Ducati Monster Forum

...SR: To start with how I feel how he's done, I feel that's how the Moto2 world champion should go into MotoGP. They should be going straight away, pushing it, it's still a bike with two wheels, you know? And I think he's doing a really good job, and I think that's how I would like to go. He is doing a really impressive job at the moment, but in the race, we'll have to see how the pressure goes. I think he might find it a bit harder. But you know, he is fast, and that's the whole point of being in MotoGP.

MM: So he's not faster than you expected, he's what you expect a champion to achieve?

SR: Yes, a lot of people were saying about Bradl last year. He did do a good job, but should have been better in my eyes. It was a good job that he'd done, but the guys who were behind him were guys on Ducatis, stuff like this. Marquez is mixing with the big guys. You know, we all cook with water, so he should be there like he is.

MM: Seeing what he's done, and know how close you were too him, you think you can be able to match that, or at least get close to it?

SR: It's just there's so much a mix of things, with the bike and stuff. He's got one of the best bikes, so he has a little bit easier. But you know, if you give me the same bike or a good competitive bike like that, I'd want to be doing the same. You should be like top 5, that's what I would like to do. Which is what he's doing, he's even top 3, you know mixing it with the guys. That would be the sort of performance I'd be wanting to put in. You can't do that with a Ducati, in my eyes, you just wouldn't be able to do it, so you know, it's to do with the bike, the rider, and how it sort of mixes, and he's got on that bike and he's gelled with it straight away.

No one wants to be riding a Duc right now, but few would turn away Marlboro money.

there's also some grumbling about kawi coming back

I heard about that too but that seems pretty far fetched to me... I'd put aprillia coming back before kawi does... and ape only coming back in once the honda production gp bike starts to destroy their crt package.  Right now I see it as suzuki, bmw, ape, then kawi as the next ones to step up.

Now we see why Redding was so critical of Ducati!  [laugh]

http://www.motomatters.com/interview/2013/03/08/marc_vds_boss_michael_barthol_my_intervi.html (http://www.motomatters.com/interview/2013/03/08/marc_vds_boss_michael_barthol_my_intervi.html)

She said she thought the Duc JV team would be 100 times better than playing second fiddle to Jorge! She made no bones about how he was getting make the beast with two backsed on the Yammyhammer Varsity squad. Yeah, sure, he crashed some on his own but it was a shitty season all around and he was treated like the red headed step child and is better off being anywhere but there!