Maxkarter
Battrick Tournament Host
Ducati has no where near the speed advantage it had last year.
Down the straights other bikes are now able to hang in stoners draft an even attempt to overtake.
Last year they couldnt even stay in his draft it was so quick.
Also If the Ducati is so good why was Capirossi struggling last year an why arent the smaller teams running Ducati able to constantly get into the top 5s atleast.
Dont under estimate stoners ability bet he could jump on any other bike(except kawasaki) an be up the front still
So simply becuase it hasn't got a monstrous speed advantage anymore it's not the best bike on the grid? Your logic puzzles me!
Wow, bike catches slipstream and passes another bike, shock horror....
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Other than Rossi do you see the other non-factory Yamahas coming in the top 5 consistantly? Fact is the non-factory bike would probably be last years' chassis coupled with the current engine which would be slightly lower on power, and it's the same for all the non-factory teams, they have inferior equipment.
Right, then you say how good it was, then say you say it's bad by using Capirossi as a benchmark, Loris is old, he's not as quick as he used to be and he still had flashes of brilliance with the bike. Ever thought that the bike may have been developed in such a way that it suits Stoners riding style more than his teammates?