zareff

Me neither. I really want to see how him and Spies are going to get along next year.

Anyone think that Honda will finally get their **** together next year? Now that they have Stoner and what not...

Kusai.Nihonjin.Desu

The 3 headed monster is going to be good next year. They are finding speed now...and talks about another team replacing Interwitten is in the works. I'm hoping Aoyama moving to Gresini finds him higher in the grid. G'damn Simoncelli carrying that **** over from 250's. >=|

wesvailco

-I just watched the moto2 race from Australia, absolutely impressed with Alex DeAngelis' showing starting from pole and winning the race. Both he and Scott Reading, who finished 2nd, dedicated their victories to Shoya Tomizawa. Great race, always one of my favorite riders in motoGP recent seasons' past.

Kusai.Nihonjin.Desu

DeAngelis hasn't been doing much until recently.

ssass

Jorge is the man.

theedeadmau5

i think its pretty safe to say jorge is the next rossi, hes still young and about to win his first gp title. some people might say it would be a different story if rossi hadnt of gotten hurt, but i beg the differ, he might not have been winning by a land slide but he would definitely still be in first. im a huge spies fan but as long as jorge (and pedrosa of course) are out there he will never dominate.

zareff

^ eff pedrosa, im tired of puig's shenanigans to guide honda to make it a pedrosa bike.. even from the start of the season when the hondas weren't even competitive, you saw them building a "pedrosa" chassis... i feel bad for him, braking the collar bone due to stuck throttle and everything, but i feel like the politics behind him have been just dragging honda so that they can't focus and build a bike that works for all, not just pedrosa.

/end of rant

theedeadmau5

you do realize that pedrosa is about the size of a fourth grader right?

Starscream

Don't think so.

Next year he may still have some advantage as the M1 is basically the best bike on the grid. Come 2012 and the changes in regulations, it will be his time to show that he can develop a bike, not counting with Vale and JB doing all the work for him.

He came into GP and landed in the top team...Vale did so in Honda, but then he went to Yammy (which was the a backmarker team) and turned it into the best team today in MotoGP...let's see if Lorencita can do that.

Oh, and Rossi is charismatic and authentic. Lorenzo, like most spaniards, is a complete douche. Just look at his Rossiesque celebrations, the guy tries way too ****ing hard and fails completely.

zareff

I do, but it doesn't mean that all hondas should become mini-motos...

theedeadmau5

i see a lot of similarites between jorge and the way rossi was when he first entered motogp. tell me that time jorge pulled the chair out in the middle of the track, sat down, and started watching the replays doesnt remind you of something rossi would do. rossi has been around a lot longer than jorge so of course he'll "seem" a little more modest, but deep down he knows hes the ****, as does jorge, he just doesnt want to hide it like rossi because hes younger. rossi isnt gonna be around too much longer and i think the only person that even has the slighest chance to halfway fill his shoes is jorge.

i thought gp bikes were all one-off

Starscream

Rossi started those kinds of celebrations, JLo is just trying to emulate them. And failing miserably. Rossi was original, JLo is just a sad copycat.

He's no Rossi. He is fast and on the best bike. Would like to see him working his way through a satellite Ducati.

Zekers

Yes it's true that Rossi started the after-race celebrations, but it doesn't mean that Jorge is being copycat. I believe it helps the sport by making it more entertaining.

Just because Jarno Saarinen started sticking his leg out doesn't make everyone else who does it an "emulator". It just makes the sport better.

Starscream

One thing is a riding technique being emulated (like the leg sticking out under braking thing that we have nowadays), other is trying to one up the Rossiesque celebrations.

Blindstuff

To me Lorenzo will never become the next rossi, I'm not a rossi fan, but its always nice to see him win, his attitude is top notch, and being the GOAT he is very humble. I've always hated Lorenzo, and after his little show when he won the tittle it got even worse, a huge part about being good at a sport is good sportmanship and lorenzo has never shown any.

I doubt he has the talent that Rossi has, like leo said, lets just wait until ha actually has to develop the bike to see if he can or not.

zareff

I'm no Lorenzo fan, but i do think he has sportsmanship on many occasions. I thought he was extremely cocky the previous season, but it comes to me that he has matured more this year and it's why he hasn't made any mistakes and he has taken the championship so cleanly.
I think that his celebrations are a bit over the top, and so are rossi's for that matter. I mean this a sport, and these guys are payed to go out and win races, it's why i like Stoner for that matter, just no BS.. just goes out and races and when asked, says whatever is on his mind.

That being said, I'm really looking forward to next season :D

Starscream

Doucheness all over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR7JLjdBunk

theedeadmau5

all im saying is that the sport needs someone like jorge when rossi is gone

killa rex

no more Fiat Yamaha next year...Telefonica will be taking it's place

Fiat wanted to move with Rossi, but Marlboro has Ducati.

Starscream

Nice...that POS car brand needs to stay the f*ck out GP.

zareff

Hehe, they own Ferrari to a large extent, plus i have driven a new 500 abarth and i loved it :D I just wish they bring them here

Kusai.Nihonjin.Desu

Best point on this page. In 2012 and beyond, we'll see if Jorge is the real deal.

One thing we do know is that Jorge is fast on a fast bike, and very consistent.



Any word on RDP's next team? He's been getting faster each year (beating factory teams at times) - still a little crash prone, but he's definitely shown speed this year.

Starscream

Ferraris are overpriced Fiats IMO

I've had TERRIBLE experiences with those POS cars. Not even italians buy them. Only the poor ones do.

RDP seems like he's headed to Ducati Pramac:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sp...iet-to-ducati/

I do wish he has a good ride. He is a great rider, he was really riding the wheels off that LCR Honda this year until he had that injury.

ragnaroek

i want to see what stoner can do on a honda... i'm also curious to see if mschu's boyfriend (pedrobot) will still be the #1 rider for repsol.

and if spies can live up to his hype.

and if rossi can make the ducati work for him.

and if elias will start sucking now that he's back in motogp.

killa rex

2011 Moto Gp Line Up

Marlboro Ducati: Valentino Rossi & Nicky Hayden

Pramac Ducati: Loris Capirossi & Randy De Puniet

Aspar Ducati: Hector Barbera

AB Ducati: Carol Abraham

Telefonica Yamaha: Jorge Lorenzo & Ben Spies

Tech 3 Yahama: Colin Edwards & Cal Crutchllow

Repsol Honda: Dani Pedrosa & Andre Dovizioso & Casey Stoner

Gresini Honda: Marco Simoncelli & Hiroshi Aoyama

LCR Honda: Tony Elias

Rizla Suzuki: Alvaro Bautista

*BQR Inmotec: Ivan Silva


* = Unconfirm


Hopefully in 2012, they will have a bigger grid..IMO, the 800cc killed the sport a little