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Originally Posted by mrgrn
answer me this then. even if he did not NEED Jerry why would he not want to take him? Honda was talking crap and trying to control him so he left and took his friend and team, what is the point? if jerry did not want to go he would not have  |
Are you saying Rossi did Jeremy Burgess, the winningest team manager in Moto GP, and his mutliple title winning team a favour by taking them along.
Rossi brought Burgess and company along because he didn't want his "friend" to suffer under the Honda regime.
Ever heard the saying better to have them as a friend than an enemy?
Rossi was doing the calculated move of not leaving behind the most dangerous person on the grid, the most integral component to Rossi's success. Head to head Rossi is the class of the field, until 2007, but Rossi cannot "beat" Burgess and company, few have. Even Honda with Hayden's title win can be said to have benefitted from the legacy of Burgess' developments of the 990. Notice how far off the mark Honda currently are with the new 800. You are seriously underestimating the importance of a mind like Burgess if you think this was done out of friendship. Look at the significant developments made to the Yamaha when Burgess went over. Do you really think the mind that brought Honda multiple world titles didn't have a significant input into the Yamaha we see today? Can you come up with another rationale besides goodwill for Rossi bringing Burgess and company over? This is why I laugh when people say what a turd the current Yamaha is. Look at the parties integral to its development and look at the company behind it and think again.
And the point is... it's not the rider. It's not the bike. It's the team, it's always been the team. The team of Hayden and Honda beat Rossi and Yamaha. The team of Stoner and Ducati beat the team of Rossi and Yamaha. Just like the team of Rossi and Honda won multiple titles. Not Rossi, on a Honda or Yamaha, but the team and not without Jeremy Burgess.