to be.
"You must come to my motorhome later and we discuss race schedule yes?"...
It's getting to be a joke!

JKant · Oct 13, 2016

povol said:
You know nothing about what it takes to race cars at 200 mph bumper to bumper for 4 hours in a 130 degree oven ,on banked tracks with g forces that are pulling your head off. It is extremely physically demanding and those who think it's not are clueless

NASCAR demands endurance and concentration but that is not the same thing as being physically challenging in the manner that MotoGP is.

NASCAR drivers are sportsmen. MotoGP riders are athletes. Very few 40 year olds end up still riding professionally and for good reason. Extreme physical fitness is a given.

povol · Oct 13, 2016

Daniboy said:
I said moto gp was more demanding, didn't say nascar wasn't but put one of those guys on a gp bike and he wouldn't last a 45 min race .

And vice versa, a GP rider wouldn't last 4 hours in a Nascar

p4p1 · Oct 13, 2016

If a guy can train day in day out boxing, Muay Thai or MMA at the top level and their is many who have, his whinging is ....... ......... AFL players are still doing it in their mid 30s (a couple in their late 30s)which is a sport infinitely harder on the body(except for some crashes) then he has no cause for complain. He isn't whinging about the recovery aspect either, he's whinging about the stress which he can't handle well. He complained about making a mistake and it ruining your next few races from injury or stress he never mentioned that he has trouble physically recovering racing the next weekend after 4 days off.

p4p1 · Oct 13, 2016

JKant said:
NASCAR demands endurance and concentration but that is not the same thing as being physically challenging in the manner that MotoGP is.

NASCAR drivers are sportsmen. MotoGP riders are athletes. Very few 40 year olds end up still riding professionally and for good reason. Extreme physical fitness is a given.

Athletes compared to who? If you're calling NASCAR(which I'm not a fan of btw) sportsmen no athletes I would say the same thing about riders. It doesn't take a ton of athleticism to be good or great. You can't say a driver isn't an athlete but a rider is.

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