Posted by Paul B on September 18, 2005, 2:25 am
What a race, I really didn't think the Ducati would hold the distance
but it did easily, great ride by Capirossi, a great race by Max too,
easily the 2nd fastest bike and through luck gained 20 points on Rossi
and pulled away more points in 2nd place in the championship.
One thing is obvious though, this really is a Bridgestone track, nothing
wrong with that maybe the other tracks are Michelin tracks but it
highlights how important tyres are in a race, over setup, manufacturer etc..
Gib's, what can you say, his season isn't only over it's getting
embarrassing for him, he's turning into "Mr Crash".
Rossi and Melandri, never really got to see the incident, seems Rossi
was a bit hot and they both paid the price, hard luck for Mel but
probably about time Rossi had a bit of bad luck as he seems to be the
"good luck" wizard.
The REAL surprise not of the race but of the standings is Edwards, now
3rd!!! Good on him, I guess consistency pays off, plus a bit of luck.
All I can say is I hope Philip Is is a great race coz I'm going there
WOOO HOOO, and I have a grandstand seat!!
Paul
Posted by Julian Bond on September 18, 2005, 8:47 am
>Rossi and Melandri, never really got to see the incident, seems Rossi
>was a bit hot and they both paid the price, hard luck for Mel but
>probably about time Rossi had a bit of bad luck as he seems to be the
>"good luck" wizard.
Rossi fallible, Shock Horror! Judging by the onboard shots, he just
plain screwed up. He went for the out-braking manoeuvre from to back was
never going to make it and then ran out of room to get stopped to avoid
crashing into Melandri. Doubtless the anti-euro, anti-Rossi brigade will
have a field day.
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Posted by Mark N on September 18, 2005, 12:02 pm
Julian Bond wrote:
> Paul B
>
>> Rossi and Melandri, never really got to see the incident, seems Rossi
>> was a bit hot and they both paid the price, hard luck for Mel but
>> probably about time Rossi had a bit of bad luck as he seems to be the
>> "good luck" wizard.
> Rossi fallible, Shock Horror! Judging by the onboard shots, he just
> plain screwed up. He went for the out-braking manoeuvre from to back was
> never going to make it and then ran out of room to get stopped to avoid
> crashing into Melandri. Doubtless the anti-euro, anti-Rossi brigade will
> have a field day.
Now, let's see, didn't he do the same thing at Jerez just a few months
ago? Or was that a legitimate passing maneuver then? Or was it actually
Sete's fault?? In any case, it was the other guy who paid for it. Just
as it was at Losail last year when he bashed another rider (Barros)
there. At least at Welkom last year Max saw it coming and got it stopped...
And this weekend was the third time in the last two seasons when he
qualified/started off the first two rows, and of those he crashed out in
one... two... all three of those races! Hmm, the ultimate "win or crash"
guy?
Anyway, how many times have we seen him "screw up" on the brakes and
almost hit the guy ahead of him? Valentino Rossi, the most dangerous man
in racing...
Posted by T3 on September 18, 2005, 3:52 pm
Mark N wrote:
> Julian Bond wrote:
>
>> Paul B
>>
>>> Rossi and Melandri, never really got to see the incident, seems Rossi
>>> was a bit hot and they both paid the price, hard luck for Mel but
>>> probably about time Rossi had a bit of bad luck as he seems to be the
>>> "good luck" wizard.
>
>
>> Rossi fallible, Shock Horror! Judging by the onboard shots, he just
>> plain screwed up. He went for the out-braking manoeuvre from to back
>> was never going to make it and then ran out of room to get stopped to
>> avoid crashing into Melandri. Doubtless the anti-euro, anti-Rossi
>> brigade will have a field day.
>
>
> Now, let's see, didn't he do the same thing at Jerez just a few months
> ago? Or was that a legitimate passing maneuver then? Or was it actually
> Sete's fault?? In any case, it was the other guy who paid for it. Just
> as it was at Losail last year when he bashed another rider (Barros)
> there. At least at Welkom last year Max saw it coming and got it stopped...
>
> And this weekend was the third time in the last two seasons when he
> qualified/started off the first two rows, and of those he crashed out in
> one... two... all three of those races! Hmm, the ultimate "win or crash"
> guy?
>
> Anyway, how many times have we seen him "screw up" on the brakes and
> almost hit the guy ahead of him? Valentino Rossi, the most dangerous man
> in racing...
Clearly he torpedoed Melandri! Is it me, or is there something about
that track that seems to cause a lot of rear ending, or corner pushing?
Rossi forced Hayden almost off the track once too. It sorta looked like
he was in the win it, or bin it mode?
Posted by pablo on September 18, 2005, 4:12 pm
> ... It sorta looked like he was in the win it, or bin it mode?
He certainly is, but I think as long as the formula results in him winning 3
out of 4 races or more the pitfalls of the approach will not become quite
evident to anyone applying it. It's only when you bin more and it affects
your ability to win titles that you make adjustments.
...pablo
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>was a bit hot and they both paid the price, hard luck for Mel but
>probably about time Rossi had a bit of bad luck as he seems to be the
>"good luck" wizard.