11-05-2007, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by sqd8r
Nationality, and the accompanying sponsor dollars plays a significant part in riders selected. It has always been this way esp. When you look at the long and less than stellar careers of Sete and Tamada, for example, it is apparent that sponsor funds secured their seats, not their results. Sete in particular may have had moments of brilliance in the latter portion of his career but his many years outside the top ten should have seen him give up the seat. Traditionally Brits and Aussie's have never brought the dollars that the Spanish or Italians bring.
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fuzz, Checa is a perfect example of this!
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"For sure we've understood that to make the Ducati turn, you need a bigger effort than what Valentino was used to, physically too, and we didn't expect that. This bike is a lot more physical, the way to make it turn with the required precision is certainly the thing we must focus on at the moment."
- J Burgess
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