Rossi better than Stoner?..

[iRam]

 

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-racing-news-moto-gp/rossi-better-than-stoner-says-brivio/19539.html

 

[The Don]

What would you expect his manager to say , I think the record speaks for itself. How many wins did Rossi have on the Ducati, mmmm that's right zero.
It sounds like the mind games have started for 2012.

[derby]

What would you expect his manager to say , I think the record speaks for itself. How many wins did Rossi have on the Ducati, mmmm that's right zero.
It sounds like the mind games have started for 2012.

indeed their records do speak for themselves, 9 to 2 in rossi's favor.

[The Don]

indeed their records do speak for themselves, 9 to 2 in rossi's favor.

On A Ducati When

[teddy037.3]

On A Ducati When

I think he means career titles

[muskrat]

Someone fix that bike.  We can't have Rossi flame out like Jordan   

[koko64]

Ago reckons they are on par like him and Hailwood.

[ab]

I am a Rossi fan.  I hope that 2012 brings him back to glory and spank this guys one more time.

(somehow, I doubt it will come true.  Ducati is trying to sell bikes with the CF and changing back to aluminum isn't gelling with their corporate plan it seems from what I have been reading.)

I got to give props to Stoner and Lorenzo.  But Rossi is still 

[zooom]

I seem to recall the commentaries from a along time ago during the 990 era that the major advantage Yamaha had in Rossi was the ability he had to give feedback about multiple parts for development and was precise as such about those things in a way the engineers understood, and he was generally testing double what other riders were in terms of feedback for parts and changes...so in this degree, maybe he very well IS better than Stoner...

[koko64]

Not in the 800 era.

[HotIce]

Sure 

Casey:



Vale:

[Raux]

holy crap.. looking at that chart.. .not a chance Stoner has been better than Rossi... BUT doesn't mean he won't beat Vale in championships how that he has a bike that stomps.

[mickyvee]

Ago reckons they are on par like him and Hailwood.

  Since when was Ago on a par with Mike the Bike? Most of Ago's wins came when the opposition were riding G50's and Manx Nortons, whilst he was MV mounted and therefore, pretty much invincible. When they were both at MV, Hailwood was the better rider, and he still beat Ago whilst hanging on to the ill handling Honda. Ago can think what he wants, but Mike is the GOAT!

[Curmudgeon]

  Since when was Ago on a par with Mike the Bike? Most of Ago's wins came when the opposition were riding G50's and Manx Nortons, whilst he was MV mounted and therefore, pretty much invincible. When they were both at MV, Hailwood was the better rider, and he still beat Ago whilst hanging on to the ill handling Honda. Ago can think what he wants, but Mike is the GOAT!

 

[koko64]

That was Ago's perspective from an interview at the Imola festival. He had Hailwood possibly better than himself and said Stoner was to Rossi what Hailwood was to himself, according to Michael Scott.
So maybe he was conceding that Hailwood was better, but you won't like Ago's conclusion from the comparison.

I also think Rossi is the GOAT, but if you look at the stats, Stoner has been better in the 800 era..

I think Stoner is capable of eclipsing Rossi's record in the premier class, but he will retire too soon to do it. He has made ominous comments about life after racing.