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  1. B

    Dovi says bike does not match the way I ride

    Hmmm. That’s a piss poor admission of uselessness. I’d be pissed in Yamaha’s shoes paying him money. Contrast that with Marquez’s “get to work” attitude over at Honda, where the motorcycle evidently does not “match” the way Marquez rides either. Yet Marquez is working to make the...
  2. warthog1

    Dovi '22

    How do we reckon he is likely to go? Hard to see him having the outright speed of Fabio on the same bike. Good that he will now have the current year bike though. He is smart and can set a bike up. He might continue to get stronger through the year and at the end of races. I am interested to...
  3. Keshav

    Your New Nickname For Dovi

    As has been pointed out, with him going to Yamaha, commentators can’t really still call him “Desmo Dovi”. Without a doubt, they’ll come up with something lame. What’s your take? Dauntless Dovi Dyno Dovi Dreadnought Dovi . . .
  4. Hollywood

    Dovi to SRT for Remainder of 2021

    https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/what-srt-has-to-do-to-convince-dovizioso-to-join-its-motogp-team/6653679/ it seems his agent is in talks for the Italian to join Rossi for the rest of the 2021 season
  5. propagandhi

    Dovi sabbatical

    Out for 2021 at least. Gives me a strong Mika Häkkinen vibe. Could we see him in 2022 in Wsbk? Would perhaps BMW or Kawasaki (if our beloved Rea leaves) gather the funds? Feel free to turn this into the Dovi apperciation thread. I love that dude. No nonsense, clean, greatly underappreciated...
  6. Cutter

    Dovi leaving Ducati at the end of 2020

    https://the-race.com/motogp/how-ducati-managed-to-lose-its-top-motogp-rider/
  7. Cutter

    Does Miller have the capacity to overtake Dovi?

    I've always wondered why Ducati continues to get beaten by Honda. I am a Dovi supporter to the core, but its disheartening to see him lucky to get second race after race. After watching Undaunted, I feel like his heart is more in motocross than it is street. After watching Miller's performance...
  8. Holypuck

    Beer chat. Who do you root for?

    Just a funny thread to chat as there is no racing this weekend. As simple as that: who is the one rider that you root for in the 2019 motoGP roster, if you can name one guy only? Doesn't matter how far behind in the standings they might be. Additional Moto2 and Moto3 mentions would be also...
  9. Keshav

    Rossi and Dovi Back New In-Race Penalty System

    MotoGP officials are weighing up whether to introduce the new system, which could replace the current practice of forcing riders to drop one position when they are penalised Riders were requested on Saturday's opening day of running in Qatar to try passing through a specially-marked area on...
  10. povol

    Whatever helps you sleep Dovi

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/dovizioso-crashes-made-ducati-stronger/4316347/amp/ You had a championship bike from the first race and couldn’t handle the pressure of being the favorite. Only once the pressure of being a champion faded did you perform up to the...
  11. Holypuck

    Dovi might be leaving Ducati

    Or at least, this is what is rumored to be becoming more possible every day. It seems like the two parts are struggling pretty hard to find an agreement and this seems to be bringing stress in the relationship between Dovizioso and the Ducati Team. Dall'Igna himself just stated that he is...
  12. S

    Dovi rejects Ducati’s initial offer!

    https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/dovizioso-rejects-first-ducati-offer-1029674/ This is going to get interesting!
  13. BarryMachine

    Damn! I was going for Dovi!

    Damn! I was going for Dovi! .... all of this "7th place and trying to matter" ........ with rossi! I was going for Dovi .... and I would still love to see him win a wc. But now I'm rooting for Marc. after all the manipulative bs. And Marc is going to step it up a notch in actual on track...
  14. shaunna

    Dovi: Simoncelli - my true regret

    Original article: Dovizioso: "La mia normalità rivoluzionaria e il vero rimpianto: Simoncelli" - IlGiornale.it Rough google webpage translate below: “Dovizioso: my revolutionary normality and my true regret: Simoncelli” More or less a year ago they told him: the supercampione arrives...
  15. Segfault

    Dovi and Petrucci

    Dovizioso is a nice fella, but he got it wrong this time. Blaming Petrucci for crash ... Dude, if someone is in front of you then you pass him - if you are faster. Moaning Petrucci's weight gives him unfair advantage is just plain wrong. Petrucci was doing the best he could do considering his...
  16. povol

    Dovi not pulling any punches

    when it comes to his soon to be ex teammate. What is it like having Iannone as teammate? Iannone is not a rider with whom you can work as a team. He thinks he's very important and he only thinks about himself. So it's hard to establish a relationship that helps us develop the bike...
  17. shovelhead

    DNF Dovi

    Quite the season for "DNF Dovi".
  18. rezonator636

    Dovi speaks out against Ducati...and it's awesome

    For anyone who's curious as to why Ducati is having so much trouble, this interview with Dovi is a must-read:   http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_13090_dovisioso_speaks_out_ducati_motogp_troubles/   For those who don't have the time to read it, however, I'll summarize his points here...
  19. T

    Dovi to Ducati?

    Anyone heard or read anything about Dovi going to Ducati? I couldn't find any press releases on MotoGP.com but there was a bit talked about it by the interviewers and riders at the Indianapolis pre-race Rider Interviews.
  20. C

    Dovi to Gresini...?

    Somebody has to say it...and I miss Marco. But, what are Gresini, gonna do for 2012? Given Fausto's need for an Italian rider and Dovi's podium potential / familiarity with the Honda, can / will Dovi break his contract with Monster and Tec3? Without a high profile, podium contending name...