Why is Rossi so good?

So we all know why Rossi is so good. For starters his level of talent is way beyond anyone elses in the paddock. He is experienced at winning races, is mature, determined and loves what he does, blah blah blah...

But HOW is he so good?

How does he literally make his bike go faster than anyone elses?

What does Rossi physically do on his bike that makes him put in fast consistent lap times, and get those few more tenths of a second come the end of a race(like at Le Mans)

We all know he is the master at going fast on a worn tyre but does anyone else know what he does on the bike?

Ive heard he is very good at maintaining throttle whilst still braking, but what else?

hi rallyron, its a main advantage he as in riding a worn tyre but if u check his riding lines on track they r so different to the rest, when others ride these lines i think they struggle with tyre wear, his wide lines help him on the yam to come out of the corner fast, his style is also great if u check out edwards style its so different and thats why hes struggled to adapt, only my own veiw,
carl foggarty was a great racer but me personally i didnt like his style yes ok 4 superbikes but he would of struggled to win a moto gp championship, without doult he would of won races yet again only my own veiw..

I don't know a whole lot about Rossi's style other than he's smooth and sliding all at the same time. I would give credit for this to the fact that Rossi grew up racing cars and bikes. He understood what a machine can and cannot do on a track before he was 10. I know everyone starts racing early, but when you understand things before you're 10 and the rest of the world is picking up that information when they begin racing professionally you have a leg up.

let's just say the only person close to him is Gibenau,and if he develope's a backbone and a bit of guile rossi may have a bit of competition,and as sunday proved he seemed to be holding back,and not going for it !so let's hope he get's it together and the season is not thrown away and handed to rossi on a plate again !

dr costa, why do u always a a dig at rossi? hand him the title on a plate,
rossi does wot he does and thats it tought sh.t on the rest, did u say the same when doohan was ripping up the track? when no 1 was about to give him a race, ok team did a few times and thats it.
if rossi gets any good words off u then theres a chance of me winning the lottery.

ok rossi46winner if you read the post's on here it is not a rossi forum !thats for starters, next my post does not slag rossi off in anyway,what i am saying is the way rossi is winning without any real competition,the season is becoming to predictable and EASY/boring ! that is what i am saying,ie yes rossi has won again ,and what i want to see is for someone to to give rossi a run for his money[not let him run away with it],now if that is being anti rossi,i think i will have to become one of rossi's groupies like you !not [get well soon Tamada please ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr Costa @ May 18 2005, 03:44 AM)<div class='quotemain'>ok rossi46winner if you read the post's on here it is not a rossi forum !thats for starters, next my post does not slag rossi off in anyway,what i am saying is the way rossi is winning without any real competition,the season is becoming to predictable and EASY/boring ! that is what i am saying,ie yes rossi has won again ,and what i want to see is for someone to to give rossi a run for his money[not let him run away with it],now if that is being anti rossi,i think i will have to become one of rossi's groupies like you !not   [get well soon Tamada please ]
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I completely agree with you Dr Costa, Rossi is the best but this is not a Rossi forum!
I would love to see someone as good as Rossi challenging him for the title, i DO think Sete has enough determination but not enough speed, i mean c'mon.. obviously he would have passed Valentino on Sunday if he could have but he just couldnt find a way past.

Natural Skill

The desire to win EVERY race, not just to settle for 2nd place

Has the whole team working around him

Experiance through all the classes, and as said before......understood racing at an early age

And yes, a lack of competition. Its like Schumacher syndrome, we are living in an era where two of the biggest motosports in the world are being dominated by two superior racers..........are they that talented or is that just part of the jigsaw.

I think a big part of it is his team, they are all so committed to Rossi......

Natural Talent+Superb Team Structue = Win

I think Sete pushed Rossi in Le mans, the error Rossi made was evident of that....that race was far from boring, even if Rossi is running away with the champioship.

I'm sure sports psycologists (spell?) would have alot to say on this issue.

Ben.

ron, dr costa is always havin a dig, with rossi its the manchester united syndrome, hate em because they was winning everything, go on rossi rub there noses in it,
plus when doohan won in 94,95,96,97,98, who was there?

