TheRedPill

Quoting my own post looking for an answer.

You sure do know how to instigate a fire in a seemingly smooth going thread. Don't be a troll and don't feed a troll, pal.


@sukant: No offenses pal but please don't start it again. People here are ready for something to come out so that they start firing eventually transforming into mudslinging.

Not counting out Lorenzo for this one but we have to consider that this year would be only his second appearance on the track and also last year he had a horrendous crash here. So just that Lorenzo would want to keep it smooth rather than pushing hard on a track which he barely knows and screw up his chances for the championship.

There is nice free video on the official motogp site:
FREE VIDEO: A day at the office with Rossi, Lorenzo, Edwards and Toseland | The Official MotoGP Website

suren

Simple ! Cost is the only issue ! I don t see anything else !
And i did read somewhere a long time ago when Kallio tested the GP9 ! Even he was complaining about the rear tire grip and front end feel issues ! So it is a basic problem with that bike I guess! And the rider who can ride around better with that issue gets a better finish !

And Cannepa himself was a Duc test rider before he joined the Pramac team ! They did know about his speeds earlier itself Why did they choose him ?! I m sure they must have had others in mind but still they went for him ! And thats the same case with uncle Gibernau ! I feel this is the best the other riders can do with this bike !

So its better to have 2 rider team instead of embarassing themselves ! with one guy on the podium and the other two not even in the top ten

Guareshi n Troy ! Should start building a new bike altogether if Ducatista need more top 5 or top ten finishes !

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suren

Rossi plays down F1 in 2011 rumours (again) - Visordown Motorcycle news : Racing news

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soulstation

you have any other words please do post more links. i can give you an address where you can send me a post card too.

honestly you need to go back to school and understand the meaning of discussion and debates. forums are not meant to just say things like "oh wow saw the race awesome race and a 100 people doing the same thing. i really havn't picked on you but you seem to just not getting it... at all.

oh and about your question.
yes manufactures can field more than 2 bikes. there is no rule. but it all comes at a cost. they need more sponsors, more mechanics, more management etc.

too bad you dint find that on Wikipedia

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TheRedPill

Too bad you know the meaning of the word but don't understand it eventually really can't help being one.
It isn't about picking on a particular person. It is about helping the thread having some goodwill prevail in the forum.
If a person liked someone's comment how will he express his emotions? He might not have anything to add to the thread at that moment but he just wanted to acknowledge that he liked the poster's comment. I guess every other person does that here by posting small expression be it a smiley or something like "+1, +2, etc ".
This little gesture might help maintaining little camaraderie between the members, don't you think so?


Being present in an online community doesn't mean discussing or debating everytime. Or rather I should say in your terms, instigating fights or arguments.

Thanks for your answer to my query, pal. Appreciate it. I can understand the logic, of lack of funds, etc, behind not having more than two riders in the team but just wanted to know if there's more to it than just the cost.

soulstation

everything in the para ignored.

in the past Kawasaki and suzuki have fielded more than 2 riders. Repsol Honda too have a prectice of having more than 2 riders in the doohan era, and not too long ago with good ole teddy Okada who was developing the Honda. this with Hayden and Pedrosa being regualrs. but the cost and sponsorship is a bit of hitch these days.

i dont understand one thing though. and should be pointed out. how come they do Laguna go back to europe and back to Indy. would it not make sense to go to Indy from California? espcially when you are cutting cost?

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TheRedPill

^^ May be because of the fact that some tracks have their tradition of holding the race event at a particular time of the year.
One such example was Assen where the tradition says the race event has to happen on the last Saturday of the month of June (as told by the commentator on the race day)

sukant08

No offencde taken bro !! I understand what u mean, but can't a man have sum fun after a long days work !!

And regading more than 2 bikes, its just that manufacturers think thats an optimum mumber for a cost/points compomise. More bikes mean more managers, crew chiefs and that add to the cost !! But Suzuki did field 3 factories last year in a cupl of races, so there definitely isnt a rule against it !!

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saif71184

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Ohh yes, seems this forum is going the "whining" way !
Personally i feel Stoner is down and there is no competition from him, its lorenzo vs rossi all the way to the championship

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Valentino Rossi has reiterated his desire to stay in MotoGP for at least another three years after his current contract expires at the end of the 2010 world championship. After winning his 100th GP in Assen last weekend, Rossi said he was seriously considering racing on for at least another ‘three or four years’. Speaking on the eve of this weekend’s American GP in Laguna Seca, Rossi said it was his clear intention to carry on racing for Yamaha. And he said that if he was making a decision on his future now that he would shelve retirement plans until the end of 2013 at least, taking the Italian past his 34th birthday. Rossi, who goes into this weekend’s Laguna clash with a slender five-point lead over Jorge Lorenzo and nine-point lead over Aussie Casey Stoner, said: “I’m happy and if I have to decide now, I feel in a good shape, mentally and physically. I think is possible stay at the top with motorcycles for another three or four years. But I will decide next year. But for sure now the situation with Yamaha is so positive.”

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