Who thinks Rossi will retire at the end of 2012?

Even as a big Rossi fan, I am now accepting the fact that the end may have come. If he performs next week the same as he did this week, and the other dukes flog him again, for me, I will be saying that the issue is now firmly his problem, not the bike. I will reserve judgement until then though.



That said, I won't be selling my yellow glasses anytime soon though

digger said:

Even as a big Rossi fan, I am now accepting the fact that the end may have come. If he performs next week the same as he did this week, and the other dukes flog him again, for me, I will be saying that the issue is now firmly his problem, not the bike. I will reserve judgement until then though.



That said, I won't be selling my yellow glasses anytime soon though

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I think you're being plenty fair here. I have the video pass. That means that I watch every session and every interview. When Rossi speaks, he no longer seems to me like a guy that thinks he can win or compete. Nor does he seem to me to be interested in pushing harder than he is. Just my 2c. It's unfortunate.



I think the vast majority of us (even those of us who are not fans of his) would like to see him mix it up and add another dynamic up front. If he's not willing to take risks and make adjustments, he really should move on to something else. He has little to prove and even if he did, he's only proving his detractors right at this point.

It's a difficult situation for him, if he jumps ship to another bike and doesn't do any good there, well I don't even want to think about the results there, but if he just retires, he could still leave with his head up. It's so strange, cause as we have said before, you just don't lose talent overnight as he has appeared to do. It now looks like the bike is ok, so that leaves only one variable and that one exists between his ears.



Hopefully this was just a ...... round that just happened to occur on the first race of the season, and we will see him fight a bit more in 3 weeks at Jerez.

Rossi is the new Melandri, but Ducati need the shrink this time.

I hope not Baz, but I have a feeling you are right.

levigarrett said:

I think you're being plenty fair here. I have the video pass. That means that I watch every session and every interview. When Rossi speaks, he no longer seems to me like a guy that thinks he can win or compete. Nor does he seem to me to be interested in pushing harder than he is. Just my 2c. It's unfortunate.



I think the vast majority of us (even those of us who are not fans of his) would like to see him mix it up and add another dynamic up front. If he's not willing to take risks and make adjustments, he really should move on to something else. He has little to prove and even if he did, he's only proving his detractors right at this point.

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+1

Very well said.

I dont have that video pas, but i also dont see that hunger and conffidence in him and his riding style.

I said it last season also, that he looks like a learner on that bike, too stiff and upright. That straight away says zero confidence to me.

I hate to say it but i kinda agree with your comments Digger...pretty frickin gutted TBH.

sli-woody said:

Sorry I should point out I'm an ex-racer...

Not that i know everything or consider myself above anyone...



But seriously this forum is made up of Jokers and Clowns thinking they know everything about anything to do with Motogp when the reality is most cant even wheelie in their pants, let alone a bike...



I come on here for ..... and giggles, because you guys make me laugh with the BS you post.

Every now and again I have to post because you guys just frikin make me piss my pants.....

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Usually people who really walk the walk restrain from saying such arrogant statements. Piss off.

sli-woody said:

Sorry I should point out I'm an ex-racer...

Not that i know everything or consider myself above anyone...



But seriously this forum is made up of Jokers and Clowns thinking they know everything about anything to do with Motogp when the reality is most cant even wheelie in their pants, let alone a bike...



I come on here for ..... and giggles, because you guys make me laugh with the BS you post.

Every now and again I have to post because you guys just frikin make me piss my pants.....

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Usually people who really walk the walk restrain from saying such arrogant statements. Piss off.

Evolution said:

Money is how this world shows appreciation. Bigger talent, bigger name, more achivements = more money. I think it suits well in the case before us.

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This statement is going to bite you back real soon.

Rumors said Rossi to joint a Yamaha Team next year sponsored by Coca-cola,....

That would be ...... huge.

BarryMachine said:

This statement is going to bite you back real soon.

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I doubt it. I think Stoner is very talented in bike control and I think Lorenzo is probably the best racer there is today. If one of them starts to earn more money then Rossi it is fine with me. I am not trying to proove that Rossi is better than them at the moment, I am just answering the jerks who claim that Rossi is a no-one that won 7 motoGP championships by chance/cheating/lack of competition/conspiracy. Oh yes, you are included.