Ben is exactly right, he has a team that is 100% committed to Rossi and knowledgable to what makes Valentino go fast. Many of his current crew are the same guys who he started with in 2000 on the Nastro Azzurro Honda. When you have arguably one of the best crew chiefs in the hostory of MotoGP in Jeremy Burgess who understands everything about making a bike go fast and understands Rossi its hard not to go fast. Rossi, the team, and Burgess are all on the same page an understand eachother. They know what works, what doesn't, what will make Rossi go fast, what trade offs they can make that will give Rossi the best chance in the end of the race. I am not taking away from Rossi's talent because it is unrivaled and to be honest the limits of it are still unknown, but his team is one of the best in all of motorsports. I would be interested to see what he could do on the M1 without the crew he has always had, no doubt he would be fast but would the bike have been instantly fast enough at South Africa last year? I would also just like to say, and this is at great risks due to his success, but I am waiting for Gibernau to fall off. He had a Repsol ride and did nothing, went to Suzuki alongside a then world champion Kenny Roberts Jr. and still nothing then he gets on the all powerful Honda (due to sponsorship no less) and like a flick of the switch hes fast. It just makes me think what guys like Roberts, Hopkins, or Nakano could do if they had a Honda ride fall into their laps.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi 46 winner @ May 18 2005, 01:38 PM)<div class='quotemain'>ron, dr costa is always havin a dig, with rossi its the manchester united syndrome, hate em because they was winning everything, go on rossi rub there noses in it,
plus when doohan won in 94,95,96,97,98, who was there?
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looking at your avatar mate,and not knowing how old you are? or if you actually ride a bike,but to me you slip into the rossi groupie gang class, who will not have a bad word spoken against him !and if you look at my post's i have never had a dig at him,yes we know he is a good rider but the point i am getting at is that if rossi get's any further away point's wise the rest of the season will become dull !
eccept for people like you,sorry mate but wake up there are load's of forum's out there, who feel the same way you do about rossi, here's one to get stuck into
Rossi fanclub !

wrog

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rossi groupie gang class, who will not have a bad word spoken against him yes we know he is a good rider but the point i am getting at is that if rossi get's any further away point's wise the rest of the season will become dull !
eccept for people like you, who would probably sleep with him , than have a debate on him,sorry mate but wake up there are load's of forum's out there, who feel the same way you do about rossi, here's one to get stuck into
rossi fanclub !
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lol Sadly i feel the same as you Dr Costa, YES Rossi is the best but there are other riders out there, and i think we would all love to see him be challenged more often in races, and for the title.
I always follow and admire the underdogs and it would have been a lot more exciting to have seen Rossi not win a race til 'mid-last season'
At the end of the day Rossi(and his crew) are human.
Wouldnt it be nice to see him have 2or3 DNF's in a row to REALLY spice up the championship!!

That would encourage the other riders to push harder AND fire up Rossi at the same time!!!
Qatar last year??? Wasnt a happy chappy was he?
He was either guna 'Win it or Bin it' lets be truthfull...

It seems as though Rossi and the 46 M1 are nearly invincable on race day doesn't it? It would make things interesting if the Yam had a mechanical or see Rossi be forced into a "win it or bin it" situation. I'm not sure we've ever seen Rossi push that hard where his options are exactly that, win or don't finish. I could only imagine how fast he could go.

hey rally dude!!! i'am not been funni or anything but dr coata does nothin else thn sit and take the piss out of roosi and sayion .... bout gibernau gettin his revenge, but in le man gibernau had the perfect change and ....... out so i think tht says enough but the rossi 46 winner is the swndest person on this forum (apart frm ben and i few but only i few others) so u need to correct ur facts b4 sayin anything else!!!!

oh by the rossi has talent n no matter wht anyone says it wil alwayz be like tht and i think it is about time ppl learned 2 live wit it cause he ain't goin nowhere and as for gibernau ................. there is nothin 2 say oh yea he is .....

hey lee babe x x x x xx

love ya loadz rossi x x x

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forget points do you think that even if Vale becomes uncatchable in the points dept he will stop trying or Sete will stop trying to beat him
it,s about what they do on the track remember OJ he wasn,t after points
and Rossi is in no way running away with it on the day he is having to ride the backside off the M1 just to win
it is good to see others up front and it would be even better to see 4 or 5 bikes in a battle for the podium
Why is Rossi so good ?
because he focuses on one thing WINNING he doesn,t dwell on bike or tyre problems and he,s had enough of them.

lets not bicker amongst ourselves or get personal! we all got our own opinions and if you dissagree say so and back it up with some reasoning thats what makes a good forum

i'm a Rossi fan but i wouldnt want to see him out front on his own i actually prefer when he has a bad start makes the race a whole lot more exciting as long as he wins come the end i'm happy

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi_rules_46 @ May 18 2005, 05:03 PM)<div class='quotemain'>hey rally dude!!! i'am not been funni or anything but dr coata does nothin else thn sit and take the piss out of roosi and sayion .... bout gibernau gettin his revenge, but in le man gibernau had the perfect change and ....... out so i think tht says enough but the rossi 46 winner is the swndest person on this forum (apart frm ben and i few but only i few others) so u need to correct ur facts b4 sayin anything else!!!!

