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.... off barry! shaking fist emoticon angry look emoticon if I ever see you in person I will kick you in the nuts emoticon.
I'm keen, Rossi is always at his best when he has something to prove. WIth the disaster of Ducati (i know he had something to prove then, but when it isn't right there is only so long you can fight it, even Casey left them lets remember). I think we'll see the Grittiest Valentino we've seen yet, I don't think he will beat Lorenzo in the title race, but I reckon he'll be good for wins.
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But this is what I am talking about. If Jorge wins and Rossi doesn't, all is ok, Jorge in the next two years gets another contract and he isn't going anywhere. He is their current future. Valentino is merely a PR person to Yamaha in the next few years at the champion days in Laguna. He isn't the main deal to win. I highly doubt that they want Vale winning very much at all just to make sure Jorge' doesn't get pissed and leave due to the two egos. We all know that Jorge wants to be Valentino but not at the expense of him taking his seat and thunder. So regardless of what Vale brings to the table, it isn't enough to make him even a equal, he must be a lesser in order for Jorge's ego to be satisfied.
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http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Aug/120816imspc12.htm
Transcript of the press conference at superbikeplanet. Very, very interesting this time, I'd recommend anyone a good, close read of this.
Lorenzo can be a pretty subtle guy.
Transcript of the press conference at superbikeplanet. Very, very interesting this time, I'd recommend anyone a good, close read of this.
Lorenzo can be a pretty subtle guy.
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not only a PR person, but another rider that has the skills to make sure he is at least at the pointy end every other weekend, so that they not only have a really good chance of taking a WC, but an even better chance of taking the manufacturers championship for the next couple of years.
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No it doesn't!
Where do you get off saying stuff like that?
I want to see links to actual arguing posts!!!
I thought Stoner left them because after a couple of years of banging his head against a wall, they still wouldn't listen to him and didn't make any of the changes he said were necessary.
Quite different reasons, when you consider the number of changes and the amount of money spent trying to make Rossi competitive.
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On the whole I agree... but the sponsors Rossi may or may not bring are not as important as winning championships which
Lorenzo has managed quite well with a minimum of sponsors. It's not a business proposition; priority is beating Honda.
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^^^^^^
This
Having a scheming, conniving Rossi on your team has got to be better than having Spies wandering round the track every race weekend wasting the potential of one of the best bikes on the grid and providing little publicity/possible sponsorship etc for the team.
