2013 Silly Season?...maybe spoilers

[zooom]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120627m8usz.htm

interesting....

[ducpainter]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120627m8usz.htm

interesting....

Casey wouldn't bow down and play the Dorna game.

His ability was worthless to them.

[zooom]

SEVERAL articles on superbikeplanet.com today are hedging around Ducati maybe being Crutchlow and Rossi...

[gm2]

SEVERAL articles on superbikeplanet.com today are hedging around Ducati maybe being Crutchlow and Rossi...

or not.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120627m8usz.htm

"It's widely believed The Doctor will return to Honda in 2013 on a factory bike fielded by a satellite team, possibly a new, trick outfit run by Rossi."

[zooom]

or not.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120627m8usz.htm

"It's widely believed The Doctor will return to Honda in 2013 on a factory bike fielded by a satellite team, possibly a new, trick outfit run by Rossi."

UMM...I quoted that article here -> http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=56886.msg1076802#msg1076802

but since there have been these following articles...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120628x.htm

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120628-69.htm

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jun/120628ruydernotes.htm

[duccarlos]

I don't believe for a second that Suzuki will be able to field a bike for Misano. Why would they do that? They have zero pressure and can take their sweet time to develop a bike for next year. Rushing into fielding a bike would be dumb. Watch me eat crow.

[ducpainter]

Crutchlow reportedly also has talks scheduled for this weekend with Honda, but those could be simple posturing for leverage, as it's widely believed Repsol Honda will re-sign Dani Pedrosa and promote Moto2 starlet Marc Marquez to the factory team for 2013.

 

[triangleforge]

^^^ You beat me to it. 

[gm2]

with multiple reports out there that Repsol has already signed marquez, i wonder how that jives with the common assumption that dani will still keep his ride.  since HRC has said there won't be 2 spaniards on that team, i mean.

[duccarlos]

Repsol seems to wear the pants in that relationship

[ducpainter]

Repsol seems to wear the pants in that relationship

[Spidey]

Ok, maybe I had a brainfart and just forgot the "oh, that's why Rossi can't ride for Repsol!" explanation. . . but why wouldn't Repsol want Rossi over Pedrosa?  Here's all I can come up with . . .

1.  Rossi will be significantly more expensive, but he's worth a ton more in marketing, even to Spaniards.  And they'll have Marquez, who is Spanish.

2.  Rossi talked shit about them after 2003 and they hold a grudge.

Is that it?!?  If so, snatch him up.

[duccarlos]

Ok, maybe I had a brainfart and just forgot the "oh, that's why Rossi can't ride for Repsol!" explanation. . . but why wouldn't Repsol want Rossi over Pedrosa?  Here's all I can come up with . . .

1.  Rossi will be significantly more expensive, but he's worth a ton more in marketing, even to Spaniards.  And they'll have Marquez, who is Spanish.

2.  Rossi talked shit about them after 2003 and they hold a grudge.

Is that it?!?  If so, snatch him up.

I believe Repsol really wants an all Spanish team. Obviously that's their market. HRC would be painted into a corner. I think any manufacturer/sponsor would be pretty much better off with Rossi at any stage of his career regardless of what he has said in the past.

[derby]

I believe Repsol really wants an all Spanish team.

...only if somebody on that team can win the championship. i'm sure they'd prefer that person be a spaniard (a la crivillé), but if it takes an italian to do it, so be it.

[derby]

I don't believe for a second that Suzuki will be able to field a bike for Misano. Why would they do that? They have zero pressure and can take their sweet time to develop a bike for next year. Rushing into fielding a bike would be dumb. Watch me eat crow.

don't underestimate the value of being able to directly compare your bike against others in race conditions.