Last Sunday, Colin's second place was somehow a surprise considering that we would have imagined a better performance by Rossi or by Vermeulen, the Suzuki Rizla specialist. I have read that even in Assen there could be rain conditions, a critical situation for Valentino considering that his Michelin rain compound do not seem as good as those for dry conditions. Anyhow, MotoGp.com has posted the results of the FP#1 with Stoner preceding Rossi with a gap of .04, Hayden with .18 and Edwards with .41. Also they reported their top speed: 290kmh for Stoner against 281 for Rossi and 285 for Hayden. Ok, we have to pick who is going to get the second place in Assen and even thought there are several possible candidates, I choose Stoner. Rossi needs to fill the gap separating him from the leader; he needs to win in Holland while Stoner is still the best rider at this point.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
MotoGp Poll: A-Style TT Assen
Last Sunday, Colin's second place was somehow a surprise considering that we would have imagined a better performance by Rossi or by Vermeulen, the Suzuki Rizla specialist. I have read that even in Assen there could be rain conditions, a critical situation for Valentino considering that his Michelin rain compound do not seem as good as those for dry conditions. Anyhow, MotoGp.com has posted the results of the FP#1 with Stoner preceding Rossi with a gap of .04, Hayden with .18 and Edwards with .41. Also they reported their top speed: 290kmh for Stoner against 281 for Rossi and 285 for Hayden. Ok, we have to pick who is going to get the second place in Assen and even thought there are several possible candidates, I choose Stoner. Rossi needs to fill the gap separating him from the leader; he needs to win in Holland while Stoner is still the best rider at this point.
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Elias has broken his left femur after losing control of his bike over a bump leading to the final chicane ... Too bad because Toni was the last one to bring a Honda to victory last year in Portugal. His style very aggressive and often criticized, is at the same time the prerequisite for unexpected results ... (ask Rossi about it ...)
It's curious to see Pedrosa as possible contender to the second position, with an Honda not yet competitive and on Michelin tires that are terrible on the wet. Also rain is not his cup of tea, so I guess that Pedrosa in second position it would be possible in dry condition. Anyhow, after seeing the qualification, it's obvious that if tomorrow rains we couldn't even bother to get up to watch the race because as Rossi as suggested today seemed that the Bridgestone guys were using slicks and the Michelin guys rain tires in dry conditions. In the rain during the QT the difference in pugnacity in the turns between the two groups of riders was dramatic: at this point only a sudden snow shower could could challenge the supremacy of the Bridgestone tires
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