oh by the rossi has talent n no matter wht anyone says it wil alwayz be like tht and i think it is about time ppl learned 2 live wit it cause he ain't goin nowhere and as for gibernau ................. there is nothin 2 say oh yea he is .....

hey lee babe  x x x x xx

love ya loadz rossi  x x x

how elequently put rossirules i am now convinced that you and 46winner where hatched from the same egg ! need i say more ? and find me a post where i have said Gibenau will get his revenge,Mmm dont think i have ?so iz wil leev it der bro

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (arryace @ May 18 2005, 05:18 PM)<div class='quotemain'> forget points do you think that even if Vale becomes uncatchable in the points dept he will stop trying or Sete will stop trying to beat him
it,s about what they do on the track remember OJ he wasn,t after points
and Rossi is in no way running away with it on the day he is having to ride the backside off the M1 just to win
it is good to see others up front and it would be even better to see 4 or 5 bikes in a battle for the podium
Why is Rossi so good ?
because he focuses on one thing WINNING he doesn,t dwell on bike or tyre problems and he,s had enough of them.

lets not bicker amongst ourselves or get personal! we all got our own opinions and if you dissagree say so and back it up with some reasoning thats what makes a good forum

i'm a Rossi fan but i wouldnt want to see him out front on his own i actually prefer when he has a bad start makes the race a whole lot more exciting as long as he wins come the end i'm happy
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I AGREE BUT NOT THE PARTS WERE HE BATTLES CAUSE IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS N SCARED LOL
i total agree wit you i just don't think it is fair when ppl l;ike dr costa have to slag he off, he nows i'am i big big fan and nows tht i won't hav a bad word said but he alwayz said something wit upset. Rossi is hu he is and tht is tht.

DR COSTA - you hav upset me so there is only one thing ihave to say to you .... OFF AN LEAVE US ROSSI FANS ALONE FOR ONCE IN UR PERTHTICK LIFE.

me n winner 46 r close m8's if u must no

love ya loadz rossi x x x x x x x

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi_rules_46 @ May 18 2005, 06:12 PM)<div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (arryace @ May 18 2005, 05:18 PM)<div class='quotemain'> forget points do you think that even if Vale becomes uncatchable in the points dept he will stop trying or Sete will stop trying to beat him
it,s about what they do on the track remember OJ he wasn,t after points
and Rossi is in no way running away with it on the day he is having to ride the backside off the M1 just to win
it is good to see others up front and it would be even better to see 4 or 5 bikes in a battle for the podium
Why is Rossi so good ?
because he focuses on one thing WINNING he doesn,t dwell on bike or tyre problems and he,s had enough of them.

lets not bicker amongst ourselves or get personal! we all got our own opinions and if you dissagree say so and back it up with some reasoning thats what makes a good forum

i'm a Rossi fan but i wouldnt want to see him out front on his own i actually prefer when he has a bad start makes the race a whole lot more exciting as long as he wins come the end i'm happy
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I AGREE BUT NOT THE PARTS WERE HE BATTLES CAUSE IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS N SCARED LOL
i total agree wit you i just don't think it is fair when ppl l;ike dr costa have to slag he off, he nows i'am i big big fan and nows tht i won't hav a bad word said but he alwayz said something wit upset. Rossi is hu he is and tht is tht.

DR COSTA - you hav upset me so there is only one thing ihave to say to you .... OFF AN LEAVE US ROSSI FANS ALONE FOR ONCE IN UR PERTHTICK LIFE.

me n winner 46 r close m8's if u must no

love ya loadz rossi x x x x x x x
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this is'nt a rossi forum you fackin MUPPET get a life and join his fan club,you little prick !!!!!and learn to spell you knob!!!

AHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HELLS YES! Nice post Doc, the term knob is a favorite of mine. Alright here's the deal. Rossi Winner I know you're a fan of the sport and know your stuff. You like Rossi, and that is cool, I enjoy his riding and rooted for him against Biaggi and if I had to root for him or Gibbers I would pick Rossi but thats about the extent of my liking Rossi. Do I respect him? Absolutely, he can ride the wheels off of anything. But Rossi Rules, I'm not sure what you are talking about. All you do is talk about Rossi this and Rossi that and if anyone bad mouths Rossi you get all wound up and throw a temper tantrum. I understand he is your favorite rider, I have my favorites too and I don't like it when people talk bad about them. But this is a MotoGP forum, this is a place where people can discuss their opinions on everything, whether they love Rossi, hate him, or don't want to talk about him all you gotta learn to live with people's opinions.