Lorenzo and Ducati

[Blade]

I totally agree Darren but at the end of the day Yamaha are in motogp to win titles not fill circuits with fans or shift merchandise and there best chance of that is with Lorenzo not RossI.

It's a bonus to have a popular rider not a reason to have a rider and tbh I don't think Honda or Ducati would have Rossi back so from a manufacturers point of view popularity is not that important as far as I can make out.

Don't get me wrong I'm not slagging Rossi off, I just don't think from a Team Managers point of view Rossi has the same appeal as he does to his millions of fans.

[D41]

You know what.....that's a really good point and TBH I've never given much thought to the manager/rider aspect and how that may or may not affect things....who works for who at that point?? Off the track there's got to be some level of working empathy between the pair, but once out on the track that's got to disappear to a certain extent surely?? I know if it were me I'd be "Feck that guy, I pay his wages...I'll do what I want!!" ....and I think they frequently do that, just getting caught up in the moment??
On the plus side, at least they don't have the comms systems that car racing does....didn't they try those for a while??

[duke63]

Looks like it may be happening.

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[Perkles]

Amazing if it does happen

[Kwacky]

This is a good move. It'll be interesting to see who else joins the merry go round

[Blade]

Huge Lorenzo fan and Huge Ducati fan so happy days imo. Great talent on a great machine, let good things happen.

[markrsvr15]

I would like to see what he could do on it . GG has done wonders since he when there from aprilia

[duke63]

Apparently confirmed by Lin Jarvis today that Lorenzo will be joining Ducati next season.


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[markrsvr15]

Apparently confirmed by Lin Jarvis today that Lorenzo will be joining Ducati next season.


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Great stuff hope he does well

[Kwacky]

I'm sure he will.


Now I wonder who they'll get to ride with him?

[markrsvr15]

I think they will wait and see am thinking dovi
Myself it's close though mate hard to pick

[D41]

I think Lorenzo just wants to see if he can do what Rossi was unable to do...make the Ducati work.

TBH, this is prolly a good time for him to do sommit like this.

[markrsvr15]

I hope he does it not really a rossi fan to be honest he loves himself to much and proves rossi wrong and wins races something rossi could not do

[Perkles]

I think it's a very different bike to what Hayden and Rossi were riding,I'm sure jlo will win on it.
I would be surprised if Ducati let iannonie go though,be interesting to see who gets the other Yamaha seat

[D41]

LOL......."J-Lo"!!!


That's it from now on...his new nickname....Perkles is a genius!!

[markrsvr15]

I get what your saying in first bit mate but not second part that's what all rossi fans say or you just saying what you heard in a pub.

Lorenzo is his own rider rossi wasn't the first too have his own leathers lol

[Blade]

So its offical