Rossi might be done with Yamaha and on to Ducati????!!!!

[SweetOnion]

^^ I agree that the fastest guy doesn't necessarily get sponsored, but Rossi is very fast in an F1 car. Faster than some F1 racers. Checkout

"Combined times:
1 Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1m 10.904s, 90 laps
2 Jenson Button, Honda, 1:10.907, 85 laps
3 Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:11.284, 49 laps
4 Anthony Davidson, Honda, 1:11.573, 124 laps
5 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:11.649, 42 laps
6 Christian Klien, Red Bull-Ferrari, 1:11.769, 66 laps
7 Heikki Kovalainen, Renault, 1:12.011, 84 laps
8 Jacques Villeneuve, BMW-Sauber, 1:12.179, 102 laps
9 Ralf Schumacher, Toyota, 1:12.192, 82 laps
10 Alex Wurz, Williams-Cosworth, 1:12.246, 82 laps
11 Nico Rosberg, Williams-Cosworth, 1:13.313, 60 laps
12 Valentino Rossi, Ferrari, 1:12.360, 52 laps
13 Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:12.455, 89 laps
14 Juán Montoya, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:12.488, 58 laps
15 Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:12.525, 66 laps
16 Robert Kubica, BMW-Sauber, 1:12.812, 42 laps"

from

http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st89950.htm

Fore sure, John! I like can't find it right now, but the stats of his other ride are equally impressive... He consistantly kicks Trulli's *** hehe, as well I believe he was above DC and others

[murf]

I feel if Rossi goes to Ducati, his Cal Ripken like streak for never missing races, and avoiding injury will come to an end... perhaps. It's a scary thought for Rossi fans hehe.

please clarify what you were saying about injuries then.

why is more likely to pitch the rider? Did Casey get pitched more on the Honda or Ducati? Who got pitched more this year between Lorenzo and say Hayden? The most spectacular highsides the last couple of years were by Lorenzo, not a Ducati rider. It can be interpreted in many ways.

are the sudden stop somehow different on the Ducati? How many hundreds of times has Rossi crashed w/o injury......would it change because he was riding a Ducati?

[murf]

The point, just so I'm clear, is that Rossi was given an F1 SEAT ANY TIME... because he was an Italian superstar, got in the car, and could drive it. Do you think FERRARI of all teams is going to give a non-Italian a chance at anything????

Hopkins did not drive the Ferrari!!!!

Rossi had several world championships before he got a shot to drive the ferrarri......maybe Stoner just needs to get another few before he gets the same chance?

did I say Hopkins drove a ferrarri?

[SweetOnion]

please clarify what you were saying about injuries then.

why is more likely to pitch the rider? Did Casey get pitched more on the Honda or Ducati? Who got pitched more this year between Lorenzo and say Hayden? The most spectacular highsides the last couple of years were by Lorenzo, not a Ducati rider. It can be interpreted in many ways.

are the sudden stop somehow different on the Ducati? How many hundreds of times has Rossi crashed w/o injury......would it change because he was riding a Ducati?

Well, from how I understood it.. the general consensus was that the power of the Ducati, and the style of supposedly having to pin it and rely on the traction control made it more prone to cause a crash when getting back on the power... Lorenzo's big crashes could all be argued to be on cold tires, also.

I would expect Rossi to be able to tame the beast indeed, but it is almost a bad karma idea that I am getting at... and also the fact a rider must crash a bike in order to find its limits and be competitive.

[FullMotoJacket]

Sponsorship Money - Ducati GP is fully sponsor funded (no cash from Ducati Corse goes to the GP team) and Rossi has had issues with tobacco sponsorship in the past. Marlboro are also one of the most picky advertisers when it comes to how their colors and logos are displayed on race cars. Will they even let rossi run his flamboyant colorschemes? Lots of seemingly little issues here that would need to be ironed out.

Malboro isnt a sponsor or a major one on any of the Ducati bikes. So I think this is a non-issue.

