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Originally Posted by onlinesatish
I would ask him how tough is it to compete/ride in motoGp. once he is done i'd hand over the key of my 220 and ask him ride from banjara hills - ameerpet to secbad within 20mins in peek hour traffic  |
Hmmm... that one is scary!! Riding in MotoGP controlled track conditions and riding in city traffic conditions are way different but given the fierce Competitor Rossi is... he would surely give it a try.....
.... but surely dude.... that would be tough for even a might like of Rossi!!
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Originally Posted by bhargava_sr
I would ask the Doctor - 'Why did you move to Yamaha from HONDA, what did you see in Yam bikes which is not there in Honda bikes'
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Well I looked into Wiki and this is what I found -
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From Honda to Yamaha
There was much speculation during the second half of the 2003 season about Rossi's plans for the future. Some people suspected that he would succeed in his bid to claim a third consecutive title and wondered where he would go in the future. His contract with Honda was up at the end of the year and there were rumors that Rossi had become somewhat disillusioned with his ride at Honda. His tenure at Honda had effectively run its course; he had provided Honda with a 500 cc World Championship as well as consecutive MotoGP World Championships.
Partnered with increased scepticism that the reason for his success was the dominance of the RC211V rather than Rossi, it was inevitable that Honda and Rossi would part. Mid-season rumors pointed towards a possible move to Ducati, which sent the Italian press into a frenzy; the concept of the great Italian on the great Italian bike seemed too good to be true. Ducati did indeed try to seduce Rossi into riding their MotoGP bike, the Desmosedici, but for numerous reasons Rossi passed the offer up. Critics say that compared to the other manufacturers, Ducati had a significant way to go before being competitive even with Rossi at the helm. This proved to be the truth with Ducati's lackluster performance in the 2004 season, which had actually been worse than their inaugural year in MotoGP in 2003.
In his 2005 autobiography, "What If I'd Never Tried It?", Rossi offers another reason for choosing Yamaha over Ducati, saying that the mindset at Ducati Corse was a little too similar to the one he was trying to escape from at Honda.
Ultimately, Rossi signed a two-year contract with rivals Yamaha reportedly worth in excess of (U.S) $12 million; a price no other manufacturer, even Honda, was willing to pay."
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Originally Posted by tibby
Wow! Yummy khayali-pulav
Anyways, here's my small question bag..
1 serious question:
Has the fear of death/ serious injuries scored over the thrill of high speed (& cornering) at any point of time in your Moto GP Career?
1 not so serious question:
What will you do with the R15?  (for those of you who aren't aware, he asked the YAMAHA officials for an R15 for himself at the Press Meet in Delhi) |
Well the serious question.... hmmmm.... well no possible guess for that... only Rossi could answer that one!!
For non-serious question, here's what I found you
(Pun Intended.... seeing that you are atop R15 in your profile pic
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