Get your nose peg ready fella,here comes a Dani fan!
Ok well since living in my adopted home of Spain for the past 7 years I have been able to take a long close look at the bike scene here and on thw world scene. There are many a good rider out there on the world scene now,(some very good one's moving up to Moto GP for 2008 in particular) but you know little Dani really does have something extra.
Suggesting it is his diminutive size is really missing so much. He rides so clean and smooth,if you see his bike bucking it is because he can really push the envelope when needed. Plus he is still not totally happy with how his bike handles.
A key point is the fact that so often in a very Rossi-esque manner in both 125 and 250 racing he was able to hold something back for that late last run at pole position.
Now that Honda have caught up big time with their prototype machine, we have seen him do that very same thing in the blue riband class.(I am not sure anyone has ever claimed 4 poles in succesion in the 4 stroke era?)
Given a package that works, this kid is an absolute dream to watch. If given the right tools he will do the job. The onlñy area he lacks when rascing in the big boy category is the out and out fairing bashing mentality to go head to head and force the issue. His main disadvanytage with that skill in my mind is his lack of size, under heavy braking he more than anyone gets thrown forward out of the saddle which obviously is very unsettling for someone trying to make a late attack going in to a turn.However he did have a good number of occasions when he had to do that in the lower classes so maybe soon he will perfect it soon in Moto GP.
So to reiterate, Dani is a class act and for sure a future champion if top equpipment is made available to him. He has no fear of the boys moving up next season as he has beaten all of them readilly before stepping up himself.
He is no clown Prince for sure. He is a very introverted and private individual. You might not get bundles of smiles off him,but nor will you get BS. He calls it straight and is 100% dedicated to the job in hand.