Here's one for the Mental Anarchists, ie, ...... nutjobs



2010, Rossi is one favourite to take out the WC again, DORNA are starting to worry about losing the gold laying goose.



So they lay down a plan, to get Rossi to sign with Ducati. This will be a match made in heaven and bring in a heap of punters to see how the GOAT fares with an Italian factory. This should be huge, and keep him in GP's for a few more years and bring in some much needed cash. But this is just the beginning.....



DORNA pay Ducati and its mechanics to slowly .... Valentino. The races go by, but he keeps getting worse and worse. So they build a brand new bike, completely against what Ducati stand for, but this still doesn't work.



2012 see's our man failing to beat even the satellite bikes and things are looking real nasty. Will he retire? He would have to, wouldn't he? Not likely....



2013 arrives and Rossi lines up on the grid on the 2012 WC winning Yamaha M1, sponsored by coca cola. This WILL BE, the biggest comeback in sporting history, and with it, brings some HUGE publicity. Carmelo is stoked, cause the whole world is now watching and motogp has now secured some of the biggest sponsors on the face if the earth.



2014, Valentino Rossi retires after winning the 2013 WC, a very happy, and very rich man.



Whoa, I even ....... surprise myself sometimes.....

I agree .

Valentino Rossi lashes out after Qatar nightmare

“It's unrideable, and it doesn't make much difference what track we are on” – Valentino Rossi.



“Unfortunately, I lost a lot of time in the beginning because when I had new tyres with good grip, the rear pushed a lot, making it very difficult under braking,” explained Rossi.



“Then Barbera pushed me off the track and I lost five or six seconds. Otherwise, I could have stayed with that group.



“As the tyre became used and began to slide, I started to ride a bit better and to do better times, to the point that I matched my best time on the last lap. By that point though, it didn't count for much.”



Rossi, a 79 time premier-class race winner, has celebrated only a single podium since leaving Yamaha at the end of 2010. And after such a demoralising start to 2012, it seems Rossi's patience is starting to wear thin.



GPone.com quotes Rossi as saying: "Ducati didn't follow the direction that I indicated, but I'm not an engineer and I can't solve every problem.



"...The problems with the bike haven't changed, and neither have my requests. It's unrideable, and it doesn't make much difference what track we are on.



"I'm not able to enter the corners hard on the brakes, and we can't hope the situation will change completely with the new Bridgestone tires. These aren't problems you can solve with set-up alone.”



Team manager Vittoriano Guareschi emphasised that the aluminum-frame GP12 project is still in its very early stages of development.



“It was a challenging weekend for our team, but we can also look at some positive aspects as we continue to focus on working with the still-young GP12,” said Guareschi.



“Valentino had a difficult qualifying session, and he had problems in the race, particularly in the early laps with fresh tyres. We must learn how to solve this, because in the end he posted some good times.”



Top Ducati rider Hayden was 28 seconds from victory, one-second further back than he had been in 2011. The American finished eleven seconds behind fifth place Andrea Dovizioso (Yamaha).



Rossi's best race lap was the slowest set by a manufacturer rider.



During winter testing, Ducati Corse boss Filippo Preziosi said that technical upgrades for the GP12 were not expected to be ready for several races.





Taxi For Rossi Divorce

Give Nicky his Due he tries very hard indeed but ITS A PIG and They haven't got endless pockets ££$$ to fix it either or aint got a clue how to fix

The fact is that Ducati is ..... It doesn't even matter much that Rossi is underperfoming if the best that this bike seems able to do is a 6th place. I'm not even going to go into what Stoner could do with the bike, cause it's not relevant. The fact is that all these riders they have are good, but none are in podium challenging pace. It's a bit like Michael Schumacher on Mercedes the last couple of years. They're performing to the level of the machinery. Ducati is utterly unable to produce a bike to the level of Yamaha and Honda and that's it.

Geonerd said:

You have a VERY ...... up view of the world.

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...... but realistic. BTW its normally trailer-trash and devotad marxists that think it is ...... up.

digger said:

Here's one for the Mental Anarchists, ie, ...... nutjobs

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Excuse me?