Why did Stoner thank Marlboro for letting him (his words) run his white leathers/ white paint scheme during the press conference at Phillip Island, then?

[Moreno636]

Why did Stoner thank Marlboro for letting him (his words) run his white leathers/ white paint scheme during the press conference at Phillip Island, then?

Maybe Marlboro is a Stoner specific sponsor kind of like AGV is with Rossi. There isnt a single noticeable Marlboro patch on the bikes itself.

[Moreno636]

Yup I was right

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/s...Name=sponsorgp

[FullMotoJacket]

Yup I was right

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/s...Name=sponsorgp

Not so fast there. Due to ad restictions, Ducati can't legally list Marlboro as a sponsor, yet it's common knowledge the team is sponsored by them. Both Stoner and Hayden (and their bikes)are emblazoned with the Marlboro bar code symbol (that's how they get around the tobacco ad restriction).

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/h...?family=gpteam

[SweetOnion]

Not so fast there. Due to ad restictions, Ducati can't legally list Marlboro as a sponsor, yet it's common knowledge the team is sponsored by them. Both Stoner and Hayden (and their bikes)are emblazoned with the Marlboro bar code symbol (that's how they get around the tobacco ad restriction).

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/h...?family=gpteam

Sure is...

[Lightcycle]

Yup I was right

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/s...Name=sponsorgp

http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Ducati+Marlboro+Team

[Moreno636]

Not so fast there. Due to ad restictions, Ducati can't legally list Marlboro as a sponsor, yet it's common knowledge the team is sponsored by them. Both Stoner and Hayden (and their bikes)are emblazoned with the Marlboro bar code symbol (that's how they get around the tobacco ad restriction).

http://www.ducati.com/racing/09/gp/h...?family=gpteam

That is soooo messed up. They allow them to take their money but cant even list them as a sponsor? WTF?

[SweetOnion]

That is soooo messed up. They allow them to take their money but cant even list them as a sponsor? WTF?

WTF indeed! Do you remember when they outlawed Joe Camel?? "They" definitely stuck it to the Tobacco companies, World Wide... You will not see Tobacco advertising in sports too much anymore, if at all.

[hotshotmikeyboy]

wtf indeed! Do you remember when they outlawed joe camel?? "they" definitely stuck it to the tobacco companies, world wide... You will not see tobacco advertising in sports too much anymore, if at all.

only 1 race will show tabaco ad's and sponsors in the moto gp, i remember seeing them in qatar

[SweetOnion]

only 1 race will show tabaco ad's and sponsors in the moto gp, i remember seeing them in qatar

That's right.. You can't F with the Middle East's paper stack.

[hotshotmikeyboy]

I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST PICS BUT MAYBE THIS LINK WILL WORK
http://nikima82.files.wordpress.com/...oner_qatar.jpg
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photog...Qatar-Test.jpg

MARLBORO IS A BIG BUCKS SPONSOR FOR DUCATI #1 FACTORY TEAM. ITS A SHAME NO ONE IN NORTHAMERICA KNOWS IT ...LOL

NOT JUST STONER ITS THE MARLBORO DUCATI TEAM THAT IS SPONSORED BY THEM CHECK OUT THE 2 LINKS OF THE ABOVE

[SweetOnion]

I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST PICS BUT MAYBE THIS LINK WILL WORK
http://nikima82.files.wordpress.com/...oner_qatar.jpg

That's the 2008 bike!! I like the new one better

oh yeah and to post an image there is a link in the tool bar when composing your post... looks like mountains on a cream coloured background.

[SweetOnion]

Here we go again!

Ferrari Formula One GP team boss Stefano Domenicali has granted Valentino Rossi's wish by offering the MotoGP rider another F1 test.

After successfully defending his latest two-wheeled title last month, the 30-year-old Italian asked Ferrari’s Domenicali for a favor.

"I have already asked Domenicali via text if I can have another test," said the winner of nine MotoGP World Championships.

Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Ferrari's answer was 'yes'. The test is expected to take place in January.