MOTOGP grid 2021..
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It's going to be an interesting and exciting year that's for sure. It cannot just be me but why hasn't VR46 gone and done a year in WSBK and tried to mug Jonny Rae for his 10th World Title that he desperately wants ??
Maybe too difficult to organise with his Team Manager bit in MotoGP perhaps.
Looking forward to it all whichever way it plays out ;-)
Maybe too difficult to organise with his Team Manager bit in MotoGP perhaps.
Looking forward to it all whichever way it plays out ;-)
Far Cough said:
It's going to be an interesting and exciting year that's for sure. It cannot just be me but why hasn't VR46 gone and done a year in WSBK and tried to mug Jonny Rae for his 10th World Title that he desperately wants ??
Maybe too difficult to organise with his Team Manager bit in MotoGP perhaps.
Looking forward to it all whichever way it plays out ;-)
Because VR46 wants to race bikes in the Premium Class, if he desired to do "touring" racing he could do it on 4 wheels.Maybe too difficult to organise with his Team Manager bit in MotoGP perhaps.
Looking forward to it all whichever way it plays out ;-)
DuraAce said:
Ho Lee Kau said:
MM93 signs for 4 years.
Boring.
Can't blame him as the pay day must've been huge but I'm genuinely disappointed with him doing that. Boring.
Guess he wants to beat 46's records before risking a move!
Marquez is a perfectly nice bloke by MotoGP standards but him monotonously winning everything in sight did put me off watching last seasons racing. I watched a lot more BSB instead. But is the Honda really such a fantastic machine? I think the main factor is that he is an extremely good rider, rather than that he rides the best bike.
Cops a lot of unjustified flack in my opinion. The relationship with Honda is obviously very good, He's probably being paid very handsomely and is winning world championships so has no reason to switch (as much as I'd like to see it..)
Rossi only switched to other manufacturers when the relationships with Honda and Yamaha soured.
Rossi only switched to other manufacturers when the relationships with Honda and Yamaha soured.
Mick was very tempted by Yamaha in about 97 I think, but once HRC built him the screamer engine he found his mojo and stayed where he was.
He was a Yamaha man as a kid also, but it seemed that they never were able to match his expectations salary wise, and that was all it was about in those days I think.
I would imagine Ducati and certainly KTM would move heaven and earth to get Marc but as I say winning and breaking records endlessly is all that seems to matter to him, for me I would prefer him to ride something else, but one can see why if he has that attitude he wants to stay, unlike others in the past he is not struggling with the team or curious about other bikes or if he could win elsewhere.
He was a Yamaha man as a kid also, but it seemed that they never were able to match his expectations salary wise, and that was all it was about in those days I think.
I would imagine Ducati and certainly KTM would move heaven and earth to get Marc but as I say winning and breaking records endlessly is all that seems to matter to him, for me I would prefer him to ride something else, but one can see why if he has that attitude he wants to stay, unlike others in the past he is not struggling with the team or curious about other bikes or if he could win elsewhere.
Marquez is still only 27. he could see out another five years on a Honda and still have time to show he can do it on a Yamaha or Ducati. I would think he is motivated by the thought or equalling and then surpassing Rossi's record to become the most successful rider of the modern era.
I still think Marquez's success is down to the fact that he is a bloody brilliant rider, not simply because of the bike he rides.
As I understand it part of the skill of GP riders is to constantly test their bike and identify ways of making it easier to ride and faster, so a bike that perfectly suited to Marquez for example would be an absolute handful for someone else. As the top rider in a factory team he will have had access to the lions share of development and new parts but he would have had to be able to make them work for him.
I still think Marquez's success is down to the fact that he is a bloody brilliant rider, not simply because of the bike he rides.
As I understand it part of the skill of GP riders is to constantly test their bike and identify ways of making it easier to ride and faster, so a bike that perfectly suited to Marquez for example would be an absolute handful for someone else. As the top rider in a factory team he will have had access to the lions share of development and new parts but he would have had to be able to make them work for him.
DuraAce said:
Can't blame him as the pay day must've been huge but I'm genuinely disappointed with him doing that.
Guess he wants to beat 46's records before risking a move!
No, it's entirely understandable. However, I like to see riders/drivers in motorsport move teams, and see how they cope in new surroundings, team, etcGuess he wants to beat 46's records before risking a move!
Schumacher went to Ferrari and eventually turned them around (with Brawn & Byrne), Rossi did similar with Yamaha (with Burgess) - while he tried and failed at Ducati. Similarly, Ogier went from VW to M-Sport Ford and turned them into title winners in the WRC, something Loeb didn't do, staying at Citroen whilst a full time WRC driver.
egor110 said:
What's going to be interesting is what Ducati plan to do 2021 onwards.
Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
It almost looks like they've been caught napping a bit but apparently they chased Vinales, Quartararo, Rins and Mir over the winter, Massively irking Dovizioso in the process who is now already talking about not staying with them beyond 2020. Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
I guess you'd have to place Miller and Zarco as favorites for the factory seats right now but a lot can happen in the space of twelve months when it comes to Zarco. .
DarthtaterM16 said:
egor110 said:
What's going to be interesting is what Ducati plan to do 2021 onwards.
Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
It almost looks like they've been caught napping a bit but apparently they chased Vinales, Quartararo, Rins and Mir over the winter, Massively irking Dovizioso in the process who is now already talking about not staying with them beyond 2020. Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
I guess you'd have to place Miller and Zarco as favorites for the factory seats right now but a lot can happen in the space of twelve months when it comes to Zarco. .
egor110 said:
DarthtaterM16 said:
egor110 said:
What's going to be interesting is what Ducati plan to do 2021 onwards.
Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
It almost looks like they've been caught napping a bit but apparently they chased Vinales, Quartararo, Rins and Mir over the winter, Massively irking Dovizioso in the process who is now already talking about not staying with them beyond 2020. Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
I guess you'd have to place Miller and Zarco as favorites for the factory seats right now but a lot can happen in the space of twelve months when it comes to Zarco. .
Gixer968CS said:
egor110 said:
DarthtaterM16 said:
egor110 said:
What's going to be interesting is what Ducati plan to do 2021 onwards.
Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
It almost looks like they've been caught napping a bit but apparently they chased Vinales, Quartararo, Rins and Mir over the winter, Massively irking Dovizioso in the process who is now already talking about not staying with them beyond 2020. Honda have Marquez Yamaha seemed to of groomed vinalez and quatarraro just who do Ducati look at signing for the future.
I guess you'd have to place Miller and Zarco as favorites for the factory seats right now but a lot can happen in the space of twelve months when it comes to Zarco. .
I guess ducati will have to gamble on someone decent coming from moto3/2
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