GP donington 2007

[ca_roule]

Franchement c'est sur que dans cette "presque" demi saison Stoner à devancé Rossi sur presque tous les types de circuits, et dans toutes les conditions!!!!

Il est vraiment très fort et ne fait pour l'instant aucune erreur, Rossi est le seul a pouvoir essayer de suivre ce rythme de fou!

Vu comme c'est parti ce ne sera peut-être même pas suffisant, ce gamin de 21 ans est plus qu'impressionant!

Pour moi le fait vraiment marquant de ce début de saison, mis à part le palier qu'a passé Casey Stoner évidement, c'est la débandade chez Honda, ils ont tout misé sur Pedrosa, fait une moto comme il leur a demandé, c'est visiblement un échec.

Pedrosa ne devrait pas mettre en cause le HRC comme il est en train de le faire mais plutôt ses décisions et les directions qu'il a fait prendre à Honda pour le développement de la RC212V. (Petite taille poids haut placé, moteur très doux)

Il ont fait une machine exclusivement pour lui, sans écouter les demandes des autres pilotes de la marque, on voit ou sa les mène.

J'imgine que les grands patrons de Honda qui sont pour beaucoup dans la décision de passer à 800cc doivent s'arracher les cheveux en voyant qu'au classement constructeur ils sont surclassés par Ducati, Yamaha et Suzuki, c'est beaucoup pour eux!!

Ça va chauffer au HRC!

[Big Horn]

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Ça va chauffer au HRC!

....et çà d'autant plus que Pedrosa aurait déclaré se réserver le choix de changer de crèmerie dans un futur indéfini...
Y'a de l'ambiance au siège du HRC en ce moment

à mon humble avis ils devraient choyer Dovizioso

[ca_roule]

C'est vrai que ce n'était pas la joie...
Malgré que pour le championnat constructeurs ils reprennent quelques points à Ducat', et sont en train de lacher le HRC, par contre pour les pilotes ce sera très dur.

[Valentino46]

c'est vrai que ce n'été pas l'euphorie...remarque comme dit précédemment ils doivent en voir marre de voir Stoner devant...

[teodeal]

En même temps, les ingénieurs japonais n'ont jamais été des grands expressifs, même du temps où le hrc gagnait. Il fallait qu'un japonais gagne pour leur arracher un sourire, et comme c'est devenu rare ces temps ci ....

[Valentino46]

oiui c'est sur mais quand Pédrosa gagne ou Rossi gagne leur clan respectif (y compris les japonais) sont assez expressifs donc...

[teodeal]

C'est vrai qu'ils ont pas mal de raisons de faire la tronche en ce moment, surtout au hrc

[guigue]

c est la faute a michelin si vale ne gagne pas, y a pas a tortiller , quand les japonais se mettent a faire un produit , ils arrivent a faire mieux que la concurrence.

c est tipiquement francais de se reposer sur ses loriers , meme si bridgestonne n ont pas "encore" le palmares de michelin.

mais michelin n ont jamais bien eu de reel concurence en moto.

et quand il y en a , ils sont a la rue.

[psy31]

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et quand il y en a , ils sont a la rue.

Finir 2 et 4, ce n'est pas si mal, lol.
Ils ont pris une déculottée à Istanbul mais depuis ils sont plutôt pas mal.
Et ils sont bons en qualifs.
Le problème de Michelin, c'est qu'ils ont réduit leur client à Honda et à Yamaha. Le HRC subissant des revers, ils n'ont plus que Yamaha pour briller. Ce qui fait deux motos à opposer à 4 ducati, 2 suzuki, 2 kawazaki et de temps en temps à deux honda. Bridgestone a un peu plus de latitude sur ce plan là.

