Comments on: Dovizioso to Ducati (News) http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/ Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews Mon, 20 May 2013 02:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: TimC http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-60536 TimC Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:20:25 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-60536 HEAR HEAR ON THE CAPTCHA CRAP. IT IS ____TERRIBLE______. Let's see how many refreshes this takes to even get to post THIS!!!! SOAB!!!!!! PS - hmmm, is that "Oryborr Aids"??? Let's SEE! HEAR HEAR ON THE CAPTCHA CRAP.

IT IS ____TERRIBLE______.

Let’s see how many refreshes this takes to even get to post THIS!!!!

SOAB!!!!!!

PS – hmmm, is that “Oryborr Aids”??? Let’s SEE!

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]]> By: vato_loco http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-59393 vato_loco Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:07:36 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-59393 Dovi has been consistent all season. Although there are risks for anyone signing with Ducati, of all the riders on the 2012 MotoGP grid Dovi has the best chance of success. Dovi has been consistent all season. Although there are risks for anyone signing with Ducati, of all the riders on the 2012 MotoGP grid Dovi has the best chance of success.

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]]> By: Ricardo http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58309 Ricardo Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:21:36 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58309 Dovi is a great and charismatic rider, he gives it 100% on the track. Ducati, please give him a better bike than what Rossi and Nicky have and he will deliver... Dovi is a great and charismatic rider, he gives it 100% on the track. Ducati, please give him a better bike than what Rossi and Nicky have and he will deliver…

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]]> By: Patrick D http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58282 Patrick D Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:21:18 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58282 I really hope that Dovi does well, but the omens are not good. Marco Melandri's stock was even higher than Dovi's at the time he joined the team, and it was the death knell for his MotoGP career. I think it's a gamble worth taking and with Rossi & Stoner in the factory team, one would imagine that the support the Tech3 guys will get will be reduced. As someone else has alluded, the promotion of Bradley Smith to the MotoGP team seems incresingly bizarre and unwarranted. The Tech3 team has been scoring well this year with a strong rider line up. Smith hasn't featured in the Moto2 championship at any stage. Cal Crutchlow needs to score a podium or two to secure his place there. Maybe he'll get some favouritism in the team now that Dovi has declared his departure? I really hope that Dovi does well, but the omens are not good. Marco Melandri’s stock was even higher than Dovi’s at the time he joined the team, and it was the death knell for his MotoGP career.
I think it’s a gamble worth taking and with Rossi & Stoner in the factory team, one would imagine that the support the Tech3 guys will get will be reduced.
As someone else has alluded, the promotion of Bradley Smith to the MotoGP team seems incresingly bizarre and unwarranted. The Tech3 team has been scoring well this year with a strong rider line up. Smith hasn’t featured in the Moto2 championship at any stage.
Cal Crutchlow needs to score a podium or two to secure his place there. Maybe he’ll get some favouritism in the team now that Dovi has declared his departure?

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]]> By: John http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58266 John Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:13:12 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58266 As usual, I agree 100% with Gutterslob. I'm really eager to see how Dovi performs compared to Rossi, I'm thinking he will raise some eyebrows. As usual, I agree 100% with Gutterslob. I’m really eager to see how Dovi performs compared to Rossi, I’m thinking he will raise some eyebrows.

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]]> By: v http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58134 v Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:47:42 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58134 He did great on the Yamaha, and still didn't get a factory bike - and now that Rossi joined the team he won't get one for years. MotoGP riders need full factory support to have a chance of winning repeatedly. With Ducati he'll most likely makes a lot more money and at least has an outside chance in that the next Ducati could be a great bike. He did great on the Yamaha, and still didn’t get a factory bike – and now that Rossi joined the team he won’t get one for years. MotoGP riders need full factory support to have a chance of winning repeatedly. With Ducati he’ll most likely makes a lot more money and at least has an outside chance in that the next Ducati could be a great bike.

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]]> By: Hawk http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58133 Hawk Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:44:46 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58133 It seems there is a strong belief that Ducati will be stronger now that the have been bought by Audi. I have heard that Dovi has gotten assured that Audi will spend a lot of money and help with development of the bike. I think Dovi is making the misstake beliving he is better then the others that have tried the Ducati. It seems there is a strong belief that Ducati will be stronger now that the have been bought by Audi. I have heard that Dovi has gotten assured that Audi will spend a lot of money and help with development of the bike. I think Dovi is making the misstake beliving he is better then the others that have tried the Ducati.

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]]> By: Dave http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58123 Dave Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:50:24 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58123 Pro riders are limited-life earners. The amount of cash that Rossi's departure left on the table probably means that Dovi' will earn more to lose on the Duc then he would have in Stoner's vacated seat. There are few secrets in the paddock. If he rides well against a failing machine, his quality will be well known and he'll be able to sign onto a winning program in the future, after presumably pocketing lots of Italian minted Euros on the Ducati. Pro riders are limited-life earners. The amount of cash that Rossi’s departure left on the table probably means that Dovi’ will earn more to lose on the Duc then he would have in Stoner’s vacated seat. There are few secrets in the paddock. If he rides well against a failing machine, his quality will be well known and he’ll be able to sign onto a winning program in the future, after presumably pocketing lots of Italian minted Euros on the Ducati.

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]]> By: Gutterslob http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58116 Gutterslob Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:51:47 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58116 He may have had no choice. We can only speculate what went on within Tech3 with regards to the remaining seat they had. There's also the matter of Tech3 being a satellite team, and the gap between them and the factory Yamaha would only increase after a year's worth of developement since the new rule change. It's definitely a risk, seeing how many rider's careers the Ducati has stifled (most of them being Italian riders, ironically), but I suppose it's a chance he was willing to take. I still have no clue what made the Tech3 boss want to sign an underachieving Bradley Smith, though. Is he bringing some big-arse sponsor or something? @MD Could you guys PLEASE use some form of authentication that's not a captcha, or at least a captcha from a different company/source. My standard US qwerty keyboard doesn't have the Klingon alphabets that this blasted thing displays. He may have had no choice. We can only speculate what went on within Tech3 with regards to the remaining seat they had.
There’s also the matter of Tech3 being a satellite team, and the gap between them and the factory Yamaha would only increase after a year’s worth of developement since the new rule change. It’s definitely a risk, seeing how many rider’s careers the Ducati has stifled (most of them being Italian riders, ironically), but I suppose it’s a chance he was willing to take.

I still have no clue what made the Tech3 boss want to sign an underachieving Bradley Smith, though. Is he bringing some big-arse sponsor or something?

@MD
Could you guys PLEASE use some form of authentication that’s not a captcha, or at least a captcha from a different company/source. My standard US qwerty keyboard doesn’t have the Klingon alphabets that this blasted thing displays.

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]]> By: TF http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/08/dovizioso-to-ducati/comment-page-1/#comment-58069 TF Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:06:38 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=23651#comment-58069 Yeah but what are there, only six factory team spots? How could you say no unless you were being offered Casey's ride for next year? Yeah but what are there, only six factory team spots? How could you say no unless you were being offered Casey’s ride for next year?

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