All New Bike For Rossi At Assen

jon.bda · 20 Jun 2011 at 20:09

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I read that he was very impressed with the GP12 machine when he tested it so fingers crossed this all new bike will help him get round the track a bit faster!!!

jon.bda · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:14

Sagalout said:
Current bike is showing just how good Stoner was to be honest. Looking forward to Rossi being competitive again though as MotoGP has been awful this year - its the first season I can remember when F1 was more entertaining!

You could argue though that maybe the bikes always been a bit pants and 2007 was a good year for Stacey though, iirc 2008/9/10 he wasn't really up there in the championship as such...

jon.bda · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:16

duc999 said:
Or a calculated and smart decision to get better data on the GP12 chassis ?

Most likely...although it has to be said as well that Rossi would carry a lot of clout and if he wants an all new bike, he'd be the only Duke rider ever to stand a chance of getting what he wants...

jon.bda · 21 Jun 2011 at 20:16

Sagalout said:
He still had plenty of wins in those years though, and loads of podiums.

Quite a few wins, but also quite a few dnf's as well i think?

2008 2nd in championship almost 100 points behind the winner
2009 4th in the championship almost 100 points behind the winner
2010 4th in the championship almost 160 points behind the winner