[mickey]

les réactions :

CASEY STONER, 1st, World Championship leader on 165 points
"This proves to people that the Ducati doesn't just have power. We've been improving the bike and now it doesn't have any particular weak points, we just need to improve it as a complete package. Obviously today it was the best bike out there. I got a perfect jump at the start, a perfect clutch release, but then I must've hit a white line and it spun up straight away. I was panicking a little bit because everybody was zooming past and I thought I'd be last into the first corner. We still got in there in a reasonable position and we were able to pick our way through. Colin seemed to be nice and smooth, but I knew I could go quicker. Then I saw the track getting drier and drier. I was worried about destroying the rear tyre, so I started going over all the wet patches. When we got to the last five laps the tyre still had a pretty good feeling and it looked pretty good at the end of the race, considering it was our softest option. I'm not looking at the championship yet, I'm just enjoying all these races whether I win or don't finish on the podium. It's just nice to be out there, I've got the confidence in myself and in the bike to really get involved in the race and really enjoy it."

LORIS CAPIROSSI,
"I'm really sad about the crash because I was feeling really good and very confident. I didn't get a perfect start but I pushed very hard and caught a lot of people until I got into fifth place. My rhythm was really good and I was feeling pretty confident, so when I saw Valentino [Rossi] and Chris [Vermeulen] ahead I thought I could also catch them because I was lapping a second a lap faster. Unfortunately I lost the front at turn one and my race ended there. The tyres were working brilliantly, even though we were using a softer type. It's a shame but I'm happy with my pace and because my feeling on the bike continues to improve. If we can keep moving forward like this at Assen I think we can do well.

Chris Vermeulen:
“It was very wet to start with and then dried out later on and that made the conditions very difficult. But my team and Bridgestone deserve full marks for picking the best tyres for today – they certainly knew what they were doing! I also want give my crew an extra special thank-you because for the second day running I crashed heavily in the morning and they again managed to get the bike rebuilt in time, so thanks guys! As far as the race went, I felt comfortable early on, but then had some trouble seeing through my visor. A couple of riders came past me and I ran off the track, I was struggling to see so much that I could have hit a wall or a spectator or anything and not have known! When the rain stopped I was able to lift my visor up a bit and that cleared the misting and I was able to push harder again. I passed John and Valentino and very nearly caught Colin but I ran out of laps. I am very happy to be on the podium and now let’s go and do it again – preferably in the dry!”

John Hopkins:
“Firstly congratulations to Chris, it is great to see a Suzuki on the podium again, I wish it had been me but he is pretty good in the wet! I got a decent start to the race and had a couple of battles early on with other riders. As the rain stopped falling it created a dry line which was difficult for me because although most riders take that line it’s not the one that I always take! For the most part I’m pleased with the result; we finished in the top-five again and got some good points. We need to get a run of dry races now because I think with the Suzuki and Bridgestone package can be competitive wherever we go. I hope it will be dry at Assen next weekend as that is a place I really enjoy and I want to get a good result there so I can climb up that championship table.”

Colin Edwards

"We had good race! I had a great start, better than any of my practice ones during the weekend, and then I just got my head down and kept pushing lap after lap. My bike was feeling good in the wet but then it started to dry out. I started braking a bit harder and feeling more confident, but then the front locked once into the chicane which gave me a bit of a scare. Then at the next corner, down at the hairpin, I locked it again, ran wide and Casey came through. After that I tried everything but I couldn't stay with him and it was clear that I didn't have the grip he had. It was pretty tough, but then I guess it was tough for everyone! You could see the dry line forming and rain tyres with a dry track don't work well! I just had to pay attention and take care not to spin it too much, using half throttle instead of spinning it up. Anyway, we did the best we could today and it feels good to be back on the podium, so a big thanks to all my guys. We've made a lot of progress this weekend and now we'll carry the momentum on to Assen next week! Hats off to Casey too, he did a great job today."

Valentino Rossi

"Unfortunately today the conditions were not good for us at all and we had a lot of problems. In the full dry we would have been at our strongest, in full wet we would have been also quite good, but with a drying track like this we struggled a lot. I made a mistake and ran off the track when I was going the best I went during the whole race and then as the track began to dry I had less and less grip; it seems that this year, when the conditions aren't perfect, we suffer a lot. I had to go very carefully just to be able to finish and, because we were riding with a wet tyre on a dry track, my tyre was destroyed by the end. Colin did a great job in difficult circumstances so congratulations to him. We've had a very long meeting tonight and now we have to try to improve the situation for Assen."