RE: [Ducati] biaggi/Rossi, etc.

[tampabaydesmo]

Makes sense

It has to be tough for the rider as teams are sponsored for the bike (name)
in order to sell more bikes. To fans Rides appeal as much or even more then
bikes. 

Diego 

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of D.G. Ewen
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:34 AM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] biaggi/Rossi, etc.


>I am certain that Rossi probably had an opportunity to go to Ducati when
he> left Honda
 
Correct - if you read his book "What if I had never tried it" you will get
that full story.  Basically he says that he had the chance to go to Ducati
but chose Yamaha instead because he perceived Ducati to be much like Honda -
"brand above rider" - i.e. it doesn't matter which of the riders wins as
long as it's on a Ducati.  The rider must conform to what the engineers
create.
 
Rossi wrote that he wanted to go someplace where he would be given priority
as the rider to shape the development of the bike to his taste - where he
would be respected and would be the focus of the program.  This is what
Yamaha offered, so this is where he went.  Rossi was also tired of people
saying he only won because he had the best bike, and wanted to prove them
wrong..  He was afraid that the same thing might happen if he rode a Ducati,
and to a great extent, with what people are saying about Stoner, he has been
proven right!
 
Cheers
 
Dallas
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:24:25 -0600> From: George Anderson
<george_anderson at shaw.ca>> Subject: RE: [Ducati] biaggi/Rossi, etc.> To:
'Ducati Owners Group' <ducati at ducati.net>> Message-ID:
<000c01c81192$968560c0$c0f55605 at DenComputer>> Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=us-ascii> > It is funny how now everyone seems to want to race on a
Ducati. > > I am certain that Rossi probably had an opportunity to go to
Ducati when he> left Honda but he chose Yamaha and it worked for him in the
first season.> Now the landscape has changed and Yamaha has apparently let
Rossi down. The> competitor in Rossi is now looking at Ducati as an
opportunity to gain> another championship. Before this season I would have
loved to have seen> the Doctor race on a Ducati but today I am not quite so
sure. Any way you> slice it Casey stoner won the Championship for Ducati and
they owe him some> respect. Granted, Ducati/Bridgestone put together a great
package this> season but Stoner had the skill, confidence, and drive to win.
Loris had> the same package and he had a really mediocre season while Casey
just tore> it apart. I think Rossi is the greatest racer of out time but it
would be a> mistake to bring him to Ducati now. We already have a great team
for 2008> with Stoner and Melandri. We just might see an Italian win on a
Ducati and> it just might be Marco Melandri. Rossi burned his bridge with
Honda and> what is he left with if he decides to leave Yamaha? > > G.
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