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Originally Posted by Still SP3
What's your point? He had the chance to sign and did not. The reason(s) for his decision to spurn Ducati doesn't matter only that he has now had his ass handed to him by the very combination he could have had. In other words, he made his bed .....
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My point, as wdavis said better than me, is that all the talk of Rossi not being the great racer he is out there and that he only achieved his previous domination because he had the best package, and that he is now struggling not because of an uncompetitive package, but rather because the pressure has got to him or that he "folds" under pressure, is simply beyond my understanding and belief.
Rossi's opinion on the lack of competitiveness of his package (overdue, in my opinion) means that he's now a "whiner!" WTF? How so? Because he happened to state the clearly obvious fact in public after 2 seasons of a less than competitive package? Jeez...incredible!
I don't know any professional racer LESS like a whiner than Rossi. I'm surprised he has taken so long to say ANYTHING about the Yamaha package in public.
Some of the opinions above are frankly beyond belief, for an old bloke like me who has been following MGP and 500 GP for 30+ years.
I will state it again. Put Rossi and all the others on an identical package, with the same bike, same traction, same relaibility, same tires....and he wins 95% of the time. That is MY opinion, and if it differs from some of yours, then that's fine with me. Just give the guy some respect, OK?
And Larry, Rossi is looking for a competitive package, not only one part of the package. That includes the very components that are letting him down now - including not only the motor, but the tires, the traction control, the reliability, the fuel consumption control and everything else that determines the success of the mechanical package. He wouldn't be interested in a fabulously powerful and smooth V-4 motor if it resulted in abbike with crappy handling, or if the traction control systems allowed the tire to burn itself out halfway through the race, or if it kept dropping valves, etc, etc, etc.
So I'm done with the topic, because it will never be resolved as all of the above (including my own comments) are mostly opinion and there's no practical way to prove anything here other than results.
Which reminds me....
Wins...
The Official MotoGP Website
Championships...
The Official MotoGP Website
Yeah, Rossi is not so great. WTF?