Comments on: Will Dani Pedrosa Ever Win a MotoGP Championship? (News)

By: proheli

proheli — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:47:36 +0000

Dani is a bona fide member of the Aliens. He may not be the fastest of the four at any given time, but he is one of the four. Its not the three aliens and Dani. Hes one of the 4 reasons GP racing has been so awesome this last decade. He may be 3rd fastest this year. And if anything happens to Lorenzo, he’ll prbably win next year.

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:44:31 +0000

I don’t think so, he’s too fragile and cannot escape injuries every year and they set him back for too long first Nicky and now Casey have beat him yet Honda holds on to Dani and lets Divizioso go?? I don’t get it, I think Sito Pons plays “stage dad” for him!

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:15:39 +0000

Any weight hurts on the brakes but especially above the axle (like the rider)as this raises the CG. If the small guys are having a harder time keeping the back wheel down it’s only because they are getting more relative brake power from the overall lighter weight.

If he were endo-ing and still being out braked by guys who weren’t then it would make more sense but I haven’t seen that be the case.

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By: RBen

RBen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:54:06 +0000

(Dani is easily one of the top 4 roadracers in the world. He wins races. He is always at the front)..LOL….And how many championships ?. No matter how many races he wins it will not matter if he never wins a championship.

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By: RBen

RBen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:33:57 +0000

YEP…LOL

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By: RBen

RBen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:58:59 +0000

I have been saying this from the beginning.After Nicky had enough of Honda’s BS and poor decisions he left.Same kind of thing thy did to Rossi. We all have see how well Honda has done with Perderose.Perderose is just not a leader(in leading the race that is) Nicky still as that winning drive. And I do not bu leave Pederose has it. I still think to this day if Honda would have made there bike to fit Nicky Hayden better they would have won another championship or 2 even. MY 2 Cents

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By: Curve Killa'

Curve Killa' — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:55:35 +0000

Size has nothing to do with Dani not being popular in the U.S. Americans like champions and he hasn’t produced in the premier class. He’s on the best bike and Honda still had to sign Stoner to win them a championship. Sure, he can win races but can he put together a championship season. I don’t thinks so.

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By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:53:42 +0000

nice answer…

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By: Smackwater

Smackwater — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:19:17 +0000

Small size helps with acceleration. Samll size HURTS when braking because the back lifts more easily. Watch for this going in vs. coming out of corners and you’ll see the tradeoff.

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By: Paisanoracer

Paisanoracer — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:14:32 +0000

Here’s the short answer: It’ll never happen. As has already been stated (and beaten to death) DP has demonstrated ZERO killer instinct. He wins when circumstances line up in his favor and not when he has to punch it out with an opponent. Next year will be very interesting. Dani’s proven since joining the Premier Class that he’s no closer. If Honda can snag JL, Bradl will probably get called up from LCR–leaving no room for our diminutive friend. That’s OK , he can always take up yacht racing…

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