Tardozzi Defends Lack of Ducati Team Orders in Superbike Defeat

[drthompson65]

Tardozzi Defends Lack of Ducati Team Orders in Superbike Defeat

[quikie]

Racing is racing and I guess Ducati believes that you have to win it on pure merit with no help from the team, but the video on YouTube of Tardozzi talking to Fabrizio sure looks like he might have had a few choice words for him.

My opinion is that Fabrizio is a very talented rider, but he's no Haga and no Spies. He's only shown brief flashed of brilliance and long stretches of mediocrity (granted, in an unbelievably competitive class).

I think of him in similar terms to Xaus. Good, but just not quite good enough.

[Old Fart]

Actually it's stupid. A championship for someone or a manufacturer in the hunt means a lot more than an individual who is not in the top five wanting a win.
Ok Tardo, back off and Let Haga win would have been soooo easy

[Old Baldy]

I'm sure the manufacturer's would also like to have their riders win the Rider's Championship, because it adds publicity for the make, but the manufacturers seem to put more focus on the Constructor's title (as opposed to the Rider's title). As Ducati won the Constructor's title again this year, they have their championship......

[Old Thumper]

I understand the value of a championship, but I say hats off to Ducati for letting the rider give it his all, even if it's not in the best interest of his teammate.
Anybody remember seeing Barrichelo (sp?) pull over to let Schumacher go by in F1? That sucked.
Anybody follow the John Force debacle at Indy this year in NHRA?
That sucked too.

Well done Mr. Tardozzi.

[twin-nut]

I agree, short of not spearing your teammate trying to pass, or holding him up when he is clearly faster, let the best man win.

[nomo]

I think it's a team sport , but after Haga's tumble in Race 1 , all bets are off . What's retardo Fabrizio supposed to do , put his hand on Haga's bike and push ? Spies rode like a champion when it counted while Nitro didn't .

[ccolwell]

I'm still blaming the bird at Monza.

[drthompson65]

Bird won't do that again.

[john S.]

By observing Fabrizio's body english after he passed Rea, I thought he was going to let Haga pass if Haga was close enough to do so eventhough it would have made no difference in the outcome.

My gripe has to do with consistency on the part of Haga. Hes been around and he should have known he didn't have to stick has neck out as he did that time when he got hurt. Also his frequent poor showing in qualifying and superpole leaves him in a position to play catch up - much easier to be sucking clean air at the front instead. This first race showed how important qualifying really is because he had to play catch up big time, as a result he crashed. Of all times to crash he crashed when just getting into the points could have won him the championship. Sometimes I get the feeling he either dogs it or goes balls to the wall, I don't know, its just frustrating. Fabrizio is all over the place, like hes bi-polar on a bike.

The better bike and rider won the championship this year. Haga could claim the prize of the best rider to never win a championship if he keeps this up. A Randy Mamola revisited.

[johnyisthedevil]

I would say the better rider won, but would argue the better bike. that's another thread all together. I say race till the end, race clean and race for the win. a little beating and banging is ok just don't be douche about it and spear somebody mid corner a-la Pedrosa.