Joined Apr 2011
1K Posts | 87+
Pangea
Elias is fast - under certain conditions. He needs really strange tyres (I think it was softest front, hardest rear) to ride how he wants to. The Spec Tyre is not a solution to his strange style.
I think it's hard to conclude Bradl is better, but I don't really feel the need to try to prove that I'm right or you're wrong. I think the question will be answered definitively in the future in Marquez's favour, but we'll just have to wait and see. Bradl might be a 'late bloomer'. Both riders certainly haven't stopped improving.
Yes I would say Rossi is the lead rider and the rider most in contact with the engineers. 5-8 tenths won't get them in Honda territory but it's a start
Yes I would say Rossi is the lead rider and the rider most in contact with the engineers. 5-8 tenths won't get them in Honda territory but it's a start
I think a lot of people are being a bit premature RE the Ducati, Rossi is riding what is essentially a brand new bike. The Hondas and the Yamaha's are basically 800's with 1000 engines in them, much easier to go faster when its basically the same bike. Rossi is only 1.5secs off Pedrosa at the moment which aint that bad really...
Suzuki gets an extra liter? An I wonder what would happen if all 800cc bikes got even .5 liters more fuel. Would the factories lease them rather than scrap? Would Suzuki make enough power!
Joined Oct 2006
3K Posts | 34+
Tar Heel State
The Ducati has to come good in 2012, they are going to throw everything possible at it between now and Qatar....bet on it!
They got their ..... sandpapered this year and the Ducati brass don't like walking around with a chuffed cheeks. Preziosi admitted they screwed up 2011 by developing in the middle of the season. Preziosi has mentioned the Step 0 bike is setup the same as the GP11.46 or whatever they ended up calling it, so it only makes sense that it would behave in a similar fashion on day 1.
If Ducati end up changing the v angle of the motor, I just hope they make the same power as they do now, I still think the Ducati is the only bike on the grid that can match Honda for power. I think it’s a forgone conclusion that the angle changes because the L is a packaging nightmare.
So it’s all about Rossi and his input, yes it is….history shows the man develops a great machine for the masses to ride, so yes it blows that Hayden wasn’t able to give his input at this test, I still think the Italian opinion is all that matters at Ducati at the moment.
They got their ..... sandpapered this year and the Ducati brass don't like walking around with a chuffed cheeks. Preziosi admitted they screwed up 2011 by developing in the middle of the season. Preziosi has mentioned the Step 0 bike is setup the same as the GP11.46 or whatever they ended up calling it, so it only makes sense that it would behave in a similar fashion on day 1.
If Ducati end up changing the v angle of the motor, I just hope they make the same power as they do now, I still think the Ducati is the only bike on the grid that can match Honda for power. I think it’s a forgone conclusion that the angle changes because the L is a packaging nightmare.
So it’s all about Rossi and his input, yes it is….history shows the man develops a great machine for the masses to ride, so yes it blows that Hayden wasn’t able to give his input at this test, I still think the Italian opinion is all that matters at Ducati at the moment.
Joined Feb 2007
11K Posts | 2K+
Tennessee
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Prev. Gap Lead. Gap Laps 1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:31.807 - - 28 2 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team 1:31.968 +0.161 +0.161 21 3 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing 1:32.530 +0.562 +0.723 32 4 Valentino Rossi Ducati Team 1:33.332 +0.802 +1.525 29 5 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:33.433 +0.101 +1.626 33 6 Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing 1:33.433 - +1.626 51 7 Hector Barbera Pramac Racing Team 1:33.648 +0.215 +1.841 35 8 Andrea Dovizioso Monster Yamaha Tech3 1:33.726 +0.078 +1.919 30 9 Alvaro Bautista San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:33.863 +0.137 +2.056 32 10 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP 1:34.142 +0.279 +2.335 24 11 Franco Battaini Ducati Team 1:34.840 +0.698 +3.033 51 12 Ivan Silva BQR Inmotec 1:36.695 +1.855 +4.888 28 13 Carmelo Morales TeamLaglisse 1:37.217 +0.522 +5.410 37 14 Federico Sandi Grillini Team 1:38.680 +1.463 +6.873 26 15 Yonny Hernandez BQR FTR 1:40.192 +1.512 +8.385 2
Thanks bud,5 very long years I have waited for this to come back.Excuse me while I sexwee.lol.
There are quite a few teams shown on the time sheets that I have never seen before (granted I have a limited perspective)...are these existing Moto2 and/or new teams all together that are making a bid to join GP in 2012 under the CRT classification?
Does anyone know the deal with the BQR Inmotec team. The team doesn't list an engine supplier, an unusual situation for a team who designed a prototype engine. Perhaps it is a rebranded production engine with extensive modification?
BQR and BQR Inmotec are unrelated teams. My understanding is that BQR (who run 125 and moto2 currently) are using a Kawasaki engined FTR, Hernandez riding. Inmotec seem to have their own chassis and engine, they are a team that was working towards a motogp entry previously.
Joined Feb 2009
3K Posts | 2+
siebenbürgen süße heimat!
Joined Oct 2006
25K Posts | 4K+
Your Mom's House
You guys are lot more informed than me about these things but do you think that part of the reason for relatively poor performance of the CRT bikes is due to them not having top riders on them?
