What do you think Marquez would do of the current Ducati ?

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Stoner is so far the only one who ever really tamed the Desmosedici. And many compare Marquez's style to the Australian retired guy


 


So what do you think Marquez would/could do on the current Ducati bike, the one which ALL - even Rossi - broke their teeth on ?


 


Would he pull out crazy stuff and keep winning / podiums ? Would he fail like the others ?
 
He would live up to his nickname 'Marc MurderSuicide ....... Marquez' and try to win on it.


 


But ultimately it would wipe the smile off his face just as it has done to everyone else who has ridden it.
 
MM has a special throttle opening earlier than any other rider ever hand job (according to Krop). Using this special talent he can tame the Duc. He is fast, faster, fastest, the FOAT.


 


Of course there might have to be a special Carmelo clause for Ducati when they have Marc. Maybe an extra 200cc for desmo engines? Something like that, but its not cheating, its all in the hand.
 
the occasional flash of brilliance which we would then attribute to the bike improving while pointing out that theres something about that duc which just suits his style and the times. these aren't 500s, its just about being confident to whack the throttle and let the electronics do the rest.nothing special. just the new age of motorcycling.


then, he'd get the wrath of <strike>donny</strike> silvers, look increasingly pale, get the ..... and look for a way out.
 
I think at least 2-3 podiums, probably at least 2-3 more race crashes aswell
 
I think that when Stoner was winning, the bike was in better shape, compared to other bikes on the grid, than it is now or even when Rossi arrived. Would Stoner have been winning races on the bike that Rossi received? Maybe, but I'm not sure. Bayliss and Capirossi also have won on the Ducati, and Capirossi was leading in the championship in 2006 before a big accident. Ducati's history in MotoGP is sometimes painted as un-competitiveness except for the exceptional Stoner. But I don't think that exactly matches the true facts.
 
barbedwirebiker
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Umm twit, if my memory serves me right didn't Casey podium his last race on the red machine?
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He did. But teams can move backwards or forwards considerably between seasons. It's even more pronounced in say, Formula One cars, where McLaren went massively backwards between the end of last season and the start of this one.


 


I revised Casey's results, and my position may be too strong. But I still think it's possible that it's not just the lack of Casey that has prevented Ducati winning since then, but also that overall they've lost ground on Honda and Yamaha.
 
AnnoyingTwit
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He did. But teams can move backwards or forwards considerably between seasons. It's even more pronounced in say, Formula One cars, where McLaren went massively backwards between the end of last season and the start of this one.


 


I revised Casey's results, and my position may be too strong. But I still think it's possible that it's not just the lack of Casey that has prevented Ducati winning since then, but also that overall they've lost ground on Honda and Yamaha.
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Sure the Ducati 990 was competitive some years, even championship capable in 2006.


 


We will never know whether anyone else could have ridden the Ducati 800 competitively (imo MM likely could have) but it is a matter of history that nobody except Casey did.
 
I want to add a little more credit to the version where it is really Stoner (and not the machine that was a better bike then) by reminding of the positions occupied by his teammates all those years.
 
barbedwirebiker
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Umm twit, if my memory serves me right didn't Casey podium his last race on the red machine?
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Yep, finished second at Valencia a day before handing the bike over to Rossi for off season testing. He also won at Motegi and Philip Island  late in that same season.
 
Yes, following the discussion and after going through Ducati results for a decade, it does seem likely that Stoner would have podiumed on the 2011 Ducati, and it's possible he could have won a race.
 
He would win every race on a Ducati. The RCV is holding him back.
 

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