Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?

[macdeb]

Sorry guys but after watching him for many years he just hasn't the killer instinct. Pace is one thing, race is another.
I wish it were different.

[FourWheelDrift]

If he goes to Forward with the FTR-Yamaha it might settle him down as he won't be in the direct light of the prototypes.

[Turn7]

FourWheelDrift said:

If he goes to Forward with the FTR-Yamaha it might settle him down as he won't be in the direct light of the prototypes.

Agreed, but IIRC, 2015 Yam deal is engine only and no frame/swing arm ?
Not sure what state the Forward chassis is in.

[FourWheelDrift]

Turn7 said:

Agreed, but IIRC, 2015 Yam deal is engine only and no frame/swing arm ?
Not sure what state the Forward chassis is in.

Edwards has been race developing it since Mugello and Espargaro tried it first at the post-Catalunya test and used it in qualifying in Germany, he says it's better in tight twisty corners than the Yamaha frame.

[Turn7]

Ah ok. I thought A esp. wasnt that keen ?

[Turn7]

Very strong rumours that Alex ESP and mav vinales have signed with suzook.

[egor110]

So who do we see going to tec3, gressini,lcr and forward?

[Turn7]

I think Brad will be at Forward it maybe Lcr.

Hopefully Scott will get Battys bike.

It's about time Aoyama got the flick too I think.

[sprinter1050]

egor110 said:

So who do we see going to tec3, gressini,lcr and forward?

Practically anybody not already mentioned on here : + a few that have been too I'd say.

[Chicken Chaser]

Where's Camier going?

[Dare2Fail]

egor110 said:

So who do we see going to tec3, gressini,lcr and forward?

Tech 3: P Esp and Jonas Folger
Forward: Smith and ???
LCR: Miller
Gresini: Redding and ???

[FourWheelDrift]

Dare2Fail said:

Tech 3: P Esp and Jonas Folger
Forward: Smith and ???
LCR: Miller
Gresini: Redding and ???

Forward - Smith & Bradl

Possibly.

[Turn7]

I think Bradl still deserves a satellite over customer bike tho.

[IanUAE]

I thought I read a couple of seasons ago that Repsol didn't want 2 Spanish riders in the factory team as it limits their brand exposure. Of course this may be wrong on my part due to moving house in 40+ degrees Celsius heat at the moment and thus the old grey mater over heated.

[LoonR1]

IanUAE said:

I thought I read a couple of seasons ago that Repsol didn't want 2 Spanish riders in the factory team as it limits their brand exposure. Of course this may be wrong on my part due to moving house in 40+ degrees Celsius heat at the moment and thus the old grey mater over heated.

I think I heard the same too.

[egor110]

graphene said:

IanUAE said:

I thought I read a couple of seasons ago that Repsol didn't want 2 Spanish riders in the factory team as it limits their brand exposure. Of course this may be wrong on my part due to moving house in 40+ degrees Celsius heat at the moment and thus the old grey mater over heated.

If one of the riders is Marc Marquez, I don't think the nationality of the other rider matters too much.

Even if there brothers?

[egor110]

graphene said:

egor110 said:

Even if there brothers?

Just another marketable novelty/story. MM being Spanish is a small consideration when he so phenomenally successful, charismatic. For the time being, Pedrosa is guaranteed points taken from competitors. They would be mad to change the formula because of some (past) brand strategy.

If miller ends up at lcr i think we can see who will be pedrossa's replacement.

Is there any chatter of fennati going anywhere?

[2GOOD]

Chicken Chaser said:

Where's Camier going?

Aspar for a couple of GP's standing in for Hayden now!

[LoonR1]

2GOOD said:

Aspar for a couple of GP's standing in for Hayden now!

He'll be well chuffed with that. It gets him I the shop window of the series that he wanted to ride in this year and on a better bike than the full season option he had at the start of the season.

[FourWheelDrift]

Low grip Indianapolis isn't the best place to debut on the bike. He'll be comfortable at Brno though.